All Things Bledsoe

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Unofficial Eric Bledsoe Stat Tracker

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Bledsoe, Clippers Lose Preseason Opener in Vegas

 

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The Clippers rallied late in the 4th quarter to tie the game, but fell short and lost 106-104 in Las Vegas on Saturday. Eric Bledsoe posted 25 points (incl. a reverse layup with 3.1 ticks left that tied it.), eight rebounds and five steals while DeAndre Jordan scored 14. The Clippers host the Heat on Thursday.

Edited January 2, 2013 by Sħãlïq

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Bledsoe had 4 pts, 8 rebs, 5 ast (41 mins) in his first preseason start but the Clippers lost 94-80 to the Heat in Shanghai.

Edited October 16, 2012 by Sħãlïq̵'

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Source: ESPN.com

 

Clippers Top Heat in Shanghai

On Sunday in Shanghai, the Clippers notched their first win of the preseason, a 99-89 victory against the Heat. DeAndre Jordan, who made all eight of his shots, scored 18 points. Jamal Crawford had 15 points and Blake Griffin added 13, while Chris Paul made his preseason debut.

 

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Edited October 25, 2012 by Sħãlïq

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Preseason - UTA @ LAC (10/18/12)

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Bledsoe showed again he's got some sick hops with a reverse jam in the Clippers’ 96-94 preseason win over the Jazz on Wednesday night. Bledsoe had 11 points off the bench for the Clippers (2-2) in their fourth preseason game, and first in California, let alone their first in their own building.

DeAndre Jordan (11 points, 16 rebounds) posted a double-double. Chris Paul dished out 9 assists and Jamal Crawford chipped in with 18 points.

 

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Edited October 25, 2012 by Sħãlïq

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Preseason Game 5 - LAC vs. GSW 88:71 (10/22/12)

 

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Eric Bledsoe chipped in with 8 pts, 6 rebs, 3 dimes and 2 steals off the bench (23 min), in a 88-71 Clippers blowout of the Warriors Monday night. DeAndre Jordan led all Clippers in both points (18) and rebounds (12).

 

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Preseason Game 6 - LAL @ LAC (10/24/12)

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Bledsoe Hurts Winless Lakers

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Eric Bledsoe did a good job of playing the role of CP3: the former Kentucky standout just missed on a triple-double. Bledose had game-highs of 22 pts, 11 dimes (including this over-the-shoulder no-look beauty to Willie Green) along with game-high 9 steals (43 mins)! I think he just needs to slow it down when handling the ball. He seems to be out of control at times, which leads to TOs. The Clippers could use his energy on D, and rebounding though.

 

"Just having fun," Bledsoe said, recalling his only triple-double came in high-school. "I thought I was going to be a little winded, but I wasn't."

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Highlights:

- E-Bled throws an alley-oop to DeAndre for the monster jam

- Bledsoe to Hollins *******************************************Clippers.com Postgame Report

 

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That's a wrap on E-Bled's 2012-13 Preseason!

Stats (8 games, 3 starts):

 

PPG: 12.9

RPG: 4.90

APG: 4.1

EFF: +14.62

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Game 1: MEM @ LAC 92:101 (10/31/12)

Bledsoe Shines In Season Opener

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Eric Bledsoe had 13 pts (5-8 FG shooting), along with 4 rebs and 4 dimes off-the-bench. The 6-1 guard played 17 minutes, compared to Willie Green's almost 30 mins. I thought it should've been the other way around. Green went 2-7 (FG M-A) in his first regular season start for LAC. Nothing against Willie, I just think coach Del Negro should give Bledsoe more PT in the future. Here's a Bledsoe-Green stat comparison (Game 1):

 

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Highlight Reel:

- Bledsoe Circus Shot

 

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Clippers' X factor: Eric Bledsoe

 

LOS ANGELES – The most exciting point guard in Los Angeles will start Friday’s Lakers-Clippers game on the bench. And I’m not talking about Steve Nash and his leg contusion. I’m talking about Eric Bledsoe, the Clippers’ backup point guard. In a city where stars are often made via Twitter trends and must-see YouTube clips, Bledsoe is on his way to becoming a household name. Chris Paul, who had a front row seat for Bledsoe’s 13 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds in 17 minutes of run in the Clippers’ home opener on Wednesday, chalks it up to confidence.

 

“To see how much Bled has grown,” Paul said. “To see where his confidence went just from last year to this year, he knows nobody can mess with him . . . .”

