by Bert Beiswanger So what do the Pacers and team president Larry Bird do with Lance “Born Ready” Stephenson? It seems everyone in Indianapolis has had an opinion on this the last few days, and I have mine. I don’t see that the Pacers have much of a choice but to re-sign Lance Stephenson. I […]
by Bert Beiswanger A couple of days ago, I was ready to write about the most disrespected franchise in sports, The San Antonio Spurs, and the complete over-reaction by the media to Game 2 of the NBA Finals (which I was ultimately proven right by in Game 3). But a day or two has passed […]
by Kent Sterling If Indiana Pacers guard George Hill can’t post a small motivational tweet without angering radio hosts and their callers, our society is in big trouble. Hill’s message was simple – that for every true fan, there are five waiting for him to fail. That’s a bleak assessment that reflects the level at […]
Indiana Pacers – Indy Star’s Bob Kravitz and coaching great Rick Venturi talk about decision to sign Lance Stephenson
by Kent Sterling The insights of both Indianapolis Star columnist Bob Kravitz and former NFL defensive guru Rick Venturi are well-informed and processed through great deliberation, and they disagree completely about whether the Indiana Pacers should retain mercurial guard Lance Stephenson. Click here to follow Kent Sterling on Twitter In athletics, there has always been […]
by Kent Sterling Last night was not the way Pacers fans wanted the supposed dream season to end. Beating the Miami Heat to force a Game Seven in Bankers Life Fieldhouse would have made for a sweet finale to a series against a hated rival, but the Pacers never competed at a level that threatened […]
by Kent Sterling Looking back on this death march of a Game Six that sent the Indiana Pacers to their long dirt nap, I can’t imagine that at one point the Indiana Pacers led 9-2. For several brief moments there was hope, but it flew out the window and vanished with stunning speed. Trailing a […]
by Kent Sterling With the Indiana Pacers playing passive basketball on both ends of the floor in last night’s win-or-die Game Five, the Miami Heat enjoyed a 50-43 with 5:48 remaining in the third quarter. Then, Lance Stephenson awakened. Not sure the cause, but the first sign of life was a Stephenson foul on Dwyane […]
by Kent Sterling When LeBron James is inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, all recorded traces of the Pacers Game Five win tonight over his Heat will be destroyed as a favor to his legacy. Seven points, two rebounds, four assists, and five fouls do not comprise the line the Heat needed from the […]
by Kent Sterling There is a reason that Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas didn’t win an NBA Championship until each turned 28. It’s the same reason LeBron James didn’t win one until he was 27, and Wilt Chamberlain won his first at 31. Winning occurs as athletic mastery and behavioral maturity intersect, and regardless of […]
by Kent Sterling Yeah, the Pacers lost last night 87-83 to the two-time defending champion Miami Heat, and now the home court advantage the Pacers worked for 82 games to attain slides south. Hysterical fans should calm themselves because it’s happened before. Since 2005, the Pacers have played 12 playoff series, and 10 of them […]