The Indiana Pacers have been one of the good surprises of the young NBA season with their 5-3 start. Many experts expected the team to struggle and be particularly boring while doing so.
However, it has been quite the opposite. Indiana is currently #3 in offensive rating (109.3) while finally playing the modern NBA “pace and space” style. The Pacers have even beaten perennial title contenders in the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers. They have done it primarily without franchise cornerstone Myles Turner, who was concussed in the season opener.
With nearly 10% of the season already complete, there’s no better time to dust off the “Jump to Conclusions Mat” than now!