Ant to Suit up for the Pacers for the summer

Ant to Suit up for the Pacers for the summer#265282

By Rooster Cogburn - July 1st, 2009, 2:22 pm

- July 1st, 2009, 2:22 pm #265282

http://www.libertyflames.com/index.cfm? ... ewsID=4121

Former Liberty men’s basketball player Anthony Smith will suit up for the Indiana Pacers’ summer team and will participate in the 2009 NBA Pepsi Pro Summer League, hosted by the Orlando Magic at the RDV Sportsplex in Orlando, Fla.

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By dompennix - July 1st, 2009, 3:58 pm

- July 1st, 2009, 3:58 pm #265301

Congrats to Smitty. Are these games televised?

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By ToTheLeft - July 1st, 2009, 3:59 pm

- July 1st, 2009, 3:59 pm #265302

Maybe on NBA TV or something... I can't imagine it'll be on anything else. Maybe ESPNU.

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By dompennix - July 1st, 2009, 4:01 pm

- July 1st, 2009, 4:01 pm #265303

Channelsurfing.net will hopefully show them

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By FlameOn - July 1st, 2009, 4:09 pm

- July 1st, 2009, 4:09 pm #265304

All the games will be on Orlandomagic.com . They do it every year. The commentators for the games are these two guys named Dante and Galante. The Dante guy has said before that his Alma Mater is Liberty University.

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By flamesbball84 - July 1st, 2009, 5:01 pm

- July 1st, 2009, 5:01 pm #265322

nba tv would be about the only station showing any games on a consistent basis. espn MIGHT show a game or two, but thats about it.

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By Hold My Own - July 1st, 2009, 5:06 pm

- July 1st, 2009, 5:06 pm #265324

I think Flameon answered this already

Sly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.

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By LUconn - July 1st, 2009, 5:17 pm

- July 1st, 2009, 5:17 pm #265325

I don't see why Anthony couldn't make it in the NBA, although it would have to be with the right team. He's a good enough shooter for a SG He's certainly tall enough for that spot and is pretty darned athletic. I know he's not known for his great dribbling but he can certainly do it. He's also pretty good at posting up similar sized players. It's still a long shot but I think in the right situation he could catch on.

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By Liberty4Life - July 1st, 2009, 5:24 pm

- July 1st, 2009, 5:24 pm #265328

Hey, good for Anthony. At the very least, he should be in good position to occupy a roster spot on the Pacers' D-league team.

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By libertyFANatic123 - July 1st, 2009, 5:24 pm

- July 1st, 2009, 5:24 pm #265329

Hold My Own wrote:I think Flameon answered this already

LOL and congrats Anthony

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By dompennix - July 1st, 2009, 5:30 pm

- July 1st, 2009, 5:30 pm #265331

Liberty4Life wrote:Hey, good for Anthony. At the very least, he should be in good position to occupy a roster spot on the Pacers' D-league team.

I dont think he will play D-league, if he doesnt make the NBA Im pretty sure hes playing in Europe

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By flamesbball84 - July 1st, 2009, 8:03 pm

- July 1st, 2009, 8:03 pm #265345

dompennix wrote:
Liberty4Life wrote:Hey, good for Anthony. At the very least, he should be in good position to occupy a roster spot on the Pacers' D-league team.
I dont think he will play D-league, if he doesnt make the NBA Im pretty sure hes playing in Europe

Europe is definitely a better option than D-League. More talent overseas, make more money, europe produces more nba players than the D-League, etc.

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By thepostman - July 1st, 2009, 8:23 pm

- July 1st, 2009, 8:23 pm #265350

FlameOn wrote:All the games will be on Orlandomagic.com . They do it every year. The commentators for the games are these two guys named Dante and Galante. The Dante guy has said before that his Alma Mater is Liberty University.

and you know how I feel about the both of them....

you guys will want to mute the sound 5 seconds into it...trust me

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By Hold My Own - July 1st, 2009, 9:24 pm

- July 1st, 2009, 9:24 pm #265357

Posty did he work for The Light?

