From Way Downtown Pacers Podcast: Pacers start the season 1-13, worst record in the league

About this episode

Dustin Dopirak and Nat Newell discuss the Pacers' disappointing start to the season and the implications for the team's future.

Is it time to change the name of our Pacers podcast? IndyStar Pacers Insider Dustin Dopirak and editor Nat Newell look at the sad state of the Pacers and debate what the best outcome of the season is and whether the negatives will out-weigh the scant few positives long term.

People in this episode

Host: Dustin Dopirak

Guest: Nat Newell

Topics covered

• Pacers
• NBA season
• basketball analysis
• team performance
• sports commentary

Keywords

• Pacers
• NBA
• basketball
• Dustin Dopirak
• Nat Newell
• season record
• sports podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IndyStar, Pacers

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