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>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO INSIDE

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INDIANA BUSINESS...I'M GERRY

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DICK.

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FOR FANS OF THE INDIANA PACERS

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WHO HAVE BEEN CLAMORING FOR

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CHANGE...YOU ARE GETTING YOUR

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WISH.

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FROM BIG ROSTER MOVES TO A $360

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MILLION FACELIFT BOTH INSIDE AND

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OUTSIDE OF GAINBRIDGE

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FIELDHOUSE, THE FRANCHISE IS

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GETTING A NEW LOOK, ON BOTH AND

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OFF THE COURT.

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THE MAN IN LINE TO THE NEXT

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OWNER OF THE FRANCHISE, HAS

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QUIETLY BEEN WORKING BEHIND THE

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SCENES ON A BLUEPRINT FOR THE

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FOR THE FUTURE AND

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THIS WEEK I SAT DOWN WITH STEVE

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SIMON.

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IN THE CROSSROADS OF AMERICA,

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THE INDIANA PACERS ARE A TEAM AT

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A CROSSROADS...AND CHARTING A

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NEW COURSE.

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THE PACERS DEALT MULTIPLE

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PLAYERS BEFORE THE TRADE

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DEADLINE...AND THE ADDITION OF

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TOP DRAFT PICK BENNEDICT

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MATHURIN ADDS TO A TEAM THAT IS

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YOUNGER, MORE ATHLETIC AND HAS

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LOTS OF NEW FACES.

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THE MAN WHO IS IN LINE TO ONE

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DAY BE THE TEAM'S NEXT OWNER

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LIKES WHAT HE SEES.

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>> WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN

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EXCITING TEAM

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WE'RE COMMITTED TO HAVING A

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REALLY GOOD, COMPETITIVE, KNOCK

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ON WOOD, CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM.

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WE HAVE GREAT TALENT AND GREAT

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VETERANS.

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THE THING IS OUR FANS DESERVE A

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WINNER.

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THAT'S OUR JOB TO GIVE THEM

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THAT.

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>> STEVE SIMON, HAS PURPOSELY

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STAYED OUT OF THE LIME

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LIGHT...YEARS AGO DECIDING

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AGAINST A LONG CAREER IN THE

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FAMILY MALL DEVELOPMENT

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BUSINESS...LEAVING INDIANA FOR

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SAN FRANCISCO, WHERE FOR THE

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PAST 20 YEARS HE HAS PRIVATE

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EQUITY FIRM LED SIMON EQUITY

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PARTNERS.

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BUT HE RETURNS TO INDIANA

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OFTEN...AND WEARS HIS AFFINITY

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FOR INDIANAPOLIS ON HIS SLEEVE.

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>> THE LONGER I'M GONE, THE MORE

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CONNECTED AND ROOTING FOR AND

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APPRECIATIVE OF INDIANA, THE

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MIDWEST, OF HOOSIER HOSPITALITY,

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THE WAY WE WORK TOGETHER THAT IS

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DIFFERENT THAN A LOT OF PLACES.

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AND OUR DNA OF THIS CITY AND

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THIS STATE AND HOOSIERS AND THAT

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KIND OF COMMUNITY BECOMES MORE

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AND MORE, YOU KNOW, INSIDE ME

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AND RESONATES MORE AND MORE.

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>> PACER FANS ARE GOING TO WANT

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TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF AN OWNER IS

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STEVE SIMON GOING TO BE.

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HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR

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STYLE?

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THE THOUGHT PROCESS?

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WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THOSE

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INQUIRING PACER FANS WHO ARE

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WONDERING ABOUT YOUR OWNERSHIP

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STYLE?

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>> YOU KNOW, IT'S THE SAME

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OWNERSHIP STYLE, YOU KNOW, I

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THINK I'VE BEEN EMPLOYING.

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YOU KNOW?

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HOW DO I BE MYSELF, RIGHT?

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HOW DO I CONTINUE TO LEARN AND

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GROW, ALWAYS HAVE SMARTER PEOPLE

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AROUND ME?

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HOW DO I LISTEN BETTER?

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YOU KNOW, BRING MORE COMPASSION

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TO VARIOUS ROLES.

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YOU KNOW, I GET TO DO A LOT OF

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DIFFERENT THINGS BESIDES PACER

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SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT.

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HOW DO I BRING MY AUTHENTIC

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SELF?

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I THINK AS A BOSS OR AN OWNER OR

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SOMEONE WHO IS LEADING PEOPLE,

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HOW DO I SHOW MY OWN FRAILTIES,

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ADMIT MY MISTAKES, AND WANT TO

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CONTINUE TO RADICALLY LEARN AND

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GET BETTER?

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I THINK THAT GIVES PEOPLE, YOU

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KNOW, AROUND YOU THE ABILITY TO

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ADMIT THEIR FRAILTIES, GET TO

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KNOW THEMSELVES BETTER,

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ULTIMATELY BE MORE CONNECTED TO

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THEMSELVES AND OTHER FOLKS AND

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BE BETTER, MORE EFFECTIVE

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LEADERS AND CONTRIBUTING TO AN

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ORGANIZATION.

