By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Derrick Rose just sent a message to the Eastern Conference. The superstar scored 13 points in 20 minutes to help the Chicago Bulls defeat the Indiana Pacers 82-76 on Saturday night in the preseason opener for both teams. Rose, who missed all of last season after tearing his left ACL […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Saturday’s game between the Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers isn’t a typical preseason matchup. Derrick Rose, who has missed the last year and a half with a torn left ACL, is set to play. Danny Granger, the Pacers’ leading scorer for most of the past decade, is back […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor In the Eastern Conference, on talent alone, five teams clearly rise above the rest. Jostling for those top spots in the standings should make for a hotly contested race in what has typically been the NBA’s weaker conference. Let’s take a quick look at how the Pacers match up […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor ISL was among the media that asked Danny Granger on Monday about how his left knee has been doing since training camp started on Saturday. We also talked with Granger’s teammates, who were impressed. When coach Frank Vogel was asked about Granger, he said, “Danny’s looked great.” He then repeated […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS – The usually shy Lance Stephenson stepped up and perfectly encapsulated the unbridled optimism surrounding the Pacers as they prepare to start the 2013-14 season. “We can be great,” Stephenson said. “We’ve got five good players. We’ve got a bench. We’ve got everything that we need. I think […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS – Media day was the annual grab bag of responsibilities over about 150 minutes as all 17 players on the Pacers’ training camp roster scurried around for photographs, signatures, TV spots, online chats, interviews and press conferences. Here are some of the main themes and subplots that emerged […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Below are videos shot by IndySportsLegends.com at Pacers media day on Friday. Hilton Armstrong Ian Mahinmi Donald Sloan Solomon Hill Lance Stephenson Paul George Danny Granger David West Frank Vogel George Hill
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Here are five quick impressions following the Pacers’ annual media day Friday afternoon at Bankers Life Fieldhouse: Granger: Starting doesn’t matter: Pacers forward Danny Granger, somewhat evasively but surely, indicated that whether he re-assumes a starting role does not matter when he returns this season, setting a […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Paul George became the Pacers’ franchise player. He’ll soon be paid like it. George signed a four-year contract extension with the Pacers on Wednesday, with a player option for a fifth year. The deal, which potentially keeps him in Indiana through 2018-19, is believed to include a salary at the […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Sixty-one. Fifty-nine. Fifty-eight, twice. Those are the Pacers’ top win totals in franchise history. Lofty, without question. But heights reachable again now that they’ve assembled perhaps more talent than ever before. During the offseason, president Larry Bird spent around $58 million – not counting an impending extension for Paul George […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Comedian Mike Epps says he’s trying out for the Pacers. There’s a joke in there somewhere. Late last night, Yahoo! Sports reported that the Pacers agreed with All-Star small forward Paul George on a multiyear contract extension. Instead of becoming a restricted free agent next July, George is apparently close […]
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