INDIANA PACERS Advanced Stats: PACE #5 97.4 OFF #22 101.9 DEF #12 103.4 The Pacers were the only losing record team that was still able to reach the playoffs last season. They were only able to achieve that because midway in the season they changed their head coach, with former assistant coach John Vogel becoming the team’s head coach. After this change, the team’s results improved significantly... Read more

2009/10 Season Review: The Jim O’Brien era in Indiana was supposed to be fun and entertaining to watch, but instead the team amassed a 104-142 record – only 42.3% winning record and I seriously doubt that O’Brien will survive another season in Indiana if the team doesn’t show any kind of improvement. For the second consecutive season the Indiana Pacers were the second fastest team in the NBA trailing... Read more

The Indiana Pacers ended last season with the 9th best record in the Eastern Conference (36-46 record) and they want to make the playoffs this season. Despite the losing record, they were fun to watch, as they were the 5th best offensive team of the league, scoring 105.09 points per game, however we already know that defense dictates the success and they were the 5th worst defensive team last season by allowing... Read more

The Pacers began last season a reformulation with Jim O?Brien in front of the team and it was concluded with the trade of Jermaine O?Neal to Toronto. We are in front of a team which will begin this season a new cycle. With O?Brien, the Pacers are no longer the defensive team, which was their identity on the past few seasons and I remember that in the 2003-2004 season, the Pacers had just allowed 85.6 ppg during... Read more

Eastern Conference: 10. Chicago Bulls There is no other team in the NBA that has been so involved in trade rumors than the Bulls. Since the beginning of the season with Kobe and now with Ben Wallace, the media isn't giving any rest to Chicago. Right now they are 20-31 SU and 22-30-2 ATS. The team isn't far from a playoff spot and there is some hope in what Deng, Gordon and Hinrich will be capable to do,... Read more