On this episode of the Fieldhouse Files podcast, a lot is going on with the Pacers — mostly gone wrong. So I wonder, are the Pacers broken? I had a lot to say and discuss. Among the items discussed on this episode: 00:00: 8 straight road losses, including 4 in a row overall 05:25: Curse of the Cup? From undefeated to winless in NBA Cup play 09:40: …

On this episode of the Fieldhouse Files podcast, a look at the team 20% into the season, what’s going on with Tyrese Haliburton, a check on (the many) injuries, plus other news and nuggets from my notebook. Among the items discussed on this episode: 0:00: 7-10 after 17 games, had lost six of eight until Sunday’s win 2:34: The team not performing to…

Stephanie White is back for a third stint with the Indiana Fever, hired as head coach on Nov. 1, 2024. That morning, she spoke with me by phone from her Cleveland hotel room before calling Magic at Cavs for ESPN -- and she discussed the pull back home, being closer to family, and the three foundational pieces in Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, and Ke…

I went live on YouTube Friday to discuss the Indiana Fever hiring Stephanie White as head coach, as expected. I discussed our conversation earlier in the day, why this hire was so important, what happens to the current staff, and the franchise's new direction. Plus, I answered questions from live viewers. ----- Follow Scott on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

Send us a text In this episode Coach Keri and Coach Jim reflect on the influential previous episode about suicide prevention and how this will impact they way they coach, parent, and run leagues they are involved in. Email: keri@thefieldhouseri.com Web: www.thefieldhouseri.comAf Coach Jim and Coach Keri

I went live on YouTube Sunday evening to discuss the Indiana Fever shakeup — Christie Sides out and a search for the 10th head coach in franchise history beginning. What is team president Kelly Krauskopf looking for and why Stephanie White returning would be ideal? All that and more on this livestream. Plus, I answered questions from live viewers, …

Send us a text In this powerful episode Coach Jim and Coach Keri talk with Rob Thorsen of the HT40 Foundation about his experience in the wake of his son's death by suicide, their Shoulder Check initiative, and youth suicide prevention. Email: keri@thefieldhouseri.com Web: www.thefieldhouseri.comAf Coach Jim and Coach Keri

On this episode of the Fieldhouse Files podcast, the NBA offseason is over and the Pacers are back. On the team running it back, the state of the team, thoughts from Pacers FanJam and their first exhibition game, and more. Among the items discussed on this episode: A busy offseason — for the team and for me (covering Caitlin Clark and the Fever) Le…

Send us a text In this episode Coach Jim and Coach Keri talk about burnout in youth sports-- its causes, their own experience, and things we can do to combat it. Email: keri@thefieldhouseri.com Web: www.thefieldhouseri.comAf Coach Jim and Coach Keri

Send us a text In this episode Coach Jim and Coach Keri sit down with Kristyn Gontarek to talk about social emotional learning, meeting kids where they are, coaching and parenting strategies to maximize engagement, ideas to connect with athletes that are on the spectrum or have behavior disorders, and Kristyn's own experience as a new youth sport p…

It's been just a week since the Pacers played their final game, swept by the Celtics in four games in the conference finals. On Tuesday, I did a live show for Bleacher Report Live. You can still watch the video live on B/R Live — or here’s the audio as I discussed the Pacers’ offseason, what their cap may look like, possible extensions and whether …

Here's the audio of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my live YouTube Pacers postgame show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from May 27, 2024 after the Indiana Pacers' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Game 4 loss to the Boston Celtics⁠⁠⁠ at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. I shared my thoughts and answered questions from the live chat. The Pacers were swept in the seven-game series -- and their season is now over. --…

Here's the audio of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my live YouTube Pacers postgame show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from May 25, 2024 after the Indiana Pacers' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Game 3 loss to the Boston Celtics⁠⁠ at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. I shared my thoughts and answered questions from the live chat. Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals will be on Monday at 8:00 p.m. ET in Indy. ---…

Here's the audio of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my live YouTube Pacers postgame show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from May 23, 2024 after the Indiana Pacers' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Game 2 loss to the Boston Celtics⁠ at TD Garden. I shared my thoughts and answered questions from the live chat. Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals will be on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. …

