Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Dude’s become a no defense playing, foul baiting, Morgan Wallen-loving CAA stooge so yeah.
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Tizzy Flip
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Yet he also led the Pacers to the playoffs and a win. Neither of which the Kings accomplished this year
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Pascal Siakam led the Pacers to the playoffs and a win. Tyrese was like the fourth best Pacer in the game.
Tizzy Flip
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Bwahahahah. You are the definition of a troll and a hater. Every post of yours is like a weird political comic
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Did you actually watch the game? One guy beat the Bucks and his name wasn’t Tyrese.
Tizzy Flip
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I’m wasn’t just talking about the game. I was talking about the totality of the season. Cuz everyone in the whole world would say Hali is the MVP of that team, everyone except you. Oh by the way, what was Hali’s +/- for the game? And 12:2 assist to TO ratio is pretty elite
ShastaKingsFan
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Hali with the OT dagger....and Mark Jones on the call 
ockingsfan
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Hali and the Pacers are getting so lucky with the Bucks rash of injuries this series, with Giannis and Lillard both Out and Middleton hobbled.
It's like a cake walk to the 2nd round.
It's like a cake walk to the 2nd round.
Telemachus
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4 very similar players. lol
Tough call, but think it's Chet. He's a difference maker on defense and showed just as much promise with an incredible offensive rookie year too.
Maxey vs Hali is a tough call too. Both incredible offensive hubs, ones just a better playmaker, ones just a better scorer. Depends what your team composition is.
The Effort Police
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Chet>Paolo>Hali>Maxey
Paolo over Maxey/Hali is interesting. Just positional scarcity of a offensive hub wing over a guard?
The Effort Police
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Pretty much, and the combination of the Hali type players to fizzle out in the playoffs. Not to mention, he's the youngest one in his second year so I'll think he'll easily eclipse them before long.
NewArena
All-Star
The east is truly horrendous
NewArena
All-Star
I agree, though i'd love to see Paolo play with an SGA and see what it looks like when his life is made easier.
SLAB
Hall of Famer
Must have taken another nap tonight then.
Did he watch too much of his own hype this offseason? Too much time being a celebrity? Hali is one of my favorite players, but this is hideous. 1/16 from three to start the season 6/26 from the field overall. He looks lost on the court and not trying at all on defense. Seems like something is wrong with him.
He had that truly disgustingly good 2 month run last year in Nov/Dec where he was playing like a combo of prime Steph and Steve Nash, but he hasn't touched those levels since. Month by Month:
Jan: 17.9 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 11.6 APG, 30% from 3, 56% TS
Feb: 16.1 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 8.9 APG, 38% from 3, 59.9% TS
March 16.7 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 9.1 APG, 27% from 3, 54% TS
April: 18.9 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 10.0 APG, 35.7% from 3, 63.1% TS
Playoffs: 18.7 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 8.2 APG, 37.9% from 3, 62% TS
Obviously, still incredibly good, but new face of the league that everyone was trying to hype him to be? Eh, I don't think so. He's been like a good All-star level production, somewhere in the top 15-25 players since Jan. Not someone who's going to challenge Ant/Luka/Wemby/Jokic as the best player in the league.
Tyrese just got to interview Barack Obama on JJ Redick's podcast channel. Even when he's throwing up zero's he's still winning at life. Rough night for him at Madison Square Garden tonight but he'll survive. He's still one of the all-time great dudes in the NBA.
ockingsfan
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Maybe he’s lost his focus and edge on basketball and wants to become a social media star?
One thing is for sure, he better get his head on straight and focus on basketball during the season, otherwise that super max contract will become an albatross for the Pacers.
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
the Ben Simmons route? I don't know, too early to make those presumptions. lets revisit after 20-30 games.
Tyrese Haliburton is about as far away from Ben Simmons personality-wise and basketball-wise as a person could possibly be.
twslam07
All-Star
I know he was playing with injuries late in the year to try and hit his 65 game threshold so I chalked up his down numbers to that. But these first two games are a little concerning. I’m wondering if his down numbers last year were less about his injuries and more about how the NBA decided to change the way the game is ref’d. Perhaps his game is just not as effective against tough, physical defense.
It’ll be interesting to see if this play continues for him in this “new” NBA.
It’ll be interesting to see if this play continues for him in this “new” NBA.
ockingsfan
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I never said Tyrese was Ben Simmons. But, Tyrese seems to be enjoying the lime life of fame a little more than most. As long as he is able to still focus on basketball during the season, instead of appearing on podcasts, Pat McAfee show, the WWE during the season, he should be okay.
However, if his focus remains split, I can see his production stay at what we saw the 2nd half of last season, instead of regaining that "Super Nova" he flashed the first 2 months of last season.
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