Its Indy as well so the story of the day will be in small print at the bottom of the page reading "Blazers beat some team from the east called indy. Havent heard of them before I'd guess they were an explansion team added last year". Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk
Don't forget the Lakers. They had a winning record until we beat them last night. But Adande is talking about teams that "currently" have a winning record, not teams that had a winning record when they faced the Blazers. Or even 8-2 on the road. Excellent points.
Most of the teams they've played would be looking up at so-so. They've played exactly 1 game against a team with a winning record and that was yesterday's win over the Clippers.
What impresses me about the Pacers is their defense. They kill it in all the stats. We need to be moving the ball....swinging it and not playing 1on1. Gonna' be a tough one tonight.
The Bulls current record is 7-8, so by Adande's measuring stick they don't count. Yeah, they were a much better team with Rose, but then guess who Indy's lone loss it to...that's right...the Bulls.
Their schedule is pretty unbelievable. But this is where it gets interesting. 5 game/8 day road trip @ Clips, PDX, Utah, Okl City, & SA. Can you imagine having to play the Clips, us, OKC, & Sanantone on the road in a 1 week span? Then they go back home & get Miami, then go to Miami later that week. That's a tough way to start December.
Last year with all of its troubles.... We beat the Heat, Pacers, and Spurs - basically the best in the league. We could lose by 20 or win by 20 tonight, neither would surprise me.
Both the Pacers and Blazers should have something to prove tonight. The Pacers are getting a pass from the media because they were in the Eastern Conference Finals last season. I really don't have too much of a problem with that line of thinking. Everybody knows they're a really good team. A win tonight by the Blazers would really open some eyes around the league. Wonder what kind of a reception Nate McMillan gets tonight.
Correct they worked hard last night against the clippers who are clearly number 1 in the west if you removed everyone's records. Whilest the blazers blew by a sub par team. Blake griffin. Kia Blake griffin.
Playing the Heat as well as they did last year in the playoffs got them a ton of respect nationally. If the blazers can make the WCF this year or make a deep 2nd round run they will get more respect next year. The Pacers are for real
This. The Pacers have earned the right to be given the benefit of the doubt. When you get to the ECF, you are generally considered to be legit.
I'm used to the media dogging the Blazers...it's always been (fill in the blank) lose to the Blazers for (fill in the blank) reason. I'm not big on hearing it from the fanbase though. I think swagger comes with the territory. Difference between contenders and good teams is just pure swagger and confidence. Big difference maker is Aldridge finally really showing some fangs. Contenders want to duke it out with contenders. Indiana, tonight, in my opinion is facing a potential contender! Winning ugly now but when it really gets clicking, the Blazers are a nightmare for even a good defensive team. Hopefully the Pacers will have bad dreams tonight! Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!
We've played 2 good defensive teams so far, the bulls and spurs. We barely beat the Bulls even with them losing their best player during the game. This will be one of the first real tests of Stotts offense versus an elite defensive team. We have reason for confidence but the team needs to keep this up to be acknowledged as contenders, right now they look like a strong playoff team. I think we have to be a top 4 team to be called contenders and while the record does say that I still feel like OKC and SAS are better playoff teams than we are. It is a fantastic start and everyone should be enjoying it but there's a long way still to go. I do want to see what happens tonight, if the offense comes out firing the defense should be good enough to contain Indiana's so so offense and it can be a big time W. The Pacers are the anti blazers, great on defense and average on offense. Their worst starter is at point while ours is at center while the other 4 positions are very solid. It will be fun to watch
