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

mfbmike · Apr 13, 2009

LC AAU said:
DerMarr Johnsons comin to town.

Rofl. I checked the FA pool. He'd rather stay unemployed than sign with me. His morale dropped too low last season because of lack of playing time.

ATL Jones Bro said:
Yao is just to tall...

Flight24 said:
Yao and T-Mac went off on you. Tough loss, must have been hard without Granger.

He got them so many second chance opportunities. He's retarded.

Scud said:
You guys are definitely fucked. Crawford and Wallace will have to be your scoring power.

Crawford is a possible 40pt scorer every game. Make it happen.

Crawford def has to step up. He struggled in that last game. Kaman is a dece scorer as well after how I've developed him. More importantly though, gotta play some defense. Letting teams scoring 120 is not going to translate into many wins.

My team did really bad last season when Granger went down. Hoping I can avoid that this time around.

LC AAU · Apr 13, 2009

Ouch, Anal seepage much? Wheres DerMarr when you need him?

LC AAU · Apr 13, 2009

mfbmike said:
Rofl. I checked the FA pool. He'd rather stay unemployed than sign with me. His morale dropped too low last season because of lack of playing time.

WOW.

FUCK YOU :marshmellow:

mfbmike · Apr 14, 2009

Team News:

Lawfrence Frank is out in New Jersey. After the Nets finished last season with a league worst 25-57 record, they continue to be one of the league's worst this year, at 10-22. Nets owners have had enough.

Injuries:

Rafer Alston attempted to draw a charge in the Rockets last matchup against the Pacers but took a hit to the midsection and suffered a strained abdomen. He is expected to be out 21 days. Certainly not the best news for the 12-21 Rockets.

Other News:

- Anthony, Nuggets power past Lakers 118-103
- T.J. Ford set to return against Bucks
- Effiency report: Lebron is #1

mfbmike · Apr 14, 2009

Players Of The Month:

Western Conference

Deron Williams - Utah Jazz

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=40em"]PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG
23.2|4.5|8.7|1.3|0[/table]

Eastern Conference

Lebron James - Cleveland Cavaliers

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=40em"]PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG
26.3|7.6|7.6|1.7|.9[/table]

Rookies Of The Month:

Western Conference:

Blake Griffin - Memphis Grizzlies

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=40em"]PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG
12.5|8.1|0.2|0.7|1.6[/table]

Eastern Conference:

Demar Derozan - New York Knicks

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=40em"]PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG
16.2|4.1|1.6|0.8|2.7[/table]

League Leaders:

Points Per Game:

LC AAU · Apr 14, 2009

Wow, you looking at quite a few awards this year.

Flight24 · Apr 14, 2009

lolol. look and hansbrough, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.

Vinsane · Apr 14, 2009

Good update Mike, Granger out makes for good storyline. Nothing else, trade his broken ass, get some real talent!:2thumbs:

mfbmike · Apr 14, 2009

dabestlaker24 said:
caught up on the second season, nice start you got going.

Danny Granger probably lost his chance for a MVP, you were beasting with him.

Sheed and Crawford will keep the wins coming, or at least hope they will. lol

Thanks. Yeah, this injury is really going to hurt his chances of being in the top 5. What a fucking derail, bigtime.

LC AAU said:
Wow, you looking at quite a few awards this year.

ARobb21 said:
Area 51 in the running for a couple of awards.

Anthony Randolph MIP :bow:

Random Hero said:
Damn, sucks badly with the injury man. If you can win without him, you guys are obviously title contenders.

That's the hard part. Someone's gotta step up. I struggled bigtime without Granger last season.

Flight24 said:
lolol. look and hansbrough, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.

:irked: He posted good numbers with me. I think that's the only reason he is that high in the running. lol.

Vinsane said:
Good update Mike, Granger out makes for good storyline. Nothing else, trade his broken ass, get some real talent!:2thumbs:

:irked: lulz.

