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    Granger frustrated with lockout

    http://www.indystar.com/article/2011...l|text|Fever|p

    Danny Granger routinely ends each day of his basketball camp by asking the participants a question about either himself or the Indiana Pacers, with a small cash award to the winner.

    The NBA may be locked out, but money is not an issue for Granger. He said he saved a lot of his earnings precisely to cover the work stoppage.

    "I've been preparing for this for a while," the Pacers forward said during a recent interview inside Park Tudor School's gym. "I've saved so much money because we all knew this was a possibility."

    Granger is open to playing overseas if a significant portion of the 2011-12 season is lost. He also knows losing part of the season could severely hurt the momentum the Pacers gained from not only last season but also the draft-night acquisition of former Broad Ripple High School and IUPUI standout George Hill.

    Granger's thoughts on a variety of topics:

    Question: Did you attend a lot of camps growing up in New Orleans?

    Answer: One of the reasons why I'm always holding camps is because I never had a chance to go to them as a kid. I don't know if we could afford it or what. We also didn't have a lot of camps in New Orleans because there wasn't an NBA team there at the time.

    Q: How has the lockout been for you?

    A: This is the hardest offseason I've ever had to go through. I'm working out with no end in sight right now. Usually I'm ramping up to go full speed. With no set date on training camp starting, everybody is doing their own thing. I'm in L.A. with a lot of players, and everybody feels the same way I do. We're just playing a lot of pickup games at UCLA.

    Q: Who are some of the players you're working out with?

    A: Blake Griffin (Clippers), JaVale McGee (Wizards), Nick Young (Wizards) and (Pacers guard) Paul George. I work out with Trevor Ariza (Hornets) almost every day. Kevin Durant (Thunder) and LeBron (James) have been out there, too.

    Q: How would you handle the lockout if you were (commissioner) David Stern?

    A: I feel like he's playing with fire a little bit. He's taken such a hard stance on things. I read that he finally said he'd take a salary cut. Nobody knows how much he makes, though. That's the craziest thing I've heard. We've got 30 owners putting their faith in him to get the deal done and nobody knows how much he's getting paid. He's probably the most powerful guy of all the professional sports.

    Q: There's never a good time for a lockout, but would you agree that this one could hurt the NBA's image?

    A: Yes. The NBA is coming off a record season. We've got a lot of momentum going. Everybody hates what happened in Miami, but it brought a lot of attention to the league. Dallas finally gets a championship. We've got a great thing going and we're about to shut the league down.

    Q: How will the lockout impact the Pacers?

    A: It'll hurt us bad. We finally got some veteran players, back in the playoffs and now we don't know what's going to happen. We should be piggy-backing off last year and building off of it. You get a short season and you never know what's going to happen, 'cause it's not a normal season. We need more time together and we're young and the more time we have together as a team will help us. Reducing the season, taking away the preseason, no training camp, it can only hurt us.

    Q: Has there been any talk about you and your teammates getting together to work out?

    A: We've already started talking about it. I spoke with the coaches before the lockout and they gave their views on what we should do. Me and Jeff (Foster) are trying to plan it out so when the season starts we will have been going for a good month. There's not going to be a preseason, probably won't be much of a training camp, either.

    Q: Free agency will be a lot shorter once the lockout ends. What area do you guys need to address most?

    A: I think with what's on the market at power forward, we have the opportunity to go get one of them. David West, Nene and Carl Landry are available. There are some good power forwards out there. I think we need to be deeper at that position.
    Come on Mike, dont set Danny up for a fine by the evil commisioner

    Alos wonder who "everbody" is when refering to hating Miami
    Last edited by 90'sNBARocked; 08-10-2011, 12:23 PM.
    Sittin on top of the world!
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    Re: Granger frustrated with lockout

    Good read. Sounds like Danny is talking the same big men we are. Like or dislike them. Im real glad to hear the are planning on practicing as a team also. All this potential and no season to show it off.

