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[Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 6:55 pm
by GSWFan1994
Via the WiretapWhen Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton hears himself called "the face of the franchise" he still chuckles. But for the Pacers, that's how they see their young floor leader.
“We're gonna build our team around him,” Pacers GM Chad Buchanan told Basketball News. “We see him as hopefully being the next Reggie Miller. We had a Reggie Miller mural painted on a building in downtown Indianapolis, and I think our dream is that one day Tyrese will have (his own) up somewhere in downtown Indianapolis.”
Haliburton said he cried for nearly an hour when he was told about the trade sending him to Indiana from the Sacramento Kings. Then he connected with Pacers leadership who told him they planned to build the team around him, which helped him start to move forward.
Haliburton also said hearing from his peers around the NBA that they think the Kings made a mistake helped him move on from being traded. Haliburton added that he now feels at home, as he's a "Midwest kid", and the Pacers say their new star is “meshing together perfectly" with the Indiana community.
I gotta say, I agree with the Pacers. Haliburton is a definite keeper.
Since the trade, he averaged 17/4/10 + 2,4 stocks on 50/42/85 shooting splits.
He's my favorite to win the MIP award, and I'll go out on a limb and also say that he will:
- be an All-Star this coming season
- make multiple All-Star teams throughout his career
- make the Hall of Fame, barring some catastrophic injury
Yes, I love him THAT much as a player. I think he's fantastic.
I love his mental makeup. In his interviews you can see a sense of humbleness that some of the all-time greats have.
I love his skillset. I see some Penny Hardaway in his game. Some Brandon Roy. Some Grant Hill. I see some Rod Strickland as well.
The change of directions, the quick decisions with the ball. The "I don't look so skilled, yet I'm doing whatever I want on the court" feel. All of that, obviously, exacerbated with the "take it to the extremes" shooting skills we see in the current wave of players.
Give me more Haliburton for years to come, thank you very much, kind sir.
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:07 pm
by shangrila
I'll get it out of the way and make the "I still can't believe Sacramento traded him" comment early.
But yeah, he's a keeper. I wouldn't be surprised if he was a multiple time All Star either.
The mural stuff I need to see to believe though. He's capable of being an amazing Pacer but with player movement these days it's just so rare to see someone spend their whole career with 1 team.
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:12 pm
by celticfan42487
Well hopefully a better non dirty version of him yeah.
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:12 pm
by The Lamma
He better get to work on becoming an a$$hole then
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:15 pm
by Loneshot
He looked like a young star in Sacramento, so yeah, he will certainly shine in the East. Indiana actually wants to win as well, so they will empower him.
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:31 pm
by GSWFan1994
shangrila wrote:I'll get it out of the way and make the "I still can't believe Sacramento traded him" comment early.
But yeah, he's a keeper. I wouldn't be surprised if he was a multiple time All Star either.
The mural stuff I need to see to believe though. He's capable of being an amazing Pacer but with player movement these days it's just so rare to see someone spend their whole career with 1 team.
I think the Pacers got a good rebuilding piece in Mathurin in the past draft, which I admitedly was not so high early on, but warmed up during the summer league.
Mathurin looked like a young Dwyane Wade in the SL. Very composed player, above average athleticism, amazing 1st step... though I think he's not as tall as his supposed 6'6''/6'7'' listed height, and questions remain about his all-around versatility at the pro level. But that will be easy to figure out in his first few weeks at the pros, I think.
However, the Pacers are still 1 or 2 pieces away for contending for homecourt in the East.
The better they hit the park on those pieces in the draft, the better the chances are that Haliburton will play for them for his whole career.
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:31 pm
by Johnny Fontane
He'll be an allstar someday likely soon but I doubt Pacers will be competitive in the next 5-10 years like they were in the Reggie era
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 7:34 pm
by kenwood3333
But his 3 point shot is ugly
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 8:18 pm
by CraftylikeaFox
Hoping for the best for him. Was gutted when we traded him.
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 8:20 pm
by Ballerhogger
Needs better shot but he is the franchise going forward
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 8:53 pm
by NoDopeOnSundays
kenwood3333 wrote:But his 3 point shot is ugly
So was Reggie's
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 9:32 pm
by Pointgod
Love Tyrese Haliburton and like what the Pacers are saying but do you build around a PG in today’s NBA? Pacers should be in asset accumulation mode for 1-2 years, then see what you have. Haliburton is going to be a fantasy stud next season for sure though.
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 9:33 pm
by dockingsched
Good but certainly not a top end prospect. Like I don’t see his trajectory so far on the same level as a guy like Shai who had a significant jump up after leaving the clips to OKC. That’s just one example of young players I think have had a better showing around the same age range/position.
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 10:59 pm
by MrGoat
Reggie Miller? Kind of a confusing comparison. There's way more Steve Nash in Haliburton's game than Miller
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 11:18 pm
by xBulletproof
MrGoat wrote:Reggie Miller? Kind of a confusing comparison. There's way more Steve Nash in Haliburton's game than Miller
It wasn't a skill comparison. Just a comparison on the impact they think/hope he will have on the franchise.
Ballerhogger wrote:Needs better shot but he is the franchise going forward
40%+ from 3 every season at every level in his career says otherwise.
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 11:22 pm
by HMFFL
Maybe the Pacers treat Haliburton better and actually add talent around him. Reggie never had enough and everybody during that era knew Indy was limited.
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Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 12:05 am
by Alonzo_Morning
Imagine trading a guy with this much talent
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 12:17 am
by TheHartBreakKid
Am I the only that thinks he'll be better?
Not saying he'll touch Reggie's legacy as the GOAT Pacer, but individually as a player.
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 12:39 am
by MAMBAEMD
TheHartBreakKid wrote:Am I the only that thinks he'll be better?
Not saying he'll touch Reggie's legacy as the GOAT Pacer, but individually as a player.
I think he’s a better overall player.
Reggie is an all time great shooter: one of the all time top 3 shooters in my opinion.
Halliburton is a great PG. He’s a very good 3 point shooter but Reggie was special from 3.
Halliburton has amazing court vision and is a better distributor . He makes others around him better .
Huge mistake by SAC to trade him.
Re: [Wiretap] Pacers See Tyrese Haliburton As Their Next Reggie Miller
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 12:50 am
by BoogieTime
Alonzo_Morning wrote:Imagine trading a guy with this much talent
Uh Sabonis is better and may always be better, and definitely fits with Fox more (Fox looked like an all star post trade). That chapter isnt written