If the Pacers play as well as they have the first two games of this series at Chicago, they should win the next two games this Thursday and Saturday here in Indy…that is if the officials give them and their fans the same kind of home court calls they gave the Bulls at the first two up there. It’s only natural…referees are people too who don’t like to hear boos and love to hear cheers from the crowd when they make calls. If just a few of those close ones went the other way (which they should have) the outcome of the first two games probably would have been different. A few less possessions for the Bulls and a few less points for them at the line would have changed the score more than what was needed for a Pacers win. If you add that to the effect the positive energy from the crowd will give, and players familiarity with their home court rims, the advantage should be enough for the home team.
The residential real estate market in central Indiana seems like it has a split personality. On one hand, the total number of pending sales for March declined compared to this same period last year. On the other, prices for homes are rising generally and the absorption rate is improving as inventory tightens. So a market in decline or improving? Sometimes a one word description doesn’t tell the whole story.
I was astounded to see this aging relic still in service now on the sidewalk near a prominent corner downtown. Does anyone remember the last time you used one of these? Possibly 1995…maybe when you were out of range from a cell tower, or your phone battery was dead and you had to make a call. I wonder how often they harvest the coins from it’s collection box…once every six months? Not that many people can be using this. It’s like an emergency call box that you see along interstate highways sometimes. A public service. The backup to your backup.