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Complete lack of effort
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TYLER'S HOUSE - At least the Pacers didn't wait until the fourth quarter to tire down against the Bobcats.
They looked like they were full of southern food the way they moved up and down the court in their blowout loss to the Bobcats, who were on a seven-game skid.
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Can the Pacers have their games be three quarters?
2 days ago by
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THE `HOUSE - The Pacers need the NBA to change all games to just three quarters because they took the final quarter off the second straight game.
Their fourth-quarter disappearance came a quarter after they held Cleveland to 11 points and led by as many as 10 points.
To Cleveland...
The streak is over
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THE `HOUSE - I'm starting to wonder how many wake-up calls Jim O'Brien is going to give Brandon Rush before he permanently moves him to the bench.
O'Brien delivered another message to the second-year swingman when he had him riding the pine for most of the fourth quarter...
Time to feed the big fella on a regular basis
5 days ago by
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - I can see my guy Sunshine now, he's going to have a big grin on his face and he's probably going to run down the street kicking his heels together after he reads this.
It's time for the Pacers to make Roy Hibbert more of a focal point on offense...
Make it four in a row
8 days ago by
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THE `HOUSE - The Pacers would be a playoff team if they played the Celtics at Conseco Fieldhouse on a regular basis.
Danny Granger's first half shooting kept the Pacers from getting blown out and Dahntay Jones' aggressiveness put them over the top in the second half.
Jones...
Three in a row
11 days ago by
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THE `HOUSE - It didn't take long for me to get an "Earl Watson needs to be the starter" comment.
It took two quarters for somebody to contact me.
Calm down, it's only one game.
What Watson's 16-point, six-rebound performance showed was that Pacers coach Jim...
Not a bad start for Hansbrough
16 days ago by
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THE `HOUSE - Tyler Hansbrough definitely didn't disappoint in his first game.
The rookie out of North Carolina doesn't look for style points when he plays.
He just wants to get the job done.
Hansbrough looked like a fullback when bullied his way to the basket for 13 points...
Ford and the defense
17 days ago by
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NEW YORK - I went over to the Knicks locker room to catch up with former Pacer Al Harrington before Wednesday's game.
The Knicks coaching staff had a message written on the dry-erase board:
"We will score at will if we run and move the ball."
The Pacers didn't...
Just look at the body language
18 days ago by
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THE `HOUSE - The Pacers might want to find the "Passion" and "Pride" the franchise proudly talks about before the season gets out of hand.
The body language during Tuesday's smack down by the Denver Nuggets was not good. The lack of energy shows in their play...
Dunleavy, your team needs you
23 days ago by
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THE HOUSE - The Pacers proved once again why they need Mike Dunleavy in their beat down on Friday.
The Miami Heat forced the Pacers to play a slower tempo and they didn't allow them to get open shots.
The Pacers aren't a team built on being able to create off the dribble...
An early message sent to Ford and Rush
25 days ago by
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ATLANTA - Yeah, we can say the Pacers played a legitimate playoff team in their season opener.
That's letting them off the hook too easily, though.
That was a woeful defensive performance against the Hawks.
Defense was optional in the game. Taking care of the ball was, too...
A look at the Eastern Conference
26 days ago by
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ATLANTA - The Pacers have a heck of a lineup. That would be a heck of an injured lineup.
The Pacers aren't getting off on the right foot, knee, toe, back or shin this season.
They have their own starting five of injured players.
Danny Granger is the latest Pacer to join the...
Injury update
27 days ago by
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THE `BURBS - All-Star Danny Granger has missed the past two days of practice with a bone bruise in his heel.
There's no need to panic about the bruise, according to Granger. He said the injury isn't serious and he expects to be in the lineup in the season opener against Atlanta...
Pacers fire Daniels
October 24, 2009 by
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Pacers have upset many people with their decision to fire longtime player/employee Mel Daniels.
The Pacers didn't give an explanation other than sending out a brief, bizarre statement from team president Larry Bird that said:
"Mel was a great basketball...
Missing: A second scoring threat to go with Granger
October 21, 2009 by
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THE 'BURBS - ESPN analyst Jon Barry was asked about the Pacers during the network's conference call Wednesday.
Barry, who spent 14 seasons in the NBA, said the Pacers are an "intriguing" team, but just like other people I've talked to, he believers they are missing...
No comment
October 19, 2009 by
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THE 'BURBS - A Pacers spokesman said team president Larry Bird isn't commenting on the report in Sunday's New York Post surrounding his future.
The spokesman said Bird isn't commenting because he already addressed his future prior to training camp.
Bird said in an...
Latest Pacers rumor
October 18, 2009 by
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THE 'BURBS - I'm pretty sure most of you had same reaction when you read or heard about veteran NBA writer Peter Vecsey's report in the New Yok Post on Sunday that Pacers president Larry Bird plans to leave the organization at the end of the season.
Vecsey, citing two...
Looks like it's going to be Hibbert and Rush
October 16, 2009 by
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THE FIELDHOUSE - The suspense over the starting shooting guard and center position is about to end.
Pacers coach Jim O'Brien hasn't pulled out his permanent marker yet, but he's closed to doing it when it comes to naming his starting center and shooting guard.
O'Brien...
Should the Pacers slow the tempo down on offense to help their defense?
October 15, 2009 by
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THE `BURBS - The Pacers want to play with a lot of intensity on both ends of the court this season.
In order to do that, though, they're going to need to be able to use their bench.
Coach Jim O'Brien would ideally like to have a 10-man rotation this season.
The problem O...
Clippers pick up option on E.J.
October 14, 2009 by
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Eric Gordon knows he'll be with the Los Angeles Clippers for at least the first three years of his NBA career.
The Clippers on Tuesday picked up the third year option on Gordon, heading into his second year.
NBA rookie contracts for first-round draft picks guarantee the first...
Diener checks in from China
October 11, 2009 by
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Travis Diener checked in again to give you guys an update on the team's trip to Taiwan and China.
The first game went extremely well. We played hard and aggressive throughout the whole game. Coach (Jim) O'Brien was pleased with our effort.
Roy (Hibbert) probably played his...
G'town coach: Roy's big game no shock
October 08, 2009 by
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Roy Hibbert's big game raised some eyebrows.
The second-year center had 20 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocked shots as the Pacers rolled Denver 126-104 Thursday morning in Taiwan.
Hibbert's college coach, rather than being shocked, sees it as an example of the 7-2 center...
Diener checks in from Taiwan
October 07, 2009 by
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Pacers point guard Travis Diener was nice enough to check in from Taiwan to give everybody an update on how the trip is going.
I'll have a bowl of fruit loops and a glass of orange juice as I watch the Pacers take on the Denver Nuggets bright and early Thursday morning.
Talk...
Solo starting - for now
October 02, 2009 by
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THE FIELDHOUSE - Jim O'Brien said we shouldn't read too much into Solomon Jones starting over Roy Hibbert on Friday because he plans to switch up the starting lineup throughout the preseason.
That's easier said than done, especially when three projected starters - T.J...
Hibbert has some competition
September 30, 2009 by
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THE `BURBS - Roy Hibbert may have ended last season as the Pacers starting center, but the second-year player has to continue to get better if he expects to start this season.
Just as he did during the team's media day last week, coach Jim O'Brien said starting positions are...
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