Nate Miller

Wise men would stop right after The Warmup, of course. We are not that.

“I’ve been an adopted Hoosier for almost 20 years, and the same people are at the events year after year and they’re just as excited every time they come.”

At some point in the last 30 years, it became A Thing to encourage uncoordinated, uninterested 5-year-olds to play organized basketball. I’m here to tell you that this is the dumbest, most helicopter-parent-y, most garbage idea to emerge in that same 30-year timeframe.

It’s for those of us too young to yell at clouds all day about how Aaron Bailey SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT, too old and tired for anything in Broad Ripple at night.

The steal of last year’s NBA Draft begs your attention. While many Turner’s age are hitting the books for mid-term exams this month, the Pacers’ 20-year-old phenom begins his second season in the pros.