2006–07 Indiana Pacers season

The 2006–07 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 31st season in the NBA and 40th season as a franchise. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 41-41 output from the previous season. However, they came six wins shy of tying it, finishing 35-47.[1] The Pacers would miss the playoffs for the first time since 1997.

2006–07 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachRick Carlisle
General managerLarry Bird
Owner(s)Herbert Simon
ArenaConseco Fieldhouse
Results
Record35–47 (.427)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFSN Indiana
RadioWIBC

Draft Selections
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
117Shawne WilliamsF United StatesMemphis
245Alexander JohnsonF United StatesFlorida St.

Season Summary

During the Summer of 2006, the Pacers lost Peja Stojakovic, whom they had just acquired in a trade from the Sacramento Kings during the previous season, in free agency to the New Orleans Hornets. Because of this, they were granted a trade exception by the NBA, which they used to re-acquire former Pacer Al Harrington from the Atlanta Hawks. They also pulled off two separate trades with the Dallas Mavericks, giving up established veterans Anthony Johnson and Austin Croshere for unexplained reasons. These two trades were disappointing to Pacers fans, who were confused by the trades and saw them as one-sided in the favor of the Mavericks. In June 2006, once-promising talent Jonathan Bender announced that he was retiring from the NBA at the age of 25, due to his struggles with knee injuries. The Pacers had traded All-Star big man Antonio Davis to acquire Bender in 1999 when he was an 18-year-old rookie with great potential, but his constant injuries had prevented him from ever developing.

When the regular season finally started, the Pacers had a significantly different roster than they did at the end of the previous season. The Pacers hovered around the .500 mark for most of the season, and were a borderline playoff team. In January 2007, the Pacers pulled off another major trade, this time with the Golden State Warriors, giving up troubled swingman Stephen Jackson, Al Harrington, and other pieces for versatile big man Troy Murphy and unproven swingman Mike Dunleavy as well as some other pieces. This trade was perceived as the only way for the Pacers to finally part ways with Jackson, who had lost the respect of Pacers fans due to his involvement in "The Brawl" and in a shooting at an Indianapolis nightclub. After the trade, the Pacers fell downward in the standings, marked by an 11-game losing streak which stretched from late February to mid-March, and eventually were eliminated from qualification for the 2007 NBA Playoffs. This would be the first time the Pacers missed the playoffs since the 1996-97 season, and the first of a streak of four seasons of missing the playoffs. Ironically, the perennial basement-dweller Warriors wound up making the playoffs for the first time since the 1993-94 season, and even advanced to the second round by upsetting the first-seeded Mavericks 4-2 in the first round. This left the dwindling community of Pacers fans with a sour taste in their mouths as they wondered how far the team might have gone if the trade in January had not occurred. Thus, coach Rick Carlisle was fired at the conclusion of the Pacers' season in April, and it was announced in May that Jim O'Brien, former head coach of the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers, would replace him as the Pacers' head coach for the next season.

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 5329.646-26–1527–149–7
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 5032.610330–1120–2110–6
x-Chicago Bulls 4933.598431–1018–2312–4
Indiana Pacers 3547.4271822–1913–288–8
Milwaukee Bucks 2854.3412518–2310–311–15
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons5329.646–
2 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5032.6103
3 y-Toronto Raptors4735.5736
4 y-Miami Heat4438.5379
5 x-Chicago Bulls4933.5984
6 x-New Jersey Nets4141.50012
7 x-Washington Wizards4141.50012
8 x-Orlando Magic4042.48813
9 Philadelphia 76ers3547.42718
10 Indiana Pacers3547.42718
11 New York Knicks3349.40220
12 Charlotte Bobcats3349.40220
13 Atlanta Hawks3052.36623
14 Milwaukee Bucks2854.34125
15 Boston Celtics2458.29329