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    • #3
      Re: Granger frustrated with lockout

      Originally posted by 90'sNBARocked View Post
      Come on Mike, dont set Danny up for a fine by the evil commisioner

      Alos wonder who "everbody" is when refering to hating Miami
      Based on the justification for the lockout, Stern can't fine any of the players since they technically aren't under any kind of relationship with the league.

      Now is the safest time to say such things if you are a player.

      Oh, and "everybody" is "everybody who doesn't play for Miami"
      BillS

      A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
      Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...

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        Re: Granger frustrated with lockout

        Originally posted by BillS View Post
        Based on the justification for the lockout, Stern can't fine any of the players since they technically aren't under any kind of relationship with the league.

        Now is the safest time to say such things if you are a player.

        Oh, and "everybody" is "everybody who doesn't play for Miami"
        I don't know. Everybody who plays for Dallas probably doesn't mind the Miami Heat bandwagon.

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        • #5
          Re: Granger frustrated with lockout

          The owners know how much Stern makes.

          Honestly though this is what the owners are waiting to see, players getting restless

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          • #6
            Re: Granger frustrated with lockout

            Baring a miracle it seems that the season is gone

            Sittin on top of the world!

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            • #7
              Re: Granger frustrated with lockout

              Danny is one of the truly intelligent players in the NBA. Always enjoyable to hear his thoughts.


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              • #8
                Re: Granger frustrated with lockout

                The league is an absolute wreck. It's a freakin' circus.

                I always enjoying reading what Danny has to say. He's one the smartest guys in the whole league. Probably smarter than David Stern.

                I'm sure he's all for a new CBA. Take less money, but get some nice teammates and help us contend. Our guys, want to win. Even if it means taking a few less dollars. I'm sure the 22 other franchises/players losing money agree.

                It's the ****in' 8 other franchises who don't want a new CBA. Also the old farts in this league on their way out anyway who want their money like Derek Fisher.

                Another thing, I can't stand reading the fact that guys like Dwight Howard and Chris Paul are looking to sign with the Lakers or Knicks because they're in big markets. That **** is annoying. If you REALLY want to contend and still get a nice pay, how about the Spurs (for a few years)? Trail Blazers? Thunder? Magic? If you really want more money then come to Indiana or just re-sign.

                I don't believe Dwight Howard OR Chris Paul will be going to the Knicks or Lakers. UNLESS, the Magic and Hornets agree to a S&T and it would have to be for Amare or Pau/Bynum etc. to keep their cap managed and get the true value they want if Dwight and Chris really want to go to big markets and the Knicks and Lakers really want them.

                The Heat are going to be screwed managing their cap. They're going to have to get rid of 1 of their "big" 3 at least. So bye bye Chris Bosh.
                In 49 states it's just basketball, but this is Indiana!

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                  Re: Granger frustrated with lockout

                  Originally posted by Scot Pollard View Post
                  The league is an absolute wreck. It's a freakin' circus.

                  I always enjoying reading what Danny has to say. He's one the smartest guys in the whole league. Probably smarter than David Stern.

                  I'm sure he's all for a new CBA. Take less money, but get some nice teammates and help us contend. Our guys, want to win. Even if it means taking a few less dollars. I'm sure the 22 other franchises/players losing money agree.

                  It's the ****in' 8 other franchises who don't want a new CBA. Also the old farts in this league on their way out anyway who want their money like Derek Fisher.

                  Another thing, I can't stand reading the fact that guys like Dwight Howard and Chris Paul are looking to sign with the Lakers or Knicks because they're in big markets. That **** is annoying. If you REALLY want to contend and still get a nice pay, how about the Spurs (for a few years)? Trail Blazers? Thunder? Magic? If you really want more money then come to Indiana or just re-sign.

                  I don't believe Dwight Howard OR Chris Paul will be going to the Knicks or Lakers. UNLESS, the Magic and Hornets agree to a S&T and it would have to be for Amare or Pau/Bynum etc. to keep their cap managed and get the true value they want if Dwight and Chris really want to go to big markets and the Knicks and Lakers really want them.

