1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: A lot to talk about over the course of today. 2 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: We'll get back into the Colts and Fever conversation in 3 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: a minute. But it is also and it is hard 4 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: to believe this. It is Pacers Media Day, meaning that 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: we are on the cusp of another Pacer season and 6 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: a guy that is entering his fourth year in Indiana 7 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: he just hit another three point shot against the New 8 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: York Knicks. Aaron nee Smith joins us on the program 9 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: aeron how are you. 10 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 2: I'm doing good. How you guys doing? 11 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: We are well? Thank you listen. It is and this 12 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: is a good thing, you know. It's a good thing 13 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: to have the off season be so short because it 14 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 1: means that your regular season went so long. But for you, 15 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: I am curious from a player's standpoint, with the way 16 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: everything went last year, did and as deep as you 17 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: guys got, did it cause for acceleration of let's get 18 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: going or is the body still needing more time? 19 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 2: No? Actually, I feel like I took the proper amount 20 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 2: of time off like normally I take, like the amount 21 00:00:57,720 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 2: of normal time I take off on the summer. I 22 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: just added it to it just since we played so 23 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,639 Speaker 2: far into the season, and then when I started hooping 24 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 2: again and working out again. I just ramped it up 25 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 2: a little bit quicker than normal. So it all worked. 26 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: Out, you know, it was it was such a magical 27 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: run and you know everything that went with it, and 28 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: then obviously the way it ended with you know, just 29 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 1: and that Game seven will replay that in our heads 30 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: for a long time and wondering of the what ifs. 31 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: But from a players standpoint, I'm curious what is the 32 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: mindset now of understanding the excitement that comes with that, 33 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: but also the reality of what the year is ahead 34 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 1: and then waiting of course to have kind of everything 35 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: back in the arsenal. 36 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 2: Uh, you got to turn the page. You know, it's 37 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 2: a brand new season. You know it's gonna be a 38 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 2: new champion crowned at the end of this year, and 39 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 2: you know you gotta start working from that today. It 40 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 2: all starts tomorrow and training camp and you know, you 41 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 2: can just all you could take is really the lessons 42 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 2: you learned from last season, you know, the trials and tribulations, 43 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 2: the ups and downs, and try and have a better 44 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 2: start this year and you know, get the ground. 45 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: Running, you know, with the you know, obviously with Tyre's 46 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 1: out for the year, and Miles Now in Milwaukee, does 47 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: your role change in terms of obviously we know what 48 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 1: your position is and you know the starting situation, but 49 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: in terms of what you need to bring, do you 50 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:24,799 Speaker 1: have to diversify your game at all? 51 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, everybody's got to take a little step up. Everyone's 52 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 2: gonna have to do a little bit more. But it's 53 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 2: going to be done by committee. You know, five people 54 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 2: on the court at one time, so everybody's gonna have 55 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 2: to take a little step up in their production and 56 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 2: what's asking them, But you know we're all getting done. 57 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: Who what teammate is the one that most intrigues you 58 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: in terms of what you might see from them this year? 59 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 2: I believe I think Jerris Jarris Walker has a real 60 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 2: chance to take a leap this year. And you know, 61 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 2: he has all the tools, and I talked to him about, 62 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 2: you know, what he did this summer and how much 63 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 2: he worked and how much he prepared for this season. 64 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 2: I think he you ready for the challenge that's ahead 65 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 2: of them. 66 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: Aaron NEI Smith is our guest as the Pacers resume, 67 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 1: and we'll get underway, get everything going here before we 68 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: know it. And with that, Aaron, when you talk about 69 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: Jaris Walker. You know, your situation being a guy that 70 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: was in Boston got you know, buried a little bit there, 71 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: and then as soon as you got your chance here, 72 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: you really did flourish. What sort of things can you 73 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: tell young players about that and about seizing that opportunity? 74 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: And are you the type that would go to them 75 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: and say, hey, let me tell you what I went 76 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 1: through and what worked for me. 77 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I told him, Man, when he first 78 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 2: got here, I told him he was in a similar situation. 