For some reason, my teams just don't win...

Photo from BBC Sport

As I've mentioned below, I have the sorry task of supporting the Indiana Pacers in basketball. In the wonderful world of English Football, I support Liverpool FC. Sure they have a fantastic history, but I haven't seen them win the league in my lifetime. Same deal with the Pacers. This post is about Liverpool, though.

After a promising 2nd place finish a couple of years back, it's all pretty much gone down hill from there. This year has seen Liverpool linger in the relegation zone, but a couple of wins on the trot, including a massive one against champions and leaders Chelsea brought us back in the thick of European spots.

With expectations high for today's match against Wigan Athletic, I wasn't surprised that we could only manage a draw. Following Liverpool has taught me that we can beat Chelsea one day and drop points to a (with all due respect) lesser team on the next match. I wanted the game after Chelsea to be a Europa League one so we could just afford a loss, but Wigan it was.

Fernando Torres finished another splendid goal to bring his tally to 5 on the season; three in the last two games. A rebounded effort from Hugo Rodallega earned Wigan a point, but I would not have been surprised if we lost, given our performance. After the goal, everyone sat deep and allowed Cleverley and N'Zogbia to blast down the flanks. Good thing Wigan's finishing was poor, otherwise we would have been battered.

I don't know why we sat back as much as we did. Roy Hodgson says the players looked tired - a fair assessment. Still, no excuses. Everyone played midweek, and we needed this to propel us to fifth. What is baffling to me is that we opted for Jonjo Shelver and Nathan Eccleston over Milan Jovanovic and David N'Gog... A tricky match against Stoke City is up next...

The Mike Dunleavy show

Ron Hoskins/NBAE/Getty Images pacers.com

I think it's only appropriate that my first real post be dedicated to one of my heros - Mike Dunleavy Jr.


I've been a fan of his since his Duke days, and it's  been pretty painful watching him struggle in the pros. The only thing that is probably more painful than that is being a Pacers fan (unless you like the Clippers or Knicks).


Dunleavy still shows signs of brilliance (when he plays the Knicks), but hasn't had a stand out game since recovering from a serious knee injury last year.


This season saw him have a sluggish start, shooting just over 30%. Good think Jim O'Brien had faith in him and allowed him to start last night against the Denver Nuggets.


He didn't have the fastest start, shooting 0-3 in his first three attempts. After halftime, he went off. So did the Pacers. Mike made 5 of 5 from behind the arc in a 24 point quarter. The rest of the team added 30 as they mustered a historic 54-point 3rd quarter. If that wasn't impressive enough, they made 20 of 20 shots in the quarter until Josh McRoberts missed a last second three-pointer.


The Pacers went on to win 144-116, with Dunleavy leading scoring at 31. Darren Collison had 29 of his own, while Tyler Hansbrough added 20.


Here's to hoping for more hot shooting in Indy, and for Dunleavy to finally tap into his potential and go from draft bust to late bloomer. 


Photo credit: Ron Hoskins

Okay, we're live

So in an attempt to be productive and to reduce my nap times, I've decided to start a blog about... well, in the spirit of Seinfeld, nothing.

I'll be posting my take on sports, music, food, and really anything I'd find interesting that I think is of note.

I have a few months before I graduate college and jump into the real world, so I'm currently trying to get my mind off that. This could be a good way to do it.

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Marty Mac