Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn has been trying to get his team ready for the regular season by working on certain themes throughout training camp and the preseason. One of those themes was learning how to play on the offensive end now that Ben Simmons will be handling the basketball a majority of the time.
So far, it looks like the Nets are figuring that out slowly, but surely as they have been one of the better offensive teams in the league through the preseason. Another theme that Vaughn and the Nets fanbase have been interested in is if Day’Ron Sharpe is the answer at backup center.
Sharpe, 21, has been up-and-down throughout his time with the Nets due to some of his struggles as an offensive player. However, in Wednesday’s preseason finale against the Miami Heat, Sharpe was more than effective on the offensive end and he even made a three-pointer.
Along with that, Sharpe looked like he was beginning to get more comfortable with being on the floor during crunch time as he made two pressure-packed free-throws to give Brooklyn its three-point lead. Vaughn saw Sharpe’s overall performance and it looks like he’s sold on Sharpe for the near future:
“Three things I said after the game: I told the guys what time the bus time was, that was one. Then, the second one was Day’Ron Sharpe, way to make your free throws, that was two. The third one was Day’Ron, you was looking over at me like you were tired but then, that three ball came to you and you shot that thing so you wasn’t that tired. Those (were) my three things after the game so, very impressed with that young man (Sharpe), he’s put in the work.”
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