79 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 2: I was in Boston, just guys in front of him, 80 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 2: not a big opportunity to play. But always stay ready, 81 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 2: be ready, because you never know when your name is 82 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 2: going to be called. And whenever you get your opportunity. 83 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 2: You know, people say, look is when preparation meets opportunity. 84 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 2: And I believe he's prepared for it properly and he's 85 00:03:58,360 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 2: going to be ready. 86 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: By the way, do you believe in the zone, Like 87 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: when people say that athletes get in the zone and 88 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you remember Jordan said, like the 89 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: rim becomes like a big old bucket. Right, do you 90 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 1: believe in the zone? 91 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 2: Oh? Yeah, that's real? Call it? 92 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, like the flow state Okay, So the flow state 93 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: is what it's known as. Now, okay, Now, the reason 94 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: I ask and I think that with everything that took 95 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 1: place in all of the excitement of the miraculous finishes 96 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:27,839 Speaker 1: that you guys had and getting to the finals and 97 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 1: all of that, historically, I worry that perhaps we're going 98 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: to forget about being in the flow state like you 99 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,919 Speaker 1: were against New York. Were you in that zone in 100 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:38,559 Speaker 1: that game? 101 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 2: Oh? Yeah, there's nothing like that. That's that's I always say. 102 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 2: You know, all the work you put in the early mornings, 103 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 2: every left, every extra shot you take after practice, before practice, 104 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 2: it's for those moments, like you do all of that 105 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 2: so that when you do enter that state, it's just 106 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 2: all rhythm. You lean on the work that you put in, 107 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 2: and it just literally feels you're floating. You're just vibing. 108 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: Well, you were, I no question about it, right, And 109 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,720 Speaker 1: you know, do you You're an interesting one to me 110 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: erin because your three point shot it almost seems like 111 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: sometimes you're more in that flow state, if you will, 112 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: when it's accelerated and that you know. Wide receivers often 113 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: say in football that the hardest pass to catch is 114 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,720 Speaker 1: the one where they're wide open is the same thing 115 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: true as an outside shooter. It is it more a 116 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: rhythm thing. If you're wide open and you've got time 117 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:36,919 Speaker 1: to square up, does it almost then become more of 118 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 1: a challenge. 119 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 2: A little bit because you have more time to think 120 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 2: you're not you know, you're not in the rhythm of 121 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 2: your jump shot. And I think, you know, all my life, 122 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 2: I've always been such a great shooter that nobody leaves 123 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 2: me open and so more times and I'm more used 124 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 2: to having somebody sprint at meat full speed trying to 125 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 2: keep me from shooting the ball post just letting me 126 00:05:58,520 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 2: shoot it so I see it. 127 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: Or by the way, were you surprised by the Miles 128 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: Turner decision? 129 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 2: I was. 130 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: Did you guys speak to him? I mean, is he 131 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: you know, how does that work in professional sports? Your teammates, 132 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 1: but I assume you're also friends, So how does that 133 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: work once that all goes down? 134 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 2: Uh? Yeah, he said, you know, the mentions to the 135 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 2: group chat about his decision and why he made it. 136 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 2: And you know, I'm I'm also I'm just the type 137 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 2: of guy that, uh, you know, I wish him nothing 138 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 2: but the best he did well he thought was right 139 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 2: for him. And his family, and we'll see him when 140 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 2: he played Milwaukee. You know, I'll give him a big 141 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 2: hug at half court. But you know, once the game starts, 142 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 2: you know, you gotta win the game. 143 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: Did he say what the reason was? 144 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 2: Ah? No, that's him. That's for him, that's for him 145 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 2: to speak. All. 146 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 1: See, I was in the flow state there. I had 147 00:06:53,440 --> 00:07:00,719 Speaker 1: to ask, right, right, I gotta ad, hey, what did 148 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:04,479 Speaker 1: you do in the off season? Because for fans, you know, 149 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: I think we all basked in the glory of what 150 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: the run was, but then there was also the what 151 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: could have been? 152 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 2: Right? 153 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: But for you guys, as players, what did you do 154 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: to kind of get away, clear your head, reset the 155 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: table in the off season? 