Larry Bird and Tyler Hansbrough Don't Care What You Think
Indy Cornrows — ... Both Larry Bird and Tyler Hansbrough addressed the media at Conseco Fieldhouse seperately within a stretch of about ten minutes. ...

IC Cold Links: Pacers Draft Reactions, RIP Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett
Indy Cornrows — ... in a couple of weeks with summer league, when Hansbrough joins Roy Hibbert and Brandon Rush on the court in Orlando. Plenty of links of interest following Thursday night's NBA Draft, after the jump: Pacers use 13th pick on Tyler Hansbrough - Indystar.com Jeff Rabjohns reports on the Pacers pick of Hansbrough in the draft. Rabjohns reports from the Fieldhouse Jeff Rabjohns reports on comments from Larry Bird and Tyler Hansbrough after the draft. Pacers.com Draft Central ...

Introductory Press Conference For Tyler Hansbrough
Indy Cornrows — Here is Tyler Hansbrough's introductory press conference from the Fieldhouse today.  

IC Cold Links: Welcoming Hansbrough And Price To Indy
Indy Cornrows — ... Tyler Hansbrough waded through the local media gauntlet on Friday. The kid is far from an open book and I get the feeling he'd much rather be in the gym than mic'd up and talking about himself. Here are a few post-draft links of interest: ...

The Five Stages Of Accepting Tyler Hansbrough
Indy Cornrows — ... It has taken 24 hours, five stages, several drinks and one trillion text messages, but I have finally done it - I now accept Tyler Hansbrough as an Indiana Pacer, and I'm OK with it. ...

Larry Bird Building Pacers With An Eye Toward The Future
Indy Cornrows — ... drafted Tyler Hansbrough last Thursday, one of the many thoughts I had was that the pick should ilicit a good round of Pacers' whitewash jokes. You know, because Hansbrough is white and there are currently five other white guys on the roster. Hee hee. Fair enough, just show some creativity. ...

NBA Draft 2009 Aftermath: Now Who Ends Up In The D-League?
Ridiculous Upside — ... while he may have an opportunity to play a little in the D-league, the Nets would probably rather keep all their young pieces together to develop as a team. 12. Gerald Henderson - Charlotte Bobcats - 10%             See Terrance Williams.  The ‘Cats are also a young team looking to gel.  Henderson should be able to play a lot on a team with little SG depth. 13. Tyler Hansbrough - Indiana Pacers - 5%    ...

McRoberts Adds Muscle Heading Into Summer League
Indy Cornrows — ... and rookie Tyler Hansbrough. McRoberts has added 20 pounds of upper-body muscle while working on "everything" concerned with his basketball skills. ...

Pacers Set To Begin Orlando Summer League Play
Indy Cornrows — ... and Tyler Hansbrough as well as some other intriguing free agents who should be worth watcing. Get familiar with the numbers on the roster assuming any streaming coverage of the games will involve one camera which makes number knowledge critical in determining who's who on the court at times. Check out ...

Summer League Open Thread: Indiana Pacers vs. Phi/NJ Sixets
Indy Cornrows — ... Mike Wells reports on Tyler Hansbrough's work through the summer league practices and the impression he's left on teammates. As I mentioned in my summer league primer, this is a time for learning and expanding the game of young players. It is part of the development process not a final exam, which Mike captures with this comment about Hansbrough adjusting to Jim O'Brien and the pro game. ...

Summer League Game #1: Hansbrough, Overtime and McRoberts' Beard
Indy Cornrows — ... If Tyler Hansbrough wanted to show fans that he could score in the high and low post, then consider it done. The Pacers' first-round pick scored a team-high 17 points and had five rebounds in the team's first summer league game, a 75-67 OT win for the Blue and Gold over the combo team of New Jersey/Philadelphia. ...

2009 Orlando Pro Summer League, Day 1
Third Quarter Collapse — ... Jim O'Brien   You're coaching the Indiana Pacers Summer League team, what type of things are you looking from your players this week? We want to establish a good tempo that we want to play with, which is up and down. Move people, make sure they have some semblance of the running game. See if they can follow the basic schemes that we want to accomplish.  Are you excited to see Tyler Hansbrough and others play? There are four guys ...

Pacers Win In Orlando, Lose In L.A.
Indy Cornrows — ... There won't be any future halftime features with Tyler Hansbrough hilghights slowed down and set to symphonic music, but the kid knows how to play. That much is evident even in a sloppy summer league run. Should be interesting to see what kind of role he can carve out this season. ...

Summer League Open Thread #2: Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Indy Cornrows — ... After the jump, a few links of interest including plenty of interest in Tyler Hansbrough's first game without wearing the Tar Heel baby blues. ...

Summer Pacers Beat Oklahoma City, Lose McRoberts
Indy Cornrows — ... with 2.3 seconds left in the game (seriously) bailed the Pacers out. The game was tied but since White's foul was his 7th a summer league rule kicked in that gave the Pacers two free throws and the ball. Tyler Hansbrough knocked down the FTs and the Pacers eventually escaped with the W. ...

