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The Pacers Report with Mike Rich, John Robertson & Will Retherford: Preseason Preview (2.52.1) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

• 0:03
  [SPEAKER_03]: Welcome to the Central Indiana Sports Report Pacers fans, and it's been way too long since we've had our Pacers guys together.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: My grits, John Robertson, will rather the third welcome guys.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Can't wait.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: It's starting tonight.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Absolutely excited.
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  [SPEAKER_06]: Just right around the corner.
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  [SPEAKER_06]: What is it?
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  [SPEAKER_06]: T-minus?
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  [SPEAKER_06]: What is today?
• 0:28
  [SPEAKER_06]: I don't even know what today is.
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  [SPEAKER_06]: The sticks or something like that?
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  [SPEAKER_06]: That's six.
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  [SPEAKER_06]: That's six.
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  [SPEAKER_06]: Yeah.
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  [SPEAKER_06]: Pretty exciting stuff.
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  [SPEAKER_06]: I'm ready to see what we're made of this year.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: And of course guys, we'll start tonight in the preseason opener.
• 0:46
  [SPEAKER_03]: I cannot remember who they played.
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  [SPEAKER_06]: Minnesota.
• 0:50
  [SPEAKER_03]: It's been really, really, really matter.
• 0:52
  [SPEAKER_03]: In the preseason, you didn't even pay attention to the other two.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: What I'm ready for is the 23rd.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah.
• 1:00
  [SPEAKER_03]: I think that's the biggest date.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: That's the date will be most excited.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: But this is cool.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Start at the preseason.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: We're going to get to see some stuff.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Let's see her from John and Will.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: And then we'll get back to Mike.
• 1:12
  [SPEAKER_03]: What are you most looking forward to the next?
• 1:15
  [SPEAKER_03]: What do you say, Mike, 17, 18 days of the- Oh, my cat.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Yeah.
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  [SPEAKER_06]: 17 days.
• 1:23
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm looking forward to seeing how well this team kind of does a next man up and how will they gel and just make the best of what the situation is.
• 1:34
  [SPEAKER_00]: I know everybody's thinking that there's not a whole lot of hope to be had and Indianapolis with Tyrese out, but I think if you look at the fever season as any kind of guide, the fever team reminded me a lot of the Pacers and I think the Pacers can do kind of the same thing that the fever did.
• 1:53
  [SPEAKER_00]: Furfi seems exciting.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't know if you guys have seen any of the clips of him.
• 1:56
  [SPEAKER_00]: He looks good.
• 1:57
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think Nimbhardt's gonna be stepping into that role and doing a good job I love me some niece myth, so I'm undecided on J-Huff.
• 2:06
  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't know what to expect from him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I think the ceiling is high, but I also think the potential of him reaching the ceiling is Not I don't want to sell him short yet, but I don't know that he's gonna be a huge difference maker, but we'll see
• 2:20
  [SPEAKER_03]: That's one of the things I'm looking forward to see in the most, and in particularly, I think Jay Huff of the new people, seeing how they fit in.
• 2:30
  [SPEAKER_04]: I think that it really outside of half, I'm not sure you're really expecting anybody to have a huge role on the team that is new.
• 2:38
  [SPEAKER_04]: I think that you're just excited to see what this team looks like, my Skyrim's album.
• 2:43
  [SPEAKER_04]: Is this a team that debt can continue to prevail?
• 2:47
  [SPEAKER_04]: Is this a
• 2:51
  [SPEAKER_04]: match or he clipped their window from last year.
• 2:54
  [SPEAKER_04]: I think that 50 wins.
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  [SPEAKER_04]: They played or down the stretch or at the beginning of the year without Nim hard and the Smith on the roster for injuries.
• 3:03
  [SPEAKER_04]: I think this team has the chance to be really good.
• 3:05
  [SPEAKER_04]: I would not expect Jay have to be much worse than Miles Turner was.
• 3:10
  [SPEAKER_04]: And all honesty, I think they're going to fill pretty similar niche on this team.
• 3:13
  [SPEAKER_04]: And I think I say a jacks and this probably
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  [SPEAKER_04]: the player that I'm like, hey, is he going to be a legit starting five center at the NBA level?
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  [SPEAKER_03]: Jaris Walker is another one I really want to see.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: And of course, James Wiseman.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: See how they fit.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: See how James Wiseman fits in.
• 3:31
  [SPEAKER_03]: See what kind of role Jaris Walker has.
