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(00:00-28:53) – Query & Company opens on a Thursday with Jake Query, Jimmy Cook, and producer Eddie Garrison congratulating the Indiana Fever on winning their third straight game. They discuss how comfortable things are starting to look for the Fever offensively with Caitlin Clark starting to figure things out with Aliyah Boston. Finally, Jake and Jimmy dive into why they believe Indianapolis could be a terrific host city for the Olympics in the future.

(25:50-42:07) – Jake and Jimmy shift their conversation back to the Indiana Fever with the success the team has been having lately. They applaud Caitlin Clark for how quickly she has been able to respond to how teams are defending her, the physicality of the league, and being the consummate professional during all the noise through the first half of the season.

(42:07-50:19) – Hour one concludes with Jake and Jimmy examining the players that have been selected 36th overall in the draft with Indiana possessing that pick right now in the 2024 NBA Draft.

(50:19-1:16:35) – Pat Boylan from the Indiana Fever and Indiana Pacers joins the show to provide his perspective on why the Indiana Fever have been able to win their last three games. Additionally, he highlights how important Aliyah Boston is to the overall success of the team and ranks this team’s potential with the other teams he has seen in his 10 years at Pacers Sports & Entertainment. Finally, he weighs in what kind of player the Indiana Pacers need in order to take the next step in their rebuild.

(1:16:35-1:33:13) – Indiana Fever Head Coach Christie Sides joins Query & Company ahead of her team’s five game road trip starting in Atlanta tomorrow night and states how proud she is of this team for sticking together after the rough start to the season. Addresses Jake’s question about whether Caitlin Clark had to adjust to her teammates, or they had to adjust to her and states that she is looking forward to the month break that the team will get for the Olympics.

(1:33:13-1:39:05) – Jake and Jimmy close out the second hour of the program by listing why Mikal Bridges would be a fit with the Indiana Pacers, but also explain why the team won’t acquire him from the Brooklyn Nets.

(1:36:07-2:04:05) – The final hour of the show starts with discussing Jake’s golf swing with video surfacing on Twitter of it. Jake and Jimmy shift their focus on the rookie season for Jarace Walker and discuss the growth they were able to see in his limited minutes. Additionally, they try to remind the Pacers fan base that it takes time to build a championship pedigree in connection to the Boston Celtics.

(2:01:58-2:21:34) – NBC Sports Swimming Analyst, Rowdy Gaines, joins Query & Company to assess the job that Indianapolis has done hosting the Olympic Swim Trials and believes that the city would be a fantastic host city for the Olympics. Previews what events are still left for fans to watch, applauds the job that the swim coaches have done across the state because of how dominant some of the Indiana swimmers have been in the trials, and what he’s heard from the swimmers about their experiences swimming inside Lucas Oil Stadium.

(2:21:34-2:26:12) – Today’s show ends with JCook Plays of the Day and Jake asking Jimmy and Eddie which countries in South America people don’t realize is in South America.
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(00:00-25:29) – Pat Boylan from the Indiana Fever and Indiana Pacers joins the show to provide his perspective on why the Indiana Fever have been able to win their last three games. Additionally, he highlights how important Aliyah Boston is to the overall success of the team and ranks this team’s potential with the other teams he has seen in his 10 years at Pacers Sports & Entertainment. Finally, he weighs in what kind of player the Indiana Pacers need in order to take the next step in their rebuild.

(25:29-32:06) – Indiana Fever Head Coach Christie Sides joins Query & Company ahead of her team’s five game road trip starting in Atlanta tomorrow night and states how proud she is of this team for sticking together after the rough start to the season. Addresses Jake’s question about whether Caitlin Clark had to adjust to her teammates, or they had to adjust to her and states that she is looking forward to the month break that the team will get for the Olympics.

(32:06-49:16) – NBC Sports Swimming Analyst, Rowdy Gaines, joins Query & Company to assess the job that Indianapolis has done hosting the Olympic Swim Trials and believes that the city would be a fantastic host city for the Olympics. Previews what events are still left for fans to watch, applauds the job that the swim coaches have done across the state because of how dominant some of the Indiana swimmers have been in the trials, and what he’s heard from the swimmers about their experiences swimming inside Lucas Oil Stadium.
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ESPN’s NBA Front office Insider, Bobby Marks, joins Query & Company to break down the Pascal Siakam extension, explains why he doesn’t envision many five-year max contracts being handed out to players near 30-years-old anymore, explains what the Indiana Pacers cap situation is like right now, provides some percentages on how much money teams should want their best players making out of the salary cap, and states that the Pacers are entering a territory where they cannot afford 
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(00:00-25:50) – Query & Company opens on a Wednesday with Jake Query, Jimmy Cook, and producer Eddie Garrison highlighting their thoughts on the Indiana Pacers extending Pascal Siakam for 4-years $189.5 million-dollar contract. Additionally, Jake and Jimmy remember one of the greatest baseball players to ever play the game in Willie Mays. Finally, Jake shares an important note for those that are interested in attending the Olympic Swim Trials.

(25:50-42:38) – ESPN’s NBA Front office Insider, Bobby Marks, joins Query & Company to break down the Pascal Siakam extension, explains why he doesn’t envision many five-year max contracts being handed out to players near 30-years-old anymore, explains what the Indiana Pacers cap situation is like right now, provides some percentages on how much money teams should want their best players making out of the salary cap, and states that the Pacers are entering a territory where they cannot afford to miss on draft picks now with Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam locked in for the future.

