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Indiana Pacers 2024-25 Season Lookahead (Patreon)

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2024-09-18 12:30:02

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2024-11

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Are the Pacers ready for primetime?

By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper

As has become one of my favorite pre-preseason traditions, I have once again joined one of my favorite podcasts, Hardwood Knocks, hosted by the always-thorough and incredibly-insightful Dan Favale, to preview the upcoming season for the Pacers. Since we covered so much ground, with Dan posing inquiries as well as quandaries from his unique, outside perspective, I decided to post that conversation here for all of you to (hopefully!) enjoy.

Here are the relevant timestamps, as provided by Dan:

0:00 - INTRO

2:57 - Indiana’s direction

5:39 - Impressions of the Pacers offseason, Obi Toppin talk!

9:17 - Caitlin’s biggest storyline for Indiana (Defense!)

15:30 - Why the half-court offense improved

18:18 - The Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam partnership

20:55 - How should the Pacers use Siakam on defense?

27:11 - More development from Haliburton?

32:15 - The value of Andrew Nembhard, Will his usage change?

38:57 - What does the future hold for Bennedict Mathurin?

45:56 - The role and value of Ben Sheppard

49:09 - The development of Jarace Walker

56:02 - Early impressions of Johnny Furphy

57:29 - Breaking down the frontcourt rotation

59:14 - Team chemistry, defensive rebounding and Myles Turner’s future

1:08:34 - Top-10 rotation

1:09:37 - Best crunch-time lineup

1:10:56 - Funky lineups we want to see

1:13:30 - Win totals, Where do the Pacers rank in the East?

1:18:34 - Should we expect the Pacers to make another significant trade?

1:21:31 - Can James Wiseman actually help????

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Are The Indiana Pacers Ready For Prime Time? | 2024-25 NBA Season Lookaheads

Dan is joined by Caitlin Cooper (@C2_Cooper), THE GOAT HERSELF, from 'BASKETBALL, SHE WROTE' to discuss the 2024-25 Indiana Pacers. SUBSCRIBE TO 'BASKETBALL, SHE WROTE' ON PATREON RIGHT THE HELL NOW: https://www.patreon.com/basketballshewrote/posts. CHAPTERS BELOW. Find every single one of our 2024-25 NBA season lookahead deep dives here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsDA9BkMoPHQ3vThUuSfFIwrYFwkbTgXt&si=pPtSc76cwqwZs2WK. SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH⬇️ https://hardwood-knocks-shop.fourthwall.com/? JOIN THE HARDWOOD KNOCKS DISCORD⬇️ https://discord.com/invite/vFF4kKPMdb 🍎LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS⬇️ http://apple.co/2iIw0IJ ✳️LISTEN ON SPOTIFY⬇️ https://spoti.fi/4bZV9XJ BUSINESS INQUIRIES⬇️ HardwoodKnocks@gmail.com FOLLOW HARDWOOD KNOCKS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ⬇️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwoodKnocks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hardwood_knocks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hardwoodknocks Dan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/danfavale Dan's IG: https://www.instagram.com/danfavale Grant's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gt_hughes NBA Math Twitter: https://twitter.com/NBA_Math CHAPTERS⬇️ 0:00 - INTRO 2:57 - Indiana’s direction 5:39 - Impressions of the Pacers offseason, Obi Toppin talk! 9:17 - Caitlin’s biggest storyline for Indiana (Defense!) 15:30 - Why the half-court offense improved 18:18 - The Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam partnership 20:55 - How should the Pacers use Siakam on defense? 27:11 - More development from Haliburton? 32:15 - The value of Andrew Nembhard, Will his usage change? 38:57 - What does the future hold for Bennedict Mathurin? 45:56 - The role and value of Ben Sheppard 49:09 - The development of Jarace Walker 56:02 - Early impressions of Johnny Furphy 57:29 - Breaking down the frontcourt rotation 59:14 - Team chemistry, defensive rebounding and Myles Turner’s future 1:08:34 - Top-10 rotation 1:09:37 - Best crunch-time lineup 1:10:56 - Funky lineups we want to see 1:13:30 - Win totals, Where do the Pacers rank in the East? 1:18:34 - Should we expect the Pacers to make another significant trade? 1:21:31 - Can James Wiseman actually help???? #nba #indianapacers #pacers