Bob Kravitz: Pacers still digging out of '06 draft | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star (flag)
www.indystar.com — Here is a list of all the players the Indiana Pacers have to show for their fine work in the 2006 NBA draft: Well, unless you count 106-year-old Eddie Jones, who was acquired in last week's Shawne Williams trade and seems less enthusiastic about coming to Indianapolis than, say, Mike Tyson. The ...
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ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog — ... Bob Kravitz of The Indianapolis Star: "The story here is team president Larry Bird, who will carry this draft like an albatross until he shows he can turn around this franchise. As much as some of us like what Bird has done this summer, ridding the team of virtually every last remnant of the TrailPacers, that 2006 draft will remain on his record. He took Shawne Williams at No. 17. And he moved up in the second round to take James White with the first pick in the second round, then gave the kid an unnecessary guaranteed contract, only to see him fail to ...

How Will Shawne Williams Be Received Tonight?
Mavs Moneyball — Williams will be making a quick return to Indiana tonight, and he's not sure exactly what to expect from Pacers fans. "Indy fans, they're hard to predict. I hope I don't get any boos. But if I do, it's just a basketball game." Well, if Bob Kravitz of the Indy Star speaks for most Pacers fans then the answer is pretty obvious. Heaven knows, Williams has some serious talent, even if he's not quite as good as he thinks he is and doesn't know much about work ethic. ...

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