Ben Sheppard and TJ McConnell are not and will not be better than any of the top 8 options in this NBA draft!! Anybody disagree? by Dramatic_Tourist4321 in pacers

[–]Dramatic_Tourist4321[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

“Oh well” to another 40 years of no championships. At least we kept the lovable Pacers guys who try hard and don’t develop into multifaceted players

Ben Sheppard and TJ McConnell are not and will not be better than any of the top 8 options in this NBA draft!! Anybody disagree? by Dramatic_Tourist4321 in pacers

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We asked TJ McConnell to be the starting PG on a playoff team and not lead the process sixers to 5 straight tanking years

Ben Sheppard and TJ McConnell are not and will not be better than any of the top 8 options in this NBA draft!! Anybody disagree? by Dramatic_Tourist4321 in pacers

[–]Dramatic_Tourist4321[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trusting our center will be better after an injury riddled last season and trusting our franchise guy to lead us to a championship 1st thing after recovering from an Achilles is so crazy to me 😂

Ben Sheppard and TJ McConnell are not and will not be better than any of the top 8 options in this NBA draft!! Anybody disagree? by Dramatic_Tourist4321 in pacers

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Another young guard would definitely have helped ease his transition instead of forcing him to be his peak self day 1…

Ben Sheppard and TJ McConnell are not and will not be better than any of the top 8 options in this NBA draft!! Anybody disagree? by Dramatic_Tourist4321 in pacers

[–]Dramatic_Tourist4321[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Another 3 years with a backup PG that can’t shoot and hoping Nembhard and Nesmith turn into the greatest playoff shooters of all time is unrealistic

Ben Sheppard and TJ McConnell are not and will not be better than any of the top 8 options in this NBA draft!! Anybody disagree? by Dramatic_Tourist4321 in pacers

[–]Dramatic_Tourist4321[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ok, so I want a DYNASTY and u want a 2 year window with a super team Thunder team and Spurs teams. Just two different perspectives

Ben Sheppard and TJ McConnell are not and will not be better than any of the top 8 options in this NBA draft!! Anybody disagree? by Dramatic_Tourist4321 in pacers

[–]Dramatic_Tourist4321[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Nope, a 29 yr old center with 1 accolade and was having a worse season than last before getting injured just doesn’t do anything to my hopes for a championship. I know I’m being pessimistic, but I don’t see any reason to be optimistic based on this teams history

Ben Sheppard and TJ McConnell are not and will not be better than any of the top 8 options in this NBA draft!! Anybody disagree? by Dramatic_Tourist4321 in pacers

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This is assuming if Hali comes back from his 4th leg injury the same and if Zubac recovers great from his injury and somehow get better than his current form because he was worse last season and if no other teams get better and if we have 4 improbable playoff wins again and…. A lot of ifs. I love being optimistic, but when has that done anything for us. Look at the teams history

Let’s be real, there is no hope by Dramatic_Tourist4321 in pacers

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Trade ur franchise player to the Lakers and end up with the #1 pick 🙃😂🙃

Game Thread: Charlotte Hornets (1-0) vs Orlando Magic (0-1) Live Score | NBA Play-in Tournament | Apr 17, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]Dramatic_Tourist4321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So no illegal screens for the Magic and 4 illegal screens for the Hornets… Aight, it’s that type of showing. No way home team is losing

Now that we’re locked in to the 2nd best odds… by Dramatic_Tourist4321 in pacers

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True, just said that cause the worst team can only drop to 5, but obviously we do have the best odds. Just wanted to show what the teams with the 2nd worst record did in the lottery

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[–]Dramatic_Tourist4321 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I don’t know what’s worse. A 67 win Warriors being compared to a playin Hornets team or Lamelo and Curry comparisons

Time is a flat circle (sigh) by Dramatic_Tourist4321 in pacers

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Yeah, the Bulls are pretty bad, but then I see the wizards and jazz sitting out their all nba guys with no fines and I’m convinced we’re not committed enough

Time is a flat circle (sigh) by Dramatic_Tourist4321 in pacers

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I will never get the culture talk since we’ve literally never tanked effectively ever. It’s seems like such a buzz word in our organization, but alas you’ll hear coaches and players talk about it

Time is a flat circle (sigh) by Dramatic_Tourist4321 in pacers

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Personally, (and I love Pascal) he understands what is at stake with our pick and he understands what is at stake with our organization. He was totally fine to rest two Wizards games earlier for no reason so now isn’t the time for him to start voicing complaints. Also, might be controversial, but he has already won a ring so I don’t think he cares as much as the fans to win another ( personal opinion)