Q. After watching a little of the preseason games and hearing what Paul George and Nate McMillan have been saying in interviews, I'm already worried about the defense, even though it's pre-season. Defense and rebounding are what they've been able to hang their hat on for years now. I keep hearing everyone say they have Dan Burke who is the defensive specialist, but I can sense there are going to be some problems this year on that end of the floor.
Do you think Bird/Nate have stressed tempo too much? They're naturally going to play faster since Jeff Teague plays with more tempo than George Hill, Thad Young is a quicker/faster power forward, plus that's Monta's style along with George and Myles Turner.