From David Biderman of the Wall Street Journal:
The travails of the Los Angeles Clippers are well-documented. Not only have they had 17 losing seasons in the past 20 years, but they share a city and an arena with the 14-time NBA champion Lakers. But here’s a thought that might surprise both teams, if not the 3.8 million people in the city: The Clippers’ fans are the most loyal in town. In fact, they’re the most loyal in the entire league.
From a piece I wrote for ESPN Los Angeles:
There are seminarians who have been subjected to fewer questions about their religious views than Los Angeles Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy.
Since the moment he arrived to coach the team in 2003, Dunleavy has routinely been asked whether the Clippers’ misfortunes can be attributed to a supernatural force that governs professional basketball.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc J. Spears at Ball Don’t Lie:
Besides Rondo and Rose, the East roster includes Boston’s Paul Pierce, Toronto’s Chris Bosh, Charlotte’s Gerald Wallace and Atlanta’s Joe Johnson and Al Horford.
The West reserves are the New Orleans’ Chris Paul, the Lakers’ Pau Gasol, Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant, Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki, Memphis’ Zach Randolph and Portland’s Brandon Roy.
Among the notable candidates left off the team are the Los Angeles Clippers’ Chris Kaman, New York’s David Lee and Denver’s Chauncey Billups.
“This is humiliating. It is absolutely embarrassing.” — Ralph Lawler [4th, 0:59.2]
With Devin Harris and Courtney Lee not suited up for New Jersey, the Nets have precious few places to go in the halfcourt. Brook Lopez on the block provides the Nets with a viable option, but there’s little else on the floor provided the Clippers do a reasonably good job depriving shooters of clean looks. Since the Nets have few offensive weapons who warrant auxiliary attention by help defenders, a passable defensive effort by the Clippers should get the job done.