The Messenger · Apr 14, 2009

lol so glad you traded Ty (know it's a while back).

You managed to make the softest white guy in the history of white people... black...

mfbmike · Apr 14, 2009

You would think he'd stop being such a pussy with the color change.

NO DEAL.

mfbmike · Apr 14, 2009

And I have no idea how the hell Derozan is averaging 2.7 blocks a game at the SG position. His block rating isn't even that high.

mfbmike · Apr 14, 2009

Granger's Injury May Derail MVP Push

With the dropping of the ball in Times Square and the bringing in of the new year (2010), comes along the NBA's first release of the league's award races, but most importantly the race for the NBA's most talked-about acronym, MVP.

There are familar names atop this season's current MVP race; Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James. Even Brandon Roy of the red-hot Blazers is in the running. Rounding out the top 5 in the MVP voting so far this season is the Pacers very own Danny Granger.

However, Granger's strained achilles which will keep him out for close to a month might take him out of the running for MVP, but Granger seems ok with that.

"I feel like I get my fair share of notoriety," he said. "We're not one of those teams that's expected to be on top of the conference standings. Maybe it's a good thing. Hopefully this year we'll come to the playoffs and be a team that makes even more noise than we did last season."

"I mean, being in the MVP race is a lot of fun, all the hoopla about it. But I feel like I'm having a great year, regardless."

Granger believes his growth as a player on both ends of the floor has manifested in various ways, whether or not he's in the postseason award debate.

"I think going into every game right now, I feel like I can get any shot I want," he said. "And I think that on the defensive end, I'm more aware and more alert than ever before. I think this year I've played defense better than any other year since I've been in the league. I really take pride in not letting my man score. I really pay attention to that."

Even if not as much acronym attention is being paid to him when he returns.

Miggy · Apr 14, 2009

can we call this "Greatest Franchise Of All Time" already? fucking great MIke

MRN · Apr 14, 2009

Damn Mike, I wish I was as good at writing articles as you are. It adds a ton to your chise.

Vinsane · Apr 14, 2009

mfbmike said:
Granger's Injury May Derail MVP Push

With the dropping of the ball in Times Square and the bringing in of the new year (2010), comes along the NBA's first release of the league's award races, but most importantly the race for the NBA's most talked-about acronym, MVP.

There are familar names atop this season's current MVP race; Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James. Even Brandon Roy of the red-hot Blazers is in the running. Rounding out the top 5 in the MVP voting so far this season is the Pacers very own Danny Granger.

However, Granger's strained achilles which will keep him out for close to a month might take him out of the running for MVP, but Granger seems ok with that.

"I feel like I get my fair share of notoriety," he said. "We're not one of those teams that's expected to be on top of the conference standings. Maybe it's a good thing. Hopefully this year we'll come to the playoffs and be a team that makes even more noise than we did last season."

"I mean, being in the MVP race is a lot of fun, all the hoopla about it. But I feel like I'm having a great year, regardless."

Granger believes his growth as a player on both ends of the floor has manifested in various ways, whether or not he's in the postseason award debate.

"I think going into every game right now, I feel like I can get any shot I want," he said. "And I think that on the defensive end, I'm more aware and more alert than ever before. I think this year I've played defense better than any other year since I've been in the league. I really take pride in not letting my man score. I really pay attention to that."

Even if not as much acronym attention is being paid to him when he returns.

:didntread:

Nah, just playing.

Your article is why we have the :bow: smilies.

