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

[Vinsane]

Damn, poor, poor Wally.

[mfbmike]

holy shit wally posterizzzzzzzzzzzzzed

Damn, poor, poor Wally.

Probably the sickest dunk I've done since getting the game lol. Wally got straight shit on.

L. Williams 19 assists!!?!? and shot 3-17?!?!?

damn

Finally found a way to contain his scoring. Didn't stop him from picking me apart with his passing though. He's awesome. lol.

[LC AAU]

Granger only scoring 27 on 31 shots vs the Celts? Wheres the efficiently like Wade?

:D

[mfbmike]

They Have Much More In Reserve



When Pacers Head Coach Jim O' Brien looked down the Pacers at the start of last season, he wasn't always thrilled about what stared back at him.

An inexperienced Brandon Rush and Roy Hibbert. A disgruntled Jamaal Tinsley. An aging Rasho Nesterovic. Josh Mcroberts, in street clothes.

Times have changed a bit. Proof can be found with a glance at the box score from the Pacers defeat of Philadelphia lastnight.

The Pacers reserves outscored those of the Sixers, 49-20.

Not a misprint.

Gerald Green scored 14, Chris Quinn scored 12, Sean Williams had 11, Rush and Anthony Randolph each dropped 6.

Some of it came when the game was already decided, but enough of it happened during the first three quarters to be considered another important victory for the Pacers reserves.

"We try to be integral to every win," Quinn said. "Every win we've gotten lately, we've done a good job as a unit."

Along those lines, the Pacers are obviously no longer Danny Granger and everybody else.

"We have great individuals," guard Brandon Rush said. "But when we're at our best is when everyone's involved, everyone's scoring and the bench comes in and gets even a bigger lead and pushes the ball down the other team's bench's throat."

[Primetime]

Green and Williams are both monsters off the bench. Seems like you have all these guys playing styles on lock down. Wouldn't kill you to give a start a rest every now and then because you have such a strong bench.

[Mit]

I agree with Prime. Green and Sean are good off the bench. Sean is a monster rebounder and defender.

[mfbmike]

Pacers Weekly Stats Update:

Starters:



Reserves:





Players Of The Week:

Western Conference


Deron Williams - Utah Jazz

Eastern Conference


Kevin Garnett - Boston Celtics

Weekly Conference Standings Update:



1. (20-6)

2. (17-10)

3. (15-10)

4. (15-11)

5. (14-11)

6. (14-12)

7. (13-12)

8. (14-13)

9. (12-14)

10. (11-14)

11. (11-16)

12. (11-16)

13. (8-14)

14. (9-19)

15. (8-18)



1. (21-6)

2. (19-7)

3. (18-10)

4. (16-10)

5. (14-12)

6. (14-12)

7. (13-12)

8. (13-13)

9. (13-14)

10. (10-14)

11. (10-16)

12. (10-16)

13. (9-15)

14. (9-17)

15. (7-18)

[Mit]

You need to get more production out of Ricky. He is too good. lol

[mfbmike]

Pacers Fight Valiantly Against Reigning NBA Champs But Come Up Short

Starting Lineups:
Jamal Crawford (81) PG (96) Steve Nash
Ricky Davis (78) SG (89) Leandro Barbosa
Danny Granger (90) SF (85) Grant Hill
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (94) Amare Stoudemire
Chris Kaman (89) C (86) Shaquille O' Neal

(18-10) 120 vs 122 (12-14)


Sean Williams continues to show the development of his game, scoring 12 points to go along with 8 rebounds and 5 blocks off the Pacers bench.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Steve Nash

Quote Of The Game:
"I think this game was a dose of reality for us. We've been doing well lately and I think we got complacent. These guys are the reigning NBA champs and we were slow to get it going on both sides of the ball early on, allowing them to jump out way in front. Yeah, we managed to rally behind the home crowd and get back into it, but you won't win many games if you only put forth the effort for 3 quarters." - Danny Granger

Next Game:

[mfbmike]

Green and Williams are both monsters off the bench. Seems like you have all these guys playing styles on lock down. Wouldn't kill you to give a start a rest every now and then because you have such a strong bench.

