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Can someone send this nervous guy to the D-league please

Yeah. He's been a total bust so far. I am so disappointed we keep playing him.

Lopez, Clark, Dragic, Griffin...Can this team please hire some new scouts?

Clark will be fine. They need to play him like they were earlier in the season. Let him develop slowly and wait for him to make an impact next season. I think he had more shots than passes tonight, unnacceptable.

Great OP

Yeah, almost 40 games in, the guy is a total bust. He sucks and is pethetic. Come on guys. Dragic who I am not big of a fan of has played good thus far. Griff is a bench warmer and will be off this team next year. No need to worry about him. I think lopez needs more time too.

Now clark is very talented. He has so many tools. I see him as a hybrid forward that is not a bust. I see more of a Lamar odom type of player that can do so many things for you. I dont see an all star type of player tho. I personally think the problem with him is how he shoots. His form is good, but IMO, he pulls it back too far and makes him inconsitant as a shooter. And he is young and gets spot mins once in a while as a rookie.

I know we are made about the loss, but lets not go crazy on every little thing.

DirtyDez wrote:Clark will be fine. They need to play him like they were earlier in the season. Let him develop slowly and wait for him to make an impact next season. I think he had more shots than passes tonight, unnacceptable.

We need to trade him. EC is not a fit for the Suns, let alone the NBA.

PS: He's played in some 35ish games. Season is half over. What excuses does he need? He's played like 9mpg... come on. He's a bust for the Suns. Elsewhere? May be successful, but doesn't seem to be an NBA type player. College? Sure. NBA? Naw.

hunterxaz wrote:

DirtyDez wrote:Clark will be fine. They need to play him like they were earlier in the season. Let him develop slowly and wait for him to make an impact next season. I think he had more shots than passes tonight, unnacceptable.

We need to trade him. EC is not a fit for the Suns, let alone the NBA.

PS: He's played in some 35ish games. Season is half over. What excuses does he need? He's played like 9mpg... come on. He's a bust for the Suns. Elsewhere? May be successful, but doesn't seem to be an NBA type player. College? Sure. NBA? Naw.

Trade...a 15th pick..after 35 GP?

hunterxaz wrote:

DirtyDez wrote:Clark will be fine. They need to play him like they were earlier in the season. Let him develop slowly and wait for him to make an impact next season. I think he had more shots than passes tonight, unnacceptable.

We need to trade him. EC is not a fit for the Suns, let alone the NBA.

PS: He's played in some 35ish games. Season is half over. What excuses does he need? He's played like 9mpg... come on. He's a bust for the Suns. Elsewhere? May be successful, but doesn't seem to be an NBA type player. College? Sure. NBA? Naw.

So insightful, great post.

hunterxaz wrote:

DirtyDez wrote:Clark will be fine. They need to play him like they were earlier in the season. Let him develop slowly and wait for him to make an impact next season. I think he had more shots than passes tonight, unnacceptable.

We need to trade him. EC is not a fit for the Suns, let alone the NBA.

PS: He's played in some 35ish games. Season is half over. What excuses does he need? He's played like 9mpg... come on. He's a bust for the Suns. Elsewhere? May be successful, but doesn't seem to be an NBA type player. College? Sure. NBA? Naw.

That's what everyone was saying about Dragic last year. Give it time, nobody is gonna trade for him anyway.

bradley281 wrote:

hunterxaz wrote:

DirtyDez wrote:Clark will be fine. They need to play him like they were earlier in the season. Let him develop slowly and wait for him to make an impact next season. I think he had more shots than passes tonight, unnacceptable.

We need to trade him. EC is not a fit for the Suns, let alone the NBA.

PS: He's played in some 35ish games. Season is half over. What excuses does he need? He's played like 9mpg... come on. He's a bust for the Suns. Elsewhere? May be successful, but doesn't seem to be an NBA type player. College? Sure. NBA? Naw.

So insightful, great post.

Thanks.

Miklo wrote:[...] Trade...a 15th pick..after 35 GP?

14th, actually. Speaks volumes of Kerr as GM, doesn't it? Tucker, Lopez, Clark - three 1st round picks in a row
RoLo and Clark may soon follow Alando Tucker, methinks. And the sooner the better, IMHO

Wow. I wonder what the response would be if our FO had exclaimed EC as our SF/PF of the future.

Seriously, EC is a rookie. He'll suck his 1st year and make a tons of mistakes trying to get acclimated to the NBA game. More so if he is 3rd on the depth chart and playing spotty minutes. He hasn't shown much with a recent increase in PT but, in his defense, pretty much our whole team has been playing like crap. Hopefully he picks it up towards the end of the season but I'll withhold any judgment till next season.

I still have hope for the kid.

Sandra wrote:

Miklo wrote:[...] Trade...a 15th pick..after 35 GP?

14th, actually. Speaks volumes of Kerr as GM, doesn't it? Tucker, Lopez, Clark - three 1st round picks in a row
RoLo and Clark may soon follow Alando Tucker, methinks. And the sooner the better, IMHO

Yeah I was wondering after I posted it..it was Lopez with the 15th I believe, not EC

hunterxaz wrote:

DirtyDez wrote:Clark will be fine. They need to play him like they were earlier in the season. Let him develop slowly and wait for him to make an impact next season. I think he had more shots than passes tonight, unnacceptable.

We need to trade him. EC is not a fit for the Suns, let alone the NBA.

PS: He's played in some 35ish games. Season is half over. What excuses does he need? He's played like 9mpg... come on. He's a bust for the Suns. Elsewhere? May be successful, but doesn't seem to be an NBA type player. College? Sure. NBA? Naw.

Okay smart guy, who do we trade him for?

No clue. But EC sucks. Anyone is better than him!

BTW, Dejuan Blair, the 35th pick, went for 28 points and 21 boards tonight in 31 minutes. But he has no ACL's, so those numbers don't count

DBrimstone wrote:BTW, Dejuan Blair, the 35th pick, went for 28 points and 21 boards tonight in 31 minutes. But he has no ACL's, so those numbers don't count

No need to rub it in.

Edit: Ah, screw it. Good for him.

hunterxaz wrote:No clue. But EC sucks. Anyone is better than him!

I think you're on to something here.
How about we send Earl Clark to the D-League and bring up Taylor Griffin!! Griffin is absolutely destroying the D-League. He got 22 points and 18 rebounds... in three games! Not only that, he is averaging 8.4 points, 5.7 boards, 1.4 assist in 25.4 minutes per game (seven games). You're right, anyone is better than EC. Lets hope management sees this thread, and does the right thing by putting Griffin in the rotation, because like you said it, "Anyone is better than him!"

hunterxaz wrote:

DirtyDez wrote:Clark will be fine. They need to play him like they were earlier in the season. Let him develop slowly and wait for him to make an impact next season. I think he had more shots than passes tonight, unnacceptable.

We need to trade him. EC is not a fit for the Suns, let alone the NBA.

PS: He's played in some 35ish games. Season is half over. What excuses does he need? He's played like 9mpg... come on. He's a bust for the Suns. Elsewhere? May be successful, but doesn't seem to be an NBA type player. College? Sure. NBA? Naw.

What kind of value do you expect for Clark? Some examples..

He played 26 games btw, not 35. 9 MPG is not even rotation mins, especially considering those mins are not even consistent. He was considered a project, and Kerr made it very clear when we drafted him.

What were your true expectations from Clark this season?