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Rook Check: Eric Gordon is Not Your Average Gordon

The Los Angeles Clippers are having another one of their horrendous seasons. The annual ills of injuries and poor roster management have once again caused the Clips to fall to the NBA cellar. However, one bright spot for the Clippers this season has been the development of Eric Gordon. After having a so-so start, Gordon...

Rook Check: Michael Beasley Adjusts Quickly to Coming Off the Bench

Rook Check takes a look at the progress of NBA Rookies throughout the season.Normally we like to wait a little bit between filing Rook Check reports on a single player, but the situation with Michael Beasley deserves an update. The other day I mentioned that Beasley was moved to the bench, after starting every game up to...

Rook Check: Recognizing O.J. Mayo's Successful First Month in the NBA

Rook Check takes a look at the progress of NBA Rookies throughout the season.Most of the talk about this year's rookie class has been reserved for Bulls sensation Derrick Rose. This isn't much of a surprise, considering that Rose has been an absolute beast so far this season. However, with all of the hype surrounding Rose,...

Rook Check: Michael Beasley Goes From Starter to Scoreless

Rook Check takes a look at the progress of NBA Rookies throughout the season.Heat rookie Michael Beasley was the second overall pick in this year's draft, and with that lofty pick comes some lofty expectations. Beasley was in the starting lineup for the first 15 games of his NBA career, averaging around 14 points and five...

Rook Check: Anthony Morrow Lights Up the Clippers for 37 and 11

Rook Check takes a look at the progress of NBA Rookies throughout the season.The story going into yesterday's game between the Clippers and the Warriors was obviously the fact that it was Baron Davis' first game facing his former team. But that wasn't the case when the final buzzer sounded. Because while Davis played well...