On this episode of the Fieldhouse Files podcast, a breakdown on the Pacers’ late-game collapse in Game 1 of the conference finals. Then, Brian Windhorst of ESPN joins to discuss the Pacers’ postseason run and covering them in round 2 against the New York Knicks. Among the items discussed on this episode: 2:25: How the Pacers coughed up Game 1 05:37…

Here's the audio of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my live YouTube Pacers postgame show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from May 21, 2024 after the Indiana Pacers' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Game 1 overtime loss to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. I shared my thoughts and answered questions from the live chat. Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals will be on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET in Boston. ----- Follow …

Send us a text In this episode Coach Jim and Coach Keri talk about toxic adults. They talk about the roles adults play in youth sports, traits that make certain roles toxic, a root cause of the toxicity, and what we can do to solve it. Email: keri@thefieldhouseri.com Web: www.thefieldhouseri.comAf Coach Jim and Coach Keri

Here's the audio of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my live YouTube Pacers postgame show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from May 19, 2024 after the Indiana Pacers' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Game 7 win over the New York Knicks⁠⁠⁠ at Madison Square Garden. I shared my thoughts and answered questions from the live chat. Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals will be on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET at TD Garden ----- F…

Here's the audio of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my live YouTube Pacers postgame show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from May 17, 2024 after the Indiana Pacers' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Game 6 win over the New York Knicks⁠⁠ at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. I shared my thoughts and answered questions from the live chat. Game 7 will be Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden. ----- Follow Scott on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

Here's the audio of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my live YouTube Pacers postgame show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from May 12, 2024 after the Indiana Pacers' ⁠⁠⁠⁠Game 4 blowout win over the New York Knicks⁠ at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. I shared my thoughts and answered questions from the live chat. Game 5 will be Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden. ----- Follow Scott on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

Here's the audio of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my live YouTube Pacers postgame show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from May 10, 2024 after the Indiana Pacers' ⁠⁠⁠Game 3 win over the New York Knicks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. I shared my thoughts and answered questions from the live chat. Game 4 will be Sunday at 3:30pm ET — ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and click here to be prepared for the YouTube live postgame…

On this episode of the Fieldhouse Files podcast, another missed opportunity for the Pacers. They stumbled in Game 2, outscored 36-18 in the third quarter and then outworked late. Fred Katz, Knicks beat reporter for The Athletic, joins to discuss. Among the items discussed on this episode: 00:38: My thoughts on Game 2 09:05: Rick Carlisle’s comments…

Here's the audio of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my live YouTube Pacers postgame show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from May 8, 2024 after the Indiana Pacers' ⁠⁠Game 2 loss to the New York Knicks⁠ at Madison Square Garden. I shared my thoughts and answered questions from the live chat. Game 3 will be on Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse — ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and click here to be prepared for the YouTube liv…

Here's the audio of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my live YouTube Pacers postgame show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from May 6, 2024 after the Indiana Pacers' ⁠Game 1 loss to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. I shared my thoughts and answered questions from the live chat. Game 2 will be on Wednesday — ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and click here to be prepared for the YouTube live postgame show.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----…

On this episode of the Fieldhouse Files podcast, the Pacers and Knicks advanced in the playoffs and now meet again in the postseason for the first time in 2013. I’ll preview the series, and then Steve Popper of Newsday joins to share his insight on the Knicks. Among the items discussed on this episode: 02:25 Jalen Brunson, his play and ties to seve…

Here's the audio of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠my live YouTube Pacers postgame show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from May 2, 2024 after the Indiana Pacers' Game 6 close-out win over the Milwaukee Bucks in front of a sellout crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. I shared my thoughts and answered questions from the live chat. Game 1 against the New York Knicks will be on Monday, May 6 at Madison Squar…

Here's the audio of ⁠⁠⁠⁠my live YouTube Pacers postgame show⁠⁠⁠⁠ from April 30, 2024 after the Indiana Pacers' Game 5 blowout loss at Fiserv Forum. I shared my thoughts and answered questions from the live chat. Game 6 is on Thursday in Indy — ⁠⁠⁠⁠and click here to be prepared for the YouTube live postgame show.⁠⁠⁠⁠ ----- Follow Scott on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

Send us a text In this episode Coach Jim and Coach Keri give their hot takes on youth sports and sports in general-- ranging from Caitlin Clark to whether coaching has become to "soft" today. Email: keri@thefieldhouseri.com Web: www.thefieldhouseri.comAf Coach Jim and Coach Keri