Best Of Query & Company - Friday 6/20/25

Today’s Best of Features:

(00:00-16:26) – Austin Croshere returns to the program to discuss last night’s win from his perspective at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, highlights a couple of plays that had the crowd going nuts, agrees with Jake that it was hard to tell when the Pacers really felt like they were at a point to start resting their starters because of how involved the entire roster is in every game, and weighs in on whether this loss could loom in the back of the minds of OKC. 

(16:26-27:46) – Dr. Dunk, Darnell Hillman, makes an appearance on the program to discuss how winning championships on the road could become a tradition if the Pacers win it all on Sunday. He admits that his favorite player is T.J. McConnell just because of the way he plays the game and embodies being a Hoosier, explains how winning a championship changes your life, and believes that the Pacers will be able to get it done on Sunday because of the way they embody us against the world when they aren’t at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

(27:46-38:15) – The second hour of today’s show wraps up with Rik Smits joining the show to share the thrill he had firing t-shirts to fans last night, illustrates what impresses him the most about this time, notes where he has seen Rick Carlisle grow over the years as a coach, and comments on whether the loss will longer in the minds of Oklahoma City in game seven after the way they were beat down last night.

(38:15-53:48) – Former Indiana Pacer, Bob Netolicky, joins the program and shares what Slick Leonard told his team’s during the ABA years when they were winning championships because he sees the same thing with this collection of players. Additionally, he reveals what happened to some of the things from his bar after it closed and comments on how the Pacers need to treat the game on Sunday with them being on the road in their final game of the year. 

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