Indiana Pacers – Frank Vogel “coaching for his job” story is lunacy one way or the other
by Kent Sterling Either ESPN is creating a story out of whole cloth or Indiana Pacers management is clinically insane. Firing Frank Vogel, a coach that has giving his team a better and better chance to win over the course of four seasons would be madness. There is no denying that the Pacers suffered a […]
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 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 It seems like a lifetime ago that the Indiana Pacers were NBA media darlings rolling to 16-1, 33-7, and 46-13 records. Paul George on Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen A. Smith talking to the starting five plus Frank Vogel, and magazine covers extolling the team-first lovefest gave the Pacers the kind of adulation that […]
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 With 10:34 left in the second quarter, Hawks shooter Kyle Korver hit a jumper to bring the Hawks to within one at 23-22. With 9:38 left in the third quarter, Devin Harris drove for a layup to cut the Pacers lead to 11. In between, the Hawks missed 14 shots, the bough […]
by Kent Sterling Tonight’s Game Five matchup between the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks is the biggest game for the Pacers since Reggie Miller’s retirement ushered in a era of fan malaise the franchise has been trying to climb from since. With a win in this series, the Pacers would show progress. With a loss, […]
by Kent Sterling Memo to the Indiana Pacers – Kyle Korver is a really good shooter. Left open, he is almost a lock to make shots from anywhere within 30 feet of the bucket. Korver had 19 points last night in the Hawks 101-90 win that evened the series at two wins apiece. Because Korver […]
by Kent Sterling If the Indiana Pacers want to be taken seriously as a threat against the Miami Heat, they need to rise up and win this pivotal game four tonight against the Hawks in Atlanta. To blow both opportunities to put this series on ice against a team that is going to scatter in […]
by Kent Sterling Life is too short to spend any of it on the New York Jets roster. Rex Ryan is the ringmaster of a dysfunctional circus that draws a crowd of irrational malcontents. He has no chance to succeed because the team is incapable of success. Smith could go 21-of-22, and Jets fans would […]