Nothing could be worse than last year for Indiana Pacers fans. This is not what Pacers fans are hoping for, however. While the Pacers better emulate a different historical team, the standard for that is the Boston Celtics of the late 2000s. There's something about the return of Tyrese Haliburton and Aaron Nesmith that fills the Pacers' sails with the bluster to believe. A conference finals appearance would prove that the Pacers are still a top-four team in the league when healthy.