Five thoughts from tonight’s game: Patience: Similar to their loss to the Warriors a few days ago, the Clippers don’t exercise their advantages nearly enough on the offensive end. Toronto is a miserable defensive team (last in the league in defensive efficiency at 109.8), but the Clipper[...]
Far and away the most compelling sequence of the night: This is the only time the Clippers body up all night. The Clips have been among a select group of truly awful defensive teams in basketball for more than a month. Tonight, they give up 107 points in 90 possessions (118.9 points per 100) to a te[...]
There’s a ton of behind the scenes number crunching and player evaluation that makes the Houston Rockets a successful team. One of the big curiosities about Houston is how they can survive without a single shot-blocking threat on the court. A quick glance over at Hoopdata.com helps explain how[...]
A couple of recent clips of 19-year-old Czech forward Jan Vesely, slotted in the 10-13 range in most mock drafts. The first is from last Thursday’s Euroleague playoff game vs. Maccabi: The second is from a regular season Partizan Belgrade game. Watch Vesely time his basket cut — and take[...]
I can tell the morale around these parts is a little low…getting blown out by the Warriors will certainly do that to you. I think I’ve got something that might cheer you all up though. Courtesy of Citizen Ming over at ClipsNation, here’s a ten minute montage of our favorite Greek c[...]
From the Clippers: Los Angeles Clippers guard Baron Davis will miss the Clippers Tuesday, March 30 game in Milwaukee due to back spasms. Davis did not travel with the team on the Clippers upcoming three-game road trip which also features games in Toronto on March 31 and Denver on April 3.[...]