As a breeding ground for overreactions, too much can at times be read into specific player performance at Summer League, where bucket-getting has a tendency to reign supreme amid rosters cobbled together with mercenaries and fraught with unfamiliarity. Still, beyond Chris Duarte looking mostly unbothered and Isaiah Jackson showing some flashes of passing feel to go with his ability to challenge shots on the perimeter, there was meaning to be found in the sense that, with yet another coaching change taking place this offseason, exhibition play also seemed to provide an early peek at some of the base sets, actions, and principles that Rick Carlisle may intend to use in shaping the Pacers next season, while also perhaps highlighting what skill-sets he values.
On the Summer League Pacers and playing higher in the gaps
