by Kent Sterling Prior to the horrific injury that will sufficiently rob Indiana Pacers forward Paul George of enough strength and mobility to render him useless for the entire 2014-2015 NBA season, a trip to the NBA Finals appeared a reasonable hope for the two-time NBA Central Division champs. After George’s lower leg snapped like […]
by Kent Sterling Expectations are a huge factor in building a narrative for a seven-game playoff series. Last year, the Indiana Pacers won 49 games, were the third seed, and faced a Game Five against the Atlanta Hawks with the series tied 2-2. This year, while in the same situation against a different Hawks team, […]
by Kent Sterling The veil of misery was lifted for a beautiful night in Indianapolis, and whether or not it remains in the trash bin of the past, it was great to watch the Pacers play with some joy for the first time in months. Home wins against the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat were […]
by Kent Sterling Since that January 20th game at Golden State, the Indiana Pacers knew where they would be on April 19. At 33-7, the postseason was a done deal, and it would take a total collapse for the aging Miami Heat to catch them for the #1 seed. The Pacers put it to the […]
by Kent Sterling Legs provide the power. Arms and hands serve as the guidance system. That’s a very basic schematic for how a basketball is shot accurately. When the legs are tired, arms and hands bridge the power gap, and precision suffers. Strong legs are the key to making shots, and the Indiana Pacers have […]
by Kent Sterling We all want to know what’s going to happen with the Indiana Pacers this season. There is hope that championship caliber basketball will be played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse for the first time in a decade. We want to know what the future holds – and we want to know now! How […]
by Kent Sterling Before you think I’m off my meds and have developed delusions of the Indiana Pacers winning the NBA Title, read the headline carefully and notice “can” not “will” as the verb. It would be a stretch to pick the Pacers to win the championship without seeing this group play together for a […]
by Kent Sterling Number 10 was lucky for the Indiana Pacers in 2010. With the 10th pick of the 2010 NBA Draft, the Pacers drafted a mostly unknown sophomore out of Fresno State named Paul George. Unimpressed by the consistency that allowed George to score exactly the same number of points (487) in both of […]
by Kent Sterling After playing in a couple of hundred corporate golf outings, I can tell you you thing – the companies that sweat the details make the outings much more relaxed and enjoyable for the participants. Fun golf outing = oncourt success is a simplistic equation that defies a little bit of logic. After […]
by Kent Sterling I can’t wait to get to the studio today to spend two hours with Chris Hagan to talk sports. This should be a very busy and fun day on 1070 the Fan. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter We’ll talk to one of the defensive geniuses of football, Rick Venturi about the […]