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Title: For those on VQ there is a good article on DK and Rod Clark
Post by: PirateVOL on March 11, 2024, 02:44:28 EDT
It really is more on Clark but it gives a glimpse of what it takes to evaluate players

It also gives a glimpse of the relationship between Clark and DK
For those that arrive early for games they see it every game

About 90 min before tip Clark and DK come out for a workout
It usually goes like this:
Free Throws, at least 25 (I've seen him hit all 25)
Then he and Clark work on specific things, like fighting off screens.  Sometimes they have another manager help as well.  Ususally leads to 2nd level jump shots
Then he works on step in threes from long ranges, usually on the wings (his three from Farragut in the 1st half vs KY was a good 3 feet longer than he practiced)
Then he works on threes around the arc, corner to corner
Saturday he added side steps (both ways) to the shot
Then a few inside moves, then more FTs
Always walks off after a made 3 - these workouts, pregame, and at the buzzer before a half (ZZ and SV are the same)
Clark is in his ear the entire workout
There is a method and a purpose to the workout, seen the results in games

It is said the DK and Shack went after it 1v1 for 2 hours on his visit
2 things came out of that workout:
Shack told the staff he is the real deal
DK understood that coming to Tennessee would elevate his game
The rest is history