The other evening, on the Nets floor, Josh Hart had a very complicated evening in terms of shooting: only 2 points at 1/7 shooting. The Knicks guard/winger nevertheless found a way to make an impact. At the heart of a crazy sequence in the last minute, he ensured a decisive defensive retreat in front of Dennis Smith Jr.
Accompanied in this effect by OG Anunoby, Josh Hart signed a counterattack, then captured the rebound before restarting towards Julius Randle, who was able to finish on the counterattack after a relay with Jalen Brunson. The kind of action Tom Thibodeau can only appreciate.
“ These things are difficult to measure. If you look at his stats, they won't jump out at you. But what I say all the time about the 'Net Rating' over 48 minutes, over a period of time, it's significant and it tells you something. When you look at his 'Net Rating' over the entire season, you see how well he stands out “, says the coach quoted by the New York Post.
Behind the starters OG Anunoby and Isaiah Hartenstein, the replacement displays the 3rd best differential – between points scored and conceded over 100 possessions – of his team at +7.8 points when he is on the field. He is thus slightly ahead of the strongman tandem, Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle.
40 matches to understand
In other words, the former Lakers, Pelicans and Blazers player retains a considerable influence on the game… even though he has never scored so little since the start of his career. He scores less because he shoots less, something the 28-year-old complained about at the end of November.
Since then, he seems to have made up his mind: “ Yeah, it took me 40 matches. It's a process. This is definitely not something I had imagined at the start of the year. But that's where we are. Now we have to make sacrifices. » And thus put aside the sequences in his career where, with greater responsibility, he was able to score more. In particular, his 2021/22 season ended with an average of 15 points.
“ It's about listening to the needs of the team, whether I like it or not. Things can change, you never know. But that's kind of what they needed me to do and I was like, okay, I'll do it », Reports the person concerned, obviously thinking of his expenditure of energy in defense and rebounds, a sector in which he has excelled since his beginnings.
He adds finally: “ I'm still trying to find my spaces. It's quite similar in terms of positioning and that sort of thing, but right now I'm not worried about all that, anything I can't control. I'm focused on getting out there and playing. Play with energy. Play fast. »
| Josh Hart | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | LAL | 63 | 23 | 46.9 | 39.6 | 70.2 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 7.9 |
| 2018-19 | LAL | 67 | 26 | 40.7 | 33.6 | 68.8 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 7.8 |
| 2019-20 | NOP | 65 | 27 | 42.3 | 34.2 | 73.9 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 10.1 |
| 2020-21 | NOP | 47 | 29 | 43.9 | 32.6 | 77.5 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 9.2 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 54 | 33 | 50.4 | 34.3 | 75.8 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 14.9 |
| 2021-22 * | NOP | 41 | 34 | 50.5 | 32.3 | 75.3 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 13.4 |
| 2021-22 * | POR | 13 | 32 | 50.3 | 37.3 | 77.2 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 19.9 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 76 | 32 | 52.9 | 37.2 | 75.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 9.8 |
| 2022-23 * | POR | 51 | 33 | 50.4 | 30.4 | 73.1 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 9.6 |
| 2022-23 * | NYK | 25 | 30 | 58.6 | 51.9 | 78.9 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 10.2 |
| 2023-24 | NYK | 43 | 28 | 43.6 | 31.9 | 80.6 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| Total | 415 | 28 | 46.2 | 34.7 | 74.4 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 9.6 | |
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.
