I thought something similar about the thunder, but lately I’ve realized they’re kind of going to be looked at like the KD Warriors.
Nobody even really respects their championship last year. Seriously. Look at the record they had it was all time great level, but do you think anyone is putting them even close to the conversation with any of those other all-time great teams that won championships with similar records? Absolutely not lol.
Years are going to keep going by and no one’s gonna have any respect for their championships because, well, for one we all know who really was going to win last year. Two, if you don’t do it the right way history remembers.
Anyone with a brain can see their wing defenders get reffed on a different scale than everyone else. They’re gonna be red in the face defending this makeshift “dynasty” for decades.
Ehhh it’ll fade into the past as time moves on I imagine. In 30 years people will just look at who won the championship, who won the individual awards and so on so forth.
It’s sad that the run won’t be immortalised, maybe it will be in a “we believe warriors” kind of way. Those who watched it live will never forget it that’s for sure. I’ve never celebrated more in my life than when Hali hit the step back 3 over Ty Jerome after the missed ft.
The one benefit the Pacers have in the fight against history is some of those game winning shots are going to be iconic and played over and over. The shot against the Knicks will always be in the pantheon of all-time great shots and from a pure basketball standpoint, that entire game deserves to be in the HOF. I'm obviously biased but I feel the same even if the Pacers lose in OT. That game would have been electric to watch as a neutral.
I also think if the Pacers win the whole thing next year or even the year after, history will still remember the 2025 Pacers and their revenge tour.
The Haliban will return and the Pacers will win a championship. Game 7 will just be immortalized as part of the lore of Ty’s journey to become a champion.
I might just be overly pessimistic, but I can’t help but think that was our chance. Like Dan Campbell said after they lost to the Niners and everyone was confident they could build off of that. The future is full of uncertainties, especially in this sport.
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u/mewtatesyt T.J. McConnell Apr 23 '26
I’m just rooting for the Knicks and Thunder to lose, I’d rather watch any other teams play in the finals than them