by Kent Sterling Kenny Johnson decided to chase cash 90 minutes south of Bloomington at the University of Louisville, and the pipeline to solid east coast recruits likely went with him. So far, Indiana has a 17-15 record and no trip to the NCAA or NIT to show for Johnson’s influx of players from the […]
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 Indiana Pacers coach is the master of telling the media nothing. For a guy who had very little experience dealing with reporters eager to extract an inflammatory quote, Vogel has never indulged the urge to tell the unvarnished truth. Click here to follow Kent Sterling on Twitter If there was ever a […]
by Kent Sterling George Karl believes the Indiana Pacers are a broken team plagued by selfishness and a lack of confidence in the point guard position. A head coach in the NBA for 25 seasons, Karl’s has no problem evaluating the mood and tenor of an NBA team and honestly sharing his thoughts. The truthfulness […]
by Kent Sterling As a young basketball player, Jeff Teague was exactly the same as he is today – doesnt really scare you in any way, but he usually found a way to win. There were very few made three-pointers, no highlight reel dunks, and a stoic look that made those playing against him wonder […]
by Kent Sterling Roy Hibbert is the whipping boy for all the woes of the Indiana Pacers since January 20th. His petulance and woe is me attitude has been a cancer for the Pacers, according to a lot of smart guys who follow the team. Lance Stephenson, Paul George, David West, and George Hill’s shortcomings […]
Indiana Pacers – Logic says the Pacers are in big trouble; Good thing logic has nothing to do with sports
by Kent Sterling The Indiana Pacers lost the first game of the best of seven series 101-93 against the mostly mediocre Atlanta Hawks, and many in Indianapolis are sweating that they lost the series with it. For weeks, fans and media have been leaping from the Pacers bandwagon like new commissioner Adam Silver planted an […]
by Kent Sterling Talking to Isiah Thomas about the “Bad Boys” 30 for 30 and David West about the Pacers playoffs ought to be enough, but there is a lot more going on. Former Indiana guard Austin Etherington is headed to Butler, a seven-footer from Arizona is coming to Bloomington, and Matt Painter may be […]
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 Bert Beiswanger The NHL Playoffs have started and there is nothing like it. The triple overtime Game 1 Thursday night between the defending Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues captured everything the NHL Playoffs is all about – excitement, suspense, skill, toughness, admiration, hate, sudden death, survival, you name it. For […]
