Pacer News of the Day

Mark Montieth joins me in anticipating a Pippen-esque breakout from Granger. I'll assume Montieth sent this article to the editors before I posted my best case scenrio.

Also, intersting tidbit in the Injury Update section.

Stephen Jackson, Jamaal Tinsley and Marquis Daniels were excused from practice for personal reasons. All three were expected to meet the team in South Carolina later Monday.

Daniels, Jack and Tins missing practice for personal reasons. Hmmm, the Club Rio trio all have a personal reason causing them to miss practice yesterday and travel separately from the team. Coincidence?

Speaking of Tins, the daily digest tells us Jamaal has been all smiles this preseason. His offseason conditioning has him ready for the 82 game grind (haven't I heard this story before, a couple of times?) and he's happy to control the ball for the new uptempo offense.

JO is working toward at least a little PT tonight since he'll be home in Columbia, SC with lots of family and friends in the stands. Bruno also thinks Marquis Daniels will make his preseason debut tonight against Bob's Cats.