- There’s news in Lisa Dillman’s notes that the Clippers plan to re-sign Fred Jones to a 10-day contract. Assistant GM Neil Olshey also tells Dillman that the acquisition of Adams was meant as a contingency plan, just in case Jones wasn’t ready to go tonight: “They acquired him from the Toronto Raptors, along with cash considerations, for a future conditional second-round draft choice and then waived him. The reason? Guard Fred Jones (sore foot) became available to play tonight, making Adams expendable. ‘We expect to sign him to a 10-day contract,’ Clippers assistant general manager Neil Olshey said of Jones. ‘We were kind of hedging our bets’ with Adams.”
- Marcus Camby tells Hoopworld about the Clippers’ MASH unit, and how he’s adapting to his new team after being a fixture in Denver: “On paper you look at our team and you would say we’re a playoff-caliber team and we still feel that way if we had guys out there on the court. It’s going to take some time, unfortunately injuries happen in this league and teams have to find a way to overcome it. It’s tough to overcome injuries and play in the Western Conference. Hopefully guys can come back relatively quickly, and get that camaraderie so we can salvage the rest of the season.”
- ESPN and Scout Inc’s David Thorpe is impressed with Eric Gordon’s defense: “Gordon’s offensive game is really coming on; he’s scored 24, 21, 21 and 31 points in his past four games. But I’m impressed with his defense, too. Finding shooters and closing out on them is a must in this league, and his awareness and long arms are a big help here.”
- More love for EJ from his hometown paper, the Indy Star: “Eric Gordon is one of three rookies who have scored 30 or more points in a game this season. He and O.J. Mayo are the only rookies to do so in consecutive games.”
- Timur Hammond at Tamerlane is launching an effort to draft Donald T. Sterling for Governor. His rationale? “The Clippers waived a player that might have been able to contribute, suggesting that the real motive for the whole deal was just a little pile of cash. Donald Sterling is one mean dude. But I was thinking: What if the man ran for Governor of California? Imagine how he might bridge our yawning abyss of a budget” You can check out Hammond’s dialogue between Sterling and Nevada’s Governor over at Tamerlane.
