A little late to the the thread but Indy +350 was high. Think this will atleast be a competitive series.
George on Derozan is a great matchup
George Hill an excellent defender for Lowry as well.
Pacers just aren't a very good offensive team but think it'll be competitive. Would give Vogel the coaching edge as well.
George on Derozan is a great matchup
George Hill an excellent defender for Lowry as well.
Pacers just aren't a very good offensive team but think it'll be competitive. Would give Vogel the coaching edge as well.
After watching a half I think these teams are about who I thought they were.
Indy should be able to pose some problems and Vogel will make adjustments as the series goes on. I think the best lineup is Turner/George with 3 smalls as long as they don't get beat too bad on the boards by Valanciunas. He has to guard Turner away from the basket too though.
Turner is a legit talent.
Then just intangibles, Toronto was gonna come out with a ton of intensity at home and Indy weathered the storm well. Their 2nd unit was playing terrible.
I got a few juice Bonus Bets on the Hawks at avg of about -145.
I'm not crazy about them but I think pricing these teams as = is wrong. Atlanta has the personnel on D to contain the Celts offensively and Stevens micromanaging advantage will likely be limited against another really good coach.
Schroeder gonna be key in this series. He has the length and size to cause problems for Thomas similar to the way Hill caused them for Lowry in the earlier game.
I do think if the Celts hit ATL in the mouth early in this series that ATL may fade. This team has pretty much reached its peak and is likely breaking up after the season, don't think they will have nearly the determination to win as the Celts if they get down.
Should be a good series.