Summer League Pacers Hold Lead, Win Three In A Row
Indy Cornrows — ... and rookie Tyler Hansbrough repeated their inside scoring onslaught by scoring 45 against the Jazz. Hansbrough did his damage from the free-throw line (a perfect 14-of-14), while Hibbert cashed in 8-of-13 from the field. Hansbrough (24 points) also committed zero turnovers in 32 minutes and Hibbert (21 points) had only three fouls in 28 minutes. ...

Pacers Serving Up Some Summer Fun
Indy Cornrows — ... At the beginning of the week, avoiding major injuries and seeing even a glimmer of hope from rookies Tyler Hansbrough and ...

Summer Pacers Continue To Shine In Win Over Celtics
Indy Cornrows — ... missed two free throws with the Pacers leading 89-88. Tyler Hansbrough then cashed in two free throws to give the Pacers' their winning margin which was stout enough to withstand a Fazekas 3-ball  miss at the buzzer. ...

Summer League Pacers Finish 5-0, Hibbert and Hansbrough Honored
Indy Cornrows — ... There is nothing better than the fifth and final game of the Orlando Summer League. Larry Bird didn't find it necessary to show up, Tyler Hansbrough played only 15 minutes and officials even started the game 30 minutes early so commentators Dante and Galante could start drinking early (or so they said). Despite a sloppy game, the ...

Pacers Leave Orlando Ready To Move Forward With A.J. Price
Indy Cornrows — ... , Josh McRoberts, Tyler Hansbrough and A.J. Price) on the summer roster fared. I plan to dig into each player's status after summer league over the next week or so and today I'll begin with ...

IC Cold Links: Jack Jumpin' The Border, Pacers Looking Ahead
Indy Cornrows — ... heading into this season knowing the show is his to run. At this point, only Ford's production on the court will allay my concerns that he can stay healthy and consistently guide the Pacers in the right direction. But that's why I love watching the games, to see what will happen next. Here are some links of interest from both sides of the border: Pacers' youngsters enjoy successful summer Mike Wells breaks down the summer league success of Tyler Hansbrough, Roy Hibbert and A.J. Price. Pacers ...

Jones Introduced As Newest Pacers Player
Indy Cornrows — ... Practices must not have gone very well for the Pacers last year. With the addition of Tyler Hansbrough and now Jones, Bird continues to hype up how much those guys will make practices much more intense and productive this upcoming season. ...

Dahntay Jones: Larry Bird's Homage To M.L. Carr?
Indy Cornrows — ... After drafting Tyler Hansbrough, Bird heaped some of his highest praise on the rookie by comparing him to a modern-day Dave Cowens. Cowens won a pair of championships in the '70's with the Celtics and was around for Bird's first year in Boston. Upon closer inspection, Bird's signing of ...

Tyler Hansbrough Set to Start Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
Indy Cornrows — ... ' rookie Tyler Hansbrough will serve as the grand marshall for next weekend's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. Hansbrough's duties will include waving the green flag to start the race. ...

Roy Hibbert Keeps Working After Successful Orlando Summer League
Indy Cornrows — ... Another positive area of Hibbert's game on display in Orlando was his solid passing ability. Having a better feel for the offense makes Roy a much more effective passer. When he has it going in the post and the defense has to account for him, Hibbert has no problem finding a cutter or a man left out in the corner for a 3-ball. Tyler Hansbrough and Hibbert were quite effective on the floor together with Hansbrough feeding the ball to Roy from the high post. When one would draw attention on the interior the other seemed to always be there to clean up any ...

Team evaluations: Better, same or worse?
Pounding The Rock — ... and while drafting Tyler Hansbrough at 13 over all might be a reach, I still think he's an NBA ready big who will contribute off the bench immediately.  Also let's not forget Dunleavy only played in 18 games last season and will be ready to go.  ...

IC Cold Links: Solomon Jones Packs A Mean Punch
Indy Cornrows — ... be the person to finally top J.O.'s monster sliding punch. After a shootaround during the 07-08 season, Jones and teammate Zaza Pachulia got into fisticuffs and Sekou Smith delivers the goods by noting that Jones had the cleaner punches and he bloodied ZaZa's lip. Good times. Bruno takes a look at the low profile moves that the Pacers have made in the past few weeks while also finding praise for A.J. Price in his latest post. Pacers rookie Tyler Hansbrough waved the green flag at Sunday's race at the ...

Hansbrough Set To Miss 1-2 Months While Recovering From Injury
Indy Cornrows — ... announced this morning that rookie and first-round draft choice Tyler Hansbrough will miss 6-8 weeks while recovering from an old college injury. ...

IC Cold Links: Oh Shin! Chalk Up Another Pacers Injury
Indy Cornrows — ... missed the Team USA workouts to rest his knee. Now, first-round draft pick Tyler Hansbrough is the latest victim as he's forced to rest almost two months because of a bum shin. ...

Wondering How The Pacers Will Deal With Injuries This Year
Indy Cornrows — ... ' roster. Then there's the lovely two sentence news the Pacers sent us into August with, explaining that Tyler Hansbrough wouldn't be doing anything involving his right shin until October. ...

