By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Brothers James and Penda Kopwe, natives of Tanzania, East Africa, followed the NBA for years but never attended a game. When they finally decided to go, they chose basketball country. They chose Indiana. The two attended Game 3 of the Eastern Conference playoff series between the Indiana Pacers […]
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This was the Roy Hibbert everyone was expecting to emerge. Indiana’s 7-foot-2 center had 19 points and 18 rebounds to help the Pacers defeat the Miami Heat 94-75 on Thursday night and take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 second-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Hibbert has had great expectations placed on him because Chris Bosh, Miami’s […]
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From Butler Athletics INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — Sophomore Roosevelt Jones, who helped lead Butler to a stunning victory over previously unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Indiana, has been named Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week. The weekly award, for games played Dec. 10-16, was released by the conference office on Monday (Dec. 17). Jones, a 6-4 […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I’ve covered a lot of events over the years. Butler’s 88-86 overtime win over Indiana on Saturday was one of the best. The electricity at Bankers Life Fieldhouse was incredible, and the fact that it was at a neutral site made it even more exciting than it would have been […]
Continue Reading-LeBron James is averaging 30 points and 12 rebounds in the series against the Pacers. He leads all playoff scorers with 28.4 points per game. -Danny Granger is shooting 6-for-24 from the field in the series and has committed 10 fouls. Paul George is shooting 5-for-16 from the field and has committed 10 fouls. -Indiana […]
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From Butler Athletics INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — In response to the recent Big East Conference realignment announcement and the news that Butler is a potential candidate to join the Catholic 7 universities in a new athletic league, President James Danko issued the following statement: I greatly respect”and agree with”the collective conviction of the Catholic 7 to […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I wrote earlier this season that Paul George had golden opportunity when Danny Granger went down. He’s finally starting to seize it, being named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week. As Danny Granger continues to heal, George is becoming that guy the Pacers have needed. If Granger is even […]
Continue ReadingHere are my random thoughts as the Pacers enter Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Miami Heat: -LeBron James is REALLY strong. The television announcers during Game 2 said LeBron, while playing power forward, was moving David West out of his comfort zone. Let me repeat. Somebody physically moved David West out of his comfort zone. […]
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The thought that the Pacers could ever rule Indianapolis again or even regain the respect of their fanbase was laughable a few short years ago. Indiana had four straight losing seasons without a playoff berth and the franchise was still reeling from the brawl between Pacers players and Detroit Pistons fans. Indiana’s fans bailed – the Pacers have been […]
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ISL’s Ben Fahrbach took shots of the Purdue-Notre Dame game Saturday at the Crossroads Classic. Notre Dame defeated Purdue 81-68. The Irish look like a very good team that could win some games in March. Purdue is a young team that has the talent but has to get it together. Check here for ISL’s coverage […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Founder Give Larry Bird credit. When many criticized his run as team president and said he had it all wrong as he rebuilt the struggling Pacers, he remained focused. Every time I asked him, ‘Larry, do the things the fans say bother you?’ he’d always say he’s got a job to do, […]
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