Pacers in the news

[Truth Detector]

Didn't somebody get raped last week at a Pacer's home?

Apparently that has now been topped. I'm looking for a link.

It's funny that IU got rid of Sampson for some ill-timed phone calls but the Pacers keep these thugs. Pacer fans better hope for a sudden clean up or for extremely long lives for Mel & Herb because David Simon will dump these losers as soon as the team is his.

Can't say that I blame him.

[Truth Detector]

Shawn Williams?

Apparently his friend has been arrested for murder.

[Truth Detector]

Here's a link.

Go Pacers!!

[indyracefan]

...hey, they've got a new logo to live up to;



Yes, apparently a 20-year old girl was raped in Marquis Daniels home over the week-end, though he is not a suspect (I believe he wasn't even there). I haven't heard of the latest Pacer incident though sadly it really doesn't surprise me. Is it any wonder Jermaine O'Neal wants out of Indy?!

Although it's not a very popular thing right now, I still remain a fan of the Pacers. Not necessarily the roster but the team as a franchise. I wish Donnie Walsh would smack Larry Bird around a little and let him know that this isn't the kind of players or activities that this franchise was built on, and it's not the type of players or actions the city will embrace and get behind and support.

[Truth Detector]

What's odd is that I've lived on my own as long as some of these Pacers have been alive yet I've never had anybody raped at my house and there's never been a murderer arrested leaving my house in my car.

Maybe I don't get out enough.

[indyracefan]

What's odd is that I've lived on my own as long as some of these Pacers have been alive yet I've never had anybody raped at my house and there's never been a murderer arrested leaving my house in my car.

Maybe I don't get out enough.

...I used to get out an awful lot and still do my share today. However to add to your list;

* I've never shot anyone or been involved in a shooting at 'any' kind of bar. And I used to go to those so-called 'Gentleman' clubs quite regularly in my 20's (admittingly I was in a couple of fights but no shootings).

* Never been pulled over and had weapons or drugs found in the vehicle or any of it's occupants.

* Never provided vehicles or houses for friends that were really thugs, gangsta's or drug dealers.

* never involved in a chase that resulted in a shooting after leaving a night club (well no shootings anyway...I do recall a chase or two though).

[dog-ring]

Do you suppose Donny took offense when Bird was hired and is just letting him hang himself ? This is waaaaay too much The Simons have to be going balistic.......

[PDC]

What is their attendance lately? I honestly don't know. 3 or 4 thousand?

[Qdoba Addict]

Abdul's thoughts on the situation (Abdul is a black conservative Muslim attorney talk show host here in Indianapolis):

YOU CAN TAKE THEM OUT OF THE HOOD, BUT…
I have never been a big Indiana Pacers fan and I would assume not a lot people in this town are now either. My interest has always been passive at best, but now with the latest news that a murder suspect was arrested after leaving the home of Shawne Williams is the latest nail in the coffin. This follows news this week that a sexual assault occurred at the home Marquis Daniels.

To be fair, neither player is accused of committing a crime, but they are guilty of bad judgment. I would suspect that both WIlliams and Daniels have made the mistake that is not uncommon amongst some black athletes. They have a talent that gets them out of the hood but they make the mistake of taking the hood with them. Someone who was getting in trouble at 30th and Post Road will probably still be getting in trouble when you move to Hendricks County, so perhaps it’s best to leave them where they are.

For some reason there is this belief that if you are black and become successful you have some duty or obligation to bring every Tyrone and Teniesha along with you. That is most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. People who tend to get in trouble when they are poor also tend ot get in trouble when they come into contact with wealth, only the trouble is more expensive. And individuals like Williams and Daniels would probably do well to leave the hood where it belongs.

It’s days like this I thank God the only hood I know is on the back of my Land’s End jacket.

http://newstalk1430.com/pages/1622896.php

[MoparsRule]

What is their attendance lately? I honestly don't know. 3 or 4 thousand?

Indiana Pacers

*** 2008 Indiana Pacers Attendance ***
(Complete through Wednesday, February 27th)

From The Sports Network

-------------- 2008 ---------------
SEASON
GAME ATTENDANCE TOTAL AVERAGE
1 16,212 16,212 16,212
2 12,887 29,099 14,550
3 10,122 39,221 13,074
4 12,748 51,969 12,992
5 12,143 64,112 12,822
6 12,447 76,559 12,760
7 11,577 88,136 12,591
8 14,002 102,138 12,767
9 11,603 113,741 12,638
10 11,435 125,176 12,518
11 10,381 135,557 12,323
12 10,437 145,994 12,166
13 10,265 156,259 12,020
14 11,583 167,842 11,989
15 14,960 182,802 12,187
16 10,186 192,988 12,062
17 10,797 203,785 11,987
18 11,501 215,286 11,960
19 14,015 229,301 12,068
20 12,572 241,873 12,094
21 13,734 255,607 12,172
22 13,172 268,779 12,217
23 11,288 280,067 12,177
24 14,130 294,197 12,258
25 13,603 307,800 12,312
26 13,096 320,896 12,342
27 11,930 332,826 12,327
28 10,468 343,294 12,261
29 10,556 353,850 12,202

Not very good.

[PDC]

They're averaging 12,000? That's much better than I thought. I wonder how many are actually in the seats.

[MoparsRule]

Ouch, just found this...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22902535/

2007-08 NBA Average Attendance (from ESPN.com)
1 Detroit 22,076
2 Chicago 22,025
3 Cleveland 20,406
4 Dallas 20,252
5 Utah 19,904
6 Miami 19,629
7 Golden State 19,434
8 Toronto 19,261
9 New York 19,016
10 LA Lakers 18,997
11 Portland 18,967
12 Boston 18,624
13 San Antonio 18,554
14 Phoenix 18,422
15 Washington 17,680
16 Orlando 17,387
17 Houston 17,328
18 Denver 16,481
19 LA Clippers 16,090
20 Milwaukee 15,424
21 Atlanta 15,239
22 New Jersey 15,207
23 Minnesota 14,652
24 Charlotte 14,347
25 Sacramento 13,854
26 Seattle 13,536
27 Philadelphia 13,016
28 Memphis 12,994
29 New Orleans 12,368
30 Indiana 12,068


I know it certainly doesn't LOOK like there are anywhere near 12k in the stands when I see highlights on the news shows.

[jkg]

I know it certainly doesn't LOOK like there are anywhere near 12k in the stands when I see highlights on the news shows.

It's not half that most nights.

[lutesk]

Surely there's a city somewhere that needs an NBA team that could take them off our hand.

[Hardscrabble]

Abdul's thoughts on the situation (Abdul is a black conservative Muslim attorney talk show host here in Indianapolis)

Hee, hee, hee....

Abdul In The Morning...

I remember him when he went by a different name...