It was just a Wednesday afternoon practice, sandwiched between an exhibition victory in New Orleans the previous night and a home game the following night. That normally calls for a light workout – reviewing video, some shooting, maybe some work on Xs and Os.
And yet there was Nate McMillan, toward the end of a demanding two-hour session on the main court of Bankers Life Fieldhouse, scolding his players.
"This is still training camp," he told them, calmly but sternly. "Some of you are going through the motions. Not all of you, but a few of you.