By ZACH VOGTISL Contributor The Purdue Men’s basketball program returned a lot of talent from the 2022-23 team. Those returning included National Player of the Year, Zach Edey, their starting backcourt in Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer, frontcourt depth in Mason Gillis, Trey Kaufman-Renn, and Caleb Furst, as well as veteran defensive presence in Ethan […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton made a lot of history in the 2023-2024 season. The star point guard put the Pacers back on the NBA (and Indianapolis fans’) map this season, and his eye-popping stats deserved their own column. The tracker was slowed by injuries a few times, but it’s quite […]
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Photo by: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — It’s time for our traditional “Pacers Resolutions” column. Before we dive in and look ahead to 2024, it’s always fun to look back and see what we wrote at this time the last few years. Here was the final paragraph of the […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — When the Pacers acquired Aaron Nesmith in the Malcolm Brogdon trade in the summer of ’22, most fans and NBA experts were underwhelmed, to say the least. But if there’s one thing we should all know by now: Never doubt a Kevin Pritchard trade. This deal was a […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor It finally happened. The Indiana Pacers franchise finally caught a break and benefited from a decision made by the NBA. Adam Silver wanted to bring importance to November/December basketball, and he did it. The Pacers wanted to take advantage of that opportunity, and they did it. To many teams, this […]
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Photo by: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports By TYLER SMITHISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — When I started covering the Pacers for this website, it was in the back half of the 2013-2014 season. I was thrown right into the playoff fire as the Pacers were the No. 1-seed in the Eastern Conference that year, and in the […]
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Photo by- Petre Thomas- USA TODAY Sports By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — It appears Pacers big man Jalen Smith has avoided serious injury. Smith departed the game against Portland on Monday, and it didn’t look great at the time. Head Coach Rick Carlisle said on Wednesday that Smith has a bone bruise in […]
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Photo by: Steven Erler-USA TODAY Sports By ZACH VOGT (@ZachVogt30)ISL Contributor The 2023-24 rendition of Purdue Men’s Basketball is off to a blistering hot start. A start that is eerily similar to that of the 2021-22 team, which was led by the eventual 5th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Jaden Ivey. A start […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Black Friday. Blue court. The stage was set for a fun night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. I know one team that has enjoyed the new NBA In-Season Tournament: The Indiana Pacers. After defeating the Detroit Pistons on Friday evening, the Pacers improved to 4-0 in tournament play. They had […]
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By TYLER SMITHISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — We are witnessing greatness this season with Tyrese Haliburton. It seems like every week, the rising star gives us one historic performance after another. And the best part? He’s just getting started. In Tuesday’s wild victory over Atlanta, Haliburton joined James Harden as the only players in NBA history […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Pacer fans, you can exhale. After the embarrassing loss in Boston on November 1st, the hot takes and overreactions were in full force from the fan base. A lot can change in a week. Since that game? The Pacers are 4-1, with a few impressive wins, and the […]
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