psyche. but seriously, let's talk about our shining Yakubian prince who, when he was a rookie, i predicted would be teaching high-school math in twelve months. only at the intersection of "peak bro" and "peak Process" could you find anyone who thought TJ McConnell would become one of the 30 best point guards in the world, yet here we are.

he's the only bench guy we have worth a damn. he finishes more games than not. he's gotten legitimately tricky finishing around the rim. he's another offseason away from being money on open 3s. all that, and he does all the good stereotypical scrappy white guy things (busts his ass, fires up the crowd, has a scraggly beard). i know 95 percent of nba players work their ass off to develop their game, but TJ is such a clear example of a guy who wouldn't have stuck without that work, and he's going to have a career because he did it.

and now he has a triple double. thank the knickerbockers.