A triple double don’t mean nothing if you can’t hit your free throws.
8p9s (Deleted Scenes)
All the stuff that got left on the cutting-room floor over at EightPointsNineSeconds.com
“ I will be talking about the Pacers this evening on WNDE-1260AM around 5:30PM with Zakk from Indy Sports Nation who is hosting The Drive today while WNDE tries to figure out how to replace JMV.
- Tom Lewis of Indy Cornrows on his plans for the evening. Listen to him. He’s a good dude.
“Indiana Pacers: Their 113-92 home loss to the Dallas Mavericks was Indy’s fifth loss in six games — and the sole win in that stretch was at home versus the Clippers — but the Pacers do play in the same city as Brad’s Brass Flamingo, home of the $10 lap dance. Strip club connoisseurs will realize what a great value that is.”
(Basketbawful’s take on why Pacers fans should be thankful)
The Murphleavy Trade in (2+ Years of) Hindsight →
Excerpt:
“Golden State did get a historic playoff run and a 48-win season out of the pair, and they freed themselves from Murphleavy’s contracts. And the Pacers haven’t won more than 36 games since the trade. Still, the Pacers have solid veterans to bank on (at least when Dunleavy’s healthy), haven’t had nearly as much drama and turmoil, and they appear to be closer to turning things around than the Warriors.”
“ The Pacers are in town, they’ve already taken care of the Warriors once this year; and on a slow night (just four games) this NBA TV offering should be highly entertaining. How entertaining? Indiana’s Danny Granger is averaging 38 points and over 11 rebounds per game in his last three contests against the Warriors. Somehow, that feels about right.
Unlike Moore (see below), Kelly Dwyer is actually suggesting that everyone watch Pacers/Dubs tonight, mainly because this will be one of your last opportunities to watch the Warriors without Nellie and, like Moore, he’s not so much of a Nellie fan.
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Honestly, They Might As Well Bill This As “Pacers-Warriors Shoot-Around”
God, I hate Don Nelson. The end.
Matt Moore’s “reasons to watch” Pacers/Warriors tonight. In his defense, I wouldn’t watch it if I wasn’t a Pacers fan/blogger either.
Dunleavy talks about his return the other night, although, fair warning, he really says next to nothing. Still, it’s just nice to see him sitting around sweaty after a game at this point. Wait a minute? That came out sounding wrong. I don’t mean it that way. Seriously guys, c’mon. I LIFT WEIGHTS. I DRINK BEER. MONSTER TRUCKS. RAWWWWWR.
(hat tip to Indy Cornrows)
“ Mike Dunleavy’s return is likely to alter the way the Indiana Pacers approach their offensive scheme. Dunleavy gives the Pacers their full rotation on the wing and a player who excels in the pass-and-move game coach Jim O’Brien considers critical. As important, Dunleavy’s return from a serious right knee injury allows O’Brien to use a smaller lineup to spread the floor and take advantage of the Pacers’ shooters. How that works likely will begin to take shape during the Pacers’ four-game West Coast trip that starts tonight at Golden State (5-10). The Pacers (6-8) also face Sacramento, Utah and the Los Angeles Clippers. Dunleavy played for the first time this season on Friday, and it didn’t go unnoticed that his first basket of the season come on a backdoor layup, catching a perfect pass from center Jeff Foster.
written by John Rabjohns of the Indy Star (via TrueHoop)
This good ol’ ABA halftime bear ‘rassling fun for the whole family comes to us today via Hardwood Paroxysm.
SLAM magazine’s upcoming issue is its “How-To Issue” and exec. editor Lang Whitiaker breaks down the reasoning behind getting a bunch of NBA players to break down certain aspects of being a pro. They’ve tasked Danny Granger to detail “How To Improve Every Year” feature given his MIP award and continual progress. I’m really, really looking forward to this whole issue and the Granger piece in particular. Buy it.
