Reggie's Heroics hit Big Screen

It's about time someone made a movie about Reggie Miller's heroics.

The documentary titled "Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks" will premiere at Conseco Fieldhouse at the end of February. Reggie himself will be there to host the event. The film focuses on the Pacers-Knicks rivalry from 1993-95, and specifically on the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals series.

I have memories of that series from the "other" perspective. To this day, the worst sports moment of my life was Patrick Ewing's missed finger-roll in Game 7 of that series. However all these years later, it's tough not to look back on that rivalry with a smile. The contrast of the two fanbases (big city vs. midwest), the pure hatred between the players (specifically Starks vs. Reggie), the sound of a raucous crowd at the old Market Square Arena or at a packed Garden - it truly was a spectacle. Sure it wasn't Celtics/Lakers and it also wasn't always the most visually appealing basketball to watch, but from a pure emotion standpoint, Pacers-Knicks was one of the great rivalries in NBA history.

I'm looking forward to the film, even if it does conjure up some bad repressed memories. It was an exciting time regardless of which team you supported. Hopefully the Pacers will someday matter as much to the people of Indianapolis as they did then.