That's something to consider. Sheed was tired and had that damn gatorade bottle by his name for a lot of this last game. A day of rest shouldn't hurt. Especially coming up on a game with a team like the Thunder.

Nice record so far. I like how it is a realistic record, you have made it to where it isn't ridiculous where you are winning every game by 30 points.

Thanks. My sliders tend to keep it challenging. Obviously my record is slightly better than that of last season's because well, my team is obviously better.

You need to get more production out of Ricky. He is too good. lol

He's cold as ice right now. Something's got to give. It's almost like if that torn ACL season ending injury is still bothering or something. Was something I was going to do a little write up here soon if he can't shake it. Gotta keep in mind he's like my 5th scoring option so he isn't going to drop much more than 10-11 a game. But he definitely needs to shoot a higher percentage.

damn tough loss, steve and amare dominated you! you should be able to bounce back against the Thunder with a blowout

Tough loss. Fuckin' Shaq is still a beast.

That 1st quarter was fuckinggggggg stupid. Amare probably dunked on me like 6-7 times in this game. Nash schooled the shit out of me. Just getting to the basket on some occasions like it was nothing. Shaq had 4 blocks by the end of the 1st quarter I swear. And yeah, typical Suns. Lots of fast break buckets as well. I'm not mad though. It was insane how the momentum shifted in the 2nd and 3rd quarters though. Just couldn't finish the job in the 4th.

[SuperNova854]

Let DeAndre play!

[Maestro]

Sorry i have not been following that much but what the hell happened to Hibbert?

[mfbmike]

i like this chise, keep up the good work.

Thanks.

Let DeAndre play!

Make Kaman or Sean Williams get injured and he'll see playing time. He needs work.

Sorry i have not been following that much but what the hell happened to Hibbert?

I think he traded him for Ricky D and DeAndre Jordan... Can't remember though, it was about 80 pages ago, lol.

lol no. Ricky Davis/Chris Kaman trade happened at beginning of last season and Jordan was acquired from Detroit in the Sheed trade recently. I don't remember how Detroit got Jordan at this point though.

I sent T.J. Ford and Roy Hibbert to the Warriors in exchange for Jamal Crawford and Anthony Randolph. Wanted a more athletic big man and Sean moved over to the backup center position where he can do more than just hold his own.

[mfbmike]

Sheed To Get Day Off; Randolph To Start Against Thunder



Rasheed Wallace had the luxury of facing off against the big man tandem of the Phoenix Suns in Shaq and Amare in the Pacers last game against the Suns. Despite a solid 17 point and 8 rebound performance, Sheed showed serious signs of fatigue as the game progressed.

Pacers Head Coach Jim O' Brien has told reporters that he will allow Anthony Randolph to get the start in Rasheed's place for the Pacers upcoming game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

"Rasheed hit the ground running once he became a Pacer," explained O' Brien. "Needless to say, we've been on a tear since he joined the team. He's more than welcome to take a day off. Either way, when we told Anthony he'd get the start, his eyes lit up. The kid is ready to go."

[mfbmike]

Granger And Crawford Combine For Half Of Pacers Points In Blowout Win

Starting Lineups:
Jamal Crawford (80) PG (81) Russell Westbrook
Ricky Davis (78) SG (76) Chase Budinger
Danny Granger (90) SF (86) Kevin Durant
Anthony Randolph (80) PF (75) Andrea Bargnani
Chris Kaman (89) C (74) Rasho Nesterovic

(18-11) 120 vs 97 (10-19)


Jamal Crawford lit up the Thunder for a season high 31 points on 10-12 shooting from the field.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Danny Granger

Quote Of The Game:
"Last time we played the Thunder, we only managed to get the win by 3 points. It was a game we know we could've done better in. Tonight we made a statement and took care of business. We took advantage of weak perimeter defense and knocked down our jumpers." - Danny Granger

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