07-06-2007, 02:45 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Hickville, Indiana
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Keith McLeod
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"That was huge," said the 27-year-old McLeod, who was dealt from Golden State to Indiana in January. "At the end I got an opportunity and I showed a little bit of what I could do."
An injury to Pacers starting point guard Jamaal Tinsley opened the door. In McLeod's final seven games - six of them starts - he averaged 11.0 points in 28.0 minutes, shooting 50 percent (27-of-54) from the field, 46.7 percent (7-of-15) from the 3-point line and 94.1 percent (16-of-17) from the foul line.
"You've got to have respect for a guy who keeps himself ready for an opportunity," said then-Indiana Coach Rick Carlisle.
"He has a terrific feel for the game, and we're finding out he can make outside shots with consistency."
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"Keith had a very strong finish to last season at Indiana," McLeod's agent, Mark Termini, said. "They've expressed interest in signing him, but we're very early in the process."
McLeod described his exit meeting with Pacers President Larry Bird as "good."
"Bird just said I was the kind of guy they liked - didn't get in trouble, worked hard, did the things that needed to get done out on the floor," McLeod said.
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"He'll just keep it at, 'There's been a lot of interest, a lot of talk,' " said McLeod, smiling, about inquisitions to Termini on the interest level he's getting in the open market.
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"I'm going to bring energy, defense, a little toughness, a little feistiness," McLeod said. "That's just me. That's how I clawed my way through the league."
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"I just want to be somewhere where I'm going to be able to play," he said, "somewhere that the situation fits me."
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http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?I...ubCategoryID=0
I wouldn't mind McLeod as a 3rd PG, but with him, Armstrong, Tinsley, and Daniels as the PG rotation, they leave a lot to be desired -- specifically, shooting.
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Keith McLeod
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