Boilers collapse & IU could get screwed! Buckner & Oladipo shine! Breakfast with Kent for 12/9/20
December 9, 2020
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Tag Archives: Victor Oladipo
Breakfast with Kent – IU Football opens tomorrow; NCAA must act! Vic ranked 4th on Pacers
October 23, 2020
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NBA’s biggest problem is also its biggest strength – its stars, and their brand aware restlessness
September 2, 2020
September 2, 2020
The NBA’s biggest problem is also one of its greatest strengths – it’s stars. Late NBA commissioner David Stern made the decision to market the league around its best players in the 1980s. Back then, the NBA had Michael Jordan, Julius Erving, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas, and others to feature. The league went […]
Kevin Pritchard claims responsibility, gives Oladipo credit, says new coach needs to communicate with new age players
August 31, 2020
August 31, 2020
It’s hard to do a Zoom meeting with the media and not sound crazy. There is something about sitting in a room with people looking you in the eye that keeps a person honest. That’s all I have as a defense for Pacers president Kevin Pritchard’s post mortem media hour. Sitting in front of a […]
Victims of Heat stroke, Pacers path to immediate improvement hard to see
August 25, 2020
August 25, 2020
Now what? The Indiana Pacers were routed by the Miami Heat in their four games of postseason futility. A sweep is what their level of effort deserved, so yesterday’s 99-87 loss was delivered as expected. There are several pieces of good news, and some good news/bad news issues depending upon your perspective for the Pacers as […]
Is Pacers guard Victor Oladipo reconsidering playing because of cash or competition?
July 16, 2020
July 16, 2020
We got a little insight into the decision-making process of Victor Oladipo during yesterday’s Pacers media availability from Orlando. Last week, Oladipo shared on social media his decision to forego playing when the season resumes on August 1st. I understood that as a protective measure as he heads into the last season of his four-year, […]
How weird are these times? If Pacers guard Victor Oladipo decides to pass up rest of season, I get it
June 22, 2020
June 22, 2020
Victor Oladipo has a serious decision to make. I’m a big fan of employees showing up for work and for teammates doing whatever is needed to answer the bell as a unit, but if Oladipo decides he is done with basketball until tipoff of the 2020-2021 season he gets a pass. Thirteen games into a […]