Michael Pina

They have to get their transition stuff, and they can't give away anything. They have to take care of the ball. They have to get back in transition, and those are things that are part of their identity and why they've made such a leap this year. Part of why they made such a leap this year defensively. I wonder if Indiana will go way smaller than... than they have before, really.

They have to get their transition stuff, and they can't give away anything. They have to take care of the ball. They have to get back in transition, and those are things that are part of their identity and why they've made such a leap this year. Part of why they made such a leap this year defensively. I wonder if Indiana will go way smaller than... than they have before, really.

I was tinkering around with some of the lineup combinations to see if TJ McConnell, Andrew Nembhard, and Tyrese Halliburton have played together this season. And the answer is not really no, they have not. But I think that... you need like juice.

I was tinkering around with some of the lineup combinations to see if TJ McConnell, Andrew Nembhard, and Tyrese Halliburton have played together this season. And the answer is not really no, they have not. But I think that... you need like juice.

I was tinkering around with some of the lineup combinations to see if TJ McConnell, Andrew Nembhard, and Tyrese Halliburton have played together this season. And the answer is not really no, they have not. But I think that... you need like juice.

And I don't know if defensively you, like, you know, buying into kind of Kenny Atkinson's philosophy, which is like, we're going to lean into our offense and we're going to like prioritize spacing. That's the important thing. I think that for Indiana, potentially as this series goes on, I think they really need to just juice their offense as much as possible.

And I don't know if defensively you, like, you know, buying into kind of Kenny Atkinson's philosophy, which is like, we're going to lean into our offense and we're going to like prioritize spacing. That's the important thing. I think that for Indiana, potentially as this series goes on, I think they really need to just juice their offense as much as possible.

And I don't know if defensively you, like, you know, buying into kind of Kenny Atkinson's philosophy, which is like, we're going to lean into our offense and we're going to like prioritize spacing. That's the important thing. I think that for Indiana, potentially as this series goes on, I think they really need to just juice their offense as much as possible.

I think that that, that could be not an answer, but a step in the right direction.

I think that that, that could be not an answer, but a step in the right direction.

I think that that, that could be not an answer, but a step in the right direction.

I'm going Cavs in six, and part of that is I don't know the status of Garland's toe and how he's going to look because I do think that they will go at him and they will – there's no Dylan Brooks here, but they will test that toe.

I'm going Cavs in six, and part of that is I don't know the status of Garland's toe and how he's going to look because I do think that they will go at him and they will – there's no Dylan Brooks here, but they will test that toe.

I'm going Cavs in six, and part of that is I don't know the status of Garland's toe and how he's going to look because I do think that they will go at him and they will – there's no Dylan Brooks here, but they will test that toe.

So... Yeah, that may be true. Yeah, I just... I like... I think Indiana is very underrated. Some of it is just not a lot of people have seen them play. Not a lot of people are aware of the upgrades that they've made defensively.

So... Yeah, that may be true. Yeah, I just... I like... I think Indiana is very underrated. Some of it is just not a lot of people have seen them play. Not a lot of people are aware of the upgrades that they've made defensively.

So... Yeah, that may be true. Yeah, I just... I like... I think Indiana is very underrated. Some of it is just not a lot of people have seen them play. Not a lot of people are aware of the upgrades that they've made defensively.

And my concerns for Halliburton, notwithstanding on the defensive end, his individual offensive rating when he was on the floor after the All-Star break was higher than basically every player in the NBA except Nikola Jokic and Che Gildress Alexander. So this offense is really good when he's on the court and he's going to have to play defensively. a lot of minutes. So it's a test for him.

And my concerns for Halliburton, notwithstanding on the defensive end, his individual offensive rating when he was on the floor after the All-Star break was higher than basically every player in the NBA except Nikola Jokic and Che Gildress Alexander. So this offense is really good when he's on the court and he's going to have to play defensively. a lot of minutes. So it's a test for him.

And my concerns for Halliburton, notwithstanding on the defensive end, his individual offensive rating when he was on the floor after the All-Star break was higher than basically every player in the NBA except Nikola Jokic and Che Gildress Alexander. So this offense is really good when he's on the court and he's going to have to play defensively. a lot of minutes. So it's a test for him.