by Kent Sterling Make no mistake – I want the Indiana Pacers to win their current series against the Washington Wizards, and then beat the Miami Heat (what, you think Brooklyn has a chance to win three straight?), but this is exhausting. The Pacers appear to be a bunch of good and earnest guys who […]
by Kent Sterling Predictability is not a strength of the Indiana Pacers, and that’s a very good thing tonight. The one outcome that seemed least likely was a Pacers blowout win, so of course that is exactly what happened. Indiana, a team of a penchant for delivering drama took charge in the second half and […]
by Kent Sterling Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert is going back to Washington DC, where he became a dominating presence in the Big East, and as we try to find reasons to predict whether good Roy will show up, that’s a good as any. Nothing substantial was different between games one & two of this […]
by Kent Sterling The sad thing about peeling back the layers of an onion is that eventually you run out of layers, and as embattled Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert sat on the bench scratching his head during last night’s loss to the Washington Wizards it was apparent that the only answer that makes any […]
by Kent Sterling It’s deja vu all over again for the Indiana Pacers, and not the good kind of deja vu. Watching this team play before their backs are against a wall is like a recurring case of the mumps. For the second time in two series, the Pacers blew a chance on their home […]
by Kent Sterling Since the Indiana Pacers played their way past the eight seed Atlanta Hawks less than 48 hours ago, I’ve unsuccessfully tried to get a feel for the second round matchup with the Washington Wizards that begins in 90 minutes. I usually have a feeling one way or the other, but I feel […]
by Kent Sterling Fans thought Pacers coach Frank Vogel was crazy for faithfully trotting Roy Hibbert out there to start every single game of the series against the Atlanta Hawks. After games five and six, when Hibbert scored a grand total of zero points, Vogel was virtually alone in believing there might be a different […]
by Kent Sterling Game Seven on Saturday night in Indianapolis is the reward for the 82 regular season games of hard work. The top seed will host the winner-take-all matchup between two very different but similarly determined teams. The Pacers closed Game Six with the confidence of a #1 seed to wrap up the kind […]
by Kent Sterling Dime store philosophy tells us to live each day like it’s our last. Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel needs to to heed that advice and lead tonight like this might be his last as an NBA head coach. Because with a loss, it might be. Doing the same thing over and over, […]
by Kent Sterling With a 31-7 record, it’s hard for home fans to find anything wrong with the Indiana Pacers on nights like this when they beat the recently respectable New York Knicks tonight 117-89 in front of another capacity crowd at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Pacers know how to turn it on and play […]