Nothing says we are in the most quiet part of the offseason like a hot take about Dak Prescott.<\/p>\n
Sometimes all it takes to motivate someone is a little disrespect. Michael Jordan was the posterchild for that, instantly creating a classic meme with his \u201cI took that personally\u201d line from Netflix\u2019s\u00a0The Last Dance\u00a0<\/em>documentary. Tom Brady was similarly motivated to become the greatest quarterback in the history of the sport when he fell to the sixth round of the draft.<\/p>\n The most recent such example, Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, might be the new model for Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott after a recent CBS Sports article labeled him as\u00a0the most overrated QB in the league.<\/p>\n For those unfamiliar with Haliburton, though, a little context first. Haliburton, a former standout guard at\u00a0Iowa State, was toiling away as a productive yet relatively unspectacular role player for the Sacramento Kings.<\/p>\n When he was traded to the Pacers during the 2021-2022 season, things changed. Haliburton became the lead facilitator for Indiana\u2019s offense, leading the NBA in assists one year and earning two All-Star nods.<\/p>\n His peers were unconvinced, though. A players poll was released at the start of this most recent season\u2019s\u00a0NBA playoffs\u00a0and it had Haliburton\u00a0overwhelmingly named the most overrated player\u00a0in the entire league.<\/p>\n It clearly motivated him. Haliburton then went on an insane run through the playoffs, leading the Pacers from a fourth seed all the way to the Finals, where they took a historically great Thunder team to seven games. Haliburton was unable to finish that final game, tearing his Achilles early on, but the Pacers led at halftime before falling behind without their star player.<\/p>\n