Idk the odds, but it is possible. Haliburton hasn't been the same since his injury a few months back, and the pacers' style of no defense does not work in the playoffs.
Are there any quotes from this series where he’s coming at the Bucks? Genuinely asking because NBA sub is acting like he’s murdering babies but I haven’t sent anything very inflammatory.
The worst I can think of is he said Indy has had better regular season crowds than Milwaukee's games 1 & 2 crowds. He's been pretty tame but he's now the most popular player for fans to hate on for no real reason
Haliburton is from Wisconsin, didn't really get recruited out of high school by Wisconsin or Marquette and went to Iowa St. instead. It seems to me that he takes it personally that (in his mind) a lot of people from his home state didn't believe in him, and he's done quite a bit of shittalking through the course of the season about the Bucks. Then, because people are idiots, they talk shit back to him on twitter and shit, which just amplifies the feelings even more.
I don't know if there's anything that's really *that* bad that he's done. He bitches/whines to the refs basically non-stop, even if it was pretty obviously the correct call/non-call, and there have a few times where he and a Bucks player have gone back and forth. Of course, Bucks fans are going to take their guy's side on that thing. There was a clip of Hali laughing as Middleton was limping off the court, but not really any way to know if that's actually why he was laughing or not. His general demeanor is to laugh and kinda skip/prance around a lot when he's on the court (at least when the Pacers are winning), and as an opposing fan, that comes off as pretty douchey. As a Pacers fan, you love that dumb shit. I mean, we have Pat Bev, so it's not like Bucks fans aren't susceptible to the same thing.
In summary, he's definitely not as bad as Bucks fans are making him out to be. But he has also intentionally done several things that were intended to try to get under the Bucks'/fans' skin, and there are several other things that, whether they were intentional or not, come off as being kinda questionable.
stuff like "we had better crowds in the regular season" after games 1 and 2 in Wisconsin.
so yeah, he talked shit, got beat by Dame game 1, got the next three, kept on talking shit while not playing up to his level, kept on talking shit and now got outplayed by Pat Bev in the year 2024
"Defense" is a lot easier to play when the 2 best players on the opposite team are out, the 3rd best player has a sprained ankle, and the 6th man was ejected for a whole game. Fucking Danilo Galinari is getting serious run in this series. There are college teams that could play adequate defense against this Bucks team right now.
His last 5
16, 6, 4, good shooting splits
24, 4, 4 good shooting splits
18, 16, 10 bad shooting splits
12, 12, 4 good shooting splits besides free throws
9, 8, 7 ok shooting splits.
Acting like that’s a major fall off is dumb. Tyrese has the same problem he always has he doesn’t take over & just shoot the ball.
In april
18.9, 10, 3.7 good shooting splits
March
16.7, 9.1, 4.6 decent shooting splits
February
16.1, 8.9, 2.7 good shooting splits
January
17.9, 11.6, 4.6 decent shooting splits
December
21.4, 14, 4.5 good shooting splits
November
28.6, 11.7, 3.2 good shooting splits
October
20, 12.3, 5.3 decent shooting splits
On the year
17.2, 8.7, 3.7 good shooting splits
He didn’t fall off dude had one elite month but been rather consistent outside of that month & obviously scoring will go down by adding Pascal half through the season that’s about when we seen his scoring slightly drop. Acting like he’s still not playing at an elite of level is Insane really sound like you just know nothing about ball.
If you watched him play you could clearly tell he wasn’t 100% after he came back from injury. He’s showed flashes of himself early in the year but still isn’t all the way there.
the post you made was very concise and i agree with your point that he’s still playing good ball. I just cant bring myself to upvote it because of your last sentence.
Last night was more about the Bucks showing pride at home and just playing better in front of their fans. It might be a different story in game 6, but the Bucks just played more inspired
Giannis might play tonight. And even if he doesn't, the Bucks might come out hungry because the odds of Giannis/Dame being back for a potential game 7 sound pretty good.
I really don't get why the Pacers aren't better. Last night was embarrassing.
The Pacers were lobbed a soft ball, with Dame and Giannis going down. If they can't finish this in game 6, at home, then I don't like their chances going back into Milwaukee, potentially with Giannis and/or Dame back, and finishing the job.
They are still a six seed and kinda overrated tbh. Halliburton is a great player but unproven in the playoffs. A lot of other unproven young guys on the team. Siakam is a good player but he tends to also get overrated.
I mean, dont get me wrong, they should be able to easily handle this Bucks team without Giannis and Dame, but im also not insanely surprised by the series so far.
