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

[Maestro]

Ouch that hurts?

That picture was from last season when he tore his ACL. He isn't injured right now. Did you just post after seeing the picture and not reading anything assuming he was hurt?

There you go, but then i read it.

[mfbmike]

NO. NOT AGAIN. :pissed:

[FishStickZ]

Uh-oh.

[mfbmike]

Pick Your Poison; Thabeet's Triple Double, Mavs Barrage Of 3's Or Granger's Injury

Starting Lineups:
Jamal Crawford (80) PG (93) Jason Kidd
Ricky Davis (78) SG (85) Jason Terry
Danny Granger (90) SF (86) Josh Howard
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (92) Dirk Nowitzki
Chris Kaman (89) C (79) Hasheem Thabeet

(20-11) 111 @ 118 (13-17)


Danny Granger was cookin', scoring 23 points in the 1st half before leaving early in the 2nd half with a serious injury.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Hasheem Thabeet

Quote Of The Game:
"We caught it from all angles tonight. Hasheem was just a one man wrecking crew out there. They shot over 50% from beyond the arch on us. And to top it all off, Danny went down with a serious injury. Do you think I'm in the mood to have all these god damn cameras in my face right now?" - Rasheed Wallace

Next Game:

[FishStickZ]

UH-OH

Seriously now.

[Lupe]

THABEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET

[LC AAU]

ROFL THABEET

CAN YOU FEEL THA BEET???

[mfbmike]

can you feel tha beet? lol

THABEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET

ROFL THABEET

CAN YOU FEEL THA BEET???

ROFL

I fucking hate that saying. I knew you bitches would be in here saying that. Thabeet raped me again. :pissed:

[mfbmike]

lol, again is fucking right. Of all players to get injured, Granger, again. This is the 3rd time this chise!

[mfbmike]

The Diagnosis Is In, And It Is Grim



The Pacers injury bug stuck down one of their pillars lastnight when forward Danny Granger strained his right achilles tendon in the 3rd quarter of the Pacers loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Pacers officials have said Granger will miss close to 4 weeks, which means Granger will return to play before All-Star Weekend 2010.

Granger fell awkwardly on his right ankle after a layup attempt against Dallas' Josh Howard only a couple of minutes into the 2nd half. Howard gave Granger a bit of a nudge on his way up and Granger rolled onto the floor clinching his ankle in obvious pain.

''It's just unfortunate,'' Pacers Coach Jim O' Brien said. ''We just have to look forward to getting him back. He just went in for a layup, landed oddly and he is out for a while. We've just got to pick up the pieces.'

Teammate Jamal Crawford said as soon as he saw Granger fall, he knew something was wrong. ''I kind of thought it was bad, the way he was holding his leg,'' Crawford said. ''He didn't twist it or anything. All of his weight just came down.'''

Granger had an MRI at the arena. ''He was disappointed, I can tell you that much,'' Crawford added.

For the first time in his career, Granger is amongst the names being thrown around for the NBA's coveted MVP award, helping the Pacers to a solid 20-12 start. Good enough for the #3 spot in the Eastern Conference. Granger is currently averaging over 25 points, 6 rebounds and assists per game and just over 1.5 blocks and steals a game.

O' Brien would not say that the Pacers are snake-bitten. ''I'm still not looking at it that way,'' he said. ''You've got to play with what you got. We are a much deeper basketball team this year. We'll just throw some different guys in there and see if we can go without him. You can't really replace him, he's a very valuable part of our team. Hopefully two or three guys can do the work of Granger.''

Anthony Randolph will start in the place of the injured Granger in the Pacers upcoming game against the Rockets.

[LC AAU]

DerMarr Johnsons comin to town.

[mfbmike]

Undermanned Pacers Get Crushed By The Struggling Rockets

Starting Lineups:
Jamal Crawford (80) PG (81) Rafer Alston
Ricky Davis (78) SG (91) Tracy Mcgrady
Anthony Randolph (80) SF (87) Ron Artest
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (75) Carl Landry
Chris Kaman (89) C (93) Yao Ming

(20-12) 99 @ 120 (11-21)


Gerald Green rises up against his former team while Shane Battier and Tracy Mcgrady can't do much more than watch.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Yao Ming

Quote Of The Game:
"It's hard to believe the Rockets are on the bottom of the standings in the Western Conference. They are a talented team and showed it tonight. Granger injured or not, there is no reason we should lose to anyone by 20. Our guys are better than that." - Pacers GM Larry Bird

Next Game:

[ATL Jones Bro]

Yao is just to tall...

[Flight24]

Yao and T-Mac went off on you. Tough loss, must have been hard without Granger.

[goDawgs1433]

FUCK FUCK FUCK...