Pacers Feb 2002 Archive

• Isiah Likes Defensive Pressure

  | Feb 27, 2002

  PHOENIX -- Some numbers jumping out from the box score of the Indiana Pacers' 102-97 overtime victory over Golden State on Monday were cause for dismay.

• Miller Moves Up On Food Chain

  | Feb 26, 2002

  OAKLAND, Calif.

• Pacers Look Far Afield

  | Feb 26, 2002

  While growing up in Slovenia, Primoz Brezec's passion for the NBA turned him into a night owl.

• Pacers Overcome Poor Shooting

  | Feb 26, 2002

  OAKLAND -- Jermaine O'Neal's bloody lower lip was the perfect logo for the Indiana Pacers' 102-97 overtime victory over Golden State Monday.

• Best Spouts Off On Isiah

  | Feb 25, 2002

  Travis Best is picking a belated bone with his former coach, Isiah Thomas.

• Road Swing Is Key To Pacers Season

  | Feb 25, 2002

  There may be 27 games and seven weeks left in the NBA season, but the Indiana Pacers say their playoff hopes hinge on what happens in the next seven days.

• Rose Latest Victim of MIP Curse?

  | Feb 25, 2002

  It used to be said, until the winning campaign of Tracy McGrady last spring, that you didn't want to be named Most Improved Player in the NBA.

• Meshing With Team Can Take Time

  | Feb 24, 2002

  One play during Jalen Rose's debut Wednesday with Chicago underscored the difficulty the Bulls and Indiana Pacers could have getting their teams to mesh after Tuesday's seven-player trade.

• Reginald Gets Real Energy

  | Feb 24, 2002

  Reggie Miller has had 80 different teammates during his 15 seasons with the Indiana Pacers.

• Old Should Learn From New

  | Feb 23, 2002

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• Jermaine Points Finger At Himself

  | Feb 23, 2002

  Before he could be asked about the Minnesota Vikings jersey he donned after the game, Jermaine O'Neal pointed a finger squarely at himself for his team's dismal loss Friday.

• Big Miller Shakes Off The Big Sleep

  | Feb 23, 2002

  Brad Miller showed up a little late for Friday's game with Cleveland, having overslept after taking a rare afternoon nap.

• New Pacers Not Enough

  | Feb 23, 2002

  Teams that make midseason trades usually have to show patience while the new players adapt to their surroundings.

• Walsh Had A Try For Jackson & Hughes

  | Feb 22, 2002

  The NBA's trading deadline didn't pass quietly for the Indiana Pacers Thursday.

• Artest Loves His D Role

  | Feb 22, 2002

  Ron Artest is an anomaly among today's NBA players: The third-year pro enjoys defense as much as, if not more than, offense.

• Jalen Lights Up

  | Feb 21, 2002

  CHICAGO -- In a spectacular debut Wednesday, Jalen Rose had a game-high 36 points -- the highest-scoring game by a Bulls player this season -- in Chicago's 113-109 win over the New York Knicks.

• Big Miller Feels Comfortable At Home

  | Feb 21, 2002

  He's been through only one practice with the Indiana Pacers, but Brad Miller is already talking trash.

• Pacers Looking Ahead With Trade

  | Feb 20, 2002

  Even if you don't like the social ramifications of Jalen Rose being traded to Chicago, you have to acknowledge that what the Indiana Pacers did Tuesday has made them better a basketball team.

• Isiah: The Heat Is On Now

  | Feb 20, 2002

  SALT LAKE CITY -- For the going-nowhere Indiana Pacers, it's better than doing nothing.

• O'Neal Will Get Offensive Opportunities

  | Feb 20, 2002

  The chief beneficiary in Tuesday's trade that brought center Brad Miller, swingmen Ron Artest and Ron Mercer, and guard Kevin Ollie to Indiana is a player who has worn a Pacers uniform all season.

• Best Should Go For The Dough

  | Feb 20, 2002

  Travis Best's career with the Chicago Bulls is likely to be a pit stop in his NBA career.

• Miller High on Life in Indy

  | Feb 20, 2002

  Center Brad Miller was hastily making plans Tuesday to join his new team at practice today at Conseco Fieldhouse.