I swear it's like you guys started watching in February. Yeah, scoring has been rough lately for him, but he lead the league in assists all year, just put up a TD in the playoffs, and has his team in a position to hopefully advance for the first time in a decade.
But maybe all the coaches and players and media are wrong, and he shouldn't be an All-Star starter and a member of team USA...
Hali is hurt and they are missing Mathurin who might be streaky but when he’s on is able to create his own shot and drive the ball with aggression. The Pacers are missing that wing attacker right now.
Talk to any pacers fan and they’ll tell you this has been one of the most blue ball seasons ever. The pacers play great against great opponents and then will just suck ass against the Wizards, Hornets, Jazz, Raptors, Blazers or a good team with its stars out. The Pacers should have been the number 2 seed if they hadn’t fumbled so many winnable games this year. They just consistently play to the level of their opponents.
Edit: that being said, I still think they’ll win this series and have a good shot at beating NY or Philly but most of their problems have to do with them being an incredibly young and inexperienced team. I think next year you’ll see guys like Bennedict Mathurin and Jarace Walker take huge strides and the team will compete for the top seed in the East.
“any Pacers fan” here. Blue ball seasons? They’re a young ass team that keeps increasing their win total year after year and made the playoffs for the first time. Pretty much what I expected. I joked at the start of the season they’re actually the Iniana Pacers, and it’s true…but it’s still been a really fun season. Hali is the most enjoyable Pacer to cheer for since Reggie, and it isn’t even close.
As a Pacer fan two things can be true, I can appreciate that the team is young and full of potential, while also being frustrated that the team has a tendency to play down to their opponents level.
They are also the first team in NBA history to lose a playoff game against an opponent that is missing its two leading scorers. Being up 3-2 against a team missing an MVP the entire series is embarrassing
You think being the first team in NBA history to lose a playoff game against an opponent missing both of there leading scorers isn’t embarrassing? This entire series has been close and Giannis has played 0 minutes
Apparently the Bucks really don't care about making the second round of the playoffs because they'll be missing it for the 2nd year in a row. Since the Bucks' championship season, the Pacers have advanced as far in the playoffs as the Bucks have.
Anything is possible, but I’m not expecting the Bucks to really pull this out unless Middleton just completely destroys them back to back.
Pacers are relatively untested, while the Bucks have mild carryover from their championship run. They’re not going to lay down and take the L.
Should be interesting, but the Pacers gotta close this out.
I think it has to be. It all happened at the same time. I think the real issue is he rushed back to play with Siakam when we first traded for him and it set him back.
Can they? Yes. Will they? Unlikely. The Pacers are going through what a lot of young, talented teams go through at this stage in their development. Finally good enough to win most games, but zero understanding of the intensity of the playoffs and the constant focus needed to play against the same team for several games in a row.
Good showing by the Bucks. Not surprised the Pacers shit the bed; they are probably a year away from being a serious contender in the east.
Pacers beat most the contenders once if not twice while they were healthy.
Pacers also playing without a potential lethal free throw getter in Mathurin. Y’all mfers don’t watch them play
Sure but to act like this pacers team doesn’t have talent you are admitting to not watching any of their games. They remember how to play against sub 500 opponents and they are beating the 6ers not the knicks
If you think they can beat the 76ers in a 7 game series that tells me you are not watching any of the other teams. 76ers would have the two best players in that series.
Haliburton is definitely cocky. I love him. But I can see how he would rub any teams fanbase the wrong way. The one thing I have really enjoyed about this pacers team is how little they try to foul bait. It just makes for a better watch.
I'm obviously bias but it's bizzare to me how much hate Hali gets vs a team with Pat Bev and Bobby Portis.
Also, I find it funny that I actually like both those guys just for being absolute dogs (not even tryna meme). I obviously don't love them vs my team but I can objectively respect them for the same reasons they disrespect Hali.
I'm NOT a Draymond fan, but he said something once that resonated deeply with me. When he was asked who is the best defensive player of all time, he said himself. That's the kind of mindset you have to have. Haliburton wants the world for himself and Indy and I love that. So does Bobby Portis for Milwaukee.
What really matters is who wins four games this series. To quote Beal: If the Pacers don't, "I'll be damned."
I love playoff basketball.
Fuck Haliburton. He's a front runner, ugly jumper...
It sucked losing to the Heat last year but as a bball fan you just had to marvel at Jimmy. And the Heat in general - it was just awful to meet them in round 1.
