NBA Franchise of the Year: Passion. Pride. Pacers.

[LC AAU]

Randolph is niceee, good to see your doing stuff with him. You have 2 save files righttt?

[mfbmike]

Randolph is niceee, good to see your doing stuff with him. You have 2 save files righttt?

yep. lol.

my goodness almost 1500 posts and 100 pages! good work. anthony randolph ftw!!!

Randolph is pretty good. I'm still learning how to use him though. His FG% is kind of low but I'm kinda forcing it with him right now in an effort to find out how to use him in game. But yeah, very athletic and a solid rebounder/defender.

[mfbmike]

I used to always play with Jerryd Bayless when I downloaded some rosters off of OS that had the rookies on their teams on 2k8. :D

[mfbmike]

Kenyon Martin Tradeable After All?



In the last 24 hours, rumors have swirled around a possible trade to Indiana involving Kenyon Martin. The Nuggets recently signed Drew Gooden to a contract and Martin has since gotten the short end of the stick, seeing a steep decrease in playing time since Gooden's arrival to Denver.

"I don't mind coming off the bench, that's not the point," explained Martin to reporters. "I just think it's kind of flawed to lose the starting role to someone who just joined the team."

Fans are intrigued due to the fact it has been widely assumed Martin's contract was virtually untradable. But suddenly, because of rookie forward Tyler Hansbrough's woes defensively and an altercation with center Chris Kaman last week, a rumor about Martin coming to the Pacers surfaced and got folks talking.

Martin is one of the five best on the ball defenders in the post in the Association. Sure, Martin has his faults and is unquestionably overpaid, but what he brings on the defensive end can't be ignored.

From the Pacers perspective, swinging a deal for Kenyon doesn't seem to make a ton of sense though. There's a reason you've heard Martin's contract is virtually untradable over the course of the last couple of offseaons, and that's because it's darned near true. The move would be a huge financial investment by the Pacers for a player with a history of injury and headaches in the locker room. And would Martin really be the right guy for a team that has a lot of young players like Brandon Rush and Anthony Randolph?

The only way Martin's wishes for more playing time could be granted in Indiana, is that if he is in fact willing to be a role player for the Pacers, and if he is willing to opt out of his player contract when the 2010 offseason comes around. The Pacers are currently sitting on 7 million dollars of cap space and with Marquis Daniels' contract also expiring, the Pacers should have anywhere from 14 to 15 million dollars to play with this offseason.

If there's one thing anyone who follows the NBA should know by now, it's that one should never say never about any trade possibility provided the deal works financially. That said, the chances Martin is playing anywhere other than Denver this season still remain extremely low at this point, but you never know.

[Mit]

K-Mart is a good option. Only thing you gotta watch out for is that he doesn't get injured (if you get him).

[mike3]

yeh im not to sure about kmart, he'd grab alot of boards and be a nice post presence so you'd probably benefit from having him on your team but its up to you

[mike3]

You can't say you aren't sure about him.. in a negative way.

Then praise everything he's good at. Lol.

Lol true... i was trying to make a point that i think hed be good in the game but not to sure if i like him in real life.

[MRN]

Jesus he's ripped.

[Juggernaut]

Almost to 100 bro

and kmart's good, yet im not sure he's worth it

[MRN]

Nice Mike, made it to 100 pages.

[mfbmike]

Pacers Defense Almost Non-Existant In Loss To Sixers

Starting Lineups:
Chris Quinn (76) PG (82) Louis Williams
Ricky Davis (78) SG (90) Andre Iguodala
Danny Granger (90) SF (80) Thaddeus Young
Tyler Hansbrough (84) PF (93) Elton Brand
Chris Kaman (89) C (84) Samuel Dalambert

(8-5) 105 vs 120 (8-3)


It took a while, but the "very tanned" Tyler Hansbrough managed to throw down his first NBA dunk in the loss to the Sixers at the Conseco.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Elton Brand

Quote Of The Game:
"You won't win many games when you let the other team shoot over 50%. Our defense against Philly last season was very good but considering Louis (Williams) is now the start point for them, and they have guys like Wally (Szczerbiak) coming off the bench, they were able to hurt us with the long ball. Something they weren't able to do last season." - Danny Granger

Next Game:

[Mit]

Tough loss. Louis and Brand tore you up. Somehow you stopped AI though.

[Vinsane]

Just got caught up Mike, I'm sorry but Ty needs to go, I like the K-Mart idea.

[Flight24]

T. Hansbrough 11.4 PPG 8.8 RPG 3.9 APG 2.8 SPG 0.8 BPG

DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT TRADE THAT AWAY MAN. Those are great rookie numbers, even if his defense is lacking, he's a rookie and his numbers will only get better as he gets older.

[MRN]

Lol..I wonder why 2k doesn't let us change their appearance..it's pretty gay. Nice line though for Hansborough, 11 a game isn't bad.