But when will Tyrese Haliburton return? At 22, the 12th choice of the 2020 Draft is the only guarantor of Indiana’s collective results. Lack of luck, he sprained his elbow in mid-January on the floor of Madison Square Garden. The Pacers played ten games in his absence. The balance sheet? Not really relatable.
Ten games, nine losses, only one victory once morest the Bulls.
When Tyrese Haliburton isn’t around, the Pacers are out of rhythm. The metronome is with the repairman, it would have been easier to wait for his return before playing the instrument. Too bad, the rehearsals were not shiftable: we had to compose despite the lack of structure. The trumpeters encroach on the partition of the tubas, the choir knows a quarter of half of the words, the double bass player has fallen asleep. And despite this merry mess, the Pacers only fell to 11th place in the Eastern Conference. This shows the quality of their first part of the season.
Fortunately, if we are to believe the words of coach Rick Carlisle to team reporter Jeremiah Johnson, Tyrese Haliburton is regarding to resume collective training with the Pacers. It’s for this week. So we can hope to catch a glimpse of some basketball once more in Indiana by… this weekend? Reception of the Kings on the night of Friday to Saturday, Cavaliers reception Sunday at 11 p.m.. One of the two dates to be circled in red marker. The most careful will surely be the good one.
As if he already had fifteen NBA years in his legs, Tyrese Haliburton turns – for his third year in the elite – to 20.2 points and 10.2 assists on average in 48/40/88. He was in 50/42/85 last season, and will undoubtedly pass the fateful bar of 50/40/90 before halfway through his career, with a little more consistency on the throw line. His backup T.J. McConnell is in the process of achieving this small statistical feat for its eighth NBA season (53/43/90 in progress). But only one of the two men wins the Pacers. The youngest. Most everything.
Tyrese Haliburton knocking down shots following practice with the brace on his left elbow, which just needs time to heal. pic.twitter.com/H4v7BapQBS
— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) January 28, 2023