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SO, I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, THIS

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IS, YOU KNOW, TOUCHY-FEELY

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STUFF, BUT THIS IS SORT OF THE

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WAY I THINK ABOUT IT.

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>> YEAH.

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>> AS AN OWNER.

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>> YEAH, I READ A QUOTE IN AN

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ARTICLE FROM COMMISSIONER ADAM

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SILVER.

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IN MANY WAYS HE SAID MANY NICE

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THINGS ABOUT YOU.

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BUT IN MANY WAYS HE SAID I THINK

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STEVE WILL BE HERB SIMON 2.0

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FROM AN OWNERSHIP STANDPOINT.

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DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?

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>> TAKE WHAT HERB HAS DONE, THE

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WAY HE TREATS PEOPLE, THE WAY HE

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IS COMPASSIONATE AND ALLOWS

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FOLKS TO OPERATE WITHOUT

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MICROMANAGEMENT, CERTAINLY A LOT

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OF THOSE THINGS ARE VERY SIMILAR

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TO OUR STYLES.

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I HAVE A LOT OF SIMILARITIES.

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THERE'S SOME DIFFERENCES.

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IF I CAN TAKE THE BEDROCK OF MY

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DAD, WHICH HE ALWAYS WANTS TO BE

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THE BEST PARTNER AS STEWARDS OF

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GAINBRIDGE FIELDHOUSE AND THE

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HISTORY OF THAT, THAT BUILDING

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BEING A COMMUNITY ASSET.

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HOW CAN WE GIVE BACK TO THE

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COMMUNITY?

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THERE'S CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, TAX

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GENERATION, ECONOMIC

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CONTRIBUTION.

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THAT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, EXCITED

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ABOUT AMPLIFYING EVEN MORE AS

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THE BUILDING CONTINUES TO GET

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RENOVATED AND MODERN MODERNIZED,

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WHICH WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT.

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BUT STILL KEEPING THE GUTS OF

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WHAT WE THINK IS THE BEST

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BASKETBALL ARENA.

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FORTUNATE TO HOST ALL-STAR AND

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24.

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BRING THE WORLD TO INDIANAPOLIS.

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ALSO ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION.

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BUT THE IDEA THAT INDIANAPOLIS

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DOES SO WELL WITH THEIR

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AMENITIES AND ALL THE GREAT

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STEWARDS OF THE CITY.

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BUT TO BRING THE WORLD THERE,

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YOU KNOW, AND SHOWCASE THIS

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INTIMATE, BEAUTIFUL,

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MULTIFACETED CITY, IT'S PART OF

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THE FABRIC THAT I THINK MAKES IT

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RICH AND ADDITIVE TO THE CITY

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AND THE STATE AND THE PEOPLE IT

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GETS TO TOUCH, THE ORGANIZATION,

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HOW DO WE BUILD MORE

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BELONGINGNESS AND CULTURE AND

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SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

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>> YOU CAN SEE MY FULL INTERVIEW

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WITH STEVE SIMON ON THE BUSINESS

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AND BEYOND PODCAST.

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GO TO INSIDEINDIANABUSINESS.COM.

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FOR SOME PERSPECTIVE, LET'S TURN

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TO INSIDE INDIANA SPORTS

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CONTRIBUTOR BILL BENNER.

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YOU HAVE WORKED FOR THE PACERS

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AND YOU KNOW STEVE AND THE SIMON

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FAMILY.

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FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, A LOT

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OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW STEVE

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SIMON, WHAT KIND OF A LEADER

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WILL HE BE ONE DAY?

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>> HE IS A VERY ASTUTE YOUNG

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- YOUNGER MAN.

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HE DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW JUST

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YOUR GOALS, HE WANTS TO KNOW HOW

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YOU'RE GOING TO GET THERE.

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HE'S VERY STRATEGIC, A CRITICAL

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THINKER.

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BUT MOST OF ALL GERRY HE CARES

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DEEPLY, DEEPLY ABOUT THE INDIANA

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PACERS, AND HIS FATHER'S LEGACY.

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>> I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU TOO,

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OUT IN CALIFORNIA FOR A COUPLE

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OF DECADES, BUT REALLY CONNECTED

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AND KNOWLEDGEABLE AND REALLY

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CARES ABOUT INDIANAPOLIS AND

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INDIANA.

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THAT REALLY CAME THROUGH IN THE

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INTERVIEW.

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>> WELL, YEAH.

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HE'S AN INDIANA GUY, AN

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INDIANAPOLIS GUY.

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HE DOES CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE

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CITY.

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I THINK HE WILL BE FORWARD

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THINKING.

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I THINK HE KNOWS ENOUGH TO KNOW

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WHAT HE DOESN'T KNOW, MEANING HE

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WILL CONTINUE LIKE HERB HAS DONE

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TO LET THE BASKETBALL GUYS DO