Silent or Deadly?

Within the PCTI organization, there is no question some people are more active than others. With big mouths like Danny Krow, Jeff Sabin and Anthony Hopkins, there is never a shortage of trash talk, dialogue, etc. Some would say there is a direct correlation between engagement in offseason activities, organizational skills, and draft stock. Hell, there is no other excuse for Danny Krow being a 2nd round pick with a career output of 3 ppg, 3 rpg, 2 apg. Hopkins has been looked on and praised countless times for his leadership abilities and the "Intangibles" he brings to a team. Outside of your big mouths, you have the PCTI media relations department, consisting of Big Bambi and Dr. Thompson who keep everyone engaged once a week with their stimulating breakdown of each athlete. Trickling down from there you have the guys that are notorious one line emailers, reminding everyone they are around, funny and ready for next year, stemming from Stephens to Wilson to Pitto to Eskildsen to Donley to Smo to Bruise. Then you have Dawson Huff who does not have internet access despite there being internet in literally every square inch of the world. Beas is a rookie and still working his way on to the scene.

That then leads me to the two mystery men. The men that no one knows what they are doing, how they are doing, or where they are doing whatever it is they are doing... Bryan McKinney and Wes Murray. Is this by design? Doubtful. Maybe they just don't feel the need to let 7 games of basketball each year consume their life. Maybe they truly care about being quality employees, and choose to spend the time they are getting paid to work to actually, you know, work.

Or maybe it's part of a master plan to be known as a silent assassin. Despite both their best efforts, the PCTI faithful has not allowed them to slip off into the darkness without atleast being discussed about frequently in an open forum. There might not be two athletes in this thing that have been more scrutinized this offseason than McKinney and Murray. However, outside of a few pictures of McKinney overhead squatting or throwing tires around, what does anyone actually know what he is doing? What the heck is Wes doing? No one knows. You know why? Because he doesn't tell anyone.

There is no question McKinney has received praise from a few Cross Fit faithfuls for his offseason decision to join the cult. However, does anyone really think that olympic lifting is going to translate into production on the basketball court? Outside of Sabin showcasing what Cross Fit did for him during the Friday morning shootaround by grabbing the rim and doing pullups on it, did anyone really see such a drastic change that they should be concerned about what McKinney might bring?

What about Murray? What is this guy capable of? Some early remarks about his game when I requested a scouting report:

"He is the only guy I can't score on."-Josh Pitto
"He absolutely kills the opposition without even realizing it."-Anthony Hopkins

We all know what the corporate world can do to a basketball game. No time to play and no access to games all contribute to a deteriorating basketball game. Is Murray's game deteriorating? We don't know. Is he playing this offseason? We definitely don't know. Regardless of what Murray shows up, you know you will be getting a top teammate, competitor, defender, shot faker, and effort guy. Is that all TLFTK will be getting? Time will tell. For all PCTI knows, Murray could be working on the Mikan drill putting in two hours of gym time each day preparing.... Or he could be eating a Chicken Sandwich (Chris) Doused in Polynesian Sauce.

One thing we know-These two mystery men are showing up to PCTI... We think.