nice it's been a while since we've discussed the legitimacy of championships, with complete objectivity and in no way including our personal biases or agendas
Achiuwa isn't playing the four & he's not taking minutes from Hartenstein or Robinson. Burks hurt his shoulder sitting on the bench & is in no position to play in a playoff game. It's a 7 man rotation the rest of the way.
People will get their Thibs jokes off but the team is conditioned for this.
Knicks in six. Would say five but have to account for The TJ McConnell Game.
I think they'll do a good job controlling the pace & use Indy's desire to leak out to their advantage. Offensive boards will be aplenty.
Dillon Brooks had a negative D-BPM, only posted 2.1 defensive win shares in 72 games, one (1) stock per game, and a PER of 9.4
Let's pump the brakes on "great"
You could add all the shooting & playmaking in the world but a team's ceiling will always be capped if its best player is a low volume, mid 30's% 3PT shooter.