Live Bar October 18th Jazz reporter Ryan Miller recently wrote an article about the transformation of Clarkson in the role of jazz.
Clarkson has been a scorer for a long time, and the Jazz is happy to accept his game style. He will stand up from the bench and fire indefinitely, and there is nothing to consider except scoring.
, but now it's different. Unlike Clarkson's previous shot, his current task is to "get the players into the form, read the game, transfer the ball." This is Clarkson's new role, he has never held a leadership role, a responsibility that once belonged to Conley, Mitchell , Ingles , Gobert and other veterans. Now, 30-year-old Clarkson is one of only four players over the Jazz’s 26, and his influence grows bigger as he grows older.
"As far as I am a player, it kind of put me out of my comfort zone," Clarkson said. Clarkson ranked second in the team in preseason, and his assists ranked second in the team.
"It's part of his role now," said Jazz head coach Hardy. "He needs to contribute to the team and try to help some young players. Because he has all kinds of NBA experience, I would say Clarkson is excellent at this point."
As a player and coach in the eyes of young players, Conley said: "He is passing the ball to his teammates and doing things that I don't think he needs to do throughout his career. He had just had to score points, and now we have a lot of people who can do it, and what we need is more transfers. He came out and did it. His ability to change himself, his ability to reshape his role around this idea is leadership, and he's great."
(Stan)
