Eric Gordon finds no wall
January 8, 2009 by James Edwards
Filed under Los Angeles Clippers, NBA Basketball
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Eric Gordon flashes to the basket
Eric Gordon was a dominating freshman guard in the Big Ten a year ago and now is fast becoming a dominating guard in the NBA for the San Diego Clippers.
So where is that rookie wall that all rooks hit?
Those two performances gave the former Indianapolis prep standout 129 points the past five games, the best stretch for a Clippers rookie in 26 years. The last Clippers rookie to score that many points in five games was Terry Cummings in March 1983, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
“The more games you play, the more confident you get,” Gordon said. “It’s all about having fun for the most part.
“The rookie wall is all about when you’re playing so much basketball you get tired of it. If you just keep on learning and doing the things you need to do, everything will be good.”
The Clippers have played more games than Eric Gordon played for Indiana played last year in the Big Ten, but Eric doesn’t care about none of that. He just concentrates on playing good team ball.
Gordon, who turned 20 on Christmas, has been strong for nearly three weeks. Over the past 10 games, he has averaged 19.6 points while shooting 46%.
His 31- and 32-point outbursts are his first consecutive 30-point games since his third and fourth games at IU.
Gordon exhibited the ability to shot the long ball as well as muscling smaller guards underneath. The Clippers had better hold on to this one!
Photo source Newscom
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