NBA Releases 09-10 Schedule, Pacers Get Favorable Early Opponents
Indy Cornrows — ... Unfortunately, not even college star and first-round draft pick Tyler Hansbrough could get the Pacers on more than one national television game next season. Although the Pacers also received "national" airtime with NBATV games at Golden State (Nov. 30) and at home against Utah (March 26). ...

2009-2010 Golden State Warriors Schedule + 82 "Unstoppable Baby!" Predictions
Golden State Of Mind — ... is going to be nationally televised, even if it's just NBATV. Blog Buddy: Sactown Royalty   #6 Mon Nov 9 Minnesota 7:30 PM #7 pick Stephen Curry will outscore and out-assist #5 pick Ricky Rubio. Blog Buddy: Canis Hoopus   #7 Wed Nov 11 at Indiana 4:00 PM Jeff Foster, Josh McRoberts, Travis Diener, Mike Dunleavy, Troy Murphy, Tyler Hansbrough-- I'm not even going to touch that. Blog ...

Pacers Schedule Notes
Indy Cornrows — ... :May feel like a home game for the Pacers with Tyler Hansbrough returning to Carolina to take on the Bobcats. ...

IC Cold Links: Hansbrough's Boot, NBA PED's and Iverson's Suitors
Indy Cornrows — ... I returned to some interesting chatter in my inbox this morning (by the way, Holiday World is in Santa Claus, Indiana so needless to say I was out of touch yesterday). Tyler Hansbrough has been spotted in public at different times wearing an air cast on his right leg and there seems to be some concern that the reports of him taking time to rest his right shin is a cover up for a worse injury. I realize we're all gun-shy about the whole truth related to Pacer injury reports, but an air cast to support the leg and keep Hansbrough from doing too ...

Tyler Hansbrough's New Boot
Indy Cornrows — ... photoshoot that reveals the gigantic boot that rookie Tyler Hansbrough will be wearing until late-September. Hansbrough is restricted from playing basketball while he rests his right shin while recovering from an injury he suffered in college. ...

IC Cold Links: Easy To See Why NBA Players Would Use PEDs
Indy Cornrows — ... to dig into the NBA workout culture for more answers. I just wonder if PED-numb fans will even care. Here are a few other links of interest today: Pacers among The Dreamers David Aldridge put up an offseason ranking of all NBA teams this past weekend and included the Pacers in The Dreamers category. Griffin, Hansbrough resting summer injuries Brian Mahoney reporrts from the NBA's rookie photo shoot about Blake Griffin and Tyler Hansbrough resting injuries in preparation for their first NBA ...

Celebrating Foster's Sheepskin and Hansbrough's Hardwood
Indy Cornrows — ... Bruno's latest Caught in the Web updates us on a couple of big events for Jeff Foster and Tyler Hansbrough this week. Foster finished up his college courses at Texas State this summer, nine years after dropping out of school three courses shy of graduation to prepare for the NBA draft. Now his kids can watch him receive his diploma in Applied Arts and Sciences with an emphasis on Finance while he emphasizes the importance of education in their lives. Also, here's the press release from Texas State. As for ...

Hansbrough Accepts Honor On Hometown Court
Indy Cornrows — ... ' rookie, Tyler Hansbrough was honored today back home in Poplar Bluff, Missouri when his high school named the basketball court after him. ...

IC Cold Links: Larry Birds Talks About New Players, Hibbert Skips Broad Ripple
Indy Cornrows — ... Bird hypes up rookie Tyler Hansbrough by comparing him to the Legend himself: "He sort of reminds me of when I came out. There was always this skepticism that we wouldn't be able to play in this league against these players. His future is going to be filled with nothing but accolades." I'll assume that he's guaranteeing at least three MVP trophies and three NBA Championships for the former UNC star. I could live with that. ...

IC Cold Links: Daniels Getting Closer To Signing With Celtics
Indy Cornrows — ... complete a trade, but after more than a month of negotiations, the Celts and Pacers are still not close. Once Daniels signs with the Celtics, the Pacers will surely turn their attention to filling the 14th roster spot by either signing rookie A.J. Price or looking elsewhere on the free agent market. Wells also comments on a recent writers' poll that suggests the Pacers are ranked 12th in the Eastern Conference. More links follow the jump. Pacers rookie Tyler Hansbrough apparently threw too many elbows at his peers during ...

Everybody Was A Rookie, Even Reggie Miller
Indy Cornrows — ... , Hibbert, Rush and Tyler Hansbrough, so will any of the other role players be around when the core is finally ready for the playoffs? ...

Pacers Searching For Answers To Many Questions
Indy Cornrows — ... few off the top of my head to get started: How many starting lineup variations will we see? Will Jim O'Brien let Roy Hibbert and Brandon Rush play through struggles more this year or keep them on a short leash? How many players will be in the normal playing rotation? Who will those players be? When Mike Dunleavy returns, if you consider Dun, Jeff Foster and Earl Watson as givens off the bench, then a nine player rotation has Tyler Hansbrough, Dahntay Jones, Solomon Jones and Josh ...

