With that buzzer beater, Summer League 2010 finished in thrilling fashion.  Over the past 14 days, there were a combined 78 games played in Orlando and Las Vegas.  In those 78 games you had rookies trying to prove they belong, second year players trying to take the next step, and undrafted rookies/unsigned free agents trying to earn a contract.  All this lead to some great individual performance and some fantastic games.

NBAPlaybook got into Summer League this year by doing 19 posts over the course of 14 days.  Just in case you missed any of them, here is every post we did over the past two weeks:

• Gordon Hayward Working Off The Ball
• Summer League Can Be A Learning Experience
• Is Lance Stephenson A Point Guard?
• Should The Sixers Be Worried About Evan Turner?
• Paul George Wins The Game With Both Offense And Defense
• Dominique Jones Can Attack The Rim, But Is That All?
• Patrick Patterson Is Ready To Contribute Right Away
• Unsigned Hype: Day 1
• Austin Daye’s Ability To Handle Physical Play Key To His Success
• Unsigned Hype: Day 2 & 3
• Breaking Down John Wall’s Debut
• DeMarcus Cousins’ Passing Ability
• Bucks Get Beat At The Buzzer…Twice
• Jordan Hill’s Post Up Struggles
• Why Multiple Options Are Important During Sets Late
• Pooh Jeter’s Game Winner
• How To Make Up For Missed Free Throws
• Gani Lawal Proving He Belongs
• Earl Clark Still Looking To Take The Next Step

I also wanted to say thanks to everyone who has been stopping by the site to check out a post during Summer League this year.

With the departure of Amar’e Stoudemire and Lou Amundson (who is currently an unrestricted free agent) there is a void at the power forward spot that needs to be filled.  While it is believed that Hakim Warrick will be the one to replace Amar’e as the Suns’ starter at PF, Earl Clark still has a chance to grab hold of the position, if only his game could take the next step.

Clark’s Summer League performance was average at best with a few great plays sprinkled in, showing flashes of what Suns’ fans hope Earl Clark can become with more playing time.  However, for the most part during Summer League, I saw an unwillingness to attack the basket from Clark:

Here Clark grabs the rebound and brings the basketball up the court on his own.  Now, this displays the pretty good ball handling ability of a 6’10″ PF, however Clark needs to either try and get to the basket (and take advantage of his ball handling ability) here or get it to a guard and start the offense.  Even when Clark wanted to try and drive to the basket, he had a tendency to shy away from contact:

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