He could barely contain his excitement. The words spilled out rapid-fire, tumbling over one another in joyful bursts as he discussed the long-awaited arrival of a big day. But then it's difficult to talk when you're smiling so much.
"I'm ready to go," Glenn Robinson III said, over and over again, following the Pacers' practice at St. Vincent Center on Wednesday.
You can't blame Robinson for his kid-on-Christmas-Eve impersonation, given the wayward journey he's traveled during a season that held so much promise for him. He entered training camp on Sept. 26 off a promising finish to last season and penciled in as the backup small forward, destined for rotation minutes.