As the first round of the playoffs approaches its thrilling apex, we are reminded that mid-to-late-April is when buzz teams are born. The Indiana Pacers are the latest feel-good (or at least feel-pretty-decent) team to exit the playoffs with their heads held high. After being bounced tonight by the Bulls in 5, we can see the positive side of a team that will never win an NBA Championship. We can all rest assured that this Granger-Collison-Hibbert nucleus will not contend for a title in its existence, but it will at least provide Pacers fans, and fans like me, with a hopeful alternative narrative to the Cold War that’s about to play out in the NBA for the next several seasons.
A buddy of mine wrote this. Fair? Depends on who the Pacers surround those guys with, but it's clear there's a ways to go.
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http://hoopsididitagain.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/buzz/
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