Monthly Archives: April 2018

Oladipo, Gordon thrilled to see Romeo Langford commit to Indiana

2018 Indiana Mr. Basketball Romeo Langford made his college choice Monday evening, committing to play at Indiana University for head coach Archie Miller next season.

Langford announced his decision at a ceremony held on the gymnasium floor at New Albany High School in front of approximately 3,000 fans — and tens of thousands more online.

When I informed Victor Oladipo, a 2013 IU graduate, of …

LeBron blocks Pacers’ path, ending special season

Victor Oladipo, LeBron James, Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers, 2018 NBA Playoffs

It took seven games and a third 40-plus point performance from LeBron James for the Cleveland Cavaliers to finally dispose of the Pacers. But he did it, just like he did the previous four times that he has faced the Pacers in the playoffs over the last seven years – and they’ve almost always been competitive series.

It took a major trial from Cavs coach …

Victor Oladipo is already thinking about offseason training

Victor Oladipo, David Alexander, Pacers

16 minutes after his season came to an end in the biggest game that he’s ever played, Victor Oladipo was already thinking about getting better.

Who needs time off?

“I don’t know how to take time off,” Oladipo said a short while after the Pacers’ 105-101 Game 7 loss in Cleveland. He finished with a team-high 30 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists in 42 …

The sibling rivalry inside Pacers-Cavaliers

Steve Gansey, Mike Gansey, Fort Wayne Mad Ants, G League, Cleveland Cavaliers

As the Pacers drew the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs, the Gansey household perked up. It meant Steve and Mike’s teams would square off.

Steve Gansey, 32, just completed his third year as head coach of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Pacers’ G League affiliate. They went 29-21 and finished second of 13 teams in the Eastern Conference.…

VIDEO: Victor Oladipo, Nate McMillan look forward to Game 7

Pacers, St. Vincent Center

The Pacers practiced at the St. Vincent Center Saturday before catching their charter flight to Cleveland for Game 7.

You can throw out the first six games and forget that it’s a series. It all comes down to the game Sunday at Quicken Loans Arena. If the Pacers handle their business, it is nothing more than a layover to Toronto, where the Raptors await their …

Vic was Vic, Pacers demolish Cavs to force Game 7

Victor Oladipo, Pacers, 2018 NBA Playoffs, Cleveland Cavaliers

Victor Oladipo was out of the shower and making his way to his locker stall when you knew exactly how he was feeling. The Bose speaker was turned up and he was jamming, just like he does after most game.

Dressing in bottoms with the laughing emoji (😂), perhaps symbolic of those discussing his recent struggles, Oladipo would soon go to the podium to address …

Running thoughts: R1G5 – Cavaliers 98, Pacers 95

Victor Oladipo, Cleveland Cavaliers, Pacers, 2018 NBA Playoffs

Here are my running thoughts from the Pacers’ 98-95 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena.

It was game 5 of their best-of-seven first-round series. The Cavs lead, 3-2.

Back spasms kept George Hill out for the second consecutive game. [Click here to ready my Q&A with the Indy native.] Pacers followed their game plan early on. After turning it over…

Q&A with George Hill — on his unusual year, fatherhood, and facing his hometown team

Pacers, Myles Turner, George Hill, Indy

George Hill was back home in Indianapolis over the weekend. It was a business trip with his Cleveland Cavaliers, and not much more. He didn’t have dozens of ticket requests because he chose not to get caught up in that. His focus is on basketball.

It’s been a different, an unusual last 21 months for the 31-year-old. After years of stability and routine, three in …