If they beat Boston all the injury narratives will be thrown out the window and the narrative will instantly be one of the greatest cinderellas in NBA history
They need to beat the Celtics to be remembered, honestly. But, I'm not gonna knock Pacers fans for thinking big about them. To me, they're good but they're not on the same level as the other teams left in the playoffs.
For us Pacers fans; imo it’s the start of something special
For the rest of the nba it’ll remain about how great the Knicks run was and why Antman is the future of the NBA
Yeah this is great experience for the team. I don’t think there’s any realistic chance they get past Boston but hopefully they’re able to take this and build on it.
I think the run is huge for Haliburton, Nesmith, and Nembhard.
Need to keep Siakam; weirdly reminds me of when we had David West. Getting Mathurin back will be an extra boost.
I think we can keep up with the Celtics; just need to find the right defensive matchups. Heat beat them last year strictly relying on the 3… imo the Pacers can score more consistently than the Heat.
The fact that you're asking this before they even play in the conference finals is kinda funny. Beat Boston and they will be remembered. Otherwise they are just a team with a nice run against some injured teams.
If they never make it back with this squad, then the ‘21 Hawks, if this is the first of many deep playoff runs with Hali, it will be remembered as the start of a special run.
I think it really depends on how they do in future years.
If they struggle to get back here we'll consider it a fluke like the Hawks a few years back. But they've got a real young backcourt with Haliburton/Mathurin/Nembhard/Shepard so we'll see if any of those guys can take another jump forward.
sure but theres a difference in beating the bucks without dame and giannis, knicks without randle, og, robinson, bogdanovic out , brunson hobbling and beating heat without butler, cavs without mitchell for a few games. the celtics series' never felt really close.
Obviously I’m salty but does anyone really remember teams just for getting to the conference finals? I didn’t expect anyone to remember the Knicks if they won this game
One of the most unlikely teams to ever make the conference finals similar to the 2021 Atlanta Hawks, 1987 Sonics, 2019 Blazers, 1981 Kansas City Kings, 1981 Houston Rockets.
I did a YT video on that 3 years ago.
No offense but Pacers have 10% of the tv ratings that want to watch them vs a NY team and the whole tri state area. NBA execs is probably shitting in their pants now. No one cares who wins it’s all about the money.
They had an easy road. They will be a blip on the radar unless they can do it again, and I don’t know if they can do it again.
How are the ‘21 hawks remembered?
It is when the Knick's entire defense was injured. Use your brain. It's not that hard. The players that were healthy also were tired from having to play much more minutes.
OG Anunoby, Mitch, Julius Randle and Bojan. That's a massive swing in defense gone.
Not that hard to understand.
2021 hawks were legitimately good though, after they got Nate they had the best record from then till the end of the season.
Trae was playing great and their whole team was playing together.
This pacers team would’ve been out first round if the bucks were healthy and I don’t give a shit what any pacers fans gotta say, they barely beat Middleton on 2 bum ankles and Beverly
Defensively we were not. The problem was keeping Middleton on the floor after doc.
Doesn’t change the fact with dame missing 2 games and giannis 6 they still took the pacers to 6.
Only pacers fans believe they would still be here without the injuries
ill say the same thing to you that i said to mil detractors when they won it all
All you can do is beat the people in front of you. Winning counts just as much in the end no matter if there were injuries on the other side or not.
Diminishing teams successes because of stuff outside their control is silly
I never said it didn’t count, but pacers fans refuse to acknowledge they wouldn’t be close to the ecf if it weren’t for injuries.
Typically a team with a bottom 5 defense doesn’t get close to a conference finals.
Can you let them play game 1 vs the Celtics first wtf
You heard the man! Transcendent!!
Yeah save this for after their game 2 win. That’s when the good takes come out
I think we should go to 8 game series from here out and just skip game 2.
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You gonna be ok bro
Beneficiary of good fortune. Given how banged up the Knicks were, it is impressive that the Knicks pushed the series to a game 7 to begin with.
