Ill-adjusted pass to Seth Curry who ends up in the stands, poor communication on a “pick-and-roll”, after which Brook Lopez finds himself alone under the circle… On the Bucks floor tonight, Nerlens Noel had a very complicated start to the match.
In the absence of Nic Claxton (thumb), as well as several starters like Spencer Dinwiddie and Cam Johnson, the new Nets pivot has recovered a place in the major five. In 18 minutes, he had time to produce 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
If he did not score (0/3) and lost 2 balls, he was the only member of the Nets five to finish with a positive +/- at +2, while the others, who did not not played… the last three quarters, ended at -14 or worse. “ He showed a bit of everything. He continues to recover », briefly describes Jacque Vaughn, who notably appreciated an offensive fault generated by his pivot. ” That’s what we want to see from him. »
The technician adds: He will continue to learn our defensive principles, switch from one defense to another. You have to constantly adapt. It is this challenge that awaits him. “A challenge not to be missed for the 28-year-old player who only holds a ten-day contract, already about to end.
Confident
” I don’t really look at contract days. I come here and I play, I prepare and everything else happens on its own. I’m a 10-year veteran in this league, so I don’t really look at little things like that. I’m just looking at the bigger picture: they need me, they need me in this backup pivot position to help them win, and I’m ready to take on this challenge and seize this opportunity. “, Displays the ex-player of the Pistons at the New York Post.
Sure of himself, the former hope of the Sixers has thus grilled the priority to Day’Ron Sharpe, tenured twice this season when Nic Claxton was not there. Nerlens Noel, author of 2 points and 3 rebounds for his first outing with the Nets against the Rockets, therefore seems to have room to establish himself as the second pivot.
” Noel’s ability to play close to the rim, set up screens and put pressure on the key is huge for us. He has a good IQ when it comes to screens and getting out of those situations. I’m curious to see if we can use him as a relay after the screen and if he can spread it to find shooters. I’m still trying to find out where he is and how many minutes he can play “, describes a Jacque Vaughn in full experimentation.
| Nerlens Noel | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2014-15 | PHL | 75 | 31 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 60.9 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 9.9 |
| 2015-16 | PHL | 67 | 29 | 52.1 | 50.0 | 59.0 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 11.2 |
| 2016-17* | All Teams | 51 | 21 | 59.5 | 0.0 | 69.4 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8.7 |
| 2016-17* | PHL | 29 | 20 | 61.1 | 0.0 | 68.3 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 8.9 |
| 2016-17* | LAD | 22 | 22 | 57.5 | 0.0 | 70.8 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 8.6 |
| 2017-18 | LAD | 30 | 16 | 52.4 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
| 2018-19 | OKAY | 77 | 14 | 58.7 | 0.0 | 68.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 4.9 |
| 2019-20 | OKAY | 61 | 19 | 68.4 | 33.3 | 75.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 7.4 |
| 2020-21 | NYK | 64 | 24 | 61.4 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 5.1 |
| 2021-22 | NYK | 25 | 23 | 53.3 | 0.0 | 70.0 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 15 | 11 | 41.9 | 50.0 | 70.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 2022-23 | TED | 14 | 11 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 70.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 2022-23 * | BRK | 1 | 18 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Total | 465 | 22 | 54.7 | 20.0 | 65.5 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 7.2 | |
