It was one of those pre-season conversations that go on all the time, a few people who don’t see every minute of every practice go to those who do to find out what’s really been going on and who’s really been impressive.
They tend to be more honest assessments, player-to-player, without any of the boilerplate answers that come with this time of year.
In a quiet corner of the Toronto Raptors locker room in Calgary, it took Terrence Ross a split second to answer when asked which of the roster hopefuls had been impressive.
“Fred, man.