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2 thoughts on “Mark Montieth: Reggie Miller reminds us all that reputations can be ruined—and then can be rehabbed”

  1. As a lifelong Pacers – back to their days in the ABA – Paul George and Victor Oladipo failed to understand one thing. If they stuck around and ever had the opportunity to bring a NBA championship as a member of the Pacers, they would’ve never had to buy a meal in this town ever again. Add to that, if you think the Colts winning a Super Bowl was huge, I still believe that if the Pacers are ever able to bring a title to Indiana, this city would lose its mind with a celebration, the scale of which wouldn’t be matched – ever.

  2. You are correct that if the Pacers ever win a title it would dwarf the Colts celebration.
    The roots of the Pacers run deep and are a logical extension of Indiana’s love of basketball.
    The franchise represents the metamorphosis of Indianapolis from an afterthought in the sports world to a major league city.
    It is always nice to wonder what if, but George and Victor were not focusing on “free meals” for the rest of their lives.
    At today’s salaries food money is not an issue.
    They chased a ring and thought the odds were long that it could happen here.
    I don’t know many competitors who don’t crave winning a title and I wouldn’t want a player who wasn’t motivated by that pursuit,
    So your unhappiness really lies in those players not believing that it could happen here.
    In truth, their thinking is on really solid ground. Smaller market teams have a poor track record in NBA history and this year’s champion, the Bucks, are more of an outlier than a regular occurrence.
    The Pacers have made one NBA finals in their 45 seasons in the league.
    Factor in the relatively short time a player has to achieve this goal and it is hard to blame a player for moving on.
    I think it was the way those 2 handled their requests that irks Pacer fans.
    They made it so public and made it feel like they were rejecting the fans personally
    I don’t remember a lot of ruckus when David West quietly moved on to chase a ring.
    Reggie is an icon because he decide to try to win here or not at all.
    We should celebrate that but not hold others up to that standard.
    Hopefully, the right players will combine to win that title we are all waiting on.

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