{"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":"Pacers Player Predictions Vol. 5: Entering the Ivica Zubac Era","slug":"pacers-player-predictions-vol-5-entering-the-ivica-zubac-era","published_at":"2026-06-08T12:42:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pacers-post-up-6765923/pacers-player-predictions-vol-5-entering-the-ivica-zubac-era","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pacers-post-up-6765923","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/the-pacers-post-up/episodes/pacers-player-predictions-vol-5-entering-the-ivica-zubac-era/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/535cafe0-6a5e-403d-9737-4a21bdd28218/episodes/b082265b-6f12-42fb-94c1-ba55a893b979/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=535cafe0-6a5e-403d-9737-4a21bdd28218&awEpisodeId=b082265b-6f12-42fb-94c1-ba55a893b979&feed=Sm5HKYHz","summary":"It’s the fifth and final installment of our Player Prediction Series, and we’re wrapping things up with perhaps the biggest mystery on the Pacers roster: Ivica Zubac. After last season’s blockbuster trade, Pacers fans only got a brief glimpse of the team’s new center before a rib injury ended his season after just five games in a blue and gold uniform. We never got to see him share the floor with Tyrese Haliburton or Pascal Siakam, leaving plenty of questions heading into next season. How will Zubac’s numbers translate in Indiana? What impact can he have as the defensive anchor of this team? Will the Pacers finally solve their rebounding issues? And how does the offense evolve with a traditional center occupying the paint instead of the spacing provided by previous lineups? Ryan and Brad break down their statistical projections, expectations, and concerns for Indiana’s new man in the middle while discussing what success would look like in Year 1 of the Zubac era. Plus, we close out the show with a look ahead to Game 3 of the NBA Finals as the series shifts to Madison Square Garden.","meta_description":"It’s the fifth and final installment of our Player Prediction Series, and we’re wrapping things up with perhaps the biggest mystery on the Pacers roster:…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2799,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-pacers-post-up-6765923/episodes/pacers-player-predictions-vol-5-entering-the-ivica-zubac-era/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/pacers-player-predictions-vol-5-entering-the-ivica-zubac-era.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}