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"Haliburton ain't afraid of the moment, HE IS THE MOMENT" - quote from Richard Jefferson
A lot of potential nicknames to call Tyrese, but "The Moment" sounds like fitting nickname.
A lot of potential nicknames to call Tyrese, but "The Moment" sounds like fitting nickname.
I think his speed and movements are deceiving too in the same way.
He doesn't seem to have a 'tell' on what's coming.
One thing about this playoff run has highlighted to me is how much individual stats are overrated to team success, and I'm not even talking about Tyrese.
In 3 of the 4 series, the Pacers have let the stars of the team get there's and focused on making sure the role players can't get into rhythm. They'll sit back and let Donovan Mitchell, Giannis, and SGA put up 30+ shots if it means the rest of the offense never gets into rhythm.
So then you get the talking heads raving about them putting the team on their back and how great all of these players are without really understanding its part of a scheme by the Pacers.
In 3 of the 4 series, the Pacers have let the stars of the team get there's and focused on making sure the role players can't get into rhythm. They'll sit back and let Donovan Mitchell, Giannis, and SGA put up 30+ shots if it means the rest of the offense never gets into rhythm.
So then you get the talking heads raving about them putting the team on their back and how great all of these players are without really understanding its part of a scheme by the Pacers.
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Meh. Nothing wrong with doing stuff to make your home court advantage as impactful as possible. That fan base is known for their engagement.
NBA Reddit seems to have settled on The Haliban with a picture of him as bin Laden…not a fan.
This is it exactly. The lazy, lousy NBA analysts, many of whom work for ESPN and are on Twitter, are absolutely unable to realize this. They just see points and and stars. And some NBA GMs/owners seem to also fall into this trap when you’re giving up huge assets for players like 35-year old Damian Lillard and Bradley Beal.
Bill Simmons and the Ringer I think has the best NBA analysis and commentary.
Brunson had great offensive numbers. He was also the worst defender on the floor and his teammates rarely saw the ball.
People don’t realize how great a ball dominant superstar has to be to be a champion. At any given time there might be one or two in the world and they need to be a defender to be a champion. When a star player is a distributor (magic, bird, LBJ, joker) there are a lot more ways to win if he has some flaws.
So you clearly follow zero NBA. SGA finished 2nd in MVP voting last year and 5th the year before.
Those two and windhorst hoops collective (ironically espn) are the only coverage people should follow outside the tnt crew.
Pacers radio gets fun post game but not in a deep analysis way.
Caitlin Cooper is Pacers specific, but she's the best Xs and Os person I follow. She was the one who first called out the Mitchell/SGA strategy. I never had a great appreciation for the basketball part of the NBA until I followed her (and on patreon too). Tyrese has called her out in press conferences specifically for her insight.
I'm all for this type of thing, but I can also get behind "white outs" being slightly creepy, just do baby blue and IMO it would be less creepy.
Best call ever. Didn't understand a word he said, but I understood every thing he said.
EDIT: If Jim Zabel was South Korean, this is exactly how it would sound. GOOGLE the 1985 Michigan-Iowa game and it was exactly the same.
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She has popped in my YouTube feed a lot since Tyrese trade. When I lived in Chicago Stan Smith was our local guy where it was like “wow this guy knows basketball”.
