0 comments by Bart D on 4/14/2016
Ah, the NBA playoffs. The beer over a fire pit on a Friday in June. “What did you do on Friday night? We went out to the strip.” “Grabbed a six pack and sat by the fire ’til I fell asleep under the stars.” “That sounds horrible.” “Well, you don’t get it, then.” There’s nothing […]
0 comments by Bart D on 4/6/2016
If you’re the sort of person who believes in karma … good for you. I mean, if someone says anything mean about you believing in it, you assume something bad’s going to happen to them, so I’ve got to stay positive here. You also probably think the Indiana Pacers had this coming this year. After […]
CHARLOTTE, NC – OCTOBER 29: Al Jefferson #25 of the Charlotte Hornets reacts after a play during their game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Time Warner Cable Arena on October 29, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 108-106 in overtime. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
0 comments by Bart D on 3/31/2016
In case you haven’t noticed … which makes stumbling upon the blog all the more random for you… the NBA season ends in a few weeks. Teams are down to their final 7-10 games. The playoffs will be great because they’re always great, but a host of matchups could add to the intrigue. So if […]
0 comments by Bart D on 3/30/2016
The Chicago Bulls were dead to rights Tuesday night. Losers of four straight, including two to the languishing Knicks and one to the perpetually awful Orlando Magic, they trailed the Indiana Pacers in their home gym late in spite of easily putting in more physical effort over the course of the game. At three games […]
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0 comments by Bart D on 3/22/2016
The mediocre road paved with cheap pea gravel at the bottom of the Western Conference just turn to hot coals for the Dallas Mavericks and became a little less jagged for everyone else with Tuesday’s announcement of a season ending meniscus tear for forward Chandler Parsons. Parsons was hitting the Renaissance portion of his comeback […]
0 comments by Bart D on 3/21/2016
“I’m not promising a championship. I know how hard that is to deliver. We’re not ready right now. No way. Of course, I want to win next year, but I’m realistic. It will be a long process, much longer than it was in 2010. My patience will get tested. I know that. “ — Lebron […]
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Times once were that the NBA had cornered the market on the pro sports conspiracy theorist community, one that believed that the NBA was run by a cabal of shadowy people who ensured an easier path and alignment with mega stars for larger market teams while the middle and lower tier media markets were left […]
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MARCH 7: Kawhi Leonard #2 of the San Antonio Spurs handles the ball against Paul George #13 of the Indiana Pacers in the first half of the game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on March 7, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using the photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
0 comments by Bart D on 3/7/2016
It felt at times like a weekly golf league where you draw the guy who’s a +25 and you have to give him strokes on every hole, but so long as you don’t intentionally start hitting them in the ravine, you should win the match. Then, you go on jacking 3-foot tap in putts, shank […]
0 comments by Bart D on 3/3/2016
Sometimes, you spend years flirting with the girl and eventually, after a few crusty relationships, she comes available and isn’t the firecracker she was at 22, but it doesn’t matter because you still have those eyes for her all the same. Ty Lawson’s acrimonious-at-best stop in Houston, which happened this past off season with much […]
NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 25: Ty Lawson #3 of the Houston Rockets goes to the basket against Dante Cunningham #44 of the New Orleans Pelicans on January 25, 2016 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images)
0 comments by Bart D on 3/2/2016
Someone put sugar in the Rockets’ gas tank from the beginning, and it sputtered somewhere before it even got out of the atmosphere. Ty Lawson reached a buyout settlement Monday, meaning a productive point guard is on the market late in the season free to go where he wants. Lawson is not the easiest piece […]
CLEVELAND, OH – FEBRUARY 29: Monta Ellis #11 of the Indiana Pacers shoots over LeBron James #23 and Timofey Mozgov #20 of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the first half at Quicken Loans Arena on February 29, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory copyright notice. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
0 comments by Bart D on 2/29/2016
Two teams entered, not 24 hours removed from being called out by teammates for not having the requisite toughness and lamenting how other playoff teams do. So one of them was going to look “tougher” by default, which means “one would win because they have to.” In what was a mildly controversial ending only if […]
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Rarely is there a phrase in the English language more disagreed upon than “it’s all messed up” or some variation of that phrase. To one guy, the car just needs new tie rods and brake pads and she’ll be up and running in no time; to someone else, the car needs new tie rods and […]
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 28: Joe Johnson #2 of the Miami Heat in action against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2016 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: user expressly acknowleges and agrees by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
0 comments by Bart D on 2/28/2016
As far as national sports news goes this past week, “Joe Johnson signs with the Miami Heat” probably registered just slightly below whatever Johnny Manziel ate for lunch on Wednesday and several notches below “holy hell, did you see what Steph Curry did THIS week?” but probably, there was no more significant event in the […]
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – FEBRUARY 24: Myles Turner #33 of the Indiana Pacers high fives fans after the win against the New York Knicks on February 24, 2016 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Rob Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
0 comments by Bart D on 2/24/2016
I was one of them, I’ll admit. You probably were, too. If you weren’t, congrats, but understand that you are rare. When the Indiana Pacers selected Myles Turner in the 2015 NBA Draft, if you were like most of us, you scoffed. If you were a Pacers fan, you face-palmed. If you were me, you […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – FEBRUARY 19: The Indiana Pacers celebrate after the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 19, 2016 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)’
0 comments by Bart D on 2/19/2016
The fist pump from Myles Turner as the clock ran to triple-zeros said it all. Finally, in a close game, the Indiana Pacers decided it was in their best interest to close it out, against the team with the third-best record in the league, no less: 101-98 over the Oklahoma City Thunder. It’s important not […]
