By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — On New Year’s Eve of 2020, the Indiana Pacers defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers to improve to 4-1 on the late-starting season. Things were looking pretty promising under new Head Coach Nate Bjorkgren. But a lot can happen in a calendar year. Since that day, this “little team” has […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Christmas season is the season of joy and cheer. The NBA season has been anything but for Indiana Pacer fans. And the current 13-seed in the Eastern Conference continues to have no direction or identity. If you had a Christmas wish-list for this “little team”, what would […]
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By TYLER SMITHISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — On Tuesday afternoon, The Athletic confirmed what we’ve all been thinking: A Pacers rebuild could be on the way. After a lackluster 10-16 start, and with a roster that can’t get healthy or find a way to gel together, the writing has been on the wall. And according to […]
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By TYLER SMITHISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Another small crowd, another no-call, and another close loss. That’s been the unfortunate formula for this Indiana Pacers team to start the season. They’ll continue trying to turn things around, but Wednesday night looked like the same movie on a different day. We knew it would be a challenging […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — There’s a lot we still don’t know about this Indiana Pacers team 20 games into the season. But one thing is certain: They’ve got to figure how to win more close games. Indy has already lost six games by four or fewer points, and that doesn’t include the […]
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As a reminder, Purdue FNF (Fan NonFiction) is a column that I’ll be writing intermittently throughout football and basketball seasons to provide you with some commentary from a Purdue fan. While I am a Purdue fan, I do try to remain unbiased and at times will throw accolades or criticism as I see fit as […]
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By ALEX GOLDENISL Contributor INDIANAPOLIS — After going 2-2 on the West Coast Road Trip, Indiana came home and took care of business against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Pacers were 6-8 and momentum indicated that this team might be turning things around. Indiana had three winnable road games ahead of them against New York, Detroit […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, IND — Mike Woodson and Dane Fife on the sidelines. The roar of the Assembly Hall crowd. Things felt right again in Bloomington on Wednesday evening. And despite a rough night at the foul line, the Hoosiers prevailed with a 76-74 victory over a good St. John’s team. Trayce […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Myles Turner deserves your attention. I know, I know, he’s had good stretches before in his career, only to fall back into some old patterns. And I know the “Sabonis over Turner” fans and the “stop shooting 3’s and get in the paint” crowd want to see more […]
Continue ReadingBy ALEX GOLDENISL Contributor In this week’s column, we will look at games from the past eight days. The Indiana Pacers faced Brooklyn (FRI), Toronto (SAT), San Antonio (MON), New York (WED) and Portland (FRI). With a underwhelming 3-7 start, it’s hard to love anything about this team right now, but there are still a […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers finally put together a full game on Monday night against the San Antonio Spurs. They scored 43 points in the 1st quarter, which bumped them up to 2nd in the entire NBA in 1st quarter points average. They even won the third quarter for the first […]
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