NOPE, THAT DIDN'T WORK. I'M STILL MAD! INDIANA DROPPED ANOTHER GAME IN THE 4TH QUARTER. THIS TIME IT WAS AGAINST THE BULLS, WHO SUCK JUST AS MUCH AS THE PACERS DO THIS SEASON!
OK, I will try to calm down some, but I just can't wrap my head around how a team can play well for three quarters of a game and then play like 8th graders in the fourth quarter. Games are never over with this team. No lead is safe. With this year's team, the saying "It ain't over til it's over" is spot on!
Last night, the Pacers and Bulls went into the fourth quarter tied and Indiana came out a six point loser, 113-107. Why? Because the Pacers can't pull out the close ones...and Larry Hughes and Drew Gooden. Hughes led the Bulls in scoring with 29 points and Gooden recorded a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds. Both players came off the bench.
Indiana was led by Mike Dunleavy's 25 points and Troy Murphy and Danny Granger both chipped into the effort with 6 fouls a piece!
The roller-coaster use of the bench continued. Only two players logged double digit minutes, Marquis Daniels and Kareem Rush. The players on the bench can NOT be ready to play if they are playing 6 minutes a game. Chicago had four guys play more than 10 minutes off the bench and each scored in double figures. HELLO??? Granted, when you have David Harrison and Stephen Graham coming off the bench, you might be a hesitant on the subs, but Ike Diogu recorded a DNP-CD last night. WHY? So David Harrison could have his 9 minutes of playing time for the year?
Indiana is now 22-36 on the year and play at Toronto on Friday night.
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Ya, are him and Spiezio hanging together these days or what?
If Tinsley and Williams were out of Indy, the crime rate would be down 50%.
Like, how does that conversation go with the coach?
Williams: Yo coach, I gotta jet. My boy is up for murder charges.
O'Brien: I suppose since we are up one at the half we could let you go.
Williams: Thanks playa. You know how we do.
Or maybe -
Williams: Uh, coach, I gotta go, I have this uh, THING I need to dump, er, handle.
Coach: Shawne, what the he-, just get out of here before you get Tinsley's crew mad.
you know things are going bad when Shawne Williams had to leave at halftime because of a murder investigation.