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n_huffhines said:
I don't think Granger makes the Clippers any better.
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I'm just glad he ended up on a decent team. He was the face of the Pacers franchise through some of it's worst years and it was going to be kind of disappointing to see him waste away in Philly while the Pacers finally have a team with a legit title shot. At least he found his way into a squad that will be in the playoffs.
 
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GahLee said:
Indiana is the favorite?
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They have the best record in the league right now and along with Miami are all but guaranteed a spot in the ECF, so I'd say that makes them ONE of the favorites. I'm still not completely sold they can actually win the title, but they have at least a decent shot. With a healthy D-Wade, Miami has show another gear over the past few weeks that we haven't seen from them yet this season. Up until a month ago, the Pacers had looked like they were clearly the best team in the East. Now I'm not so sure.

I don't see how Granger signing with the Clippers or Spurs affects their chances in any way though.
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
Here's the good news on that front...

The earliest the Pacers will face a non-crap team is the ECF. The East is so pathetic this year that barring any injuries between now and then, both Indy and Miami will be able to sleepwalk through the first two rounds and advance easily.
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With exception of the possible eight seed they won't be playing chumps so I completely disagree that because they are topnotch teams they'll be able advance easily in the first two rounds.
 
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firestorm said:
With exception of the possible eight seed they won't be playing chumps so I completely disagree that because they are topnotch teams they'll be able advance easily in the first two rounds.
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Huh? Nobody else in the east will be even somewhat competitive with Miami or Indiana.
 
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Notorious B.E.N said:
Huh? Nobody else in the east will be even somewhat competitive with Miami or Indiana.
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Right now the other teams in playoff spots are the Raptors, Bulls, Wizards, Bobcats, Nets and Hawks. None of those teams are even close to having anything for the top two in a seven game series. It's really embarrassing how bad the conference is outside of Indy/Miami.
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
I hadn't watched the Lakers hardly at all until earlier this week when they played the Pacers. I didn't realize till then that their injuries have left with a roster that basically consists of Pau Gasol and a bunch of scrubs.
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Kendall Marshall is pretty good. I'm glad the Lakers are terrible, but I wish I didn't have to see them be terrible.
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
They have the best record in the league right now and along with Miami are all but guaranteed a spot in the ECF, so I'd say that makes them ONE of the favorites. I'm still not completely sold they can actually win the title, but they have at least a decent shot. With a healthy D-Wade, Miami has show another gear over the past few weeks that we haven't seen from them yet this season. Up until a month ago, the Pacers had looked like they were clearly the best team in the East. Now I'm not so sure.

I don't see how Granger signing with the Clippers or Spurs affects their chances in any way though.
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Regular season means next to nothing. It's going to be Indiana vs Miami barring something like an alien invasion.

I would say they are third or fourth on the favorite list.
 
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GahLee said:
Regular season means next to nothing. It's going to be Indiana vs Miami barring something like an alien invasion.

I would say they are third or fourth on the favorite list.
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I'd say they've got probably a 50/50 at beating Miami simply because it's such a favorable matchup to their style, but have less faith in them being able to beat a team from the West in The Finals.
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
I'd say they've got probably a 50/50 at beating Miami simply because it's such a favorable matchup to their style, but have less faith in them being able to beat a team from the West in The Finals.
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Pacers have the better all around team, but it really depends on Paul George, IMO. Under playoff pressure I can totally see him trying to take on too much. The Heat love cutting the head off the snake. They thrive off that, and struggle against good team basketball. They struggled against the Spurs for that reason.
 
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n_huffhines said:
Pacers have the better all around team, but it really depends on Paul George, IMO. Under playoff pressure I can totally see him trying to take on too much. The Heat love cutting the head off the snake. They thrive off that, and struggle against good team basketball. They struggled against the Spurs for that reason.
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Yet they won the series.
 
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Indiana is a really good team, I won't say that they can't beat Miami but until they actually win when it matters I can't buy stock in them.

I'm not sure George is ready yet.
 
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GahLee said:
Yet they won the series.
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They did, but this year's Pacers are an appreciably better team than the one Miami took seven games to beat last season. George and Hibbert are still on the rise and are a year better, and Lance Stephenson is a full order of magnitude better than he was a year ago. They parted ways with Psycho T and DJ Augustin in favor of Luis Scola and CJ Watson, both upgrades, and have added Lamar Odom who may or may not ever seen any meaningful action. The Heat may have improved simply on the merit of Wade now being healthy, but there's still a lot of basketball for him to hold up through before the ECF in late May. Regardless, that series is going to be awesome to watch when it finally gets here.
 
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