Game Thread: Tuesday April 4th @ Chicago

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Pacers Fan

Discussion Starter · Apr 2, 2006 (Edited)

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Indiana Pacers (35-37) - Chicago Bulls (33-40)

Time: 8:30 PM Eastern
TV: WB4
Radio: WIBC 1070

Probable Starting Lineup

Jamaal Tinsley | Stephen Jackson | Peja Stojakovic | Jermaine O'Neal | Jeff Foster

Key Reserves

Danny Granger | Freddie Jones | Anthony Johnson

Injuries

Ankle (Questionable)

Back/Feet (Questionable)

Concussions

2005-06 TEAM LEADERS

Points - Jermaine O'Neal 20.0
Rebounds - Jermaine O'Neal 9.5
Assists - Jamaal Tinsley 4.9
Steals - Stephen Jackson 1.25
Blocks - Jermaine O'Neal 2.12
FG% - Jeff Foster 55.1
FT% - P. Stojakovic 89.7
3PT% - P. Stojakovic 39.6

Probable Starting Lineup

Kirk Hinrich | Chris Duhon | Luol Deng | Andres Nocioni | Mike Sweetney

Key Reserves

Tyson Chandler | Othella Harrington | Ben Gordon

Injuries

Foot

2005-06 TEAM LEADERS

Points - Ben Gordon 16.2
Rebounds - Tyson Chandler 9.2
Assists - Kirk Hinrich 6.3
Steals - Kirk Hinrich 1.15
Blocks - Tyson Chandler 1.34
FG% - Tyson Chandler 55.6
FT% - Jannero Pargo 94.1
3PT% - Ben Gordon 42.4

Indiana Pacers
Home: 22-14
Road: 13-23
Overall: 35-37 (4th in Central, 7th in Eastern, 15th in NBA)

Chicago Bulls
Home: 17-19
Road: 16-21
Overall: 33-40 (3rd in Central, 9th in East, 19th in NBA)

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- 27 points in last game

- 21 ppg in last 3 games

<center>Pacers Fan's Key Matchup:

Jamaal Tinsley vs Kirk Hinrich

Games vs Bulls this year:

Pacers 95 Bulls 85

Bulls 101 Pacers 89

Pacers 91 Bulls 89

Average Score:

Pacers- 91.7
Bucks- 91.7

Prediction:

Pacers 87
Bulls 82</center>

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Gonzo

· #2 · Apr 2, 2006

Pacers 93
Bulls 90

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Auggie

· #3 · Apr 2, 2006

pacers 90
bulls 76

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bbasok

· #4 · Apr 2, 2006

Pacers-98
Bulls-89

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PaCeRhOLiC

· #5 · Apr 2, 2006

As imporant as our last game, just hope we actually win this time...

Indy 97 Chicago 93...

Go PaCeRs!!!

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JayRedd

· #6 · Apr 3, 2006

i have a feeling we're getting waxed

Bulls 97
Pacers 85

There's still hope for that 9th seed yet.

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Pacersthebest

· #7 · Apr 3, 2006

95-88 Bulls

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MillerTime

· #8 · Apr 3, 2006

Indiana 91
Chicago 84

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StephenJackson

· #9 · Apr 3, 2006

If we lose this, we are in big, big trouble.

Pacers Fan

Discussion Starter · #10 · Apr 3, 2006

StephenJackson said:
If we lose this, we are in big, big trouble.

If we don't start winning the games we should, we won't even make the playoffs.

JayRedd

· #11 · Apr 3, 2006

Pacers Fan said:
If we don't start winning the games we should, we won't even make the playoffs.

probably a good thing

StephenJackson

· #12 · Apr 3, 2006

JayRedd said:
probably a good thing

That's a pretty disgusting statement.

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Pacers Fan

Discussion Starter · #13 · Apr 3, 2006

JayRedd said:
probably a good thing

Isiah Thomas isn't our coach anymore. I'd rather take the Nets, Heat, or Pistons to 6-7 games than move a few spots up. Besides, this year's draft isn't even that good.

Pacers Fan

Discussion Starter · #14 · Apr 3, 2006

Well, I have a $1 bet with Larry Legend that we win this game. Since I have a habit of tricking my opponents, I think the actual wording was something like this: "I'll bet you one dollar that the Pacers will score more points than the Bulls on Tuesday night."

Gonzo

· #15 · Apr 3, 2006

Pacers Fan said:
Well, I have a $1 bet with Larry Legend that we win this game. Since I have a habit of tricking my opponents, I think the actual wording was something like this: "I'll bet you one dollar that the Pacers will score more points than the Bulls on Tuesday night."

It's sad to bet against the Pacers, but we suck right now.

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Pacers Fan

Discussion Starter · #16 · Apr 3, 2006

Larry Legend said:
It's sad to bet against the Pacers, but we suck right now.

Yeah, but the Bulls don't have many scorers, and Ben Gordon was taken completely out of the game last time. If that happens again, I see no excuse for us losing.

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PaCeRhOLiC

· #17 · Apr 3, 2006

If we don't win this one, we don't deserve to make the playoffs, we probably will though, but we wouldn't deserve it...

No team that's under .500 should make the postseason...

Go PaCeRs!!!!

Pacersthebest

· #18 · Apr 4, 2006

Only Pollard day-to-day, is Croshere already back?

Gonzo

· #19 · Apr 4, 2006

Pacersthebest said:
Only Pollard day-to-day, is Croshere already back?

I thought Cro was dressed for the game on Saturday.

JayRedd

· #20 · Apr 4, 2006

Pacers Fan said:
Isiah Thomas isn't our coach anymore. I'd rather take the Nets, Heat, or Pistons to 6-7 games than move a few spots up. Besides, this year's draft isn't even that good.

All the more reason to move up from the 20th pick to the 14th pick (or lower with a lucky ping pong ball bounce). Don't get me wrong: on a selfish level so I can keep hoping we'll advance, and even somewhat for the guys on the team, I obviously want us in the postseason...but for our long-term viability, it'd probably be better for the team for us to get a better player in the draft than to play 6-13 extra games (better for JO/Tinsley/et al's health as well).

And since I'm pretty sure you're all familiar with my HUGE desire to not resign Peja, maybe Toronto or some other schmuck team will exchange our 14th pick for their 6th pick (or whatever) in a sign and trade with Peja for Mo Pete/Matt Bonner or something. I'm sure that example isn't a real option, but something similar with Charlotte, Toronto, Chicago or Atlanta or whoever is one other option for us to make something positive happen out of this Artest/Peja scenario.

And with the recent emergence of guys like Noah, Thomas and Davis, it's possible we could get a guy like Sheldon Williams or Brandon Roy at 14th. Imagine if Carney slipped that far? Gift Part II

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