I feel pretty validated now in that I said the team with the next best chance of toppling OKC after the Celtics is probably Indy. They were the team we least wanted to play prior to the Celtics. They have the pace (no pun intended) and depth to give OKC fits.
The same truth about the Cavs last year is the truth this year, mentally too fragile. Indy is anti-fragile. They’re rarely ever totally out of it and they often come back in important games. They have that magic core-level hubris that the Cavs just didn’t. I just never felt like the Cavs had that bedrock level self confidence and toughness. The Knick’s actually have it but they’re just a notch less talented and deep than the other 4 teams. Cleveland has the talent but not the playoffs head-set.
I think Indy’ll give OKC a much better run than the Knicks or Cavs would have given them. I hate Indy but I want the promise of OKC’s dominance over the next decade to be shaken.
