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Earl Clark: NBA Draft Profile
January 13th, 2009
by Jeff Fox
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Earl Clark - Louisville
Earl Clark
College: Louisville
Class: Junior
Position: SF/PF
Height: 6’9”
Weight: 220lbs
Accolades: NCAA East Region All-Tournament Team (08), McDonald’s All-American - high school (06), Fourth Team Parade All-American - high school (06).
Scouting Report: A versatile inside/outside threat.
Strengths: Great size for a small forward. Has the ability to play in the post or out on the wing. Very athletic. Great leaping ability. Long wingpsan. Great at slashing to the hoop. Can drive by defenders with either hand. Capable of posting up and scoring with his back to the basket. Good defender. Great rebounder. Great shot blocker for a forward. Has three-point range on jumper.
Weaknesses: Still inconsistent. Needs to become more consistent and a bigger threat from three-point range. Turns the ball over too much. Never was a huge scorer in college.
Projected 2009 Draft Range: Top ten pick.
Consensus: Earl Clark has all the makings of a solid, perhaps sometimes spectacular, NBA player. His size, athleticism and skill package make him a special prospect.
Stats:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=32006
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Comments
3 Stars
Submitted by Jeff Fox on Wed, 2009-01-14 09:45.
Weak draft, Dan, that is why he got a low star rating. Plus I think I'm getting crankier as I get older!
Your star rating has proven
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2009-04-02 08:22.
Your star rating has proven to be unreliable/nonsense.
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Jeff Fox is a freelance journalist based an hour outside of Toronto, Canada. While attending University of Waterloo (Canada) earning a B.A. in Economics and Management Studies, Jeff managed to walk onto the school’s varsity basketball team, the Warriors, for 2 seasons. His final year riding the pine for the Warriors saw the team make it to the CIS (Canada’s NCAA equivalent) Final 8 tournament. In addition to this site, he is a regular contributor to SLAM magzine (& online) and The Hoops Manifesto. When he isn’t planted in front of his computer he spends the rest of his time with his wife, Lisa, his son, Adam and his dog Jeannie.
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Why doesn't he get more than
Why doesn't he get more than 3 stars if he's a top 10 pick?
With that said, he's definitely the best or second best on a very talented Louisville squad this year.