Passion. Pride. Pacers: An Indiana Pacers Association

Sweet game by Granger. The Suns struggled inside. I guess Shaq even would have struggled with Jahidi White on him, he just doesnt fit into the Suns game .. so no plus points for Hibbert imho, Dalembert might have limited him to 8/8 either.

Keep it up!

Granger was great, Hibbert was solid, you totally locked down Shaq, perfect

Good win on your home court. Peterson and Frye played great off the bench.

Thanks a lot man. Peterson hit 2 straight three's right off the bench so he was bound for a good game.

Sweet game by Granger. The Suns struggled inside. I guess Shaq even would have struggled with Jahidi White on him, he just doesnt fit into the Suns game .. so no plus points for Hibbert imho, Dalembert might have limited him to 8/8 either.

Keep it up!

Probably right, I'll keep starting Hibbert and see if he can progress. But I have a 76ers game coming up so I'll start Dalembert to face his old team, plus that should be when T.J. Ford returns!

Granger was great, Hibbert was solid, you totally locked down Shaq, perfect

Thanks a lot man Granger really helped us in the 4th with his 5 fouls.

Hey guys. Just thought I'd give you all a head's up...

If you take a look at our calender for [rul=http://forums.nba-live.com/viewtopic.php?f=92&t=66970&p=1069728#p1069728]December[/url] it says that we will be playing Toronto followed by Philadelphia.

Well, I've decided to play both game instead of my normal "Play one, Sim two," because we are expecting to get T.J. Ford back a day after Toronto and I wanted to play a game with him before I start simming again.

And also, Dalembert will be starting at Center against his former team! Look out for the updates guys!

New Orlean's Trade 2-Time NBA Champion James Posey for Portland's Jamaal Tinsley



New Orleans, Louisiana- In an attempt to get a bacl-up behind Chris Paul, the New Orlean's Hornet's agreed to terms with the Portland Trail Blazer's to ship off James Posey in exchange for Jamaal TInsley. Posey, who has been on 2 Championship teams (The Heat and the Celtics) will look to bring his veteranship to the much younger Portland Trail Blazers.

James Posey is averaging 12.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.7 assist's and 1.3 steals.

For New Orlean's, back-up point guard Antonio Daniel's seem's like a bust as he is only averaging 2.5 points and 2.6 assist's per game- but what can you expect when you play behind Chris Paul? The acquisition of Tinsley will forsure deepen their backcourt which consists of Paul, Stackhouse and Bonzi Wells. However, the thought of TInsley getting any significant minutes behind Paul is still uncertain.

Tinsley is averaging 3.9 point per game and 1.4 assist's per game as he joins his 2nd team after being traded from Indiana.

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"GRANGER, PACERS GET BEST OF RAPTORS AT HOME"
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Indianapolis, Indiana- What a game for both team's in which former Raptor, Morris Peterson went up against the team that first drafted him into the NBA. The result of this game showed that Morris Peterson still got it.

Coming off the bench, Moe Peterson scored 24 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and had 3 steals as the Pacer's beat the Raptors at home. Many figured that Moe Pete would start the game but he was held back from Head Coach Jim O' Brien as he stated, "Brandon Rush is our starting shooting guard no matter what the circumstance."

Roy Hibbert got his 2nd straight start after being benched with the acquisiton of Sam Dalembert and boy did he take advantage yet again as Hibbert had 14 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocked shot's. His counter-part, Samuel Dalembert, came off the bench and put in 6 points to go with 13 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. "Roy is a great kid," Sam stated after the game. "I'm not mad at all that I play behind him, as long as we win, I'll do whatever it takes."

Speaking of blocked shots, the Pacer's put together a block party as they ended the game with 9 blocked shot's on the night!

Rookie, Wade Henry put on a solid game in which he came out with 14 points, 9 rebounds and 2 steals. After replacing Troy Murphy, this kid has been nothing but amazing ever since Draft Day. Not exactly and All-Star but a role player who wil be a great piece to the Pacer's for a long time.

Which bring us to Danny Granger.

Granger put on a clinic as he continues to be the vocal point of this offense. Giving the crowd a performance of 29 points, 5 assists and 2 steals, Granger is slowly working his way up to super-stardom. "coach told me at the beginning of the season that I was going to be the guy to take this team to the top," Granger said after the game, "Tonight was just a glimspe of what's to come. These guy's are great and I wouldn't want to play with nobody but them."

