[NBA] East Playoffs, Round Two

Who advances?

  • Celtics and Knicks

    Votes: 8 88.9%

  • Celtics and Pacers

    Votes: 1 11.1%

  • Knicks and Cavaliers

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Cavaliers and Pacers

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    9
  • Poll closed .
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The Effort Police

The Effort Police

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Tizzy Flip said:
But it didn’t happen. And now the Pacers have won 6 playoff games this year. Of course we want to spin it and not recognize it to feel better about trading Hali. And we couldn’t even beat the Pels without Zion. Shoot we couldn’t even beat the Hornets without Lamelo
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You REALLY wanted this Pacers run to make the Kings look bad.

But unfortunately for you, it turned out to be Mickey Mouse.
 
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Tizzy Flip

Bench
#156
#156
The Effort Police said:
You REALLY wanted this Pacers run to make the Kings look bad.

But unfortunately for you, it turned out to be Mickey Mouse.
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Yah that’s it. Very unfortunate for me that I’m a King fan amongst a bunch of spin masters cuz we haven’t won a series in decades and we want to make ourselves feel better when we trade players that are actually making deep playoff runs. Yah that’s exactly it
 
ShastaKingsFan

ShastaKingsFan

All-Star
#157
#157
Why is it so hard to give a winning team credit for what they are doing? Before the Haliburton injury, the Pacers were one of the best stories in the league. Now they're making a run without him being back to near 100% of what he showed before the injury.

They will be a factor for years to come. So will the Knicks
 
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Tizzy Flip

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#158
#158
ShastaKingsFan said:
Why is it so hard to give a winning team credit for what they are doing? Before the Haliburton injury, the Pacers were one of the best stories in the league. Now they're making a run without him being back to near 100% of what he showed before the injury.

They will be a factor for years to come. So will the Knicks
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The hate and trolling that Hali gets on this board is insane. For an ex King who showed nothing but love for the team and city, to then get these hot takes about being soft, too pass focused, Fox is far superior, etc etc makes no sense. Most people will agree that it was a win-win trade, but to then openly root against him is psychotic
 
SLAB

SLAB

Hall of Famer
#159
#159
Tizzy Flip said:
The hate and trolling that Hali gets on this board is insane. For an ex King who showed nothing but love for the team and city, to then get these hot takes about being soft, too pass focused, Fox is far superior, etc etc makes no sense. Most people will agree that it was a win-win trade, but to then openly root against him is psychotic
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But he was hurt by the trade and kept talking (and talking), so it’s open season.
 
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Tizzy Flip

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#160
#160
SLAB said:
But he was hurt by the trade and kept talking (and talking), so it’s open season.
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Yep and people act like if their bosses told them they were a core part of their future plans and to expect big rewards if they stayed patient, but then they get laid off the next day…. That they would just shut up and accept it. Yah that’s exactly how they would act in those circumstances
 
The Effort Police

The Effort Police

Starter
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#161
Tizzy Flip said:
Yah that’s it. Very unfortunate for me that I’m a King fan amongst a bunch of spin masters cuz we haven’t won a series in decades and we want to make ourselves feel better when we trade players that are actually making deep playoff runs. Yah that’s exactly it
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Look man, I get it. I was doing the same thing when the Kings were doing their normal 28 win shenanigans and Luka was being generational at the age of 21 while Bagley was pouting on the bench.

But the Pacers Mickey Mousing just ain't the same thing.

Hell, even the Celtics should they draw this Pacers team it's gonna be Mickey Mouse because they're so underwhelming. They're making other squads Mickey Mouse by proxy!
 
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Tizzy Flip

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#162
The Effort Police said:
Look man, I get it. I was doing the same thing when the Kings were doing their normal 28 win shenanigans and Luka was being generational at the age of 21 while Bagley was pouting on the bench.

But the Pacers Mickey Mousing just ain't the same thing.

