NBA: *** 2024 NBA thread ***
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I'm talking about Chuck and the crew that did the NCAA tourney on TBS/TNT.
I'd guess that's gone.
When Obi Toppin was national player of the year playing 5 feet above all of NCAA basketball, he was this Herman Munster 1950s style player Iowa thought was far better. I think he got them like a 1-2 record in the NCAA, but it could have been 0-2 I forget.
Significant underdogs. OKC is a historically good team. They're really good in every phase of the game. Crazy thing is they're the youngest team in the NBA
They have been every series, well minor underdog vs Milwaukee but still laughable.
They're up to #2 win% in 2025 now, people slept on them because they WAY overvalued the first month or two of the year.
Pacers have been a top 4 team for quite a while now, this win just cements them as a top 2 team.
My take is if OKC can shut down Haliburton like they did to the T-Wolves, this will be a short series. However, however good Minnesota is at offense, Indiana is elite offensively, and can find ways to get pressure off Haliburton like they did tonight.
I’d guess they’ll still do the NCAA. They are supposed to still be TNT employees as they’ll keep the Inside the NBA branding. My understanding is that show will be produced by TNT but broadcast on ESPN. So those guys would still be available for the NCAA tournament if their contracts have that included.
Yeah, can Indy play fast and free. When they can, the other team needs to play pretty flawless to keep up.
It won't be easy to do that.
Problem for Indy is that OKC is happy to also play fast and they do it well. I’ve got OKC in 5 just because Indiana won’t be able to play a style game like they’ve done so far in the playoffs.
Super happy for Hali and the Pacers, really sad for NBA on TNT to end.
Reggie gonna give the trophy to Pacers and MVP to Tyrese. Awesome.
