Many left the Pacers for dead following Victor Oladipo's season-ending injury, but Indiana has held steady in third in the Eastern Conference standings and is riding a six-game win streak heading into tonight's tilt with Milwaukee.
Playing the "disrespect" card is something we do very well in this city/state and both the fans and media are clamoring for more national love.
Our friends at The Shop in Broad Ripple are even making rallying cry t-shirts:
I'm not sure how much to really read into a mid-February regular season game, but if the Pacers really lay it on the Bucks tonight, maybe they can finally turn some heads.