It's that time of the NBA season when it's easy to spot the uninitiated players. They're the ones hitting walls, stumbling around and wishing they were elsewhere.

With the All-Star break less than a week away, the fatigue of playing more than 40 games and the anticipation of a week off combine to distract teams, especially younger ones. It's like the final few days before spring break in high school, when teachers fight to maintain the interest of the students.

 




That's why the Indiana Pacers are happy to be playing New York tonight at Conseco Fieldhouse. If anybody can inspire their interest for an evening, it should be the Knicks