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NBA Finals: OKC v Indiana

nelsonmuntz said:
OMG, you are RIGHT!!!! And they are 50-0 if you look at all the dates where they won!!!

Why pick Jan 1? Because Indiana lost 3 of 4 right before that against OKC, Boston x2, Milwaukee (i.e. "good teams")

Have you looked at the late run where they went 7-1?

Sacramento
Charlotte
Utah
Denver (no Murray)
Washington
Cleveland (no Garland, starters on reduced minutes)
Loss to Orlando
Cleveland (no Garland, starters barely played)

Between Jan 1 and March 29, Pacers went 27-13, which is pretty good, with a whole 11 wins over teams with winning records. In other words, the Pacers played the easy part of their schedule and did fairly well, like an above average team.
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You’re insufferable
 
nelsonmuntz said:
OMG, you are RIGHT!!!! And they are 50-0 if you look at all the dates where they won!!!

Why pick Jan 1? Because Indiana lost 3 of 4 right before that against OKC, Boston x2, Milwaukee (i.e. "good teams")

Have you looked at the late run where they went 7-1?

Sacramento
Charlotte
Utah
Denver (no Murray)
Washington
Cleveland (no Garland, starters on reduced minutes)
Loss to Orlando
Cleveland (no Garland, starters barely played)

Between Jan 1 and March 29, Pacers went 27-13, which is pretty good, with a whole 11 wins over teams with winning records. In other words, the Pacers played the easy part of their schedule and did fairly well, like an above average team.
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I know your teachers let out a heavy sigh when you raised your hand in class
 
nelsonmuntz said:
If the Pacers were so obviously good, someone on this board must have predicted them to make and be a game from winning the NBA finals in October. Or January. Or March. Anyone have a link to such a prediction?

This board could hold a clinic in after-the-fact “I told you so” when no one told anyone so.

If the 50 win Pacers beat a 68 win team in the NBA Finals, they will be one of the, if not the most, improbable NBA champions in 45+ years. That is not a controversial statement.
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The Pacers have been a top 3-4 team since December. Anyone who didn’t give them a chance after watching them throttle Cleveland and the Knicks were nuts.
I will not stand here and say I was confident they would beat OKC but I was pretty certain they would make it a series.
 
HooperScooper said:
Nobody tries to defend and hold on forever to a bad take like nelsonmuntz. Not even worth arguing with him.
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There is not a single poster on this board, nor a sportswriter outside of the state of Indiana, that predicted anything out of the Pacers at any point this season. The Pacers were HUGE underdogs (+375) against the Cavaliers heading into that series. But since it was so obvious to you that the Pacers were a super team, you must have made a killing on the Cavs series.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
There is not a single poster on this board, nor a sportswriter outside of the state of Indiana, that predicted anything out of the Pacers at any point this season. The Pacers were HUGE underdogs (+375) against the Cavaliers heading into that series. But since it was so obvious to you that the Pacers were a super team, you must have made a killing on the Cavs series.
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1. Celtics fans have been warning everybody for a year.
2. Lowe & Simmons were both high on the Pacers entering the playoffs.
3. I did, in fact, make a ****ing killing on the Cavs series.
 
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HooperScooper said:
Nobody tries to defend and hold on forever to a bad take like nelsonmuntz. Not even worth arguing with him.
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nelsonmuntz said:
There is not a single poster on this board, nor a sportswriter outside of the state of Indiana, that predicted anything out of the Pacers at any point this season. The Pacers were HUGE underdogs (+375) against the Cavaliers heading into that series. But since it was so obvious to you that the Pacers were a super team, you must have made a killing on the Cavs series.
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This exchange gave me a chuckle.
 
Matrim55 said:
1. Celtics fans have been warning everybody for a year.
2. Lowe & Simmons were both high on the Pacers entering the playoffs.
3. I did, in fact, make a ****ing killing on the Cavs series.
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The same Bill Simmons that said it would be a huge calamity if OKC lost this series after having one of the greatest seasons of all time?
 
nelsonmuntz said:
There is not a single poster on this board, nor a sportswriter outside of the state of Indiana, that predicted anything out of the Pacers at any point this season. The Pacers were HUGE underdogs (+375) against the Cavaliers heading into that series. But since it was so obvious to you that the Pacers were a super team, you must have made a killing on the Cavs series.
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"Not even worth arguing with him."
 
nelsonmuntz said:
The same Bill Simmons that said it would be a huge calamity if OKC lost this series after having one of the greatest seasons of all time?
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So you're more of a Presidents Trophy guy than a championship fan? And it wasn't a calamity when the Pats lost to the Gints? I beg to differ. "Greatest regular season of all-time" is a term of derision. Touting "one of the greatest seasons of all time" is #1 in Final AP Poll banner-level. Especially after all your posts shading the Pacers.
 
