Clutch play, free throws, slowing stars themes Indiana Pacers must address after L vs Orlando Magic
The Indiana Pacers dropped a tight game to the Orlando Magic on Monday, and some familiar themes popped up. Host Tony East discusses the Pacers clutch play, stars getting outplayed, free throws struggles, and much more from an otherwise positive game for Indiana.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro and the Pacers issues
5:07 Paolo Banchero's Dominance
10:13 Clutch Time Struggles
15:17 Rotation and Foul Trouble
20:23 Positive Takeaways
25:31 Isaiah Jackson's Impact
mathruin 13 minutes tho?
Tony im very sorry to hear SI dropped you. 😢
Youre definitely one of my favorite Podcasters and not just for pacers but basketball period. You and caitlyn are awesome! Youre very good at what you do and theyll soon realize it was their mistake letting you go. Youll always have me as a fan and every morning listener, Keep on Keepin on!
-Your loyal fan,
Eric.❤
Only win of the season mathurin closed the game carried these boys when nobody else could make it happen, and in two close games when you need a closer Rick ignores him lmao
I'm not even going to complain no more. Just going to watch the games l. Because If I thought I was a mastermind of the game of basketball I would be a nba coach too.
Rick Carlisle is extremely stubborn we can all see the changes he made having Nembhard initiate the offense is not working
This is what a woman coached defense in the NBa looks like…. Before you get in your feelings… look at what I said and show where a lie was told
Pacers stop running = Pacers stop winning!
playing Mathurin 14 minutes and TJ six wonder why we're losing?
SI didn't let you go. They went.
Turner is so bad. Couldn't squeeze the orange, had to be pulled after that horrible play in third. Gave up the rebound, fouled, and one under the rim, all in 1.0 second. He's a liability if his 3 isn't falling.
Paolo got away with a lot of offensive fouls, All Game Long. He should've fouled out mid fourth. Twice he nailed Nesmith in the mouth. I felt bad for Aaron because what is he supposed to do???
Carlisle seems to hate Mathurin. Dude has been basically the only guy to show up the first 2 games and Rick rewarded him with diminished minutes/role.
Remember, when Mathruin had his best game ever, 30+ points, etc., Rick told the media "that sortve game has no place here" because he only had like 4 assists…
Meanwhile that same season, Nehmbard had 2 terrible games back to back where be barley scored 2 points combined. You know what rick had to say about that? …"it just makes sense to keep starting Nehmbard"
Make it make since… rick clearly has a biased towards our first round picks
FIRE RICK CARLISLE AND BENEDICT MATHURIN SHOULD ASK FOR A TRADE.
Sorry to hear about the SI news. You are one of the best covering any NBA team. Appreciate all your hard work and I'm sure things will look up soon!
Also, GO HOOSIERS!
The Pacers are starting off bad they need to get it together 😢
I want to see Halliburton score 50.
TJ McConnell??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
NBA teams spent the off-season understanding how the Pacers, teams are now playing fast and physical. Improvement within the team didn't happen , and the team need length at the SF position. Also Siakam get terrible whistles now he is on Pacers, sad to see. Pacers are now hunted, for reaching the conference finals.
Team need length to compete with lots of team that are lengthy and aggressive.
I think Pacers are also experimenting with a few concepts to answer some questions early in the season. The team will make some in-season trades.
Shoutout to my fave #43VER🇨🇦 #Pascal Siakam
Ive been a Pacers fan since 94 when i was 10. You are by far the best Pacers analyst/reporter. Keep doing you and thank you.
We built a team that cant rebound, play D, shoot free throws or perform in clutch moments. Not to mention 9 out of 10 games we dont have the best player on the court. Last year was a fluke because of injuries. Now that we are a target formgoing to the ecf, we are done. Might be the 6th seed at best and wouldnt be surprised if we get swept in the first round. Ownership is cheap. Theyd rather contend and lose with tyrese Pascal and turner instead of developing tyrese math and walker. These guys should be getting 30plus mins.
If you think we have any chance at all to win with a young tyrese Pascal and turner you dont know basketball.
What i want to know is who is the defensive coach in charge of the Pacers?At a point back in time they would talk about that a lot.Pacers are just not aggressive both on offense and defense,they play too non challant and no rebounding whatsoever.Pacers need a good rebounder and they should've addressed that in the off season.I really think the Pacers need some upgrading with the starting unit.
Missed the game. Would have liked to see JWalk on Paulo a bit. The lotto pick PF. Our only guy with strength and length to stop drives from bigs. we picked him for defense…we gave up 50 at his position…our whole front line was in foul trouble.
Also Jax is about the same size and athletic. Surprised he could not slow him a little. Or how about out max player at the PF?
Seems like we have to many options here to give up a career game.
Had they kept the team they had and added FA's and draft picks that made sense we'd be beating everyone. That's what ticks me off. 3 of the FA's liked out of a handful of other's. Just combined for 37 rebs alone against us. We've needed a SF and a good C for so long.. It's why I wanted Cam Whitmore at SF. Then when everyone turnt on him. I thought of Anthony Black.. Then when they said they were going for Walker I didn't necessarily see what they did.. and thought would he translate. What position would he play well.. Which is why I liked Hendricks if you're wanting a PF. They've spent the money wrong ane undervalued player's we let go. Heild just had 27 the other night making almost all his 3's out of like 9.. there are many guy's over the years in both FA and the draft that they should have picked.. and totally missed out on. Obvious player picks too.
I thought they should have tried Jackson on Banchero solo for a bit in that 3rd. Then could thrown some doubles at him late if they needed to.. I would have played Mathurin in SG a lot more. Especially in the 4th. Along with Obi who shoots well and tries hard. They need guy's who want to go out and get a bucket. Guy's who can close out game's. Everyone else is too passive and allows themselves to be pushed around.
Between the Pacers and Colts, I can’t take this
Thanks Tony, you are the best! Pacers need to commit to the youth movement and prioritize CEILING vs. winning now. Mathurin and Walker's ceilings necessitate they play more. My prediction: we trade Obi and Nembhard for a big SF to improve our defense and roster jam at the 2/3. New rotation: Ty, Mathurin, SF, Siakam, Turner Bench: TJ, Shep, Nesmith, Walker, Ijax
Tony, thank you for your work and I will always be a fan for as long as you do this.
On the Pacers front, I am becoming increasingly concerned that the Pacers have put more faith in Nembhard than Mathurin going forward. If the Pacers were to make a consolidation trade I fear that Mathurin will be on the chopping block despite having way more upside than Nembhard long term. I hope we see something that changes my thinking but Rick continues to make decisions that reaffirm my stance.
Get Deandre Ayton he can give u a 20 or 30 point game with 20 rebounds that’s what we need bc turner acts to soft to go get a rebound and he acts to scared to go to the rim for a layup 👀👀😂😂🔥🔥💯💯
Off to a rough start.
When it comes to the clutch time issues I feel it’s plain and simple. The ball was in everyone but Tyrese’ hand the last 4 minutes of the game. What were they doing? The reason they were so good last year before the trade was because we had a clear #1 option now that we’re better as a team I think he defers too much. I don’t know if it’s just him or if Rick is doing something schematically but it needs to change!