Aaron Gordon also has to adjust to coming off the bench
He returned after six weeks out with another hamstring strain, Aaron Gordon handbrake progression: minutes limit, feelings to be tamed and an unusual role from the bench…
The ceiling is clear: the current power forward hasn’t gone over 24 minutes. And in his first three matches back, Denver chose not to restart him as a starter even with the team decimated and, without Jamaal Murray, became one of the best offensive options available against the Hawks.
“When there’s a limit on playing time, if you start someone, he sits for a long time before you get him back on the pitch. So keeping him as a substitute allows me to play around with his playing time a little bit.”, David Adelman explainedwhich launched Hunter Tyson and Darron Holmes II.
“They held out a little bit and let Aaron sit on the bench for the first five and a half minutes, and then I was able to play with his playing time as halftime approached. . . . Then, obviously, the game got out of hand (in the fourth quarter). So you have to be very creative with that.”
“Half time is longer for me”
For Aaron Gordon, it’s also an adjustment, as Nikola Jokic’s usual accomplice in the Denver racket must not cool down, cycling or surrounding his thigh with heating pads on the bench.
“I’m just trying to get my rhythm back. Halftime is longer for me right now because I’m used to coming in after halftime, and right now I’m staying on the bench after halftime. It’s a little bit longer for me. So I’m just trying to figure out how to continue to recover and contribute more in the second half. And help my team win.” he failed.
A situation that is not easy for anyone, while Nikola Jokic, Cameron Johnson etc Jonas Valanciunas are in the infirmary, doc Christian Brown he just returned to the Rockies’ starting five.
“It’s no fun being a coach who has to manage playing time constraints” concluded David Adelman.
| Aaron Gordon | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2014-15 | ORL | 47 | 16:57 | 44.7 | 27.1 | 72.1 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| 2015-16 | ORL | 78 | 23:53 | 47.3 | 29.6 | 66.8 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 9.2 |
| 2016-17 | ORL | 80 | 29:23 | 45.4 | 28.8 | 71.9 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 12.7 |
| 2017-18 | ORL | 58 | 10:55 p.m | 43.4 | 33.6 | 69.8 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 17.6 |
| 2018-19 | ORL | 78 | 11:45 p.m | 44.9 | 34.9 | 73.1 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 16.0 |
| 2019-20 | ORL | 62 | 32:32 | 43.7 | 30.8 | 67.4 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 14.4 |
| 2020-21 | IT | 25 | 25:55 | 50.0 | 26.6 | 70.5 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 10.2 |
| 2020-21 | ORL | 25 | 29:26 | 43.7 | 37.5 | 62.9 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 14.6 |
| 2021-22 | IT | 75 | 31:41 | 52.0 | 33.5 | 74.3 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 15.0 |
| 2022-23 | IT | 68 | 30:13 | 56.4 | 34.7 | 60.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 16.3 |
| 2023-24 | IT | 73 | 31:28 | 55.6 | 29.0 | 65.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 13.9 |
| 2024-25 | IT | 51 | 28:22 | 53.1 | 43.6 | 81.0 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 14.7 |
| 2025-26 | IT | 16 | 27:19 | 52.1 | 40.8 | 84.3 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 18.1 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
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