On losing a franchise fixture while searching for a potentially better long-term fix
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
After advancing to the NBA Finals with the team that drafted him 11th overall in 2015, Myles Tu...
2025-07-01 16:16:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Taking a look at what to watch for from the newest Pacers
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
In the wake of Game 7, it seems as though time is both standing still and flying by. Although fans of the Pacers may still...
2025-06-29 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks so much for allowing us to add and be part of your playoff experience
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end and despite the bitter ending that was Game 7, ...
2025-06-26 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
What follows is my response to a mailbag question in which I was asked by patron Matthew Hogg, "Why do we do this to ourselves?" in the wake of the nightmare fuel that was Game 7. Just this once, a blog that isn't (specifically) about the basketball played by the Indiana Pacers, but rather ou...
2025-06-25 12:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Sad end to a very fun season
By: Samson Folk I @samfolkk
The pressure that changed in Game 6, remained different. Not shying away from what worked, the Pacers kept meeting the Thunder at half-court and were able ...
2025-06-23 03:02:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Indiana is one win away from an NBA Championship
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Turns out, the series isn't over until it's actually over. For a team that somehow picked up a reputation as frontrunners, the Pac...
2025-06-20 20:15:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Mandate of Heaven is back in play.
By: Samson Folk I @samfolkk
The opening featured a good bit of Tyrese Haliburton feeling out where his comfort zone was on ball, and to little effect, with a little bit of Aaron Nesmith grenade BLOB catches mixed in. A slow start on offense...
2025-06-20 03:13:59 +0000 UTC View Post
The basketball is (ahem) the most important part of basketball
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
As if racking up 22 turnovers, leading to 32 points for the Oklahoma City Thunder, wasn't bad enough, the Pacers also...
2025-06-18 02:18:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Game 5! Hold onto your butts!
By: Samson Folk I @samfolkk
Early screen and roll for Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam. A made middy and a made triple come from it for the Pacers dynamic forward. The Pacers had ...
2025-06-17 03:35:35 +0000 UTC View Post
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
After leading by as many as 10 points in Game 4, the Pacers were outscored 31-17 in the fourth quarter. For a team that was previously 9-1 in clutch games throughout the playoffs, Shai Gilgeous-A...
2025-06-15 20:42:34 +0000 UTC View Post
By: Samson Folk | @samfolkk
Harkening back to the cozy confines of their winning basketball, the Thunder started double big. The Pacers forced the change at the outset of the series and the change in the middle. It was a...
2025-06-14 04:20:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Talking about the sights and scenes from Game 3
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
In what was a 116-107 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Pacers stood their ground, providing reason for the fans in attendan...
2025-06-12 17:46:14 +0000 UTC View Post
By: Samson Folk | @samfolkk
Walking around Indy prior to the game was like being inside of a beehive without any animosity. Simply walking among the buzz. Once inside the arena, with every second that ticked closer to ga...
2025-06-12 03:45:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Indiana needs find a means to get downhill in order to avoid fighting another uphill battle in Game 3
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
In what was a lopsided 123-107 loss for the Indiana Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton ...
2025-06-09 20:16:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Indiana couldn't create or take away space
By: Samson Folk I @samfolkk
Two teams overloading on the ball. Two teams hitting some catch and shoot triples. The pressure was on. For one, players were met high up co...
2025-06-09 02:50:00 +0000 UTC View Post
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Like a ray of sunlight streaming through a gap in the clouds, Tyrese Haliburton silenced the roaring Thunder, pulling off his latest miracle by pulling up to his preferred right for a game-winnin...
2025-06-06 19:56:44 +0000 UTC View Post
It happened again.
By: Samson Folk I @samfolkk
The Thunder abandoned the double big lineup immediately. Meaningful. No time wasted thinking about locker room politics or anything like that. Cut the fluff, go straight to ...
2025-06-06 03:30:08 +0000 UTC View Post
It's about to get weird
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
When it comes to the two teams that advanced to the NBA Finals, abnormal is the new normal. One team, helmed by arguably the most unconventional mover in th...
2025-06-03 22:17:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Another round of Pacers basketball!
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
By loading up in transition against the New York Knicks in Game 6, the Pacers are now transitioning to the NBA Finals for the first time in a q...
2025-06-01 19:40:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The Pacers are going to the NBA Finals
By: Samson Folk I @samfolkk
I told you, I write WINS not tragedies.
2025-06-01 02:50:00 +0000 UTC
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On what changed for Indiana's guards and may still need to change with regarding to guarding Karl-Anthony Towns
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
With a chance to advance to the NBA Finals, the Pacers let their guard down a...
2025-05-30 19:09:31 +0000 UTC View Post
That basically says it all
By: Samson Folk I @samfolkk
The first quarter belonged to Jalen Brunson. Both teams come into every game looking for ways to unleash their star point guard on the other team and the Knicks were tremendous at funneling possessions to Brunson, and a...
2025-05-30 02:48:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Indiana is on the brink of the NBA Finals
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
In what was a 130-121 win for the Indiana Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton didn't let the pressure get to him. Not only, figuratively, in rebound...
2025-05-28 21:05:19 +0000 UTC View Post
One more win.
By: Samson Folk I @samfolkk
We were going fast, ladies and gentlemen. Everyone was out and running, but especially Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam, whose offense fueled basically everything that ...
2025-05-28 03:06:55 +0000 UTC View Post
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Whether referring to it as a KATnap or asking what the KAT dragged in, the Pacers squandered a 20-point lead to the New York Knicks in what became a deflating 106-100 loss in Game 3, as they struggled to maintain their (ahem) "center" of attention, both in st...
2025-05-26 19:52:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Well.
By: Samson Folk I @samfolkk
Everything is bigger in Indiana, or at least the Knicks starting lineup is. The Pacers zipped the ball around and forced the double bigs to step up and around the perimeter, but...
2025-05-26 03:09:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Breaking down the starring performance of Indiana's non-centralized star
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
Following Game 1, with the Pacers guarding Jalen Brunson by forcing him to guard, it seemed as though this might be...
2025-05-24 19:29:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Let’s rock
By: Samson Folk I @samfolkk
The Knicks opened by switching out on to Tyrese Haliburton first thing, meaning Karl-Anthony Towns would have to move his feet a lot. No more drop. So, the Pacers shifted...
2025-05-24 02:52:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Indiana "bounced" back in the clutch after trailing by as many as 17 points in the fourth quarter
By: Caitlin Cooper I @C2_Cooper
The Indiana Pacers were down 108-92 when Rick Carlisle called a timeout with 7:22 ...
2025-05-22 19:29:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Wow, again.
By: Samson Folk I @samfolkk
The Pacers started 10-of-11 from the floor. The Knicks struggled mightily to keep tabs on all of the motion, and Karl Anthony-Towns in particular was caught up in the mixer....
2025-05-22 03:29:54 +0000 UTC View Post