In the rest of the world it's February, but in Indianapolis lately it feels like October. Both for the unseasonably warm temperatures and Victor Oladipo's unseasonably cold shooting.
Everyone expected Oladipo to need time to knock off the rust of a year-long layoff when he returned, but many people probably didn't expect this much rust. He hit just 4-of-17 shots, including 1-of-10 3-point attempts, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Monday, a major factor in the Pacers' 112-103 loss to Dallas - although hardly the only one.
Three games into his sandblasting process, Oladipo has hit 8-of-39 shots, including 3-of-21 3-point attempts.