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Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:46 pm
by impulsenine
Via
RGM:
The Suns have sent rookie forward Earl Clark to their D-League affiliate in Iowa.
Clark has played the least of any active 2009 first-round pick except B.J. Mullens.
"He just needs some minutes," said Suns general manager Steve Kerr. "The best way to develop is to play. He's done a great job in practice, but we haven't had a lot of practice time."
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Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:53 pm
by Qwigglez
I'm assuming because LB is back. I don't understand why it's not Taylor Griffin being sent though.
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:20 pm
by lilfishi22
I don't think we expect anything more than a practice player from T.Griff, so there's no need.
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:32 pm
by realsunsfan
I think you can only send a player so many times for so long before you have to release him ??
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:45 pm
by MaryvalesFinest
I'm guessing he puts up a stat line of 20-7-4...Could be more though.
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:03 pm
by hunterxaz
That'd be stellar. I'm sooooo glad he's down there for our stretch run to the playoffs. Personally I can't fathom him scoring more than 10 points. Altogether.
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:12 pm
by ls2ws6
hunterxaz wrote:That'd be stellar. I'm sooooo glad he's down there for our stretch run to the playoffs. Personally I can't fathom him scoring more than 10 points. Altogether.
I was waiting to see what you had to say about this hunter. lol
I'm glad hes down there too, I just hope he comes back and scores more than 10
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:24 pm
by toucansma
Nothing wrong with sending him. Get him some reps and more confidence. It takes awhile. Again remember Dragic and Lopez, they are just finally showing signs this season (or back to even Barbosa).
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:34 pm
by hunterxaz
I think we're all hoping for the best when he comes back. Nobody wants him to perform poorly. Let's hope he balls down there and gets some confidence and training. Earl Clark ftw.
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:42 pm
by Miklo
Qwigglez wrote:I'm assuming because LB is back. I don't understand why it's not Taylor Griffin being sent though.
Yeah we don't care about TGriff's development, he's not a future NBA player just a practice player.
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:35 pm
by eastsidecrossover
I would like to see him go down more so he can get PT. I dont expect monster numbers from him, but similar to what he put up to college, but more pts.
I dont think we will see his true development with hill still on this team and also, depending on what happens with amare, there is still no mins for him as of now or maybe next year.
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:21 pm
by Nando88
i bet hunter creamed his pants after hearing this
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:10 pm
by hunterxaz
It was a great reaffirmation to everything I've been saying all along -- the guy isn't NBA ready, and we don't have the time to develop him while we're making a playoff run. I wish EC all the best in the D-League!
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:36 am
by Qwigglez
Our SF/PF/C position is pretty much on lockdown right now with the group of guys we have. I'm not complaining at all that he is being sent down there. I'll be patient and wait another year before we see what Clark can do.
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:32 am
by MrVince
Clark better come back next season as a stud just like Dragic and Lopez did, hopefully better
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:05 pm
by Flying Colors
when is clark's first game? and is there anyway to see it?
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:25 pm
by Miklo
BizzyPHX wrote:when is clark's first game? and is there anyway to see it?
I checked and his first game is tomorrow at 7PM ET.
I found this
http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/dleague_webcasts.htmlWhere I guess you can watch DLeague games online for free! Didn't know that...I might check it out. Meaningless sure, but hey I wanted to watch EC in his rookie season and that sure didn't happen in PHX!
EDIT: the team is the Iowa Energy, btw
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:12 pm
by hunterxaz
* Rookie Earl Clark will make his Iowa Energy debut on Wednesday night against Dakota. There was a time the Suns thought about having Clark look for a Des Moines apartment.
"We had thought about sending him down for the whole year but we wanted to keep him up for the practice situations and things like that," Gentry said. "With those three games (this week with Iowa), and being able to play extended minutes, maybe it'll help him."
Told you guys... Even Gentry knows it's a waste to play EC. Here's hoping that EC will finish the season in Iowa. Get some experience/PT bud!!
Re: Earl Clark sent to D-League
Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:02 am
by Orange_Blooded
I think this is a great move!
If we want Earl to contribute down the stretch it will give him confidence when he domintaes down there.
If we want him ready for next year this will give him some much needed playing time and allow us to evaluate him against higher quality talent than he played in college for the most part.