Joe Young is a second-round draft pick who has all of one training camp practice under his elastic waistband, but this much seems apparent: the Pacers have never had a more eager or innocent rookie, with purer intentions. The potential isn't bad, either.
This is the guy, remember, who organized 8 a.m. chalk talks with the underclassmen early his senior season at Oregon to get them up to speed on college basketball. The guy who calls most everyone "sir." The guy who keeps bringing up his desire to "learn from the vets." The guy who's already thinking about starting a program to help make the streets safer back home in Houston.