And if the Bucks this year lost to the Knicks, Sixers, Celtics... whatever.
But the Pacers are just absolute trash and I can't stand losing to this team
The pacers are more likable than than the bucks to me lol. Dame threw a generational temper tantrum to get out of Portland after signing a super max and while I don’t have as much of a serious gripe about Giannis I just don’t like his play style and him being a weirdo about free throws
Are they as unlikeable as Doc Rivers tho? Because frankly, if I had to make the choice between supporting Hitler or Doc Rivers, it’s a close choice, Doc Rivers is really hateable
You guys are retarded if you think the young Pacers choked because they lost last night. Experience matters, and the Bucks even without Dame and Giannis have a hell of a lot more of it than the Pacers do. Seriously, do better than this guys.
This is how I see it. Bucks even with Dame and Gianni have some players that can easily win a game or two. Middletons no slouch and there’s pieces that can easily supplement him for a few games especially the experience. I know the Pacers won in the regular season but that’s reg season. It certainly didn’t mean anything for the Suns-Wolves
I think you are the one who needs to do better. Preaching “do better than this guys” while simultaneously calling ppl “retarded”. Grow up and use better words.
No I’m not your father. But you are getting defensive. When you use a word like “retard” in a derogatory way you tend to lose credibility and respect. It’s up to you how you choose to proceed from here. No one is getting upset here except you.
I still remember the Hali>Trae takes. All I said was let him prove it in the playoffs and people called me stupid. Not that I don’t think Hali is great but this is my problem with nba fandom. We crown NBA players before they show it then heavily criticize them when they don’t perform despite the fact that expectations shoulda never been that high in the first place
Correct me if I’m wrong but I believe Paskal Siakam is the only player on that team with playoff experience. I feel like what’s happening to them it’s what everyone said will happen to the Thunder. That’s if the Pacers lose though. They’re also not as young as the Thunder.
Do y’all even realize how gutted by injuries the bucks are? These pacers are fucking pathetic, if either dame or Giannis makes an appearance in game 6, it’s bucks in 7.
Haliburton should never do the Reggie Miller choke… smh Maxey almost hit that fastest points made in 15 seconds and he could do it.. but def not TH 🤣🤣🤣
As a bucks fan…
The bucks squad is terribly inconsistent. They 100% CAN win, very easily as we saw, but whether they *will* is the question of course.
My heart tells me that one of our best players ends up playing even for a bit, and if that happens the bucks return home for game 7 it’s over for pacers. That being said, if I had to use logic I’d say the pacers steal and seal game 6 tonight in Indy.
It really depends on if the guys can play with the same fire they did last game. Bucks can win the series alone without dame/giannis but I personally don’t trust them enough to pull it off again alone. BUT that’s purely logical, and FUCK LOGIC BUCKS IN 6 (+4, -3) BABY
Their defense was not terrible after the all star break. Not good by any means. But not historically bad like it was to start the season. Pacers have lost more games then should have won than any other team in the league. 0-2 vs Portland. Lost 2 to Hornets and many more. They are young. Goal this season was to make playoffs. Last nights game did not surprise me in the least. They have had many shit games like that. Just hope they can get one of the next two. More playoff games is only going to help the young guys for the future.
It makes me want to compliment someone when they say something that makes sense and that I agree with. It’s kind of compliment 101. You are aware how compliments work, no?
I just find the narrative Bucks fan are pushing to be hilarious. If you go to the Pacers sub or read any takes from us in r/nba comment threads, we are very realistic about things and generally not shit talkers.
Of course there are the outliers, but we understand that it's just a blessing for us to be here and we will take any postseason experience we can get.
Bucks fans are unhinged and rage-fueled towards us in the funniest way. They won the 2021 chip and have lost their minds
IT'S NOT CHOKING WHEN YOU'RE NOT THAT GOOD
JAMES HARDEN'S HOUSTON ROCKETS CHOKED AGAINST THE WARRIORS WHEN KD GOT INJURED
THE PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS DID NOT CHOKE WHEN THEY LOST AGAINST THE WARRIORS WHEN KD GOT INJURED
SO NO THE PACERS DID NOT CHOKE IT WAS JUST REGULAR LOSING
You're cherry picking a meaningless stat homie. It doesn't matter.
People are acting like if you sub Giannis in you'd just add 40 points to the Bucks and subtract 10 from the Pacers. That's not how basketball works.
