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 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 Both Pacers teams finished the regular season 56-26, one team still with several young parts, and the other on its last legs before being disbanded. 2000 was the year a team that had been together for several years finally got over the hump to earn the only trip in the NBA Finals […]
by Kent Sterling There are so many questions without answers that fans and media have lost hope that Indiana can vanquish the giant killing Atlanta Hawks. If there has been an eight-seed that has looked more like a one-seed than the Hawks, I don’t remember it, and the reverse is true of the Pacers. Coach […]
by Kent Sterling Basketball is an easy game. If offensive efficiency drops, it’s almost always because two-point field goals are being attempted farther from the rim. Shots taken from a greater distance are less likely to go in. That’s physics, and there is no changing physics. Want to know why Roy Hibbert is struggling to […]
by Kent Sterling The Indiana Pacers march to the next step in their drive to win an NBA Championship appears to have hit a tall, thick, and insurmountable barricade covered with razor wire. Last night’s 23-point first half against the Atlanta Hawks at Bankers Life Fieldhouse was the most futile offensive result in franchise history. […]
by Kent Sterling The Indiana Pacers have been oddly active in trying to upgrade their roster over the past few weeks for a team that had the best record in the NBA for a significant portion of the season. Coach Frank Vogel’s challenge is quickly getting the new guys up to speed and comfortable on […]
by Kent Sterling This is a deal that was hard to see coming. Most draft day trades are screwy little deals that don’t matter much, but Pacers forward Danny Granger for 76ers wing Evan Turner is a big deal. While the Miami Heat have decided to stand pat, Pacers president Larry Bird has gone out […]
by Kent Sterling The Pacers have looked so good during its last three games that idiotic thoughts of multiple championships danced in my head as I watched the 117-89 mercy killing of a recently resurgent Knicks team. It’s really hard to win one championship – so hard that the Pacers have not been able to […]
by Bert Beiswanger In the wake of a VERY disappointing loss to the Miami Heat Wednesday night – a game the Pacers gift-wrapped with poor execution down the stretch after leading by as many as 16 points in the second half – fans anxiously turn their attention to the return of Danny Granger tonight at […]