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Well, it didn’t take too long for Saint Louis freshman forward Carte’Are Gordon to make his mark on the Atlantic 10.
The four-star recruit made quick work of a backboard in practice on Thursday. I am pro-backboard life and take no pleasure in reporting this, but see for yourself:
.@CoachTFord5 said #TeamBlue is going to be bigger, stronger and more powerful, but .
— SLU Men's Basketball (@SaintLouisMBB) September 6, 2018
(Carte’Are is OK. The backboard? Not so much.) #Billikens ⚪️ pic.twitter.com/8ac9q5yWmO
Breaking a backboard is an incredibly impressive demonstration of strength, but check out how clean of a break Gordon made. One moment, the backboard is there; the next, nearly the whole thing disappears.
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Thankfully, Gordon was okay — I mean, backboards are made of glass, after all. But if Gordon can do this to an innocent backboard, then the rest of the Atlantic 10 is officially put on notice.
The aftermath... pic.twitter.com/XRlgGc2E7z
— SLU Men's Basketball (@SaintLouisMBB) September 6, 2018
Might need to cut back on @CarteareGordon weight room workouts!! https://t.co/OM3F6jdXOP
— Travis Ford (@CoachTFord5) September 6, 2018
More like Carte’Air that dude can fly.
— Mid-Major Madness (@mid_madness) September 6, 2018
(Also this is frightening for the A-10) https://t.co/QfuQjxT8LT