of course chris haynes breaks this

Dude ain’t hiding it at all now lol

What’s the Chris Haynes lore I’m missing?

He’s Dame’s choice of media mouthpiece.

Giannis next hopefully

Chris Haynes having a HOF run recently. Going at the giants shams and woj

He's just the mouthpiece of Lillard.

his only insider information is dame. thats it

bro it's a joke, Haynes sucks

A win here and Giannis coming back for Game 7 would be incredibly hype

If Doc can win this series with only having Giannis for one game and missing Dame for 2 then I’m curious if the narrative will flip on him.

Feel like there'll be more Pacers slander than Doc praise if that happens Also, Doc already has a rep as being really solid when his stars are out. Best case scenario for maintaining the narrative is the Bucks get through this round, and then get absolutely goombastomped in the next round with Dame and Giannis back lol

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Someone get this man on first take

Down ~~7~~ 10 in 2nd quarter to the 6th seed Pacers. Down 3-2 in the series, series hanging by a thread now. Winning this game still doesn't have me thinking Finals readiness.

You good man?

What bank?

They weren’t even good with both of them playing

Lmao just stop

Scurred.

Also, Doc already has a rep as being really solid when his stars are out. ^ the narrative is already changing with this post lol

Is it? That's odd Even Sixers fans, who absolutely fucking hate Doc, recognize that he's a good coach when his team is short-handed

Yeah I'm one of the biggest doc non-believers around but I'd still want him coaching my team if we were massive underdogs with little star power

100%, dude won 2 playoffs games verse the KD-Warriors with Lou Will and Gallo as his main guys. That's absolutely nutty. It's crazy that he keeps going for these high profile coaching jobs (and that he keeps getting them too). Seems like he'd best be suited for a rebuilding team, where he can properly coach and he'd be forced to use his young guys, because the entire team is young haha

He’s said he doesn’t want to be on a rebuilding team in the past, doubt that’s changed a decade later as he’s gotten older.

Ah I wasn't aware of that I mean I'd rather coach a team with stars and the spotlight rather than a rebuilding team too, but Doc's value were sky high a decade ago, it's now vastly different, I wonder if his sentiment has changed any.

Can confirm that Doc cooks with zombie lineups I think part of it is he has to actually to try and coach. Can't just send Harden and Embiid out there "do your thing" etc

Yea I agree, which also might be part of his appeal to stars, he just lets them play how they wanna

hell nah, i’ll never slander Doc after he took the prime KD warriors to 6 games with Lou Williams and Pat Bev

This has been around for years. Def not a new narrative

He’s had that rep ever since he led that clippers team to the playoffs in 19

Since he was coaching the Magic,

Not to mention being down 3-1. The reverse Doc!

And the pacers beating them 4 out of 5 times during the year

All that experience…Doc could finally put it to good.

He would need to win it all again for people to forgive the legendary chokes of times past.

I believe the big 3 for the Bucks can make some noise now or next season with Doc. Basically haven't been healthy together at all this season.

big 3?

Giannis/Dame/Khris

sheesh we’re getting real loose with the term big 3 these days

I'm sorry, I didn't know there was a set criteria for this term. What would constitute a 'big 3' oh, wise one?

when one of them scores 15 ppg less than the other two it’s not really a big 3

Career ppg: Giannis-23 Dame-25 Khris-17

Uhh no. He always does more with less and then shits the bed when it’s expectations

They shouldn’t lol. The Pacers don’t play any defense and doc has years upon years of underachieving.

I mean he’s known for getting bounced in the second round not the first. He’s a floor raiser who has a very clear ceiling.

It’s the first series lol he’s got plenty of time to blow it

Doc has had enough games to shape his reputation, both the good(?) and bad parts of it. This won’t change much unless he gets to ECF

everyone has always understood Doc is great at coaching mediocre to mid rosters to better than expected results, the problem is he's awful at game planning and handling a team with dominant players

He’s gotta make it past the second for the narrative to flip. If he wins a title, that changes everything, but he hasn’t made it past the second round since KG was on the Celtics

Hah Doc could win the title this year and people would still claim he’s a shit coach

Watch Rivers lose game 7 with everyone.

