Michael Pina

I mean, I'll echo everything that you said just about the similarities between these two teams. And I think that it's kind of, it feels like, I don't know if you feel the same way, but a lot of these series have been a slog and kind of defined by the defenses and the physicality that's been a big theme in this postseason.

I mean, I'll echo everything that you said just about the similarities between these two teams. And I think that it's kind of, it feels like, I don't know if you feel the same way, but a lot of these series have been a slog and kind of defined by the defenses and the physicality that's been a big theme in this postseason.

And I think that this series has an opportunity to give us just, you know, aesthetically breathtaking offensive basketball moments I don't know if it'll be up and down, particularly because Indiana's transition defense is very good. And as you said, neither team really turns it over. So there's limited opportunities there. But the offenses are just tremendous.

And I think that this series has an opportunity to give us just, you know, aesthetically breathtaking offensive basketball moments I don't know if it'll be up and down, particularly because Indiana's transition defense is very good. And as you said, neither team really turns it over. So there's limited opportunities there. But the offenses are just tremendous.

And I think that this series has an opportunity to give us just, you know, aesthetically breathtaking offensive basketball moments I don't know if it'll be up and down, particularly because Indiana's transition defense is very good. And as you said, neither team really turns it over. So there's limited opportunities there. But the offenses are just tremendous.

They just constant moving and cutting and screening and. warp speed dribble handoffs and all that sort of stuff. I don't want to be reductive with where my head goes in the analysis from the top, but surface level, the first thing that I think about is Tyrese Halliburton and his defense. And I think about that because...

They just constant moving and cutting and screening and. warp speed dribble handoffs and all that sort of stuff. I don't want to be reductive with where my head goes in the analysis from the top, but surface level, the first thing that I think about is Tyrese Halliburton and his defense. And I think about that because...

They just constant moving and cutting and screening and. warp speed dribble handoffs and all that sort of stuff. I don't want to be reductive with where my head goes in the analysis from the top, but surface level, the first thing that I think about is Tyrese Halliburton and his defense. And I think about that because...

It's not new, this thing where if you're an extremely talented offensive player who is not very... You can't be played off the floor, obviously. He's the engine of the team. But there are some limitations on the defensive end that teams will poke at kind of cruelly in a playoff series, as the Detroit Pistons are doing right now with Jalen Brunson.

It's not new, this thing where if you're an extremely talented offensive player who is not very... You can't be played off the floor, obviously. He's the engine of the team. But there are some limitations on the defensive end that teams will poke at kind of cruelly in a playoff series, as the Detroit Pistons are doing right now with Jalen Brunson.

It's not new, this thing where if you're an extremely talented offensive player who is not very... You can't be played off the floor, obviously. He's the engine of the team. But there are some limitations on the defensive end that teams will poke at kind of cruelly in a playoff series, as the Detroit Pistons are doing right now with Jalen Brunson.

And I watched the first round where the Cleveland Cavaliers publicly stated, Darius Garland publicly stated, called Tyler Hero out by name in terms of, this is what we're doing. This is our offensive game plan to put this guy in ball screens, make him defend, attack him. And I think that it'll be really interesting. We don't have a big sample this season.

And I watched the first round where the Cleveland Cavaliers publicly stated, Darius Garland publicly stated, called Tyler Hero out by name in terms of, this is what we're doing. This is our offensive game plan to put this guy in ball screens, make him defend, attack him. And I think that it'll be really interesting. We don't have a big sample this season.

And I watched the first round where the Cleveland Cavaliers publicly stated, Darius Garland publicly stated, called Tyler Hero out by name in terms of, this is what we're doing. This is our offensive game plan to put this guy in ball screens, make him defend, attack him. And I think that it'll be really interesting. We don't have a big sample this season.

with Halliburton against the Cleveland Cavaliers he played in one game one half really a game that the Pacers won and he got hurt I think he pulled his hamstring and it was like in January or something and then he played them again in April but no one on the Cavs played in that game because it didn't mean anything to them um

with Halliburton against the Cleveland Cavaliers he played in one game one half really a game that the Pacers won and he got hurt I think he pulled his hamstring and it was like in January or something and then he played them again in April but no one on the Cavs played in that game because it didn't mean anything to them um

with Halliburton against the Cleveland Cavaliers he played in one game one half really a game that the Pacers won and he got hurt I think he pulled his hamstring and it was like in January or something and then he played them again in April but no one on the Cavs played in that game because it didn't mean anything to them um

So just thinking about how often are the Cleveland Cavaliers going to go at Tyrese Halliburton? How much success will they have doing so? And what is the balance between just running our stuff? We run pick and roll anyway. Yeah. A ton of pick and roll. We have a lot of success with it. We love pick and roll with our bigs.

So just thinking about how often are the Cleveland Cavaliers going to go at Tyrese Halliburton? How much success will they have doing so? And what is the balance between just running our stuff? We run pick and roll anyway. Yeah. A ton of pick and roll. We have a lot of success with it. We love pick and roll with our bigs.

So just thinking about how often are the Cleveland Cavaliers going to go at Tyrese Halliburton? How much success will they have doing so? And what is the balance between just running our stuff? We run pick and roll anyway. Yeah. A ton of pick and roll. We have a lot of success with it. We love pick and roll with our bigs.