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IC Cold Links: The Pyramids, Kennedy Assassination And The Pacers

It's become a crazy season for the Indiana Pacers. For five months, the team teetered on the brink of self-annihilation, slowly sinking to become one of the bottom four teams in the league as players, fans and coaches (especially coaches) wondered what the hell was going on with this team.

As the Pacers wrapped up their fourth win in five games last night against the Pistons, the confusion continues, now in a different direction. Why are they winning now? Don't they don't know it doesn't matter? Depending on tonight's results throughout the NBA, the Pacers could be eliminated from playoff contention after their game against the Wizards tonight. We shouldn't even be talking about playoff elimination at this point. This is the time for the John Wall Sweepstakes! But as Danny Granger regains last season's form, Brandon Rush drops the psycho act, Roy Hibbert avoids foul trouble and T.J. Ford sits on the bench, the Pacers are winning. Just a little late.

Troy Murphy tried to clear things up, only to make things even more befuddled. Murphy said, "There are some things you just can't understand. You can't understand the pyramids, the Kennedy assassination and the 2009-2010 Indiana Pacers." That sums it up.

What I do understand is that the Pacers are finally playing with a little chip on their collective shoulders as they've become recommitted to defense while taking advantage of the opposition's trend to "overlook" their game against the blue and gold. Granger actually becoming efficient on offense again as changed everything as well. Coach Jim O'Brien reiterated again Tuesday that he won't play players based on preparing for next year. It's still only about winning.

"We get paid to win," O'Brien said. "I'll play the guys I think give us the best chance of winning. Flat out and simple. There won't be any deviating from that."

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Funny thing is....

This isn’t at all surprising. The Pacers will always find a way to screw things up. We’ll end up with the #9 pick, another mediocre player and we will head into next season with everyone talking about how well we played at the enD of the year.. Sound familiar? JOB still needs to go and if LB drafts Cole Aldrich (I don’t care where) he should be fired on the spot. This team is running on a treadmill… Getting nowhere fast.

Why buy the cow, when you get the sex for free?

by return2greatness on Mar 24, 2010 7:59 AM EDT via mobile reply actions  

what about tanking karma?

In an effort to find a silver lining yesterday, I was wondering if there’s any way that this winning is a good thing. Well, people always complain about tanking and the integrity of the game and all that crap. Maybe the fact that we keep playing hard and winning will give us good lottery karma.

Ok, probably not, but it’s a thought.

"If you don't [draft me], I promise you I'll come back and kick your ass for the next 15 years."

by psvirsky on Mar 24, 2010 8:47 AM EDT reply actions  

I'm on board..

Although I wish Price and McBob would get more minutes. I’m not sure why Watson is still starting. It’s not rocket science, if Price is going to be our future then why isn’t he getting the majority of the minutes?? Because we have so much to play for? What a joke.

Why buy the cow, when you get the sex for free?

by return2greatness on Mar 24, 2010 10:55 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

Karma

I’ve now hitched my wagon to the lottery karma. It’s the only thing that we have left.

by STLPacerFan on Mar 24, 2010 8:50 AM EDT reply actions  

yay an excuse to keep JOB around next year

can’t even lose when we need to. I have been against tanking all year but it is now past that point.

not playing the future and we are winning = eliminating any chance we don’t suck for the next 5 years.

by dbcb on Mar 24, 2010 9:08 AM EDT reply actions  

We play to win!

O’Brien’s right! Too bad he can’t think of the big picture! Lose a few more games this year to get an all-star calliber player and win a whole bunch more for the next decade…. if O’Brien gets another extension then it’s official, we’re in Hell.

by B-Huse on Mar 24, 2010 9:09 AM EDT reply actions  

haha I like how JOB finally knows how to win when it’s at the end of the season (see last year) and kisses goodbye a high lottery pick. Where’s all the lineup changes that we saw at the beginning of the year with odd matchups?

/Can this organization get anything right?

by Sparhawk on Mar 24, 2010 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions  

remember in semi pro where the entire goal of the team was to win 4th place?

how this years pacers team has a bigger goal of finishing 10th in the conference. Ive already prepared my body in mind for our 9th draft pick this summer so I mite as well enough these wins while their actually happening. btw you can catch me at conseco fieldhouse chanting the “10th Place” chant during the beat down of the Wiz in front of a crowd that will surely only consists of me, my cousin, roy hibbets mom and 300 other people, go pacers!

If Youre not First, Youre Last

by drsuessrunner07 on Mar 24, 2010 1:44 PM EDT reply actions  

Whatever happens happens

Hopefully it’s something that can improve the franchise quickly, if it’s not, well, we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.

I just think it’s silly to not increase A.J.‘s minutes on the concept of winning. Wins and losses will take care of themselves, lord knows we’re going to be the Wiz by 40 tonight, but we all know Watson’s not going to be back next year. Why not give A.J. a push into the offseason so he can improve in the areas he needs to improve in? I’m not entirely on board with getting Watson a paycheck somewhere else.

by Nathan S. on Mar 24, 2010 4:10 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah, all we are doing is making sure Watson gets a bigger paycheck somewhere else next year rather than make developing some of the guys that are sticking around for awhile like AJ and McBob.

And I do like Watson for the record.

by Sparhawk on Mar 24, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

i dont mind the winning as much as I hate the fact we aren’t playing certain players lots of minutes

by dbcb on Mar 25, 2010 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

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