Now for the unlucky bunch, the Toronto Raptors shot a better percentage than the Pacer's but just couldn't close them out when it counted the most.

Anthony Parker led a bunch that shot 50% from the field with 19 points and 3 steals. They could take this loss as revenge seeing that Toronto beat the Pacer's in their home opener earlier in the season and Indiana came by to return the favor. Of course, the Pacer's did have a different line-up back then.

Along with Parker, the Raptors featured 4 other player's who scored in double digits. Andrea Bargnani scored 18 points and Chris Bosh had 14 of his own. "They played there hearts out," Bosh said after the game, "We just couldn't keep em close- especially in the 4th quarter when Granger and Peterson were going off on us, and we paid the price for it."

Shawn Marion scored 13 points along with 8 rebounds and 4 steals and Jarvis Hayes added 12 points.

Jose Calderon was the real leader of this team as he dished out a game high 15 assist's! In the 1st quarter, Calderon already stacked up 7 assist's so this shouldnt've came as a surprise to most people.

Overall, the Pacer's remain as one of the top and most surprising team in the NBA today as they are currently first in their division and conference.

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TOR || 28 || 25 || 24 || 22 || 99
IND || 28 || 28 || 25 || 26 || 107

TOP PERFORMERS


Danny Granger, SF Pacers

Points: 29, Reb: 1, Ast: 5, Stl: 2, Blk: 0


Chris Bosh, PF Raptors

Points: 14, Reb: 9, Ast: 3, Stl: 5, Blk: 0

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T.J. Ford, PG Pacers | Broken Wrist | Out | 1 Day | Not In-Game

You just had to beat the Raptors. Realistically, I think it's pretty much impossible to unload Tinsley unless you're getting an equally terrible contract. Statisically it seems like a terribly lopsided trade with Tinsley averaging scrub numbers and Posey putting up really good role player numbers. It's a good trade for you, but it's getting awfully crowded at the wing positions.

You just had to beat the Raptors. Realistically, I think it's pretty much impossible to unload Tinsley unless you're getting an equally terrible contract. Statisically it seems like a terribly lopsided trade with Tinsley averaging scrub numbers and Posey putting up really good role player numbers. It's a good trade for you, but it's getting awfully crowded at the wing positions.

What do you mean? I unloaded Tinsley a long time ago to the Blazers. It was the Blazers who traded Tinsley for Posey, I had no say in that trade deal.

Oh that was my bad... 2k9 has been known to pull off some god awful trades I guess... I just never thought it would commit such a blatant robbery.

Oh that was my bad... 2k9 has been known to pull off some god awful trades I guess... I just never thought it would commit such a blatant robbery.

Tell me about it. Earlier this season, the Bulls traded Ben Gordon for TREVOR ARIZA! I mean Ariza is great but not on the same level as Ben Gordon.

With Ford Back, Indiana Now Faces Another Injury
December 8, 2009



Indianapolis, Indiana- With the return of T.J. Ford to the line-up, the Indiana Pacer's believed they would be a much stronger team now that they will have a full line-up. However, during the teams practice, the team faced a nasty site when shoting guard, Brandon Rush collapsed on the floor in pain holding his leg. It appeared to be a major injury that could've sidelined him for the amount of time Ford was but doctors and personnel concluded that Rush suffered only a strained hamstring and that he should still be able to play.

However, full recovery was not guaranteed for 2 weeks which mean's Rush will be contributing less as he will look more towards resting and healing that leg rather play hard and possibly injure his leg even further.

This, to many others, was an ironic injury as it happened just hour's after Ford was announced to be full healed and ready to play against their next game against Philadelphia. Many are wondering how will this affect his status on the roster and Head Coach, Jim O' Brien has stated that, "Rush will remain the starter. As far as I'm concerned he can still play- however, if I do notice anything weird in his game or see him uncomfortable then I will pull him."

Rush averaged 13.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.4 steals this season with Indiana.

Updates on the Rush injury will arise as soon as more information has been given.

Ouch.... Being a Brandon Rush fan it sucks to see him hurt. Hopefully this means more time for Rodney Carney, who I'm also a fan of.

Ford gets healthy, Rush gets injured... Tough break.. Also being a fan of Carney, hoping he sees mote minutes noe.