Sly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.

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By thepostman - July 1st, 2009, 10:10 pm

- July 1st, 2009, 10:10 pm #265366

no he didn't...he graduated a while back. I actually don't know for sure when he went to school at LU...my brother always tells me how this guy brings up LU from time to time on the local magic radio station in Orlando...but I haven't really looked into it much

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By TIMSCAR20 - July 1st, 2009, 11:16 pm

- July 1st, 2009, 11:16 pm #265384

Dante is a friend of mine (surprise). He was really good friends with Jay Boykin and Jason Allison, Marcus White and others when I was coaching at LU. I ran into him last year when I went with LU Alum and shooting coach of Dwight Howard Charles Richardson. What a great night! Dante is the sideline reporter for Magic games and you can see him standing behind the bench and in the tunnel. I think I have a FB pic with him but I have 10 million pics on FB and I don't feel like looking to confirm that....As for Anthony, I was told a couple of weeks ago by another alum that this would probably happen. When you are good friends with a franchise player like Granger, you have a great chance of getting on with them in the summer. I have no doubt Smitty has all the tools to play in the league. Still a long shot though at best.

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By flames1971 - July 2nd, 2009, 8:49 pm

- July 2nd, 2009, 8:49 pm #265512

Very excited for Smitty. I noticed the roster also includes Hansbrough, my FAVORITE.

SuperJon wrote:We're not building a 60,000 seat stadium. We're building a 30,000 seat stadium. The 60,000 number is when our grandkids have grandkids at Liberty.

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By flamesfilmguy - July 2nd, 2009, 11:41 pm

- July 2nd, 2009, 11:41 pm #265546

flames1971 wrote: I noticed the roster also includes Hansbrough, my FAVORITE.

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By dompennix - July 3rd, 2009, 12:03 am

- July 3rd, 2009, 12:03 am #265553

flames1971 wrote:Very excited for Smitty. I noticed the roster also includes Hansbrough, my FAVORITE.

I thought you were a Duke fan?

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By Hold My Own - July 3rd, 2009, 12:17 am

- July 3rd, 2009, 12:17 am #265555

flamesfilmguy wrote:
flames1971 wrote: I noticed the roster also includes Hansbrough, my FAVORITE.

+1

I guess that's

Sly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.

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By DeathCab4LU - July 3rd, 2009, 11:43 pm

- July 3rd, 2009, 11:43 pm #265683

ya they were just talking bout the Pacers summer league on the local Indianapolis news here and they mention some names and Anthony's was on of them....that is amazing even if it is only for summer league.....got another Indianapolis/Lynchburg connection lol (Indianapols Indians are Triple A for Pitt Pirates and Hillcats are Single A)....on another note I bashed and bashed on Pyscho T and now he is Pacer but I must say im happy he is in Indy and I understand why Bird picked him but I will shut up before I get to off topic lol

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By flames1971 - July 4th, 2009, 5:47 pm

- July 4th, 2009, 5:47 pm #265775

dompennix wrote:
flames1971 wrote:Very excited for Smitty. I noticed the roster also includes Hansbrough, my FAVORITE.
I thought you were a Duke fan?

I was being facetious. I could care less...

SuperJon wrote:We're not building a 60,000 seat stadium. We're building a 30,000 seat stadium. The 60,000 number is when our grandkids have grandkids at Liberty.

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By FlameOn - July 6th, 2009, 3:06 pm

- July 6th, 2009, 3:06 pm #265985

The first Pacers summer league game has just started. Go to orlandomagic.com to watch.

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By FlameOn - July 6th, 2009, 3:13 pm

- July 6th, 2009, 3:13 pm #265986

Smitty scored!!! Haha. The Dante guy is praising him now. He is bragging that he is from Liberty.

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By Rooster Cogburn - July 6th, 2009, 4:08 pm

- July 6th, 2009, 4:08 pm #265991

Great, I turned in just in time to Smitty get Stuffed!