You can talk all you want about the players who donate skin to the hardwood, dive into the stands for stray balls and sacrifice noses to grab rebounds. Sure, hustle is important.
Admit it, though. The players who get the most admiration from teammates and the quiet respect from coaches and the girls are the ones who get it done while making it look easy. And through 50 seasons, including the 41 since he last took off a Pacers uniform, Roger Brown remains the coolest cat ever to play for the franchise.
Brown, who will be honored with a bobblehead giveaway at Saturday's game against Boston at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, played eight ABA seasons for the Pacers, time enough to participate in 559 regular season games and 110 playoff games.