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• Bluesky @tonyreast.bsky.social · Report · 6 h ago

  Updated with postgame quotes from Rick Carlisle, including his full answer on Ivica Zubac's health.

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• RotoWire Scott Agness of FieldhouseFiles.com · Report · 7 h ago

  Ivica Zubac: Doubtful for Monday — Head coach Rick Carlisle said that X-rays on Zubac's sprained left ankle came back negative, but he's got some swelling and is unlikely to play Monday in Milwaukee, Scott Agness of FieldhouseFiles.com reports.

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• ESPN ESPN · Report · 9 h ago

  Zubac (ankle) will not return to Sunday's game against the Nets.

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• Podcast Numbers on the Board host · Report · 38 h ago around the league

  Pacers: Obi Toppin, who was barely in the rotation last year, kept them in game one. Zubac's screening is creating straight-line drives.

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• Podcast Locked On Pacers · 4 points · Oct 24
  • Tony East: Ivica Zubac, the host says the Pacers are focusing more on shutting off the rim than in past seasons. He speculates that they changed some of their base scheme. name not confirmed at 4:53
  • Tony East: The host says the starting lineup hasn't been good enough. at 12:58
  • Tony East: Ivica Zubac had 9 points on 4-of-7 and 11 rebounds. The host says his turnovers were ugly, he got soft turning in the lane, and his hook shots aren't falling. at 13:49
  • Tony East: Host prediction: the team will trend in the right direction, with Nesmith's return helping. They need more from Jr and Zubac and must start games better. Record is 1-1. name not confirmed at 19:09

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• X Dustin Dopirak (@DustinDopirak) · Report · Oct 23

  Per the NBA starters page, Jarace Walker will start at small forward tonight even with Aaron Nesmith back. Other four: Tyrese Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam Ivica Zubac, are the same. Mavs starters: Kyrie Irving, Max Christie, P.J. Washington, Cooper Flagg, Gafford

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• Bluesky @tonyreast.bsky.social · Report · 8 h ago

  Pacers respond to their awful game against Dallas and crush the Nets 136-109. Their shot making was terrific. Jay Huff stepped up after Ivica Zubac's injury. Pascal Siakam broke through a clunky game. Pacers 2-1 and in Milwaukee tomorrow night.

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• Bluesky Scott Agness (@scottagness.bsky.social) · Report · 8 h ago

  Pacers made 21 3s (3x as many as last game) in a 136-109 win at Brooklyn. Ivica Zubac suffered a left ankle sprain 7mins in and did not return to the bench. Haliburton had 24/10a, Siakam with 21-7-6, and Huff added 14pts. Just 3 TOs in second half. Next: Mon. at MIL, first b2b

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• Bluesky @tonyreast.bsky.social · Report · 9 h ago

  Ivica Zubac ruled out for the rest of the game.

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• Bluesky Scott Agness (@scottagness.bsky.social) · Report · 9 h ago

  No Ivica Zubac (left ankle sprain) on the court at halftime. Huff will start the second half. Now, let's see if the Pacers can start strong and get back to playing their brand of basketball.

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• RotoWire Pat Boylan of FanDuel Sports Network Indiana · Report · 10 h ago

  Ivica Zubac: Questionable to return Sunday — Zubac is questionable to return to Sunday's game in Brooklyn due to a left ankle sprain, Pat Boylan of FanDuel Sports Network Indiana reports.

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• RotoWire RotoWire · Report · Oct 23

  Ivica Zubac: Pulls down 11 rebounds in loss — Zubac amassed nine points (4-7 FG, 1-2 FT), 11 rebounds, two assists and one block over 24 minutes during Friday's 121-105 loss to Dallas.