• 3:33
  [SPEAKER_03]: I think see what kind of role he has tomorrow.
• 3:35
  [SPEAKER_03]: I think that might tell us so.
• 3:38
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I think Walker is one of those ones that we've been waiting for him to see how he
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  [SPEAKER_00]: be a big player on the team.
• 3:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think it's put up for setup time for matter and I love I love Benny but like he's got to be a consistent player.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: So I think this is a good season to do that.
• 3:58
  [SPEAKER_05]: That's you.
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  [SPEAKER_05]: I'm really interested to see how he steps up talking about stepping up.
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  [SPEAKER_05]: He's the one player that has to step up.
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  [SPEAKER_05]: So really interested to see how well he does.
• 4:08
  [SPEAKER_05]: I think Huff is going to be fantastic for us.
• 4:11
  [SPEAKER_05]: I think he's going to be a better fit than miles.
• 4:14
  [SPEAKER_05]: I think he's going to do things miles didn't do same thing with Jackson.
• 4:19
  [SPEAKER_05]: Jackson is going to be a he's going to be down low.
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  [SPEAKER_05]: He's going to rebound.
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  [SPEAKER_05]: He's going to do the dirty work.
• 4:29
  [SPEAKER_05]: I think they're going to be much better off.
• 4:32
  [SPEAKER_05]: If they had miles without Tyre's halibur, and I think this team would be worse.
• 4:37
  [SPEAKER_05]: Agreed, yep.
• 4:39
  [SPEAKER_03]: I agree as well.
• 4:40
  [SPEAKER_03]: I think this team's winning more games in last year.
• 4:43
  [SPEAKER_03]: I don't think they're probably winning more playoff games in last year.
• 4:46
  [SPEAKER_05]: because of the competition level I wouldn't count them out I wouldn't tell them out either they I mean they played they played over what was predicted the last two years and I agree with what John said I I think you know what the fever done and they have a good blueprint I think what Indiana sports is doing right now is just kind of crazy weird just so lucky to be Indiana fans with
• 5:12
  [SPEAKER_05]: with the cults, the fever, the Pacers.
• 5:15
  [SPEAKER_05]: I mean, I mean, I, you football, Purdue basketball, and all over Indiana.
• 5:21
  [SPEAKER_05]: I mean, hell, no today was in the national championship a year ago.
• 5:24
  [SPEAKER_05]: It's just, we're, we're so fortunate and we're so close, but my wife actually asked me a question, yesterday she's like, what do you like better than the cults or the Pacers?
• 5:34
  [SPEAKER_05]: And I said, that's easy, hands down and I rather see the Pacers win the championship than,
• 5:38
  [SPEAKER_05]: the cold twin three or four.
• 5:40
  [SPEAKER_05]: It's been here forever, Mike.
• 5:41
  [SPEAKER_05]: It was cold.
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  [SPEAKER_05]: We got somebody else's team.
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  [SPEAKER_05]: So, but now I'm super excited for the team.
• 5:49
  [SPEAKER_05]: The east is wide open.
• 5:50
  [SPEAKER_05]: And trees are going to play a factor this season, like they do every season.
• 5:56
  [SPEAKER_05]: I just hope it doesn't hit us anymore.
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  [SPEAKER_05]: But if we're healthy, I agree.
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  [SPEAKER_05]: I think we can land 50 plus games and be right in it.
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  [SPEAKER_05]: at the end of this year.
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  [SPEAKER_04]: On paper, you'll look at this team.
• 6:12
  [SPEAKER_04]: I mean, minus Tyrease, obviously, he performs in ways to a level that the Pacers, it's going to be hard to replicate, but he wasn't awesome last year in the regular season.
• 6:24
  [SPEAKER_04]: He struggled a lot.
• 6:26
  [SPEAKER_04]: Nim Hard is, I think Nim Hard is going to be a riser.
• 6:30
  [SPEAKER_04]: He always rises in the playoffs.
• 6:32
  [SPEAKER_04]: I think he is the highest differential between regular season and playoff three point percentage in NBA history.
• 6:39
  [SPEAKER_04]: So you're talking about a guy that steps up to the plate whenever is asked for him.
• 6:42
  [SPEAKER_04]: And honestly, I think that Jaris Walker is an important player to talk about because if you can really become a solidified top seven rotation player in his
• 6:53
  [SPEAKER_04]: defense can continue to improve, but you're talking about a guy that I think this pacers team is just as good as without Tyre's halibut.