 

The Clippers knew they had something special when they acquired Bledsoe's draft rights from Oklahoma City in 2010. When the New Orleans Hornets engaged the Clippers in trade talks for Paul last year, Bledsoe’s name was high on the Hornets’ wish list but then-Clippers general manager Neil Olshey viewed his inclusion as a deal-breaker.

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Game 2: LAC @ LAL 105:95 (2-0, 1st Pacific)

Bledsoe Helps Clippers Remain Unbeaten

 

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Eric Bledsoe @ LAL: 10 pts (4-8), 2 rebs, 1 ast, 1 stl (14 mins).

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[Cobb]

SMH, I don't think it could get more obvious that you're soliciting rep.

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SMH, I don't think it could get more obvious that you're soliciting rep.

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I'm not. Apparently someone likes and appreciates my hard work ethic.

One other thought -- I bust my ass, dedicate myself, and sometimes take 2-3 hours to put together a Star Tracker better than the ones here, for example:

 

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...and all you notice, all you think about, is a meaningless rep...? SMH.

[Cobb]

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I'm not. Apparently someone likes and appreciates my hard work ethic.

One other thought -- I bust my ass, dedicate myself, and sometimes take 2-3 hours to put together a Star Tracker better than the ones here, for example:

 

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...and all you notice, all you think about, is a meaningless rep...? SMH.

I love how you call rep "meaningless" when you solicit it from members. I would share names but don't feel like that'd be appropriate.

 

I don't even know what that screenshot is supposed to mean. I've never in my life seen people do what you're doing. NBA.com and ESPN.com/nba have all this information and more, so why somebody would find this useful is beyond me.

 

P.S. If this takes you 2-3 hours, stop doing it. It's not worth wasting that much time for something so insignificant.

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Yes, I do call rep "meaningless" 'cause at that point it's what it is.

Also, I re-post these on other message boards. Any promotional effort is not meaningless.

Last but not least, I don't understand why someone would follow female soccer. Yet I don't be like: "Stop doing it. It's not worth wasting that much time for something so insignificant."

 

(...) I don't even know what that screenshot is supposed to mean. I've never in my life seen people do what you're doing. NBA.com and ESPN.com/nba have all this information and more, so why somebody would find this useful is beyond me. (...)

It's been up for a few days now, but I'm just going to direct your attention to it through an announcement.

 

http://www.otrbasketball.com/forums/forum/134-star-trackers

 

There's a pinned topic at the top...you should read that first.

 

I'm interested in who will have the best star tracker by the end of the season. The last time we did this (a few years back), it was popular. Let's make it interesting.

Star Trackers added

 

Anyhow, I really don't feel like going off-topic any more. I'll go on discussing anything NOT related to Eric Bledsoe's season on either AIM or Gmail.

Edited November 7, 2012 by Sħãlïq

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Game 3: GSW @ LAC 114:110 (2-1)

 

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Game 4: CLE @ LAC 108:101 (2-2)

 

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Playing a season-high 26 minutes, reserve PQ Eric Bledsoe had 11 pts, 5 rebs, 5 ast.

had a huge miscomunication mistake at the game's very end. Bledsoe and DJ left Kyrie Irving unguarded which pretty much cost LAC the W, and the Clippers' comeback attempt came short. Anyway, here's a good read on the former Kentucky standout and his effort against the Cavs:

 

BLEDSOE PROVIDES SECOND-HALF ENERGY BOOST

 

It hardly shows up in the box score, considering Cleveland’s 14 3-point baskets and 18 offensive rebounds, but the Clippers’ scrambling comeback attempt in the final quarter was predicated on their defensive effort. And reserve point guard Eric Bledsoe, who was summoned from the bench for more than 17 second-half minutes, helped spur the rediscovered energy.

 

After a somewhat lackluster first half, Bledsoe came on to play his usual disruptive defense on the ball and initiate some easy offense for the Clippers. He finished the game with 11 points, four steals, five assists and five rebounds in a season-high 26 minutes.

 

“I did come in there and bring energy, but my teammates were right behind me,” Bledsoe said. “When I came down and dug [for steals] my bigs were right behind me, so a lot of credit goes to my teammates. It’s just the beginning of the season. I think we need a couple of losses like this to change everyone’s perspective on this team. You can have all the talent in the world, but if you don’t bring it every night then nothing matters,” Bledsoe added.

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Edited November 8, 2012 by Sħãlïq

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Sports Illustrated: Eric Bledsoe needs more playing time

 

Every minute that Willie Green steals from Bledsoe is a crime against basketball itself, one that should be met with a hearing and sentencing in some unforgiving hardwood tribunal. But the justice system is nothing if not slow-moving; Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro thus far has gone unpunished, and he continues to slot Green as his starting shooting guard, awarding him ample playing time.