Possible in-season trade targets to improve the Wizards' frontcourt
Bullets Forever — ... ).  On defense, he can check 4s and 5s easily, and while his defensive rebounding doesn't jump off the charts, he does a lot of little things in the paint to help his team.  Larry Bird has valued him heavily over the years, giving him a two-year extension last offseason, but with youngsters Tyler Hansbrough and ...

IC Cold Links: Graham On Daniels; Sergeant Murtaugh Running With Pacers
Indy Cornrows — ... Rookie forward, Tyler Hansbrough is cashing in on his Tar Heel clout by taking part in a new AT&T wireless commercial filmed in Chapel Hill, NC. ...

Around the Association: 2009-2010 Charlotte Bobcats- They Do Exist
Golden State Of Mind — ... finishing 27th out of 30 squads in both offensive efficiency and game pace.  Without a whole bunch of points on the board, the Bobcats still managed to field their most competitive squad yet due to coach Larry Brown's trademark commitment to defense.  (Warriors fans: Defense is the art of trying to impede your opponents from scoring, or so I'm told.)  Apparently, if you stop your opponent from scoring at will, you can win some games. In a shocking move, with Tyler Hansbrough and and Ty Lawson still on the board, "Managing ...

Just How Affected are the Pacers in Losing Quisy and Jack?
Indy Cornrows — ... It seems unfair to bring in the WS for players on another team, in another system, for another coach, but the WS additions include 2.1 (D.Jones), -0.2 (Watson), and 1.9 (S.Jones), putting the Pacers at roughly 32-50 if Tyler Hansbrough and ...

Hansbrough Ready To Flash Championship Ring
Indy Cornrows — ... rookie forward, Tyler Hansbrough enjoyed the festivities although he sat out the alumni game to make sure his shin injury is ready for the start of camp. ...

2008-09 Player Review: Troy Murphy
Indy Cornrows — ... you have to laud the effort it takes to track down so many boards. The rebound numbers are so solid in large part for Murph's ability to haul in out of area rebounds which takes equal parts, talent, smarts and effort to anticipate where the ball is going and to then go after it like no one else is on the court. So he steals a rebound or three from his teammates in the same area, better to have two Pacers grappling over the ball than the opposition getting a free loose ball. Hopefully, Tyler Hansbrough will take notes and improve his ability to scoop up out ...

Dunleavy Ready To Get In Basketball Shape; Foster Has His Nose Reshaped
Indy Cornrows — Mike Dunleavy's latest post continues the positive trend on his knee recovery. Sounds like he's playing quite a bit and now is looking to get his legs in "basketball shape" for the start of the season. Dunleavy also offers up a story from his workouts with teammates. Now one thing we know about this team is that their practices are going to be intense and physical. With Jeff Foster, Roy Hibbert, Tyler Hansbrough, Josh McRoberts and I assume, Solomon Jones, there will be some split lips and shiners from errant ...

Pros And Cons: Pacers Frontcourt Changes
Indy Cornrows — ... this summer and when looking at the changes, it's hard to say they haven't improved. But for some reason, it just doesn't feel like it. Does anyone else feel this way? For sake of this discussion, when talking about the front court I'm referring to the center and power forward positions, the bigs, the guys responsible for defending the rim and rebounding. Among this group, the Pacers lost Rasho Nesterovicand Maceo Baston but added Solomon Jones and Tyler Hansbrough to go along with Roy Hibbert, Troy Murphy, Jeff ...

IC Cold Links: Hansbrough Debuts A New Commercial; More Larry Bird Analysis
Indy Cornrows — ... If you blinked during the commercial breaks of your favorite television show last night, you probably missed the appearance of Pacers rookie Tyler Hansbrough.  ...

Training Camp Is Just Around The Corner, How Do You Feel?
Indy Cornrows — ... I hate being on the fence with this team, but I just can't figure out if they're going to have a shot at a low-level playoff seed, or if we're headed into even further depths into the lottery. I finally came around on the Tyler Hansbrough draft pick, and I supported many of the free agent signings this summer because they were financially smart moves that brought in defensive-minded players. ...

Pacers Fanbase Growing In China
Indy Cornrows — ... . Granger appears to have taken to Tyler Hansbrough's minimal answer technique. Maybe something was lost in translation. ...

Hansbrough's Career Not Getting Off On Right...Shin
Indy Cornrows — Tyler Hansbrough can find a lost dog without uttering a word, so it makes sense that he only used three words to assess his right shin injury when asked by Mike Wells. "It's getting better," he said. While Hansbrough's update may be accurate, Larry Bird offered a little more on the situation, expressing some frustration that Hansbrough won't be ready to go full speed, 5 on 5 when camp begins. Excuse me while I try to scrub the visions of Jonathan Bender currently floating through my head. ...

