Haliburton didn't make a field goal tonight

[RHODEY]

Time to move on from the bitterness rhodey, it's been 15 years since LeBron broke your heart in 2010 free agency. Let it go.

https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1008140&p=23291013&hilit=lebron#p23291013

somebody has Rhodey on the brain....I wanted him pre team hopping...before showed his true non competitive nature and hurt his legacy....but after he showed what he was about it was a hard pass...now could you please stop derailing poor Halliburton?

Nobody in the entire NBA history can accomplished what LeBron has done in 2007 and 2018 playoffs with his lottery squad. It's way more competitive in comparison to what your Knicks accomplished in the last 25 years in the playoffs, 2 Finals berth and 6 playoffs series win in 2 years by LeBron over 0 Finals berth and 5 playoffs series win by the Knicks in 25 years so take your non competitive nature argument in the thrash. Let it go dude and stop derailing the thread of the dad of your Knicks squad with your LeBron hate.

yawn he played in a weak east and still didn't win until he team hopped to play with Hall of Famers.2nd behind Jordan my arse. Hey but I think Hali will gut it out in game six

[Onlytimewilltel]

Even LeBron had 8 points in a finals game where the Heat lost by 1.

Hopefully Hali wont have Lebron's finals record.

Knicks fan ^^^ whose never seen his team win a title (let alone 4 of them) talking **** on a player whose been there 10x

Wait was that a serious comment about “hopefully Hali won’t have Lebrons finals record?” I assumed that’s gotta be sarcastic. Otherwise one of the more idiotic things I’ve read on here. Hali would pray to sweet heavens nightly to even sniff anywhere close to Lebrons finals record

[Onlytimewilltel]

But he controlled the game/was unselfish.

Controlled it like the captain of the Titanic, straight into an iceberg.

damn that’s cold… just like them north ocean waters

[Champ1on]

Can we all agree Siakam is the best player on the Pacer's?

This is similar to the Nuggets championship run with Jokic and Murry. Murray and Haliburton made all those amazing game winning shots but Siakam and Jokic were the steady hand that gave you good high volume production game after game. Theres a reason Siakam won the conference MVP.

[Onlytimewilltel]

Can we all agree Siakam is the best player on the Pacer's?

This is similar to the Nuggets championship run with Jokic and Murry. Murray and Haliburton made all those amazing game winning shots but Siakam and Jokic were the steady hand that gave you good high volume production game after game. Theres a reason Siakam won the conference MVP.

No argument there

[The4thHorseman]

So the four wins don’t count?

Not enought o put him 2nd behind Jordan....but lets not derail this thread by comparing Hali to the one that does not like to compete.

Time to move on from the bitterness rhodey, it's been 15 years since LeBron broke your heart in 2010 free agency. Let it go.

https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1008140&p=23291013&hilit=lebron#p23291013

Poor Rhodey praying that James would come to his Knicks only to be let down again.

[jkvonny]

So the four wins don’t count?

Not enought o put him 2nd behind Jordan....but lets not derail this thread by comparing Hali to the one that does not like to compete.

Time to move on from the bitterness rhodey, it's been 15 years since LeBron broke your heart in 2010 free agency. Let it go.

https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1008140&p=23291013&hilit=lebron#p23291013

Oh wow. Vintage bump lol

[duppyy]

Can we all agree Siakam is the best player on the Pacer's?

This is similar to the Nuggets championship run with Jokic and Murry. Murray and Haliburton made all those amazing game winning shots but Siakam and Jokic were the steady hand that gave you good high volume production game after game. Theres a reason Siakam won the conference MVP.

Don’t think anyone ever questioned that Jokic is the better player and the best player on nuggets during their playoff run. Whoever thought different is insane.

[Wingy]

This forum really loves to hit a player when they are down. I don't think you'll find many, if any, Pacer fans on here that called Haliburton a "superstar". There's only a slim few of those, 4 or 5 maybe. Some overzealous fans and the talking heads went back and forth every other game. A subpar finals doesn't change what he's done for most of the season and playoffs. Against the historically greatest defense/teams in history, who's main objective was to stop him.

