By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor Years ago, Pacers center Roy Hibbert wanted to help bring fan excitement back to the Indiana Pacers. The city was still in a long recovery process after the brawl in Detroit, and years of losing basketball. The Pacers were barely noticed for many years in the shadow of the Indianapolis […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — As former Hoosier Will Sheehey put it recently, playing Indiana is “Purdue’s Super Bowl.” They acted like it on Wednesday night. The fans created an electric atmosphere, the players played inspired basketball, and the Hoosiers struggled from the word “go.” Purdue opened the game on a […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — This has been a season of streaks for the Indiana Pacers. They started 1-6, then went 6-3, 1-10, 7-4, and now 1-8. Add those numbers up, and you get a record of 16-31. The two stretches of good basketball have been overshadowed by the longer stretches of poor […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor Can Indiana play without a big man? Will this team even make the N.I.T.? Will Coach Crean lose his job? These were the questions many fans were asking about the Indiana Hoosiers earlier this season. They haven’t won anything yet, and there’s still a long way to go. But three […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers lost 26 games all of last season. At the halfway point of this season, they have already matched that total. Injuries and close losses have plagued this season, and Friday was no exception. Andre Drummond made a tip-in with 0.3 seconds left, giving the Detroit […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor Having a history of winning in a program can sometimes be a blessing and a curse. At times, the expectations of fans can become a little unrealistic based on the past. The Indiana Hoosiers’ fan base is large, loyal, and passionate. But is the Hoosier faithful expecting too much from […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The first home game after a Western road trip is always a tough challenge. The Pacers met the challenge, winning in overtime over the Boston Celtics 107-103 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. It was their first overtime win of the season in three tries. It wasn’t just cold outside […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — A lot has changed since last season for both the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers. Both rosters look quite different from the rosters that took center stage in last year’s Eastern Conference Finals match-up. Nevertheless, the intensity of the games between these two clubs is still high. […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers have made a habit of coming back from large deficits this season. Unfortunately, they have still fallen short in many of those games. That was the case once again tonight, and this one probably stung the most. After going on a 21-2 run in the 4th […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers received an early Christmas present on Tuesday night: The return of point guard George Hill. Though he came off the bench and was limited to 21 minutes of action, Hill still led the Pacers with 15 points on way to an impressive 96-84 victory over the […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — The Hoosiers were coming off a big win on Saturday. They have another big game this coming Saturday. Thus, the proverbial “trap game” was in play tonight against New Orleans. Instead of a letdown effort, the Hoosiers put together a balanced attack, defeating the Privateers 79-59 at Assembly […]
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