Team reporter: Tyronn Lue needs to unleash Collins’ potential. He could have provided great help to Harden.

November 23 News Today, Clippers reporter Iliyan Lakhani wrote about Collins. He believes that the team needs to unleash his potential. The following is the full content.

There is no doubt that the Los Angeles Clippers' expectations for John Collins are much higher than his current performance of 11.6 points per game. He's supposed to be a veteran scorer who can provide huge help to James Harden, but he's lacking in shot attempts that Tyronn Lue will need to address before the front office makes an irreversible decision.

He averaged about 4 fewer shots per game this season than last season. Although it doesn't seem to be very big, if you analyze it carefully, it is a considerable scoring gap, and Tyronn Lue can help increase these scores.

If Tyronn Lue just wants Collins to score in a system that doesn't suit him, team GM Frank may think this is a matter of fitness. This will lead to a deal because once Frank has made up his mind, the chances of it changing are slim to none.

Tyronn Lue needs to work around John Collins' weaknesses to improve his performance.

The Los Angeles Clippers are used to losing because James Harden is forced to lead the team alone. Despite his performance, the details remain. John Collins, a three-stage scorer who can score inside and outside, is one of the starting five.

Tyronn Lue may explain why Collins rarely shoots. The latter averages only 9.2 shots per game. His shooting percentage was 49.7%, but his ball-handling ability was weak. Therefore, if the championship coach hopes to reduce turnovers, he cannot allow Collins to hold the ball too much in isolation, as his 1.8 turnovers per game rank third on the team.

However, being limited in the art of basketball also means there are solutions. For Collins, this has more to do with his teammates than himself. When the defense adopts a help defense strategy, they can ignore their own defensive tasks and surround Collins because they know that his ball-handling coordination is not good. Ultimately, the opponent only needs one clean steal and the ball is released.

Therefore, the space issue is key. The simplest and only solution is to pair him with Brook Lopez and ensure that every player around Collins has a good three-point shooting ability. Sixteen games so far hasn't fully unleashed Collins' potential, but a simple adjustment could do just that. He deserves another chance to improve his on-field reputation before trade negotiations.