Utah Jazz dud: Jordan Clarkson
Here’s a sentence that’s probably getting as tiresome to read as it is to write: Jordan Clarkson is in a shooting slump.
His woes continued in Tuesday evening’s contest, as the reigning Sixth Man of the Year finished with 2 points on 1/13 shooting from the field and 0/11 shooting from three-point range. If Clarkson continues shooting that poorly on the season, he won’t even be in the running for the non-existent Ninth Man of the Year award.
Again, nobody is suggesting that Clarkson needs to play differently. He is a volume scorer, inefficiency is to be expected, etc, etc.
He needs to find his rhythm if he wants to play the same role as he did for the Jazzmen last season. There’s inefficient, and then there’s 0/11 from three-point range. As we’d mentioned previously, we’re not taking issue with Clarkson’s shot selection. The appeal of his game has always been his ability to hit the types of shots that redefine our conception of a quality selection.
He just needs to hit them again.
Last season, Clarkson started out hot, and his efficiency waned as the season wore on. Hopefully, this season, Utah Jazz fans will see that trend invert. As it stands, Clarkson is in a funk so deep that Bootsy Collins wouldn’t touch it.
Most members of the Utah Jazz appeared to be directly on the same page in this 119-113 victory over the Sacramento Kings. The club will need Jordan Clarkson to break his troubling cold streak to reach their full potential, but with the rest of the team trending upwards, Jazz fans should sleep relatively easy.