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

[mfbmike]

Pacers In Control Throughout And Easily Dispose Of The Lowly Knicks

Starting Lineups:
Jamal Crawford (81) PG (81) Nate Robinson
Brandon Rush (79) SG (81) Demar Derozan
Anthony Randolph (80) SF (80) Danilo Galinari
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (78) Al Harrington
Chris Kaman (89) C (83) David Lee

(21-14) 114

vs

98 (12-22)

Jamal Crawford caps off the break with a dunk over Nate Robinson for 2 of his 25 points on the night.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|33|28|28|25|114
NYK|30|22|28|18|98[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
B. Rush|30|2|3|0|0|12-27|4-11|2-2
J. Crawford|25|6|8|2|2|11-18|1-3|2-4
C. Kaman|16|13|4|2|1|8-14|0-0|0-1
A. Randolph|12|11|3|2|2|6-10|0-1|0-1
R. Wallace|12|11|3|1|0|2-8|0-0|8-8[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
D. Derozan|33|4|3|2|1|13-20|2-7|5-6
D. Galinari|15|4|3|3|0|5-13|1-4|4-4
C. Duhon|12|0|6|4|0|3-8|3-6|3-4
N. Robinson|12|4|8|1|0|5-14|1-4|1-5[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Jamal Crawford

Quote Of The Game:
"Jamal and Brandon showed good chemistry out there in the backcourt and shouldered the scoring load tonight. Our big guys rebounded well and the numbers show that. 3 double doubles. Any coach would be happy with that." - Pacers Coach Jim O' Brien

Next Game:

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[mfbmike]

Shocker: Ricky Davis Is Unhappy; Asks For Trade

Except for perhaps the most unreasonably optimistic of Pacers fans, anyone following the Ricky Davis situation in Indiana had to know that things would come to a boil, and that Ricky would eventually reveal how he truly felt about coming off the bench.

I doubt even the most pessimistic of fans would've expected it to happen this soon though.

The pivotal moment happened last night, after Davis clocked just 10 minutes in the Pacers lopsided win over the Knicks.

Davis, who was acquired from the Clippers in an early season trade a year ago, said he would not accept being a reserve.

"I'd rather be traded before I do this again," Davis said. "I can't be effective playing this way. I'm not used to it. It's tough for me."

Just one game into his new role, and the guy is already sounding like a manic depressive.

Davis has been quietly shopped around the league by Pacers GM Larry Bird for the past week or so and sources close to the team say the Pacers are very close to a trade agreement involving Ricky.​

 

[Vinsane]

Bye-Bye Ricky!

 

[mfbmike]

Kaman's 30 Not Enough To Push Pacers Past Celtics

Starting Lineups:
Jamal Crawford (81) PG (89) Rajon Rondo
Brandon Rush (79) SG (92) Ray Allen
Anthony Randolph (80) SF (94) Paul Pierce
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (99) Kevin Garnett
Chris Kaman (89) C (78) Kendrick Perkins

(22-14) 107

vs

110 (21-13)

Brandon Rush shows love to the home crowd after a big 2nd quarter bucket.

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Gerald Green drives baseline and throws one down hard.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|30|30|20|27|107
BOS|30|19|29|32|110[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
C. Kaman|30|12|3|1|2|14-24|0-0|2-2
J. Crawford|19|2|7|2|1|5-14|1-4|8-11
B. Rush|18|3|2|1|0|6-12|0-2|6-6
R. Wallace|12|6|3|2|1|4-9|0-0|4-6
A. Randolph|10|16|3|5|3|4-10|0-1|2-4[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
R. Allen|19|4|3|3|0|7-19|5-11|0-0
P. Pierce|16|6|5|0|0|6-15|4-5|0-0
R. Rondo|16|5|14|3|0|6-13|0-0|4-4
J.R. Giddens|12|1|1|1|1|3-4|0-0|6-8
K. Garnett|12|9|5|4|2|6-14|0-0|0-0
T. Allen|10|4|5|0|0|5-9|0-1|0-0
K. Perkins|10|9|0|4|0|5-9|0-1|0-0[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Rajon Rondo

Quote Of The Game:
"We got off to a good start in the 1st half and took an 11 point lead into halftime. They came out of the half aggressive. Ray and Paul knocked down a series of big shots that got them back into it. They also got big time production out of their reserves. With Ricky not suiting up tonight and everyone putting in extra work because of Danny's injury, fatigue looked to be setting in as the game progressed." - Pacers Head Coach Jim O' Brien

Next Game:

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[Len B]

Did not expect to see Crawford, Kaman, Sheed, and Ricky D in Indiana when I showed up here. I'm surprised team chemistry hasn't hit -134 They must be partying it up like crazy in rural Indiana.

