I have honestly never been so dialed in on the Pacers in over a decade...

[tlance]

This guy is starting to strike me as the Brees #9 of the basketball forum lol!

He is worse, but definitely in the same class.

 

[trojanfan12]

Regular season means nothing in the playoffs other than the seeding - Indiana has a zero chance of making it to the ECF or THE FINALS.

The Finals? No.

The ECF? Maybe. A lot would have to go their way. But I wouldn't rule it out completely.

 

[True Lakers Fan]

The Finals? No.

The ECF? Maybe. A lot would have to go their way. But I wouldn't rule it out completely.

I give them a 15% chance - which is the nice way of saying they will be one and done - They might be able to do more next year once their young guys have developed a bit more and if they pick up at least one really good free agent. It would be interesting as hell if Indiana picked up LeBron James not to mention @ChiefsLakers67 would be happy as hell

 

[trojanfan12]

At Golden State?

Anyone can win at home, numbnuts.

Doesn't matter if it was at Golden State or not. A regular season win means nothing. Dipshit.

 

[trojanfan12]

He's not actually a Wizards fan. He roots for whatever team is good so he can build up his name on a message board.

Yes, because after all, everyone knows that the best way for someone to "build his name up on a message board" is to jump on that Wizards bandwagon.

 

[Black Adam]

Yes, because after all, everyone knows that the best way for someone to "build his name up on a message board" is to jump on that Wizards bandwagon.

it's why i'm a Chiefs fan, after all...

 

[trojanfan12]

it's why i'm a Chiefs fan, after all...

You and @tlance...couple of frontrunners trying to build message board street cred.

 

[tlance]

it's why i'm a Chiefs fan, after all...

Good times ahead for the Chiefs I think CL. Maholmes is going to be a stud.

 

[Black Adam]

Good times ahead for the Chiefs I think CL. Maholmes is going to be a stud.

it's what i'm hoping. but Andy Reid typically has decent luck when it comes to quarterbacks...

 

[larryjohn]

"frontrunning" fans would root for a team like the wizards?! What a thought...

Let's put it this way. The wizards are the only team in the league this year who can go on a magical run in the middle of the season and still manage to get bad press for it. You have a stretch of going 9-2 over 11 games or whatever it was without wall, ...

9-2 is a "Magical Run" ?

 

[BottleWalk]

9-2 is a "Magical Run" ?

Considering how average the team is without wall it's pretty damn good, but if you want to claim I am exaggerating on that point then you can do that and I won't fight with you.

I don't think this has anything to do with the overall point I was making and my point should be pretty clear to anyone who read my post.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Try 4th lowest in a small market...Ready for your new avi yet???

Sure. Unlike some I don't disappear for days/weeks/months when I lose an avi bet.

 

[handicappers]

Regular season means nothing in the playoffs other than the seeding - Indiana has a zero chance of making it to the ECF or THE FINALS.

HOw do they have "zero" chance if they are a playoff team?

 

[msgkings322]

HOw do they have "zero" chance if they are a playoff team?

Because most of the other playoff teams are way better?

 

[handicappers]

Because most of the other playoff teams are way better?

but "zero" chance isn't correct. If a team is a four seed, then they absolutely have a chance to make the ECF.

 

[bksballer89]

but "zero" chance isn't correct. If a team is a four seed, then they absolutely have a chance to make the ECF.

I agree with this especially since it seems like they absolutely own Boston

 

[bksballer89]

Because most of the other playoff teams are way better?

Most? Who in the East are way better? A healthy Cleveland and Toronto? There's no other team "way" better in the East. Boston is injured as hell and Smart may miss some of the playoffs and Kyrie isn't healthy....and I think Indy are better or even with the remaining 4 Eastern Conference playoffs teams

 

[tlance]

9-2 is a "Magical Run" ?

It is for the Wizards. About as good as it gets there. I will tell my grandkids about that 11 game stretch some day.

 

[trojanfan12]

but "zero" chance isn't correct. If a team is a four seed, then they absolutely have a chance to make the ECF.

Yeah, zero chance is pretty extreme. But TLF gonna TLF.

Their chances might be fairly slim, but that doesn't mean zero chance. It just means that a lot has to break their way for it to happen.

 

[HurricaneDij39]

The only one here spreading propaganda is you.

Unlike you, I don't post homerstic BS. I am a Wizards fan, yet I am able to see that they aren't good enough to realistically contend now, or anytime soon. Because I am objective about my team, I am also able to comment on who I believe to be the cream of the crop in the NBA. That is called being realistic. You should try it sometime.

I am realistic, but that doesn't mean I'm going to instantly write off my team's chance for the next decade. I'm taking the approach that if I don't believe we can win, then I'll probably be right, and being right in that scenario would accomplish nothing. There's 30 teams in the NBA and are chances of winning a title will always be slim. So all in all, it's just better to believe and just hope one day that it will all come together.

I just wonder what standard Warriors fan (you know, the ones that were fans of that team before you jumped on their bandwagon) felt about their long-term title prospects back in 2009.