For someone so skinny, somehow Reggie Miller’s shadow has engulfed Danny Granger. The Pacers’ high-scoring forward has his best opportunity yet to step out of it. Granger has taken many big shots during his seven-year career, but he’s known as a scorer who lacks a signature moment or performance in a big-time game. He now […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Touted by the Pacers as much more than a quality backup, D.J. Augustin hasn’t even been that. He’s been a major negative, and it’s easy to see why he’s relegated to Frank Vogel’s doghouse. He can’t make any shots, his turnover rate is high, and his defense is a joke. […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Pacers have contacted representatives for free agent swingman Mickael Pietrus, his agent confirmed to IndySportsLegends.com Wednesday. Earlier in the day, the team announced that Danny Granger was expected to be out as long as three months with patellar tendinosis in his left knee. Should Indiana decide to bolster its […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent By the time the Indiana Pacers return home Saturday, they will have flown a rough triangle across the middle of the United States – from Indianapolis down to San Antonio, over to Atlanta and then back up to Minneapolis. They will have faced a pair of opponents who traditionally spell […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor If money doesn’t grow on trees, why is there a giant redwood with dollars all over it standing in front of Paul George? That tree sprouted quickly, right about the time the Indiana Pacers released a statement saying Danny Granger would be out indefinitely with continued soreness in his left knee. One man’s […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent As the Indiana Pacers open a new season this evening on Halloween, it’s worth pausing to consider what a frightening position the franchise once occupied. When Donnie Walsh left in 2008, a steady degradation of the roster left Mike Dunleavy Jr. as the second-best player on the team. The ghosts […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent After a season of stunning success, the Pacers spent money like a super PAC on steroids this summer. Huge contracts landed on the doorsteps of Roy Hibbert and George Hill, and no expense was spared in overhauling the bench. It was Indiana’s most lavish offseason in nearly a decade. Clearly, […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Not since 2004, coming off a 61-win campaign in which Jermaine O’Neal finished third in MVP voting and Ron Artest was named Defensive Player of the Year, have the Indiana Pacers anticipated a season as much as they do this one. Back then, Donnie Walsh said Indy had a legitimate […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – A trying stretch of six years without a playoff series victory ended last season. Now, the Indiana Pacers want more, and they believe major changes to the bench will help them advance even further in the postseason. At the team’s annual media day, Indiana spoke boldly and often about […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The Pacers are poised to reach the top of the heap in the Eastern Conference within the next few years. This offseason will decide if they’ll ever get there. Indiana challenged Miami before losing the second-round playoff series 4-2, and the Pacers aren’t afraid of the Heat now. Boston is aging and […]
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