Malcolm Brogdon stands straight and tall, his demeanor in a tight contest with his words to remain deadly serious.
Oh, there was the time Saturday when T.J. McConnell, standing behind the backs of the reporters gathered around Brogdon on the side of the practice court, managed to crack Brogdon's deadpan with some clowning antics, but that lasted but a second.
"Get out of here, bro," Brogdon said with the slightest of smiles to McConnell, who went back to shooting on the practice court.
The results of Brogdon's serious approach to his work have been vivid through the Pacers' first five games.