Yet another win. Good game against the Raps. tough loss in Brandon. But hell, I didnt even know you have Carney on your roster. This kid can shoot the three, dunk the ball and collect thefts. Lets get him some minutes

If you have Carney, come on, play the kid Nice win.

Nice association. Carneys portrait looks funny

Ouch.... Being a Brandon Rush fan it sucks to see him hurt. Hopefully this means more time for Rodney Carney, who I'm also a fan of.

Carney is actually playing behind Granger and he's getting decent minutes. I have Rush still starting and Peterson right behind him.

Ford gets healthy, Rush gets injured... Tough break.. Also being a fan of Carney, hoping he sees mote minutes noe.

Tell me about it. I was shocked myself, I didn't know players could get injured during a scheduled practice lol.

Yet another win. Good game against the Raps. tough loss in Brandon. But hell, I didnt even know you have Carney on your roster. This kid can shoot the three, dunk the ball and collect thefts. Lets get him some minutes

Yeah he's pretty amazing. I'm trying to give him more minutes but it's hard with all these other scorers on the squad.

If you have Carney, come on, play the kid Nice win.

Will do!

Nice association. Carneys portrait looks funny

I don't have a picture of Carney up?

In 2K9 I mean

In 2K9 I mean

Oh right on man.

Hey guys, I know it's been awhile sinec I've last posted but I've been real busy with work and commuting from Oakland to SF and working late and all that. But just so you all know...

I'm still keeping this going. I'm committed to this chise and it will continue once I have the time. So don't give up on this yet guys.

we're not giving up mate

Hey guys, I know it's been awhile sinec I've last posted but I've been real busy with work and commuting from Oakland to SF and working late and all that. But just so you all know...

I'm still keeping this going. I'm committed to this chise and it will continue once I have the time. So don't give up on this yet guys.

Good to hear.

Blockbuster Trades Sends Carter Plus 7 More Player's To New Teams
December 8, 2009



In a move that shocked waves through the NBA, the Indiana Pacers, the Orlando Magic and the New Jersey Net's have all agreed on an 8 player swap which higlight's Vince Carter as he now will be playing for the Orlando Magics. Key player's involved in the trade include: Rafer Alston, Courtney Lee, Mikael Pietrus, and Rodney Carney. Here is a closer look at each team's trades:
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INDIANA TRADES- Rodney Carney, Rasual Butler
INDIANA RECEIVES- Mikael Pietrus

The Pacer's don't lose much here. They let go of a younger player who can shoot the three and defend for an older (But still very much young) player who can do the exact same. The only problem I see here is that Pietrus is on a 3 year contract whereas Carney is in the final year of his, so should Orlando release him, they will have a couple million dollars to spend in the off-season. Should Indiana try and release Pietrus, they would still have his contract under there salary cap so the best thing to do (If they decide to not keep him) would be to trade.

ORLANDO TRADES- Rafer Alston, Tony Battie, Courtney Lee, Mikael Pietrus
ORLANDO RECEIVES- Vince Carter, Ryan Anderson, Rodney Carney

This trade should put Orlando on the map as one of the top team's in the East. Dwight Howard now get a veteran guard who can make shots for himself and take a lot of pressure off the big guy. Carter is now on a team that has a chance to go all the way and with his addition, they very much might be able to do so this year. The Magic give up Courtney Lee who played great for them last year, however, the decision between Lee and carter was a no brainer for Orlando.

The only downside here is that they lose Pietrus, but Carney is just as young and is just as good as Pietrus.

NEW JERSEY TRADES- Vince Carter. Ryan Anderson
NEW JERSEY RECEIVES- Rafer Alston, Tony Battie, Courtney Lee, Rasual Butler

Losing Carter will be a big load off the Nets' salary cap. The player's they will be receiving can be building blocks for the future. Courtney Lee has definitely proved that he can be a great scorer in the league and with the loss of Devin Harris, the Nets get a great point in Rafer Alston. Tony Battie will most likely be released as he has one year left and will relieve the Net's of $6.33M next year.

Overall, I think the Nets are slowly rebuilding this team and they're getting the right part's to do so.

Nice trade, Pietrus is a really good player.

Nice trade, Pietrus is a really good player.

Thanks a lot man. I'm trying to get the Shaq trade to go through and a few more others to try and get real trades that occurred this year so with Ricahrd Jefferson n such. As far as free agent's well that's going to be tough. But i should have an update tonight guys plus more.