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The way Earl Clark moves makes him look like a taller version of Ariza.
Forgot that he played with Nash in Phoenix
Nash has played with Jamison and Earl Clark... Jamison has played for Mike Brown and Eddie Jordan
At least Dwight is somewhere near a court doing something. He made it sound like he wasn't close to that last week.
Forgot that he played with Nash in Phoenix
Nash has played with Jamison and Earl Clark... Jamison has played for Mike Brown and Eddie Jordan
At least Dwight is somewhere near a court doing something. He made it sound like he wasn't close to that last week.
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Mike should just hand the whole offense to Kobe and Nash. They know what to do.
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is it gonna be mike brown offense or princeton offense like kobe asked?
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The fact that Earl Clark played with Nash AND didn't do anything should show you guys how much he sucks. From what I remembered, he pretty much only shoots that mid range jump shot and wasn't very good at it, either.
SEASON FG% FT% P/40 R/40 A/40 TS% AST TO USG REB PER
'09-'10 .371 .722 14.6 6.5 2.2 42.0 10.0 10.9 20.0 9.1 8.58
'10-'11 .430 .574 14.1 8.7 0.8 45.6 4.2 13.0 17.6 12.7 10.13
'11-'12 .367 .724 8.8 8.9 1.3 40.5 9.2 12.8 13.5 12.8 8.14
This is Hollinger's evaluation on him before the start of last season.
SEASON FG% FT% P/40 R/40 A/40 TS% AST TO USG REB PER
'09-'10 .371 .722 14.6 6.5 2.2 42.0 10.0 10.9 20.0 9.1 8.58
'10-'11 .430 .574 14.1 8.7 0.8 45.6 4.2 13.0 17.6 12.7 10.13
'11-'12 .367 .724 8.8 8.9 1.3 40.5 9.2 12.8 13.5 12.8 8.14
This is Hollinger's evaluation on him before the start of last season.
+ Lean, long combo forward with strong defensive potential. Good ballhandler.
+ Erratic outside shooter and lacks great offensive instincts. Can run and finish.
+ Tweener question looms large. Needs to add either strength for 4 or skills for 3.
Clark is fighting an uphill battle to become a rotation player on the strength of his defense, with abysmal shooting numbers continuing to drag him back to the bench. In his second pro season Clark's 45.6 true shooting percentage only marginally improved on the 42.0 of his rookie year; in a league where the average is 53.7, neither mark is even remotely acceptable.
Break down his shot chart and the culprit is obvious -- Clark either needs to stop taking jumpers or start making a few. He shot 64.1 percent at the basket but just 28.7 percent from beyond 3 feet, which kills his chances of fitting into the Magic's drive-kick-space motif. While he was at it, Clark had some pretty shoddy ballhandling numbers for a guy whose handle is an alleged strength: nine assists against 28 turnovers.
Clark played mostly at 4 for Orlando, but at either spot his defensive potential intrigues. He's 6-10 and mobile, and while he lacks strength for the 4 and needs to up his rebounding, he held opposing power forwards to a 12.3 PER in Orlando and graded out strongly on Synergy. Alas, none of that will matter until he makes some shots.
Finally, Clark apparently had the mistaken impression that he was a Denver Nugget, because he signed a deal with a team in China this summer. However, he got out of it before the season started and will be an unrestricted free agent.
+ Erratic outside shooter and lacks great offensive instincts. Can run and finish.
+ Tweener question looms large. Needs to add either strength for 4 or skills for 3.
Clark is fighting an uphill battle to become a rotation player on the strength of his defense, with abysmal shooting numbers continuing to drag him back to the bench. In his second pro season Clark's 45.6 true shooting percentage only marginally improved on the 42.0 of his rookie year; in a league where the average is 53.7, neither mark is even remotely acceptable.
Break down his shot chart and the culprit is obvious -- Clark either needs to stop taking jumpers or start making a few. He shot 64.1 percent at the basket but just 28.7 percent from beyond 3 feet, which kills his chances of fitting into the Magic's drive-kick-space motif. While he was at it, Clark had some pretty shoddy ballhandling numbers for a guy whose handle is an alleged strength: nine assists against 28 turnovers.
Clark played mostly at 4 for Orlando, but at either spot his defensive potential intrigues. He's 6-10 and mobile, and while he lacks strength for the 4 and needs to up his rebounding, he held opposing power forwards to a 12.3 PER in Orlando and graded out strongly on Synergy. Alas, none of that will matter until he makes some shots.
Finally, Clark apparently had the mistaken impression that he was a Denver Nugget, because he signed a deal with a team in China this summer. However, he got out of it before the season started and will be an unrestricted free agent.
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[quote name="Maximus Meridius"]Mike should just hand the whole offense to Kobe and Nash. They know what to do.[/quote]On everything, I said this like 3 months ago. I said something like "I know everyone is dogging the possibility of us picking up an old Nash, but it would be perfect. If MB hands his hat on defensive schemes, fine; let MB handle defense, and let Nash be the on-court 'offensive coordinator' so to speak."