Bucks fans haven’t had attention in a few hours huh? Gonna be a long wait until next year after you get blown out here tomorrow. I hope you’ve made your peace with it 😔
Idk the odds, but it is possible. Haliburton hasn't been the same since his injury a few months back, and the pacers' style of no defense does not work in the playoffs.
He sure talks like he’s the same.
There is nothing the same with how he is talking! Have you heard the MFer’s voice during interviews…shit changes up on the regular
He's got Stephen and Stephon going on in there
Similar demeanor. Like politicians.
His is natural tho
Are there any quotes from this series where he’s coming at the Bucks? Genuinely asking because NBA sub is acting like he’s murdering babies but I haven’t sent anything very inflammatory.
The NBA sub doesnt watch the games they just go off of whatever the Bucks fans are saying lol.
Yes because the NBA sub loves the Bucks so much LMFAOOO
No, but he sure does smile and skip around a lot and that infuriates people!
How dare he have fun while playing a game
I'm a Pacers fan but i hate when players showboat
There's a difference between skipping around and having a good time and showboating...
The worst I can think of is he said Indy has had better regular season crowds than Milwaukee's games 1 & 2 crowds. He's been pretty tame but he's now the most popular player for fans to hate on for no real reason
He seems like a nice fella
Another lies by a stupid bucks fan
You’re really that easily influenced?
Haliburton is from Wisconsin, didn't really get recruited out of high school by Wisconsin or Marquette and went to Iowa St. instead. It seems to me that he takes it personally that (in his mind) a lot of people from his home state didn't believe in him, and he's done quite a bit of shittalking through the course of the season about the Bucks. Then, because people are idiots, they talk shit back to him on twitter and shit, which just amplifies the feelings even more. I don't know if there's anything that's really *that* bad that he's done. He bitches/whines to the refs basically non-stop, even if it was pretty obviously the correct call/non-call, and there have a few times where he and a Bucks player have gone back and forth. Of course, Bucks fans are going to take their guy's side on that thing. There was a clip of Hali laughing as Middleton was limping off the court, but not really any way to know if that's actually why he was laughing or not. His general demeanor is to laugh and kinda skip/prance around a lot when he's on the court (at least when the Pacers are winning), and as an opposing fan, that comes off as pretty douchey. As a Pacers fan, you love that dumb shit. I mean, we have Pat Bev, so it's not like Bucks fans aren't susceptible to the same thing. In summary, he's definitely not as bad as Bucks fans are making him out to be. But he has also intentionally done several things that were intended to try to get under the Bucks'/fans' skin, and there are several other things that, whether they were intentional or not, come off as being kinda questionable.
stuff like "we had better crowds in the regular season" after games 1 and 2 in Wisconsin. so yeah, he talked shit, got beat by Dame game 1, got the next three, kept on talking shit while not playing up to his level, kept on talking shit and now got outplayed by Pat Bev in the year 2024
He kinda celebrates semi-routine plays like they're momentum-swinging, but he doesn't really say that much.
It’s more their whole team is just yapping all game. Standing over dudes taunting. No techs but whatever.
yeah, pretty much and Tyrese just happens to be the biggest star(best player right now is Pascal), so of course he gets most of the flack.
He made a jab at Bucks fans.
yeah, normal trash talk. “we have better fans than you” and since you guys are crybabies you acted like he murdered children.
We just don’t like him, so we look for reasons to hate.
theres no way you just admitted to that. wild.
I'm wrong sometimes, but I'm not delusional.
Bucks players have done the same recently
Probably.
not really i think they just find their style of almost like lighthearted giggling basketball annoying, can’t blame em
Reminded me of prime warriors with all that ball movement
Another salty bucks fan
Probably.
Everyone's hurt. Welcome to the playoffs
I guess not playing defense is technically a style of defense
No defense? Defense won them 3 games. Not sure what series you’ve been watching.
"Defense" is a lot easier to play when the 2 best players on the opposite team are out, the 3rd best player has a sprained ankle, and the 6th man was ejected for a whole game. Fucking Danilo Galinari is getting serious run in this series. There are college teams that could play adequate defense against this Bucks team right now.