156 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 2: You know, I think I spend proper amount of time 157 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 2: reflecting on, you know, what we just did and what 158 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 2: just happened. And I tried to turn the page as 159 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 2: quickly as possible. At the same time, so I tried 160 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 2: to have fun and you know, get my mind off 161 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 2: the loss, and but at the same time appreciate it 162 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 2: and understand what we did was special for our city, 163 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 2: you know, for each of us as an individual. We 164 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 2: just accomplished so many different things this year and you know, 165 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 2: I've had so many people come up to me and 166 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 2: just say You've made me an NBA fan again. And 167 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 2: so it's a little things like that that kind of, 168 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 2: you know, make me feel really good about how far 169 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 2: we made it. 170 00:07:57,760 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: You know, when they had your the image of you 171 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: on the arts garden down here downtown with the huge 172 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: thing that said finals and like, you know, a four 173 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: story high photo of yourself, I would have like taken 174 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: two hundred and fifty pictures of that if it were me. 175 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: Did you do that? 176 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 2: No, I'm sure my family did, though I kept I 177 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 2: tried to bookmark as many things as I can, just 178 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 2: because I know later in life I'm obviously going to 179 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 2: want to look back at them, but I let my 180 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 2: family do all the picture take it. 181 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: Have you gotten a chance to enjoy or watch the 182 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: Fever run? 183 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 2: I have. I have. I haven't been able to make 184 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 2: it to a game yet, but I have been keeping up. 185 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: Do you guys feed off one another? You know, I 186 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 1: realize your seasons are different, obviously, but and your facilities 187 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: will soon be completely different. But do you get a 188 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: chance to kind of interact with one another or you know, 189 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: at different events things representing the franchise. 190 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 2: Times sometimes not too much, just because we said our 191 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 2: seams are you know, at different times, and a lot 192 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 2: of times during our season they're playing overseas or they're 193 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 2: playing in the different leagues and such, so they're not 194 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 2: always around. But there's always, like usually this period right here, 195 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 2: there's always a gap and where we'll do events together, 196 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 2: we'll see each other, and they always come to our games. 197 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 2: You know, we go to their games, so we do. 198 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 2: We do mix it up a good bit. 199 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: And lastly, you're an interesting one because you grew up 200 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: in South Carolina. Aaron Ne Smith our guest. When you 201 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 1: were a kid growing up, did you have an NFL team? 202 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 1: Would it have been the Atlanta Falcons or Carolina? 203 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 2: Unfortunately, as of right now it's the Carolina Mansers. I'll 204 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 2: never switched up, but yeah, it's real dark for us 205 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 2: right now. 206 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: I would say yes, in fact, that would be the case. 207 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 3: Statty, Aaron You guys obviously we've talked about have lost 208 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 3: Miles Turner. No, Tyre's Halliburton for you guys this year, 209 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 3: who has to step up in the leadership role because 210 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 3: those are those were two big voices for you guys 211 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:49,839 Speaker 3: throughout the course the last season. 212 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean we're gonna have to do it by committee, 213 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 2: and I think everybody in here understands what's going to 214 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,679 Speaker 2: be asked to them. Everybody in here understands that we're 215 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,599 Speaker 2: everybody's got to do a little bit more. And I 216 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:04,199 Speaker 2: think everybody as much as like we as far as 217 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 2: we made it and we came up short. I think 218 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 2: the culmination of ty risks being out in miles leaving 219 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 2: everybody have proper motivation this summer, eat to work and 220 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 2: to get better. And I think we have a pretty 221 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 2: special group of guys to where we use different things. 222 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:22,679 Speaker 2: It's fuel and motivation, and I think those those the 223 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 2: combination of both of those happening so close to each other, 224 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 2: like we're able to turn the page on the loss 225 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 2: really quickly and get to work. 226 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: Will it be an adjustment in terms of stylistically, because 227 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: I think, you know, it's been stated obviously that you 228 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 1: guys will not be playing as fast now at least 229 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 1: for this season, and maybe you do go a little 230 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: bit more half court set or ISO set. Will that 231 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: be an adjustment? 232 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,719 Speaker 2: I think, I mean, we're gonna play the same way 233 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 2: we've been playing. We're gonna have to continue to do 234 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 2: that as a team, and you know, one man are 235 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 2: our main guys out, but we've been doing it for 236 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 2: so long that we can't. We don't know any other 237 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:03,200 Speaker 2: way to play for fast, picking up full court and 238 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:05,680 Speaker 2: you know, being a pest. So we're gonna do it again. 