“ There are times when I don't want to do it. I want to send it all to shit. » Thus expressed Jeremy Sochan last November, after a few weeks of experimentation led by Gregg Popovich to make him play playmaker.
“ It was an experience. There's a lot to learn from it, pros and cons, and in the end, it's an experience that made me grow “, phrased much more politely today the 21-year-old.
At the heart of this passage, he says he has “ found light sometimes when it was dark. And I think that on the pitch, you have to see everything, understand how to play, when to speed up, when to slow down. »
So many issues for which he will have less responsibility this season. The arrival of Chris Paul finally resolves the question of the leader position, which punctuated part of the Spurs season last year. Behind “CP3”, the Texans will always be able to count on Tre Jones, reintroduced into the five along the way last year as a starting leader.
Don't think too much
“ A player like him shouldn't worry too much. This takes him away from his game and his natural abilities », Judges the latter, speaking of his teammate, who will no longer have to worry about putting on the leather.
He will logically regain his positioning as a strong winger. “ Playing my usual position will be nice. I'm not going to think too much. It will be more natural. So yes, I can't wait. Training camp is going to be fun “, expresses the young man with colored hair, during “media day”.
For his third season in the Big League, he could thus improve his points average, which has barely changed compared to his rookie year. In addition to playing more often near the circle, this will undoubtedly involve better 3-point shooting (28.5% in career).
Author of 9 points (4/7), 6 rebounds and 4 assists last night against the Thunder, he thus revised the curve of his shot this summer. “ We worked on that. My elbow is higher, I have a little more curve », describes Jeremy Sochan, who has also decided to shoot again with both hands on free throwscompared to just one last year.
Naturalness comes back at a gallop.
| Jeremy Sochan | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2022-23 | SAN | 56 | 26 | 45.3 | 24.6 | 69.8 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 11.0 |
| 2023-24 | SAN | 74 | 30 | 43.8 | 30.8 | 77.1 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 11.6 |
| Total | 130 | 28 | 44.4 | 28.5 | 73.8 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 11.4 | |
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.
