Last season can be summarized best as a whimper and a rather lackluster end to the Diakite era of Indiana basketball. Above all else our greatest frustration the previous term was how boring our team was. Going into this off-season with a plethora of money and presumably a good pick, change was coming.
Our scouting team identified a clear top 3 tier of prospects coming out of this draft so we were ecstatic to jump all the way to the 2nd slot…and with that pick we took this viral social media sensation…
HERBERT KESHAWN JONES
Now I don’t know or expect Herb to be locking anyone up in the PBSL but offensively Herb is very far along for a 19 year old and he’s going to be a staple here for many years to come. Pacers fans if you’re struggling to find a reason for optimism, trust in the Herb!
Our overall directive in terms of free agency was to get younger and more athletic on the wings and we accomplished that. Nix is coming off a career year and his steal heavy defense was an attractive pairing for Gamez who we also brought back in a no-brainer re-signing. Fletch is also an intriguing piece at a good price—we’re not totally sure where he’s gonna fit best but I’m confident his versatility will shine thru in whatever role he’s in. In terms of filling gaps, we’re going to keep our eyes and ears open for a frontcourt starter who can block shots and play heavy minutes
In terms of expectations we don’t really have any besides improving from last years tepidness, on paper the Alpha conference seems a lot deeper so a battle for the final seed will be tough but I’m pretty assured we’ve at the very least started to assemble the building blocks for the next successful era of this team.
GM PaulyP coughs wildly then mumbles
Who’s up for some Q/A?
