Around The NBA : 2024-25 Season

Dan Z · Post #1321 » by **Dan Z** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:10 am

I'll add that I wouldn't be surprised if AK looks at Indiana and thinks they prove his "9 players can win a championship". Sigh.

Dez · Post #1322 » by **Dez** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:11 am

Hali is making the overrated talk look incredibly ridiculous.

Hangtime84 · Post #1323 » by **Hangtime84** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:11 am

Really impressed that Hali wasn't the one running the show at the end. Importance having another guy you can trust. And having the main creator be really good at catch and shoot.

dumbell78 · Post #1324 » by **dumbell78** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:12 am

Cant help and root for a team like Indy to win it. Play together, one unit, no ego, totally buy in to what their coach is preaching.

Chi town · Post #1325 » by **Chi town** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:12 am

Haliburton with the game winner!

Pacers are improving and peaking. Literally getting better each series. Confidence and belief growing.

Chi town · Post #1326 » by **Chi town** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:13 am

dumbell78 wrote:Cant help and root for a team like Indy to win it. Play together, one unit, no ego, totally buy in what their coach is preaching.

They are playing like Carlisle is wanting and coaching.

Fun to watch.

Dan Z · Post #1327 » by **Dan Z** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:21 am

Siakam has been consistent for the Pacers this playoffs. Just thought he should get a shout out too.

Wingy · Post #1328 » by **Wingy** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:32 am

Dan Z wrote:Siakam has been consistent for the Pacers this playoffs. Just thought he should get a shout out too.

Late block, then next play sneaking in for that rebound and immediate put back. Guy plays winning basketball.

dumbell78 · Post #1329 » by **dumbell78** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:42 am

Sidenote, I'm extremely sick of Doris Burke calling things that professional basketball players do as ridiculous. They are pros, they can do these things for a living.

Dan Z · Post #1330 » by **Dan Z** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:44 am

Wingy wrote:
Dan Z wrote:Siakam has been consistent for the Pacers this playoffs. Just thought he should get a shout out too.

Late block, then next play sneaking in for that rebound and immediate put back. Guy plays winning basketball.

Watching him play made me wonder if the Raptors made the right decision with trading him and OG, plus letting FVV walk. I guess it was just time to move on.

Chi town · Post #1331 » by **Chi town** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:44 am

To win you have to have two way players that are strong and cans body up and long who blocks shots, get deflections etc.

Strong
- Dort, Wallace, Caruso
- Nembhard, Nesmith

Long
- Chet, SGA, Jalen
- Hali, Siakam

Bulls
- Long Buz, Zo
- Strong Pat, Giddey

GuardianEnzo · Post #1332 » by **GuardianEnzo** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 3:56 am

GuardianEnzo wrote:3 steals and 2 blocks for Caruso in the 1st half of game 1, +14 in 13 minutes.

This aged well, LOL.

Indomitable · Post #1333 » by **Indomitable** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:03 am

dumbell78 wrote:Cant help and root for a team like Indy to win it. Play together, one unit, no ego, totally buy in to what their coach is preaching.

I am too

RSP83 · Post #1334 » by **RSP83** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:08 am

Chi town wrote:
dumbell78 wrote:Cant help and root for a team like Indy to win it. Play together, one unit, no ego, totally buy in what their coach is preaching.

They are playing like Carlisle is wanting and coaching.

Fun to watch.

Probably the way Carlisle wanted the Mavs to play with Luka in Hali's role but couldn't.

Wingy · Post #1335 » by **Wingy** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:12 am

Dan Z wrote:
Wingy wrote:
Dan Z wrote:Siakam has been consistent for the Pacers this playoffs. Just thought he should get a shout out too.

Late block, then next play sneaking in for that rebound and immediate put back. Guy plays winning basketball.

Watching him play made me wonder if the Raptors made the right decision with trading him and OG, plus letting FVV walk. I guess it was just time to move on.

Yeah, could’ve done a few things.

Waited a year too long to break it up….Bulls Canada style.

Or used Barnes strong rookie season and young guy shine + picks to potentially land a star to pair with them.

Holding on to them all til their value rotted on the vine can only be described as straight up Karnisovas.

RSP83 · Post #1336 » by **RSP83** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:19 am

nomorezorro wrote:early thought watching game 1: for all the guard depth we have, we don't really have much in the way of guys who can play aggressive point of attack defense, which seems to be a very valuable skill these days

We used to have that in 2022 with healthy Lonzo and Caruso.

Chi town · Post #1337 » by **Chi town** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:23 am

RSP83 wrote:
Chi town wrote:
dumbell78 wrote:Cant help and root for a team like Indy to win it. Play together, one unit, no ego, totally buy in what their coach is preaching.

They are playing like Carlisle is wanting and coaching.

Fun to watch.

Probably the way Carlisle wanted the Mavs to play with Luka in Hali's role but couldn't.

Yep. Because Luka whines and slows the game down.

Mathurin is an awful fit for them. Processes the game way too slow.

Ccwatercraft · Post #1338 » by **Ccwatercraft** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 4:39 am

dumbell78 wrote:Cant help and root for a team like Indy to win it. Play together, one unit, no ego, totally buy in to what their coach is preaching.

Frankly it's easy for me to root for both teams, I just get to enjoy good hard played basketball without wishing bad things on either team.

Fun game tonight, Sunday should be a blast!

jc23 · Post #1339 » by **jc23** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 7:15 am

Awesome. Indy probably gets blown out in game 2 but now they have a chance.

pipfan · Post #1340 » by **pipfan** » Fri Jun 6, 2025 10:10 am

I just had this feeling-Indy was hanging around, hanging around and OKC couldn't put them away.

I also think OKC blows them out in Game 2-but it's a great start