Pacers are Back!

Tonight was the first home game of the Pacer's new season. They had a pretty great season last year, and seem to finally be getting back in fans' good graces. There was definitely a period, there, where they just had a bad reputation. And they weren't playing so hot, either.

This year, they did a mini-season pack called 'Perfect 10' where you could actually pick whatever 10 games you wanted. Eric and I decided to go for it and, so we didn't feel completely obligated or feel guilty if we gave them away, we chose the cheap seat. Yes, semi-nosebleeds. We're less than 10 rows up in the upper deck for any of the games (I think there are as many as 30 rows), so it really isn't as bad as it sounds. Besides, it was more about getting to see the good games (or at least the games we thought would be good).

We did go to tonight's home opener against the 76er's. It was kind of sad to see how many empty seats there were for a home opener, especially as strong as they finished last year, making it to the playoffs and all. Even more so because we know how cheap it really is to go to a game, if you really want to. We spent less for 10 Pacer's games for than what we would've spent for ONE COLT'S GAME if we were still buying those season tickets. Seriously... what do you think the better deal is? If we chose the nosebleeds at Lucus Oil Stadium, we could've squeezed two, maybe three games in for what we paid for 10 Pacer's games. But I digress.

One of the reasons people might be staying away (and I hope this is all it is) is because three starters are injured right now. When you only have 5 guys on the floor, that can make a difference. But I have to say, I was impressed with some of our second stringers, and even third stringers. The Pacers still pulled off a pretty nice win (even if it was against the 76er's). I'm looking forward to our next nine games, scattered throughout the season!