http://www.indystar.com/print/articles/6/0...7-6796-039.html <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> He wasn't supposed to be here. Not after the tumult of the past three seasons. Not after his rapid descent from rising star to seldom-used role player. Yet there was Austin Croshere this week, striding through the bowels of Conseco Fieldhouse like a man no longer carrying the burden of unrealized expectations. Being injury free for the first time in two summers and basking in the euphoria of the birth of his first child three weeks ago has altered his outlook at the start of training camp. But there's more for Croshere, because he's been granted a rare second chance. He can prove that the first three years of his career, not the past three, better reflect the player he is and will become. "Obviously, the last three years haven't gone the way I wanted them to, so I'm real excited and optimistic going into training camp," said Croshere, who acknowledged he and Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh had agreed last season that the best thing for both sides was for the forward with a multiyear contract to be traded. "Not a lot of people get second chances in this league, so I have to make the most of it." Croshere's reprieve is a direct result of the return of Pacers president of basketball operations Larry Bird, and perhaps more importantly, Rick Carlisle being named coach. They helped mold Croshere, who emerged on a veteran-laden team in the 2000 NBA Finals. </div> He didn't get any playing time for a reason. I just don't think he's good enough..
