Pre-Preseason Mailbag Road Trip (Patreon)

Answering mailbag questions while traveling to South Bend, Indiana

By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper

As promised, this is the second part of the mailbag. After providing detailed, written analysis for some of the more technical questions dealing with the immediacy of the news surrounding the possibility of trading Buddy Hield, I saved the remainder of your inquiries for another special road trip in combination with the patron-only popsicle content. For this month's video, my sister and I traveled to South Bend, Indiana. Per usual, during the journey, I answered everything you wanted to know about the Pacers, general basketball, and much more. Once we arrived at our destination, we made a few surprise stops.

In case you just want to listen for your question or jump ahead to the bonus content in South Bend, here are the relevant timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction

1:40 - Will the fining policy of the Pacers be a turn-off for prospective free agents?

3:46 - Which NBA actions and schemes translate best/worst to high school basketball?

7:17 - My opinion of advanced metrics

9:04 - Why are bigs more valuable in FIBA competition?

12:49 - My Top-3 favorite Pacers seasons to cover

17:45 - Quirky lineup the Pacers should try next season

20:16 - What will it take for Myles Turner to be an All-Star?

24:00 - Would you rather: Mediocrity and Development vs. Team-Gutting Trade

25:35 - My choice for merging together two current Pacers + player comp

27:51 - More likely to be a long-term rotation player: Nwora or Nesmith?

31:22 - Most puzzling coaching decisions from former Pacers coaches

34:27 - What percentage of Jarace Walker's minutes will be played at center?

36:42 - Visiting Notre Dame!!!

40:07 - Eating paletas at La Sonorita!!!

41:03 - My favorite basketball podcast

42:48 - Which coach would I most want to interview about defense?

45:50 - Thank you and Goodbye