Many have forgotten it, but if Tyrese Haliburton is now a player Pacersit is partly thanks to Paul George !
Indeed, when “PG13” was transferred by Indiana to Oklahoma City in July 2017, Domantas Sabonis arrived in return and it was the Lithuanian who was then sent, five years later, to Sacramento in exchange for “Rese”, who therefore landed in Indianapolis.
Other commonalities shared by Tyrese Haliburton and Paul George? That of having extended for five years with the Pacers at the end of their rookie contract and of having been selected for the All-Star Game under the yellow, white and blue tunic of the franchise. Suffice to say that the two men are rather well placed when it comes to discussing this organization, as they did in the “PG13” podcast.
At the Pacers, a strict but model culture
Topic of conversation? The culture in place in Indiana, which is obviously quite strict…
” When the guys came in it was different from what they were used to and I loved it », points out Paul George. ” It’s probably different now, but when I was there, I wouldn’t say it was military, but it was close. As someone who deals well with what is structured, I loved the culture there. »
” It’s very military in terms of bodybuilding “, will also specify Tyrese Haliburton. ” My first two years, I didn’t hit a dumbbell during the season. But after my transfer, I remember arriving and [l’entraîneur en charge de la préparation physique] told me we were going to lift cast iron. I thought why not, then he asked me when was the last time I had done it. I wrote him back about 2-3 weeks and he laughed. I asked him why, because I was serious, and he told me that it was not possible. Since then, I have been working out every day. »
A penalty system
A rather strict culture therefore, so much so that each delay in training or in the treatment room, even of one or two minutes, was and remains punished by a fine of an amount which, according to Paul George, was not and is not of ” a few hundred dollars “.
” [Ils sanctionnent] everything, really everything “Confirms Tyrese Haliburton, when the Clippers winger asks him if this system is still in effect with the Pacers. ” I go crazy against Josh [Corbeil, un membre du coaching-staff]. I live 30 minutes from the venue and sometimes there is heavy traffic on the road or I stop to talk to someone on the way. If I arrive at 8:47 a.m. for a treatment scheduled for 8:45 a.m., he says to me: ‘How are you?’ like everything is fine and when I get to my locker I see a fine and I’m like, ‘Oh, this is crazy, for being two minutes late… »
” I loved it too because, even though I hated being punished in the moment, I loved being treated like, ‘Hey, turn professional!’ “, then adds Paul George.
The separate operation of the Pacers
Typically the kind of functioning that not everyone is able to adhere to and comply with…
” That’s the reason it’s so different in Indiana “Nevertheless judges Paul George. ” Personally, I love it, because I found myself in places where the guys arrived when they wanted, whereas it does not have to happen: we are there to win something, so we need all the everyone in the room at the time indicated. In Indianapolis, everyone was there at least an hour before practice and that’s huge, compared to a team where players arrive 20-30 minutes before. »
” In fact, it helps set the tone, that’s how it should work “, adds Tyrese Haliburton. ” It’s good for young people. You can sometimes find yourself at a place where the guys arrive at 9:55 for the 10:00 practice and you think it’s normal, when it isn’t. At first, you think it’s weird, but you get used to it, because it’s the NBA and, everywhere, guys are doing things you’ve never seen before. So that sets the tone in the right direction. »
Nevertheless, despite this very professional framework, the Pacers have never won the title since their arrival in the NBA. The fault, in particular, with the lack of attractiveness of the city of Indianapolis…
” I don’t want it to be taken badly, but the problem is Indiana “Said Paul George, who had already spoken about it in the past. ” In free agency, players prefer to go to the West: Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco… Everyone wants to go to the biggest destinations. For us, it was mostly: ‘Ok, how do you get those who haven’t gone to the biggest markets?’. That was our challenge at the time. But when they arrived, they thought it was the culture they loved… »
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 56 | 33.6 | 49.0 | 40.0 | 87.1 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 20.7 |
| Myles Turner | 62 | 29.4 | 54.8 | 37.3 | 78.3 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 18.0 |
| Buddy Hield | 80 | 31.0 | 45.8 | 42.5 | 82.2 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 16.8 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 78 | 28.5 | 43.4 | 32.3 | 82.8 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 16.7 |
| Jordan Nwora | 24 | 24.6 | 47.6 | 42.2 | 72.1 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 13.0 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 73 | 24.9 | 42.7 | 36.6 | 83.8 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 10.1 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 75 | 27.6 | 44.1 | 35.0 | 79.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 9.5 |
| Jalen Smith | 68 | 18.8 | 47.6 | 28.3 | 75.9 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 9.4 |
| Tj McConnell | 75 | 20.4 | 54.3 | 44.1 | 85.3 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 8.7 |
| Gabe York | 3 | 18.6 | 38.1 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 8.0 |
| Chris Duarte | 46 | 19.5 | 36.9 | 31.6 | 84.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
| isaiah jackson | 63 | 16.5 | 56.3 | 14.3 | 65.1 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 7.2 |
| Daniel Theis | 7 | 15.5 | 47.7 | 18.2 | 41.7 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Oshae Brissett | 65 | 16.7 | 38.6 | 31.0 | 71.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 6.1 |
| george hill | 11 | 15.1 | 55.9 | 52.4 | 88.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 5.2 |
| Goga Bitadze | 21 | 9.6 | 51.9 | 28.6 | 45.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| Trevelin Queen | 7 | 10.0 | 24.1 | 13.3 | 100.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| James Johnson | 18 | 9.0 | 44.9 | 20.0 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| Terry Taylor | 26 | 8.8 | 46.2 | 22.2 | 71.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Kendall Brown | 6 | 6.7 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
