The way things unravel in the closing minutes should, by all traditional standards of sports fandom, make this a tough loss to swallow.  But with Zach Randolph in the mail, you have to view it through an entirely different prism.  This is a transitional game for the Clippers, one in which they play [...]

The Clippers have likely improved their fortunes this season, though they’re still unlikely to play games in late-April. Who gets the really tough defensive assignments on the perimeter now that Cuttino Mobley is gone? Let’s use Dwyane Wade next week as the case study. Ricky Davis and Er[...]

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Ramona Shelburne of the Los Angeles Daily News reports that the Randolph deal will be done in short order: The Clippers have agreed to a trade for New York Knicks forward Zach Randolph in exchange for guard Cuttino Mobley and forward Tim Thomas, a league source told the Daily News Friday afternoon. [...]

I generally don’t entertain trade speculation because I don’t find it all that fun as a parlor game.  But there are enough reputable voices now suggesting that the Clippers are in serious conversations to acquire Zach Randolph for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley. Randolph coming to the Cli[...]

Ramona Shelburne posts a smart distillation of the Brand drama.  The before-the-jump tease: “At the time Elton opted out of his contract on June 30, his intention was to return to the Clippers. He and David Falk said it multiple times.His intention was so strong, he spent the next day or two h[...]