Dunleavy Not Ready For Games But Ready For Camp; Granger Ready To Play Defense
Indy Cornrows — ... Mike Dunleavy- Rehab is going well but Dunleavy wouldn't commit to a date for his full return but did mention he will have to work on his bench attire for the trip to China since he won't be playing in those games. He does plan to participate in training camp and hopes to return early in the season. Dunleavy is also ready to give former Tar Heel, Tyler Hansbroughthe rookie treatment. With all of the Dukies on the team, Dunleavy thinks we'll be hearing Hansbrough sing the Duke fight song at least once this season. ...

Pacers Players Chat It Up With Fans
Indy Cornrows — ... blocking shots, getting big key rebounds. Those things gets me and my teammates pumped up. I figure when we do that, our offense will take care of itself and then get us fired up on the offensive end." (how he spent the summer): "I spent my summer mostly working out, trying to improve in every area of my game - both offensively and defensively. My transition has been pretty smooth thus far and hopefully it will continue with the help of the Pacers family and Pacers fans." Tyler Hansbrough (on Summer League): "Summer league was a learning ...

For Rod Benson, Does the NBA = No Blogging Allowed?
Ridiculous Upside — ... After reading posts here in the past, it was always questioned if Rod could make a serious run at the NBA and still do the personal blogging and twittering thing.  I guess this kind of answers it. Since he took down everything on Too Much Rod Benson, I'm assuming this was a mandate from the Pacers and not something Benson decided to do on his own. Now, I'm not sure why he'd go to camp with the Pacers anyway since they have Jeff Foster, Tyler Hansbrough, Roy Hibbert, Solomon Jones, Josh ...

IC Cold Links: Media Day Recap; Bird Buys Balcony Tix (All Of Them)
Indy Cornrows — ... 's return, coach Jim O'Brien's contract extension, the new emphasis on defense, team president Larry Bird purchasing every balcony seat for an Indiana Fever playoff game and Tyler Hansbrough's injured shin. ...

Hansbrough Out Indefinitely As Pacers Start Training Camp
Indy Cornrows — ... newcomer Tyler Hansbrough will be watching his teammates from the sidelines, and no one knows, or at least aren't saying, when he'll be ready to return. ...

IC Cold Links: New Players Struggle With Pacers Offense; Fever To The Finals
Indy Cornrows — ... 's love for his face mask, team president Larry Bird's assist to the Indiana Fever, as well as the eerie similarities between Tyler Hansbrough and Tim Tebow. ...

IC Cold Links: Pacers Camp, Dunleavy's Knee and Finals Fever
Indy Cornrows — The Indiana Pacers' preseason camp is off and running even if Tyler Hansbrough and Mike Dunleavyare left sitting on the sidelines. News from the first two days of camp has been dominated by Dunleavy's knee, but the rest of the team is hard at work, beginning with a four-hour practice in their first official work together. Meanwhile, the Indiana Fever are filling the Fieldhouse with a winning atmosphere as they prepare for the WNBA Finals. After the jump are a few links of interest to digest after the first two days of camp. ...

Pacers Playing Time And Rotations All Up For Grabs
Indy Cornrows — ... Over the past two years, JOB has normally used an 8-to-9-player rotation and seemed to prefer an 8-man rotation in tight games. Obviously, the way a game unfolds dictates how many players are used, but in general juggling ten players consistently could be a challenge. I love the idea of sending waves of fresh bodies at the opponent throughout a game. Plus, with the depth and versatility of the bench JOB will have at least ten players worthy of minutes, especially when you include Tyler Hansbrough and ...

Scrimmage Highlights Show Pacers Grinding Through Camp
Indy Cornrows — Two more Pacers were sidelined today for practice at the Fieldhouse. Troy Murphy rested a sprained ankle while Travis Diener sat out with a toe injury, joining Tyler Hansbrough and Mike Dunleavyas spectators. As for the rest of the roster, they were pushing each other in five-on-five work. After the jump, check out some nice footage from today's scrimmage. This is pretty sweet via Pacers.com. Also, here's a link to the roster in case you are wondering which number the new faces are ...

Competition Discussion: Indiana Pacers
Bullets Forever — ... to discuss the Pacers and make a prediction on their record.        Last year's record: 36-46 (Pythagorean record: 38-44) Playoffs: None Offensive Rating: 108.1 17th) Defensive Rating: 109.2 (19th) Pace: 96.5 possessions/game (3rd) In: Dahntay Jones, Earl Watson, Tyler Hansbrough, Luther Head, Solomon Jones ...

Short-Handed Pacers Set To Tip Off Preseason
Indy Cornrows — The Indiana Pacers open their preseason schedule tonight when they host Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls. The Pacers will be without the services of several players which is both a bummer and a blessing in disguise. Mike Dunleavy, Tyler Hansbrough, Travis Diener and Earl Watson (wife having a baby) are definitely out and I also don't expect Troy Murphy to play on his gimpy ankle. On JMV today (audio link), Murph mentioned he might give it a try against the Bulls, but in this case ...

A Look Back...
Indy Cornrows — ... The ACC's best player, no question about that, suprisingly landed in our laps on draft night back in June. Tyler Hansbrough came to Indiana with one thing in mind: To use his love and intensity for the game to help us win. ...