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Nash/Pau, Nash/Dwight, Kobe/Pau, Kobe/Dwight pick-and-rolls will all be deadly. It's even more perfect cause the other guard can spot up on the weak side (you don't want to leave Kobe or Nash), and the other big strike for the rebound.
I'm sure they'll have some offensive system in place, but if it breaks down, LA just needs to clear the floor and let one of these combo's go to work.
There should be no instance where anyone (Kobe) needs to size up and shoot a contested j
I'm sure they'll have some offensive system in place, but if it breaks down, LA just needs to clear the floor and let one of these combo's go to work.
There should be no instance where anyone (Kobe) needs to size up and shoot a contested j
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This:
Makes my mouth water. The rest of the article: http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports....-sword/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
And the rest of this article barely mentions that a Nash/Pau pick-and-roll/pop is not far behind on the dangerously effective scale.
Makes my mouth water. The rest of the article: http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports....-sword/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
And the rest of this article barely mentions that a Nash/Pau pick-and-roll/pop is not far behind on the dangerously effective scale.
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Pau, Dwight , Nash pick and roll combo will be nice 
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Never ever thought Bynum's attitude was a problem. Featuring him as such a main part of the offense was, though.
At this point Bynum is still too inconsistent in the post. He can't read the double teams well or pass out of them, and sometimes he makes a move with nowhere to go. It really made the offense sputter.
I wish him all the best, but I do have a feeling he'll have a rough season. If he couldn't handle doubles very well when Kobe and Pau are on the court with him, how will he handle them now? The Sixers don't have much more reliable shooters than the Lakers did.
At this point Bynum is still too inconsistent in the post. He can't read the double teams well or pass out of them, and sometimes he makes a move with nowhere to go. It really made the offense sputter.
I wish him all the best, but I do have a feeling he'll have a rough season. If he couldn't handle doubles very well when Kobe and Pau are on the court with him, how will he handle them now? The Sixers don't have much more reliable shooters than the Lakers did.
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Dwight just bought a 20M Mansion...hmm i say sign that extension homie!
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Bynum should and could have easily been the best center hands down.. but his reluctancy to work hard has worked against him. you think that kareem didnt know what he was talking about? i wonder how kareem will factor in with dwight howard.. i really hope that howard is working with kareem and hakeem.. the best big men ever.. especially since shaq doesnt like him...
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Id be shocked if he didnt sign a max deal in LA... dude will be a GAWD after a chip
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that mansion deal might be proof that he's staying.. but he was set on playing in brooklyn.
who knows what that clown will decide.
who knows what that clown will decide.
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He'd lose out $25mil on contract alone...
Not to include close to $10million every year he'd lose in endorsements.
He made $11mil in endorsements playing in Orlando... His Adidas deal doubles, and by some sources say it triples. Not to mention LA is the place to be for endorsements
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He cannot land in Brooklyn..
Earliest he can land in Brooklyn is 2015-2016.. That's if Brook Lopez declines his player option for $16.5mil. If MarShon Brooks isn't resigned (he's got a $3mil qualifying offer, and from all indication he'll be a $7mil player at least).
But IF Nets lose Brook, and MarShon. Dwight would have to take a salary of less than $8mil in 2015-2016.
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now adidas make this dude some better shoes and in laker colorways...
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His adidas deal doubled regardless of if he played in LA or NY, but it's would be extremely difficult to think he would leave, especially since they Laker throne is just about his within the next few seasons. Only thing I see really hindering this team from goin far besides any internal team problem every team deals with would be if every opposing team starts to hack-a-Dwight for the whole fourth quarter.
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comments like this urk me , he's elevated his offensive game every year with limited touches and basically didnt get any legit playing time till his third year , he's had to bust his butt through 2 serious knee injuries , so just the amount of work he's put in to staying in basketball shape through rehab all while working with kareem AND you factor in that he's 24 and already the best offensive big man in the nba while giving you 12 rebounds a game (playing alongside with gasol who's a double digit rebounder) ... he's even one of the better 7 foot free throw shooters in the league . just the fact that he's over come 2 serious rehab's at such a early age and just put togethor a healthy all star season let's you know how serious he takes basketball.i will question everything about bynum before i get to his work ethic
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Bynum has the potential to become better than Dwight, I say hes pretty close. Bynum not being the only good player on the lakers last year, he was putting up pretty good numbers. Dwight is a beast but offensively I would say we will see this year if he is truly a better offensive center than Bynum.
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I can't remember but did Howard workout with Hakeem last summer?
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perhaps, but dont you think that he would be so much better if he really focused more on fundamentals, like kareem hounded him on? he has better footwork than dwight, but let's be honest.. bynum is no hakeem or kareem.. and doesnt even have a sky hook, with kareem as his mentor since he was 18..
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guys, hes leaving LA
I think my sarcasm meter is on??
No way he leaves that extra $30M on the table, to go somewhere else for cheaper.
2010.
Can't get over how smooth Hakeem's game was
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