What Advantages Do the Pacers Have? Eddie Gill & Dustin Dopirak Join!

(00:00-23:53) – Query & Company opens on Monday with Jake Query and producer Eddie Garrison sharing their thoughts on the Indiana Pacers advancing to their second NBA Finals in franchise history. They discussed how they were feeling going into game six and what they observed in that game because it was the perfect summarization of this season.

(23:53-37:28) – Indiana Pacers analyst Eddie Gill joins the program from Oklahoma City to share what the travel was like yesterday with the plane being diverted to Tulsa. He applauds the job that the team has done at keeping a business approach as the lights have gotten brighter, believes Myles Turner and Pascal Siakam have matchup advantages in the series, and evaluates if Indiana’s offense is a bigger strength than OKC’s defense. 

(37:28-46:03) – The first hour of the program concludes with Evan Sherrill from ClusterTruck dropping off lunch for Jake and Eddie. Plus, Evan shares an upcoming golf event that he’s a part of to help raise money for families that have to pay out of pocket for fertility treatments.

(46:03-1:07:44) – Dustin Dopirak from the IndyStar makes an appearance on Query & Company to preview the NBA Finals matchup between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder. He opines on whether the Pacers will attempt to do anything different against OKC or stick with what makes them elite, pinpoints when Indiana’s offense really started hitting its stride this season after the slow start and identifies Aaron Nesmith as a player that could really step up this series with OKC’s defensive tendencies. 

(1:07:44-1:15:41) – Jake and Eddie discuss the connection that the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder have because they feel like they are the same team, but in different conferences. Additionally, they wonder who Paul George would be rooting for in this series.

(1:15:41-1:27:55) – The second hour of today’s show wraps up with Jake asking Eddie to recap last night’s the first win without Caitlin Clark for the Indiana Fever. They discuss the emotion and energy that Aari McDonald brought last night because it was lacking the last two games.

(1:27:55-1:50:28) – The final hour of the show starts with Jake and Eddie rehashing some of their thoughts from the opening segment of the show as to what advantages the Indiana Pacers have against the Oklahoma City Thunder. They also debate which player will need to step up in the Finals to win the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Plus, would Eddie purchase a ring if it’s offered to him? 

(1:50:28-2:01:46) – USAC Driver Logan Seavey joins the program to preview tonight’s race at Paragon Speedway, how it was an uphill battle for him to become a professional driver as a kid growing up in California, and touches on the heart surgery that impacted his outlook on life.

(2:01:46-2:07:50) – Today’s show closes out with Jake and Eddie discussing New York’s dismissal of Tom Thibodeau yesterday and if they have to avoid playing any songs involving the word Thunder.

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