With great power comes great responsibility.
I think Winston Churchill said that. Or maybe it's from Spiderman...
Either way, it applies to Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan. You have to tweak the sentiment a little, though. For Jordan, with great athleticism come great expectations. And he hasn't really met those in his short NBA career.
Read any scouting report (Insiders only), watch any game film, and it's as clear as day: Jordan is a freak. His athleticism stands out on a team that features another superhero-level athlete—Blake Griffin.
But unlike his frontcourt partner, Jordan hasn't figured out how to put his athletic gifts to good use. After a promising age-22 season in which Jordan averaged 7.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks, many in Clipperland expected a breakout year in 2011-2012.
Add in the fact that Grade-A lob-tosser Chris Paul had come over from New Orleans via trade and expectations could not possibly have been higher for Jordan.
Clipper management clearly expected the world: it quickly matched the four-year, $42.7 million dollar offer sheet Jordan signed with Golden State.
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Article written by Grant Hughes
Los Angeles Clippers: Is This Really All DeAndre Jordan’s Got?
July 28th, 2012 by Grant Hughes Leave a reply »
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