Former Kentucky star Eric Bledsoe earned his first NBA start last night and played well.
In 40 minutes. Bledsoe had 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocked shots – including this one:
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With Baron Davis apparently slipping into Vinny Del Negro’s “dog house”, it’s possible that Bledsoe will continue to earn big minutes.
Here is an excerpt from an article in the [URL=”http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2010/11/clippers-baron-davis-nba-vinny-del-negro.html”]Los Angeles Times[/URL]:
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The Times’ T.J. Simers asked Del Negro before Monday’s game against the Spurs if Davis was a bad role model.
“No. I don’t think he’s a bad role model,” Del Negro said. “I just think Baron knows he was behind in his conditioning and he’s had to work so hard to get in condition that he put some extra strain on his knee. That causes a lot of problems for everybody, for Baron, for the team, for everyone involved. So he needs to be a leader and a catalyst for this team. By not preparing the right way, it’s hurting himself and more importantly, it’s hurting the group. He knows that.”
Simers: “You basically said yes.”
VDN: “Yeah, he knows that. He’s got to grow. He’s got to get smarter about it. He’s not 22 anymore. He’s 31. He’s got to do a better job in the off-season in conditioning, keeping himself in condition. Understanding his responsibility. He needs to play.”
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