Placing faith in an Indiana retool

Looking at the paths forward for the Pacers.

Good morning. Let’s basketball.

Fairy Mab, Henry Fuseli, 1815-20

Herb Simon, the longtime franchisee at the head of the Indiana Pacers, made news this week by pulling some beat writers and columnists into a conference room to chat about the state of the team and set some trade season expectations. The upshot is that Simon is not going to authorize a full …