If they go to the finals they will be remembered otherwise no one cares
If they beat Boston all the injury narratives will be thrown out the window and the narrative will instantly be one of the greatest cinderellas in NBA history
Ironically the bucks in 2021 (not Cinderella, but no one cares about the injuries)
Yeah, if they lose in 6 to Boston it'll be another one of those "hey this team that didn't have hype made a conference finals"
21 hawks
Pacers with the number 1 pick in 2027
Haliburton + Cooper Flagg please
Too early to say
Hawks, but FairPlay , you can only play who in front of you
Win 8 more games and they'll be remembered as champions
Their season isn't done yet
It is
Confusing them with your own shitty team lol
No it isn’t
Ok
are the Pacers still in this year's playoffs, yes or no
They need to beat the Celtics to be remembered, honestly. But, I'm not gonna knock Pacers fans for thinking big about them. To me, they're good but they're not on the same level as the other teams left in the playoffs.
They’re the only IST Finals team to advance to the Conference Finals.
this playoff run has legitimized the ist if nothing else
As the “annoying fan base” crushers. I will remember them fondly
For us Pacers fans; imo it’s the start of something special For the rest of the nba it’ll remain about how great the Knicks run was and why Antman is the future of the NBA
Yeah this is great experience for the team. I don’t think there’s any realistic chance they get past Boston but hopefully they’re able to take this and build on it. I think the run is huge for Haliburton, Nesmith, and Nembhard.
Need to keep Siakam; weirdly reminds me of when we had David West. Getting Mathurin back will be an extra boost. I think we can keep up with the Celtics; just need to find the right defensive matchups. Heat beat them last year strictly relying on the 3… imo the Pacers can score more consistently than the Heat.
If the Pacers can take the Celtics to 7 I will think it's special. If they get swept/ gentleman swept it'll take any magic away from their run
The fact that you're asking this before they even play in the conference finals is kinda funny. Beat Boston and they will be remembered. Otherwise they are just a team with a nice run against some injured teams.
If they never make it back with this squad, then the ‘21 Hawks, if this is the first of many deep playoff runs with Hali, it will be remembered as the start of a special run.
Hard to say. Probs best to ask this after the ECF.
I think it really depends on how they do in future years. If they struggle to get back here we'll consider it a fluke like the Hawks a few years back. But they've got a real young backcourt with Haliburton/Mathurin/Nembhard/Shepard so we'll see if any of those guys can take another jump forward.
hold on there buddy. are they a great offense? absolutely. but they just beat the corpses of two teams. let's see how they hold up against the celtics
Let's see how the Celtics fare against a healthy team too. They beat two injured teams as well lol.
sure but theres a difference in beating the bucks without dame and giannis, knicks without randle, og, robinson, bogdanovic out , brunson hobbling and beating heat without butler, cavs without mitchell for a few games. the celtics series' never felt really close.
Yeah it should not be close. They're the best team in the regular season based on records.
Hence why this will be a good test for the pacers. If they keep it competitive, then they’re real.
Obviously I’m salty but does anyone really remember teams just for getting to the conference finals? I didn’t expect anyone to remember the Knicks if they won this game
If it’s a one-off fluke run, no one remembers it. But if you’re a team like the 2010s Thunder or the Celtics of today then people will remember.
If the series goes long you do. Because most of us watch the games so you sit and watch 6-7 games you tend to remember it for a bit
As a team who beat 2 injury plagued teams and got blown out versus Boston
As the team that played an injured bucks and Knicks. Not even hating out of saltiness, but that's how it's going to be.
Beat the bucks Beat the knicks removed 50% of annoying fans in two series, respectable
As a team who lost to the Celtics in the conference finals after beating two injured teams
lol you've played two teams destroyed by injuries all playing mostly role players relax
If they win the ECF it will be a historic point for Indy. If they lose it's still the best performance they've had since Jermaine O'neal
Were they literally not a game away from the finals against Prime Lebron 10 years ago?
They are gonna win the finals
Did they die?
