Camp is around the corner

THE `BURBS - You can begin the countdown to the start of training camp now that Labor Day has come and gone. The players should start trickling into town for workouts at the Conseco Fieldhouse since camp is less than three weeks away. That's right, less than three weeks (that's nothing considering it's been almost five months since the regular season ended) until the Pacers attempt to end their three-year playoff hiatus. The Pacers wrapped up their final roster spot by signing point guard A.J. Price to multi-year contract. You better hope this isn't another case of J.W. 2006 (the Pacers gave James White, a second-round pick in 2006, a two-year guaranteed contract then cut him in training camp). Team officials want to keep the 15th spot open in case they need to go out and sign another player down the road. We could use this space to debate which team had the best offseason. That wouldn't do the Pacers any good since they weren't one of the top teams in...