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Granger is probably the most underrated player in the NBA
Next up Pacers at Boston- can they beat them again??!! Probably not.
But it is funny- combined the Lakers and Celtics are 31-4 and 2 losses are to the Pacers.
Granger is probably the most underrated player in the NBA
Historically, both the Indiana fans AND the players absolutely hate the Lakers and Celtics. Before drafting Reggie (and during his first 2-3 years in the league), Boston used to bounce Indiana in the first round of the playoffs every year. I remember real fistfights breaking out between these two teams at Market Square Arena during that time. Most Indiana fans are 100% positive that Stern screwed the Pacers out of a le for the benefit of the Lakers. (I'm not one of them, but I hate the smug bas s for purely personal reasons.)
Almost forgot: About half of the people who followed the NBA in Indiana abandoned the Pacers for Bird's Celtics at that time, which pissed off a lot of Indiana fans as well.
Thank God, because some days I think he is the only real asset they have left.
the Pacers have too many white guys to be good though. If you plan on winning anything in sports these days, your roster can not have more than 15% white guys...it's the winning formula
Typical Hoosierland basketball. Bunch of white guys balling. They will be in the playoffs this year.
When male babies of my generation were born in Indiana, we were issued two things before leaving the hospital: a regulation basketball and a copy of Led Zeppelin IV. It's true. The black kids had the option of trading for a Commodores album.
Well, they looked really good for 20 minutes.
Pacers 74
Celtics 88
end of third quarter
24 point lead down to 9!!
T.J. Ford: not my fault
T.J. Ford doesn’t believe he was a problem for the Raptors last year and says his old team’s sluggish start, a five-game losing streak and firing of the coach supports his case.
While the Indiana Pacers’ point guard was adamant he wished no ill to his old team, especially opposite number Jose Calderon, he said he was pegged as the bad guy, the expendable one last season, in the decision to trade himself, Maceo Baston and Rasho Nesterovic for Jermaine O’Neal and the sidelined Nathan Jawai.
“It wasn’t one party the way it was made out to be,” Ford said at this morning’s shootaround prior to tonight’s first game against the Raptors at the ACC. “I got the blame for so-called messing things up, not being happy, whatever it was. But as you see, I wasn’t the only problem.”
The Raptors are having various difficulties, have fired coach Sam Mitc and O’Neal has yet to play as consistently as Ford has for Indiana. Ford said he fully expected the July 9 trade after the Raptors quick exit from the NBA playoffs.
“I knew (a trade was inevitable), all you guys knew it, it was a matter of who had the guts to really say it. When you’ve been in front of the media for that long a period of time and no one defends you, then obviously your chances of being traded are high.
“Jose was playing well before (he took Ford’s starting role). I think, either way it goes, the same (conflict) would have happened. I came back and hadn’t missed much of a beat, it was just a matter of minutes. Could they have done things different? We can all go back to the drawing board.
“You guys have to do your jobs. They (the media) made a controversy and I was the guy they chose. They needed a disgruntled guy. It is what it is.”
But Ford wished most of the Raptor organization well in the long run.
“No personal agenda, nothing against Jose’s character,” Ford said. “I think a win (for Indy tonight) is a statement, more than individual stats.”
http://www.torontosun.com/sports/200...0/7697911.html
After a crazy roller coaster of a start to the season with injuries and more close games than anyone could imagine, the Pacers now are almost healthy and making a push for the play-offs. The have won 7 straight home games (including victories over Houston, Detroit, and Miami) and are 6-3 in their last 9 games (with those 3 losses @ SA, @ NO, and @ Orlando). Granger is an All-Star and Dunelavy is back, and they are actually only 2 1/2 games out of the eighth play-off spot.
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