(42:38-47:53) – Hour one concludes with Jake sharing his disappointment with the construction project going on downtown that has removed the caldron from the Pan American Games from 1984.

(48:57-1:14:34) – ESPN’s Stephen Holder joins Jake Query & Jimmy Cook on a Wednesday to explain why he was in Nashville, Tennessee the last couple of days. He relays how much belief that the coaching staff has in the future of Jelani Woods, highlights how important Woods could be to the explosiveness of the Indianapolis Colts offense, agrees with Jimmy that Jonathan Taylor could be one of the biggest winners this offseason, and shares how much he’s enjoyed being able to cover Caitlin Clark a couple of times now this season compared to having so much down time unlike recent years.

(1:14:34-1:30:35) – Following their conversation with James Boyd, Jake shares a declaration about Indiana football. He and Jimmy go through the schedule for the Hoosiers in Curt Cignetti’s first season as the head coach of the program. Additionally, they dive into comparing the situation that the Pacers are in with Pascal Siakam to the situation the Colts were in with Andrew Luck years ago.

(1:30:35-1:36:07) – Jake closes out the second hour of the show by providing a lecture to Jimmy pertaining to all the shifting going on with drivers and teams in IndyCar because there will be a quiz later.

(1:36:07-2:06:10) – Alex Golden from Setting the Pace joins Query & Company to share his reaction to the Pascal Siakam extension that was announced earlier today. Additionally, he points out a couple of things that stood out from his conversation with Andrew Nembhard on the podcast, predicts what the future holds for Nembhard on the roster with him eligible for an extension this season, discusses the decision the Pacers must make with Obi Toppin, and reveals how much he would be willing to pay Obi Toppin to stay.

(2:06:10-2:15:26) – Jake and Jimmy come back from break by sharing some comments from listeners on Twitter. Additionally, they continue remembering Willie Mays.

(2:15:26-2:23:56) – Today’s show ends with JCook Plays of the Day and Jake asking Jimmy and Eddie for fashion advice.
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(00:00-29:48) – Query & Company opens on a Tuesday with Jake Query, Jimmy Cook, and producer Eddie Garrison congratulating the Boston Celtics on winning the NBA Finals. They get into a discussion about how forgotten this championship will be in a few years simply because of how uncompetitive it was. Finally, they get into a discussion about the Pascal Siakam contract extension that could come soon with the offseason officially underway now for the NBA.  

(29:48-44:24) – Jake and Jimmy come back from break with Jake asking if the person in the Celtics logo has a name. This leads to Jimmy providing all the answers to Jake’s question about the Celtics logo on display at halfcourt and it leads to Jake educating Jimmy and Eddie about the history of the Harlem Globetrotters.

(44:24-45:53) – Hour one concludes with Jake and Jimmy debating which song people think of first when it comes to Queen.

(48:57-1:12:37) – James Boyd from The Athletic joins Query & Company to explain why the Indiana Fever have been able to win four of their last six games. Additionally, they discuss the growing chemistry between Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark. Jake and Jimmy then pivot their conversation with James to the NBA Draft with this being a weak draft class and then evaluate what the Indiana Pacers need to do this offseason after the Pascal Siakam contract extension gets done.

(1:12:37-1:31:41) – Following their conversation with James Boyd, Jake shares a declaration about Indiana football. He and Jimmy go through the schedule for the Hoosiers in Curt Cignetti’s first season as the head coach of the program. Additionally, they dive into comparing the situation that the Pacers are in with Pascal Siakam to the situation the Colts were in with Andrew Luck years ago.

(1:31:41-1:33:56) – Jake, Jimmy, and Eddie close out the second hour of the show by highlighting some of the highest paid players in the NBA in connection with teams wanting out of some of the expensive contracts.

(1:33:56-2:01:58) – Scott Agness from Fieldhouse Files joins Query & Company on a Tuesday to discuss his latest reporting on the Pascal Siakam extension that could be announced any minute. He joins the debate Jake and Jimmy had earlier in the show about the length of the extension, tries to pinpoint how the Indiana Pacers can get better defensively internally with the players on their current roster, highlights the importance of getting Andrew Nembhard’s contract extension done almost immediately after Siakam’s, and does believe that Herb Simon will be willing to get into the luxury tax based off comments made in recent years by the Pacers owner.

(2:01:58-2:15:03) – Jake and Jimmy come back from break by discussing something that Scott Agness pointed out during their conversation about the contracts the Pacers have to discuss this offseason.

(2:15:03-2:23:35) – Today’s show ends with JCook Plays of the Day, Eddie sharing a bet, and JMV joining the guys in studio to congratulate Dave Calabro on his retirement!
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Today’s Best of Features:

(00:00-16:07) – ESPN’s NBA Front office Insider, Bobby Marks, joins Query & Company to break down the Pascal Siakam extension, explains why he doesn’t envision many five-year max contracts being handed out to players near 30-years-old anymore, explains what the Indiana Pacers cap situation is like right now, provides some percentages on how much money teams should want their best players making out of the salary cap, and states that the Pacers are entering a territory where they cannot afford to miss on draft picks now with Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam locked in for the future.

(16:07-35:05) – Alex Golden from Setting the Pace joins Query & Company to share his reaction to the Pascal Siakam extension that was announced earlier today. Additionally, he points out a couple of things that stood out from his conversation with Andrew Nembhard on the podcast, predicts what the future holds for Nembhard on the roster with him eligible for an extension this season, discusses the decision the Pacers must make with Obi Toppin, and reveals how much he would be willing to pay Obi Toppin to stay.
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