Takeaways from the Pacers' first week

On this episode of the Fieldhouse Files, I look back at the first week of games, share my takeaways and other stories you may have missed. Among the items discussed on this episode: Rick Carlisle returning home to celebrate his daughter Abby Myles Turner’s left ankle sprain, how it happened and then returning in Chicago Nuggets from recent stories: Trevelin Queen, Mathurin’s homemade meal, City Edition jersey design confirmed, KP’s message to fans and more. Daniel Theis’ current status (18:40) Team issues from the first week — defense and starts to games (20:00) Player observations (24:43) Bennedict Mathurin’s strong start and a teaching moment (30:27) ----- Follow Scott on Twitter and Instagram, and read his work on fieldhousefiles.com.