Indiana Pacers:Story of the Season

[nbalive744]

April 3rd, 2006-The Indiana Pacers have been having a quite awkward NBA Season. They are currently 35-37; two game below .500, which is a rarity for the struggling Indiana Pacers.The headline of the season, however, is the aquisition of Forward Peja Stojakovic in exchange for Forward Ron Artest. Peja is currently averaging 19.6 points per game, and having a pretty good year. To start things off, Jermaine O'neal suffered a terrible shoulder injury midway through the season, resulting in 2 months of sitting out, the way they played when O'neal was injured was very impressive, winning 6 of their next 8 games with Peja being their team leader. There have been some signs of stardom from the rookie Danny Granger, selected 17th overall in the 2005 draft by the Pacers. The Pacers are currently holding a playoff spot, and I don't expect them to give it up. Jamaal Tinsley is having a very disappointing season, having only played 38 games, and plagued by injuries. On the other hand, backup point guard Anthony Johnson, is having a great year averaging 9 points per game, a career high. Sarunas Jasikevicius, the international point guard from Maccabi Tel Aviv, is one of the best free throw shooters in the NBA at 90%, which makes the Pacers one of the best free throw shooting team in the NBA, percentage-wise. The free throws aren't enough. The Pacers are currently in the 7th seed, only 2 games ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers, and should face a first round elimination to the Miami Heat if they keep playing like this. My final record prediction for the Pacers is 41-41.

This articles is probably crappy because I don't know much about the Indiana Pacers. Any spelling or grammar errors? The articles should be up on my site www.lipoarticles.com when I have time to submit it.

[Mikki]

To be honest, I like the read. Pretty brief.

Errors though:

They are currently 35-37; two game below .500

games

however, is the aquisition of Forward Peja Stojakovic...

acquisition

Bah, I'm tired of finding errors. There are a lot of 'comma' errors too.

[Blasphemy]

I like it but it could be a little longer and a lil more about the other players (i.e Stephen Jackson Scott Pollard etc.)

But good overall 9/10

[Cable]

two game below .500, which is a rarity for the struggling Indiana Pacers

That's a contradiction.

Forward Peja Stojakovic in exchange for Forward Ron Artest

I wouldn't capitalize 'forward'.

Jermaine O'neal

That's obvious.

[J@3]

I don't really see how it's a contradiction.. he's saying it's rare for a currently struggling team to struggle.

[Cable]

Are you being serious or sarcastic? I can't tell.

[J@3]

Serious, I can't see the contradiction. It'd be a contradiction if he said "the struggling Indiana Pacers have never struggled" but for something to be "rare" doesn't mean it isn't impossible.

[Sac-1]

Nice article. A few spelling and grammar mistakes but I shouldn't be the one telling you since i'm probably worse than you.

[Colin]

It's not a HUGE contradiction, but it could be worded better: "a rarity for the normally top-tier Pacers." That kind of thing would suffice.

[Riot]

It's way too short and there really isn't too much information. What is the point of the article? I didn't learn anything knew and you really didn't shed your opinion on the state of the team, so what excatly was the whole point of the "article"? If you can even call it that.

[Jugs]

Ever heard of paragraphs?

[cklitsie]

That is a contradiction, he's saying:

They're below .500, which is a rarity for a struggling team

where he meant to say it is a rarity for the Pacers, who a struggling, to be below .500.

[J@3]

where he meant to say it is a rarity for the Pacers, who a struggling, to be below .500.

... but that's exactly what he said, just worded differently (badly).

[nbalive744]

Jugs, Im too cool for paragraphs

Riot, it was a request, and I don't know much about the Pacers, so I tried my best.

Version 2:

April 3rd, 2006-The Indiana Pacers have been having a quite awkward NBA Season. They are currently 35-37; two games below .500, which is a rarity for the normally top-tier Pacers.The headline of the season, however, is the acquisition of forward Peja Stojakovic in exchange for forward Ron Artest. Peja is currently averaging 19.6 points per game, and having a pretty good year. To start things off, Jermaine O'Neal suffered a terrible shoulder injury midway through the season, resulting in 2 months of sitting out, the way they played when O'neal was injured was very impressive, winning 6 of their next 8 games with Peja being their team leader. There have been some signs of stardom from the rookie Danny Granger, selected 17th overall in the 2005 draft by the Pacers. The Pacers are currently holding a playoff spot, and I don't expect them to give it up. Jamaal Tinsley is having a very disappointing season, having only played 38 games, and plagued by injuries. On the other hand, backup point guard Anthony Johnson, is having a great year averaging 9 points per game, a career high. Sarunas Jasikevicius, the international point guard from Maccabi Tel Aviv, is one of the best free throw shooters in the NBA at 90%, which makes the Pacers one of the best free throw shooting team in the NBA, percentage-wise. The free throws aren't enough. The Pacers are currently in the 7th seed, only 2 games ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers, and should face a first round elimination to the Miami Heat if they keep playing like this. The Pacers are having a bad season, but what is there to expect when you lose a top forward like Ron Artest for a 1 dimensional shooter in Peja Stojakovic. My final record prediction for the Pacers is 41-41.

[shadowgrin]

Ever heard of paragraphs?

Im too cool for paragraphs

Or too stupid for paragraphs.

two game below .500, which is a rarity for the struggling Indiana Pacers

There's no contradiction in there. He means that being below .500 is a rarity for the often top-tier Pacers who are currently struggling that's why they are below .500.

[Indy]

April 3rd, 2006-The Indiana Pacers have been having a quite awkward NBA Season.

I guess that's one way to put it.

The headline of the season, however, is the acquisition of forward Peja Stojakovic in exchange for forward Ron Artest. Peja is currently averaging 19.6 points per game, and having a pretty good year.

Wait... but I thought he was just a 1 dimensional shooter that has caused the team to have a rare sub 500 season?

To start things off, Jermaine O'Neal suffered a terrible shoulder injury midway through the season, resulting in 2 months of sitting out,

Actually its JO's groin that's hurt, shoulder was last season.

Sarunas Jasikevicius, the international point guard from Maccabi Tel Aviv, is one of the best free throw shooters in the NBA at 90%, which makes the Pacers one of the best free throw shooting team in the NBA, percentage-wise.

Of all the things to talk about when mentioning Sarunas... the fact that he has routinely snapped at other players, blaming them for his own defensive mistakes, the recent development in which he has fallen to the last guy off the bench, you talk about his free throw shooting? He's not even the best free throw shooter on the team.

The free throws aren't enough. The Pacers are currently in the 7th seed, only 2 games ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers,

Its only 1 now.


Pacers-Bulls tonight at the UC, we need a victory. If you can watch the game (gordon, any chance of you being there tonight?) look for me right behind the P's bench, I'll have a white SJack jersey on.

[J@3]

Indy's turnt on his former loverboy Sarunas. The Pacer fans at RealGM have come up with all sorts of clever nicknames for him, you should use them.

[Laxation]

Pacers better start winning - I dont want to see Detroit facing them in the first round, they might actually give us some trouble for a 4-0 sweep