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Clarkson in Hong Kong 

Post#1 » by moonpie » Sat Jun 20, 2015 8:09 am

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYehNB-Q_40[/youtube]
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Post#2 » by crazyeights » Sat Jun 20, 2015 8:28 am

Nice find, moonpie.

Looks like Jordan made good on his goal to gain muscle. Also his release looks more sound, smoother. "I am the pick," indeed.
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Post#3 » by ArC_man » Sat Jun 20, 2015 8:33 am

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Post#4 » by magicbesteva » Sat Jun 20, 2015 4:18 pm

His handles still look shaky. I was really hoping he would improve them
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Post#5 » by DEEP3CL » Sat Jun 20, 2015 4:25 pm

magicbesteva wrote:His handles still look shaky. I was really hoping he would improve them
C''mon man it's a park pick up game and you judging his handles from this footage.....lol ?

Jordan doesn't have handle issues, for a guy that was beating a lot of guys off the dribble last season he did fine.
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Post#6 » by magicbesteva » Sat Jun 20, 2015 6:14 pm

I am judging lol
I wanted to see sharper quicker handles. Ya I know it's a pick up game but you tend to do what you're most comfortable with even when you're messing around. I don't want him only relying on his athleticism
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Post#7 » by PKABOOICU » Sat Jun 20, 2015 6:30 pm

lol everytime he does something-

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Post#8 » by Kilroy » Sat Jun 20, 2015 7:46 pm

magicbesteva wrote:I am judging lol
I wanted to see sharper quicker handles. Ya I know it's a pick up game but you tend to do what you're most comfortable with even when you're messing around. I don't want him only relying on his athleticism


He looks like he's having trouble with the ball at the start. It looks under-inflated judging from how it's bouncing. He also looks like he's stiff as hell to start the game. It takes half the clip before he's really loose.
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Post#9 » by The Laker Kid » Sat Jun 20, 2015 9:16 pm

He's probably just kickin it and not even trying
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Post#10 » by John Long » Sat Jun 20, 2015 11:52 pm

Yeah he obviously wasn't trying at the beginning because it won't be fair to those kids, he just wanted every one to have fun. But when he got loose towards the ending, he just started toying with them, the talent disparity was too much. Good to see Clarkson out there trying to build his brand, good look
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Post#11 » by what would jack bauer do? » Sun Jun 21, 2015 12:13 am

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magicbesteva wrote:I am judging lol
I wanted to see sharper quicker handles. Ya I know it's a pick up game but you tend to do what you're most comfortable with even when you're messing around. I don't want him only relying on his athleticism


He looks like he's having trouble with the ball at the start. It looks under-inflated judging from how it's bouncing. He also looks like he's stiff as hell to start the game. It takes half the clip before he's really loose.


Yeah he looks like he's stiff to start, probably didn't get any warm-up time and is probably jet lagged. But I feel like once he's loose he looks like he's trying not to break those random asians in half. And I'm glad he's smart enough to play cautiously; especially against non-pro's who could injure him on accident.

I just hope all of our players make it out of the summer league injury free. We may be basically sending 4-6 of our rotation players into a league where guys are playing recklessly outside of their comfort level to make an NBA training camp.
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Post#12 » by MAMBAEMD » Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:12 am

His shot looked really good on this footage.
I didn't notice any handle issues, other than he was just warming up at the beginning.

I hope he keeps working on all aspects of his game all summer long, and keeps building on that strong rookie year.
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Post#13 » by KobeBryant24 » Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:16 am

But but but i want Deanglo Russell.... Lol
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Post#14 » by MadNESS » Sun Jun 21, 2015 2:22 am

Can't wait to watch him grow over his career. I think we've struck gold, and it's going to be glorious seeing him become something with us. We haven't been able to say that about a player in a while. Finally we find a diamond in the rough.

I know it's just a random pick up game, but his jumper looks a lot better, and he looks a lot bulkier, almost WB like.
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Post#15 » by Slava » Sun Jun 21, 2015 2:22 am

That is some horrible basketball and he looks like Shaq next to those kids.
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Post#16 » by Laker_Kid » Sun Jun 21, 2015 2:50 am

gotta count on the forum analysts to give a rundown on EVERYTHING. lol. its a pickup game guys. chill.
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Post#17 » by ratra_1211 » Sun Jun 21, 2015 2:54 am

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Post#18 » by Mirjalovic » Sun Jun 21, 2015 3:08 am

Yeah, we are very lucky to have him.
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Post#19 » by Michael Lucky » Sun Jun 21, 2015 4:11 am

Kilroy wrote:
magicbesteva wrote:I am judging lol
I wanted to see sharper quicker handles. Ya I know it's a pick up game but you tend to do what you're most comfortable with even when you're messing around. I don't want him only relying on his athleticism


He looks like he's having trouble with the ball at the start. It looks under-inflated judging from how it's bouncing. He also looks like he's stiff as hell to start the game. It takes half the clip before he's really loose.


He just seemed like he was having trouble figuring out how he wanted to play with these guys. He's clearly not trying at all.
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Post#20 » by EArl » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:54 am

His jump shot form looks better, lol at people complaining at his handles in a pick up game.
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