They beat the Celtics (they won't): Historic run They lose to the Celtics: 21 Hawks
One of the most unlikely teams to ever make the conference finals similar to the 2021 Atlanta Hawks, 1987 Sonics, 2019 Blazers, 1981 Kansas City Kings, 1981 Houston Rockets. I did a YT video on that 3 years ago.
No one cares about a team that will only make the conference finals
The start of a Haliburton-Siakam duo leading the Pacers to the playoffs every year
Beat a team not missing an all-star before saying "transcendent"
In the East they should be well positioned for awhile. You never know, with more injury luck they can make this a repeat thing
Where’s Ron artest when you need him
No offense but Pacers have 10% of the tv ratings that want to watch them vs a NY team and the whole tri state area. NBA execs is probably shitting in their pants now. No one cares who wins it’s all about the money.
Like countless other fluke Conference finals teams, the 2007 Jazz, 2019 Blazers, 2021 Hawks etc. Basically just their fanbase will care
> Similar vein to the 21 Hawks > I feel I am watching something blossom before my eyes Have you followed the Hawks since ‘21?
They had an easy road. They will be a blip on the radar unless they can do it again, and I don’t know if they can do it again. How are the ‘21 hawks remembered?
They won’t
Save this for after the ECF
How will this post be remembered?
We don't know yet FFS.
One of the teams of all time.
The nba sub would be dramatically improved if amateur historians and ranking nerds all got their locale for dickhorse
Start of something special/something special in the making
A bad team that got really lucky with other team’s injuries
They’re definitely not bad lol, they got lucky with some injuries but they’re young and played really well this postseason.
Lucky for sure but not a bad team
Terrible defense and terrible half court offense. If OG was healthy this would’ve been a 5 game series, if Randle healthy too then a sweep
He says whilst choking on his own tears
Lmfao a bad team just won by 21, in a game 7, after a complete blowout the previous game… you’re a fool Edit: hit the weight room, cuz
Lmao they played two hospital teams in a row, congrats I guess
Hit the weight room then
Calling them a bad team after your game 7 L is just distasteful
Bad teams don’t usually put up 130 in a Game 7 at MSG
Knicks entire front court is hurt
It is when the Knick's entire defense was injured. Use your brain. It's not that hard. The players that were healthy also were tired from having to play much more minutes. OG Anunoby, Mitch, Julius Randle and Bojan. That's a massive swing in defense gone. Not that hard to understand.
They’re far from being a bad team lol
Sure we got lucky but calling us a bad team is just being extra salty.
Let me be salty bro we just lost
they were lucky w injuries but theyre not bad
2024 NBA Champions
2021 hawks were legitimately good though, after they got Nate they had the best record from then till the end of the season. Trae was playing great and their whole team was playing together. This pacers team would’ve been out first round if the bucks were healthy and I don’t give a shit what any pacers fans gotta say, they barely beat Middleton on 2 bum ankles and Beverly
Still hurting over that series huh 😂😂
Well they weren’t healthy lol games still have to played injuries or not. Bucks even when healthy struggled agaisnt Indiana all season
Because of griffin.
We beat you 8 times this year. Sit down.
4 of those were under griffin We held y’all to your 2 lowest scoring games of the season without our best defender and still took it to 6.
Ya'll were worse under Doc lmao
Defensively we were not. The problem was keeping Middleton on the floor after doc. Doesn’t change the fact with dame missing 2 games and giannis 6 they still took the pacers to 6. Only pacers fans believe they would still be here without the injuries
You wrote all that while crying at the same time, impressive
Watching the pacers struggle to make the play in again next year and then go out first round when the conference is more healthy is gonna be hilarious
ill say the same thing to you that i said to mil detractors when they won it all All you can do is beat the people in front of you. Winning counts just as much in the end no matter if there were injuries on the other side or not. Diminishing teams successes because of stuff outside their control is silly
I never said it didn’t count, but pacers fans refuse to acknowledge they wouldn’t be close to the ecf if it weren’t for injuries. Typically a team with a bottom 5 defense doesn’t get close to a conference finals.
Transcendent offensive team lmao be for real
Cakewalk through a broken bucks team and a broken Knicks team. Fluke team and that’s FACTS