Many pundits looked at the Golden State Warriors’ bench as a weakness. The Warriors lost Marreese Speights, Leandro Barbosa and other key substitutes all to free-agency. It left just Shaun Livingston and Andre Iguodala, remaining from their championship run. The Warriors needed someone to pick up the scoring load left by Speights and Barbosa. This season that player has been Ian Clark, who has impressed early, improving his shooting ability and playmaking skills.
Last season, Clark was looked as an afterthought, a third-string guard that did not get much playing time. Most of his minutes were played in Warriors blowouts and meaningless games.