First, if you like the basketball stats, the Denver Post has a pretty good story on Dean Oliver. Oliver is basically the guy that started it all.
http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_13541239
Also, a blog that I check out a lot is by Dave Berri ("The Wages of Wins"). In the following post, he reviews the Indiana Pacers, with a focus on Troy Murphy
http://dberri.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/the-inconsistent-troy-murphy-and-the-consistent-pacers/
But... if you check out the summary table, Diener grades out pretty well overall as an NBA player. Second most productive player on the team on a per-minute basis.
http://www.wagesofwins.com/Indiana0809.html