The problem is he's not even willing or able to attempt a layup. He got 2 feet from the rim and fired a bullet right off of Clingan's hands instead of going up and either making the layup, getting fouled, or giving Clingan an easy putback.
Really hard to win with a guy like that. See: Ben Simmons.
Whelp because he shot a point blank layup off the backboard and off the other side of the basket in the first half. Not even close to touching iron.
I really feel bad for the kid right now. He gives it his all and he is such a competitor. He is in a real rough spot right now. He's shook. You can see him "thinking" on the court right now when he is in scoring positions with the ball. Thinking is never a good thing. So many people have been in his ear about the ways that he can attack ("keep em honest with the three, andre" , "wait. no, you need to take it to the rack with your athleticism" "no scratch that, you need a pull up game") the kid doesnt know which end is up. It has affected his Defense greatly in turn.
He is our swagger, and he looks defeated at times now. It hurts to see on a personal level.
He really needs to get back to what he does well, keep it "small" and take care of the things he can, like limiting turnovers, hitting the glass, D'ing up without fouling, and being solid with his passing choices, and get some swag back. We need him.