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Mel Daniels Fired, Drama Returns to Conseco
Mel Daniels Fired, Drama Returns to Conseco
The abruptness of Mike Wells’ opening sentence was befitting of the jarring news: Mel Daniels, whose ABA number is retired by the Indiana Pacers, was fired as the team’s director of player personnel. In today’s message-conscious world, the word “fired” isn’t ...
8p9s/Pacers TrueHoop Network Season Preview
8p9s/Pacers TrueHoop Network Season Preview
eightpointsnineseconds.com — In the true spirit of Season Preview Season , the TrueHoop Network has come together like Voltron. With Henry Abbott and Kevin Arnovitz at the helm, all of the TrueHoop Network bloggers have joined forces for a 150ish-page NBA season preview book ... (more) 8p9s/Pacers TrueHoop Network Season Preview
Is second-round talent second rate on title contenders? Not a chance: NBA Insider
Is second-round talent second rate on title contenders? Not a chance: NBA Insider
cleveland.com — Is it unusual for an NBA title contender like the Cavaliers to have a large number of players who were not first-round draft selections? Brian Windhorst provides some analysis. (more) Is second-round talent second rate on title contenders? ...

Player to Watch: Marquis Daniels
Player to Watch: Marquis Daniels
nba.fanhouse.com — by Matt Moore FanHouse previews a player to watch from each NBA team in advance of the 2009-10 season. Okay, before we get started, I'm going to go ahead and take care of the handful of required played-out puns used by sportswriters in other ... (more) Player to Watch: Marquis Daniels
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IC Cold Links: That Is How You End A Preseason
Indy Cornrows — ... Wells writes about how the shortage of players led to a small-ball lineup that paid off during the third quarter with Granger at power foward. Tom linked to it yesterday in his great story about the Daniels' firing, but here are the links again to Bob Kravitz's column and the IndyStar's story about Daniels being let go after many, many years with the team. Eight Points, Nine Seconds' Tim Donahue also tackled the Daniels situation in this nice column. Examiner.com's John Oesher gave another report on the story as well. ...

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Pacers have upset many people with their decision to fire longtime player/employee Mel Daniels. The Pacers didn't give an explanation other than sending out a brief, bizarre statement from team president Larry Bird that said: "Mel was a great basketball player who ...
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