• Trade Adds Tough 'Dogs' to Line-up

  | Feb 20, 2002

  After the Indiana Pacers' loss last week against Utah, coach Isiah Thomas blew the whistle for a personnel change.

• Falk Rips Isiah

  | Feb 20, 2002

  The Indianapolis Star is reporting that the agent everyone seems to hate, David Falk, has renewed his war with an old enemy.

• Blockbuster Trade Official

  | Feb 19, 2002

  Rose set to bloom in Chicago

• Done Deal? Mercer added to core three

  | Feb 18, 2002

  Miller and Artest were pulled from the Bulls pre-game

• Trade Talk Distracts Pacers

  | Feb 18, 2002

  Jalen Rose should be packed up, ready to move and be fitted for a Chicago Bulls jersey if some reports about the Indiana Pacers' leading scorer are to be believed.

• Reggie Suspended

  | Feb 18, 2002

  NEW YORK -- Indiana's Reggie Miller and Philadelphia's Derrick Coleman and Corie Blount were suspended by the NBA on Monday for their roles in an altercation.

• Artest making noise while Rose reflects

  | Feb 18, 2002

  They have had nine players suit up in each of the past two games, and some of those were not fit.

• Rose might set pace for league trading

  | Feb 17, 2002

  Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports that as the Thursday trade deadline approaches, teams are waiting for the first domino to fall.

• Pacers Take On Mountain

  | Feb 17, 2002

  It's not just another game when the Indiana Pacers meet the Philadelphia 76ers.

• Krause coming around on Rose deal

  | Feb 17, 2002

  Rose to Chicago will not die

• Kirk Still Likes His Choice

  | Feb 16, 2002

  CHARLOTTE, N.

• Rose Trade Not The Right One

  | Feb 16, 2002

  It is a complex situation for the Indiana Pacers, no doubt.

• Pacers Can't Stay with Surging Hornets

  | Feb 16, 2002

  CHARLOTTE, N.

• Davis solid at line to lead Hornets past Pacers 116-106

  | Feb 16, 2002

  Throughout much of this season, Baron Davis has led the Charlotte Hornets charge with defense, hard drives to the basket and 3-point shooting.

• Hornets get back on track

  | Feb 16, 2002

  This appears to be getting serious, though it will take at least a few more games for the Hornets to convince themselves, if not everyone else.

• No Rose, says Cuban

  | Feb 16, 2002

  Finley isn't going anywhere according to Cuban

• House For Sale But Not Jalen

  | Feb 15, 2002

  Jalen Rose, whose name has surfaced in trade rumors, has a house for sale in Indianapolis.

• "Indiana Jones" Kid Honored

  | Feb 15, 2002

  The kid was as courageous as he was relentless.

• Charlotte to try to keep early momentum going

  | Feb 15, 2002

  So far, so good.

• Harrington Has Long Road Ahead

  | Feb 14, 2002

  His right knee is a ghastly sight.

• Walsh Says Bulls Trade Talk Bull

  | Feb 14, 2002

  Indiana Pacers president Donnie Walsh downplayed speculation Wednesday he is considering trading Jalen Rose to Chicago.

• Is Baker on the way out?

  | Feb 14, 2002

  Nunyo Demasio of the Seattle Times reports: With the trading deadline one week from today, the Sonics are faced with a crucial decision that will have a bearing on the club beyond the second half of the season.

• It's Valentines Day, Best Rose for Bulls?

  | Feb 14, 2002

  Rose is averaging 18.6 ppg and 3.6 apg this season

• Trade for LaFrentz likely won't happen

  | Feb 13, 2002

  Raef's agent says trade is not likely.

• Malone exposes flaw

  | Feb 13, 2002

  The Indiana Pacers' decision-makers have made no secret about the need for another big body.

• Jazz Summary

  | Feb 13, 2002

  HIGH POINT The Jazz's effort and intensity were vastly improved over their two games just before the All-Star break -- lifeless losses to Western Conference bottom-dwellers Houston and Memphis.

• Malone, Stockton lead rout of Pacers

  | Feb 13, 2002

  If it wasn't Karl Malone diving on the floor for a loose ball, it was John Stockton picking apart the defense with a crisp pass.

