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

[mfbmike]

Highlight reel of Gerald's dunk added to the last update.

 

[mfbmike]

Updates coming.

 

[mfbmike]

Injuries:

Josh Howard, who had just returned from a strained MCL only 2 games ago, has suffered a broken toe and will be out once again, this time for 32 days. The injury bug has hit the Mavericks hard as injuries have already hit Dirk Nowitzki, Hasheem Thabeet and Howard this season.

Other News:

- Johnson carries Hawks to 97-84 win over Celtics
- Manu lifts Spurs over Warriors in 97-95 thriller
- Knicks D'Antoni on coaching hot seat
- Heat rally in 4th to defeat Magic
- Lakers retake #1 spot in latest Power Rankings​

 

[mfbmike]

Pacers Weekly Stats Update:

Starters:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG|FG%|3PT%|FT%

A. Miller|13.7|3.2|7.8|1.3|0.1|.434|.192|.779
J. Crawford|17.7|2.4|5.4|2.3|0.6|.454|.435|.896
D. Granger|25.5|6.3|5.7|1.6|1.5|.454|.408|.856
R. Wallace|13.6|7.9|2.7|1.9|2.2|.455|.362|.752
C. Kaman|15.1|9.8|2.4|1.8|2.7|.518|.333|.824[/table]

Reserves:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG|FG%|3PT%|FT%
A. Randolph|10.3|5.9|2.1|1.6|1.7|.490|.269|.752
S. Williams|8.1|6.1|1.3|1.2|1.7|.510|.500|.633
B. Rush|9.6|1.5|2.5|1.2|0.5|.451|.368|.845
G. Green|7.3|2|1.3|0.7|0.4|.445|.397|.781
J. Crittenton|4.6|1|1.5|0.5|0.2|.423|.343|.776
D. Jordan|2.1|2|0.4|0|0.4|.533|.000|.200
W. Sharpe|1.3|1|0.3|0.2|0.3|.388|.333|.500
Y. Diawara|1.4|0.8|0.6|0|0.2|.500|1.00|1.00
O. Pecherov|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-[/table]

Players Of The Week:

Western Conference

Jason Kidd - Dallas Mavericks

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk
2/17 @ PHI|14|3|17|3|0
2/19 @ MIL|23|12|6|3|1[/table]

Eastern Conference

Kevin Garnett - Boston Celtics

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk
2/17 @ CLE|24|11|3|1|5
2/18 vs POR|31|8|3|2|3[/table]

Weekly Conference Standings Update:

1.

(35-20)

2.

(35-21)

3.

(32-22)

4.

(32-23)

5.

(31-24)

6.

(31-24)

7.

(28-26)

8.

(28-26)

9.

(27-27)

10.

(27-29)

11.

(27-29)

12.

(26-29)

13.

(24-31)

14.

(24-33)

15.

(22-34)

1.

(35-19)

2.

(35-20)

3.

(35-23)

4.

(30-24)

5.

(29-25)

6.

(29-25)

7.

(30-27)

8.

(27-28)

9.

(27-29)

10.

(24-31)

11.

(22-31)

12.

(21-35)

13.

(19-34)

14.

(19-37)

15.

(17-40)​

 

[The Messenger]

One of Mike's trades was also to get rid of Tyler Hansborough's black ass.

If you don't count that then that's 5 trades in 2 seasons. Kings made 3 trades this season and them making 2 more next season wouldn't be unrealistic either.

 

[mfbmike]

Blazers Show The Pacers Why They Are The "Best In The West"

Starting Lineups:
Andre Miller (80) PG (83) Jerryd Bayless
Jamal Crawford (81) SG (94) Brandon Roy
Danny Granger (90) SF (82) Travis Outlaw
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (88) Lamarcus Aldridge
Chris Kaman (89) C (89) Greg Oden

(35-24) 125

vs

129 (35-20)

Danny Granger alters his shot in midair to get it past Portland's twin towers for 2 of his team high 31 points.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|OT|Final
IND|22|37|30|24|12|125
POR|34|23|17|39|16|129[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
D. Granger|31|5|5|1|5|10-21|5-9|6-7
A. Miller|18|0|5|3|0|6-15|0-1|6-8
R. Wallace|15|11|2|1|2|6-14|0-2|3-3
C. Kaman|14|11|2|0|1|7-16|0-0|0-0
A. Randolph|11|9|1|2|1|5-9|0-0|1-1
J. Crawford|11|2|5|3|3|4-9|1-3|2-2
B. Rush|10|1|3|0|0|3-5|1-1|3-3[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
J. Bayless|32|1|4|0|1|13-21|3-7|3-3
G. Oden|26|13|0|1|5|12-19|0-0|2-2
L. Aldridge|18|9|2|4|3|9-18|0-1|0-0
B. Roy|17|9|11|3|1|7-15|1-4|2-3
T. Outlaw|12|3|6|1|1|3-9|0-0|6-7[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Greg Oden

