Mike Vorkunov

You know, I'm just going with my gut, I guess. I have no idea. I have nothing to back any of this up with.

Part of it is I just wanted to put you in a weird spot. It's really my only mission within all of this.

Part of it is I just wanted to put you in a weird spot. It's really my only mission within all of this.

Part of it is I just wanted to put you in a weird spot. It's really my only mission within all of this.

Yeah. I have nothing insightful to say except for I cannot wait to watch these basketball games.

Yeah. I have nothing insightful to say except for I cannot wait to watch these basketball games.

Yeah. I have nothing insightful to say except for I cannot wait to watch these basketball games.

To live a normal life. And then you get to experience game seven. Hey, go read Mike Borgen off at the athletic. Thanks so much for coming on, man. Thank you guys. Thanks for having me.

To live a normal life. And then you get to experience game seven. Hey, go read Mike Borgen off at the athletic. Thanks so much for coming on, man. Thank you guys. Thanks for having me.

To live a normal life. And then you get to experience game seven. Hey, go read Mike Borgen off at the athletic. Thanks so much for coming on, man. Thank you guys. Thanks for having me.

All right, Al, it's time to bring on somebody that every time I talk to her, I feel like I learned something and I'll simultaneously feel like I don't know that much about basketball and it excites me to bring Caitlin Cooper back on the pod. Basketball, she wrote, is her blog and she is just a gift to the NBA community. Caitlin, welcome back to the show.

All right, Al, it's time to bring on somebody that every time I talk to her, I feel like I learned something and I'll simultaneously feel like I don't know that much about basketball and it excites me to bring Caitlin Cooper back on the pod. Basketball, she wrote, is her blog and she is just a gift to the NBA community. Caitlin, welcome back to the show.

All right, Al, it's time to bring on somebody that every time I talk to her, I feel like I learned something and I'll simultaneously feel like I don't know that much about basketball and it excites me to bring Caitlin Cooper back on the pod. Basketball, she wrote, is her blog and she is just a gift to the NBA community. Caitlin, welcome back to the show.

I mean, whatever. It's true. It's true. We love hearing your insights about the Pacers. So let's start by going back to mid-December when everything started clicking for this Pacers team. From December 13th, Indiana won 70% of its games and had a top eight offense and defense per clean the glass. What were some of the major factors that led to the second half success that we saw for the Pacers?

I mean, whatever. It's true. It's true. We love hearing your insights about the Pacers. So let's start by going back to mid-December when everything started clicking for this Pacers team. From December 13th, Indiana won 70% of its games and had a top eight offense and defense per clean the glass. What were some of the major factors that led to the second half success that we saw for the Pacers?

I mean, whatever. It's true. It's true. We love hearing your insights about the Pacers. So let's start by going back to mid-December when everything started clicking for this Pacers team. From December 13th, Indiana won 70% of its games and had a top eight offense and defense per clean the glass. What were some of the major factors that led to the second half success that we saw for the Pacers?

The Pacers offense was incredibly efficient in the Cavs series, posting the best offensive rating for any team in the second round. While it's understandable how the Cavs injuries affected their offense, why weren't they more successful defensively against Indiana and what didn't work about their approach?

The Pacers offense was incredibly efficient in the Cavs series, posting the best offensive rating for any team in the second round. While it's understandable how the Cavs injuries affected their offense, why weren't they more successful defensively against Indiana and what didn't work about their approach?

The Pacers offense was incredibly efficient in the Cavs series, posting the best offensive rating for any team in the second round. While it's understandable how the Cavs injuries affected their offense, why weren't they more successful defensively against Indiana and what didn't work about their approach?

We're recording on Friday morning prior to game six of Celtics-Knicks. If it ends up being the Knicks, it would be a rematch of last year's second round series, which went seven games. The Knicks have made significant roster changes since that series. I'm interested in your thoughts on the Knicks defense, which has been pretty improved since the start of the playoffs.