Indiana Pacers: 3 conditions for a successful season

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The first step is staying healthy for the Indiana Pacers

We are all growing tired of the excuse that the Pacers would be better if they could just stay healthy. Sure, that may be true, but until they prove that they can actually make that happen, there is no reason to believe the Pacers will ever reach their potential.

If any member of the starting five goes down with an injury this season, the Pacers will be back in a rut. They dealt with several key injuries last season with T.J. Warren being the biggest absence of them all. That cannot happen again if the Pacers want to pose any sort of threat in the East.

Despite the depth across the roster, the options off the bench are not quite starting-caliber with the exception of T.J. McConnell. Indiana has a lot of very promising bench options but they cannot be relied upon to carry the load they had last season.

It is difficult to state the impact of injuries before the season even starts but we have all seen just how unfortunate the Pacers have been. A successful season could simply mean they get through all 82 games without any major issues and without losing an important player for the postseason.

Can the Pacers actually make that happen given the construction of the roster? I highly doubt that is the case.

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