Dan

Him and Fred Van Vliet, they won a championship for the Raptors G League team. And a lot of people point to that as like these were the seeds of Championship Toronto. And Kawhi.

Him and Fred Van Vliet, they won a championship for the Raptors G League team. And a lot of people point to that as like these were the seeds of Championship Toronto. And Kawhi.

Him and Fred Van Vliet, they won a championship for the Raptors G League team. And a lot of people point to that as like these were the seeds of Championship Toronto. And Kawhi.

Yeah, the Pacers surprised, and he was the one that was their most consistent player in the conference finals. And that's the other thing about Halliburton, Dan. He had the moment, you could say that. He also had a lot of disappearing acts within that conference finals, and that's really the reason I think the spread between him and Siakam in terms of winning MVP was that.

Yeah, the Pacers surprised, and he was the one that was their most consistent player in the conference finals. And that's the other thing about Halliburton, Dan. He had the moment, you could say that. He also had a lot of disappearing acts within that conference finals, and that's really the reason I think the spread between him and Siakam in terms of winning MVP was that.

Yeah, the Pacers surprised, and he was the one that was their most consistent player in the conference finals. And that's the other thing about Halliburton, Dan. He had the moment, you could say that. He also had a lot of disappearing acts within that conference finals, and that's really the reason I think the spread between him and Siakam in terms of winning MVP was that.

I think the voters were saying Siakam was the guy that showed up pretty much almost every night, and Halliburton kind of came and went.

I think the voters were saying Siakam was the guy that showed up pretty much almost every night, and Halliburton kind of came and went.

I think the voters were saying Siakam was the guy that showed up pretty much almost every night, and Halliburton kind of came and went.

I guess it's a form of physicality. What it was was Indiana understood that we play fast and they don't. And so if you listen to the way they talk, whether it was Halliburton, whether it was Rick Carlisle, they kept saying it's day one of 13. It's day two. They kept emphasizing that this thing is a marathon, a marathon in which we sprint every mile. and they can't.

I guess it's a form of physicality. What it was was Indiana understood that we play fast and they don't. And so if you listen to the way they talk, whether it was Halliburton, whether it was Rick Carlisle, they kept saying it's day one of 13. It's day two. They kept emphasizing that this thing is a marathon, a marathon in which we sprint every mile. and they can't.

I guess it's a form of physicality. What it was was Indiana understood that we play fast and they don't. And so if you listen to the way they talk, whether it was Halliburton, whether it was Rick Carlisle, they kept saying it's day one of 13. It's day two. They kept emphasizing that this thing is a marathon, a marathon in which we sprint every mile. and they can't.

They're gonna try, but they can't. And what we saw was, in game six in particular, but really this is a cumulative effect, the Knicks just got tired. They could not keep up with the Pacers running, running after makes, running after misses, didn't matter, and then as they got The minutes of the season, the minutes of the year catching up to them.

They're gonna try, but they can't. And what we saw was, in game six in particular, but really this is a cumulative effect, the Knicks just got tired. They could not keep up with the Pacers running, running after makes, running after misses, didn't matter, and then as they got The minutes of the season, the minutes of the year catching up to them.

They're gonna try, but they can't. And what we saw was, in game six in particular, but really this is a cumulative effect, the Knicks just got tired. They could not keep up with the Pacers running, running after makes, running after misses, didn't matter, and then as they got The minutes of the season, the minutes of the year catching up to them.

The depth of their rotation versus the Knicks rotation, although Tom Thibodeau did relent and start playing more of his bench. And what ended up happening in Game 6 is when you're tired, you start making mistakes. The Knicks defense started to suffer greatly because they were tired of making tired mistakes. And then for Brunson, when you see what Nembhard did to him in Game 6,

The depth of their rotation versus the Knicks rotation, although Tom Thibodeau did relent and start playing more of his bench. And what ended up happening in Game 6 is when you're tired, you start making mistakes. The Knicks defense started to suffer greatly because they were tired of making tired mistakes. And then for Brunson, when you see what Nembhard did to him in Game 6,

The depth of their rotation versus the Knicks rotation, although Tom Thibodeau did relent and start playing more of his bench. And what ended up happening in Game 6 is when you're tired, you start making mistakes. The Knicks defense started to suffer greatly because they were tired of making tired mistakes. And then for Brunson, when you see what Nembhard did to him in Game 6,

Six steals for Nembhard, right? Hounding and harassing Brunson. That, again, is the cumulative effect of, boss, I'm tired, man. Like, I can't, I don't have anything more. And the Pacers do. And that's why I kept saying, first of all, the talent level wasn't that disparate. But more importantly, the Pacers had a more effective game plan and they executed it.

Six steals for Nembhard, right? Hounding and harassing Brunson. That, again, is the cumulative effect of, boss, I'm tired, man. Like, I can't, I don't have anything more. And the Pacers do. And that's why I kept saying, first of all, the talent level wasn't that disparate. But more importantly, the Pacers had a more effective game plan and they executed it.