Can the Indiana Pacers Win an NBA Title in the Near Future with Current Core?

May 18th, 2013 by Poch de la Rosa Leave a reply »

The Indiana Pacers are making great strides in the 2012-13 NBA playoffs, but is the core of this team capable of winning a title?

Will Pacers fans eventually relish an NBA championship with the likes of George Hill, Lance Stephenson, Paul George, David West and Roy Hibbert in the mix?

The first and only time Indiana made it to the NBA Finals was in 2000, with the likes of Mark Jackson, Reggie Miller, Jalen Rose, Dale Davis and Rik Smits representing Pacers blue and gold. Indiana lost, 4-2, to the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers. 

Being a small-market team, the franchise is hungry for glory and recognition. Nothing less than a championship would suffice. 

For the purposes of this article, several crucial factors within the context of the five most recent NBA champions (2012 Miami Heat, 2011 Dallas Mavericks, 2009 and 2010 Los Angeles Lakers and 2008 Boston Celtics) will be analyzed:

Offense Defense Rebounding Turnovers Bench Offense

Based on the website Basketball-Reference.com, only one of the past five NBA champions (the 2012 Miami Heat with 98.5 points per game) failed to ave ...

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