Quote Of The Game:
"There really wasn't much consistency from either teams play tonight. We did very well in the 2nd and out of the half and were in a position to get this win tonight but momentum swang their way late, and it carried into overtime." - Danny Granger

Next Game:

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[Deviant]

Goddamn... I've been gone too long. What season are you on now, fucking 5?

Nah, just kidding. Good to see this is still going strong man. I'm always following.

 

[mfbmike]

Developmental Drills (February):

Danny Granger

Challenge Shot: Success!
Block: 79>81
Defensive Awareness: 79>81
On Ball Defense: 81>83

Javaris Crittenton

Free Throws: Success!
Shot 3PT: 73>76
Offensive Awareness: 72>75​

 

[mfbmike]

Injuries:

Nick Calathes of the Pistons has suffered a broken wrist and is expected to be out for 32 days. The rookie out of Florida has impressed the league, averaging 5 assists per game in 22 minutes of play per game off the Pistons bench.

Other News:

- Boozer steps up to help Hawks down Magic 102-92
- Foye is #1 in lastest True Shooting % report
- Gordon helps Bulls beat Bucks; end 13-game skid
- Bryant's 32 helps Lakers roll past Suns
- Luol Deng set to return from stained groin
- Lee scores 22 to help Knicks hold off T'Wolves in OT 114-11
- Baron helps Clippers hold off Heat 96-93​

 

[Archer]

Tough loss v the Blazers .... not gonna get any easier v the Spurs either i dont think.

Lets go Pacers

 

[Mit]

Tough loss, but nice shot by Granger. I lol'd at the twin towers comment.

 

[mfbmike]

Manu's 8 Steals Not Enough To Steal This One From The Pacers

Starting Lineups:
Andre Miller (80) PG (90) Tony Parker
Jamal Crawford (81) SG (81) Wayne Ellington
Danny Granger (90) SF (91) Manu Ginobli
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (99) Tim Duncan
Chris Kaman (89) C (81) Kurt Thomas

(35-24) 115

@

109 (32-24)

Sean Williams sends a weak layup attempt by Manu Ginobli back where it came from.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|34|20|29|32|115
SAN|27|18|32|32|109[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
J. Crawford|30|1|1|1|1|12-17|5-10|1-2
D. Granger|19|7|13|2|2|6-15|2-6|5-7
A. Randolph|15|5|2|0|4|7-7|0-0|1-2
G. Green|15|2|2|0|0|4-6|2-3|5-7
R. Wallace|11|4|1|1|2|5-8|0-1|1-2[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
T. Duncan|26|7|2|0|1|9-15|0-0|8-8
W. Ellington|25|2|1|1|0|12-21|1-5|0-0
M. Ginobli|17|6|9|8|0|7-19|1-4|2-4
T. Parker|11|2|15|1|1|5-10|0-1|1-2
G. Hill|10|1|4|2|0|4-11|0-5|2-3[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Danny Granger

Quote Of The Game:
"We made a lot of errant passes into Danny tonight that Manu was able to intercept. Danny didn't exactly score what he normally does because of this but still had a solid game on the glass and helped other guys get great looks, including Jamal. That basket had to look like an ocean out there tonight. He was knocking down shots in Wayne's face all night." - Pacers GM Larry Bird

Next Game:

​

 

[Flight24]

nice win, spurs are always tough.

 

[mfbmike]

Pacers Outlast The Surging Grizzlies At The Fedex Forum

Starting Lineups:
Andre Miller (80) PG (85) Mike Bibby
Jamal Crawford (81) SG (84) O.J. Mayo
Danny Granger (90) SF (87) Rudy Gay
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (85) Blake Griffin
Chris Kaman (89) C (72) Michael Doleac

(35-24) 115

@

111 (28-28)

