TerrenceClarke wrote:It aint just Dejounte who clutch.
Dude starting to get the ball as the closer over SGA is kinda crazy when he has 33. IJS. All Star.
mf ruined a potential simons game winner lol
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TerrenceClarke wrote:It aint just Dejounte who clutch.
Dude starting to get the ball as the closer over SGA is kinda crazy when he has 33. IJS. All Star.
Depalma2002 wrote:NewEra wrote:RPG
1. Plumlee (Golden State) 11.3
2. Antetokounmpo (Golden State) 11.0
Not going to lie. I'm very happy to see Plumlee leave the East.
HS turned 1 piece into 3 and got some needed depth but I think sim Plumlee is very underrated. Tried to get him from Fat earlier but HS beat me to him.
The never-dull rookie season for Trail Blazers’ Scoot Henderson saw him post some big numbers while still struggling with consistency during his last 14 games.
Henderson had a few outings with double-digit assists, set his personal scoring record and then broke it, got hot from three-point range and then cooled off and reduced his personal fouls while struggling on defense.
Also, he became a starter again only to return to a reserve role.
Here is a look at Henderson’s statistical output over the last 14 games:
Games: 14 (Dec. 26 through Jan. 21)
Minutes: Henderson’s minutes saw a slight increase to 29.0 per game from 27.3 during the previous check, which spanned nine games.
Scoring: Henderson scored 13.6 points per game to reach 12.2 on the season. He averaged 12.6 during the previous check period.
On Dec. 28, Henderson scored a then-career-best 25 points during a home loss to San Antonio. He came back the next night with 22 points and 11 assists in a win over the Spurs.
On Jan. 14, Henderson reset his career high with 33 points during a home loss to the Phoenix Suns.
Shooting: Henderson’s shooting from the field dropped from 39% during the previous check to 36.1%.
On the night Henderson scored 33 points, he shot just 11 of 31 from the field but did hit on 4 of 9 threes.
That helped his three-point shooting jump to 34.5% from 29% during the previous check. He is now at 29.2% for the season.
Remove his 1 of 9 three-point shooting performance the night at Oklahoma City when everyone shot poorly during a 62-point loss and Henderson shot threes at a 38.5% rate.
That’s progress.
Assists/turnovers: Henderson averaged 5.6 assists, his best stretch of the season, and is now averaging 4.7 per game.
This latest stretch included Henderson setting his career high with 11 assists twice. He also had 10 in one game and nine in another.
The turnover issues continued. He averaged 3.6 and is now at 3.3 per game.
Rebounding: Henderson boosted his season rebounding average up to 3.0 by grabbing 3.5 per game.
Steals/blocks: Henderson averaged 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocked shots per game. Both numbers were down by .1 in comparison to the previous check.
Defensive/offensive ratings: Henderson’s defensive play during the last check sent his defensive rating up to 111.9 from 103.4.
His defensive rating of 128.2 during this last stretch bumped him up to 119.3 on the season.
Granted, the entire team’s defensive rating shot up after the Blazers lost six of seven road games by an average of 33.2 points per contest.
On the bright side, Henderson committed just 2.3 personal fouls per game to drop his season average from 4.2 to 3.2.
Henderson’s offensive rating during the last 14 games was 104.8, which dropped his season rating from 106.9 to 106.0.
Assessment: Henderson got a chance to return to the starting lineup because of injuries but didn’t do enough to hold on to the spot.
Blazers coach Chauncey Billups has removed Henderson and rookie small forward Toumani Camara from the starting lineup with the hope that a more experienced group would lead to fewer slow starts.
This move will reduce Henderson’s minutes but also allow him to play with less pressure and continue developing at a more optimal pace.