Record vs. opponents
2006-07 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOK NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–11–30–41–30–21–11–22–01–11–32–00–22–00–41–22–01–20–21–23–11–31–11–11–10–20–22–20–21–3
Boston 1–3—2–20–31–20–21–10–40–21–11–30–20–21–11–22–21–12–20–23–11–31–30–22–00–21–11–11–30–20–3
Charlotte 3–12–2—1–22–20–21–12–21–10–21–20–22–00–22–22–21–11–21–12–22–22–20–20–21–11–10–20–31–12–2
Chicago 4–03–02–1—2–21–11–13–11–10–23–10–21–11–13–14–00–21–32–03–11–22–11–12–00–21–12–02–20–23–1
Cleveland 3–12–12–22–2—0–20–21–32–01–13–12–02–02–01–34–02–02–11–12–21–23–10–21–12–02–01–13–11–12–1
Dallas 2–02–02–01–12–0—3–11–10–33–12–02–13–14–02–02–04–02–04–02–02–02–02–23–04–03–14–02–01–21–1
Denver 1–11–11–11–12–01–3—0–23–11–22–02–13–12–22–02–02–21–12–21–11–11–11–23–12–21–23–11–11–31–1
Detroit 2–14–02–21–33–11–12–0—0–21–12–22–02–02–02–13–11–14–01–12–14–03–11–11–11–10–22–02–10–22–2
Golden State 0–22–01–11–10–23–01–32–0—2–11–12–20–43–10–20–22–11–13–11–11–12–01–32–13–11–33–11–12–21–1
Houston 1–11–12–02–01–11–32–11–11–2—1–13–12–24–02–02–02–22–01–32–02–02–01–32–23–02–23–01–11–32–0
Indiana 3–13–12–11–31–30–20–22–21–11–1—1–11–12–02–24–00–20–41–12–12–22–20–22–00–21–10–21–20–20–3
L.A. Clippers 0–22–02–02–00–21–21–20–22–21–31–1—2–23–02–02–01–21–12–21–11–12–02–23–12–20–42–20–21–31–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–00–21–10–21–31–30–24–02–21–12–2—2–21–10–23–12–01–20–22–01–11–31–23–12–13–11–12–11–1
Memphis 0–21–12–01–10–20–42–20–21–30–40–20–32–2—0–20–22–10–21–30–21–11–10–42–21–21–31–21–11–31–1
Miami 4–02–12–21–33–10–20–21–22–00–22–20–21–12–0—2–12–03–11–11–30–41–30–22–02–01–12–02–12–03–1
Milwaukee 2–12–22–20–40–40–20–21–32–00–20–40–22–02–01–2—2–01–20–21–31–32–10–21–11–12–01–11–30–21–3
Minnesota 0–21–11–12–00–20–42–21–11–22–22–02–11–31–20–20–2—1–11–32–01–12–01–32–22–21–21–30–21–31–1
New Jersey 2–12–22–13–11–20–21–10–41–10–24–01–10–22–01–32–11–1—1–14–02–22–20–20–21–10–20–22–22–04–0
New Orleans/Oklahoma City 2–02–01–10–21–10–42–21–11–33–11–12–22–13–11–12–03–11–1—2–01–10–20–31–23–10–42–20–21–21–1
New York 2–11–32–21–32–20–21–11–21–10–21–21–12–02–03–13–10–20–40–2—2–11–30–21–11–10–21–11–31–12–2
Orlando 1–33–12–22–12–10–21–10–41–10–22–21–10–21–14–03–11–12–21–11–2—2–10–22–01–11–12–00–42–02–2
Philadelphia 3–13–12–21–21–30–21–11–30–20–22–20–21–11–13–11–20–22–22–03–11–2—1–11–11–10–22–01–31–10–3
Phoenix 1–12–02–01–12–02–22–11–13–13–12–02–23–14–02–02–03–12–03–02–02–01–1—4–03–11–22–12–01–31–1
Portland 1–10–22–00–21–10–31–31–11–22–20–21–32–12–20–21–12–22–02–11–10–21–10–4—2–20–42–21–12–22–0
Sacramento 1–12–01–12–00–20–42–21–11–30–32–02–21–32–10–21–12–21–11–31–11–11–11–32–2—0–42–11–12–10–2
San Antonio 2–01–11–11–10–21–32–12–03–12–21–14–01–23–11–10–22–12–04–02–01–12–02–14–04–0—4–02–02–22–0
Seattle 2–01–12–00–21–10–41–30–21–30–32–02–21–32–10–21–13–12–02–21–10–20–21–22–21–20–4—1–12–20–2
Toronto 2–23–13–02–21–30–21–11–21–11–12–12–01–11–11–23–12–02–22–03–14–03–10–21–11–10–21–1—0–23–1
Utah 2–02–01–12–01–12–13–12–02–23–12–03–11–23–10–22–03–10–22–11–10–21–13–12–21–22–22–22–0—1–1
Washington 3–13–02–21–31–21–11–12–21–10–23–01–11–11–11–33–11–10–41–12–22–23–01–10–22–00–22–01–31–1—

