Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks

I’m not originally from Indianapolis or Indiana for that matter. Growing up I really didn’t like sports that much and when I did, it was because of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. As I expanded to watch more basketball when the Bull’s weren’t playing, my connections to Indianapolis caused me to pay attention to the Indiana Pacers for obvious reasons.

I never really cheered for the Pacers, until I moved here, but I was a fan of the talent and leadership of Reggie Miller while he was on the court.

There’s a new ESPN Films production coming out that you can see this evening at Conseco Fieldhouse that highlights and chronicles the story of the Hicks vs. the Knicks through the years. It was always an epic battle between the teams.

This video provides a glimpse to what you can expect

Hat tip to Breena Fain at the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association for sharing this post on the visitindy.com blog.

Casey Mullins Chooses Indy

Mommy and general blogging extraordinaire, Casey Mullins, continues to deliver great posts. In a recent post in her "Visit Indy with Kids" site on the Indianapolis Convention and Visitor’s Association site, she shares why her and her husband chose Indy.

What probably happened is Mr. Duffy came here years ago, before the city realized what amazing possibility it had. Almost every American city goes through a rebirth at some point and every city has those awkward growing pains and uncomfortable teenage years.

She’s right!

I’d now say Indianapolis has turned into a nice little young adult of a city. I know we’ve got more history than that, but I’m perpetuating the growing pain metaphor.

Her post was spurred on by another post that talked about how awful Indianapolis is as a city. We all know that’s not true if you’ve live here or have visited recently. The negative article was focusing on Indianapolis being chosen as a potential location to host the World Cup Soccer event.

Read Casey’s Why I Chose Indy post and share your comments.