Danny Granger catches the Grizzlies defense off guard and soars in for 2.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|30|27|26|32|115
MEM|30|20|29|32|111[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
D. Granger|25|5|4|3|4|11-19|1-2|2-4
R. Wallace|23|8|5|3|1|10-15|3-5|0-0
A. Miller|18|3|8|2|0|7-17|0-1|4-4
G. Green|16|3|0|0|0|6-9|2-2|2-2
C. Kaman|10|10|1|0|5|5-9|0-0|0-0[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
R. Gay|31|7|3|3|2|15-24|1-5|0-0
O.J. Mayo|21|3|4|0|1|9-18|3-4|0-0
B. Griffin|20|7|6|3|5|10-20|0-0|0-0
M. Bibby|17|3|10|3|0|6-18|3-7|2-2[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Danny Granger

Quote Of The Game:
"That team seems like they are right on the brink of something special. This game was a lot closer than the boxscore might show, and we only won by 4 points. They are not to be taken lightly. We only narrowly escaped defeat in this one." - Pacers Head Coach Jim O' Brien

Next Game:

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[FlawLeSs]

wish i would have got in this earlier, i went thru the first 30 pages of the thread and this is the best ive seen..

ill definantly be following and hopefully doing one of my own in the future

 

[goDawgs1433]

Damn, Grizzlies are nice now, outside of Doleac at C. Must have some injuries there.

Keep on going strong, mike.

 

[mfbmike]

Damn, Grizzlies are nice now, outside of Doleac at C. Must have some injuries there.

Keep on going strong, mike.

Nope, no injuries. Miliic was involved in a 3 team trade with me last season. I gave them an expiring iirc.

yea grizzlies look nice. good win

Nice win, Griz are looking like a legit team finally.

I forgot to edit their record, they were 28-28 before this game. But still, very good for a young team. Imagine if they had a solid center. Either way, they are right in the playoff race in the west and weren't as easy this time around. lol.

It's funny seeing Mike Bibby back on the team he was drafted by after all these years.

 

[LC AAU]

Mike your team is rolling :shakehands:

 

[mfbmike]

granger is playen like lbj on this game for u

He was already a potent scorer when I started. I've developed the other aspects of his game to make him my "jack of all trades".

Similiar to an LBJ, yeah. :rockwoot:

 

[mfbmike]

Pacers Weekly Stats Update:

Starters:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG|FG%|3PT%|FT%

A. Miller|13.7|3.2|7.7|1.3|0.1|.432|.172|.787
J. Crawford|17.7|2.3|5.4|2.2|0.7|.460|.437|.888
D. Granger|25.5|6.2|5.8|1.6|1.6|.456|.413|.846
R. Wallace|13.7|7.9|2.7|1.9|2.1|.461|.363|.753
C. Kaman|14.9|9.8|2.4|1.7|2.7|.511|.333|.818[/table]

Reserves:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG|FG%|3PT%|FT%
A. Randolph|10.2|5.9|2.1|1.6|1.7|.495|.269|.737
S. Williams|8|5.9|1.3|1.1|1.7|.506|.333|.644
B. Rush|9.5|1.5|2.5|1.1|0.5|.447|.376|.841
G. Green|7.4|2.1|1.2|0.6|0.4|.454|.424|.781
J. Crittenton|4.6|1|1.5|0.5|0.2|.420|.371|.770
D. Jordan|2.1|2|0.4|0|0.4|.533|.000|.200
W. Sharpe|1.3|1|0.3|0.2|0.3|.388|.333|.500
Y. Diawara|1.4|0.8|0.6|0|0.2|.500|1.00|1.00
O. Pecherov|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-[/table]

Players Of The Week:

Western Conference

Deron Williams - Utah Jazz

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk
2/22 vs PHX|29|6|12|3|0
2/24 @ HOU|35|5|9|1|0
2/25 @ DAL|16|7|7|0|0
2/27 @ MIN|34|4|7|0|0[/table]

Eastern Conference

Lebron James - Cleveland Cavaliers

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk
2/22 vs DET|16|7|9|5|0
2/23 @ PHI|15|6|7|0|1
2/25 vs NO|33|9|9|0|2
2/27 @ TOR|36|11|7|2|1[/table]

Weekly Conference Standings Update:

1.

(39-20)

2.

(36-22)

3.

(34-24)

4.

(33-25)

5.

(33-26)

6.

(32-26)

7.

(31-26)

8.

(29-29)

9.

(28-29)

10.

(28-29)

11.

(28-30)

12.

(28-30)

13.

(25-35)

14.

(24-34)

15.

(24-35)

1.

(37-21)

2.

(37-22)

3.

(37-24)

4.

(33-24)

5.

(32-25)

6.

(32-29)

7.

(30-28)

8.

(28-32)

9.

(27-31)

10.

(25-34)

11.

(22-35)

12.

(22-35)

13.

(22-36)

14.

(20-38)

15.

(19-41)​