Honestly, I can't even believe there's an argument about how good Indiana is, if any fans "predicted it", and why it's so shocking that the team who was really good after the all star break is in the finals, and doing pretty damn well to boot.

Having said that, is this correct? The Pacers were not the 2nd best team after the all star break, but rather the 6th best. Still, the Pacers have had an unbelievable run thru the playoffs - taking out the Bucks (probably no surprise), then the Cavs and the Knicks, BTW losing only 4 games total in those 2 series.

Pacers are legit. Not sure how anyone could argue otherwise. Side note - I love that a pair of smaller market teams are in the finals. I don't give a crap about the ratings of the series - it's great to see.


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EricLA said:
Honestly, I can't even believe there's an argument about how good Indiana is, if any fans "predicted it", and why it's so shocking that the team who was really good after the all star break is in the finals, and doing pretty damn well to boot.

Having said that, is this correct? The Pacers were not the 2nd best team after the all star break, but rather the 6th best. Still, the Pacers have had an unbelievable run thru the playoffs - taking out the Bucks (probably no surprise), then the Cavs and the Knicks, BTW losing only 4 games total in those 2 series.

Pacers are legit. Not sure how anyone could argue otherwise. Side note - I love that a pair of smaller market teams are in the finals. I don't give a crap about the ratings of the series - it's great to see.


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It's since January 1, not the All Star break
 
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I did have the Pacers winning this series btw but I hope OKC wins. Carlisle is an adjustment coach, Pacers look like they were hiding their cards for the playoffs.
 
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I think OKC will thump the Pacers tomorrow night. Won't be close. Pacers left everything they had in Game 6. If Haliburton wasn't hurt, I would feel a bit differently.. OKC just has too much firepower playing at home...
 
Hali knew what it was immediately, that was the worst fear with him playing on that strained calf
 
Haliburton collapsed non-contact after pushing off on his hurt leg trying to drive

Looked like the calf popped. Immediately starting slamming the floor and crying

Pretty sure that’s an Achilles….. really really heartbreaking for him
 
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REB1094 said:
Haliburton collapsed non-contact after pushing off on his hurt leg trying to drive

Looked like the calf popped. Immediately starting slamming the floor and crying

Pretty sure that’s an Achilles….. really really heartbreaking for him
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That's 3 Achilles tears for star players in this playoffs. It's overuse
 
REB1094 said:
Haliburton collapsed non-contact after pushing off on his hurt leg trying to drive

Looked like the calf popped. Immediately starting slamming the floor and crying

Pretty sure that’s an Achilles….. really really heartbreaking for him
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Win or lose, I respect the guy for leaving it on the floor when he's clearly hurt. He's got heart
 
husky429 said:
Win or lose, I respect the guy for leaving it on the floor when he's clearly hurt. He's got heart
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Same. Luckily he signed that max contract extension already. He’ll get his money during recovery and then will have a few seasons of contract security to ramp back up
 
Pacers are having so much trouble holding onto any defensive rebounds, and just getting the ball up court to initiate offense. This shouldn't be close at all. Thunder should blow it open.
 
OKC playing tight under the game 7 lights, JDub has looked shook in the first half
 
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superjohn said:
Pacers are having so much trouble holding onto any defensive rebounds, and just getting the ball up court to initiate offense. This shouldn't be close at all. Thunder should blow it open.
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Give them credit - they go so deep and play their b@lls off. Nembhard is slowing down SGA just enough and no one else is stepping up.
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
Just so awful. What a terrible end to an all-time clutch playoff run. Hopefully his guys can pick it up and get him this last one. That would be so sweet.
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Yuck Haliburton is one of biggest ego trips in NBA. I hope his team loses and he nevers comes back to a final.
 
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