HiJiNX wrote:Agimat wrote:HiJiNX wrote:Turns out all Siakam needed was shooters and a secondary ball handler.
Ask any Pacers fan — Haliburton’s their guy, but Siakam is their best player. The way he plays though, he’s not out on the floor playing like the main star. He’s more like a big part of how things run over there, compared to how his former team used him. NN made him be the scorer, which isn’t really his thing, and that just kind of highlighted his shortcomings instead of letting him thrive as that reliable outlet guy and secondary playmaker who can also score when needed.
I disagree with this. When the Pacers are at their best it’s because Siakam is the engine.
Now I’m not saying Siakam is a championship calibre number one option but he’s closer to that tier than we gave him credit for I think. He just keeps developing. Hard hard worker that guy. He truly knows how to manipulate the floor now. If he was a bit better at scoring through multiple defenders then he’d be top 10. And given that he continues to develop, maybe he gets there? Some of the plays he made during that ECF run were superstar plays.
Anyway, I’m pulling for him.
Nah, When Pacers are at their best its when Halliburton is scoring and assisting like he is supposed to (which is why they looked bad early on in the season). He is by far the most impactful offensive player on the team even though he is not averaging lot of points. He pushes the pace and maps the floor very well in terms of playmaking. Haliburton problem is that he is an awful defender.
Siakam has been great for them but some of his improvement can be traced to others creating more for him. His defense still leaves much to be impressed by but its better than it was last 2 season on the Raps. Siakam is playing closer to the way he did in 2019 RS with some self creation. A lot of his paint buckets are assisted now compared to last couple years as a Raptor, which has boosted his efficiency.
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