Indiana Pacers Postgame Media Availability | January 2, 2026

Rick Carlisle, Micah Potter and T.J. McConnell spoke with the media following a 123-113 loss to the Spurs on Friday night.

0:00 – Rick Carlisle
6:29 – Micah Potter
15:15 – T.J. McConnell

11 comments

  1. Pacers need to just rebuild Tyrese being out isn't the reason they're losing all these games I'm a Pacers fan but the Pacers are soft we have no Center we need to be slower more controlled better passing better shots it's just time to start over

  2. Micah Potter is our best Center since he was signed. Why the hell was Mathurin continuing to see minutes tonight, put in anyone else please. And please tell me Rick why with 40 seconds to go someone calls timeout and you keep the good lineup in, then we foul at 37 seconds and you put in the bench….ONLY 3 SECONDS. We was down 10 then 11 and you decided in 3 seconds we couldn't keep trying….you keep doing this when we make runs in the games we are coming back in. Would it have been too late? Most likely. But, give them a dam chance to try. So frustrating. Why didn't you just take em out during the time out. I hate this season. Go Pacers for life win or lose!

  5. get healthy and build some chemistry, continuity, and a rotation that works. Just work on it till the all star break and start a streak……….but don't get so good we lose that lottery pick lol

  7. Hey Benn Mathurin and Jarace Walker REBOUND THE BALL AND PLAY DEFENSE.

    I ONE MILLION percent understand why Benn Mathurin has checked out and I legit empathize with Him.

    But at this point PLEASE just put A fork in it and have your Agent request A trade.

    Your A – in the +/- just like Nembhardt is literally every night. Your visibly checked out and A liability at this point to the team.

    Request A trade. Fake an injury or ailment. It's over. There is ZERO chance Benn Mathurin gets resigned to an extension.

    I ONE MILLION percent blame Carlisle for it though Carlisle still is able to push buttons and get the most out of players. Just not Mathurin.

    Mathurin beats to His own drum. His performances were NEVER a result of Carlisle's coaching.

    I think Carlisle sees and feels that and his ego is bothered by it.

    Carlisle is still A good Coach for many of these players on the roster including possibly Jarace still.

    But he's an absolute liability for Goga Bitadze when He was drafted 18th and was on the team Benn Mathurin and Quenton Jackson.

    Bitadze is THE reason orlando won last Game
    Zero reason Jackson shouldn't be running the point. Carlisle just doesn't want him to outshine Nembhardt and he subjectively likes Nembhardt.

    You absolutely can't be playing favorites as A coach. It's a HUGE reason why the team is THE worst team in the league.

    I don't think Carlisle is a bad coach per se. He's the right Coach for the majority of these players including Toppin and Nesmith.

    Just like last year Nesmith impact is underrated and under valued by the fan base. The team is closer. He should continue to play Tj at the point along side Nembhardt

    Nembhardt is NOT A STARTING POINT GUARD. Goodness God. He was rated 500 just a week ago in net rating and the 6-29 record shows it.

    I like Dustin and Alex covering the team and the guy with the I Pacers web site but after ONE WEEK locked on pacers host was ready to give the keys to Huff and trade Jackson when THE problem all year has been the starting point Guard position.

    But you never hear a peep because he's glazed him from day one. You CANNOT cover a team with subjective favorites.

    Nembhardt has FAILED MISERABLY as the starting point Guard and Carlisle ABSOLUTELY has done a disservice to Pascal and Mathurin allowing him to do so and not making any adjustments.

    You can't play favorites Man

  8. Embrace this time as the moments you'll never return to. This is a team stacked with winners that happen to be losing games right now. Losing is not the identity of the Indiana mf Pacers.

  10. Release Mathurin. You can't have one player single-handedly destroy a game like this in just 20 min and just 'ho hum' your way through the presser like "What? I didn't see anything."….trade that POS

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