Ep. 40: Jason Smeathers
Jason Smeathers is a basketball trainer with Rob Blackwell over at St. Vincent Sports Performance. They train professionals (both NBA and overseas guys), they train\xa0some\xa0still in college, and they work with youngsters to\xa0prepare them for the years ahead.\nSmeathers is a local product, a graduate from Center Grove High School. He then went on to play one year\xa0IUPUI \u2014\xa0with George Hill providing the assist on\xa0obtaining a scholarship \u2014 and he finished his career at IPFW. He then played two years overseas, one year in Australia and the other in Canada.\nNow, he\u2019s a keen observer of the NBA product \u2014 watching games nearly every night.\nFull disclosure: Smeathers and Blackwell train the likes of\xa0Hill, Gordon Hayward, Shayne Whittington, Brandon Rush, Carl Landry, Jeremy Evans, and Josh McRoberts.\nThis was my longest podcast to date, and it felt like it flew\xa0by. I hope you enjoy our conversation on the\xa04-4 Pacers, defense, and\xa0the talent trained over at SVSP.\nSubscribe to the Pacers Podcast\xa0on iTunes.\nI welcome your questions and comments @ScottAgness on Twitter\xa0or via email.\nTopics Discussed:\n\n* Pacers\u2019\xa04-4 start\n* Issues on defense, where they\u2019re last in field goal percentage defense\n* The importance of\xa0judging teams 10 games at a time\n* Developing pro players like Gordon Hayward and George Hill\n* Daily conversation with pros and goals for each\xa0individual