Game Thread #5: Washington Wizards vs. Indiana Pacers
by Tom Lewis on Nov 6, 2009 2:00 PM EST
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PrintWashington Wizards at Indiana Pacers, Nov 6, 2009 7:00 PM EST
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| Novermber 6, 2009 - 7:00PM EST | ||
| Conseco Fieldhouse | ||
| Radio: 1070AM WFNI TV: Fox Sports Indiana | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Gilbert Arenas | PG | T.J. Ford |
| Randy Foye | SG | Brandon Rush |
| Caron Butler | SF | Dahntay Jones |
| Fabricio Oberto | PF | Danny Granger |
| Brendan Haywood | C | Roy Hibbert |
The Indiana Pacers will celebrate Mel Simon and the 10th Anniversary of Conseco Fieldhouse when they host the Washington Wizards tonight. Hopefully the celebration will continue through the final buzzer and the Pacers can come up with their first home W of the season.
For a Washington perspective, check out Bullets Forever.
Leave your thoughts and observations in the comments.
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Go Pacers!!!!!!
I gotta feeling…that tonights going to be a good nite
If Youre not First, Youre Last
Weird that the Fieldhouse is 10 today
Your kids grow up so fast…sniff. Seriously, though, I was checking out some of the pictures of the Fieldhouse and I hope that it looks that full again.
Pacers starting a win streak tonight :)
Nick Young is starting, not Foye
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
Could really use a win tonight
But it won’t be easy.
A win here puts us in position to get back to .500 next June when we play a game again. It may be hard to get the kind of Boston win we got last year, but with New Jersey and New York after that…hey, the optimist in me says 5-4 is not impossible. Just need to win tonight.
Still no official word on Hansbrough yet, is there?
I hope he plays as well as his commercials
I really like his puppy commercial – I’m sorta sensitive that way
If Hansbrough
Makes me say “WOW.” then he’s done his job for the night. I know where my dog is, so I don’t need him to find him for me tonight, haha.
Roy's Automatic Hook
Getting us off on the right foot. Looks like the Wiz are going to be hitting shots.
Oh yeah
Danny’s over 10,000 minutes. Congrats, Danny. Wouldn’t mind him piling on a couple ten thousand more.
Good to see Danny go to the line
Maybe attacking the rim will help take his mind off the shooting slump.
They had Smits
On the pregame show, and since Croshere is working for FSI, I imagine he was probably considered a part, but I’m not sure who else.
I liked their ball movement early on
But when Danny comes in, is caught by two defenders, has to throw it out to Ford, who does whatever Ford does and the team commits their first turnover…gotta do better.
That's something I can't stand from Ford...
he drives, realizes he’s stuck and then passes to the opposing defender. Both he and Jack both did that. Frustrating.
Hey - so Austin is part of the Pacers tv crew now?
That’s cool – I know he’s probably wishing he was playing though.
Gotta think
that is gonna get better. Danny’s percentage disregarding the first game must be pretty low
If Hibbert keeps this kind of production up JOB will have to stop saying that Roy’s not good enough to run the offense through.
99-00 players
Looked to be limited to Rik Smits, Jeff Foster, and Austin Croshere. A smidge bit disappointing…
They should've tried to invite Antonio Davis
I know he wasn’t on the team, but I’m not sure anyone would’ve noticed.
I believe it was last year
That he was let go.
He was told to not do his job anymore because he wasn’t doing his job very well at some point between the middle of last season and summer.
So just curious
How does everyone plan to spend their three weeks between tonight’s game and the Warriors game?
Wizards...
Are doing really well on the offensive glass. I don’t know the numbers, but it seems they’re getting a lot of second chances…
250+ players down
Only one player stands in front of Danny for the three point record.
Yeah, I don’t think he’ll get it…
Terrible final possession.
I know it’s an anniversary night, T.J., but you don’t need to remind us of Travis Best.
Just can't argue with the production
From the rooks. Hansbrough has really impressed me. I’m pretty close to just closing it out with a WOW, but we’ve still got about five more minutes.
That block should count
Because it was a really good block. Nevermind the play was whistled dead or anything…
Hansbrough checking out.
May be done, but finishes up with 13 points and 5 boards. And a smile. In fourteen minutes? Yowzers.
This team is going to be a headache this year I can tell
Especially the more they have games like these with good defense and a positive free throw.
Kidding me
Favorite Conseco Fieldhouse memory was Reggie retiring!? It was soo the Finals appearance…
Weird huh?
Still – the whole “For the past 18 years, I have been truly blessed, not only as a Pacers, but as a H-h-h-oosier” I got teary eyed.
Guess Rush Done?
Not worth coming back in due to ankle?
I'm no commie, but the Reds shall be the best again!
I didn't think we'd get to have this kind of game
After the Denver game. I thought we’d be doing an awful lot of scraping this year. But aside from the opener, there haven’t been any close games this year. I’m glad we can be on the winning side of a 20-point game.
I don't know
If anyone here has read the book Can I Keep My Jersey? by Paul Shirley, but I’m reading it now, and I doubt I’ll ever be able to watch McBobs or any other 12th man the same way again in their mindset coming in in this situation.
Fun game
Loved the D. Loved the team stepping up. We are starting to see a little cohesion. Now if Danny can start hitting his 3’s watch out!
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