(00:00-24:05) – Query & Company opens on a Friday with Jimmy Cook, James Boyd, and producer Eddie Garrison discussing the Pacers dominating win over the Detroit Pistons last night. They start discussing how this Pacers team could look in the playoffs if they matched up against Milwaukee. Additionally, they spend some time focusing on Bennedict Mathurin vs Jaden Ivey.

(24:05-39:14) – The Indiana Pacers weren’t the only team that had a dominating win last night. Jimmy and James spend some time talking about the Purdue Boilermakers dominating the Rutgers Scarlet Knights last night. Additionally, they start pondering if it’s more likely that Purdue makes it to the Sweet Sixteen or lose prior to the third round in the tournament.

(39:14-44:00) – Hour one concludes quickly with Jimmy and Eddie highlighting the chances of Butler making the NCAA Tournament with a loss against Seton Hall tomorrow afternoon. Additionally, Jimmy asks James for some things that he’s looking forward to at the NFL Combine next week.

(44:00-1:09:18) – Isaac Trotter from 247 Sports joins Query & Company with Jimmy Cook and James Boyd to access how Purdue has gotten better this season with the improvements of Zach Edey and Braden Smith, states that a season like this should not happen at Indiana with the resources they have at their disposal with NIL and basketball budget, and takes a look at Butler’s tournament chances with a loss at Seton Hall tomorrow afternoon.

(1:09:18-1:20:16) – Following their conversation with Isaac Trotter, Jimmy and James focus on the news released during that conversation about the NFL salary cap. They also highlight the official franchise tag number for Michael Pittman Jr. They debate how much money MPJ’s contract will be worth.

(1:20:16-1:26:15) – The one o’clock hour concludes Jimmy asking James for his thoughts on the approach that Chris Ballard will have in free agency. The main topic of discussion is whether Ballard will add another veteran wide receiver to the room to aid Anthony Richardson’s development.

(1:26:15-1:50:18) – NFL reporter Nick Baumgardner from The Athletic joins Jimmy Cook & James Boyd on a Friday to previews some of the NFL Draft prospects with the combine coming to Indianapolis next week. He evaluates the wide receivers in the upcoming draft, the likelihood that Brock Bowers could be available for Indianapolis at 15, states that every team should draft a wide receiver in deep drafts like this one, and then highlights how the Colts could get one of the top cornerbacks that could fall because of a run of quarterbacks or wide receivers.

(1:50:18-2:03:20) – Caitlin Cooper from Basketball She Wrote joins the show to break down what she saw from the Indiana Pacers last night, if she anticipates Bennedict Mathurin joining the starting lineup by the end of the season and thinks that Tyrese Haliburton is nearing 100% health after seeing him take some shots he didn’t take leading up to the All-Star break.

(2:03:20-2:09:55) – Today’s show ends with the JCook Plays of the Day and James sharing some final thoughts on storylines before the NFL Combine next week!

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