The evening against the Rockets was complicated for Alex Sarr. Already, we had to take care of Alperen Sengun, who finished the game with 27 points on 12/19 shooting and 17 rebounds. And the French did not have the solutions to limit the Turk.
“It’s part of learning in the league. You have to face several styles of duels. I have coached great players and you have to go to the fire. We learn in these situations, by living them”, comments his coach, Brian Keefe.
But the Frenchman did not only suffer in defense against the Texans. In attack too, times were tough, with 5 small points at 2/9 on the shoot and 0/3 at 3-pts. Since the start of the season, he has been stuck in terrible clumsiness since he has had an 18% success rate behind the 3-point line!
The difficulties in this exercise are not new for Alex Sarr, who had already been very clumsy in Summer League and who was already not an elite shooter in Australia (29.8% success from distance in NBL, 14.47 in total) , but like Victor Wembanyama, he does not hesitate to insist, with the support of his coach.
Do not doubt despite the accumulation of missed shots
The interior generally takes open shots because, being very clumsy, his opponents do not tend to get on him with speed and desire. As long as he misses the target without a defender near him, why stick him…
But isn't missing so many open shots demoralizing? “The worst thing you can do is start overthinking”answers Alex Sarr. “You have to trust your work and send it. »
The Wizards announced it before the start of the season: they will mainly train young people and not focus on victories. Therefore, the slump of the second choice of the 2024 Draft is only one sequence in a larger project. So don't panic.
“Eventually, he will become one of those players who will be difficult to defend against and he will have a high shooting percentage”announces Brian Keefe. “He will be able to spread the play and defenses will have to react to him. With his ability to play and penetrate, he opens spaces for the whole team. »
| Alex Sarr | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2024-25 | W.A.S. | 9 | 25 | 33.0 | 18.6 | 70.8 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 9.2 |
| Total | 9 | 25 | 33.0 | 18.6 | 70.8 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 9.2 | |
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.
