You guys. It wasn’t a dream. The NBA is still back. Shhh. Stop fist-pumping and -bumping and -twerking so loudly. You might scare the regular season away. There. That’s better. The first week of the 2014-15 season was crazy. There were plenty of exciting games, and even more devastating injuries. There were surprise wins, and [...]
November 5, 2014
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Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. The NBA is back. Like, really back. Not summer-league back. Not FIBA World Cup back. Not training camp back. Not preseason back. Regular-season back. The Hoop Doctors’ totally awesome, not-at-all restrained power rankings back. That’s right. After a months-long hiatus—during which time yours [...]
October 28, 2014
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Lance Stephenson did not want to leave the Indiana Pacers. But it seems they gave him no choice. Shams Charania penned a nice piece over at RealGM, wherein he provides insight into how Stephenson eventually left the Pacers for the Charlotte Hornets. We’ll start with this: Ewing, Jordan, Walker and a stable coaching staff formed [...]
October 23, 2014
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Indiana Pacers’ head coach Frank Vogel has signed a multi-year extension to remain with the team, according to league sources. Vogel has led the Pacers to two consecutive appearances in the conference finals and has eventually developed a good relationship with the city. After falling short once again versus the Miami Heat in the conference [...]
October 8, 2014
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Did you know Derrick Rose has a crystal ball? Me either. Confidence isn’t something the Chicago Bulls point guard lacks. Not out in the open at least. Through two major, ceiling-crippling, season-sacking injuries, he’s always spoke of returning to dominance. To call him upbeat would be a stretch, since he’s extremely stoic and often stone-faced. [...]
October 1, 2014
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Paul George did a dumb thing. Yes, it was dumb. Very dumb. He took to Twitter with his thoughts on the Ray Rice and Janay Palmer situation. It’s a chilling debacle, one which should already know about. Rice punched his then-fiancee, now-wife and knocked her out cold. He was initially suspended two games, but then [...]
September 12, 2014
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August and the NBA don’t together. News is typically slow this time of year, leaving fans and scribes to look for topics of interest and note. When the Kevin Love rumors aren’t flowing and the San Antonio Spurs offense isn’t running like a well-oiled, time-tested machine, that’s a ridiculously hard task. Benny Kriefall of Minnesota [...]
August 15, 2014
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Losing Paul George has apparently clouded the Indiana Pacers’ sense of logical and illogical. According Detroit Sports 105.1’s Matt Dery, the Pacers are still shopping Roy Hibbert and have their sights sets on the Detroit Pistons’ Greg Monroe: [tweet https://twitter.com/dery1051/statuses/498545446940585984] This is—one of my favorite, most frequently used words incoming—weird. Some people might even call [...]
August 12, 2014
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Nothing and no one can replace Paul George for the Indiana Pacers, but they already have their eyes set on acquiring some relief. According to RealGM’s Shams Charania, the Pacers are in play for veteran swingman Shawn Marion: [tweet https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/496757863961075712] Indy’s interest comes after George suffered an open tibia-fibula fracture in his right leg, basically [...]
August 6, 2014
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