Ramona Shelburne of ESPNLosAngeles.com on why Eric Gordon may not be getting love from the refs: “Superstars in the NBA are both feared and loathed. They are assertive and loud, sometimes selfish and always a presence. Gordon might play loudly, but he speaks politely and deferentially to referees, teammates and coaches. Which should be a good thing but sometimes has some unintended consequences.”
Michael Lee of the Washington Post with the latest Marcus Camby rumor: “I also heard another rumor involving [Caron] Butler and the Los Angeles Clippers, with the Wizards getting back Marcus Camby and his expiring contract.”
Want Chris Kaman in the All-Star game? You can vote here (login required). You should probably vote for Steve Nash as well, if for no other reason than this “awesome” video.
Ken Levine with a nice tribute to the recently deceased former Clippers announcer Rory Markas: “Many of you never heard of him. But you would have liked him. He loved people but lived alone. He was a performer but very shy. He worked in Anaheim but lived 100 miles away in Palmdale. For years he was a Los Angeles TV news anchor and Milwaukee Brewers baseball announcer — at the same time. He was a remarkable person.”
Ian Thomsen of Sports Illustrated on Baron Davis and his relationship with Mike Dunleavy: “Davis understands the skepticism that will follow his claim of a newfound relationship with Dunleavy. But he insists their rapport is real. ‘It’s been a great year, it’s been a learning year,’ Davis said. ‘Coach Dunleavy has been great as far as allowing me to have some input and he’s kind of like grooming me to be a coach. I can’t be mad at that.’ “
19 Responses
Bring butler to the clips!!
Posted on January 9th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
I agree. I love you, Marcus – but I’d do that deal in a heartbeat.
Posted on January 9th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
Camby should stay. His defense is clutch all around for this team. He’s like a glue to this team, and I think everyone looks up to him.
rmb Reply:
January 9th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
We need GLUE when it was broken. And for a temporary relief. BLAKE is coming and we’re ready for SHOWTIME. With Caron Butler, we’ll be in a great shape with plenty of room to grow.
Posted on January 9th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
I would worry about our rebounding if we lost Camby, but still, you gotta take that deal.
rmb Reply:
January 9th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
You’ll see Griffin & DeAndre taking care of that dept.
pez Reply:
January 10th, 2010 at 11:18 am
Butler is the number 4 or 5 rebounding SF in the league at 6 or 7 a game. Couple that with Blake’s return and we might even become a better rebounding team.
I still love Camby…but like you said Fritz, you gotta take that deal.
Posted on January 9th, 2010 at 5:38 pm
I wouldn’t do it, we have a young team, as much as I love Butler’s game, he’s going to be 30 in March. Wait, and use the available cap space for Rudy Gay this summer. Memphis won’t match, we might have to overpay him, but he’ll be worth it, He can shoot, defend, and is only 23. With Memphis potentially selling their team, they don’t want to take on any long-term commitments, especially when they have Sam Young that can slide right into Gay’s place. Butler will just be a short term fix, and with Camby loving being in LA, we might be able to re-sign him on the cheap, he would be great for both DeAndre’s and Blake’s development if we have him around for longer.
jgroove Reply:
January 10th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Agreed. I would not do this deal. Butler is not having a good season and I wouldn’t expect that to turn around if he came to the clips. Also, he’s been just as injury consistent as Camby over his entire career. He is out for a good third of the season every year. That’s not what we need for the next few years. I would wait till the off season. Butler is not a game changer and I’d like to find a scenario where Marcus comes back next year (although with the Clips luck he’ll prob sign with the cheap with the Lakers).
Clipper Derrick Reply:
January 11th, 2010 at 12:41 am
Second.
Posted on January 9th, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Lisa Dillman already disproved the rumor http://twitter.com/reallisa/status/7562644652
I still think we should keep Camby tell Griffin is ready to start. Although seeing how well the team is doing I don’t see any reason to screw with the chemistry and trade away your main locker room guy.
Posted on January 9th, 2010 at 6:18 pm
No! Camby is seriously undervalued. Clips finally have a team that has trained/played together a year+ and they are starting to get comfortable with each other. Camby has been a LARGE part of that. Quality guy on and off the court. Keep him PLEASE!
Posted on January 9th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
Camby has been expecting a trade. But moving to another losing team isn’t something he’s looking forward to. But it’s business. If we are serious about post season, then we have no choice but to deal Camby now than later.
Blake and DeAndre need playing time. And you can’t do that with Camby on board.
Posted on January 9th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
Chemistry is a funny thing. Don’t mess with it. Some things will never show in a boxscore. See for example Battier. Glue guys are hard to find.
Posted on January 9th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Wouldn’t taking on Butlers contract take us out of the running of landing a big time FA this summer? I think it might. I’d rather just let Cambys contract expire and try and make a splash in FA
Posted on January 9th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Agree with duck.. I’d wait to go after Rudy gay..
That will be a perfect fit for us…
Posted on January 10th, 2010 at 6:24 am
Rudy Gay would be the best for LA…. comon how can you not see that? lol
RT Reply:
January 10th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
same here
Posted on January 10th, 2010 at 11:30 am
Steve Nash’s video is effing hilarious. Nash definitely knows how to appeal to his audience without following convention.
Posted on January 10th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
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