Yardbarker: Mike Dunleavy Jr.

The Return Of Mike Dunleavy Jr. Could Happen Soon

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:22:27 -0500

Help might be coming soon for the Indiana Pacers. Mike Dunleavy Jr. who had surgery last spring to remove a bone spur in his right knee has been cleared by doctors to play. It is doubtful Dunleavy will be thrown back into the lineup in the next few weeks as he is trying to get [...]

2009-10 NBA Preview: Indiana Pacers

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:11:23 -0500

Indiana Pacers 2008-09 Record: 36-46 Anticipated Starting Five PG- T.J. Ford SG- Mike Dunleavy Jr. SF- Danny Granger PF- Troy Murphy C- Roy Hibbert Key Reserves: Earl Watson, Brandon Rush, Dahntay Jones, Tyler Hansbrough, Jeff Foster, Luther Head Biggest Strength: Three point shooting Troy Murphy - 45% (last season) Mike Dunleavy Jr. - 42.4% (last full season) Danny Granger - 40% (last season) Luther Head - 39.2% (career) Travis Diener - 39% (last season) Brandon Rush - 37.3% (l...

BDL's 2009-10 NBA Preview: Indiana Pacers

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:30:42 -0500

Once again back is the incredible ... Ball Don't Lie's NBA previews, outlining off-season moves, projecting win totals, spinning tracks and much, much more. It's a fun, hot mess. Right now, the Indiana Pacers.2008-09 Record: 36-46, fourth place in Central DivisionHead Coach/Hair: Jim O'Brien/Cooked halibutKey Additions: Tyler Hansbrough(notes), Dahntay Jones(notes), Earl Watson(notes), Solomon Jones(notes), Luther Head(notes)Key Losses: Jarrett Jack(notes), Marquis Daniels(not...

Manu Ginobili Dunks On Mike Dunleavy Jr.

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:05:00 -0500

Short video but long enough to see Dunleavy get posterized.

Tyler Hansbrough, A Lottery Pick (to Indiana at No. 13)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:57:00 -0500

by Tom ZillerFiled under: Pacers, NBA DraftIn our first true shock of the draft, Indiana picked UNC senior forward Tyler Hansbrough, the most hard-working athlete in the history of hard-working athlete. Yes, Indiana, home of Troy Murphy, Jeff Foster, Mike Dunleavy Jr. and one of the more questionably race-tinged marketing campaigns in memory.Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski had reported minutes before Indiana's pick was announced that the team would be grabbing a different senior, Sa...

Dwyane Wade Dunks On Mike Dunleavy Jr.

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:09:00 -0500

D-Wade shows off some serious hangtime with this smash over Mike Dunleavy Jr.

Day 96 of 170: Ice Ice Baby

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:02:53 -0500

Line of the Night: It was a season high 30 points for Mike Dunleavy (1.25), who in his 13th game back from injury, finally, finally found his shot (not that his fantasy owners were getting anxious or anything). Dunleavy finished 10-18 from the field and 4-8 from three on the night.

White Men CAN Jump!

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:57:32 -0500

I’ve had this post idea in draft-I’m-feeling-too-lazy-to-write-about-it-mode for about a couple of weeks now, but Matt Bonner’s (PF/C, San Antonio Spurs) recent 20-point, 70% FG, 6 trey, 2 steal, no turnover performance versus the Utah Jazz; sort of jump started my writing juices once again. Matt’s performance made me exclaim: “Man! That was one hot [...]

The All Whitey Basketball Team

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:10:31 -0500

We selected a team of all white basketball players from the United States. These are essentially the top twelve American basketball players in the world right now, that happen to be white. Trust us, it was difficult.

NBA Punchlines: Rip Hamilton Criticizes Former Coach Flip Saunders

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:48:55 -0500

Welcome to the Clippers: Rookie Eric Gordon sprained his ankle during his first practice and will miss a week. (L.A. Times)

The Lakers are trying Lamar Odom out at point guard this preseason, in what we are guessing will be a Scottie Pippen type role. (L.A. Times)

Mike Dunleavy Jr. is looking to parlay his breakout season, and prove those wrong who doubted he could be a good NBA player. (Indy Star)

Rick Adelman is installing a new offense, his offense, in Houston. (Houston Chronicle)

Rip Hamilton had a few things to say about his former coach Flip Saunders yesterday at Pistons camp. (Detroit Free Press)

We have a Mateen Cleaves sighting. (Detroit Free Press)

Antonio McDyess is back in a bench role with the Pistons this year and he is comfortable with that. (Detroit Free Press)

The Cavs need Varejao and Pavlovic to snap out of whatever was going on with them last season. (Plain Dealer)

Finally: Ben Gordon signed the one-year tender offer with the Bulls worth $6.4 million. (Chicago Trib)

How to Predict Career Years (Draft Guide sample #4)

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:32:51 -0500

Besides being former Warriors, what do Mike Dunleavy and Jason Richardson have in common? In '07-08, Mike-D and J-Rich shot the ball better than ever before and put up career-high numbers in several categories. In fact, you could say they had "career years," and as a result, their fantasy owners prospered. Since drafting these type of players is essential to winning fantasy leagues, the purpose of this article is to show you that, often times, career years CAN be predicted...

NBA Offseason: Nuggets Should Campaign For Avery Johnson

Tue, 27 May 2008 18:59:46 -0500

After a successful start to his coaching career with the Dallas Mavericks, Avery Johnson was fired earlier this offseason. During his four-year tenure with the Mavs, Johnson went 264-190 with a winning percentage of .735. www.rawsportsblog.com

Key Sequence in Pacers OT Win over Wizards

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:58:02 -0500

David Harrison comes up with the big block on defense and Mike Dunleavy Jr. finishes it with the big 3-pointer to ice the win for the Pacers in Overtime. Just a fantastic game-changing sequence.