Indiana Pacers

Come one, come all, you’re just in time to take part in the first NBA power rankings of the holiday season! This is big stuff, I know, so we’ll get right to it. A lot is happening now that the 2015-16 season is hitting its stride. The Warriors are still the Warriors; the Pacers are [...]

It seems that someone forgot to tell the Houston Rockets that the NBA’s 2015-16 regular season is underway. The early part of 2015-16 has no doubt been weird. Some of the usual juggernauts are juggernauting, but this year’s landscape is rife with early-season underachievers, the fast-plummeting Rockets being among them. Can Houston regain its 2014-15 [...]

NBA Power Rankings are back! After a short delay, the return of The Hoop Doctors’ weekly look at where the league stands is once again ready for liftoff. There are no rules here, so check your need for order at the door. These rankings, like always, are going to change from week to week. That’s [...]

It was a special Sunday of hoops action as two of the NBA’s premiere scorers went head-to-head in Cleveland and provided the entire basketball world one hell of a show. Paul George and LeBron James, epic, epic duel. The stage was Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. From start to finish, both clubs showed no signs [...]

If you liked that dunk from the Lakers’ Julius Randle on Kenneth Faried last night, you’re a definitely going to like this dunk from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope during the game between the Pacers and Pistons. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope decided to show off his athleticism. He drove straight down the lane with no fear for the vicious throwdown [...]

Lance Stephenson knows the 2015-16 Los Angeles Clippers are going to be better than any version of the Indiana Pacers he was a part of. This isn’t a difficult concept, of course. The Clippers have a crap ton of talent on their hands: three legitimate stars in Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan; an [...]

Paul George is primed to have the best season of his NBA career—or so says Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel. Let’s cut right to the chase, with the help of Northeast Ohio Media Group’s Chris Haynes: Pacers coach Frank Vogel says he believes Paul George will have the best season of his career. — Chris [...]

Paul George doesn’t want to play power forward. The Indiana Pacers, it seems, do not care. Head coach Frank Vogel is, per the Indianapolis Star‘s Candace Buckner, planning on trotting out a starting lineup comprising George Hill, Monta Ellis, C.J. Miles, George and Ian Mahinmi when the regular season tips off. That keeps in theme [...]

Roy Hibbert likes that Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott, unlike Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel, played in the NBA. Yessireebob, that’s apparently a thing. The Pacers dealt Hibbert to the Lakers amid the free agency hustle and bustle in exchange for, well, pretty much nothing other than salary-cap scraps. He has noticeably [...]

Pat yourself on the back. Do the self-five. Pound your chest. Hell, play some pocket billiards if you’re into that sort of thing. You deserve it. Because the 2014-15 NBA regular season is over. And you made it. Now it’s off to the playoffs, which begin Saturday. And thank heavens for the brief respite in [...]