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Ironically right after they moved on from him, was when they needed a point guard. I liked his game in the short chance he had to show anything

McConnell starting to impose his will

Players always adjust to what they can and can't get away with

Nobody holds out their leader in a championship game 7. Everyone would take that risk

Impressive first half effort from Indiana. They're right in this after the devastating injury to their leader

Maybe Indiana is a contender now

They let him push off

Right. The toughest matchup is likely from the eastern conference. Much has been made about a difference in competition between west and east

Yeah. Two teams from the east

They're a tough matchup for any team

The implication by some, has been that the smaller city market is a huge hurdle. It's been proven that it really isn't, so long as those that make the final decisions have a high basketball iQ and really know what they are doing....and take full advantage of the good breaks that everyone...

Again, market size isn't the issue. The problem is the owner

and nobody picked them to beat the Lakers or whoever had won the west that year

The same league and world where the Pistons beat the Lakers and won a championship in '04

Maybe now some will consider the Pacers a contender? You never know. Maybe they have to be in a Finals game 7 before that happens? ;)