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• Podcast The Mismatch · 2 points · Oct 23
  • Marcus Smart scored 10 off the bench. Bogey (unclear identity) got some minutes, which surprised the host. Ivica Zubac had 16 and 15. Teams not stated in this passage. at 44:35
  • Siakam looked amazing. Hosts described a textbook Pacers play: Siakam screened for Halliburton, caught the pass up top after the blitz, and found Ivica Zubac for a dunk. The host had wondered how Zubac would fit, since he differs from Myles Turner. at 47:31

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• Podcast Locked On Pacers · 10 points · Oct 23
  • In the Haliburton-Siakam two-man game, the Pacers often put Ivica Zubac in the dunker spot. The host says this forces the low-man defender to choose between stopping Siakam's drive and leaving Zubac open for a dunk. at 2:36
  • The four expected starters who played (Haliburton, Nembhard, Zubac, Siakam) were together for 18 minutes and won those minutes by two. at 3:50
  • In those 18 shared minutes, Siakam went 8-for-13 for 16 points and Zubac had 8 points and 8 rebounds. at 3:59
  • Host opinion: the most encouraging thing so far, including preseason, is how good the four starters look together despite little time with Zubac and a year off for one of them. He says the starting lineup 'looks like a buzzsaw' and would probably be a net positive even if everything else went wrong. at 5:27
  • At halftime Carlisle apparently 'led into' the team. Zubac then came out with fire and grabbed a lot of rebounds to start the second half. name not confirmed at 5:05
  • Ivica Zubac was not good in the first half and admitted he lacked the required passion. In the second half he had 12 rebounds in 18 minutes and was +12. at 9:07
  • Zubac finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds, including four offensive rebounds; the host calls those offensive boards significant in the possession battle. at 10:14
  • Host analysis: when the offense felt clunky it was playing '.7' instead of '.5' basketball, making decisions a beat slow. He was thinking mainly of Zubac swinging the ball side to side, and expects this to improve with time. at 9:44
  • Toppin and Zubac shared 12 minutes, about half of Toppin's minutes. Separately, a Toppin-Siakam frontcourt with neither Nance nor Zubac on the floor played nine minutes and was +3. at 16:09
  • Host analysis: with Zubac and a team-wide shift toward cutting off the rim more than last year, the Pacers have a long way to go in defensive connection and rotation if they keep defending like this. at 22:47

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• Podcast Get Up host · Relayed report · Oct 22 around the league

  A host said the Pacers made the trade for Ivica Zubac during last season, which was a down year.

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• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Prediction · Oct 22 around the league

  A host predicts Ivica Zubac and Haliburton will be great together. Siakam and Haliburton combined for 25 in the fourth quarter.

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• Podcast Locked On NBA host · Report · Oct 22 around the league

  Tony East: Ivica Zubac was huge on the glass in the second half. Siakam scored 30. In the last five minutes the Pacers scored 15 points, 13 of them from Siakam and Haliburton.

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• Podcast Locked On Pacers · 7 points · Oct 22
  • The host recalls staggered groups that kept Nembhard, Siakam or Haliburton on the floor with Zubac, plus a big look with Toppin and Zubac. He thinks Haliburton played roughly the 10:00–7:00 stretch of the fourth and then about the last four minutes. at 4:45
  • Ivica Zubac (reported): Zubac said it was the first time he had seen Carlisle like that and that it motivated him. at 7:28
  • Haliburton had about three turnovers. Two were miscommunications, one with Nance and one with Zubac. The host reads this as rust in the first half and early third quarter that went away in the fourth. at 7:39
  • In a self-described overreaction, a host says Toppin will eventually close games, and that the closing question will be whether the team is better with him or Zubac. He adds that Toppin 'kind of ended' this game. at 10:35
  • The Pacers trailed 30-15 on the glass in the first half, and the host says Zubac contributed to that. Zubac finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds, 13 of them in the second half, including key offensive rebounds late. at 15:44
  • Siakam spent the game battling Zion Williamson. In the second quarter Zubac and Jarace Walker each guarded Zion for a possession, which the host says was to keep Siakam from wearing down. The host also says Siakam struggled at the foul line again. at 24:14
  • A host says the newer pieces (Oubre, Nance, and to some extent Zubac) still showed chemistry kinks. In contrast, Siakam, Nembhard, Haliburton and Toppin picked up where they left off. at 35:05

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• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily · 3 points · Oct 21
  • The Pacers added Ivica Zubac. Andrew called him a drop big and screener of a kind they haven't had to play with Haliburton. at 17:25
  • Andrew Schlecht (reported): Andrew thinks Zubac may let Indiana play some zone. He said they couldn't before because they got out-rebounded, and noted that Carlisle's Dallas teams played a lot of zone. at 17:42
  • Tyrese Haliburton (quoted): Haliburton, as relayed by the host, on Zubac's screening: he hits people, so Haliburton feels he can slow down even more. at 19:59

