The Nets’ racket is one of the youngest in the entire league. While Nic Claxton (24 years old) will start an important season, his replacement Day’Ron Sharpe (21 years old) will also have a great card to play.
“ The positive is that he has improved in many areas. He played really hard, which pushed Nic. His physical dimension is a good thing for Nic. He handled his emotions very well and showed professionalism when things didn’t go his way. This is how it developed “, appreciates his coach Jacque Vaughn.
The latter refers to the fact that he used his interior sparingly last season, even more than during his rookie season. Result: his average playing time (12 minutes) has even decreased slightly. Despite this context, “ he assimilated the concepts we wanted him to get involved with. Day’Ron had a very good camp. Now the challenge for me, with him, is to know if he can still respond, night after night, after night, as a player in his third year. »
Implied, the young man from North Carolina could recover minutes due to his experience, and the maturity that goes with it. “ Coming in at 19, younger, I didn’t really know what the league was. But during my first two years, I quickly understood what it was », Confides the 29th choice of the 2019 Draft.
The use of “drop coverage”
This season, for example, he will have to get used to a change in defensive approach desired by his coach: “drop coverage”, that is to say the fact of letting the interior float behind the screen for above all preventing penetrations, will be used more by the Brooklyn franchise.
“ The ‘drop’ will mainly help us get rebounds. When we switch from post 1 to 5, it’s not so much Nic or me who are beaten each time. It’s more the fact that we’re far from the circle, they’re shooting and the other guys are underneath to get the rebounds. So personally, I like dropping more, getting rebounds, being physical. And I don’t like feeling like my direct opponent is passing me by either. In the end, I feel like this will help us a lot. “, displays Day’Ron Sharpe.
The latter says he worked this summer on the rotation of his hips or the way he moves. “ I’m trying to get to a point where no matter what we have to do, I can still play “, deduces someone who considers himself a good rebounder and thinks that “drop coverage” will help him better protect the racket.
His coach specifies that the Nets will remain flexible defensively and make adjustments during the game. The other day, the Nets had “ gave fairly simple instructions on what he must do in the event of a ‘switching’, on the shots he must concede. Overall, he has adapted very well. »
| Day’Ron Sharpe | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2021-22 | BRK | 32 | 12 | 57.7 | 28.6 | 58.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 6.2 |
| 2022-23 | BRK | 48 | 12 | 54.4 | 54.5 | 63.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| Total | 80 | 12 | 55.9 | 44.4 | 61.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 5.3 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
