00:00 – 24:49 – JMV kicks off the show by talking about the Pacers big weekend, which saw them beat the Suns and the Grizzlies. John talks about the Pacers bench and how it has stepped up in key moments recently. John then dives into the NFL Championship Games, and the Lions collapse in the NFC Championship. He then discusses the Indiana Hoosiers, who lost to Illinois over the weekend and really struggled shooting from 3-point range. 

24:50 – 47:53 – Pacers GM Chad Buchanan joins JMV following the Pacers big weekend! John and Chad discuss the Pascal Siakam trade, and how well he has fit in since he came to Indiana. They also get into when we can expect to see Tyrese Haliburton back in the lineup. They discuss the trade deadline, and if the Pacers will be active at all before it. They also talk about how close of a group this team is, and how invested the bench players are even when not receiving a ton of playing time. 

47:53 – 1:16:43 – James Boyd of The Athletic joins the show to talk Pacers and Colts! James and John talk about the Pacers weekend, and how important it was for them to get those wins how they did. They talk about what the Colts can do to improve, specifically on the defensive side of the ball with Gus Bradley returning as the DC. John and James also talk about the Championship Games and what we saw from the two games.  

1:16:44 – 1:32:41 – JMV takes some phone calls from Pacer and Colts fans, and answers some questions on Haliburton, Colts DC Gus Bradley, Jim Irsay and more! 

1:32:42 – 1:38:50 – JMV wraps up the 2nd hour of the show with one more phone call!  

1:38:51 – 2:07:34 – Stehpen Holder of ESPN joins! JMV and Stephen talk about the Colts offseason, and what we might see Chris Ballad and company do. They talk about the Senior Bowl, and what teams take away from that for the Draft. They then look at what some mock drafts have the Colts doing, as well as the future of Michael Pittman Jr here in Indianapolis. John and Stephen then turn to the Super Bowl, which will feature a rematch between the 49ers and the Chiefs, and how the Lions blew their chance at their first Super Bowl appearance. 

2:07:35 – 2:21:13 – JMV keeps things going with more phone calls, including one from a Lions fan still trying to make sense of last night’s heartbreaking loss for Detroit.  

2:21:14 – 2:28:36 – JMV wraps up the final hour of the show! 

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