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Rank the following based on peak season with the Pacers:
Dale Davis
Jermaine O'Neal
Brad Miller
Roy Hibbert
David West
Myles Turner
Domantas Sabonis
Pascal Siakam

Guessing JO and maybe Siakam will rank at the top of most/all lists but I think there's a lot of room for debate among the others

No Rik Smits?

1. Rik Smits - Lower minute guy but to me is clearly the most versatile of the group
2. David West
3. Myles Turner - Hasn't ever made the ASG/All-NBA team but you could say there's more competition
4. Jermaine O'Neal - Dominant defensively, but wanted to do too much offensively, at a detriment
5. Brad Miller - Pure shooter and underrated defender
6. Domantas Sabonis
7. Roy Hibbert
8. Dale Davis - Longevity and consistency, but clearly just a rebounder/defending role player

1. Siakam - Well rounded mix of scoring/D/passing, easy fit with others
2. O'Neal - Top 5 MVP may have been generous with his non analytically friendly turnaround jumper chucking, but I don't think it's below anyone else on this list generous. Led a successful team.
3. Turner - Floor spacing and D combo is valuable, finals showed not the most versatile on offense
4. West - Good midrange game and solid D, and some of the best intangibles in the league
5. Smits - Quality skilled huge center
6. Sabonis - Weird to build around and questionable in playoffs, but still has all star skills. In his prime in Indy already but without team built around him as much.
7. Miller - Solid scorer and passer, didn't take many 3s due to era
8. Hibbert - For his time had defensive impact, but ok at best on offense and the type of guy that for psychological (?) reasons could suck for months at any point
9. Dale Davis - Solid role guy

ReggiesKnicks wrote:No Rik Smits?

Or Mel Daniels?

SHAQ32 wrote:1. Rik Smits - Lower minute guy but to me is clearly the most versatile of the group
2. David West
3. Myles Turner - Hasn't ever made the ASG/All-NBA team but you could say there's more competition
4. Jermaine O'Neal - Dominant defensively, but wanted to do too much offensively, at a detriment
5. Brad Miller - Pure shooter and underrated defender
6. Domantas Sabonis
7. Roy Hibbert
8. Dale Davis - Longevity and consistency, but clearly just a rebounder/defending role player

I’d rather Siakam’s versatility.

trex_8063 wrote:

ReggiesKnicks wrote:No Rik Smits?

Or Mel Daniels?

I originally wrote out Daniels but deleted him due to timeframe difference.

Mel is comfortably #1 though if we are including the ABA and/or 1970s in general.

ReggiesKnicks wrote:No Rik Smits?

My arbitrary cutoff line was 2000 but I should have thought of Smits

Must go with Pascal Siakim.

GeorgeMarcus wrote:Rank the following based on peak season with the Pacers:
Dale Davis
Jermaine O'Neal
Brad Miller
Roy Hibbert
David West
Myles Turner
Domantas Sabonis
Pascal Siakam

Guessing JO and maybe Siakam will rank at the top of most/all lists but I think there's a lot of room for debate among the others

Yea, O'Neal has it defensively, Siakam offensively, David West would be in the conversation with his New Orleans years but was a bit of a disappointment in Indiana.