He's already beat OKC more than the entire Eastern Conference combined, losers.

The over exaggerations about how bad he is comical and filled with salt.

He was voted NBA 3rd team 2 years in a row. He's broke assist to turnover and efficiency records that have stood for 30+ years in the last few seasons. Maybe the most historic clutch playoff run in history. Besides very few bad games in the playoffs, he has been pretty freaking good.

For the 2024-25 season. Advanced stats he is in the top 10 of most categories.
Top 5 of most offensive advanced stats. (Jokic, SGA, Giannis consistently leading 1, 2, 3 in that order in most adv metrics)
OWS 3rd (1st Jokic, 2nd SGA)
WS 6th
BPM 7th
VORP 4th
OBPM 5th
LEBRON 5th

I hate a lot of those metrics like WS and BPM/VORP but your overall point is correct. Huge overreaction and not really fair to capture his value from scoring alone

Plus the Thunder have been embarrassing elite players all season

People can’t wait for their Stephen A. Smith hot take, moment in the sun on the General Board.

[ChuckChilly]

I'm usually amazed when Hali scores. His release is super awkward, along with his handle. I think once players get accumulated to his body movements, he's easy to guard and even shut down, which is a big reason why he doesn't score consistently. So nights like game 5 don't surprise me.

[RHODEY]

Not enought o put him 2nd behind Jordan....but lets not derail this thread by comparing Hali to the one that does not like to compete.

Time to move on from the bitterness rhodey, it's been 15 years since LeBron broke your heart in 2010 free agency. Let it go.

https://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1008140&p=23291013&hilit=lebron#p23291013

Oh wow. Vintage bump lol

Yes what a waste of research skills.I could have saved him the effort. But I think he has a case of the Rhodeyitis on the brain.

[bisme37]

Like many internet users I have the memory of a flea, but I just looked it up and apparently this dude has been playing well aside from one game.

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[JujitsuFlip]

somebody has Rhodey on the brain....I wanted him pre team hopping...before showed his true non competitive nature and hurt his legacy....but after he showed what he was about it was a hard pass...now could you please stop derailing poor Halliburton?

Nobody in the entire NBA history can accomplished what LeBron has done in 2007 and 2018 playoffs with his lottery squad. It's way more competitive in comparison to what your Knicks accomplished in the last 25 years in the playoffs, 2 Finals berth and 6 playoffs series win in 2 years by LeBron over 0 Finals berth and 5 playoffs series win by the Knicks in 25 years so take your non competitive nature argument in the thrash. Let it go dude and stop derailing the thread of the dad of your Knicks squad with your LeBron hate.

yawn he played in a weak east and still didn't win until he team hopped to play with Hall of Famers.2nd behind Jordan my arse. Hey but I think Hali will gut it out in game six

But your Knicks play in the 'weak East' and haven't won in 52 years...

[RHODEY]

Nobody in the entire NBA history can accomplished what LeBron has done in 2007 and 2018 playoffs with his lottery squad. It's way more competitive in comparison to what your Knicks accomplished in the last 25 years in the playoffs, 2 Finals berth and 6 playoffs series win in 2 years by LeBron over 0 Finals berth and 5 playoffs series win by the Knicks in 25 years so take your non competitive nature argument in the thrash. Let it go dude and stop derailing the thread of the dad of your Knicks squad with your LeBron hate.

yawn he played in a weak east and still didn't win until
c he team hopped to play with Hall of Famers.2nd behind Jordan my arse. Hey but I think Hali will gut it out in game six

But your Knicks play in the 'weak East' and haven't won in 52 years...

YAWN ...

Spoiler:

comparing a player team...when you should be comparing him the great players. Knicks aint calling themselves "King". 10th best (at the most) doesn't warrant a comparison to the GOAT

Dude make a new thread so we can stop derailing this one.

[Hoop Hunter]

Again, a reason he’s considered overrated. MVPs and superstars never go out like this. They’ll have bad games certainly, but never have completely invisible nights.