Nobody is talking about his drop off
His last 5 16, 6, 4, good shooting splits 24, 4, 4 good shooting splits 18, 16, 10 bad shooting splits 12, 12, 4 good shooting splits besides free throws 9, 8, 7 ok shooting splits. Acting like that’s a major fall off is dumb. Tyrese has the same problem he always has he doesn’t take over & just shoot the ball. In april 18.9, 10, 3.7 good shooting splits March 16.7, 9.1, 4.6 decent shooting splits February 16.1, 8.9, 2.7 good shooting splits January 17.9, 11.6, 4.6 decent shooting splits December 21.4, 14, 4.5 good shooting splits November 28.6, 11.7, 3.2 good shooting splits October 20, 12.3, 5.3 decent shooting splits On the year 17.2, 8.7, 3.7 good shooting splits He didn’t fall off dude had one elite month but been rather consistent outside of that month & obviously scoring will go down by adding Pascal half through the season that’s about when we seen his scoring slightly drop. Acting like he’s still not playing at an elite of level is Insane really sound like you just know nothing about ball.
If you watched him play you could clearly tell he wasn’t 100% after he came back from injury. He’s showed flashes of himself early in the year but still isn’t all the way there.
the post you made was very concise and i agree with your point that he’s still playing good ball. I just cant bring myself to upvote it because of your last sentence.
Last night was more about the Bucks showing pride at home and just playing better in front of their fans. It might be a different story in game 6, but the Bucks just played more inspired
Yeah I don't think they genuinely have a chance in game 6 unless Giannis ends up playing. Which tbf looks like a solid chance
Giannis might play tonight. And even if he doesn't, the Bucks might come out hungry because the odds of Giannis/Dame being back for a potential game 7 sound pretty good.
I really don't get why the Pacers aren't better. Last night was embarrassing. The Pacers were lobbed a soft ball, with Dame and Giannis going down. If they can't finish this in game 6, at home, then I don't like their chances going back into Milwaukee, potentially with Giannis and/or Dame back, and finishing the job.
They are still a six seed and kinda overrated tbh. Halliburton is a great player but unproven in the playoffs. A lot of other unproven young guys on the team. Siakam is a good player but he tends to also get overrated. I mean, dont get me wrong, they should be able to easily handle this Bucks team without Giannis and Dame, but im also not insanely surprised by the series so far.
I hear it a lot but I just haven't seen "Halliburton is a great player ".
I swear it's like you guys started watching in February. Yeah, scoring has been rough lately for him, but he lead the league in assists all year, just put up a TD in the playoffs, and has his team in a position to hopefully advance for the first time in a decade. But maybe all the coaches and players and media are wrong, and he shouldn't be an All-Star starter and a member of team USA...
Based just on recent games or including his pre-injury play?
Yes.
Hali is hurt and they are missing Mathurin who might be streaky but when he’s on is able to create his own shot and drive the ball with aggression. The Pacers are missing that wing attacker right now.
Talk to any pacers fan and they’ll tell you this has been one of the most blue ball seasons ever. The pacers play great against great opponents and then will just suck ass against the Wizards, Hornets, Jazz, Raptors, Blazers or a good team with its stars out. The Pacers should have been the number 2 seed if they hadn’t fumbled so many winnable games this year. They just consistently play to the level of their opponents. Edit: that being said, I still think they’ll win this series and have a good shot at beating NY or Philly but most of their problems have to do with them being an incredibly young and inexperienced team. I think next year you’ll see guys like Bennedict Mathurin and Jarace Walker take huge strides and the team will compete for the top seed in the East.
“any Pacers fan” here. Blue ball seasons? They’re a young ass team that keeps increasing their win total year after year and made the playoffs for the first time. Pretty much what I expected. I joked at the start of the season they’re actually the Iniana Pacers, and it’s true…but it’s still been a really fun season. Hali is the most enjoyable Pacer to cheer for since Reggie, and it isn’t even close.
As a Pacer fan two things can be true, I can appreciate that the team is young and full of potential, while also being frustrated that the team has a tendency to play down to their opponents level.
If one of Haliburton or Siakam is the best player on your team you aren’t doing shit
They are one game away from the second round of the playoffs. Seems like they are doing some shit.
They are also the first team in NBA history to lose a playoff game against an opponent that is missing its two leading scorers. Being up 3-2 against a team missing an MVP the entire series is embarrassing
They can't control the Bucks injuries. If the Pacers win the series, they win the series. Doesn't matter a damn but how it happened.
You think being the first team in NBA history to lose a playoff game against an opponent missing both of there leading scorers isn’t embarrassing? This entire series has been close and Giannis has played 0 minutes
I don't think winning the first round of the playoffs is in any way embarrassing. That's better than most other NBA teams.
You completely ignored my comment…
They can't control who is injured. Losing one game in the playoffs isn't embarrassing.
Going to the second round of the playoffs. How embarrassing!
