Day’Ron Sharpe isn’t simply rounding into form after his earlier harm.
He’s coming off arguably the perfect all-around efficiency of his profession.
The Nets backup middle dominated Indiana on the glass, particularly the offensive boards.
“I’ve got a lot of pride in my offensive rebounding. I call it my bread and butter,” mentioned Sharpe, including, “You’d better box me out — anybody. [If] you’re 7-foot-4, you’re 7-foot-5, it don’t matter, you’d better box me out. I feel like I can do it against anybody, no matter how much you weigh or how tall you are. I feel like I can do it against anybody.”
Sharpe’s 16 factors and 13 rebounds in Monday’s loss have been each season highs, and his 9 offensive boards and 5 assists each tied profession bests.
And the younger huge man did all of it in 22 turnover-free minutes.
He was simply the fourth participant in Nets historical past with at the least 10 factors, 10 rebounds, 5 offensive boards and 5 assists off the bench.
“Impressive. His effort, second, third, fourth on the glass, that’s his superpower. That’s why we need him to bring that every game and then keep getting better in other aspects,” mentioned Jordi Fernandez, who has seen Sharpe’s development. “Constant work every day with a smile on his face, and is a guy that’s a very likable guy that always brings energy. And that’s good for the group. That’s how he plays, too. He comes in and plays really hard … [Monday] it was his best game.”
A hamstring harm price Sharpe not simply the entire preseason however the first 21 video games of the common season.
And as soon as he began enjoying, the profession 54.9-percent shooter slipped to simply 44.8 %.
However he’s clearly approaching of late, averaging 9.5 factors and eight boards on 53.3-percent capturing over his previous 4 tilts.
“I feel like I still got some room to go. I just feel like this is the start of it,” Sharpe mentioned. “About three games ago, I feel like I really was starting to feel like myself again. Just coming back from the injury and not playing for months, I’m just still trying to figure my way out. And I feel like this is the start of it.”
Brooklyn’s backcourt will nonetheless be shorthanded Wednesday towards the Pistons.
Level guard Ben Simmons has been upgraded to questionable with decrease again harm administration after having missed the previous three straight, however newly acquired D’Angelo Russell remains to be out with a proper shin contusion.
Cam Johnson (proper ankle sprain) and Cam Thomas (left hamstring pressure) are nonetheless out, as are Bojan Bogdanovic, Maxwell Lewis, De’Anthony Melton and Trendon Watford.