IC Cold Links: Price Not Concerned By Tough Start; Hansbrough Earns Big Honor
Indy Cornrows — This Sunday is all about the Colts and Fever in indianapolis, but if you need your fix of the other professional team in Indy, here's a plethora of links to get updated on the Pacers. Tyler Hansbrough has earned a major honor by a major magazine, and A.J. Price has been given the green light to keep throwing basketballs at the rim during the preseason. Check out the jump for links to articles about the Pacers trying to solidify the point guard spot, interviews with Troy Murphy and Mark Boyle, and notes on the recent ...

Pacers 126, Nuggets 104: Pacers Come Out Ready To Play In Taipei
Indy Cornrows — ... Speaking of Foster, he sat out with a sore back along with Tyler Hansbrough, Mike Dunleavy, Travis Diener and Luther Head. Not sure why Luther was in street clothes. ...

Nuggets 128, Pacers 112: Anthony Steals The Show After Granger Ejected Early
Indy Cornrows — ... to flourish during a 32-11 run to start the third. Denver finished with 39-third quarter points. Without Granger on the court, the Pacers couldn't recover. Plenty of notes and player observations from this one after the jump. Granger, T.J. Ford, Brandon Rush, Hibbert and Troy Murphy started for the Pacers last night. Sitting out for the blue and gold were Travis Diener (toe), Jeff Foster (back), Luther Head (back), Tyler Hansbrough (shin) and Mike Dunleavy (everything). ...

Rod Benson's Back (in public, not the D-League (yet))
Ridiculous Upside — ... Anyway, last night I was watching Monday Night Raw my friend texted me and said Boom Tho was on Monday Night Raw, along with Tyler Hansbrough and someone else he didn't recognize. ...

2009-10 NBA Blog Previews: Indiana Pacers
Indy Cornrows — Once again, Indy Cornrows is pleased to participate in the 2009-10 NBA blogger previews orgainzed by Jeff Clark at Celtics Blog. Team Name: Indiana Pacers Last Years Record: 36-46 Key Losses: Jarrett Jack, Marquis Daniels, Rasho Nesterovic Key Additions: Tyler Hansbrough, Dhantay Jones, Earl Watson, Solomon Jones, Luther Head, A.J. Price 1.What significant ...

IC Cold Links: Pacers Need To Keep Opponents On The Run
Indy Cornrows — ... After the jump, a few more links of interest including some photos from Monday's practice with Tyler Hansbrough and ...

IC Cold Links: Granger On A Scoring Frenzy During Preseason
Indy Cornrows — ... effectively landing starting positions, and UNC's attempts to get Pacers rookie Tyler Hansbrough back in a Tar Heel blue uniform. ...

Hansbrough Working His Way Back On The Court For Pacers
Indy Cornrows — ... Tyler Hansbrough returned to the court a couple of weeks ago and has been going through individual workouts, putting his shin to the test in hopes of joining his teammates on the court as soon as tomorrow, albeit in in a limited capacity. ...

Pacers Preseason: Getting That Old Uneasy Feeling
Indy Cornrows — ... Pop in Hoosiers. Put on Rocky. Show Rudy. Get something to get this team going before each game. Maybe a couple of the "unknowns" heading into the season actually turn out positive and help kick start the team (i.e. Tyler Hansbrough, ...

Magic 117, Pacers 87: Short-Handed Pacers Trounced By Magic
Indy Cornrows — ... the Pacers had nothing for them. Regardless of how the Pacers rate on the effort meter, the shots simply weren't falling, especially from 3-land where the Pacers were just 2-23 from behind the arc. Simple formula: When the Pacers make threes they're dangerous, when they don't they're road kill. Screeeeeeetch...thud. Afer the jump, a few more thoughts on what we heard from Orlando. T.J. Ford and Luther Head joined Mike Dunleavy, Tyler Hansbrough and Travis Diener in street clothes. Jeff ...

IC Cold Links: Pacers Limp Back To Indiana After Bad Loss To Magic
Indy Cornrows — ... story about the Central Florida native trying to earn a starting spot on the blue and gold. Ready for another season preview? This one is actually worth it as our friends at Eight Points, Nine Seconds puts together a nice catalog of season previews along with their own unique take on the upcoming year. John Oesher, who has taken over Indiana Pacers duties at Examiner.com, posted his take on the latest positive news surrounding the injuries of Tyler Hansbrough and Mike Dunleavy. USAToday ...

Central Division Preview
Blazersedge — ... Mike Dunleavy Brandon Rush Power Forward Troy Murphy Tyler Hansbrough Center Roy ...

Pacers Need Positive Results On Court, Not Survey, To Fill Seats
Indy Cornrows — ... After the jump, a few more links of interest with more stories about Tyler Hansbroughpracticing, the Pacers defense and fouling, as well as another shot at the Pacers by Peter Vecsey. ...

Pacers Fan Jam Today
Indy Cornrows — ... today from 3:00PM-6:00PM at Conseco Fielhouse. After the Colts get up on the Rams by a few touchdowns, come on down and join the fun. The Rookie Show alone should be worth it just to see what the Duke veterans have in store for the North Carolina rookie, Tyler Hansbrough. ...

