Look at the top of the NBA's Eastern Conference standings as this lockout-shortened regular season draws to a close. The top two teams look familiar -- the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat. The third-place team in the East? It isn't the Boston Celtics. It isn't the Orlando Magic. It's the Indiana Pacers. The long-suffering franchise has climbed to a 41-22 record, … [Read more...] about Indiana Pacers net third seed in East with April run
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Indiana Pacers Playoff Primer: Round 1 vs. Chicago Bulls
The time has come. The moment for which the Indiana Pacers and their fan base have been waiting five years arrives today at 1 p.m. with Game 1 of the team's first-round playoff series against the Chicago Bulls, the Eastern Conference's top seed, at United Center. While just making the playoffs, particularly with a season record of 37-45, is a fine accomplishment in … [Read more...] about Indiana Pacers Playoff Primer: Round 1 vs. Chicago Bulls
Pacers Biggest Pre-Season Headlines
A 98-86 win over the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves gave the Indiana Pacers their first pre-season win in four chances. Now, I say lowly regarding Minnesota because they project to be one of the worst teams in the Western Conference. Indiana doesn't get much more love in the projections, but they do have the potential to be a borderline playoff team in the Eastern … [Read more...] about Pacers Biggest Pre-Season Headlines
The Big East’s Battle Tested NBA Prospects
By Paul M. Banks and David Kay During the 2008-2009 season, the Big East set itself apart from any other conference in the history college basketball. It became the first conference in NCAA Tournament history to not only send five teams to the Sweet Sixteen, but also advance four schools to the Elite 8. At one time, eight Big East teams were ranked in the AP Top 25, the … [Read more...] about The Big East’s Battle Tested NBA Prospects
UConn Continues Pipeline to NBA
By Paul M. Banks and David K. In 2006, UConn had five players picked in the NBA Draft. Rudy Gay, Hilton Armstrong, Marcus Williams, and Josh Boone were all chosen in the first round while Denham Brown was selected in the second. This sort of Husky-representation at the next level should come as no surprise as Jim Calhoun has placed 13 players currently on a NBA … [Read more...] about UConn Continues Pipeline to NBA
2009 NBA Mock Draft
By: David K. This begins an interesting few weeks. Now is when we begin to see which underclassmen will be entering the NBA Draft and which will be returning to school. As the decisions are made, it changes the entire layout of the draft. These are my projections as to which underclassmen are likely to declare (below you will see a list of who I think will/should stay in … [Read more...] about 2009 NBA Mock Draft
Marquette-UConn Exchange
By: Quentin and David K. TSB.net’s Quentin and David K. share their thoughts as they watch Marquette’s biggest game of the season, and a true test to see just how competitive MU can be come March Madness. (Q) One minute in and we just heard that Buzz and Tom Crean “played phone tag all day.” Sounds about right for Indiana. (DK) I think I just vomited a little bit in my … [Read more...] about Marquette-UConn Exchange