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

[mfbmike]

Roster News:


The Knicks have placed Stephon Marbury on the trading block.

Knicks looking for more offers
- Mavericks not pursuing Marbury
- Los Angeles mum on Marbury

Signings:

- The Clippers signed Eric Piatkowski to a 1yr/$514k deal.
- The Pistons signed Jason Williams to a 1yr/$3.28M deal.
- The Grizzlies signed Alonzo Mourning to a 1yr/$2.47M deal.

Other News:

- Iverson settled in Detroit, wants contract extension
- Rockets overtake Celtics on top of Power Rankings
- Baron takes charge and leads Clippers past Jazz 107-95

[jags224]

this is looking niceee, what sliders are you using?

[Lupe]

nice updates michael

[mfbmike]

Small error on the article about Granger, you said Trail Blazers foward. Following btw.

Thanks, and fixed. Trailblazers on the mind I guess. :D

[mfbmike]

Murphy Explodes For Huge Game But Slow Start Out Of Half Torches Pacers

Starting Lineups:
T.J. Ford PG Steve Nash
Mike Dunleavy SG Jason Richardson
Danny Granger SF Grant Hill
Troy Murphy PF Amare Stoudemire
Jeff Foster C Shaquille O'Neal

(0-2) 110 vs. 120 (3-1)


Troy Murphy was feeling it tonight, racking up his first 20/20 game of his career. Tonight was the first game of this young season that Murphy scored and/or rebounded in double figures.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Amare Stoudemire

Quote Of The Game:
"Troy and I had the pick and pop flowing. He was coming off good screens and his jumpshot was falling for him tonight. I think we got into the mindset that we could beat them with our offense and then when we came out slow after the half, our defense just wasn't what it should've been and they pulled away." - T.J. Ford

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[Flight24]

i dont really like it, but you can use it if you want.

[CB4]

Tough loss. Especially after Troys 20/20 game

[PNovak]

Great job man. I like the whole sum up the game in the quote idea. Writing reviews can be a hassle sometime. I'm getting a little tired of it in my Import/Knicks association.

[mfbmike]

Great job man. I like the whole sum up the game in the quote idea. Writing reviews can be a hassle sometime. I'm getting a little tired of it in my Import/Knicks association.

Yeah, I used to write up game recaps in my previous chises but I'm shying away from that now. I don't think many people read them anyway personally. lol. The quote plus the in-depth stat boxes should give enough of an idea of how the game went.

Thanks for following guys.

I was neck and neck with them for the whole 1st half but this team just doesn't have the defense at this point to slow a team like the Suns down. lol.

Thanks for the banner flight, I might use it in the future.

After shooting the lights out with Dunleavy in the first 2 games, he was ice cold tonight. lol.

[mfbmike]

Grizzlies Priming For A Playoff Run, Interested In Tinsley?



The Grizzlies signed veteran center Alonzo Mourning this past week to a 1 year deal rumored to be worth 2 and a half million dollars. Normally this wouldn't be that big of a deal but sources around the league are stating that the Grizzlies feel they can make a playoff run this year.

The Pacers have had little luck drawing interest for point gaurd Jamaal Tinsley so far this season but after signing Zo out of free agency, the Grizzlies have made calls to the Pacers regarding the veteran point gaurd.

The Grizzlies are not quite convinced by Michael Conley's inconsistent play so far this season and feel Tinsley's veteran presence could bolster their starting lineup to earn them their 4th playoff appearance in franchise history and snap a 12 game losing streak in the playoffs.

The Grizzlies have two capable 20+ point scorers in rookie O.J. Mayo and up and coming forward Rudy Gay, and now a presence in the paint in Mourning.

The Grizzlies have been rumored to wanting to part ways with Darko Milicic and any deal they are involved in will more than likely involve him. Darko has a large contract which expires in 2010, the year which Lebron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh could fall into free agency. With that being said, the Nets or Knicks may be eager to get involved in a possible 3 team trade with the Pacers and Grizzlies.

[LC AAU]

Error: The Grizzlies have made the playoffs before.

[mfbmike]

You are right. Not sure why I thought that. Guess I should've looked it up. rofl.

Fixing it now.

Thanks LC.

[LC AAU]

no problem Mike :D.

[mfbmike]

Update coming up. This is pissing me off. rofl.

[mfbmike]

Pacers 4th Quarter Collapse Costs Them 4th Straight

Starting Lineups:
T.J. Ford PG Mo Williams
Mike Dunleavy SG Delonte West
Danny Granger SF Lebron James
Troy Murphy PF Ben Wallace
Jeff Foster C Zydrunas Ilgauskas

(0-3) 110 @ 118 (3-2)


Danny Granger and Lebron James went straight at one another all night. When the dust settled, a late run by the Cavs would seal the deal at the Q.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Lebron James

Quote Of The Game:
"Our inability to close out teams is becoming frustrating. We had a number of opportunities to close the door down the stretch and either committed a foolish turnover or missed a wide open shot. We can't win if we can't close teams out. It doesn't matter that we led for almost 3 whole quarters if we can't buckle down when a team comes right at us in the closing minutes." - Pacers Head Coach Jim O' Brien

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