20 Points In Coach Season

Basketball Betting Lines

Indiana fell 96-86 to the 76ers but was without two key contributors, Danny Granger and George Hill, and lost Tyler Hansbrough in the third quarter to what was described as a scratched right eye.

 

"A great win for our guys," Philadelphia coach Doug Collins said after escaping with the win. "Indiana is a very tough team to play against. Their size in the paint causes a lot of problems. Their length on the wings is really impressive."

 

"It's just surreal," Vogel said before the game about returning to Philadelphia. "I pinch myself on a daily basis that I'm even doing this. I keep it all in perspective and try to do the best I can. I believe in my ability to do this job at a high level."

 

Vogel, an early '90s Wildwood High School graduate that once appeared on David Letterman's Stupid Human Tricks as an 8th grader, had already coached the Pacers in Newark against the Nets and in Madison Square Garden against the Knicks but Monday was the first time he reached Philly as an NBA head coach. He brought along about 20 friends and family members to mark the occasion.

 

Instead Vogel changed the fortunes of the club when he took over for the surly O'Brien, piloting the Pacers to a 20-18 mark and a playoff berth for the first time since 2006, a competitive five-game affair with the mighty Chicago Bulls.

 

O'Brien, of course, was and for that matter still is a brilliant X's and O's guy but he could never see the forest for the trees at any of his NBA stops. A Cousins-Westphal type feud isn't even tabloid fodder for an O'Brien coached club -- it's almost expected. In fact, through all the coaching changes that come and go every year in the NBA, O'Brien was the only one who was once cited for not getting along with the administrative help. Yep, this is a guy who can alienate the secretary in the ticket department.

 

The result is an impressive early season record of 6-3 and expectations for similar success throughout the season. The Pacers are still clearly a step below the toast of the Central Division, the Bulls, but the addition of former All-Star David West to a core that features Granger, talented center Roy Hibbert, explosive point guard Darren Collison and lengthy two Paul George has Vogel thinking his team could make some noise.

 

Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Golden State Warriors updated the condition of guard Stephen Curry. who continues to be sidelined with a sprained right ankle. "Stephen Curry was examined by Warriors Team Orthopaedist Tim McAdams on Saturday, January 7, prior to our game in Oakland and again by Dr. Bob Anderson yesterday in Charlotte, NC. Following the examinations and consultations with both doctors, the diagnosis of Stephen's injury remains a sprained right ankle with no structural damage," said Warriors general manager Larry Riley in a statement issued on Tuesday.

 

The Davidson product had issues with the same ankle last season but still played 74 games and averaged 18.6 points, 5.8 assists and 3.9 rebounds for Golden State.

comments

---

•    To anyone who uses haha, lol, smileys, and exclamations points in the same message.... #FuckYouAll

  ---

•    Hmm.. Not sure what to do tonight!! Wanted to dance... But nooo stupid ankle.. Oh well I gots a ideas!! ;) haha

  ---

•    Raiders coach fired where they do that at...coach was 8 and 8. Black head coaches don't have a chance. These white coaches neva get fired

  ---

•    My right ankle is cold.

  ---

•    Damnnnn dat man #Kobe scored 48 points tonight in 30 mins lool....Nd they say he's old

  ---

---