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joedumars1 · Post #2241 » by **joedumars1** » Sun May 18, 2025 11:09 pm

Canadafan wrote:
joedumars1 wrote:Guessing okc and ny finals. Okc winning.

Indy Minny for me.

That be a cool one. I do wonder if ant can get enough help to beat okc, Indy has nice mix and match, not sure if it works another series, Knicks starting 5 is nice. It’s cool that we’re seeing new teams going to make/win it tho.

BadMofoPimp · Post #2242 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Tue May 20, 2025 12:37 am

Rooting for Wolves and Indy. I like underdogs while I am tired of OKC and hate on the Knicks.

MotownMadness · Post #2243 » by **MotownMadness** » Wed May 21, 2025 1:33 am

Randle is feeling it

MotownMadness · Post #2244 » by **MotownMadness** » Thu May 22, 2025 2:54 am

Haliburton holy hell

Post #2245 » by **Cowology** » Thu May 22, 2025 3:07 am

Weren't the Pacers just down like 15 half- way through the 4th? Wtf

MortSahlfan · Post #2246 » by **MortSahlfan** » Thu May 22, 2025 3:17 am

Crazy game.. Indy should have fouled up 3.

SuperBad · Post #2247 » by **SuperBad** » Thu May 22, 2025 3:22 am

I’m just putting this out there. Carlisle has to be the only coach I’ve known, that got four different franchises and teams to the conference finals or better, and have such different styles, Pistons, Pacers, Dallas, and Indiana. I think more than any coach, he takes what he has, and gets the most out of it, changes styles, adapts better than all of them.

MortSahlfan · Post #2248 » by **MortSahlfan** » Thu May 22, 2025 3:27 am

SuperBad wrote:I’m just putting this out there. Carlisle has to be the only coach I’ve known, that got four different franchises and teams to the conference finals or better, and have such different styles, Pistons, Pacers, Dallas, and Indiana. I think more than any coach, he takes what he has, and gets the most out of it, changes styles, adapts better than all of them.

A lot of us were pissed when Detroit fired him. I still remember getting to work, and staying in my car listening to the radio, even being late a few minutes.

Rick put the D back in Allas. Won a title there, too.

tmorgan · Post #2249 » by **tmorgan** » Thu May 22, 2025 6:10 am

SuperBad wrote:I’m just putting this out there. Carlisle has to be the only coach I’ve known, that got four different franchises and teams to the conference finals or better, and have such different styles, Pistons, Pacers, Dallas, and Indiana. I think more than any coach, he takes what he has, and gets the most out of it, changes styles, adapts better than all of them.

Odd way to count four “different” franchises (Pacers twice), but the gist is accurate. Great coach.

Post #2250 » by **Snakebites** » Thu May 22, 2025 8:55 pm

tmorgan wrote:
SuperBad wrote:I’m just putting this out there. Carlisle has to be the only coach I’ve known, that got four different franchises and teams to the conference finals or better, and have such different styles, Pistons, Pacers, Dallas, and Indiana. I think more than any coach, he takes what he has, and gets the most out of it, changes styles, adapts better than all of them.

Odd way to count four “different” franchises (Pacers twice), but the gist is accurate. Great coach.

Strange, he knew it too, as he put "Pacers" and "Indiana" as a way of separating them.

Still though, the two different iterations of the Pacers that he has coached could not be more different than one another.

There were definitely some similarities between the early 2000s Pistons and the Pacer team he took over after he left here. He also turned the Dirk Mavericks into a far more defensively minded team- albeit in a distinctly different time period.

But yeah- definitely a great coach. One of the best ever.

MotownMadness · Post #2251 » by **MotownMadness** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:37 am

Knicks are done

Post #2252 » by **Cowology** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:41 am

Cowology wrote:I got Indy going all the way.

MotownMadness · Post #2253 » by **MotownMadness** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:47 am

Cowology wrote:
Cowology wrote:I got Indy going all the way.

Pistons need a 2nd option like Indy

Siakam with 39pts

bstein14 · Post #2254 » by **bstein14** » Sat May 24, 2025 2:55 am

MotownMadness wrote:
Cowology wrote:
Cowology wrote:I got Indy going all the way.

Pistons need a 2nd option like Indy

Siakam with 39pts

Siakam to Indy was a great pickup.

Indy trading away Sabonis to "reload" with Haliburton and then having their "all-in" trade be Siakam ended up working out incredibly well for them. They are still super young with Siakam(31) and Tuner(29) being their two oldest "key" players.

It'll also be interesting to see what type of contract offer Turner gets this summer. If the Bucks keep Giannis our division is looking super stacked next year.

MortSahlfan · Post #2255 » by **MortSahlfan** » Sun May 25, 2025 1:36 am

30 pt lead already.. This game seemed to be over as soon as it started.
Gotta wait 24 hours until tomorrow's game...

MortSahlfan · Post #2256 » by **MortSahlfan** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:28 am

100-59 is the current score.

MortSahlfan · Post #2257 » by **MortSahlfan** » Sun May 25, 2025 12:55 pm

I want Pacers to win, but I don't want the series to be over after tonight. In part, because I want to see a few more episodes of "Inside the NBA"

MortSahlfan · Post #2258 » by **MortSahlfan** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:13 am

Pacers are moving the ball.. Not being rushed. Already up 20... If they win this, everyone knows it's over.

Post #2259 » by **Cowology** » Mon May 26, 2025 2:49 am

MortSahlfan wrote:Pacers are moving the ball.. Not being rushed. Already up 20... If they win this, everyone knows it's over.

welp...

Credit to NY I guess, but feels like Indy choked it away. We'll see if it winds up costing them the series.

MortSahlfan · Post #2260 » by **MortSahlfan** » Mon May 26, 2025 3:07 am

Cowology wrote:
MortSahlfan wrote:Pacers are moving the ball.. Not being rushed. Already up 20... If they win this, everyone knows it's over.

welp... Credit to NY I guess, but feels like Indy choked it away. We'll see if it winds up costing them the series.

Common theme throughout this playoff. Very reminiscent of the Pistons-Knicks series. Home teams can't win anymore. I wonder why...