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

[Archer]

an assist is given to a player when he sets a teammate of his up for a score. rasheed wallace must have set more people up for scores than miller did. moron.

ATTA BOY MIKE.

I loled

 

[LC AAU]

Nice win, don't listen to Zolor, he's a fag Celtics fan.

 

[mfbmike]

Pacers Dish Out Another Blow To The Grizzlies Playoff Hopes

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

(40-27) 115

vs

112 (30-33)

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|28|27|28|26|115
MEM|27|25|34|26|112[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
D. Granger|33|5|2|1|2|9-19|5-9|10-12
J. Crawford|23|3|3|1|0|5-13|1-8|12-12
A. Randolph|11|3|2|2|1|5-9|0-0|1-1
G. Green|11|4|1|0|0|2-7|0-1|7-10[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
R. Gay|26|10|6|3|0|12-28|2-5|0-2
B. Griffin|22|14|2|1|0|11-23|0-0|0-0
M. Bibby|14|4|5|1|0|5-12|4-6|0-0
M. Conley|11|2|6|2|0|4-8|1-2|2-2
O.J. Mayo|10|2|1|3|0|4-8|0-0|2-2[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Danny Granger

Quote Of The Game:
"We got a lot of calls to go our way tonight and practically lived at the line. We kept a lot of their key guys in foul trouble throughout the game to help us get this win." - Jamal Crawford

Next Game:

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[FishStickZ]

Blake Griffin did his thang.

 

[Woy]

Looks like a nice dunk by Granger there, good win.

 

[Mit]

Those Grizzlies defenders look pretty confused in the paint.

 

[mfbmike]

Yeah, the default rosters had Gasol with a sub 70 rating iirc so he had a bench warmer role and was eventually traded to New Jersey for C.J. Miles. lol.

They get a center and they are definite playoff contenders. I've seen cases where Rudy Gay has fallen to free agency so they definitely need to find a way to keep him around and then add an anchor down low and I can see them in the postseason contention. I've managed to beat them twice this season but it's been down to the wire on both occasions.

I used the draft class from the sticky TS for the 2009 draft. For the 2010 draft, I'm more than likely going to put use a list from nbadraft.net or a similar site and create a "realistic" draft class.

 

[Vinsane]

Good win over the Grizz, amazing that they developed that core group. Like TS said, they need a Center.

 

[mfbmike]

Pacers Weekly Stats Update:

Starters:

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

A. Miller|13.4|3|7.6|1.5|0.1|.427|.243|.773
J. Crawford|18|2.3|5.3|2.2|0.7|.459|.422|.891
D. Granger|25.9|6.2|5.6|1.6|1.7|.457|.424|.845
R. Wallace|13.2|7.9|2.9|1.9|2.2|.469|.358|.757
C. Kaman|14.4|9.8|2.4|1.7|2.7|.512|.333|.814[/table]

Reserves:

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|PPG|RPG|APG|SPG|BPG|FG%|3PT%|FT%
A. Randolph|10|5.8|2|1.7|1.8|.500|.241|.726
S. Williams|8|5.8|1.2|1.1|1.6|.514|.333|.633
B. Rush|9.8|1.6|2.6|1.1|0.5|.452|.397|.828
G. Green|7.8|2.1|1.4|0.7|0.4|.456|.426|.787
J. Crittenton|4.7|1|1.5|0.5|0.2|.437|.421|.782
D. Jordan|1.9|2.1|0.4|0|0.4|.516|.000|.285
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

Kevin Durant - Oklahoma City Thunder

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk
3/8 @ NYK|23|8|4|1|5
3/10 @ CLE|45|4|4|3|0
3/11 @ WAS|25|9|1|1|3
[/table]

Eastern Conference

Danny Granger - Indiana Pacers

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk
3/7 vs LAL|42|9|7|1|2
3/10 vs PHI|17|7|5|4|1
3/13 vs MEM|33|5|2|1|2[/table]

Weekly Conference Standings Update:

1.

(44-23)

2.

(42-23)

3.

(41-25)

4.

(38-27)

5.

(36-28)

6.

(36-30)

7.

(36-30)

8.

(33-32)

9.

(33-32)

10.

(32-34)

11.

(32-36)

12.

(30-35)

13.

(28-38)

14.

(28-38)

15.

(24-41)

1.

(42-23)

2.

(41-25)

3.

(41-27)

4.

(36-27)

5.

(37-28)

6.

(35-32)

7.

(31-34)

8.

(30-37)

9.

(29-37)

10.

(29-37)

11.

(26-38)

12.

(26-39)

13.

(25-41)

14.

(23-42)

15.

(21-45)​

 

[LC AAU]

Nice work with Granger for another Player of the Week. Your what, 1.5 games behind first place? Nice work man.

