Author: Tyler Smith

Remembering “Slick” Leonard

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — For the last seven years, I’ve been blessed to write for Indy Sports Legends.  When I think of actual legends of Indiana sports, Bobby “Slick” Leonard is at the very top of the list. Slick Leonard passed away on Tuesday at the age of 88 years old. Since […]

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To Tank, or Not to Tank?

By Alex Golden (@AlexGoldenNBA)ISL Contributor With 21-games left for the Indiana Pacers this season, they currently sit as the 9th seed of the Eastern Conference. They have a two game lead over the 10th seed Bulls, and are just three games back of the 4th-seed Hornets. With T.J. Warren out for the season, Myles Turner […]

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Hoosiers land transfer Xavier Johnson

By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — Mike Woodson cannot be stopped or contained. The new Hoosiers coach has been on fire in his first 10 days on the job. The majority of the IU team has already decided to stay after talking with him, Hoosier legend Dane Fife was hired as an assistant, and now… […]

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Golden: What’s wrong with the Pacers?

By ALEX GOLDEN (@AlexGoldenNBA)ISL Contributor INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers under Nate Bjorkgren have not been fun to watch. The beginning of the season gave us a false hope, and after trading Victor Oladipo, the team has regressed more and more after each game. Am I blaming this all on Bjorkgren? No, not at all. […]

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Mike Woodson introduced as IU Mens Basketball Coach

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — It wasn’t the flashy hire that many people wanted, but the flashy hires don’t always work out.  Despite his lack of college coaching experience, Mike Woodson is more than qualified and more than capable to lead the Indiana men’s basketball program.  It could be a train-wreck. It could […]

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Hoosiers and Pacers continue to play the waiting game

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — If you’re a fan of both Indiana teams, you’ve been through a lot over the last several years.  Neither the Hoosiers or Pacers have won a post-season round in quite some time. And now? They’re both in a holding pattern of sorts.  One team is still looking for […]

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Next 7 games will determine a lot for the Pacers

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS —  Other than an actual playoff series, you won’t find a more important seven-game stretch than these next seven for the Indiana Pacers.  These first seven games of the second half could have major implications for the franchise.  At 16-19, the Pacers are still just 2 1/2 games behind […]

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At the break, Pacers are a hard team to predict

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — We usually have a good grasp of a team by the time the All-Star Break rolls around. That is not the case this season for the Indiana Pacers, (or several other Eastern Conference teams for that matter.)  After Thursday’s loss to the Denver Nuggets, the Pacers limp into […]

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Colts have their QB- what comes next?

By ADAM RIPBERGERISL Contributor INDIANAPOLIS — The search is over, and the Indianapolis Colts have their new QB.  After trading a third-round pick in 2021 and a conditional second-round pick in 2022, the Colts have reunited Carson Wentz with Head Coach Frank Reich. Ever since the Super Bowl ended, rumors were swirling about the Eagles […]

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Smith: Please stop comparing Nate to Nate

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — It’s only natural for fans to make comparisons in sports and overreact to the present moment. Being isolated for much of the past year probably hasn’t helped that cause.  Some fans were even upset that the Pacers went 0-3 in the preseason, or that Goga Bitadze looked bad […]

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Smith: Hoosier nation deserves more than this

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor It’s year number four in the Archie Miller era, and the seasons have really started to blend together.  Night in and night out, it feels like we are watching the same exact game, over, and over.  The majority of Hoosier fans aren’t even expecting the “glory days” type of results […]

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