By Jeff Rice
As the Nittany Lions take their positions to begin the pickup game, the skinny kid saunters through the bodies, his eyes taking in everything. He cracks a joke, and one of the bigger guys laughs. Then the game starts, somebody throws him the ball, and — BAM! — Tim Frazier is already down the floor, leaving only a jetstream behind him.
Penn State’s freshman point guard is poised to give his team the speed it lost with the graduation of Stanley Pringle. But where Pringle’s game was 3-pointers and pullups, Frazier’s is about getting those shots, plus a few dunks, for his teammates.
“I’m definitely a pass-first, shoot-second type of guy,” he said. “I’m here to find the open man and make the correct passes and get open looks. … Get a little ‘ooh-ahhs’ for the crowd, get the big men happy.” …