Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson is one of the NBA’s best when it comes to scoring off the bench
Bench scoring may not be the most popular aspect of the NBA to discuss, but it is an important part of the game. Jordan Clarkson leads all NBA reserves in double-digit scoring efforts this season. Clarkson has scored in double-digits 46 times this season.
Jordan Clarkson has appeared in 52 games for the Cavaliers this season and has not broke the double-digit barrier only six times. Being able to score 10 or more points in all but six contests this season is quite impressive. Considering how poor the Cavaliers have been this season, it has been a necessity.
Clarkson is shooting a career-high 45.6 percent from the field. This conversion rate has also led to a career-high 16.8 points per game. In fact Clarkson is Cleveland’s leading scorer among players who have played in five or more games. This excludes Kevin Love’s average of 19 points in four games.
While it is good see Jordan Clarkson succeed in this manner, it speaks volumes about how poor the Cleveland Cavaliers have been this season. The team has one of the worst records in basketball. Of course some of that is due to injuries to key players, but overall poor roster construction is also to blame. Successful NBA teams do not have scoring attacks led by a bench player. Bench players are complimentary pieces to starters who lead the offense. Unfortunately the Cavaliers are working backwards in this regard. Clarkson is leading the offense while the starters are acting as complimentary pieces. This is not a recipe for success.
Jordan Clarkson is succeeding this season and putting up some of the best numbers of his career. Clarkson’s individual accomplishments should not be overshadowed by the bad team he currently is a member of.
