WWW - 2023 Pickle Report Week 11

Defence is overrated. This has been the maxim of the Indiana Pacers all season. Modelling their play after the Atlanta Hawks but sucessful. The pacers have been setting a blistering pace of 126 points for (and 124 against) . This is due tohaving the highest effective field goal percentage in the league, so much so that the gap between them and the 2nd place Thunder is equivalent to the gap between the thunder and the 13th placed Knicks. Is this sustainable? Who knows, but it sure is fun.

This week the Pacers court visionary has been improving on a true breakout season. First he didn't miss a free throw in 4 games and doubled both his Steal and block rate. This was capped off with 12 ast to 2 TO per game and a minor increase in rebounds. This was more than enough to make up for a drop in points and 3s per game. It is with Great honor I crown my boy Tyrese Haliburton Bread and butter pick of the week.