239 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:08,959 Speaker 1: It is kind of weird though, Like for me, it 240 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: just aaron like I was. It was so much fun 241 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying it's not gonna be this year, 242 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: and I think that the Pacers are going to be 243 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: probably better than people are giving credit, right But but 244 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: at the same time, I have to keep reminding myself 245 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: that the roster will look different for the interim than 246 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 1: it did a year ago. You are one of those 247 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 1: players on that roster, do you have to also remind 248 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 1: yourself of that. 249 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 2: I've kind of, I mean, I've had to remind myself 250 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 2: it's going to look a little differently, you know, to 251 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 2: start the season. And I think we, like especially in 252 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 2: training camp, like we're gonna have to relearn a couple 253 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 2: of things and recommit to a couple of things. And 254 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 2: I think once we get past that hurdle, it'll be 255 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 2: easy flowing again, but there will be a learning curve obviously, 256 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 2: and there's gonna be ups and downs because you know, 257 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 2: we're so used to playing a certain way and with 258 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 2: Tyree's being down, like, we're going to have to learn 259 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 2: different things. So you know, all that will come with 260 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:05,959 Speaker 2: time and repetition. 261 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: Okay, lastly, so i'd lied when I said lastly last time, 262 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: but we talked to you. The last time I talked 263 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: to you, you had mentioned that the most recent book 264 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 1: you had finished was Unbroken, which is a fabulous, fabulous 265 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: book about Louise Yamperini. I'm curious the last book now 266 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 1: that you read. 267 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:22,959 Speaker 2: I've actually read. 268 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 4: I actually read a couple of books, and I read 269 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 4: oh man, it's like a it's like an overthinking book. 270 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 4: But it was called something like the Keito Overthing. I 271 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 4: can't remember it's called. 272 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 2: I read that last year. And then I read a 273 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 2: fancy book called uh probably, I don't know why I'm 274 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 2: blinking on it. It's like a three I read three books. 275 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 2: I read four books. I read this overthinking book, I 276 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 2: read one hundred Laws of Power, and then I read 277 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 2: this series. 278 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 1: For what it's worth. By the way, I'm guilty of 279 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:00,440 Speaker 1: a hundred ways to overthink, right, Yeah, yeah, you. 280 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 2: Know what I mean. 281 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 1: That's that sounds like that sounds like my biography, you 282 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 1: know that, right? 283 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, Aaron Jake ridicules me from time to time on 284 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 3: this show. And one of the reasons why I'm not 285 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:12,959 Speaker 3: a big traveler. I've never traveled outside of the United States. 286 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 3: And I know you like to go to Japan. Did 287 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 3: you go to Japan during the off season? And if 288 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 3: you didn't, you go somewhere else. 289 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:22,599 Speaker 2: I went to Costa Rica. The book was called fourth Wing, Fourth. 290 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 1: Wing, Fourth Wing. 291 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:27,320 Speaker 2: Okay, hang on, yeah, but no, I went to Costa 292 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:32,119 Speaker 2: Rica this summer. I went golfing out there. Nice. Nice. 293 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: I've asked you this, perhaps before you grew up in 294 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: South Carolina, Carolina or Clemson neither, Well, I guess Vanderbilt Vanderbilt. Listen, 295 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: I'm a Clemson football fan, so I can I can 296 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: relate to your Carolina panther misery. 297 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 2: Yep, yeah, yeah, I was watching. Uh. I was watching 298 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 2: the Syracuse game with my guy the other week, and 299 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 2: he was he was down bed. 300 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 1: It was not trust me. They were guilty of overthinking, 301 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:06,839 Speaker 1: is exactly what happened. Yea, yeah, right right. They were 302 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: not in the flow state. I can tell you right, 303 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 1: that's right, right, Aaron Listen. I appreciate the time. As always, 304 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: we look forward to the season. I think it's going 305 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: to be a lot of fun, and it's always fun 306 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 1: to watch you man. We would love to have you 307 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 1: back on the program anytime, but we certainly wish you 308 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 1: the best in getting things underway. 309 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 2: Hey, I appreciate it. How are you talking to? 310 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: Aaron Ne Smith? Getting set for year number four with 311 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 1: the Pacers. We'll come back more on what took place 312 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: yesterday at Sofi Stadium. It's querying company here rolling along 313 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: on a Monday on the fan.