thesportsbizblog.blogspot.com - 2/17/2009
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The Pacers are just one of several (many? most?) NBA losing money this season and over the last several seasons. The reported figure is $7 million the last two seasons, although co-owner Herb Simon says it's more. The Pacers lease of the iconic Conseco Fieldhouse is not particularly favorable. ...
What to make of Stern's comments?
blogs.indystar.com 2/15/2009 — PHOENIX -- David Stern's comments certainly give pause to Pacers' fans.
During his annual Q&A; at All-Star Weekend, I asked the NBA Commissioner his thoughts on the Pacers situation and if he thought there was any real chance pro basketball would ...
Pacers Financial Issues Continue To Raise Questions
indycornrows.com 2/8/2009 — Yesterday, Anthony Schoettle laid out the financial issues facing Pacers Sports & Entertainment and he didn't paint a pretty picture.
With the Capital Improvement Board (CIB) apparently set to pitch in $15 million, which puts the CIB further in ...
Pacer Situation Looking Awfully Familiar to Sonic Fans
supersonicsoul.com 3/12/2009 — History, consider yourself repeated. An NBA team playing in a publicly funded arena about one decade old and with a 40-year history, is threatening that the lease under which they are playing is just not cutting it anymore , and while they don’t ...
The Indiana Pacers at the Trade Deadline
sixtyftsixin.com 2/17/2009 — The Indiana Pacers are prime candidates to be active players in trade dealings as 3pm Thursday nears. While rumors are fun to speculate about they've always seemed to be wasted time to me, so let's look at the assets the Pacers possess, who is ...
Pacers' future is up in the air | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star
indystar.com 3/11/2009 — Indiana Pacers co-owner Herb Simon stressed Tuesday that he wants to keep his team in Indianapolis but was equally adamant that he can no longer afford the operating expenses at Conseco Fieldhouse or the team's year-after-year financial losses. Simon ...
Classic Confrontations: Pacers vs. Colonels
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 2/26/2009 — A slightly different version of this article was originally published in the December 2004 issue of Basketball Digest . The Indiana Pacers appeared in five ABA Finals, won three ABA titles and became known as the Boston Celtics of the upstart league. Pacers’ broadcaster Bobby “Slick” Leonard, ...
Wins And Losses Don't Tell The Whole Story For Pacers
indycornrows.com 1/22/2009 — With the Pacers passing the halfway mark of the season, Bruno's latest Caught in the Web takes a look back to some preseason questions about the Pacers to see how the speculation before the fact compares to the answers from the first 42 games.
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Colts Outpacing Hoops in Indy
rumorsandrants.com 1/2/2009 — This week, the Indiana Pacers announced they had rescheduled their game Saturday night against the Sacramento Kings to an earlier tip time of 6 p.m., so Indy sports fans can go to the game and get home in time for kickoff of the AFC Wild Card game between the Colts and Chargers. Do Indy fans care?
Q&A with Indy Cornrows
phoenix.fanster.com 1/7/2009 — Q&A exchange with Indy Cornrows regarding the Suns/Pacers game tomorrow.
Pacers Need To Step It Up In Second Half —
Bleacher Report - NBA 2/16/2009
The All Star Break could not have come sooner for the Indiana Pacers. A 21-33 record tells the story—last in the Central Division and four and a half games out of the 8th and final spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Something has to ...
Pacers Still Have a Chance —
Bleacher Report - NBA 2/17/2009
Even though the Pacers are 21-33, they still have a chance of making a playoff spot. At least I hope they do.
It's a shame to see superstars like Roy Hibbert, Danny Granger , Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, T.J. Ford, and Jeff Foster all on one team ...
Fans, Do you Boo or Cheer? —
Bleacher Report - NBA 2/17/2009
I went to a college game this weekend with my wife, Jeanie, one of our sons, Conor, and Conor’s fiance’, Katie.
Katie had not been to a major college game before, and was quite excited. Before the game started, it was a raucous ...