by Kent Sterling If the Indiana Pacers were penalized in proportion to their level of pathetic play for Sunday’s home loss against Atlanta, they might have dropped out of the playoffs all together, but that’s not the way the standings work, so despite losing eight-of-11 the Pacers are only one-half game out of the top […]
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. […]
The Final Four, Pacers regular season winding down, Cubs home opener yesterday, and the NFL’s offseason keeps churning stories. So much to talk about, so little time. Click here to follow Kent Sterling on Twitter And so many to talk to. 1070 the Fan and ESPN’s Dan Dakich joins Fox 59 sports director Chris Hagan […]
by Kent Sterling David Aldridge wrote a post on NBA.com in which he claimed Paul George is the teammate that Roy Hibbert was talking about when he said, “Some selfish dudes in here.” “(Selfish offense) has been a problem for Indiana since February,” Aldridge wrote. “And while no one will specify a name, it’s obvious […]
by Kent Sterling National NBA pundits have to write something, and speculation about the reasons for the devolution of the Indiana Pacers makes for good copy. The Pacers were riding high on January 20th with an NBA best 33-7, enjoying appearances on national talk shows, and leading Sportscenter with their feel good story of a […]
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 After this season, whatever the outcome, the Indiana Pacers will face a decision – offer Lance Stephenson a big contract extension or let him become someone else’s problem/solution. Stephenson was tossed from last night’s win against the Miami Heat after his emotional outbursts prompted two technical fouls. It could have cost the […]
by Kent Sterling In the absence of specifics, we believe the narrative our eyes create, and what fans of the Indiana Pacers have seen over the past 32 games is a soft team that doesn’t care much for each other. That is in direct contrast to what transpired over the first 40 games of the […]
by Kent Sterling A tsunami of comments flooded kentsterling.com early today, and because I try to reply to even the wackiest of thoughts, I was very busy this morning. I was called names and referred to as a hypocrite enough times that I should have suspected something, but I was typing so furiously I never […]
by Kent Sterling Two products people consume that I can’t figure out – Cubs tickets and catfish stories. One of those is self-explanatory. The Cubs aren’t in a big enough hurry to become competitive to warrant their subsidy through ticket sales. If Javier Baez is better than Donnie Murphy or Darwin Barney (and he is […]