I know he’s battling injuries and that sucks, but damn, better just to not play. Doing this actively hurts your team maybe even more than not playing and letting someone else have the spotlight.

https://sportsnaut.com/nba/lists/nba-playoffs-10-worst-performances-in-history/

Quite a few MVPs and superstars on that list. And there are a few games missing. Like Durant going 7-33 from the field with 1 Assist and 7 Turnovers in 2016. Pippen going 2-16 in the 99 finals. Someone else already mentioned Reggie Miller going 1-16 in the 2000 finals.

I remember Ewing only scoring 1 pt in a playoff game. I was there. Being a Pacer fan it was pretty funny. They had t-shirts the next game that said "Even I Could Score 1 Point". This was peak Ewing, he was a monster.

In game 3 of the ECF vs the Pacers in 1994, Ewing scored 1 point on 0-10 from the field and 1-4 from the FT line. His team lost by 20 points.

[jkvonny]

Again, a reason he’s considered overrated. MVPs and superstars never go out like this. They’ll have bad games certainly, but never have completely invisible nights.

I know he’s battling injuries and that sucks, but damn, better just to not play. Doing this actively hurts your team maybe even more than not playing and letting someone else have the spotlight.

https://sportsnaut.com/nba/lists/nba-playoffs-10-worst-performances-in-history/

Quite a few MVPs and superstars on that list. And there are a few games missing. Like Durant going 7-33 from the field with 1 Assist and 7 Turnovers in 2016. Pippen going 2-16 in the 99 finals. Someone else already mentioned Reggie Miller going 1-16 in the 2000 finals.

I remember Ewing only scoring 1 pt in a playoff game. I was there. Being a Pacer fan it was pretty funny. They had t-shirts the next game that said "Even I Could Score 1 Point". This was peak Ewing, he was a monster.

In game 3 of the ECF vs the Pacers in 1994, Ewing scored 1 point on 0-10 from the field and 1-4 from the FT line. His team lost by 20 points.

Yes forgot about that!

[bkkrh]

Again, a reason he’s considered overrated. MVPs and superstars never go out like this. They’ll have bad games certainly, but never have completely invisible nights.

I know he’s battling injuries and that sucks, but damn, better just to not play. Doing this actively hurts your team maybe even more than not playing and letting someone else have the spotlight.

https://sportsnaut.com/nba/lists/nba-playoffs-10-worst-performances-in-history/

Quite a few MVPs and superstars on that list. And there are a few games missing. Like Durant going 7-33 from the field with 1 Assist and 7 Turnovers in 2016. Pippen going 2-16 in the 99 finals. Someone else already mentioned Reggie Miller going 1-16 in the 2000 finals.

I remember Ewing only scoring 1 pt in a playoff game. I was there. Being a Pacer fan it was pretty funny. They had t-shirts the next game that said "Even I Could Score 1 Point". This was peak Ewing, he was a monster.

In game 3 of the ECF vs the Pacers in 1994, Ewing scored 1 point on 0-10 from the field and 1-4 from the FT line. His team lost by 20 points.

Yeah I also remember a few years ago Inside the NBA giving Barkley some crap about a horrible performance and he just asked "How many points did I have the next game". That's the mindset of a franchise player, they all have bad games, it just doesn't impact their confidence for the future.

[MrTribbiani]

He is not a superstar, and some folks need to stop making excuses for him. If someone like Tatum had a performance like that, the same people would be calling for his head.

I guess all of Tyrese's supposed "aura" failed to get him one single field goal lmao.

[Wingy]

He is not a superstar, and some folks need to stop making excuses for him. If someone like Tatum had a performance like that, the same people would be calling for his head.

I guess all of Tyrese's supposed "aura" failed to get him one single field goal lmao.

There’s like what; maybe 10 people on the entire GB that might call him a superstar? Possibly?

Lotta energy railing against some imagined group of people that think Haliburton’s on some level he’s not.

Guy’s peaked at All NBA 3rd. Tatum by contrast has 4x consecutive 1st Team berths, so a consensus top 5 player by the NBA media. Shouldn’t be surprising Tatum would be held to a higher standard because he’s universally recognized as a better player.

[Handlez]

Halifraud exposed.

Needed to be humbled.