Jeremiah Robinson-Earl spent the first twenty games of the season mired in a frustrating slump, struggling to carve out a reliable role as his erratic perimeter shooting actively hindered his team. Even when he chipped in offensively, hidden costs frequently dragged him into the red. Despite scoring seven points in 30 minutes on 11/15 vs TOR, he posted a disastrous -15.9 impact score because his poor floor spacing and failure to secure defensive rebounds crippled the lineup. He occasionally flipped the script by relying purely on hustle. During a massive +10.4 impact performance on 11/05 vs BKN, Robinson-Earl scored just eight points but completely controlled the glass with 15 rebounds while anchoring the interior defense. Unfortunately, those gritty flashes were too often erased by lazy efforts on the perimeter. On 11/08 vs DEN, lackadaisical closeouts and an inability to secure contested long rebounds resulted in a brutal -10.4 impact score. Unless he learns to maintain defensive discipline and hit open jumpers, he will remain a liability masquerading as a stretch big.