by Kent Sterling Ten-year NBA veteran Monta Ellis is reportedly talking to the Indiana Pacers today about coming to Indy as a free agent. There are reasons for the Pacers to be interested in signing Ellis, and a few for fans not to see him as a magical elixir that might allow the Pacers to […]
by Kent Sterling How long do you think it took for Charlotte Hornets owner/operator Michael Jordan to realize he screwed up by signing former Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson to a three-year, $27 million deal? My guess is three days. Lance is a lemon – that car that looks great on the lot, and that […]
by Kent Sterling Choosing words correctly while being interviewed is very important, as NFL senior vice President Adolpho Birch discovered Monday in his debacle of an interview with Mike & Mike on ESPN Radio. Indiana Pacers consultant and former president Donnie Walsh spent some time on NBA Radio, and said he was “surprised” by Lance […]
by Kent Sterling There is weirdness afoot in the camp of former Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson, who passed on five years and $44 million to stay with the Pacers in favor of three years and $27 million to bounce to Charlotte. Oh, and there is a team option for the third year. I understand […]
by Kent Sterling Free agents have come off the board one by one, and now Lance Stephenson is among the best remaining along with Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe and Detroit Pistons big Greg Monroe. Too much has been made of Stephenson’s antics – the blowing in LeBron James’ ear, the collapse on the […]
by Kent Sterling Sometimes the stars align correctly for the right talent to blossom at the right time in the right place, and that is what has happened for Indiana Pacers shooting guard Lance Stephenson over the past four years. If past is indeed prologue, Indianapolis is exactly where Stephenson should stay. Stephenson was drafted […]
by Kent Sterling Lance Stephenson was drafted by the Pacers after every team picking in the top 39 of the 2010 NBA Draft passed on the mercurial talent out of Coney Island by way of the University of Cincinnati. When Stephenson allegedly shoved his girlfriend down a flight of stairs, the Pacers stuck by him. […]
by Kent Sterling For nearly the entire season, I’ve been undecided about whether Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson should be back next year and beyond, but when the team rallied behind his defensive intensity in the third quarter of Game Five against Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat, he showed exactly how important he is. […]