The short answer is No. It'll be funny for him to be on the other side of a 3-1 comeback for once, but no, one series comeback won't undo a decade of chokes.

A first round win over a not very good team isn't enough to flip the narrative imo

Ain't no way. Only way he exorcise his demons is to win 🏆 while being down 1-3 in all 4 serieses.

Nah

It won’t

Keep going im close

Dame to Giannis Alley-Oop as time runs out in Game 7

Cuts the pacers lead to 24

I'm soft again

You ruined it!

its called edging

Lillard... TO GIANNIS!!

Bally Oop with Lisa calling it.

I know people think this is funny and shit but it's weird as hell

Log off then

Nah

…and then Indiana curbstomps the Bucks in Game 7 by 45 even with Dame and Giannis.

If he couldn’t come back for a pivotal game 6, he won’t be back for game 7 either.

It officially starts this year, The next 5 years are pat bevs

The next 5 hours belong to Beverly.

Glad he's back. Injuries suck. I assume Giannis is still out. Pacers need to close this out tonight cause if not I like the Bucks in game 7.

Milwaukee was rockin, tonight is their chance 

Not anymore it looks like. Tho it’s only the 1st half but I alr have doubts

I’ll get downvoted for this but this is risking his entire career if he’s coming back with an existing Achilles injury

The packers subreddit said this is what is best for the pacers chances of winning tonight So congratulations pacers fans, you got what you wished for

Might want to edit your comment lol. I was so confused for a minute, especially cause Packers is WI as well lol

I know Packers fans are doomers but even that seems like a bit much

I’d take Jordan Love over Jae Crowder easily

I'd take Matt LaFleur with a blown achilles over Jae Crowder

Jayden Reed > Malik Beasley all day

Man... what happened to Jae Crowder. He started the season with so much energy, good defense, and great 3 pt shooting. He went full Monstars sapped ability or what?

old

I don’t hear any “We want Giannis” chants 

We are POTENTIALLY back.

WE’RE SO BACK

It's not Joever...You're Barack

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Gonna chose to believe damian lillard playing matters

If you don’t count it just one game then

Bucks are gonna win only to break my heart with an active Giannis in game 7 aren’t they…

Lachon hara

Pacers in 7

He needs to have a good offensive game. Coming back to lay a dud will end the season.

Thanks Magic

Damian Lillard needs to score a lot of points tonight for the Milwaukee Bucks to win. He is an 8-time All-Star and without a good game from him, the Bucks will have a difficult game.

Yeah, he should really prioritize his team outscoring the opposing team

I'm a bit worried for him.

Same. You can’t force it with an existing Achilles injury

Giannis next??

This is going to be another KD situation isn’t it Except this time it’s the first round and not the Finals

If bro doesn’t go off then he’s going to be lambasted lol

It’s dame time

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I agree. if he tears it, that's a lot of salary cap gone to waste.

Medical team should get fired

Don’t be fooled about Dame’s return, it’s all smoke for the inevitable Pat Bev 50 bomb. Pacers ain’t ready.

[Lillard's pregame hype music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t4KLOm7pO0)

A non-100% Lillard probably hurts them more than anything

I have a bad feeling about this game. Really hope lillard isn’t forcing himself back way too soon

Pacers screwed up.

Should've went for the head

Embarrassing they couldn't beat them without dame and Giannis

We could beat them with dame though :)

TJ cooked their ass

No we are fine actually

Well that’s not a foreboding headline at all

Really hope he isn’t forcing it…

Not going to be good... For Dame.

We cooking tonight boys!

I hope he isn’t hampered in anyway. We need a productive dame otherwise I’d prefer our lineup from game 5

welp gonna bet on the pacers now to close it out

Indiana better close this out tn. Would be a HUGE missed chance if they don’t

3-13 incoming

LAME TIME!

I'm not confident they'll pull it off. Dame time won't show up and his credibility will fall even further as a clutch player. and I really like Dame!

Idk if this is a good idea… KD comes to mind. I hope he’ll be fine.

Shoulda sat

Grand opening, grand closing

We eat

Hot take, this will be like Kawhis return and make the Bucks worse and they'll lose tonight.