• 7:02
  [SPEAKER_04]: If a player like him can elevate and become somebody that can give Siakum good rest during the regular season, somebody that can guard from I mean one to five if you really want them to.
• 7:13
  [SPEAKER_04]: I think that this team has all the potential.
• 7:16
  [SPEAKER_04]: I also think there's a chance they went 38 games.
• 7:18
  [SPEAKER_04]: If injuries are happen to their wrong players, like it's the, that's their range.
• 7:23
  [SPEAKER_03]: I could see it even if there weren't injuries.
• 7:25
  [SPEAKER_03]: I could see this roster not working.
• 7:29
  [SPEAKER_03]: It's possible.
• 7:30
  [SPEAKER_03]: It's going to be a different team.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: We know that Ben Maather and being part of the starting unit means that it'll be a different type of team.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: I think even Rick Carlisle talked about that.
• 7:39
  [SPEAKER_03]: He's going to have to fit in with what the Pacers do.
• 7:43
  [SPEAKER_03]: are also going to have to fit in with what Ben Maveran does because he's that good or potentially that good at least as a score.
• 7:51
  [SPEAKER_03]: And I don't want to be mean guys, but I think this team's automatically better because Miles turners out of the way.
• 7:59
  [SPEAKER_05]: I agree.
• 8:01
  [SPEAKER_05]: I think yeah, especially without, I think we've got to leave down from time to time this year.
• 8:08
  [SPEAKER_05]: Can you imagine Miles
• 8:12
  [SPEAKER_05]: He'd be out of three point line shooting threes.
• 8:15
  [SPEAKER_03]: I mean, wouldn't play much defense wouldn't rebound I really hope that's not Jayhuff because I have a feeling That's what Jayhuff's gonna be I don't think that's Isaiah Jackson though.
• 8:27
  [SPEAKER_05]: It's definitely not Isaiah Jackson And I'm hoping that's who's starting and who's healthy all year Yeah, I'm I'm super excited for the team.
• 8:39
  [SPEAKER_05]: I'm you know, I'm optimistic and
• 8:44
  [SPEAKER_03]: Yep, a couple other guys I want to talk about the we should be keeping an eye on here during the preseason is of course Cam Jones, so I think they have a lot of have high expectations for the and Andrew Nim hard type player that they think they found a diamond in the rough again and also and I think
• 9:05
  [SPEAKER_03]: John brought him up a little earlier, Johnny Furfee.
• 9:08
  [SPEAKER_03]: We know how athletic he is and we think he's part of the future.
• 9:11
  [SPEAKER_03]: We don't think he's part of this year's rotation there, right?
• 9:15
  [SPEAKER_03]: I'm by the Furfee jersey.
• 9:17
  [SPEAKER_03]: I don't know why I don't know why it wouldn't be part of the rotation.
• 9:21
  [SPEAKER_03]: He's not good enough yet.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: He's a minus defender.
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  [SPEAKER_03]: He doesn't have great basketball instinct yet.
• 9:27
  [SPEAKER_03]: What he does have is incredible skills and athleticism there.
• 9:34
  [SPEAKER_00]: they honestly believe he is a future star in that organization they realize I believe I'm all I'm all I just don't know how soon he's still I'm looking for a few people I do think chair's walker makes a bigger impact this year than Murphy does I like if you want to be honest, but I do think Murphy's going to have some big plays and start to start to hit his spot like he's already got two giant poster dunks and when the season has been started
• 9:58
  [SPEAKER_00]: He's he's got the he's got the poster of a lifetime post best poster of all time in the summer league and then he just dunked on Jay off the other day I'm just saying I think he's got potential You know when we haven't talked I'm looking at the roster we haven't talked about it all But I think it's gonna have an opportunity to be good as a return or as it'll be top and
• 10:20
  [SPEAKER_03]: As Mike Rich knows, I grade the games, each play at minus or a plus, whether you contributed to scoring or giving up a basket, and even games two years ago, and I'll be top in with score 24 points, even at the negative score because it was a defense.
• 10:37
  [SPEAKER_03]: And last year, he was pretty good.
• 10:42
  [SPEAKER_04]: he was not a liability in the playoffs.
• 10:44
  [SPEAKER_04]: I thought that he was a huge asset to have the ability with fat people, his athleticism to also shoot the three ball incredibly efficiently.
• 10:53
  [SPEAKER_04]: And I thought that his defense was pretty good.
• 10:56
  [SPEAKER_04]: I also, Colmgren was a matchup that I think benefited Obie in a lot of ways.
