Relief. It is the feeling that predominates for Shaedon Sharpe, after his successful game on the Lakers floor last night. Despite the defeat of the Blazers, the rookie back actually found colors, scoring 16 points at 7/12 on shots, in 28 minutes off the bench.
Because the talented Canadian showed a very pale face, for ten days: he had chained six games in a row concluded with 5 points scored or less, including two outings with zero points!
A mini “rookie wall” in the middle of November, finally, from which the 7th choice of the last Draft finally managed to extract himself. With the major “highlight” this huge tap-dunk in the last moments of the second quarter, after a missed outside shot from Anfernee Simons.
” I had noticed that with each shot, [les joueurs des Lakers] only looking at the ball. So I thought I would give it a try. » explained the 19-year-old player, author of a furious cry after the dunk, as if to vent the frustration. ” I needed it. To boost my confidence, and approach the rest on the right foot. »
Defeated 7 times in their last 8 games, the Blazers will in any case need a Shaedon Sharpe who is once again confident and close to his good level at the start of the season, while the next games are all traps, on the paper: the Jazz, the Pacers and the Wolves twice.
” I’m still learning the ins and outs of the game, and the league. concluded the rookie. ” [Ce soir]I think I played well in the system, I stuck to the game plan. And collectively, we fought well. »
