After a breakout start to last season, Jeremy Lamb was seemingly put in Steve Clifford’s doghouse for the second half of the year. He played in limited minutes for the Charlotte Hornets and struggled to get off of the bench. While he has great athleticism and scoring ability, coach Clifford is finding it hard to play a guy with the defensive woes of Lamb.
Although Jeremy Lamb had an impressive performance against the Boston Celtics in the team’s second preseason game, Clifford was critical of the shooting guard after the game. In a recent interview with the Locked on Hornets podcast, Steve Clifford was asked about Jeremy and said “He scored.