[QUOTE=L.Kizzle;15011098]71 Bullets had like 4 Hall of Famers I think. Unseld, Monroe and Gus Johnson and I feel like someone else was in this team I'm forgetting.[/QUOTE]
Does that matter tho? Post career feats when discussing a specific time?
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[QUOTE=L.Kizzle;15011098]71 Bullets had like 4 Hall of Famers I think. Unseld, Monroe and Gus Johnson and I feel like someone else was in this team I'm forgetting.[/QUOTE]
Does that matter tho? Post career feats when discussing a specific time?
[QUOTE=John8204;15011117]They were also 42-40, and got swept and creamed by KAJ and Oscar[/QUOTE]
After reading up on that finals the Bullets were injured.
I’m going to take back listing any time in the 70’s and prior. I can’t with a straight face say I witnessed those years in real time at an age where I understood basketball. I could google and collect data to pretend. But that lacks the eye test. It lacks context. There’s often more to the story that is told beyond copying and pasting a stat. That matters. Like no even knows who was injured, when and the effects. We just throwing opinions out there kinda recklessly. Speaking for myself.
[QUOTE=L.Kizzle;15011098]71 Bullets had like 4 Hall of Famers I think. Unseld, Monroe and Gus Johnson and I feel like someone else was in this team I'm forgetting.[/QUOTE]
This doesn't say much. Lots of bad teams had hall of famers around that time.
Prime Oscar Robertson played with 3 other hall of famers at one point during his time with the Royals, yet they never had much team success.
Not nearly enough credit being given to Haliburton. The guy is legitimately in the top 5 conversation. He's no lower than 5.
So you have a championship coach in Carlisle, a top 5 talent in Haliburton, another championship guy in Siakam who's also a multiple time all star and all nba guy, and a slew of crafty role-players who could also shoot.
How is this not a good team?
[QUOTE=John8204;15011117]They were also 42-40, and got swept and creamed by KAJ and Oscar[/QUOTE]
They defeated the champ Knicks in 7 games on the road.
There are two aspects to the Pacers that are better than what OKC has seen so far.
1. coaching
2. depth
Whether that's enough to make things interesting, we'll have to see.
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[QUOTE=L.Kizzle;15011172]They defeated the champ Knicks in 7 games on the road.[/QUOTE]
Who beat them in 74', 73', 72', 70', and 69'. If you're playing against the same team every year for over half a decade and you have multiple hall of famers on your roster it's not that impressive that you won a single series.
I also put Miami on the list and they beat two future champs (Bucks, and Celtics).
[QUOTE=John8204;15011179]Who beat them in 74', 73', 72', 70', and 69'. If you're playing against the same team every year for over half a decade and you have multiple hall of famers on your roster it's not that impressive that you won a single series.
I also put Miami on the list and they beat two future champs (Bucks, and Celtics).[/QUOTE]
The Bullets were a very good team during that stretch. They were the Knicks toughest competition in the East, until Boston got Cowens. And the main competition in the west was the Lakers and the Bucks. And it’s not just the presence of the hall of famers. Johnson,Monroe and Unseld were all stars that year. On top of that, they had Loughery, who was very underrated, and Jack Marin, who was quite good as a fourth/fifth option.
The worst teams to make the finals that I’ve seen are the Kidd Nets, Iverson Sixers, and LeBrons first Cavs squad.
[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15010828][B]They are pretty much on the same level.[/B] The 2020 Heat actually had a higher SRS than the current Pacers.[/QUOTE]
:roll: ^This guy was already known for having a terrible bball IQ after saying Tom Brady was the biggest choker in the NBA, but saying the Pacers are no better than the 2020 Heat comes close to that dumb.
I would LOVE to see Dudley try to double down on this one. :lol
[QUOTE=Full Court;15014346]:roll: ^This guy was already known for having a terrible bball IQ after saying Tom Brady was the biggest choker in the NBA, but saying the Pacers are no better than the 2020 Heat comes close to that dumb.
I would LOVE to see Dudley try to double down on this one. :lol[/QUOTE]
You post this right after they lose? :lol
Fulltard
[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15014352]You post this right after they lose? :lol
Fulltard[/QUOTE]
^Meltdown. :roll:
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[QUOTE=jayfan;15011176]There are two aspects to the Pacers that are better than what OKC has seen so far.
1. coaching
2. depth
Whether that's enough to make things interesting, we'll have to see.
.[/QUOTE]
This is what OKC makes so good.
1. Refs
I just seen sga elbow a mfer drop down buckle and travel 3 steps in to baseline baby jumper. They got homecooking without even playing at home.
For the 1st time in 7 years, i was actually wrong. I know its shocking. I can actually be wrong on a take. The pacers are legit. Its still thunder in 7
Im still batting 99%. Even Jordan misses a ft every now and then[IMG]http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Mask the Embiid;15014375]Im still batting 99%. Even Jordan misses a ft every now and then[IMG]http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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Hell no
1999 Knicks
2007 Cavaliers
2020 Heat
2023 Heat
All felt worse
[QUOTE=WhiteKyrie;15014491]Hell no
1999 Knicks
2007 Cavaliers
[B][SIZE=5]2020 Heat[/SIZE][/B]
2023 Heat
All felt worse[/QUOTE]
Yep, this is probably the biggest no-brainer ever.
too many to count
2009 MAGIC
2007 CLE
2001 PHI
2020 HEAT (probably the worst team ever to make it to BUBBLE Finals)