{"id":145357,"date":"2021-01-01T08:39:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T05:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nets-jarret-allen-making-case-to-start-over-deandre-jordan\/"},"modified":"2021-01-01T08:39:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T05:39:20","slug":"nets-jarret-allen-making-case-to-start-over-deandre-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-jarret-allen-making-case-to-start-over-deandre-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nets’ Jarret Allen making case to start over DeAndre Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Nets’ Jarret Allen making case to start over DeAndre Jordan<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Jarrett Allen may not be starting for the Nets, but he has been starring for them, rebounding as well as anybody in the entire NBA so far this season.<\/p>\n

Despite not having starting a single game<\/a> going into Friday\u2019s matchup against the Hawks, Allen entered Thursday night leading the league in offensive rebounds (22), offensive rebound percentage and total rebound percentage (26.4).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe definitely encouraged rebounding, that\u2019s an Achilles heel for us thus far. But mostly on the defensive end. The offensive end, it\u2019s just, it\u2019s really valuable,\u201d coach Steve Nash said. \u201cWe have such so many scoring options that when we get extra possessions it makes us, I think, even more difficult to contend with.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut Jarrett\u2019s been outstanding. So, really proud of his play, how he\u2019s handled coming off the bench. He\u2019s playing the most minutes general<\/a>ly I think at the center position, and he\u2019s earned those. He\u2019s a dynamic player in that position and he helps us in many ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jarrett Allen rips the ball away from De\u2019Andre Hunter.<\/figcaption>
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Allen\u2019s 60 total rebounds were not only second in the NBA this season, but the second-most off the bench through five games for any player since starters were first tracked in 1970-71.<\/p>\n

It of course sparks debate among fans as to why he\u2019s coming off the bench. DeAndre Jordan \u2014 who joined the Nets as free agent along with friends Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in June 2019 \u2014 has started, but increasingly struggled. His plus-minus has gotten worse every single game since the opener, bottoming out Wednesday against Atlanta with five points, three fouls and just one rebound for a minus-8.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a good debate. It\u2019s a small sample, one, and I\u2019m not sure if plus-minus is the best barometer,\u201d Nash said. \u201cBut that was a tough matchup for DJ. Those guys are good, dynamic rollers, [Clint] Capela, but even more so [John] Collins\u2019 speed is exceptional getting out of the screen and it poses a unique problem.<\/p>\n

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