“Father Time is undefeated” is a phrase often said on former Indiana Pacer Jalen Rose’s podcast. Time, and more specifically his age, might be David West’s toughest opponent the next few seasons.
West knows his days in the NBA are numbered, and it had to be disheartening for him to know Indiana was D.O.A. before the season started. As soon as Paul George broke his leg, West knew he would be throwing his old, beat-up body into the fire all season on quest that ultimately wasn’t going anywhere — at least not compared to the title hopes the team has had the past two years.