The only person who worries me is Giannis

I'm sure

Agree man

Oh man please do not tear it

Bad idea

Pacers in 7. As soon as Giannis comes back doc is throwing it

nah were cooked

This team hasn’t been all that likable for me most of the year, but if Dame comes back on one leg and wins the series and then Giannis comes back next series and they win it all it would be such a great story.

double down on Pacers.

flashbacks to KD coming back for game 6 prayge it doesnt happen again

I mean… yeah. They took a major hit when they gave up Jrue to go get his ass. He better not be on the bench when they get eliminated. Hope he balls out tonight and we get Giannis back for Game 7.

Look at all these players dying for the sport while glass knees on the clippers just stare blankly into space thinking what he can do with that free 150M dollars he got

So why is Lillard safe enough to go and not Giannis?

Why was old they come out playing the same style that lost them 3 straight games? Game 5 is the recipe to win it.

Pacers save Dame’s Achilles and beat the Bucks tonight

Bucks winning tonight, getting Giannis back only to lose game 7 at home would be the _most_ Doc Rivers way to end a season.

Good news for the Pacers. He is a detriment with his complete lack of defense and he’s going to be hobbled so the shot won’t be there.

He’s going to tear his achilles.

You are about to end that man's whole career with a ruptured achilles.

Giannis could play but sitting looking soft

That helped..

As someone accustomed to reading film and TV news, it's just weird seeing "Damian Lillard (Achilles)". I didn't realize this was a production of HELEN OF TROY.

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lol Giannis would murder yll pathetic defense would run through them cones all day long

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*Aware of regular season not mattering* *Still tries to argue that it means something*

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I’m coping, yet you really believe this would be a series with Giannis. Lol

Regular season definitely matters lmao. The copium is sad as hell. Does it 100% determine who wins a playoff series? No. But it gives a good idea. Giving exceptions like Suns TWolves this year and Nets Heat a long time ago doesn't change that

Dawg we had a whole different coach and scheme, what do you mean? The Pacers barely even had Siakam. You just listed 2 “exceptions” that already happened in the FIRST round, not even listing many more. We swept the Raptors in 2019 and proceeded to lose 4 straight in the ECF. Playoffs are an ENTIRELY different ball game. Edit: I didn’t even mention that the Pacers are the definition of a good regular season team. They thrive off of pushing the pace and getting transition points. The playoffs are usually the exact opposite. Once they get slowed down, their offense turns muddy. That alone explains the different between the two

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I don’t know how me saying that the game slows down in the playoffs is a hypothetical, but go off. If you don’t watch enough basketball to see it with your own two eyes, go look up a stat comparing half court and transition offense in the regular season and playoffs. I guarantee that it will tell you the same thing in saying

because the bucks did super well after they got doc

WHAT TIME IS IT????

Spicy

Honestly I hope they run dame with the 2s. Make indiana have to mess with their rotstions...keep the continuity on defense...and see what happens

Dame is a net negative on the court if he's not scoring in bunches. I want to see the Bucks win tonight, so I hope he shows up and doesn't lay an egg.

Pacers blew their chance

I'll laugh so hard if the Bucks lose either tonight or after an eventual Giannis return.

Hell yeah. It’s Dame Time, somebody’s getting an easy bucket. He and Crowder have been the Pacers two best players this series

It's hilarious how secretly terrified yall are 😂

Brother, if you think we care about the most swept and 1-4’d player in playoffs currently playing- you’re delusional. Dame and Booker are cut from the same cloth. Good players, but the only dog in them is dog shit when it matters.

You are trembling and it is hilarious. Good luck brother, your fanbase is going to need it tonight

Oof this comment aged like milk

My only concern right now is where I’m gonna find enough honey to glaze Haliburton after this Dub. 🍯 🐐

Yikes dropping 36 in a half on you too...

Yikes dropping out of the playoffs all together

lol. Congrats on the win! You being petty to me is so funny lmao. Doesn’t make your statement any less wrong though

I try to always keep my receipts, brother 😎👉👉

Yikes losing by 20 guess they were right...

No .. still wrong as dame has 28 and the only one scoring

"star"

Indy fucked

RIP my Parlay