Pro Quality. Fan Perspective.
Login-facebook
Around SBN: Pro Combat Goes B1G: Minnesota Edition

NBA Power Rankings 2012: Pacers Rank 16th

The Indiana Pacers are coming off a disappointing loss to the Orlando Magic on Saturday, but that can only put so much of a damper on what was a four-game winning streak, and what is becoming a fantastic season.

And Tom Ziller at SB Nation has the Pacers knocking on the door of the top ten teams in the NBA in the latest NBA Power Rankings.

12. Indiana Pacers 16-7 W: NJ, MIN, DAL; L: ORL Indy Cornrows
Indiana has shot up the standings this season despite free agent acquisition David Westplaying pretty non-noteworthy ball, Danny Granger getting off to a tough shooting start and no one taking the point guard reins by force. (Darren Collison has them.) Roy Hibbert's been excellent, and could be in the All-Star Game. Paul George has been a revelation.

As Tom Lewis at Indy Cornrows writes, smash-mouth basketball is toughening up the Pacers in more ways than one, as coach Frank Vogel is truly rubbing off on the team.

For more on the Pacers, check out Indy Cornrows.

Do you like this post?

Comments

May 15, 2012; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) drives to the basket as Indiana Pacers point guard Darren Collison (2) defends during the first half in game two of the Eastern Conference semifinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Arena.  Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-US PRESSWIRE

2012 NBA Playoffs, Heat Vs. Pacers Game 2: Indiana Hangs On, 78-75, To Even Series Going Home

Default_small

College Football Hall Of Fame 2012: Dave Casper, Otis Armstrong To Be Enshrined

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - JANUARY 24: Robbie Hummel #4 of the Purdue Boilermakers shoots the ball against the Michigan Wolverines at Mackey Arena on January 24, 2012 in West Lafayette, Indiana. Michigan defeated Purdue 66-64. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Purdue's Robbie Hummel Drawing Interest From NBA