Series Thread: Eastern Conference Finals: (3) New York Knicks vs. (4) Indiana Pacers

[Pastafazul]

I live in the real world.

What about you?

They have not been the best. You will see.

Fantasy Land ain’t real…

Would have been a much different series had The warriors gotten in, they , like the pacers were the 2 hottest teams after the half in their respective conferences

 

[fightinfunbags]

Jimmy ain’t bitter Twolf Jimmy anymore but thanks for the warning

Also they may still have Kuminga who plays well when Butler not there. I was just commenting on why Steph was so good late

It’s not bitterness that keeps him out of regular season games.

 

[msgkings322]

It’s not bitterness that keeps him out of regular season games.

Yeah obviously they will need a lot of injury luck with their main guys so old

Chances of another title are slim but they have a shot at least that they didn't before the trade. 2 more years with Steph and Dray and Jimmy, will be a decent end to Curry's career, then start over with massive cap space

 

[thunderc]

Fantasy Land ain’t real…

Would have been a much different series had The warriors gotten in, they , like the pacers were the 2 hottest teams after the half in their respective conferences

Ummm no

 

[ducky]

Jimmy ain’t bitter Twolf Jimmy anymore but thanks for the warning

Also they may still have Kuminga who plays well when Butler not there. I was just commenting on why Steph was so good late

Jimmy has played in over 65 or more games in a season only 4 times in his career. And all of those seasons were with Chicago. It wasnt a Twolves thing. It was a Miami thing too.

Jimmy likes his time off to sample new coffees.

 

[tlance]

Fantasy Land ain’t real…

Would have been a much different series had The warriors gotten in, they , like the pacers were the 2 hottest teams after the half in their respective conferences

If we want to cherry pick…

The Pacers went 13-3 down the stretch of the regular season which was their best stretch.

Had they maintained that pace the entire season, they would have won 66 games.

OKC won 68 games.

Additionally, OKC had the tougher schedule since they played in the stronger conference.

Western teams won 55% of their games against East teams this season.

Want to talk about living in fantasy land, there is no world in which it can be argued that the Pacers are the hottest team in the league because their hot streak doesn’t add up to what OKC did over the full 82 games.

 

[Pastafazul]

If we want to cherry pick…

The Pacers went 13-3 down the stretch of the regular season which was their best stretch.


Had they maintained that pace the entire season, they would have won 66 games.

OKC won 68 games.

Additionally, OKC had the tougher schedule since they played in the stronger conference.

Western teams won 55% of their games against East teams this season.

Want to talk about living in fantasy land, there is no world in which it can be argued that the Pacers are the hottest team in the league because their hot streak doesn’t add up to what OKC did over the full 82 games.

Put it any way you want , reg season is over

Pacers have momentum that OKC better be prepared for

 

[tlance]

Put it any way you want , reg season is over

Pacers have momentum that OKC better be prepared for

And OKC doesn’t?

They have the same playoff record as the Pacers. Against the tougher conference.

 

[Pastafazul]

And OKC doesn’t?

They have the same playoff record as the Pacers. Against the tougher conference.

The whole basketball universe claim the western conference PS was boring compared to the eastern conference…

We will see if OKC has matured and is ready to take the throne.

 

[tlance]

The whole basketball universe claim the western conference PS was boring compared to the eastern conference…

We will see if OKC has matured and is ready to take the throne.

Denver OKC was the best series of the entire playoffs.

And if it was boring, only because we knew the outcome

 

[Pastafazul]

Denver OKC was the best series of the entire playoffs.

And if it was boring, only because we knew the outcome

Yea, ok

game 7 will go down as the best sleeping pill on the market

Pacers gave their fans the best series in all and may not be finished

 

[dtgold88]

Why you wanna do @dtgold88 dirty like that?

Guess I can take one for the team....or msg?

 

[dtgold88]

There's for sure a bit of blame to go around....but KAT wasn't the problem...nor the only one with some flaws.

It's a team sport.
Scapegoating him is just lame and foolish. .
The lack of depth on the bench became problematic.
I'm sure that'll be addressed and improved on in the off season.

that's what "fans" do. Usually blame the person they don't like.Rarely do they just credit the opponent.

 

[dtgold88]

Nah, the best team is always the most dangerous team...that's OKC.

Where your statement holds true is that the Pacers are the most dangerous team to OKC's title chances because they come closest to being able to match OKC on both ends of the floor.

Minny, for example, could match or come close to OKC on the defensive end of the floor, but couldn't get very close on offense.

The Pacers can match OKC's offense and can match their defense in spurts.

The problem for the Pacers and what will ultimately cost them the series is that OKC doesn't play their defense in spurts...they play that defense bell to bell.

Pacers have been really good but still think healthy Cs or Cavs were a bigger threat.

But how it goes and Indiana gets their shot.

 

[dtgold88]

They kind of were in the regular season, but they didn’t do the historic stuff the Thunder did. Plus the Thunder have backed all that up by winning the West.

True......and isn't to say if healthy we get to Finals but helped OKC was completely healthy for their run.

 

[BostonBeans]

Right now?

Jokic, SGA, Giannis, Luka and Tatum for me

Curry and LeBron are still in that line because of their legendary icon status even though their play isn’t quite there still.

Nonsense. Curry is as good as he ever was

 

[msgkings322]

Nonsense. Curry is as good as he ever was

Go look again. He’s still great just not MVP great

 

[BostonBeans]

Go look again. He’s still great just not MVP great

No one shoots like he does; not even close and at 37 he still moves without the ball as well as ever. I think he is still at or. Ear the top of his game

 

[msgkings322]

No one shoots like he does; not even close and at 37 he still moves without the ball as well as ever. I think he is still at or. Ear the top of his game

Good for you

 

[BostonBeans]

Good for you

It is. He’s one of my favorite players