Roy Hibbert News

Each Monday on Examiner.com, Indy Basketball Report Editor John Oehser offers three thoughts on all things Indiana Pacers.

The message was written on the board when the Indiana Pacers arrived for their meeting at Conseco Fieldhouse late Friday afternoon.

Roy Hibbert's time is coming. It could be this season. It might be a season away.

The Indiana Pacers left Indianapolis Wednesday without a victory or much confidence.

Chuck Person, Wayman Tisdale and a young Reggie Miller ran the floor the last time the Indiana Pacers opened a season with four straight losses.

Share + Nov 3, 2009 9:25 pm US/Mountain INDIANAPOLIS Click to enlarge 1 of 2 Carmelo Anthony #15 of the Denver Nuggets shoots over Roy Hibbert #55 and Troy Murphy #3 of the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse on November 3, 2009 in Indianapolis.

The Pacers announced Sunday that they have picked up the options on second-year players Roy Hibbert and Brandon Rush.

Q: Honestly, is Beasley the starter or not? What is Beasley doing on the bench during crunch time in the Indiana game? I know you want to make Haslem happy and give him his minutes, but why take out Beasley when he was all over the place on the defensive side of the ball? And it's not like the team did any better with Haslem in for Beasley.

The Pacers traded O'Neal before the 2008-09 season as they focused on rebuilding with younger players.

What can be said about the Indiana Pacers when their performance hinges on Mike Dunleavy Jr.

A pair of Eastern Conference rivals kick off their seasons Wednesday when the Atlanta Hawks play host to the Indiana Pacers at Philips Arena.

If the productivity of second-year players Roy Hibbert and Brandon Rush is integral to the Pacers' fortunes in 2009-10, get ready for a roller-coaster ride.

Welcome to tonight's live blog. Check back for updates throughout the game. We're just a few minutes from tipoff The Magic will start Mickael Pietrus at small forward, Matt Barnes at power forward, Dwight Howard, Vince Carter and Jameer Nelson.

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The Indiana Pacers have been virtually invisible this off-season from a media standpoint.A It seems the only people giving them any hope for a playoff run this season live in the state of Indiana, but with some off-season moves and a great draft, the Pacers look to shock the NBA with a playoff birth.

First things first. Published reports out of New York that Pacers Basketball President Larry Bird intends to step down at the end of this season for reasons of "health" and "lack of enjoyment" are false.

Danny Granger scored 10 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, and the Indiana Pacers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 114-112 on Friday night in the preseason finale for both teams.

Jim O'Brien doesn't have sweaty palms. There are no beads of sweat running down his face, either.

In these parts, that's hard to believe. This is Larry Legend, the guy who took Indiana State to the NCAA finals, who won three titles and three MVP awards with the Boston Celtics as a player, took the Indiana Pacers to the finals as a coach and even helped the WNBA's Indiana Fever reach the finals as team president this past season.

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