The Cleveland Cavaliers and their fans all over the world loved Max Strus as a player. He was a legitimate threat from beyond the arc, and an excellent complement to what head coach Kenny Atkinson had going with Donovan Mitchell and Co. However, one aspect of Strus became apparent during his time in Cleveland: he was extremely inconsistent. That’s a realization the Clippers will inevitably come to as the veteran progresses through his first regular season in LA.
Some nights, Strus would go off for 10-plus points on a handful of three-pointers made, and other nights he would be a non-factor offensively, which can be hurtful to the team, considering that’s the only side of the ball he could really leave his footprint on the game.
In the grand scheme of things, you would just never know what to expect with Strus.
Max Strus is extremely inconsistent with his offensive production
As they let go of relatively nothing valuable in the process, getting a hold of a player like Max Strus, even though it may only be for a short amount of time, was smart. He can shoot the lights out of an arena, and that’s something the LA Clippers desperately needed.
In the same breath, though, it’s pretty much unpredictable when that would happen. Just look at his game log for the Cleveland Cavaliers last season.
Of the 12 regular season games he played, following a return from a major foot injury, Strus recorded 10 or more points in just six games. On most of those nights, he felt good and shot efficiently from three.
In the remaining six, Strus posted an average of 4.1 points, shooting 21.4% from the field (9-of-42) and 18.1% from a distance 6-of-33).
Pretty inconsistent, right? Well, the playoffs were no different for Strus, whatsoever.
In an 18-game run that extended all the way until the Eastern Conference Finals, Strus logged double figures in six, and a good chunk of these nights he was performing fairly well on the offensive end.
In the other 12, Strus had no business being on the court. He averaged 5.7 points, shooting 29.3% from the field (22-of-75) and 24.5% from three (14-of-57).
The gist of the story is that inconsistency is easily Strus’ biggest weakness. That’s something the Cavaliers know extremely well, and with the Clippers, under Tyronn Lue, being a non-factor is a one-way trip to getting benched.
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