IC Cold Links: Pacers Ready To Wrap Up Preseason Against Bulls
by Tom Lewis on Oct 22, 2010 6:00 AM EDT
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PrintThe Indiana Pacers finish their preseason schedule tonight when they play the Chicago Bulls at the United Center.
The Pacers have been away from the Fieldhouse since Tuesday getting all of the players acclimated to life on the road before the real roadies kick in during the regular season.
Tonight's game should be a great test against the talented Bulls team, but if Danny Granger doesn't play then we're looking at individual effort again. The good news is that Granger might play or at least could play, although I don't expect him to play unless his ankle is truly 100%.
Personally, I can't watch the young guys play enough but I'm also ready for the regular season. I really enjoyed watching the revamped starting lineup play together earlier in the preseason. They seemed to be coming along nicely when Granger tweaked his ankle. Hopefully they'll continue that trend when the games start to count next week.
After the jump, a few links of interest including stories on the sliding scale for ticket prices and the "watchability" of the Pacers.
- Pacers ticket prices hitting new heights
Mike Wells reports on the Pacers' version of the NBA's sliding scale pricing for game tickets depending upon the opponent. - BDL's 2010-11 Season Previews: Indiana Pacers - Ball Don't Lie
KD puts together a nice, sober preview of the Pacers upcoming season. - Pacers' McCarty glad to be back home again in Indiana
Jeff Rabjohns reports on Walter McCarty coaching in his home state with the Pacers. - NBA Watchability Scale 2.0: Helping You Decide Which Teams To Follow This Season
Mike Prada offers his thoughts on each team's "watchability" as we head into the season. Last year he slotted the Pacers at 24, so at least they're trending in the right direction. -
What This Season Means To … Danny Granger
Jared Wade offers up a thorough breakdown of Danny Granger. - Pacers Season Preview: What To Expect From The Blue And Gold | KentSterling.com
- IN BRIEF: Thibodeau anticipates almost-full crew tonight :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
- Splitter isn't available for opener
Mike Monroe reports that the Spurs won't have Tiago Splitter helping out in the front court for their opener with the Pacers. The game is actually on Wednesday. - NBA approves modifications to instant replay
The NBA's Board of Governors has approved several modifications to its instant replay rules. - Ten days to go for Class of '07 extensions
Marc Stein reports thet the labor uncertainty may increase the pool of free agents from the 2007 draft class.
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Enjoy this season cause we won't have one next year.
I was watching Mike & Mike this morning and they reported Howard Stern said that the owners want to trim team salaries by 38%…that not a typo, 38%. no way the player union agrees to that kinda massive cut…maybe Stern is throwing out that near 40% number to try to bargain down to a 20% cut. Either way a lockout is looming for sure. I guess Stern was talking about team contractsion as well. I wonder which franchises they will remove from the league? Maybe the Pacers if our attendance is in the toilet again. I wouldn’t think so, but who knows. It’s a bad situation this pending CBA, really bad…maybe next year instead of lining up to try out for area 55, people will be lining up to try out for a spot on the team. Lol! I have a nice handle, left or right hand. At near 40 I may be on my way to the NBA. Lol
Confucious say "He who dives for loose balls need proper fitting athletic cup!"
Oops. Lol! Yeah, David Stern. Brainfart.
Confucious say "He who dives for loose balls need proper fitting athletic cup!"
by Wise Master on Oct 22, 2010 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
EVERYTHING the league is putting out right now is scare tactics
Would they like to cut salaries by a third? I’m sure they would. Does contraction make (financial) sense? Somewhat. Do they think either will come close to happening? Not a chance in hell.
٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ The sky is falling!
Do you think there will be an extended lock out?
Confucious say "He who dives for loose balls need proper fitting athletic cup!"
Absolutely
No 11/12 season at all wouldn’t surprise me. Just saying this is a lot more groundwork for whatever eventual compromise than it is things the league things are legitimate options, especially the contraction stuff.
٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ The sky is falling!
Doesn't really seem right.
Yeah, sure the players would still be making millions but to cut their salaries by 40% and taking away their guaranteed contracts seems really wrong and unfair to them. It’s not as though the players get a significantly larger share of the revenue than other major professional sports. The players in all the major american sports make between 50-60% of the revenue, so it’s not as though the amount the players is making is unusual. Heard they wanna drop cost $750 million to $800 million. That’s some serious coin. I feel bad for the players, because I bet this is supposed to be all on them. I don’t like owners and I’m not gonna feel sympathy for their lost of millions when they make billions. I don’t think there will be a lockout because it just doesn’t make sense.
by infinityzero.systemerror on Oct 22, 2010 3:26 PM EDT reply actions
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