-Real bad news about Granger
-Thabeet is ownage (sorry)

 

[mfbmike]

Kaman and Ricky came over early in season 1.

Crawford came over in the offseason and Sheed earlier this season.

Yeah, this Pacers team has certainly been overhauled. lol.

Chemistry is right at 50%. Winning games certianly helps with that. lol.

 

[MRN]

Yes, I love it, Brandon Rush is a beast.

 

[mfbmike]

Davis Gets His Wish; Pacers Get Younger

The Indiana Pacers and Washington Wizards have agreed to a trade that will rid the Pacers of a disgruntled Ricky Davis after losing his starting position to sophomore guard Brandon Rush.

The Pacers will receive guard Javaris Crittenton and forward Olesky Pecherov in the exchange, with the Wizards acquiring Ricky Davis and the Pacers 2010 2nd round draft pick.

"This trade strengthens and energizes our backcourt by giving us a young guard in Javaris who can help us now and in the future with his athleticism," Pacers GM Larry Bird told reporters after the news of the trade surfaced.

The Wizards patch up a hole that was left in their rotation after they traded away Deshawn Stevenson to the T'Wolves a season ago for Corey Brewer. While Brewer has performed well for the Wizards, the Wizards only true shooting guard on the team was Nick Young up until this point. The Wizards also clear up a logjam at the point where Gilbert Arenas, Mike James, and Juan Dixon cover most of the minutes.

Crittenton, taken 19th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2007 draft, arrived in Memphis in February 2008 as part of the Pau Gasol trade. He was then traded to Washington in Decomber 2008 in a three team deal involving the Hornets and Grizzlies involving Antonio Daniels and Mike James.

"Crittenton has shown flashes of his ability in Los Angeles, Memphis and Washington," Bird added. "He just needs a solid opportunity to prove himself. He'll get that chance here. He also gives us a different look in the backcourt with his size."

Sources out of the Pacers organization say Pecherov will see very limited play time in Indiana and will more than likely have his team option declined at the end of the season as he was only added to the deal so that the deal would work financially.​

 

[ATL Jones Bro]

Very nice trade. I like Crittenton. Davis not so much.

 

[mike3]

Yeh Crittenton should be good for you guys, i was using wizards yesterday and this guy can really play, he was awesome for me

 

[Mit]

Liking the deal.

 

[mfbmike]

Reserves Join In The Fun As Pacers Embarass League Worst Nets

Starting Lineups:
Jamal Crawford (81) PG (85) Devin Harris
Brandon Rush (79) SG (89) Vince Carter
Anthony Randolph (80) SF (76) Jarvis Hayes
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (78) Yi Jianlian
Chris Kaman (89) C (76) Brook Lopez

(22-15) 123

vs

93 (11-25)

Javaris Crittenton shows he can get above the rim as he rises up for 2 of his 15 points in his Pacers debut.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|31|34|34|24|123
NJN|21|23|29|20|93[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
J. Crawford|35|2|4|3|2|12-18|4-5|7-7
G. Green|19|2|4|1|1|6-10|1-1|6-7
S. Williams|16|10|2|1|4|8-10|0-0|0-0
J. Crittenton|15|0|2|1|1|7-15|1-1|0-0
B. Rush|14|2|4|1|0|5-9|2-3|2-4
R. Wallace|10|4|4|1|3|4-7|1-1|1-2[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
V. Carter|22|1|5|1|1|10-25|0-5|2-2
C. Douglas-Roberts|16|1|1|0|0|6-13|1-2|3-3
Y. Jianlian|12|8|4|1|2|4-8|0-0|4-4
B. Lopez|12|8|2|2|0|5-8|0-0|2-2[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Jamal Crawford

Quote Of The Game:
"I came into tonight's game hoping to get a couple minutes here and there. Our guys (starters) jumped way out in front and we (reserves) got more playing time than expected off the bench. I wanted to be productive out there and make a good first impression." - Javaris Crittenton

Next Game:

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[goDawgs1433]

My boy from SACA, Javarris! Nice to see him doing well for you, I like that deal too.