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• Podcast Locked On Pacers · 9 points · Oct 21
  • Caitlin says Zubac's screening means Haliburton has less responsibility to create separation himself early on. As a result, Haliburton has been working the mid-range more often. at 9:07
  • Zubac is defending pick-and-roll up to touch, not in the drop he played with the Clippers for most of his career. Caitlin calls it a softer up-to-touch with less jabbing, similar to how Tony Bradley was used early last season. at 5:34
  • Andrew Nembhard (reported): Tony relays that Andrew Nembhard talked at practice about Zubac being up to touch while the team still defends the rim. Tony is unsure whether that was yesterday or two days ago. at 7:51
  • Caitlin argues the Pacers' pace was never set by the center. She says it came from Haliburton's ahead passes, with Miles Turner usually the trailer. So Zubac's rebounding and outlet passes shouldn't slow them down much. at 23:28
  • On offense, Zubac is used as a trailer who flares the top defender so the ball can go to Haliburton. He also lines up in the dunker spot, the short corner, or the top of the key. at 13:24
  • Caitlin has already seen Zubac show finishing touch with both hands around the rim. at 14:08
  • Pascal Siakam (reported): Tony relays that Pascal Siakam said after the preseason Atlanta game that he and Zubac talked mid-game about Zubac looking for Siakam on the weak side. at 16:35
  • Tony East: Tony thinks Zubac got much better at reading weak-side tags and decisions between the first and fourth preseason games. Caitlin agrees but says he is still working out which spots to be in along the baseline on defense. at 16:50
  • Tony East: In preseason, Nembhard was on the floor for every minute the Siakam-Zubac-Haliburton trio played. Tony notes he also carried a big bench role in those games. at 10:20

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• Podcast Get Up host · Analysis · Oct 20 around the league

  Monica McNutt names the Pacers' pieces: Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Siakam, and 'the addition of' Ivica Zubac.

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• Podcast Gil's Arena host · Analysis · Oct 20 around the league partly checked episode

  Boogie called Ivica Zubac a double-double machine who averages about one and a half to two blocks a game.

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• Podcast Locked On Pacers · 8 points · Oct 20
  • The host lists players who will not be extension-eligible during the season: Jarace Walker, Ben Sheppard, Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakam, Obi Toppin, T.J. McConnell, Ivica Zubac and Andrew Nembhard. at 1:51
  • JJ's analysis: unlike Isaiah Jackson, who simply rolled, Ivica Zubac may be more stationary or hover rather than pop. When he rolls, it may be less for lobs and more for bounce passes from Haliburton. at 24:24
  • Caitlin Cooper (reported): The host reads Caitlin Cooper's tweet: in the preseason the Pacers ranked first in fastest average time to first action, shortest average touch length, and passes per 100 possessions. Her conclusion, which the host agrees with, is that they're still playing fast their way with Zubac. at 9:51
  • Ivica Zubac (reported): The host says Ivica Zubac joked at a practice that on some possessions he doesn't even cross half court; the Pacers push the ball up quickly after his rebounds. at 9:59
  • Caitlin Cooper (reported): The host relays Caitlin Cooper's fan jam observation: Ivica Zubac sometimes rebounds with his hips facing the sideline, which shortens the time it takes him to turn and outlet to a guard. at 17:13
  • The host observed that Ivica Zubac was placed where Miles Turner used to stand at the top of the key, but about two steps closer to the basket. The host felt the spacing was never bad. at 17:57
  • The guest notes Ivica Zubac looked more comfortable by the fourth preseason game, while noting he only played a half of those games (the phrasing is ambiguous). at 8:32
  • JJ will watch how Ivica Zubac coexists with Siakam, since neither is really a stretch player and both operate partly inside the arc. at 15:40

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• Podcast Gil's Arena host · Prediction · Oct 19 around the league partly checked episode

  A panelist predicts that Ivica Zubac is going to have a big year.

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