Shaedon Sharpe scored 29 points last night against OKC, his career high. In the absence of Anfernee Simons and Damian Lillard, the crack mounted on springs thus connects a third performance in a row and takes advantage of its minutes to take a little more light.
A clearing in the sky of Portland?
“Shaedon in Shape”, here is how we could currently qualify the Blazers rookie. With an average of around 40 minutes of play over the last three games, Portland’s No. 17 is on the court. Yesterday, in the defeat (112-118 against OKC) of his people at the Moda Center, Shaedon Sharpe was one of the few satisfactions for the Blazers. Present on both sides of the field, Sharpe has not only moved his dreads since he was particularly skilful in shooting with a clinical 9/13 in shooting and 8/11 in throwing and will therefore finish his game with 29 points, his career high. Inspired in his moves, the man with the initials not to mention too much combined aesthetics and efficiency by delivering three passes and capturing five rebounds. A performance in the continuity of his last two outings where the rookie was already flirting with 25 units (Source ESPN) :
The only downside for the Oregon shooting guard is his management of money time and his five bullet losses. We’ll put that down to the youth, but Shaedon Sharpe despite his big performance still needs to improve on his ability to protect his ball. Muzzled by a Luguentz Dort in “guard” mode in the fourth quarter, the rookie lost too many important balloons. A dribble on his foot then an ill-adjusted pass for Thybulle, two lost balls which are expensive (or not) on arrival for the Blazers. Already resigned to the idea of playing the Playoffs and even the play-in, Portland therefore has the luxury of sinking and suffering an eighth defeat in nine games with a barely hidden view of tanking.
Promising but still perfectible, Shaedon Sharpe nevertheless reassures on his level after a first season in the NBA where the specter of injury and operation (shoulder) pursued him for a good part of the year. The rookie, in a context where his franchise no longer plays anything, can easily shine and show what wood he is warming up. A good thing for Portland, finally…