Giannis played 0 mins in the series lmao. Nobody is going to give af about beating a team missing its MVP
Does that mean that the Pacers don't get to go to the second round since Giannis couldn't play? Is going to the second round bad?
Is that true? That sounds like something that must have happened before at some point
Definitely a made up stat.
4-1 against them with both their leading scorers. And where the hell are you pulling that statistic from?
Y’all really need to stop putting so much stock in regular season games. The suns swept the wolves in the regular season and look where it got them.
And y’all need to quit overreacting based on one game
r/agedlikemilk
Nobody cares about making the second round of the playoffs except apparently pacers fans… lmk when the pacers win the finals
Apparently the Bucks really don't care about making the second round of the playoffs because they'll be missing it for the 2nd year in a row. Since the Bucks' championship season, the Pacers have advanced as far in the playoffs as the Bucks have.
Someone's sounds big mad
Pacers looked like the 73-9 warriors against the mavs when I watched him
Holy shit you weren’t kidding lol. How they always score 130 on the Mavs
Anything is possible, but I’m not expecting the Bucks to really pull this out unless Middleton just completely destroys them back to back. Pacers are relatively untested, while the Bucks have mild carryover from their championship run. They’re not going to lay down and take the L. Should be interesting, but the Pacers gotta close this out.
Bobby too
What’s going on with Haliburton? Is he still recovering from his injury?
Yeah…hamstring injuries take forever to get right
He has been dealing with back spasms the past couple of games in addition to still trying to get his hamstring right.
I wonder if it’s at all related. Hamstrings affect posture…
I think it has to be. It all happened at the same time. I think the real issue is he rushed back to play with Siakam when we first traded for him and it set him back.
Pacers don’t play defense. Anyone that made the NBA can cook against them like Bobby Portis did
Idk man they definitely didn’t play the best d but I think the 36pts in the 2nd and 3rd quarter combined was the real problem
That’s the problem with playoff basketball. Teams play better defense and when you’re shots aren’t falling you really can’t rely on anything else
Can they? Yes. Will they? Unlikely. The Pacers are going through what a lot of young, talented teams go through at this stage in their development. Finally good enough to win most games, but zero understanding of the intensity of the playoffs and the constant focus needed to play against the same team for several games in a row. Good showing by the Bucks. Not surprised the Pacers shit the bed; they are probably a year away from being a serious contender in the east.
Haliburton ain't that dude.
I think if all the East playoff teams were fully healthy the Pacers are clearly the weakest
Pacers beat most the contenders once if not twice while they were healthy. Pacers also playing without a potential lethal free throw getter in Mathurin. Y’all mfers don’t watch them play
Regular season h2h has little to no predictive value for the playoffs
Sure but to act like this pacers team doesn’t have talent you are admitting to not watching any of their games. They remember how to play against sub 500 opponents and they are beating the 6ers not the knicks
If you think they can beat the 76ers in a 7 game series that tells me you are not watching any of the other teams. 76ers would have the two best players in that series.
Saying they are the weakest East playoff team is not equivalent to saying "they have no talent"
Doc Rivers being up 3-1 vs Joe (L) Embiid in the 2nd round IS on my play off bingo card, I hope the Pacers make it happen.
God I hope so. Maybe we see Giannis back in the second round. This pacers team is so unlikeable as a neutral
Wait, why? Pascal Siakam and Myles Turner seem awesome, and the only people I’ve seen crying about Haliburton are Bucks fans
Haliburton is definitely cocky. I love him. But I can see how he would rub any teams fanbase the wrong way. The one thing I have really enjoyed about this pacers team is how little they try to foul bait. It just makes for a better watch.
I'm obviously bias but it's bizzare to me how much hate Hali gets vs a team with Pat Bev and Bobby Portis. Also, I find it funny that I actually like both those guys just for being absolute dogs (not even tryna meme). I obviously don't love them vs my team but I can objectively respect them for the same reasons they disrespect Hali. I'm NOT a Draymond fan, but he said something once that resonated deeply with me. When he was asked who is the best defensive player of all time, he said himself. That's the kind of mindset you have to have. Haliburton wants the world for himself and Indy and I love that. So does Bobby Portis for Milwaukee. What really matters is who wins four games this series. To quote Beal: If the Pacers don't, "I'll be damned." I love playoff basketball.
He’s the Russell Wilson of NBA.
No way he’s that corny
He’s close.
Bro I don’t think you really hip to how cheesy Russ is
I'll take your word for it.
