I previously said that if the Pacers don’t face the Cavaliers in the first round and Lance Stephenson blows in LeBron’s ear again, I will consider this whole season a waste. I recant that position. Partially. Another acceptable alternative is if the Heat and Cavs battle in the first round with the Heat sweeping the Cavs in 5, showing LeBron what he is missing out on because of his selfish desire to return to Cleveland. Josh Richardson doesn’t even have to be especially involved, necessarily. Preferably it would be Udonis Haslem doing most of the damage.
Those are still the only two acceptable scenarios for the 2016-17 NBA season. Anything else, and I’m gonna be super pissed that I wasted a bunch of time making highlights for a season that ended up being a total waste of time for everybody.