Man, and it went downhill from there. I think Pascal was so PD off that he had like no help out there, was completely exhausted, then more and more injuries piled up till it was over. Full disclosure, I thought we’d be a playin team with a chance to make the playoffs that way with an easy that was supposed to be weaker than it is.

Celtics also started out horrible and look at them now

I feel like we would have without having the entire team go down with injuries and start 6-30… we went 9-9 in our only real healthy stretch before fully committing to the tank

Yup, and even though Hali is a great passer, a huge part of his scoring threat was his explosive first step that allowed him to blow past people

It means his single leg jumping for jump passes, and burst off his dominant leg aren’t affected, thats quite a big deal.

And it affects different types of games in different ways. For a player like Tyrese, even if he loses a little athleticism his abilities as a floor general + 3pt shooter will allow him to find other ways to affect the game.

Neither of them have an elite first step

This what I’m sayin. Compare Tatum right now to Tatum before he went down. He looks like he’s in his unc era comparatively. We just trying to write that shit off because science, bitches

Right? Wild take

We just need anything 1 to 4. If it’s outside that we lose the pick altogether. I’ll take #4 right now if it means we keep it lol

We need a rematch, I think

Deserve ain’t got nothin’ to do with it. - William Munney

Yes

They could do witn a stretch five to replace Turner, even if just as a bench piece. Maybe they’re the ones to pay garza who knows, he might die with that carlisle pace tho

Would you want Boozer, or would Dybantsa be a better fit?

Haliburton, Nembhard, Dybantsa, Siakam, Zubac

McConnell, Sheppard/Jones/Brown/Jackson, Nesmith, Toppin, Huff

Boozer off the bench or AJ at the 2 would be unfair

I hope they take AJ but either way the top three all look NBA-ready, all of em are gonna be able to contribute pretty much right away 

Fr. That clutch Obi game against y’all last season was my favorite regular-season game. I was praying for a Nuggets-Pacers finals so bad

Denver in the clutch when AG is healthy* so glad he’s back

He’s a Knick. That’s plenty for me.

But I know what you’re saying. He’s never risen to the occasion. He’s been a turnover machine late in playoff games and we’ve smoked them into the off season back to back years. So I get you.

indiana was firmly in control until the crew decided take over.

Lmfao. It was headed to a blow out and every time we got they stopped momentum with bad calls and bullshit.

Was a clear job.

Dort was allowed to elbow Hali to the ground, and when the pacers were down 1 with less than 2 minutes to go he shoved Hali away from a loose ball with both hands. None of those had equivalent moments from pacers defenders

Scott Foster isn’t called “the extender” for nothing. I think the league wanted it going as long as possible for the extra money, if nothing else. 2 small market teams were in the finals, and the league netted an easy 8 figures for every additional finals game

Ghostbusters theme: When the games on the line… who you gonna call? SCOTT FOSTER!

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indeed. and it’s no more ridiculous than people saying the thunder would have lost “100%” if haliburton were better conditioned.

Agreed i was happy he went down bc it ensured the win, but sga is clutch player of the year so i had no doubt we’d win