Facing the Lakers and shooting less than 40% from the field, is the Blazers new star in the backcourt becoming a cancer?

In the previous NBA regular season, the Portland Trail Blazers successfully defeated the Los Angeles Lakers at home 122-108. After this game, the Trail Blazers' record improved to 2 wins and 2 losses; while the Lakers' record, which ended their two-game winning streak, dropped to 2 wins and 2 losses.

Although the Trail Blazers won this game, the performance of the team's starting shooting guard Shaedon Sharpe was still not ideal. Sharp played 28 minutes and 44 seconds, making 6 of 16 shots, 0 of 6 from beyond the three-point line, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 steals. He also had 5 turnovers and 2 fouls, with a plus-minus of +21. On the one hand, Sharp's performance on the defensive end is worthy of recognition. He has improved his intensity on the defensive end and has produced good results. His role on the defensive end has indeed improved a lot compared to the previous games. However, on the other hand, Sharp's performance on the offensive end is also bad enough. His offensive efficiency is still low, his scoring ability is still not fully utilized, his passing and organizational abilities are still seriously insufficient, he also made a large number of mistakes, and his problems in offensive selection are still obvious. As for the ultra-high plus-minus value, this is partly thanks to the outstanding performances of Jrue Holiday and Donovan Clingan.

In the NBA regular season last season, Sharp played a total of 72 times in 82 games, averaging 31.3 minutes per game and 18.5 per game. Points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.2 blocks, 2.1 turnovers and 1.7 fouls, shooting 45.2% from the field, 31.1% from the three-point range, and 78.5% from the free throw line. In the previous preseason games, Sharp played a total of 4 times, averaging 27.7 minutes per game, averaging 19.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1 steal per game, as well as 2.3 turnovers and 3.5 fouls. He shot 45.2% from the field, 32.1% from the three-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line. Since the start of this season, Sharp has averaged 28.7 minutes per game in the first 4 games, averaging 16.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals per game, as well as 4.3 turnovers and 2 fouls. He shot 30.7% from the field, 16.7% from the three-point range, and 100% from the free throw line.

Sharp's offensive efficiency did not exceed 40% in any of these 4 games. Considering that he was able to get a lot of shots in every game, this performance is really outrageous. It is equivalent to not being able to get high scores even if you brush up the data. Sharp's passing ability and organizational ability are also ridiculously poor. He has no vision at all. He only sees the basket and nothing else, and his performance in controlling mistakes is also a bit outrageous. Sharp certainly has huge potential, but the Blazers letting him play around on the court like this will do no good to his growth and development. If this continues, it will only make Sharp a complete brush, and it will also lead to a blind increase in his self-confidence. We don't know if Sharp knows what he is doing on the court.