Usually, preseason is a very sleepy time filled with small-story optimism. The 9th man had a protein shake and added some muscle. The 10th man may play more of another position and if he’s good at that, maybe he can become the 6th man. A big man who never takes 3s was seen shooting 3s in practice. A vet got married this summer. A sophomore really does like it in this city. You know that kind of stuff. And so I’m trying to focus on those stories. I had in mind something like, “Isaiah Joe has clearly improved his handles this off-season” because of plays like this:
Can’t even explain how beneficial it is to have a quality shooter that can do this.