Cory Joseph‘s defense is why the Indiana Pacers signed him, it’s as simple as that. The career backup point guard can lock down opponents but his offense never was enough to make him a reliable ball handler and starter.
But now they get a little more out of him than what was expected from him a season ago.
With a reliable Darren Collison starting and a blossoming Aaron Holiday looking like the team’s point guard of the future, the Pacers only need so much out of CoJo. But some of the subtle changes to Joseph’s game this season play a role in the bench’s success as a whole and are part in an elevation of his own game.