• 11:01
  [SPEAKER_04]: It's not a traditional back to the basketball player.
• 11:04
  [SPEAKER_04]: Obie's long.
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  [SPEAKER_04]: He can
• 11:08
  [SPEAKER_04]: You saw the flashes of him being a guy that you look to try to potentially extend early in the year.
• 11:14
  [SPEAKER_04]: If you can get him on a team from the deal, that's one thing that Richard's been really good about.
• 11:18
  [SPEAKER_04]: It's getting guys locked up before they get really expensive.
• 11:21
  [SPEAKER_04]: If you did it with Nim Harden, Neismith, those are two players that you look at are going to be playing well below what they should be making.
• 11:36
  [SPEAKER_03]: I was looking forward to the next step for, for Nim hard and niece miss, I think they're both going to make another jump this year.
• 11:43
  [SPEAKER_05]: And I, I am interested, I'll play wisemen, stays healthy this year too and see what he's made up to you.
• 11:49
  [SPEAKER_03]: So, these are another one with the Jackson, really interesting to see how he looks as far as athleticism because everybody knows they both have it, let's hope they still have it.
• 12:02
  [SPEAKER_05]: And what we're going to see, you know, what Carlisle gets paid to do is coach and, you know, I think he takes these pieces and I think we turn out a pretty good season still.
• 12:13
  [SPEAKER_03]: You guys feel free to comment on this.
• 12:15
  [SPEAKER_03]: I think someone was heading at earlier.
• 12:18
  [SPEAKER_03]: Is that I think Halle Burton cost them a lot of regular season games last year, but not playing well in the first halves at times.
• 12:26
  [SPEAKER_03]: They're going to miss him in the postseason for sure.
• 12:30
  [SPEAKER_03]: I think they were disappointed in the regular season last year, and I don't think they're going to be this year.
• 12:35
  [SPEAKER_00]: That's all I'm saying.
• 12:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think having a mediocre regular season helped them in the playoffs, if you want me to be honest with you.
• 12:42
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think having a chip on their shoulder and everybody writing them off from the beginning was actually a bonus for the postseason.
• 12:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: I certainly wrote them off.
• 12:51
  [SPEAKER_04]: I felt they were the best team in the East on paper the whole year.
• 12:55
  [SPEAKER_04]: I thought they were they should have been the East.
• 12:59
  [SPEAKER_04]: They really just got to care business through the East.
• 13:02
  [SPEAKER_04]: I would say, pretty easily.
• 13:03
  [SPEAKER_04]: It wasn't there as a ton of pushback.
• 13:06
  [SPEAKER_04]: They didn't even get to a game seven until the finals.
• 13:11
  [SPEAKER_04]: The losses with haliber in last year, you just kind of beat them.
• 13:14
  [SPEAKER_04]: If you think he's poor, he is the sole reason they lost.
• 13:16
  [SPEAKER_03]: I'm not complaining about Tyre's haliber, and I'm just saying I think the regular season record may be better.
• 13:22
  [SPEAKER_03]: I doubt him.
• 13:24
  [SPEAKER_04]: I just, I also think that an important easemist, not being there for six weeks, a piece last year, made a big difference.
• 13:30
  [SPEAKER_04]: I think that you touched on easemist.
• 13:32
  [SPEAKER_04]: I think if this postseason run doesn't give Aaron Eastman all the confidence in the world, I really don't know what should because he was incredible.
• 13:41
  [SPEAKER_04]: That entire, that entire postseason run, I think he's somebody that is exactly what this team needs.
• 13:47
  [SPEAKER_04]: Like a 3 in D wing perimeter guy who can fill the lunch pale guy role every single day.
• 13:56
  [SPEAKER_04]: So I don't know, we'll see if they can come together and
• 14:01
  [SPEAKER_04]: make it all happen because I do agree that Matherin probably it has an impact on changing just the dynamic of how this team is a brand.
• 14:10
  [SPEAKER_02]: It should be a good defensive team too.
• 14:14
  [SPEAKER_02]: Let's talk pastures like all the time now guys think.
• 14:19
  [SPEAKER_03]: And that's exactly what we are going to do.
• 14:22
  [SPEAKER_03]: We will have reaction podcasts with my bridge, although he's not available all the time, so sometimes with guests, following almost every game and when we can't, we will do a special pacer's report the following day.
• 14:36
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• 14:48
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• 14:54
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• 14:57
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