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

[LC AAU]

KAMEN GETTING UP! Tough loss.

Another loss, and you have the spurs symbol not the Rockets.

[mfbmike]

lol same numbers for sean! good job

That was an accident. He didn't post those numbers again. Forgot to take that out. Fixed the logo as well. Got that one up in a hurry.

[Yawkey Way]

nice pass to granger, just couldn't hold down yao

[spidey12293]

that spin move was sexy

[mfbmike]

Pacers Weekly Stats Update:

Starters:


Reserves:


(Red name denotes currently injured)



Players Of The Week:

Western Conference


Yao Ming - Houston Rockets

Eastern Conference


Lebron James - Cleveland Cavaliers

Weekly Conference Standings Update:



1. (31-11)

2. (28-13)

3. (29-15)

4. (27-15)

5. (26-17)

6. (23-19)

7. (21-19)

8. (23-21)

9. (22-22)

10. (20-21)

11. (21-23)

12. (19-24)

13. (18-25)

14. (14-29)

15. (13-31)



1. (26-16)

2. (25-17)

3. (25-17)

4. (24-18)

5. (24-18)

6. (24-20)

7. (21-22)

8. (21-22)

9. (20-23)

10. (19-28)

11. (17-26)

12. (17-28)

13. (16-27)

14. (16-28)

15. (14-30)

[corbin]

9th seed, time to make a push for the playoffs. I'm pullin for ya.

[mfbmike]

Wally's Starting Spot In Jeopardy?



To say that Pacer Wally Szczerbiak is in a slump right now would be an understatement. Wally's performance has been horrible at best and his spot in the starting lineup may be in jeopardy soon if he doesn't find a way to break out of it.

Over the course of the Pacers last 3 games, Wally has averaged only 7 points on 7-36 shooting from the field and 2-14 from beyond the arch.

"He's unconfident in his game right now," Pacers Head Coach Jim O' Brien mentioned. "He's thinking too hard on his shots, trying to do too much with the ball. Forcing lots of bad shots and failing to connect on the wide open ones."

O' Brien added that Marquis Daniels will get the starting nod for the time being to see if bringing Wally off the bench will help him shake the cold streak.

"It's my responsibility as a coach to put guys out on the floor who will produce for us. It's nothing personal against Wally. Marquis has shown he is comfortable coming off the bench for us this year. If Wally gets his shooting touch back, he will see himself right back in the starting lineup."

The Pacers entertain the Charlotte Bobcats tonight as they look to snap a 2 game skid tonight.

The same team that saw Wally knock down a buzzer beating game winner to help the Pacers defeat them earlier this season.

[mfbmike]

Roster News:


The Heat have placed Mark Blount on the trade block.

Heat Talking Trade
- Source: Heat to take Blount off of market
- Rumor: Nuggets offering Chris Andersen
- Blount: "I just want resolution"
- Heat pondering Blount/Sene swap?


The Grizzlies have placed Alonzo Mourning on the trade block.

Mourning Gone If The Price Is Right
- Hornets making push to land Zo
- Bucks enter mix for Mourning
- Kings GM: They want too much
- Grizzlies reject Knicks offer of Thomas

Other News:

- Wade scores 30 to defeat Magic
- Young grabs career high 12 rebounds in Sixers win over Knicks
- Spurs defeat Nets 88-74; Nets losing streak hits 7
- Rockets earn 7th straight win against Pacers

[Juggernaut]

nice having daniels in the starting lineup, he has a nice shot whenever i play with him

hopefully you'l do good with him having more minutes

[mfbmike]

- Granger swats back T. Mac's attempt in the lane
- T.J. Ford with the sweet dish to Granger inside
- Sean Williams shows his post moves against Mutumbo

I lost to the Rockets by 16 but did have some nice plays. Here's a highlight reel in case anyone missed it on the last page.

Will more than likely get the Bobcats game in tonight. Almost done with January already. Whew.

[mfbmike]

Bobcats Lose Augustin; Wally Gives Huge Boost Off The Bench As Pacers Mount 4th Quarter Comeback

Starting Lineups:
T.J. Ford PG Raymond Felton
Marquis Daniels SG Raja Bell
Danny Granger SF Gerald Wallace
Chris Wilcox PF Emeka Okafor
Chris Kaman C Nazr Mohammed

(20-23) 123 vs 121 (17-26)


Danny Granger finished with a game high 30 points to go along with 11 rebounds in the Pacers comeback win over the Bobcats.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Danny Granger

Quote Of The Game:
"We just couldn't keep a handle on the ball in the 1st half. They were extremely aggressive clogging the passing lanes and we turned the ball over excessively. When Augustin went down, it seemed like that energy faded and we slowly took back control. Wally gave us that spark off the bench we needed and before you knew it, the game was tied and we fought to outlast them." - Danny Granger

Next Game:

[mfbmike]

Injuries:


D.J. Augustin suffered a strained achilles tendon injury in the Bobcats last game against the Pacers and will be forced to miss 28 days.

Other News:

- Rockets 7 game win streak brought to a halt by Pistons
- Lakers continue to top Power Rankings
- Allen's 30 lifts Celtics over Mavericks
- Nets rout Grizzlies 106-74

[chazmaniandevil]

nice game, close, bobcats always play well in this game

[mfbmike]

Developmental Drills (January):


Danny Granger

Challenge Shot: Success!
Block: 76>78
Defensive Awareness: 77>79
On Ball Defense: 75>77


Sean Williams

Rebounding: Success!
Offensive Rebound: 88>89
Defensive Rebound: 80>82
Hustle: 84>86


T.J. Ford

Free Throws: Success!
Free Throw: 88>89

[mfbmike]

nice game, close, bobcats always play well in this game

Thanks. Gerald Wallace was intercepting or deflecting so many of my passes. I managed to draw at least 4/5 charges in the 4th quarter though. Crazy comeback.

nice win. I am probably the biggest nitpicker in the world but Danny Grangers box score doesnt add up.

I fixed it. For some reason, I forgot to edit his performance from the field.

Thanks for pointing that out. :happy: