The Colts will be an afterthought next season. They will be counted out and not expected to win many games. Many people expect them to be in contention for a top five draft pick again. They are in rebuild mode, and won’t contend for a few years, when their younger players grow up.
Guess who heard all of these same narratives? The Indiana Pacers. And now they have a 1-0 lead in the first round of the playoffs against the defending champions of the eastern conference. They didn’t let the media’s lack of faith in them affect their play.