You'll Need a Pace(r) Maker For Two Harts This Time | Official Pacers (#4) vs. Knicks (#3) Eastern Conference Finals Thread

[Typical Knicks Fan]

Let’s get it.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Pritchard gave the Knicks fits. The Celtics found success, albeit in spurts, guarding full court. Again, I'm not disagreeing, but the Knicks lack of bench depth was supposedly their Achilles heel (promise pun unintended) all season. I think the evolution from "Thibs runs players into the ground" to "Knicks are very well conditioned" is going unnoticed in a postseason littered with injuries. I trust the bucket getters on the Knicks to do so while I can see a Haliburton no showing a couple times. I personally think dominance on the boards being a huge factor this series. Myles Turner showed out against us last year. I'm not sleeping on this Pacers team at all. fukk the Pacers, doe

That's a red herring.

I don't know where this narrative came from that NBA players aren't conditioned enough, but it's categorically false.

The Knicks have just been fortunate not to be dealt a bad hand with the randomization* of injuries up to this point, but that could easily change the more the postseason goes on (hopefully, it doesn't).

- Tatum played 72 games and averaged the 8th-most minutes in the regular season, yet tore his Achilles
- Steph is one of the most well-conditioned athletes, period (in any sport), and he went down with a hamstring injury
- Aaron Gordon just suffered a hamstring injury and he's one of the most well-conditioned players in the league.

You could argue those three players had injuries that can be attributed more to being run into the ground rather than the contrary.

On a related topic -

No Pacer averaged more than 33.6 minutes per game during the regular season; no Pacer has averaged more than 34.1 minutes per game in the playoffs. All five members of Indiana’s starting lineup are averaging at least 14 points per game in the postseason — the first time since 1987 a team has done that (minimum of 10 games started) — and eight Pacers are averaging at least 8.5 points per game.

In contrast, there's been 5 Knicks players who've averaged more than 34 minutes in this postseason.

The fact that Indiana is still relatively fresh could weigh heavily in their favor against a team who's been reliant on such a short rotation.

 

[GunRanger]

Gonna bet the pacers to win the series and hope i lose it

 

[TheJet]

Just because

212 muthafvcka

 

[obarth]

That's a red herring.

I don't know where this narrative came from that NBA players aren't conditioned enough, but it's categorically false.

The Knicks have just been fortunate not to be dealt a bad hand with the randomization* of injuries up to this point, but that could easily change the more the postseason goes on (hopefully, it doesn't).

- Tatum played 72 games and averaged the 8th-most minutes in the regular season, yet tore his Achilles
- Steph is one of the most well-conditioned athletes, period (in any sport), and he went down with a hamstring injury
- Aaron Gordon just suffered a hamstring injury and he's one of the most well-conditioned players in the league.

You could argue those three players had injuries that can be attributed more to being run into the ground rather than the contrary.

On a related topic -

In contrast, there's been 5 Knicks players who've averaged more than 34 minutes in this postseason.

The fact that Indiana is still relatively fresh could weigh heavily in their favor against a team who's been reliant on such a short rotation.

I see your logic.But doesn't the fact they've got guys more than ready to clock those minutes an advantage? Especially considering the length a Bridges has and his mid-range game. OG is right there as well. I don't foresee the Pacers getting their shots off without tons of pressure. A big part of your rhetoric in the Celtics series was them playing with their food early, thus falling to the whims of a great mid range Knicks team. I see them being able to force that while weathering anything the Pacers can want to push. Whole knows, doe

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

Knicks in 7

 

[Ziggiy]

I can see this going the full 7