The Fatal Flaws of the Eastern Conference Contenders! Plus, Awards and TV Talk!

LoweWe mentioned all the pluses and some of the concerns like Halliburton's recovery from injury, introducing Zubats, but what are your concerns, if any, about the Pacers that we have not hit. I mean, you got

Goldsberryto start with re -acclimating Tyrese Halliburton, as you called him, the straw that stirs everything in Indiana.

GoldsberryIf he clicks those act and if everybody's healthy, I don't have many concerns because I've seen what I need to see.

GoldsberryStarting at the end of the 2024 -25 season, I think they really gelled and have an offensive identity. This is an offense I would expect to be top five in a world where Tyrese is healthy.

GoldsberryThat's how highly I think of him. And I've told you on this podcast before, he is Steve Nash for the 2020s. That's where I think he is. He's a hyper -efficient shooter off the bounce and makes everybody around him look great. Then you add in Zubach and Pascal Siakam and Rick Carlisle. I love this team.

GoldsberrySo I would go to the other side of the court. And is this really going to be a defense that can stop a team like the Knicks or the Sixers or the Celtics in a playoff series? And that's where I'd put my concerns with the Indiana

LowePacers.