If I had to pick one or the other. I shut down Haliburton and let those other guys do what they want, and Detroit wins in 6.
Haliburton really struggled the first two months of the season and Indiana struggled at 16-18. He started to turn things around about new years and since then they are 30-13.
Those guys (minus Carlisle) you mention are good at playing their role, but they need Haliburton to set the table for them. They become very average if you can slow Haliburton down.
I like Ausar guarding Hali a lot more than him guarding a healthy Brunson. He only played in 3 of the Indiana games, and all 3 he still had minute restrictions. He played 19, 21, and 11 minutes.
They will be a healthy underdog to both teams.
He has until May 28th to decide on the NBA or college.
The two best draft guys in the media have him at 28 and 62. So some disagreement on how well he translates to the NBA.