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I might have misjudged the worst of times, however. Even though I haven’t had those tix in years (thankfully, right?) I still tune into nearly every game. I’m a die hard fan and have been for two decades now. HOWEVER…there were things that kept me on board with them through those years. There was the Danny Manning era. There were the playoffs two years in a row when we had Harper…there was always promise with the young teams, then suddenly Sterling decided to play real ball and pay real money to sign Maggette and Brand. Another great season two years ago.

Frankly I was worried when both Corey and Elton jumped ship simultaneously. I kept thinking, who is going to replace those 40 points? Add to that the disappearance of a calm Brand who you knew when things were tough you could always kick the ball down low to for an easy deuce. We don’t have that luxury. These guys aren’t running plays! They’re running rampant, dribbling like nuts and then hoisting the worst looking shots I’ve ever seen outside of the YWCA…that’s right YWCA the guys at the YMCA know how to screen and roll.

Kaman looked better. For one game anyway. But frankly I’m so tired of his hang dog, “Where the hell am I suppose to be – oh $hit, that’s my defensive assignment?” looks I could punch him in the nose if I was tall enough. This team is filled with a bunch of low b-ball IQ players that have little to no competitive fire. Go down the list and you’ll see. Tim Thomas? Kaman? Camby? (Camby fits the latter description, he’s actually a very smart player, but let’s face it…he doesn’t want to be here any more than Andy Dufresne wanted to be in Shawshank)

Sorry for the long blog. I’m frustrated, and I’m going to pull a red card and call my good friend Jerry West on the phone today and I’m going to resort to begging. I know he’s bored. He’s tired of playing golf, and he’s already beaten everyone at the club in gin rummy. We need divine intervention and we need it now. Mike D, if you’re reading this. Take one for the team and step down. I bet Elgin is on the North shore of Kauai laughing his ass off right now. Enjoy it EB.

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longtime reader, never before commented. One of the reasons I love Clipperblog is that while you’re passionate about this team, you always keep a cool head, always try to be constructive and analytical in your commentary. Most sports writing is all about hysteria and hyperbole; Clipperblog is a most welcome sanctuary for thoughtfulness.

However… 1 and 9! With eight home games! An undrafted rookie scores 37 on us! 1 and 9!!!!! WTF?!?!?

I wasn’t especially confident in this team, but I was expecting in the very least some capacity to fight for a playoff spot. Instead we’ll be fighting OKC for the most ping pong balls.

All this AND this organization also managed to needlessly humiliate in public Elgin Baylor.

Isn’t it time to panic? Time for hysterics? Time to curse out Dunleavy and Sterling and that useless band of bums?

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Honestly, I don’t know who I want to strangle more – Mike Dunleavy for continuing to play Ricky Davis (and having him defend Mason on that last play! Are you kidding me?!?!) over Gordon (and Novak), or Baron Davis for being the most careless shot chucker in Clipper history. This guy singlehandedly killed us for 3 and a half quarters because he couldn’t be bothered to show up – except for said moronic 3-pt shots. Man, if I were God – or at least Donald Sterling – I would clean house and get rid of both Dunleavy and Mr.Diddy. What a complete and utter joke these 2 court jesters have turned this club and this season into already. I feel bad for all you season ticket holders – paying to watch this trainwreck unfold is highway robbery.

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