His drive went to another gear when he heard last month Max Strus was going to be out the first two months of the season due to a broken foot. Sorry, I gave you the political answer, but that’s really all I got," Mitchell said about what he learned from the Indiana series. "I’m just saying I’m ready for whatever. It’s just like I’m ready to go and I understand, at the same token, it’s a long journey, too. And I think that’s really what our game has been missing,” Mitchell said.