Series Thread: 2nd Round: 2) Knicks vs 6) Pacers

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

In...

 

[Wamu]

In...

Wasn't sure who'd you be rooting for in this series.

 

[Duffman]

Pacers in 7

 

[bksballer89]

Pacers in 7

Love the way you think sometimes

 

[The Q]

Pacers are building something

But they are one piece away

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Wasn't sure who'd you be rooting for in this series.

Yeah..I try to keep that as subtle and low key as possible whenever I can.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

The Knicks play the worst basketball to watch. Just stand around and watch brunson run into people and get the calls because he's on the commissioner's favorite team.

Jalen...

Joel...

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

JB

DDV

OG

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Mitch

Josh

Ike

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Miles..."Deuce"

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Presh....

 

[DrewScott]

Knicks in 7

 

[thunderc]

Knocks in 6

 

[The Q]

No one deserves to see this series go more than 5 games

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

https://athlonsports.com/nba/rick-carlisle-compares-knicks-jalen-brunson-to-nash-harden-lillard

 

[msgkings322]

https://athlonsports.com/nba/rick-carlisle-compares-knicks-jalen-brunson-to-nash-harden-lillard

About right...all talented offesnive players that don't do much on defense, small except for Harden

 

[Shanemansj13]

Pacers are building something

But they are one piece away

I mean if Giannis was healthy we would likely be talking about another 1st round out. They definitely need another piece. Wing/sg

 

[HurricaneDij39]

Fatso Sam Quinn is buying into the tired narrative that Pacers can't defend or rebound and says we'll get swept...

Maybe he's failed to realize we've been better in those areas since the Hield dump off... Or maybe he's still bitter we didn't trade Hield/Turner for 34 YO Russ.

#KillTheNarrative

Knicks very much a one-man offense... Brunson will get his points, but we need to make him go all Jerry Stackhouse and have to shoot 40 percent to get them.

 

[trojanfan12]

Fatso Sam Quinn is buying into the tired narrative that Pacers can't defend or rebound and says we'll get swept...

Maybe he's failed to realize we've been better in those areas since the Hield dump off... Or maybe he's still bitter we didn't trade Hield/Turner for 34 YO Russ.

#KillTheNarrative

Knicks very much a one-man offense... Brunson will get his points, but we need to make him go all Jerry Stackhouse and have to shoot 40 percent to get them.

This is going to be an interesting series.

First off, I don't see either team getting swept.

Their styles of play a pretty opposite. The Pacers want to run and are happy to be in 130-127 type games which typically doesn't work in the playoffs.

The Knicks are a physical, grind it out type team and are more comfortable with lower scoring games.

Gonna come down to who gets to play their style more.

Considering that the playoffs tend to be more physical and a little slower paced, it would seem to favor the Knicks.

However, we all know that Thibs loves to play his starters heavy minutes all regular season long and in the playoffs.

I'm going Knicks in 7, but if the Pacers can force their style enough, I could see them wearing the Knicks down and taking the series in 6.

 

[bksballer89]