 

Green, despite all his flaws, is an NBA player. His skills warrant a roster spot and a handful of minutes in lineups that can benefit from his mid- and long-range shooting while dealing with all the other quirks in his game. But Bledsoe’s athleticism makes him a multi-positional wonder capable of defending expertly on the ball, accelerating through the core of opposing defenses and bolting to loose balls and backdoor scoring opportunities. He may not be the easiest player to incorporate into traditional offenses, but Bledsoe does so much in so many different ways that it’s a wonder Del Negro has been able to keep him off the floor as much as he has.

 

Yet there Bledsoe sits, logging just 18 minutes per game to Green’s 19.8, with added rotational pressure on the way with Chauncey Billups and Grant Hill close to returning. If Del Negro doesn’t get a clearer idea of Bledsoe’s on-court virtues soon, a valuable Clipper could wind up living on whatever tiny bits of playing time trickle down through the cracks of the roster.

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Monthly update:

 

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Eric the Amazing

 

Here’s something you might not know: Eric Bledsoe is killing in pick-and-rolls this year. It’s actually a big part of his game. On a per minute basis, Bledsoe uses almost as many pick-and-roll possessions as James Harden and he scores better than the likes of Tony Parker, Mike Conley and Rajon Rondo (per Synergy). Being the NBA’s weirdest player doesn’t stop Bledsoe from excelling at some of the more typical tasks. His game is full of happy surprises.

But it’s true, there’s something about Eric Bledsoe that just doesn’t look right.

As an athlete, Bledsoe’s combination of lateral quickness, power, speed and improvisational grace sets him well apart even in the NBA. But his body seems oddly misshapen. It’s his arms, mostly. They don’t belong; as though Bledsoe stole them from a much taller man, or some parts were mixed up in the factory. In fact Bledsoe’s wingspan exceeds his height by more than seven inches. That’s the same discrepancy as ol’ cartoon arms himself, Kevin Durant … except Durant is almost a foot taller.

This is worth mentioning because we tend judge the skill of a basketball player by the things he does with his hands — the fine motor skills of the NBA are controlled dribbling, accurate shooting, the deft pass. That Bledsoe’s hands are affixed to arms that appear generally unwieldy gives even his most delicate moves a sense of awkwardness. They contribute to the unfairly enduring perception that Bledsoe is more track athlete than basketball player, that he can’t, say, run the pick-and-roll.

 

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Mike Conley struggled to do much of anything against Bledsoe in the playoffs (from NBA.com)

 

FULL ARTICLE: http://hoopspeak.com/2012/11/eric-the-amazing/

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Bledsoe and the bench:

Before the game, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Eric Bledsoe was probably the most underrated played in the league.

“It’s like nobody knows who he is,” Popovich told reporters before the game. “But he’s a hell of a weapon.”

Popovich and the Spurs got a good look at what a weapon Bledsoe can be on Monday, as he was all over the court, scoring 9 points, grabbing 5 rebounds and getting 2 steals. The bench again was huge for the Clippers, who fell behind by 10 points in the first quarter with the starters in the game but went into the half with a five-point lead after outscoring the Spurs 29-14 in the second quarter thanks a 19-2 run.

“We got off to a bad start, but our bench is not your typical bench,” Paul said. “They got the lead for us.”

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Saw this on one other forum -- 20 games into the season (a quarter of the season)... Eric Bledsoe is for real:

 

- 22 PER, 2nd on the team;

- 2nd on the team in WP per 48 mins;

- 4th on the team in simple rating;

 

He's officially made that third year jump!

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Game 19: PHX @ LAC 99:117 (13-6, 1st Pacific)

 

(...) Next came Bledsoe’s burst. Thirteen seconds after Crawford’s seventh point of the period, the jitterbug guard swiped an errant pass by Michael Beasley and turned it into a right-handed dunk going the other direction, leading to a Phoenix timeout.

 

“He’s a terror,” Crawford said of Bledsoe. “Honestly, if I’m a point guard I’d hate to bring the ball up against him because even if you beat him, he’s so athletic and so strong he can recover.”

 

Bledsoe nabbed another steal on the Suns’ next possession, digging the ball out from Jermaine O’Neal and Crawford found Odom for a 4-foot bank shot 12 seconds later. Bledsoe would score eight points in the quarter with four assists. (...)

