{"podcast":{"title":"The Pacers Post Up","slug":"the-pacers-post-up-6765923","podcast_index_feed_id":6765923,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Sm5HKYHz","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/the-pacers-post-up/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6215cda8-011d-4ccd-9fe8-c389912a62af/5391d9fb-00c1-48d6-b363-efbf4733bebf/3000x3000/img8244.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Bleav + Brad and Ryan Knight","episode_count":233,"summary":"Brad and Ryan Knight, affectionately known as The Brothers of Basketball, are lifelong Indiana Pacers fans turned podcast hosts who bring heart, humor, and hoops knowledge to The Pacers Post Up, a show built entirely by fans, for fans. Brad’s love for the Pacers dates back to the Reggie Miller era—the legendary playoff heroics, the fierce Eastern Conference Finals battles, and the team’s lone trip to the NBA Finals in 2000 are part of his basketball DNA. He still vividly remembers watching the Malice at the Palace unfold in his parents’ living room. That deep-rooted connection only grew over the years. Brad’s wife has been a Pacemate for 8 seasons, and he credits their parents’ investment in season tickets as a key part of the family’s shared bond with the Blue and Gold. Ryan, a few years younger, missed the height of the Reggie era but became fully indoctrinated during the Paul George years—when the Pacers battled LeBron and the Heat year after year. A proud member of the G2 Fan Zone in the late 2010s and the world’s biggest Lance Stephenson fan, Ryan brings unapologetic energy and passion to the pod. Together, Brad and Ryan launched The Pacers Post Up as a passion project to giv…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:20:13.785695+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pacers-post-up-6765923"},"episode":{"title":"Eastern Conference Power Rankings, Part 1: Is the East Really This Deep?","slug":"eastern-conference-power-rankings-part-1-is-the-east-really-this-deep","published_at":"2026-07-28T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pacers-post-up-6765923/eastern-conference-power-rankings-part-1-is-the-east-really-this-deep","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pacers-post-up-6765923","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/the-pacers-post-up/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=274","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/535cafe0-6a5e-403d-9737-4a21bdd28218/episodes/3014d254-4119-4b35-b76c-10698bb75d97/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=535cafe0-6a5e-403d-9737-4a21bdd28218&awEpisodeId=3014d254-4119-4b35-b76c-10698bb75d97&feed=Sm5HKYHz","summary":"LeBron James has made his move, and the Eastern Conference has officially become a gauntlet. In Part 1 of our Eastern Conference Power Rankings, Brad and Ryan break down the bottom half of the conference after one of the wildest offseasons in recent memory. Which teams took the biggest leap? Who’s being overrated? And has the East quietly become the NBA’s deepest conference? The guys debate the league’s biggest offseason moves—including LeBron joining Philadelphia—and reveal where the conference starts to separate into contenders, playoff teams, and rebuilding franchises.","meta_description":"LeBron James has made his move, and the Eastern Conference has officially become a gauntlet. In Part 1 of our Eastern Conference Power Rankings, Brad and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2421,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-pacers-post-up-6765923/episodes/eastern-conference-power-rankings-part-1-is-the-east-really-this-deep/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pacers-post-up-6765923/eastern-conference-power-rankings-part-1-is-the-east-really-this-deep.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}