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The reduced role surprised the man.
He wasn't expecting to be removed from the Nets' rotation. (0:31)
It wasn't something the Brooklyn Nets' star saw coming.
Steve Nash inserted LaMarcus Aldridge into the starting lineup, and that's why Robert has sat the past two games.
"Listen, Aldridge has been playing unbelievable," said Griffin. I get that, especially Joe Harris has been out, so I get that.
I didn't think that was coming, being completely out of it. That's not my decision. It's our job as players to do what the coaches want us to do.
The six-time All-Star was shooting just 16.1% from behind the 3-point line and was averaging a career-low 5.5 points. The power forward is shooting a career-low percentage from the field. Last season with the Pistons and Nets, he averaged 11 points, 4.9 rebound, 42.3% shooting overall and 34.1% 3-point shooting.
Nash said that he felt for him. That's not easy. It's difficult when you go through a rough patch of play and the world is not always nice. I've been there and understood it. We have to give other guys an opportunity, but that's something we have to do. I admire him for being positive through this and keeping himself ready so that if his opportunity comes back, he can have an impact.
With Harris out for four to eight weeks after he undergoes ankle surgery, the Nets need to shoot more around Kevin and James. In just 22.1 minutes per game, the Nets' best player this season has been Aldridge, who has averaged 13.8 points, 5.9 rebound and 58% shooting from the field.
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"I have seen some great examples," he said. I talked to DeAndre last year and he reached out to me. A lot of guys reached out. He did a great job. I told him that. I am going to try to do that as well.
"Just be a professional and do exactly what you are supposed to do," he said of what his former teammates told him. "It may sound like not good advice, but in this situation, everybody always needs to hear the right thing."
