By ROSS WEBER ISL Correspondent Note: The author will be a senior at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis this fall. He has been a big sports fan his entire life and is the sports editor of his school’s newspaper. He has grown up in Indiana and was part of the Diversity Sports Media Institute at IUPUI […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Here’s a breakdown of the Pacers’ 2013-14 schedule, released Tuesday night. SEASON OPENER IN INDIANA: What better way to tip off a championship run than with the first game at home? The Pacers will face the Orlando Magic and Victor Oladipo, who starred an hour down the road at Indiana […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Last season, the Pacers were on ESPN or TNT four times. This year, they’ll make 10 appearances on those networks. In all, the Pacers will have 17 nationally televised games in 2013-14. • Nov. 6: Indiana vs. Chicago, 7 p.m. (ESPN) • Nov. 9: Indiana at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. (NBA TV) • Nov. 20: Indiana at […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The quintessential dog days of summer run from about July 15 to August 15. On the NBA calendar, the lazy period is pretty much mid-August to late-September. So get ready. The lull is approaching. The Pacers limited their opponents to 52.4 percent shooting within five feet of the basket last […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Here’s a look at what we know of the Pacers’ preseason schedule so far. The team should get around to releasing the full slate within the next week or so. Expect no more than two additional games, with at least one more at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. In the meantime, below […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Larry Bird’s being honored with a 15-foot-tall statue at Indiana State. Turns out all his years of honing a stone-faced expression made it easy on the sculptor. I loved Saturday’s trade for multiple reasons. Not only was it a metaphoric house-cleaning of last season’s biggest mistake (Gerald Green), but they’ve […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Indiana Pacers finalized a deal for forward Luis Scola, sending Miles Plumlee, Gerald Green and a 2014 first-round pick to the Phoenix Suns. The trade was officially announced Saturday afternoon. “Luis will be a very important asset to our team and to our bench,” Pacers president of basketball operations Larry Bird […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Despite being mostly set, there were several uncertainties on the Pacers’ plate heading into the offseason. They weren’t sure about the composition of the front office, didn’t have a lot of money to spend and needed to upgrade the bench. The one sure thing was that David West would be […]
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By JOSHUA CHAPMAN ISL Correspondent Note: Joshua Chapman is a 16-year-old aspiring journalist who loves sports, especially the Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Eagles. He will be a junior at Lindblom Math and Science Academy on Chicago’s South Side. He is also the sports editor of Lindblom’s newspaper, The Talon. He met Indy Sports […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Larry Bird’s dry sense of humor is quite amusing at times. George Hill withdrew from this week’s USA Basketball mini-camp in Las Vegas due to a scheduling conflict. Should the Pacers’ front office be disappointed? Arguably not, since it only means fewer miles on the tires and just one less […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Pacers don’t have much left to spend in free agency to round out their roster. They have $2.15 million of their mid-level exception remaining and the option to sign guys for the veteran’s minimum. Based on the team’s internal budget, they are only about $2.7 million away from hitting […]
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