He even buys a friggin section of seats for Pacer fans.

More Pressure During last June's draft, Pacer fans were again pressuring Walsh, this time to take Steve Alford.

Play was suspended for 10 minutes as angry Pacer fans, who had already seen Indiana Coach Larry Brown ejected, flooded the Market Square Arena floor with trash.

In the first quarter of Game 3 with Anfernee Hardaway at the line, Pacer fans were ordered by the officiating crew to momentarily surrender those spinning pinwheels behind the basket that are supposed to serve as mind-altering distractions for opponents.

"I just want to apologize to all the Pacer fans for what happened."

Pacer fans, however, have their own choice - Steve Alford of Indiana - and the pressure on Walsh to select the Hoosier guard is growing stronger with each passing day.

- as the deranged Pacer fan behind the Knicks' bench did in 1996.

And Larry Johnson, Childs and Camby were pelted with coins and beer by Pacer fans as they left the court.