"Clark has fallen out of the rotation in Phoenix but is a highly skilled big if he has his head on straight." - TDee

"With the acquisition of Josh Childress, Hedo Turkoglu and Hakim Warrick, this decreases Clark's chances of receiving any amount of playing time. Even in the preseason Clark struggled to be apart of the Suns main rotation team, which consisted of about 10 players. At this rate, Clark's chances to enter the rotation is rotting away as this year's Suns draftee Gani Lawal is proving himself." - Vincent Yin

“Earl is a great kid who needs to be looked after a bit, but his heart is in the right place,” a source close to him told me yesterday."

- Tommy Dee

NBADraft.net

Weakness

"His athleticism gets suppressed because he needs a lot of room to explode and he also does not like to attack when contact is coming from helpside (a testament to the low number of attempts at the line) … Makes a lot of careless plays, and leaves his feet frequently to make passes, to the tune of 3.2 TOs per game"

Strength

"A mismatch offensively because he can attack effectively inside and out … Has a great combination of size, strength and speed … His athleticism and explosiveness allow him to play against bigger defenders inside or quicker ones on the perimeter… Possesses a surprisingly quick first step thanks to his extremely long and powerful strides … His high post game has become his niche, because he can back down and outmuscle smaller players, or face up and attack the bigger ones"

The best part

"Defensively, with his physical package, he has the potential to guard 4 positions on the floor"

I think he would be a GREAT pickup for us. Has the size to do some banging and the skills to help spread the floor and move the ball. That would be really nice piece.

here's the thing with clark - he's got alot of lamar odom in him, both good and bad. one game you will think the guy can do anything on the basketball court because he can handle the ball, he can distribute, he can shoot, block shots, play good defense, he's a big guy that has the quickness to guard a 2. then the next game the guy will look like complete crap and you are wondering who you watched the game before. this guy needs a serious attitude adjustment or just a coach to really fire him up and get that untapped potential out. the guy could be an all-star if he ever played the way he can consistently so i would take a chance on him, but i wouldn't give up a whole lot to do so.

misterearl wrote:nyk4ever - you really think Amar'e would tolerate Earl Clark loafing?

Damn, has the Gallinari reverse two handed slam poster arrived back from the printer yet?

It doesn't matter who STAT tolerates. It's who MDA tolerates and if he doesn't tolerate you, you're sitting. If you're a guy who loafs every other games, you're not going to get any playing time whatsoever.