 

[mfbmike]

CB4 Limited To 23 Minutes Of Play Due To Foul Trouble; Pacers Win 3rd Straight

Starting Lineups:
Andre Miller (80) PG (87) Jose Calderon
Jamal Crawford (81) SG (83) James Harden
Danny Granger (90) SF (76) Jason Kapono
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (77) Leon Powe
Chris Kaman (89) C (91) Chris Bosh

(41-27) 106

vs

98 (29-37)

There is brave, and then there is foolish. Raptors rookie James Harden takes it right at Danny Granger, only to have it swatted back.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|31|21|29|25|106
TOR|27|22|16|33|98[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
D. Granger|27|7|4|4|2|8-22|1-6|10-11
C. Kaman|17|8|1|1|2|6-13|0-0|5-5
J. Crawford|16|1|5|2|1|6-15|2-5|2-2
S. Williams|10|4|0|1|0|5-9|0-0|0-0[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
J. Calderon|26|3|5|2|0|8-13|1-4|9-10
J. Kapono|20|5|4|0|0|8-15|2-4|2-4
J. Harden|12|4|6|2|0|5-17|0-3|2-2
C. Boah|11|9|2|0|3|5-6|0-0|1-2[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Danny Granger

Quote Of The Game:
"We might've only shot 41% from the field tonight but when our guys can get to the line as often as they did and make the opportunities count, it makes up for a dismal shooting performance. We shot 26-28 from the line tonight, 40-45 from the line against the Grizzlies a couple of nights ago. If we can have similar success getting to the line and forcing guys into foul trouble against Dwight Howard and the Magic in our next game, that would put us in a great position to gain some ground in the standings." - Pacers GM Larry Bird

Next Game:

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[mfbmike]

Nice work with Granger for another Player of the Week. Your what, 1.5 games behind first place? Nice work man.

With this last win, I'm now a game behind the Heat and 2 games behind the Magic. I really need to get out of the 3rd spot. The Cavs look almost deadlocked at 6th seed (2.5 games behind Celts, 3 games ahead of Sixers) and I'd hate to run into them in the 1st round, despite me leading the season series 2-1. :couch:

 

[mike3]

Nice all round game by Danny Granger and awesome screenshot

 

[mike3]

Kapono's shot is deadly once you get used to it, its real fast

 

[mfbmike]

Free-Throw Line All Sorts Of Charitable For The Pacers

Free-throw shooting is considered to be one aspect of your game that an opponent can control. If you're a good free throw shooting, you would think the opposing team would foul less.

However, in the Pacers last two games, against the Grizzlies and Raptors, they have taken 73 total free throw attempts and connected on 66 of them. Do the math, and that's an almost awe-inspiring 90% success rate from the charity stripe.

In the latest team rankings report, the Pacers are #1 in the league in free throw shooting percentage at 81% on the season, and 2nd only to the Lakers in points per game, averaging close to 109 a game.

Here's an interesting fact. Out of the top 10 ranked teams as far as free throw percentages go this season, all 10 of them average more than 100 points a game. While that doesn't always automatically translate into wins, there is obviously a connection between scoring a lot of points and shooting a good percentage from the charity stripe.

The importance of free throws is sometimes very much underestimated; games have been known to be decided on them, especially when the score is close. Teams who could have sealed the game on free throws can finish with a narrow win or even a loss because of failure behind the line.

Let's just hope the stripe can continue to be as "charitable" as it has been as of late as the Pacers come into the final playoff stretch of the 2010 season.​

 

[Nash]

this chise is amazing mike

 

[LC AAU]

Nice read, playoff time is fun . And another win.

 

[Vinsane]

great article Mike, and keep winning. You don't want none of those Cavs!

 

[mfbmike]

Magic Hand Pacers Demoralizing Loss In Spite Of Granger's Triple Double

Starting Lineups:
Andre Miller (80) PG (85) Jameer Nelson
Jamal Crawford (81) SG (80) Courtney Lee
Danny Granger (90) SF (86) Hedo Turkoglu
Rasheed Wallace (85) PF (83) Rashard Lewis
Chris Kaman (89) C (97) Dwight Howard

(42-27) 114

vs

122 (43-24)

Danny Granger pulled his weight in this matchup, tallying up a triple double with 32 points. Unforunately, it was the Pacers who lost.

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=30em"]|1|2|3|4|Final
IND|24|26|35|29|114
ORL|29|32|28|33|122[/table]

Top Performers:
[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
D. Granger|34|10|11|1|2|13-28|1-5|7-9
B. Rush|16|1|0|0|0|5-10|4-6|2-2
J. Crawford|14|2|6|1|0|5-11|2-5|2-2
C. Kaman|12|7|0|2|4|6-9|0-0|0-0
A. Miller|10|3|4|2|0|5-12|0-1|0-0
S. Williams|10|3|0|0|2|5-7|0-0|0-1[/table]

[table="head;autonumtitle=rank;width=50em"]|Pts|Reb|Ast|Stl|Blk|FG-A|3PT-A|FT-A
M. Pietrus|27|3|5|5|0|10-16|5-6|2-3
D. Howard|22|10|1|0|4|11-19|0-1|0-1
H. Turkoglu|20|7|6|3|0|7-11|3-4|3-3
R. Lewis|18|8|0|1|2|8-19|1-1|1-3
A. Aminu|17|3|2|0|0|8-16|1-4|0-0[/table]

Player Of The Game:

Mickael Pietrus

Quote Of The Game:
"Sometimes you play the best you can and don't get the results you want. They got a huge boost from Mickael and Al-Farouq off the bench. We didn't execute as well as we had been doing so in the past couple of games and it showed out there." Danny Granger

Next Game:

​

 

[mfbmike]

Fixed.

Man, that game was bullshit. Maybe I lost because I'm about to pass out the second I hit my bed. Pietrus is fucking bullshit!