At the end of January this year, Nets player Sharp said in an interview: Harden told him that he could make money just by blocking with him. Harden's ability to block and dismantle is well known, and he can score and pass the ball. As long as the inside runs to the position, Harden can send out the pass. Capela was fed into a pie king by Harden by the Rockets, and later got a big contract. Sharp, who is on the same team as Harden, naturally knows how good Harden's ability to block and dismantle is.
Harden left the Nets, Sharp had to look ahead, and recently Sharp posted a picture and caption on his social media, which translates to the meaning of the middle: the rain will stop, look up and look forward. The next few days Sharp was indeed on his own. This season, Sharp has averaged 6 points and 5 rebounds per 12 minutes per game, and is very efficient per unit of time. Sharp is 2.08 meters tall and weighs 119 kilograms and has a very good strength to fight. But he didn't do a very good job and needed someone to pass the ball. Harden is acutely aware of this, so he and Sharp always pass hardened the ball accurately and in place.
Sharp didn't take much effort to score. Is it a coincidence that a 20-year-old rookie shoots 57.7% from the field? Last season When Clarkston and Harden were paired, they easily shot more than 60 percent from the field. What both players have in common is that they have no shooting ability and that their offense is limited to the basket. Harden can not only increase the production of his partner's interior offensive output, but also improve efficiency.
Some fans said that Sharp was very efficient per unit of time and produced well. Why didn't the Nets give him a chance? There are two main reasons for this. First, Sharp is still relatively young, has obvious shortcomings in technology, and his offensive roughness is worse than That of Clarkston. Harden's absence from Sharp's end is equivalent to half of the waste. Defensively, he still has a relatively high frequency of fouls, averaging nearly 2 fouls per game. The young Sharp did not have good defensive habits. The Nets can't give such a 20-year-old rookie too many chances. Second, Sharp has no outstanding features compared to the Nets' other interior lines. For example, Drummond can grab rebounds, Aldridge can shoot, and Clarkston can change defenses. James Johnson can organize, what can Sharp do? Grab the rebounds Drummond will, card Position Aldridge will also. Ending Clarkston will also be, and he has not done as well as the above few people, and his experience is still a lot worse. If you're Nets head coach Nash, who would you prefer to use in the same situation? In the second half of the season, Sharp's playing time may be further reduced. His future is somewhat bleak.
Of course, after looking at Sharp's social media, we found that he was a positive player. Even though he has not played a lot of time this season, he is still conscientious and hard working in the limited playing time. The lower limit of such a player in the future must not be low, and Sharp now only needs to wait patiently for the opportunity to strengthen himself and make up for his shortcomings.
Finally, we also have to lament Harden's huge ability to improve the interior players. Embiid, who is on the same team as Harden, is now relaxed and happy, can paddle every game, and is quite efficient. In today's small-ball era, leagues need insiders and players who can pass the ball for the inside. Dear readers, what kind of player do you think Sharp will become in the future? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below the article.