Pacers Look To Hansbrough And Price To Perform At Fan Jam
Indy Cornrows — Good thing Tyler Hansbrough can play basketball because he can neither dance nor sing. At least the Pacers won't have to worry about their prized rookie asking for time off to promote a rap record. Of course, I think we can all agree he's already had enough time off, but that's a different story.  As for the Pacers Fan Jam, I had a great time with my two boys and a friend mainly because they had a blast and left with tons of goodies and talking about the Pacers. Here are a few highlights: Lots of long ...

IC Cold Links: Ready Or Not Season Two Days Away For Pacers
Indy Cornrows — ... After the jump, some outstanding links of interest including a fabulous interview with Tyler Hansbrough, more preseason wrap-ups and Fan Jam highlights: ...

IC Cold Links: NBA Opening Night Is Here; Pacers Health Improves
Indy Cornrows — ... shouldering an important role on the team. Also, Tyler Hansbrough made it through day three of his half-court workouts continuing down the right path toward a full return. ...

Granger Listed As Doubtful For Pacers Season Opener
Indy Cornrows — ... as the only players questionable for the team's first outing of the season. The injury bug has struck just about every player on the roster at some point during the summer or preseason. If Granger and Foster are dressed in street clothes, they will join injured rookie Tyler Hansbrough and the recovering Mike Dunleavy. Granger played in 67 games last season. ...

NBA Eastern Conference Predictions
CelticsBlog — ... with less talent. Tyler Hansbrough will have to prove himself. We can use the term ‘scrappy’ again here. ...

Preview and Game Thread #1: Indiana Pacer @ Atlanta Hawks
Peachtree Hoops — ... Hawks Injury Report: Al Horford, Jason Collins, and Mo Evans tweaked ankles should be untweaked by game time. Pacers Injury Report: Mike Dunleavy, Travis Diener, and Tyler Hansbrough are out. Jeff Foster is questionable. Danny Granger is a game time decision. Blogging With the Enemy: Indy Cornrows, Eight Points, Nine Seconds (who has an excellent interview with Sekou Smith that I am moderately jealous of). Predicted bane of the ...

BaB official (and a couple days late) Eastern Conference predictions
Blog a Bull — ... that Redd and Bogut will be back, but they simultaneously lost too much in the offseason to make it much of a net positive. But they'll defend way better than they should, and as a result stay close enough to steal a few extra wins. Indiana Pacers - I think Jim O'Brien is a solid coach as well, but this team has too much of with a talent deficit only made worse by the injuries (and ones without timetables at that) to Mike Dunleavy and Tyler Hansbrough.  New York Knicks - ...

Pacers Look To Improve Play For Home Opener Against Heat
Indy Cornrows — ... Bruno previews the game with more on the good start from the Pacers' bench and another postive step for Tyler Hansbrough. ...

Pacers Need Hansbrough And Foster To Return Ready To Play
Indy Cornrows — ... As for the good news, rookie Tyler Hansbrough continues to practice without issues and Wells reports the rook may make his debut on Friday against Washington. Wouldn't that be nice? The Pacers need a jolt of energy to shake everybody up. Even if he fouls out in ten minutes, Hasbrough could provide a boost throughout the roster, although I'm sure his minutes will be minimal while he keeps working his game into shape. ...

Game 4 Preview & Thread: Nuggets at Pacers (5pm MDT)
Denver Stiffs — ... (knee) and Tyler Hansbrough (right shin) will also miss the game, for those of you keeping track at home that's roughly ...

IC Cold Links: Hot-Shooting Melo Visits Pacers; Ticket Prices Plummet
Indy Cornrows — ... There's still hope for that. Tyler Hansbrough returns Friday. Granger's foot is hopefully getting better. And T.J. Ford has been hopefully entrenched at a point guard clinic on the off-days. So, let's hope this little home stand starts off tonight on the right foot. ...

Get This Man His Oscar Already, Hansbrough Debuts Another Commercial
Indy Cornrows — Tyler Hansbrough is quickly becoming the leading actor his NBA rookie generation. Without having stepped foot on an NBA court this season (although his debut is scheduled for the Pacers matchup against the Wizards on Friday), Hansbrough has captured the nation with a second sterling performance, this time in a car commercial. Deadspin picked up on the video clip this morning and the "Wow" factor is phenomenal. Yesterday, Hansbrough's first commercial, titled The Lost Puppy, was highlighted on by Kornheiser and ...

IC Cold Links: Pacers Celebrate Like It's Their First Win Of The Season
Indy Cornrows — ... on Friday, when the fingers will be crossed that acting star and NBA rookie Tyler Hansbrough could make his regular-season debut. ...

IC Cold Links: Waiting On Wizards vs. Pacers And Hansbrough's Debut
Indy Cornrows — ... If all goes according to plan for the Pacer, rookie Tyler Hansbrough will see the court for his first, live NBA action. I don't expect Hansbrough to play much tonight but it will be nice to actually see him on the court. ...