 

[ATL Jones Bro]

Cr-cr-cr-crawford! Droppin 35 and wet behind the line. Hes crazy good in this game

 

[Mit]

Crittenton tore it up. You absolutely KILLED them.

 

[LC AAU]

Damn, Jamal.

Your team fucking pwns.

 

[mike3]

nice scoring by everyone

 

[Vinsane]

I didn't like you moving Ricky tbh, at least not for that, in return.

Good stuff though in their debut, nice to see Crawford carrying the team!

 

[mfbmike]

Pacers Weekly Stats Update:

Starters:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG|FG%|3PT%|FT%
J. Crawford|18.1|2.3|6|2.6|0.8|.462|.459|.881
B. Rush|7.4|1.1|2.2|1.1|0.7|.446|.362|.860
A. Randolph|9.2|5.7|1.9|1.4|1.3|.456|.225|.730
R. Wallace|13.9|7.7|2.4|1.7|2.1|.437|.345|.764
C. Kaman|15|10.1|2.4|1.7|2.6|.527|1.00|.862[/table]

Reserves:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG|FG%|3PT%|FT%
S. Williams|8|6.1|1.3|1|1.7|.515|.000|.600
G. Green|5.1|1.3|1|0.5|0.3|.473|.461|.795
C. Quinn|5.3|0.8|3.3|1.3|0.2|.396|.352|.900
J. Crittenton|3.4|0.7|0.6|0.3|0|497|.357|.735
W. Sharpe|1.3|0.9|0.3|0.2|0.1|.500|.333|.500
Y. Diawara|1|1|0.3|0|0.3|.500|.000|1.00
D. Jordan|1.8|2.2|0.3|0|0.5|.454|.000|.333
O. Pecherov|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
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

T.J. Ford - Golden State Warriors

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk
1/3 @ CLE|20|6|6|6|0
1/5 @ NJN|14|1|6|1|0
1/6 @ DET|20|5|10|2|0
1/9 vs ATL|29|4|9|1|0[/table]

Eastern Conference

Chris Bosh - Toronto Raptors

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk
1/4 @ PHI|37|12|4|0|1
1/6 @ MIA|29|12|6|0|1
1/7 vs HOU|29|13|2|1|3
1/9 @ CHI|19|8|3|2|0[/table]

Weekly Conference Standings Update:

1.

(28-10)

2.

(21-14)

3.

(21-16)

4.

(21-16)

5.

(20-16)

6.

(19-16)

7.

(18-17)

8.

(18-18)

9.

(16-17)

10.

(17-20)

11.

(17-20)

12.

(15-20)

13.

(13-20)

14.

(14-22)

15.

(14-24)

1.

(26-11)

2.

(23-13)

3.

(23-14)

4.

(23-15)

5.

(19-16)

6.

(19-17)

7.

(17-17)

8.

(17-18)

9.

(17-18)

10.

(18-20)

11.

(14-20)

12.

(13-22)

13.

(13-22)

14.

(13-24)

15.

(11-26)​

 

[mfbmike]

Cr-cr-cr-crawford! Droppin 35 and wet behind the line. Hes crazy good in this game

Damn, Jamal.

Your team fucking pwns.

With Granger out, I'm really resorting to scoring with Jamal. How he is only rated 80/81 at this point boggles my mind. His shot is so easy to get down and when he gets hot, you can't stop him. He can put up numbers better than a 90+ could I swear.

I didn't like you moving Ricky tbh, at least not for that, in return.

Good stuff though in their debut, nice to see Crawford carrying the team!

Why not? I probably could've gotten better for him but I tried to make it as if his trade value dropped because of the season ending injury a season ago, and how he was unhappy after losing the starting job. I was working with some other deals, including one involving Keyon Dooling from the Nets which I was really high on, but thinking towards the future made a lot less sense than the Crittenton deal. Plus I've used Crittenton in the past in 2k8 and in 2k9 and he's a fun player to have. Athletic as shit.