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

[Mit]

Offense spread out nicely. Good win.

[Vinsane]

Man, ever since the Sheed trade your tearing it up.

[mfbmike]

Is that Starbury on the Thunder?

Anyway, nice win over the Thunder, Randolph had a good game as a starter.

Rofl yeah. They signed him to a 3 year contract and he's been on the trading block since the beginning of the season. Makes zero fucking sense to me considering the logjam they have at the point now.

Westbrook/Marbury/Luther Head/Diener/Watson

Offense spread out nicely. Good win.

Granger and Crawford couldn't miss!

Man, ever since the Sheed trade your tearing it up.

Tell me about it. Crazy how one player can make all the difference.

[mfbmike]

Pacers Weekly Stats Update:

Starters:



Reserves:





Players Of The Week:

Western Conference


Steve Nash - Phoenix Suns

Eastern Conference


Lebron James - Cleveland Cavaliers

Weekly Conference Standings Update:



1. (24-6)

2. (19-12)

3. (17-12)

4. (16-12)

5. (16-13)

6. (16-13)

7. (15-13)

8. (14-14)

9. (15-15)

10. (13-16)

11. (11-15)

12. (12-18)

13. (12-18)

14. (11-20)

15. (10-20)



1. (22-8)

2. (20-9)

3. (19-11)

4. (16-12)

5. (16-13)

6. (15-13)

7. (15-14)

8. (14-17)

9. (13-16)

10. (12-16)

11. (11-16)

12. (11-18)

13. (11-18)

14. (10-17)

15. (9-20)

[mfbmike]

lol, the Pistons were actually lower in the standings before they got Hansbrough and Daniels. It's a rebuilding year for them. They will have money to play with in the offseason.

[mfbmike]

Update coming.

[mfbmike]

"Green" One Of The Best In "Yellow" As Pacers Outlast Bucks

Starting Lineups:
Jamal Crawford (80) PG (80) Brandon Jennings
Ricky Davis (78) SG (86) Michael Redd
Danny Granger (90) SF (82) Richard Jefferson
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (78) Charlie Villanueva
Chris Kaman (89) C (81) Andrew Bogut

(19-11) 119 vs 111 (11-16)


Gerald Green scored a season high 19 points in the Pacers win over the Bucks tonight.

Top Performers:
Player Of The Game:

Rasheed Wallace

Quote Of The Game:
"Jamal and Danny, who couldn't miss in our last game against the Thunder, turned a full 180 tonight and really couldn't get into a ryhthm and get shots to fall consistently. Chris (Quinn) and Gerald (Green) came into the game behind them though and gave us the boost we needed off the bench tonight to help us get this win." - Pacers Head Coach Jim O' Brien

Next Game:

[mfbmike]

Team News:


The Thunder posted a dismal 25-57 record a season ago and have started this season at 11-22 with no signs of improvement at this point. Clay Bennett has decided to dismiss P.J. Carlesimo of his head coaching duties with the Thunder as of today.

Roster News:


Lamarcus Aldridge, Dirk Nowitzki, and Bruce Bowen have all been reported as open and ready to talk contract extensions with their respective teams.

Other News:

- Wizards cool off red-hot Blazers with 104-89 victory
- Vallanueva drops 25 as Bucks barely defeat Magic 108-107
- Al Jefferson to continue playing through strained hamstring
- Amare's 23 vaults Suns past Spurs 98-94
- Devin Harris set to return against Heat
- Blazers dethrone Heat in Power Rankings
- Hedo Turkoglu set to return against T'Wolves

[mfbmike]

Rusty Davis Struggling To Find Groove



It was only 11 games into the 2008/2009 season, only 3 of those 11 as a Pacer before Ricky Davis' season was cut short by a torn acl that would sideline him for all of last season. In the 3 games Ricky played for Indiana before the injury, he appeared energized by the trade out of Los Angeles, averaging 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists a game.

31 games into this season though, Davis' numbers are down across the board. Now noone is expecting Ricky to average 17 a game when you have a Danny Granger and Jamal Crawford alongside you in the starting lineup, but what has Pacers GM Larry Bird beginning to question whether or not Ricky will return to his pre-injury form is his dismal shooting percentages. So far this season, Davis is shooting just over 40% from the field and 32% from beyond the arch. A big dip from the 47% from the field and 42% from beyond the arch a season ago.

"I always try to come out and play well, but sometimes you do get rusty and I try not to get down on myself because we're still winning," Davis said. "I didn't get a chance to play a lot this summer because of the injury but I'm trying to play now."

Davis' shot this season just hasn't looked smooth and he seems out of sync.

"I don't think it's the mechanics of his shot that are to blame though," explained Pacers GM Larry Bird. "I just think Ricky was used to the system he was brought into a season ago. We ran a lot more back then (with T.J. Ford running the point) compared to now and I think he was expecting to jump back into the same system. This isn't the same team he joined a year ago and he's having a hard time adjusting and finding his shot because of this."

If Ricky doesn't manage to "get his groove back" soon, we could see sophomore guard Brandon Rush finding his way onto the Pacers starting lineup.

Sources out of the Pacers organization have also reported that Bird has been quietly shopping Davis to a number of teams around the league.

[Maestro]

Ouch that hurts. Give Rush some time.

[mfbmike]

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?

[Flight24]

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?

YOU HAVE BEEN SNAGGED MAESTRO MR. "I DONT READ THE ARTICLES".

NICE UPDATE AND SUCKS RICKY'S HURT IT'LL BE TOUGH WITHOUT HIM.















LULZ JK.

[LC AAU]

DERMARRRRRRR JOHNSON.

[goDawgs1433]

PARTY IN THE SHOWERS TONIGHT!!!!!!


.....


Or not.. or not.

...Yeah...or not...

[Juggernaut]

Definitly not lol

Give rush his minutes fo sho