Alright. This is good. Everyone calm down. This is something you can build off of. He’s not a bust yet! 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting, that’s something that a normal non-bust player would do. 5 dimes, a couple of them to Tarik Black which increases their value. A dime to Black is not the same as a dime to Nick Young. Just for comparison, a rookie Magic Johnson probably would’ve only gotten 5 assists out of Black in a whole season, so 2 in a single game is nice.
I let myself get a little overhyped after he scored 8 points quickly in the first quarter. “Will this be the first 20-point game of his career?”, I asked myself. Quickly, I responded “HECKS YES”. I was pretty sure it was going to be the first 20-point game of his career. 15 points is pretty good, but 20 has a certain aura around it. Only good players score 20 points in a game. Good players and Ian Clark.