Roster
Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PG 24 United States Armstrong, Darrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fayetteville State
PF 9 United States Baston, Maceo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan
SG 6 United States Daniels, Marquis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Auburn
F 1 United States Diogu, Ike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Arizona State
SF 17 United States Dunleavy, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Duke
F/C 10 United States Foster, Jeff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Texas State
SF 33 United States Granger, Danny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) New Mexico
SG 5 United States Greene, Orien 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Louisiana
F 32 United States Harrington, Al (to GSW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) St. Patrick HS (NJ)
C 13 United States Harrison, David 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Colorado
F 1 United States Jackson, Stephen (to GSW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Butler CC
SG 3 Lithuania Jasikevičius, Šarūnas (to GSW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Maryland
SF 2 Guyana Marshall, Rawle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oakland
PG 20 United States McLeod, Keith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Bowling Green
PF 3 United States Murphy, Troy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame
F/C 7 United States O'Neal, Jermaine (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Eau Claire HS (SC)
F/C 22 United States Powell, Josh (to GSW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) NC State
PG 11 United States Tinsley, Jamaal Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Iowa State
F 4 United States Williams, Shawne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Memphis
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2008-03-01

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season
Indiana Pacers statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Darrell Armstrong 81415.7.414.336.7851.72.4.9.15.6
Maceo Baston 4728.6.645.429.7871.6.3.3.42.9
Marquis Daniels 45417.8.459.231.7001.81.3.6.27.1
Ike Diogu 42212.8.454..8023.3.5.1.45.8
Mike Dunleavy Jr. 434335.6.454.283.7925.72.61.1.214.0
Jeff Foster 754323.2.469.000.6398.1.8.8.54.3
Danny Granger 825734.0.459.382.8034.61.4.8.713.9
Orien Greene 4106.2.371.182.6001.1.5.4.11.5
Al Harrington 363633.6.458.458.7136.31.4.7.315.9
David Harrison 2427.9.517..5001.8.3.2.53.0
Stephen Jackson 373232.1.419.297.8222.63.1.9.514.1
Sarunas Jasikevicius 37117.9.412.372.9221.33.0.4.07.4
Rawle Marshall 4029.0.360.222.689.7.3.3.12.5
Keith McLeod 22715.4.386.318.8801.02.0.3.14.2
Troy Murphy 423128.2.461.409.7726.11.6.6.611.1
Jermaine O'Neal 696935.6.436.000.7679.62.4.72.619.4
Josh Powell 709.1.133..6672.7.4.0.01.7
Jamaal Tinsley 727231.2.389.316.7203.36.91.6.312.8
Shawne Williams 46312.1.469.365.5501.8.5.1.23.9

Awards and records

Transactions
January 16, 2007 To Indiana Pacers
Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, Jr., Keith McLeod, Ike Diogu and a second round draft pick		 To Golden State Warriors
Josh Powell, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Stephen Jackson and Al Harrington

Roster changes

Additions
PlayerAcquiredFormer teamPosition
Darrell ArmstrongTradeDallas MavericksPG
Maceo BastonSigned as free agentMaccabi Tel AvivPF
Marquis DanielsTradeDallas MavericksSG
Ike DioguTradeGolden State WarriorsPF
Mike Dunleavy, Jr.TradeGolden State WarriorsSF
Orien GreeneSigned as free agentBoston CelticsPG
Al HarringtonTradeAtlanta HawksPF
Rawle MarshallTradeDallas MavericksSG
Keith McLeodTradeGolden State WarriorsPG
Troy MurphyTradeGolden State WarriorsPF
Josh PowellTradeDallas MavericksPF
Shawne WilliamsDraft selectionrookieSF

Subtractions
PlayerDepartedNew teamPosition
Jonathan BenderRetirednonePF
Austin CroshereTradeDallas MavericksPF
Eddie GillSigned as free agentNew Jersey NetsPG
Al HarringtonTradeGolden State WarriorsPF
Stephen JacksonTradeGolden State WarriorsSF
Sarunas JasikeviciusTradeGolden State WarriorsPG
Anthony JohnsonTradeDallas MavericksPG
Fred JonesSigned as free agentToronto RaptorsSG
Scot PollardSigned as free agentCleveland CavaliersC
Josh PowellTradeGolden State WarriorsPF
Predrag StojakovicSigned as free agentNew Orleans HornetsSF
Samaki WalkerWaivednonePF

References
  1. 2006-07 Indiana Pacers
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