Indy Cornrows · Feb 9, 2022
On the feel and functionality of Tyrese Haliburton
Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty ImagesEleven days ago, when Tyrese Haliburton put on a clinic at Wells Fargo Center, finishing with a career-high of 38 points and seven assists in 40 minutes, the possession which stood out most, at least as it pertains to what needs the 20-year-old will immediately address for his new team, registered as nothing on his own stat line.
After hitting several tough shots and repeatedly getting downhill with his floater, the Sixers dialed up the pressure against the second-year guard, greeting him at the level of the first screen with George Niang before following in kind with Joel Embiid’s activity on the second.