Brooklyn Nets center Day’Ron Sharpe has been one of the players that the Nets have been depending on this season to help the team win more games that it did last season. Brooklyn is coming off their best win of the season after beating the New Orleans Pelicans 145-111 on Wednesday and despite the good feelings, Sharpe is trying to keep his teammates focused on the ultimate mission.
“I just say you can’t get too high. We won by a lot today. We beat them by a lot of points, but we just can’t get comfortable,” Sharpe said to the media after Wednesday’s win over the Pelicans. Coming into Wednesday’s matchup at New Orleans, the Nets were 0-2 on their road trip after losses to the Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks, but Brooklyn managed to bounce back in a major way against the Pelicans.
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“It’s still a lot of work to be done, and so we got to go into the next game with the same mindset. We’re still trying to get there,” Sharpe continued on what he is urging his teammates to remember despite the blowout win over forward Zion Williamson and the Pelicans. “I feel like we’re not there yet. We can’t let one win have us overly-hyped and overly-content with what we’re doing.”
For his part, Sharpe was a key reason for the massive win as he amassed 15 points, four rebounds, five assists, one steals, and four blocks and a +20 plus/minus in just 19 minutes on the floor against the Pelicans. More to the point, Sharpe has been stepping his game up after a slow start to the season as he’s averaging 9.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists, and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 55.9% from the field and 37.5% from behind the three-point line over his last six games.
While the Nets have entrusted the offense to forwards Julius Randle and Michael Porter Jr., Brooklyn stands a better chance of winning games when players like Sharpe are able to step up when the moment calls for it. The Nets have one more game left on their road trip and with a matchup looming at rookie forward Cameron Boozer and the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, Sharpe and company have to keep their eyes on the bigger picture.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets’ Day’Ron Sharpe advises team to stay focused after Pelicans win
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