                  The Heat are going to be screwed managing their cap. They're going to have to get rid of 1 of their "big" 3 at least. So bye bye Chris Bosh.
                  No doubt

                  LA, Miami, New York, all love the way its currently constructed. Thats why the luxury tax was a complete freakin joke

                  as said prior the teams over it , just view it as cost of doing business

                  Loyalty to a team= thing of the past
                  Sittin on top of the world!

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                  • #10
                    Re: Granger frustrated with lockout

                    Well, Danny is our team rep to the union....

                    Start pushing your executive reps to do everything it takes on their side to get this done DG!
                    "Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel

                    "And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "

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                    • #11
                      Re: Granger frustrated with lockout

                      Originally posted by Sandman21 View Post
                      Well, Danny is our team rep to the union....

                      Start pushing your executive reps to do everything it takes on their side to get this done DG!
                      I wonder what that title even means, does Danny actually get to go to meetings and give his input into what the new CBA should be? Or is just a deliverer of news to the rest of the team? If i were one of these players for the 22 teams with dwindling attendance, my *** would be holding all sorts of meetings. I'd pushing hard for some consessions designed to get my team on a more even competitive and financial footing. These 22 union reps a pretty size-able majority over the other 8 reps.
                      You can't get champagne from a garden hose.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Granger frustrated with lockout

                        I love that he mentioned guys by name. West, Nene, or Landry. I don't care. All three would make us a better team. Contender, probably not, but it would take a lot to get us there. I just want to be more competitive at this point and not lose the season. Danny specifically talking about those three kind of gives them the idea that we would want them here. Players on the team are open to them lets the money talk more.

                        I prefer Nene, but West, I certainly wouldn't call a fallback option. I really like Tyler. I really like McRoberts. I probably love Foster. I'm ok with that. I really believe we would be very competitive with that as our five man front court. Oh and I definitely think Hibbert is our foundation.

                        I am glad to see Granger be a terrific example for the league. He is the type of guy that will definitely make the league perception better for ticket sales.
                        "Your course, your path, is not going to be like mine," West says. "Everybody is not called to be a multimillionaire. Everybody's not called to be the president. Whatever your best work is, you do it. Do it well. … You cease your own greatness when you aspire to be someone else."

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                        • #13
                          Re: Granger frustrated with lockout

                          Originally posted by pacergod2 View Post
                          I love that he mentioned guys by name. West, Nene, or Landry. I don't care. All three would make us a better team. Contender, probably not, but it would take a lot to get us there. I just want to be more competitive at this point and not lose the season. Danny specifically talking about those three kind of gives them the idea that we would want them here. Players on the team are open to them lets the money talk more.

                          I prefer Nene, but West, I certainly wouldn't call a fallback option. I really like Tyler. I really like McRoberts. I probably love Foster. I'm ok with that. I really believe we would be very competitive with that as our five man front court. Oh and I definitely think Hibbert is our foundation.

                          I am glad to see Granger be a terrific example for the league. He is the type of guy that will definitely make the league perception better for ticket sales.
                          and overpaying a player like that will put us right back to where we were in cap hell. I just hope we stay patient and not over spend on mediocre players like a lot of teams do in free agency. Like you said it wont give us a shot a title.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Granger frustrated with lockout

                            Out of anyone available currently, I'd take Nene, but not offer him a ridiculous contract.

                            I like him to come in and start at PF and move over to center and then Tyler will come in and play PF. Go with a simpler rotation.

                            Kevin Love is a long shot, but he'd be worth the money.

                            Regarding the lockout, the league really needs to be fixed. Hopefully we still get a good portion of the season.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Granger frustrated with lockout

                              Originally posted by Scot Pollard View Post
                              I always enjoying reading what Danny has to say. He's one the smartest guys in the whole league. Probably smarter than David Stern.


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