You sir, deserve one.

mfbmike · Apr 15, 2009

Pacers Outlast Heat In Game 1 Of Doubleheader With Stingy Defense

Starting Lineups:
Jamal Crawford (80) PG (81) Mario Chalmers
Ricky Davis (78) SG (99) Dwyane Wade
Anthony Randolph (80) SF (85) Shawn Marion
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (90) Michael Beasley
Chris Kaman (89) C (83) Jermaine O' Neal

(20-13) 106

vs

102 (24-8)

Gerald Green lets the Heat know who the basket belongs to after throwing one down over Jermaine O' Neal.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|23|28|24|31|106
MIA|21|20|24|37|102[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
J, Crawford|21|4|5|3|0|7-15|0-0|7-8
C. Kaman|19|14|2|4|3|8-14|0-0|3-3
R. Wallace|18|12|2|2|2|8-14|0-0|2-4
A. Randolph|11|8|1|2|4|3-14|0-0|5-6
G. Green|10|2|1|1|0|3-8|1-2|3-6[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
S. Marion|19|6|3|5|1|8-15|3-6|0-0
J. O' Neal|18|8|2|0|7|9-22|0-1|0-0
M. Beasley|17|7|3|2|3|8-15|0-1|1-2
D. Wade|14|3|7|2|0|6-12|0-2|2-2
M. Chalmers|13|1|11|6|0|4-17|2-6|3-6[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Chris Kaman

Quote Of The Game:
"They are the best team in the East right now. We are without Danny. That didn't stop us from being aggressive and playing hard. We controlled the boards and dominated them on the glass. We didn't shoot all that well from the free throw line but we'll take the win, especially knowing we are heading to Miami tomorrow night to face these same guys." - Pacers Head Coach Jim O' Brien

Next Game:

mike3 · Apr 15, 2009

Thats a nice game, sheed and kaman really controlled the boards

Justo · Apr 15, 2009

nice win without granger

mfbmike · Apr 15, 2009

Pacers Weekly Stats Update:

Starters:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG|FG%|3PT%|FT%
J. Crawford|17.3|2.2|5.9|2.7|0.7|.452|.459|.895
R. Davis|11.3|2.1|4.4|1.5|0.6|.411|.317|.800
A. Randolph|9.3|5.2|1.8|1.3|1.4|.457|.222|.768
R. Wallace|14.2|7.6|2.4|1.7|2.2|.439|.336|.730
C. Kaman|14.6|10.1|2.3|1.7|2.8|.527|1.00|.860[/table]

Reserves:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG|FG%|3PT%|FT%
S. Williams|7.9|6|1.4|1|1.6|.500|.000|.613
B. Rush|6|0.9|2.2|1.1|0.4|.441|.344|.833
G. Green|4.4|1.3|0.9|0.5|0.3|.471|.433|.787
C. Quinn|5.7|0.8|3.1|1.1|0.2|.422|.380|.909
W. Sharpe|1.6|0.9|0|0.2|0.2|.500|.500|.500
Y. Diawara|1|1|0.3|0|0.3|.500|.000|1.00
D. Jordan|3|3|1|1|0|.600|.000|.000
D. Granger|25.4|5.9|5.8|1.6|1.6|.460|.405|.838[/table]

(Red denotes currently injured)

Players Of The Week:

Western Conference

Jason Kidd - Dallas Mavericks

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk
12/27 vs NOH|13|10|5|3|0
12/30 vs IND|23|2|19|3|0
1/2 @ NOH|18|10|13|1|0[/table]

Eastern Conference

Lebron James - Cleveland Cavaliers

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk
12/28 vs MEM|25|7|13|0|0
12/30 vs WAS|18|8|10|3|0
1/2 @ PHI|31|4|7|1|0[/table]

Weekly Conference Standings Update:

1.

(25-9)

2.

(19-13)

3.

(20-15)

4.

(18-14)

5.

(17-14)

6.

(18-15)

7.

(17-16)

8.

(16-16)

9.

(15-16)

10.

(16-18)

11.

(15-17)

12.

(14-19)

13.

(12-17)

14.

(13-21)

15.

(12-22)

1.

(24-9)

2.

(21-12)

3.

(21-13)

4.

(19-13)

5.

(17-15)

6.

(16-15)

7.

(16-15)

8.

(16-18)

9.

(15-17)

10.

(15-17)

11.

(13-18)

12.

(13-20)

13.

(12-21)

14.

(11-20)

15.

(11-22)

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