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Golden State Warriors Case Study

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After an uncanny off-season, there have been a number of teams that have improved significantly. Obviously, the Golden State Warriors improved with the addition of Kevin Durant. But, there were teams in the Eastern Conference that made a big splash as well. As it's been known since he pretty much stepped foot on the hardwood, the mission for teams in the East to create a team in pursuit to dethrone "King James."

A few teams made some improvements to their roster including the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, and the Indiana Pacers. For the most part, the Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks either remained the same, or lost some key pieces.

With that being said, the team that may pose the biggest threat the reigning NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers -- is the Indiana Pacers. Due to the Raptors and Hawks failing to improve their roster, that basically …show more content…

But, believe it or not under new head coach Nate McMillian, the Pacers are adapting to the modern style of basketball. On May 5th, team president Larry Bird decided not to retain former head coach Frank Vogel. His new vision for the Pacers is to push the tempo and create more opportunities at the three-point line.

Bird received a ton of criticism for the move since McMillian didn't seem to fit that plan at all. In fact, when McMillian coached the Seattle SuperSonics (2000-2005) and the Portland TrailBlazers (2005-2012), he ran the complete opposite style of basketball.

We've seen it year in and year out. The teams that go the deepest in their roster are the ones that win it all. Two years ago with Golden State, and last year with Cleveland. The Pacers have the nucleus to contend in the East this season. Led by rising star "PG 13", Jeff Teague, Al Jefferson, Turner, C.J. Miles, Rodney Stuckey, Thaddeus Young, and company this team has a legit first and second unit that can both defend and

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