IC Cold Links: Tinsley Goin', McRoberts Stayin' and T.J. Ford Tweetin'

by Tom Lewis on Jul 23, 2009 6:23 AM EDT in Indiana Pacers News

There was a big boom heard throughout the land last night which broke the eerie silence from the Fieldhouse.

Turns out the noise was caused by Jamaal Tinsley breaking the land speed record for clearing waivers. Is the Tinsley era really over? It still hasn't hit me and probably won't until I see him working that low dribble in another uniform.

Mike Wells reports that the buyout number is $10.7 million but that it is unclear whether it will be broken up into two years. According to the King of the Cap, Larry Coon, regardless of how the buyout is paid, for cap purposes it is assessed in the same proportion for the same amount of years as the original contract. So, since Tinsley was set to make $7.2 million this year and $7.7 million next year, his cap number should be roughly $5.24 million this year and $5.66 next year giving the Pacers roughly $2 million per year in cap relief.

Tinsley's departure preceded by Marquis Daniels leaving town wipes the roster clean of the Club Rio Trio and those involved in problems at the 8 Seconds Saloon and Cloud 9. Quisy earned back a solid reputation last year and his salary more than these incidents are why he is gone. Additionally, Tinsley was given every chance to earn back the good will of the organization and community and simply made things worse with his play and behavior within the Fieldhouse. Still, the fact remains that the remnants of those local embarrassments are history.

So there are plenty of interesting stories today after the jump. Along with Tinsley's departure, we learned yesterday that Josh McRoberts will be around for a couple more years. Also, T.J. Ford posted a tweet last night that made me stop and think for a minute.

Tinsley resolution brings welcome closure
Bruno's latest Caught in the Web closes the book on the Tinsley era.
Bob Kravitz: Price tag is huge, but worth it
Kravitz takes us on a trip down nightmare lane which is now longer reality but a memory with Tinsley's departure.
Bird finally caved
Mike Wells reacts to the Tinsley buyout after Larry Bird held out as long as possible before having to cash out Tins.
Josh McRoberts happy to stay in town
Josh McRoberts blogs about the relief of signing a contract to stay with the Pacers.
AP: Pacers waive G Tinsley
Cliff Brunt reports on Larry Bird completing his housecleaning chores at the Fieldhouse.
T.J. Ford on Twitter: Life isn't made to be easy.
Hmm, is T.J.:
1. Simply feeling philisophical after a hard day's work?
2. Butchering a Richard Nixon quote?
3. Pondering an update from his agent on trade possibilities?
Source says Sixers looking at Tinsley, Watson
Phil Jasner reports that the Sixers are among the teams interested in an affordable Jamaal Tinsley.
KD includes Josh McRoberts among his top restricted free agents. Of course, this was written prior to Mac's deal was announced yesterday.
Josh McRoberts on Kravitz & Eddie (audio)
Josh McRoberts with Derek Schultz.

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That's a great deal

I figured Tinsley would get closer to $12 mil of his original $15. I mean, it’s not as good as say, PAYING SOMEONE TO PLAY, but it’s a start, or rather, and end to an ugly chapter in this franchise’s history.

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by LukeNukem on Jul 23, 2009 8:09 AM EDT reply actions

Can we please find someone better than McRoberts?

How this guy ever made the NBA is beyond me.

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by BoilerTMill on Jul 23, 2009 8:42 AM EDT reply actions

give him time

If he didn’t come out of school early he would just be finishing college. He’s still a young talent and he at least works hard and does things by the book. I’d rather have these types of players than say a Jamaal Tinsley.

by RIPShea on Jul 23, 2009 9:07 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Seriously?

McRoberts is at least okay. When I watched him last year here’s what I noticed:

Pros-Crashes the boards, throws his bogy around, has decent hands, runs the floor well, seems athletic
Cons-Doesn’t play a lot of D, a little on the skinny side, no dribble moves to speak of, limited array of post moves

All the cons can be worked on. Granger’s improved dramatically as a defender in his three seasons. McRoberts has supposedly already put on some weight (20 pounds?), so there’s that. I don’t think the Pacers will rely on him to score much, and maybe he’ll never be a good low block offensive weapon, but he’s got energy and enthusiasm and you can’t teach that.

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by LukeNukem on Jul 23, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions

"body" not bogy

"You're hitting the wrong person. Don't you know you're hitting Ron Artest?"

by LukeNukem on Jul 23, 2009 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions

I dont know...

how someone can say McBob is bad, we haven’t even seen that much of him… The reson he got the the NBA was because of his work ethic, hes a very hard worker.

He was a little on the small side last year, but apparently he’s put on 20-30 lbs of muscle this offseason with our conditioning coach. he’s a great bench player for the pacers for years to come I hope.

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by SHaFF87 on Jul 23, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions

I just want to know what’s happening with the Celts situation. If it’s a sign and trade, it’d better be for a young athletic player and not Scabs…I mean Scalabrine. If not, then just let Daniels sign without us having to take on more salary.

by Sparhawk on Jul 23, 2009 10:36 AM EDT reply actions

Just heard Wells on radio confirm that Scalabrine won’t be part of a sign-n-trade. Also said the Pacers are taking their time with this and are planning to only have 14 players on the roster this year which means two more spots if you include Watson.

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by Tom Lewis on Jul 23, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions