Hardwood Knocks

Dan is joined by Caitlin Cooper (@C2_Cooper/@caitlinmaycooper) from 'Basketball, She Wrote" for a deep dive into the 2025-26 Indiana Pacers. SUBSCRIBE TO BASKETBALL, SHE WROTE ON PATREON. TIMESTAMPS⤵️0:00 - INTRO1:27 - The transformation of the Pacers10:10 - Covering the NBA Finals12:51 - The Tyrese Halliburton recovery16:36 - The loss of Myles Turner20:38 - Playing five-out vs four-out23:26 - Isaiah Jackson’s return25:18 - Jay Huff’s fit28:38 - Will James Wiseman have a role?30:40 - Pascal Siakam-Obi Toppin minutes34:17 - Continued development of Bennedict Mathurin42:33 - Andrew Nembhard as the lead guard46:33 - What makes the Pacers defense special?48:06 - The Andrew Nembhard-Pascal Siakam dynamic50:45 - Can Aaron Nesmith get even better?55:59 - Future of Jarace Walker59:40 -Pascal Siakam falling down/transition defense1:01:39 - Ben Sheppard 1:04:25 - Johnny Furphy, Taelon Peter, Kam Jones, RayJ Dennis1:10:49 - Biggest needs1:13:12 - Under the radar storyline 1:15:31 - Top-10 rotation1:17:04 - Go-to closing