Hell, even the Celtics should they draw this Pacers team it's gonna be Mickey Mouse because they're so underwhelming. They're making other squads Mickey Mouse by proxy!
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But here’s the thing. If Pacers advance (and that is still a big if), they make it to the Eastern conference finals. We over here are talking about a 5 year plan to get there. Pacers went full steam ahead, got to at least 2nd round in Hali’s 2nd full season with the team, and made some big moves like getting Nesmith and Siakam. They’re showing us in real time how to construct a complementary team that has arguably more chemistry than talent and how to win when it matters the most. Regardless if they get to the next round and get curb stomped, they will have accomplished something we hope to get to in 3-5 years
 
ShastaKingsFan

ShastaKingsFan

All-Star
#163
#163
Tizzy Flip said:
But here’s the thing. If Pacers advance (and that is still a big if), they make it to the Eastern conference finals. We over here are talking about a 5 year plan to get there. Pacers went full steam ahead, got to at least 2nd round in Hali’s 2nd full season with the team, and made some big moves like getting Nesmith and Siakam. They’re showing us in real time how to construct a complementary team that has arguably more chemistry than talent and how to win when it matters the most. Regardless if they get to the next round and get curb stomped, they will have accomplished something we hope to get to in 3-5 years
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Taking shots at the Pacers is foolish. That roster is going to be a problem for a good while. Even Nembhard is a good piece for them and Mathurin obviously has a lot to offer when he comes back.

I wish the Kings had an equivalent roster
 
Tetsujin

Tetsujin

The Game Thread Dude
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#164
ShastaKingsFan said:
Taking shots at the Pacers is foolish. That roster is going to be a problem for a good while. Even Nembhard is a good piece for them and Mathurin obviously has a lot to offer when he comes back.

I wish the Kings had an equivalent roster
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the pacers literally only won one more game than the Kings this season despite playing in the weaker division. Their roster probably isn't all that better than the Kings as is.
 
pdxKingsFan

pdxKingsFan

So Ordinary That It's Truly Quite Extraordinary
Staff member
#168
#168
What are we doing up here, if the Kings played in the East they'd have been securely in the playoffs, and likely would have won 5-10 more games on top with the schedule difference. And would possibly be media darlings if their games started at prime time for the East Coast media.

If we traded Haliburton to say, Portland, and they went from the lottery to threatening to make the WCF we could gripe. Kings had a great regular season even if it wasn't good enough for the playoffs this year. It was still maybe the 6th best record I think all time in almost 40 years in Sac. They made the playoffs several times with losing records and yeah, the time Mitch's team made the playoffs was maybe more "fun" than this season, that's because there were no expectations. anyone remember what the season AFTER that one was like? I do.

Kings and Pacers are both likely to be good teams for the next 5+ years.
 
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kingdivac

All-Star
#169
#169
This game 5 the Pacers are reminding me of the Twolves in game 3.......they didn't come to play whatsoever.....looks rigged. half the players are putting out C- effort in a playoff game.
 
Tetsujin

Tetsujin

The Game Thread Dude
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#170
So not to push any buttons here but if game three and game four were all Tyrese, would that make tonight’s dud also all Tyrese or are we only supposed to attribute the Pacer’s success to him? (For my money, it has more do to with Carlisle being a bad coach whose been grifting off of a championship in a Mickey Mouse season for a decade plus but just asking)
 
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kingdivac

All-Star
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#175
kingsboi said:
looks like playing 48 minutes every game has finally caught up with Hart's abdomen
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Like so many injuries (in sports or not) the event looks fairly benign, but the muscle certainly damaged - doesn't take much. Quick search shows at least 2 weeks healing time....my guess is he plays through it with meds. His injury is likely a setback for their chances on Sunday.. Like the TWolves and Edwards, no way the Knicks can win with Brunson having a subpar game with their personnel situation.
 
kingsboi

kingsboi

Hall of Famer
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#176
kingdivac said:
Like so many injuries (in sports or not) the event looks fairly benign, but the muscle certainly damaged - doesn't take much. Quick search shows at least 2 weeks healing time....my guess is he plays through it with meds. His injury is likely a setback for their chances on Sunday.. Like the TWolves and Edwards, no way the Knicks can win with Brunson having a subpar game with their personnel situation.
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with the way Thibs demands so much from his players and the minute distribution, his players are falling one by one
 
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