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Game 20: TOR @ LAC 83:102 (14-6, 1st Pacific)

 

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Bledsoe went 6-9 for 14 pts. 6 asts, 4 rebs, 2 blks, 2 stls on his 22nd birthday. He led the Clippers team in +/- with +21. CP3 couldn't figure out the Raptor's defense but Bledsoe broke through it. The former Kentucky standout was also mainly responsible for a 21-4 blitz over the final 9:05 to turn a tight game into a 102-83 rout of the visiting Raptors. It's LA's 6th straight win.

Happy Birthday, E-Bled!!!

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Game 21: LAC @ CHI 94:89 (15-6, 1st Pacific)

 

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One game after his impressive flawless birthday game, Bledsoe helped the Clippers win their 7th straight. A feat the Clippers last accomplished 21 seasons ago (1991-'92).

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[Make It Naaaashty]

So once someone calls out what Shaliq is doing with the reps, it all suddenly stops?

 

 

It can't get any more obvious Shaliz.....lmao

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Game 22: LAC @ CHA 100:94 (16-6, 1st Pacific)

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Eric Bledsoe had 13 points off the bench for the Clippers who won their eighth straight game. A streak the Clippers hadn't had since the 1991-'92 season.

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Difference Maker: Eric Bledsoe. Three players (Paul, Barnes and Griffin) scored more points than the Clippers’ reserve point guard, but his 13 points and eight rebounds were vital in keeping Charlotte at bay. He capped his 11-point third quarter by flipping in a layup off a miss from Jamal Crawford, appeared to block a shot with his head in the second half, and converted his only 3-pointer from straightaway off a feed by Griffin.

POSTGAME REPORT: CLIPPERS 100 VS BOBCATS 94

 

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Edited December 13, 2012 by Sħãlïq

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Interesting comparison. Bledsoe seems to be better than Westbwook today, on a per minute basis. He gets more rebounds, blocks, and steals. He gets 2 less points per 48 but he's a significantly more efficient scorer. Bled creates possesions. The steals count for a lot because they deny a shot attempt for one team and gain a high percentage shot attempt for yours:

 

Player Comps: Eric Bledsoe

One of the ways analysts project a player’s production is through similarity scores; other players of comparable attributes and stats, then integrate that information into the player one is projecting. ClipperBlog has opened up the archives looking for historical comparables to key members of the 2012-13 Los Angeles Clippers team. Today is 2012-13 Eric Bledsoe and 2010-11 Russell Westbrook. This is the second in a series of four.

 

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(...) Bledsoe, who was shooting 61.6 percent at the rim in his career coming into this season, is now up to 66.7 percent on the year. Westbrook, meanwhile, had a similar improvement in his 2010-11 season.

 

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Conceptually, it makes sense that it would take a couple of years for both of these players to develop. Look at the typical attributes you might have commonly heard to describe Young Eric Bledsoe or Young Russell Westbrook (who are both different players from Current Eric Bledsoe and Current Russell Westbrook). They’re all traits that scream, “WAIT FOR DEVELOPMENT!”:

 

• Raw
  
• Inexperienced
  
• Physical

Now factor in the fact that neither Westbrook nor Bledsoe started at point guard in college – you can thank Darren Collison and John Wall, respectively, for that. Then consider that both players left school as underclassmen.

 

Even with the astonishing ability they bring to the court, those first couple of years were necessary for them to get their confidence. Without that, would Westbrook have been able to completely ruin Roy Hibbert’s December? Could Bledsoe have dethroned Dwyane Wade as the NBA’s best shot-blocking guard in a more appropriate fashion? Now that Bledsoe has the poise and seems to be improving everyday, watch for that Westbrook trajectory to continue.

http://clipperblog.com/2012/12/13/player-comps-eric-bledsoe/

Edited December 14, 2012 by Sħãlïq

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Game 23: LAC @ MIL 111:85 (17-6, 1st Pacific)

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Bledsoe had 8 points, 5 dimes off the bench for the Clippers who won 9 in a row for the first time in 38 years!!

• For the first time since the 1974-75 season, when the Buffalo Braves won 11 games in a row, the Clippers (17-6) are on a nine-game winning streak.
  
• Their 17 wins in 23 games marks the best start in franchise history.
  
• And it was the largest-ever margin of victory against the Bucks (12-10) on the road.

CLIPPERS 111, BUCKS 85

 

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Game 24: LAC @ DET 88:76 (18-6, 1st Pacific)

 

It was the tenth win in a row for the Clippers (18-6), the second longest streak in franchise history. LAC tied the franchise record for longest road winnig streak (5). It also marked the first time in franchise history that the Clippers have swept a road trip of four games or longer.

 

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