DeAndre Jordan hasn’t even figured out blocking shots yet

Despite the nicknames and widespread excitement, the Los Angeles Clippers are still very much a work in progress: Chris Paul is great, but still needs to figure out exactly where his teammates like the ball; Chauncey Billups hasn't quite adjusted to playing off the ball; and Blake Griffin is a very talented athletic dynamo with a dearth of post moves. There's no shame in this state of affairs — it's just how basketball teams work. Hype tends to move faster than the pace of development. Center DeAndre Jordan seems to be pretty comfortable, though. With so much talent around him, Jordan's role is pretty simple: finish dunks, block shots, and stay out of foul trouble. He's doing quite well with those tasks so far, scoring 8.0 points per game on 66.7-percent shooting from the field and leading the NBA in blocks with 3.0 per game. Yet, for all those accomplishments, he says he's still trying to figure out proper blocked-shot technique. From Baxter Holmes of the Lo...