[it’s not even close](https://youtu.be/8gZrA_jsgnw?si=dDAj8jqZCqfvlV5m)
lol that’s a new one
Fuck Haliburton. He's a front runner, ugly jumper... It sucked losing to the Heat last year but as a bball fan you just had to marvel at Jimmy. And the Heat in general - it was just awful to meet them in round 1. And if the Bucks this year lost to the Knicks, Sixers, Celtics... whatever. But the Pacers are just absolute trash and I can't stand losing to this team
https://preview.redd.it/mf8qtlmeywxc1.jpeg?width=1056&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f200dd64a0938c9a3fde67afb57181714665e66
the pacers are significantly more likable than the bucks what?
The pacers are more likable than than the bucks to me lol. Dame threw a generational temper tantrum to get out of Portland after signing a super max and while I don’t have as much of a serious gripe about Giannis I just don’t like his play style and him being a weirdo about free throws
That was a “generational temper tantrum”?
He is still loved by Blazer fans not sure what this guy thinks happened
Are they as unlikeable as Doc Rivers tho? Because frankly, if I had to make the choice between supporting Hitler or Doc Rivers, it’s a close choice, Doc Rivers is really hateable
Sounds like a personal issue tbh
I’ve never heard anyone other than a diehard bucks fan ever have non-negative thoughts about Rivers so I don’t think it’s just personal
To compare someone in a sport for people’s entertainment to Hitler very much sounds like a personal issue.
I don’t know, both are known for getting up big early and then still inevitably choking in the end
Patrick Beverly is the goat simple as that.
Pacers are ass. I’ll take Milwaukee idc if Giannis and Dame aren’t playing
Mhm
Dame being out is addition by subtraction half the time
Sportsbook think it’s over in 6
They probably can. The pacers are the worst playoff team left. It should have been easy.
If the bucks win I’ll drink a shoe full of beer
!remind
This series might go to game 7
Khris Kobe Middleton
We prefer Moist Jordan around these parts.
moist jordan
Don’t sleep on Middleton, I believe he was the main reason they won that chip a few years ago. He’s the real deal when he wants to be
You guys are retarded if you think the young Pacers choked because they lost last night. Experience matters, and the Bucks even without Dame and Giannis have a hell of a lot more of it than the Pacers do. Seriously, do better than this guys.
Calling people retarded in the same comment you tell people to “do better” lol
Oh I’m sorry does a word bother you? You sound like your momma still wipes your shits.
lol you seem like a well-adjusted individual
This is how I see it. Bucks even with Dame and Gianni have some players that can easily win a game or two. Middletons no slouch and there’s pieces that can easily supplement him for a few games especially the experience. I know the Pacers won in the regular season but that’s reg season. It certainly didn’t mean anything for the Suns-Wolves
The Suns were a terrible matchup for the Wolves and they have some really good vets with playoff experience to boot (Conley,Morris,Gobert).
For that part I was more going for the regular season wins matter argument. My bad for not being clear. Suns certainly have vets
Alright nephews, calm down.
You’re a child if you don’t think experience matters
I think you are the one who needs to do better. Preaching “do better than this guys” while simultaneously calling ppl “retarded”. Grow up and use better words.
Give me a break it’s just a word. Grow up and get your panties out of that huge twist they’ve found themselves in.
It’s not just a word. You’ve got some self reflection to do.
Jesus Christ what are you my father? Reddit gonna Reddit I guess, you probably wear fedoras unironically in real life.
No I’m not your father. But you are getting defensive. When you use a word like “retard” in a derogatory way you tend to lose credibility and respect. It’s up to you how you choose to proceed from here. No one is getting upset here except you.
No. Because Doc doesn’t win game 7s.
I still remember the Hali>Trae takes. All I said was let him prove it in the playoffs and people called me stupid. Not that I don’t think Hali is great but this is my problem with nba fandom. We crown NBA players before they show it then heavily criticize them when they don’t perform despite the fact that expectations shoulda never been that high in the first place
Is Trae even in the playoffs?
I understand why you don’t keep up with the hawks but as someone who watches every game I can guarantee that’s not on him
And the Pacers lost because of Hali?
Yes
Hali is better than Trae 1000000%
They have to be perfect or almost perfect. And fight for every second chance ball and rebound. And not settle for terrible shots
I dare someone to call T-Hog a wannabe all star! You won’t!