• Rested Jazz pound Pacers

  | Feb 13, 2002

  One thing is clear after Tuesday night's Jazz victory over the Indiana Pacers: The All-Star break helped.

• Pacers an Interesting Mix

  | Feb 12, 2002

  Still searching for the answer in the middle The Pacers have an eclectic blend of frontline players, but are still in search of the one who can complete their team.

• Mailman On the Road

  | Feb 12, 2002

  Karl Malone has caught up with his Utah Jazz teammates after a whirlwind tour the past week.

• Jazz's road show makes Indy stop to face Pacers

  | Feb 12, 2002

  Karl Malone has caught up with his Utah Jazz teammates after a whirlwind tour the past week.

• Jermaine Happy to Survive

  | Feb 11, 2002

  PHILADELPHIA -- Jermaine O'Neal wasn't as bored as he looked Sunday sitting on the bench for the Eastern Conference All-Stars.

• Tinsley Drops Quick Dimes

  | Feb 10, 2002

  PHILADELPHIA -- Jamaal Tinsley didn't earn Most Valuable Player honors in the Rookie Challenge on Saturday.

• The Second Coming of O'Neal

  | Feb 10, 2002

  The NBA already has one star O'Neal but a second star is rising fast on the horizon.

• Some Owners Agree with Cuban

  | Feb 8, 2002

  Marc Stein and the Dallas Morning News sent out a survey to the owners (or their representatives) to ask to what extent they agree with Mark Cuban's complaints about NBA officiating.

• Austin's Play Lights-up

  | Feb 7, 2002

  Play more, play better.

• Howard Suspended

  | Feb 7, 2002

  The Mavs' Juwan Howard missed Wednesday's victory over New Jersey because of a suspension.

• Mavs Beat Pacers with Free Throws

  | Feb 6, 2002

  Except for nights like Tuesday, when the Mavericks needed every point from the charity stripe, and needed every Pacers choke from their own in gritting to a 141-140 double-overtime victory.

• Jamaal and the Wall

  | Feb 5, 2002

  Jamaal Tinsley seemed well on his way to clinching the NBA Rookie of the Year award before the All-Star break.

• Mark Aguirre Successful as Indiana Coach

  | Feb 5, 2002

  Mark Aguirre, a three-time All-Star with the Mavericks, is now happily coaching with the Indiana Pacers.

• Jeff Foster a Guard?

  | Feb 5, 2002

  Desperate times call for desperate measures.

• O'Neal May Need Rest

  | Feb 5, 2002

  It was just three weeks ago, but now it seems like a distant era for the Indiana Pacers.

• Pacers Future No Longer up in the Air

  | Feb 4, 2002

  Rik Smits and coach Larry Bird retired, Mark Jackson ended a contract stalemate by taking bigger money from Toronto and Walsh nudged the wrecking ball all the way through by trading Dale Davis for a four-year veteran who had averaged less than 12 minutes per game.

• Jordan and Rose Renew Battles

  | Feb 4, 2002

  WASHINGTON -- The emotions between Jalen Rose and Michael Jordan that boiled over in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game don't go back to the previous meeting between the Indiana Pacers and Washington.

• Second Chances Doom Pacers

  | Feb 4, 2002

  WASHINGTON -- Amid the distractions of the confrontation between Jalen Rose and Michael Jordan, and another injury to Jermaine O'Neal, the reason for the Indiana Pacers' loss Sunday to Washington was easy to forget.

• Bulls future Rosey?

  | Feb 4, 2002

  Will Rose be making a fresh start in the Windy City?

• Don't Rile the Black Cat

  | Feb 3, 2002

  WASHINGTON -- As Michael Jordan's legend grew during his glory days with the Chicago Bulls, NBA players quickly learned to follow a strict code: Don't make him mad.

• The Weight of a Star

  | Feb 2, 2002

  This was before all of Jermaine O'Neal's basketball questions began to find answers.

• Best Makes Quiet Impact

  | Feb 2, 2002

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• No Folding for Pacer Lounge Chairs

  | Feb 2, 2002

  Suddenly, the Indiana Pacers are getting prettier at closing time.

• Focus On Knicks Not Break

  | Feb 1, 2002

  It's that time of the NBA season when it's easy to spot the uninitiated players.