05-19-2024, 11:10 PM
(05-19-2024, 07:48 PM)fifteenth Wrote: Oh my, I talked up Mavs vs Pacers, Kidd vs Rick, Luka vs Rick right before the playoffs started. I picked both teams to make the finals, not completely believing it was possible, but cheering for Indi because I like Rick.
Now that it's a more realistic option, Mavs vs RC makes me nervous! I think I might rather play Boston. Losing to Rick would suck so bad.
But, dang, what a great storyline! It's crazy when real life matches the movie script.
I mean, Dirk (and us fans) got a movie worthy title run. Maybe we'll get another one with Luka.
The moment Cavs were out, we had either Rick, Brunson or KP in the finals. 3 guys who were, 4 years ago, supposed to be helping Luka to win a ring. Brunson is the guy we allowed to leave while his story was incomplete, RC was the guy who left when he knew his time is up (I appreciate him for that) and KP was the guy who should have never joined in the first place, and we kicked him out.
Rick has got his thing right now, 4 tenure as a coach and a Conference final with every team, only with Mavs he went beyond that (reached the finals as assistant with Pacers, probably as the real brain on the bench).
Both Mavs and Pacers are the underdogs, and media almost agree with that and it isn't for stupid reasons this time like it was in 2011 tnf, Boston and Wolves has just shown they are better prepared so far.
But if if I have to pick one from the East, it is Pacers:
Better for Mavs if we reached the finals, will be a match for first title if Wolves beat us, and I kind of love the underdog stories.