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Archive for February, 2010
Game Thread: Sacramento at Clippers
On February - 20 - 2010
Afternoon Roundup: Interview Edition
On February - 19 - 2010
Marcus Camby on his new situation: “Anytime you get traded it’s always an awkward situation, especially when you’ve been in a place for a couple of years, you’re used to your surroundings, you know, you enjoy the situation that you’re in. But then to find out you’re traded and you have to move on to new surroundings, it’s always difficult. But once you sit back and digest the situation and take a moment to yourself to analyze how things are – where you’re at and where you’re going – it’s a no-brainer. The Clippers are going in opposite direction than what I would have liked in my career. Coming to Portland and being surrounded by the great players that we have – Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge – it was a no-brainer. I definitely welcome the situation to be in playoff contention again, and I definitely can’t wait to get started.”
Some General Thoughts About the Transactions
On February - 18 - 2010
The Clippers’ work on the phone lines seems done. Soon we can get back to the business of balling, or whatever remains of that enterprise for the Clippers until April 14.
The Clippers essentially traded Marcus Camby, Al Thornton and Sebastian Telfair for Drew Gooden, Travis Outlaw and Steve Blake. More important moving forward, the Clippers sent out $5.5 million in committed salaries for the 2010-11 season (Thornton $2.8M, Telfair’s player option of $2.7M).
Atlanta 110, Clippers 92
On February - 18 - 2010
When is losing better than winning?
The obvious answer has something to do with extra lottery balls, but let’s ignore that aspect (for now). Sometimes winning can complicate things where losing won’t. A loss is just a loss, and a defeat to the Hawks is to be expected given the circumstances. But a win? A win tonight would have made an even bigger scapegoat out of Baron Davis, who sat out with a sore back. A win tonight would have slightly dinged whatever trade value Baron has left. A win tonight would have required us to put at least a little hope back into the season, in Steve Blake, and in Kim Hughes among others. Does any actual good come from that scenario? Was Red right the first time? Is hope really a dangerous thing after all?
Quick Thoughts
On February - 17 - 2010
A few things from the 110-92 loss to Atlanta:
- Turnovers. The Clippers turn the ball over 22 times, which leads to many uncontested dunks and 34 total points off turnover for Atlanta. This isn’t a case of the the Clippers trying to engage Atlanta in an up and down affair – this is just blatant sloppiness. The Hawks did just fine controlling the ball on their own end, only forking it over 8 times all game. To contrast, Bobby Brown and Craig Smith had 10 turnovers combined. The Clippers shoot over 50.7% from the field, but squander far too many possessions.