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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii2pu9GGBb4 I love love love this song it is a classic and this what I want played on Valentine's day as I walk in the house and see the dining room table set with candles and walking into the kitchen see dinner being made and hearing this song multiple times.

Hoosiers in Pro Ball ‏@ProBallHoosiers @CodyZeller finishes with 7 points (2-5 FG, 3-3 FT), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block in 18 mins in his return to Indiana as a pro. #iubb

The Pacers will for sure win this game tonight I just have that feeling.

I’ve grown up playing basketball against my older brothers. Tyler and I played each other more times than I can remember. But this time we were wearing NBA jerseys.  It was literally my eighth professional game. We were playing the Cavaliers in Cleveland. Tyler is in his second season. We played similar minutes and guarded each other most of the time. It was weird. We’re both competitive and we played hard but it’s not like we were going to start a fight out there. For us, it was just Game 8 of 82. It’s just not often that the guy you’re guarding grew up in your house. At one point, Coach (Steve Clifford) called a timeout and drew up a play. Somewhere between the huddle break and the whistle I must have forgot and messed the whole thing up. Coach called another timeout just to yell at me. When we walked out to the floor again I asked Tyler, “Could you tell I messed that play up?” It was little things like that they made it fun. The referees had fun with it too. After one timeout, a ref asked if Tyler and I had went to dinner the night before. We did. Our parents were in town so we all went out. When the check came I put in a little something and Tyler paid the rest. When the ref asked during the game about who paid the bill, I told him we split it. “How are you going to let the rookie, your little brother come to your city and pay for half of the bill?” the ref yelled to Tyler. We all got a laugh out of that. Having my brothers—my oldest brother Luke played for the Phoenix Suns last season—has been great in helping with my transition into the NBA, especially mentally. It’s a long rookie year just because there’s so much to learn. They reminded me that you’re going to have some good games and some bad but there’s always another game right around the corner. The other adjustment is getting acclimated to a new life. I grew up in Washington, IN and played two years at Indiana before being drafted by Charlotte. Now I’m living alone in an apartment not far from Time Warner Cable Arena. Moving to a new city is like moving away to college again. Except this time I’m not surrounded by thousands of kids my age. It’s tougher to age and I’ve been traveling, so it’s tough to get out and meet know people and make new friends. Plus, you want to make the right friends. I’ve never really lived outside of Indiana. Everything is new. But my coaches have been great and my family have helped me stayed focused. It takes time when you’re moving to a new city. But I’m enjoying it.  as told to Christopher Hunt http://www.mensfitness.com/leisure/sports/nba-rookie-blog-cody-zeller Blog post on Cody in Men's Fitness.

Wrong science subject I meant to type that.

Interesting teachers always told us we couldn't use Wikipedia and the second one is common Biology. 

We don’t need to tell you the Pacers are doing just fine without Danny Granger — they have the best record in the NBA (19-3) and knocked off the Miami Heat this week. Yet with Granger, they either will improve or they will have a potential trade piece to shop around at the deadline (or both). Granger originally said he expected to make his season debut for the Pacers this Friday, but now those plans have changed as he doesn’t feel ready, reports Scott Agnes of Pacers.com. “I don’t like where I’m at with my timing and my rhythm and obviously my conditioning,” he said. “…I don’t feel like I’m ready yet. I dribbled the ball off my foot a couple times and just things where you haven’t [been] playing. Lost the ball in transition on a pass. My rhythm isn’t there yet. “By all means, I could physically play, easily. Like I said, it’s more of a rhythm thing. When you’re playing at those type of speeds, you have to do it for a while to get used to doing it again.” We’ve heard this same thing from other players lately — they don’t want to get on the court and not feel like they can do the things they expect to do. Still, as we have seen with both Derrick Rose(before the second injury) and Kobe Bryant there still is some rust you can’t shake off in practice. After the Friday game against Charlotte the Pacers are off for the weekend, then face the Pistons on Monday before traveling to Miami for a rematch on Wednesday. A week from Friday the Houston Rockets come to Indiana. http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/12/danny-granger-now-not-expected-to-return-friday-but-soon/

Looks like Danny Granger will not be returning anytime soon.

Having social media ruins the whole process because kids will tweet anything when it comes to things like this.

IU will lose if we play like we did against Syracuse.

Noah gets my vote for this game.

I am going to go with Evan it is too easy and obvious. 

Hoosiers in Pro Ball ‏@ProBallHoosiers @VicOladipo had 10 points (5-10 FG), 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, and 2 steals for the @Orlando_Magic. #iubb

Hoosiers in Pro Ball ‏@ProBallHoosiers In only 15 mins, @CodyZeller had 10 points (5-7 FG, matched career high), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, and 1 steal for @bobcats. #iubb

Any word on Troy?

Luke is making me have flash backs of a former player with the way he plays.

I think the reason was he wanted to be close to home.

That is hilarious it is about time someone asked him why even though his answer is wrong.

My apologies on that.

Hoosiers in Pro Ball ‏@ProBallHoosiers @VicOladipo had 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals for the @Orlando_Magic tonight. #iubb

Jeff Rabjohns ‏@JeffRabjohns Video: Tom Crean's take on how Victor Oladipo, Cody Zeller are playing early in their 1st NBA seasons. http://bit.ly/1aPHAUx  #iubb

Hoosiers in Pro Ball ‏@ProBallHoosiers Jeff Newton had 4 points (1-2 FG), 7 rebounds, 2 assists, a block, and a steal in the Okinawa Golden Kings (Japan) win yesterday. #iubb