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Crazy to think that an NBA Final could be Minnesota and Indiana.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 5:35 pm
Posted on 5/20/24 at 5:35 pm
Young guns taking over.
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Posted on 5/20/24 at 5:45 pm to TigerProphet
Mavericks* and Indiana
Posted on 5/20/24 at 5:51 pm to TigerProphet
What part is crazy though? They’re both really good teams
Minnesota was 1 game back from West #1
Indy was in the East #2-7 logjam separated by only 3 games and finished the regular season hot. No one would find it crazy if they advanced, particularly given the Celtics choking hazard
We’d have an all-Midwest slobberknocker and a first time champion. That would be cool
Minnesota was 1 game back from West #1
Indy was in the East #2-7 logjam separated by only 3 games and finished the regular season hot. No one would find it crazy if they advanced, particularly given the Celtics choking hazard
We’d have an all-Midwest slobberknocker and a first time champion. That would be cool
This post was edited on 5/20/24 at 5:55 pm
Posted on 5/20/24 at 5:54 pm to TigerProphet
Crazy is to care about the NBA
Posted on 5/20/24 at 5:55 pm to RemouladeSawce
Because for about two decades you couldn’t compete for a title unless you were a big market team that spent a ton of money or you had a transcendent superstar, often both. The NBA has changed.
This post was edited on 5/20/24 at 5:56 pm
Posted on 5/20/24 at 6:02 pm to RemouladeSawce
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What part is crazy though? They’re both really good teams
Yeah man totally. Everyone was super all in on how good the Indiana Pacers were. Cmon lol
Posted on 5/20/24 at 6:03 pm to TheWalrus
Definitely can’t say the NBA is rigged for big market teams.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 6:10 pm to RemouladeSawce
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What part is crazy though? They’re both really good teams
I think he’s just saying that it’s a sport historically dominated by traditional powers and glamour markets. I feel the same way as the OP, it’s really nice that these smaller market teams have done well as of late.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 6:11 pm to RemouladeSawce
And the ratings would be the worst ever… which would be fine with me…..
Posted on 5/20/24 at 6:12 pm to 257WBY
Not rigged, but it's favorable.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 6:14 pm to RemouladeSawce
They tried to cheat my Pacers vs NY and they will definitely try to cheat them against Boston.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 6:19 pm to Lithium
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Crazy is to care about the NBA
Thanks for your insight, now GFY and GTFO
I doubt the Pacers get past Boston, Minny has to be favored. Don't sleep on playoff Kyrie, though.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 6:20 pm to TigerProphet
Last time the NBA Finals featured teams that never won an NBA title or even made an NBA Finals was 2006 (Heat vs. Mavericks).
Minnesota/Indiana would be the new “two teams to never win a title” matchup. The latter wouldn’t work since the Pacers were in the 2000 Finals.
Minnesota/Indiana would be the new “two teams to never win a title” matchup. The latter wouldn’t work since the Pacers were in the 2000 Finals.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 6:21 pm to WaltTeevens
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Thanks for your insight, now GFY and GTFO
Your Mom probably needs you to come upstairs and take out the garbage
Posted on 5/20/24 at 6:54 pm to RemouladeSawce
quote:he's not referring to the quality of the players but the markets
What part is crazy though? They’re both really good teams
Posted on 5/20/24 at 7:15 pm to TigerProphet
I love it and I hope it is. I root for all small market teams. Especially in the NBA.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 7:17 pm to Oilfieldbiology
Yeah i would like to see Indiana get to the finals but Boston has been the best team all year and will probably take the series 4-2
Posted on 5/20/24 at 7:27 pm to TigerProphet
Honestly would be best for the game, but the Coastal media will shite on the matchup because neither team has a well-established superstar (Ant is a legit top 10 player but the NBA media is always at least a year if not two behind reality) nor are they a “glamour” franchise so they will downplay the matchup, say it’s bad for the nba and ratings.
Then ratings will be down and they will say it’s bad for the game, hurts the business and blah blah blah. No what hurts is you only putting clout on certain players, many of who are well past their primes, and pretending that everyone is suppose to care about the big coastal franchises when most of America is tired of them.
Then ratings will be down and they will say it’s bad for the game, hurts the business and blah blah blah. No what hurts is you only putting clout on certain players, many of who are well past their primes, and pretending that everyone is suppose to care about the big coastal franchises when most of America is tired of them.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:09 pm to dukke v
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And the ratings would be the worst ever… which would be fine with me…..
The highest rated game in the history of the NCAA tournament was Indiana State versus Michigan State. Terre Haute market versus the Lansing/East Lansing market. Ant Edwards is marketable.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 8:34 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
Ratings talk is a pet peeve of mine. Unless you are a big shot with ESPN or a major advertiser, who gives a frick? LSU makes the national championship game, I’m going to love it, even if I’m the only person watching.
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