Washington Wizards vs. Indiana Pacers: Regular-season game six open thread
Bullets Forever — ... Finally, Tyler Hansbrough's supposed to play for the first time tonight.  That should be interesting.  And ... that's all I gotta say about that.  I will pose this question though -- would Tyler Hansbrough look good in an ...

IC Cold Links: Granger Impressed By Hansbrough's Debut In Pacers Win
Indy Cornrows — ... It took only 13 minutes of play, but rookie Tyler Hansbrough's performance (13 points, five rebounds) during his first time on an NBA court turned some heads. And teammate ...

Hansbrough Should Keep His Haters Happy, Along With Pacers Fans
Indy Cornrows — ... No worries about Tyler Hansbrough floating while out on the court. In fact, if Hansbrough jumped off a platform at the Nat, I'm pretty sure he'd sink. Floating is just not something I'd associate with Hansbrough in any facet of life, let alone on the basketball court. And it's that style of play that has drawn him so many detractors outside of Chapel Hill over the past few years. During his debut, the rook seemed drawn to the action. If there's a scrum in the pain, he's in the middle of it. If the ball is moving on offense, he's working ...

IC Cold Links: Pacers Need Time To Heal
Indy Cornrows — ... Forget the short-term momentum, though, the Pacers desperately need this slow early schedule. Just look at the injury list. Every extra minute off is an extra minute to heal and the Pacers have plenty of players on the mend. Tyler Hansbrough finally returned to play limited minutes and should be good to go this week. ...

Pacers 108, Warriors 94: Granger Piles Up The Numbers As Pacers Trample Warriors
Indy Cornrows — ... Then there was Tyler Hansbrough. The rookie continues to be mesmerizing whenever he enters the game. I can't help but follow his every move. He is everywhere. Despite struggling with foul trouble and still limited by his mandated cap of 16 minutes, Hansbrough made the most of his minutes for the second straight game. His 11 points and eight rebounds don't begin to tell the story of how many banged-up bodies he caused on the Warriors' bench. He drew countless fouls on his opponents, jumped around like a jack rabbit in the post and, along with ...

Small Lineup Set To Stay As Pacers Ready For Celtics
Indy Cornrows — ... listed as doubtful, this game is shaping up to be one of those "all hands on deck" energy games where Granger loses a few teeth and Tyler Hansbrough might make Garnett wear a mask for the rest of the season. I'm looking forward to this one. Check out some links after the jump. ...

Boston Tries to Get Back On Pace Against Indiana
CelticsBlog — ... 26.2 11.8 2.2 10.2 6 Solomon Jones 20.3 4.8 1.2 5.5 7 Tyler Hansbrough 15.0 12.0 .5 6.5 ...

IC Cold Links: Pacers Did The Little Things To Grab Big Win
Indy Cornrows — ... and Tyler Hansbrough have a funny story tell about their first meeting with Celtics' star Kevin Garnett this summer. ...

IC Cold Links: Colts Complete Sweet Weekend Sweep While We Wait On Pacers vs. Nets
Indy Cornrows — ... Tyler Hansbrough has made a nice little impact for the Pacers in limited minutes off the bench. Nothing compared to his brother Ben, though who lit it up from behind the arc in ...

Pacers Face Opportunity To Show Improvement For Real
Indy Cornrows — ... and Tyler Hansbrough each bring a great deal of intensity and a willingness to battle. Each has made good contributions so far. However, ...

IC Cold Links: Injured Pacers Begin Returning To The Lineup
Indy Cornrows — ... while referring back to the Brawl. He also praises team president Larry Bird for the Tyler Hansbrough draft pick and the ...

Coaches Adjust Lineups As Foster, Murphy Return
Indy Cornrows — ... much. The team is only dropping 83 points per game and new acquisition Stephen Jackson, who the Pacers just saw in a Warrior's uni last week, hasn't helped the offensive flow according to the Charlotte Observer despite scoring 22 and 26 points in the past two games. Maybe this is a good thing that this game isn't on TV tonight. Bruno previews tonight's game by looking at the return of Murphy, Foster and Dunleavy. Bruno also posted a blog on Friday about Tyler Hansbrough's early impressions on the team and life in the NBA. ...

Gameday Preview vs Indiana Pacers
Rufus on Fire — ... Finally, Tyler Hansbrough is having a good amount of success off the bench. There were two things he did exceptionally well in college, and they're both translating to the pro game. He's an energetic rebounder (actually doing better in the pros than he did at UNC), and he gets to the line. He was a shockingly poor shotblocker in college, but that's only part of defense, and as long as his D is reasonable, his chances of starting someday remain good. All of this has added up to 18/9 per36, which is second on the team in scoring behind ...

Bobcats Crush Pacers 104-88
Rufus on Fire — ... have to do to get real minutes? He only got onto the floor after the game was pretty much in hand. Even if LB believes keeping Henderson on the bench and playing S-Jax 42 minutes per game gives the team the best chance to win now (I don't think that's necessarily true), then he's shirking his responsibility to fairly evaluate young players by giving them NBA minutes. Tyler Hansbrough, DeJuan Blair, Austin Daye... even guys like DeMar DeRozan and ...