Not to say that I don’t think Swop will do well at the 4. But he’s not Earl Clark and I don’t know how much of a chance fans are going to give him considering the feedback he was getting at the end of last year.

He and Delk are sorta in the same spot – they played limited minutes behind lottery picks last year, and because they were in for such short spurts, when they made a mistake it was all people saw.

I suppose that makes some sense, but it makes the loss of Clark loom that much larger.

But if this doesn’t work out, I would assume it’s because of his rebounding (or lack thereof).

The recent C-J article about Swop indicated that he was practically living in the gym all summer, working on his game and building strength. He seems like a great young man with a strong work ethic. I’m hoping that he surprises us all with how far he’s come. Rick obviously thinks that Swop has what it takes. In Rick I trust.

Any chance Jennings has lost his starting spot as part of his unannounced punishment for the arrest?

If he does play off the bench with Samuels that will make my stupid thought less stupid.