Correct me if I’m wrong but I believe Paskal Siakam is the only player on that team with playoff experience. I feel like what’s happening to them it’s what everyone said will happen to the Thunder. That’s if the Pacers lose though. They’re also not as young as the Thunder.
Dame got all his Haliburton hate (bc the dame time taunt) out of the way in the first half of game 1.
Do y’all even realize how gutted by injuries the bucks are? These pacers are fucking pathetic, if either dame or Giannis makes an appearance in game 6, it’s bucks in 7.
This is actually just a picture of him switching his voice box settings. Real evidence, people… This dude a bot. No he’s *HaliBOTon*
Hoping the Bucks would win because the Pacers are an embarrassment. They couldn’t close out the bucks without giannis and dame? Lol
heat won one game against the celtics with jimmy. they still did not win the series.
Haliburton should never do the Reggie Miller choke… smh Maxey almost hit that fastest points made in 15 seconds and he could do it.. but def not TH 🤣🤣🤣
As a bucks fan… The bucks squad is terribly inconsistent. They 100% CAN win, very easily as we saw, but whether they *will* is the question of course. My heart tells me that one of our best players ends up playing even for a bit, and if that happens the bucks return home for game 7 it’s over for pacers. That being said, if I had to use logic I’d say the pacers steal and seal game 6 tonight in Indy. It really depends on if the guys can play with the same fire they did last game. Bucks can win the series alone without dame/giannis but I personally don’t trust them enough to pull it off again alone. BUT that’s purely logical, and FUCK LOGIC BUCKS IN 6 (+4, -3) BABY
The East is hilarious.
They're still up 3-2. They should be fine.
Idk man
Idk man
If you don't know idk
Trying to agree with you, the double negative is clearly not working.
Lol but when boston loses to miami in a close game with them shooting a franchise night on 3s at 53% its the end of the world
Pacers are not the caliber of team that this was even surprising.
They can but the most likely won’t
The Pacers are legitimately not a good basketball team.
Pacers are right behind Celtics and ahead of nuggets for their offensive rating. Its their defense that is a dogshit and piss sandwich
What is their net rating?
2.9. 10th in the league.
So they probably hover around 15-20th on defense. Thats not terrible.
Their defense was not terrible after the all star break. Not good by any means. But not historically bad like it was to start the season. Pacers have lost more games then should have won than any other team in the league. 0-2 vs Portland. Lost 2 to Hornets and many more. They are young. Goal this season was to make playoffs. Last nights game did not surprise me in the least. They have had many shit games like that. Just hope they can get one of the next two. More playoff games is only going to help the young guys for the future.
It’s back to terrible since the playoffs started tho
Really? We up 3-2.
Yeah you guys are 2nd to last in d rating
Thanks for an actual logical statement.
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It makes me want to compliment someone when they say something that makes sense and that I agree with. It’s kind of compliment 101. You are aware how compliments work, no?
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In the playoffs they’re 2nd to last behind phoenix
This is pretty much all you need to know.
Nobody wants to let Doc take credit for Khris.
No, as a Bucks fan I’m telling you we’re not winning this series. With or without both players, we’re not winning.
I think Indiana closes out at home. I don't think Milwaukee puts Dame or Giannis on the court for the rest of the series, even if it goes 7.
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I just find the narrative Bucks fan are pushing to be hilarious. If you go to the Pacers sub or read any takes from us in r/nba comment threads, we are very realistic about things and generally not shit talkers. Of course there are the outliers, but we understand that it's just a blessing for us to be here and we will take any postseason experience we can get. Bucks fans are unhinged and rage-fueled towards us in the funniest way. They won the 2021 chip and have lost their minds
Damn, this is hilarious.
I all think we expect the Bucks to fade out. A young fast paced team blew a game. It happens. Everyone counts the Bucks out.
IT'S NOT CHOKING WHEN YOU'RE NOT THAT GOOD JAMES HARDEN'S HOUSTON ROCKETS CHOKED AGAINST THE WARRIORS WHEN KD GOT INJURED THE PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS DID NOT CHOKE WHEN THEY LOST AGAINST THE WARRIORS WHEN KD GOT INJURED SO NO THE PACERS DID NOT CHOKE IT WAS JUST REGULAR LOSING
You're cherry picking a meaningless stat homie. It doesn't matter. People are acting like if you sub Giannis in you'd just add 40 points to the Bucks and subtract 10 from the Pacers. That's not how basketball works.
Bucks fans haven’t had attention in a few hours huh? Gonna be a long wait until next year after you get blown out here tomorrow. I hope you’ve made your peace with it 😔