The Clippers are a tough team to get a handle on, even this far into the season. We’ve seen good Baron Davis (like tonight), and we’ve seen bad Baron Davis. We’ve seen stretches where the Clippers played borderline great defense (like the stretch of wins where they slowed down Kobe[...]
A few quick things from the Clippers 108-100 loss to the Hornets: The Good – I’m a little sick of speculating on what motivates Baron, but I’m going to do it anyway. I’m guessing the combination of Baron playing at home, playing against his former team, and playing against fe[...]
What, if anything, do the Clippers do well on the defensive end? Perhaps it’s not fair to raise this question after the Clips got lit up for 118 points, but let’s tackle it nonetheless. Protecting the rim The Clippers don’t have the personnel to do it. Chris Kaman may stumble into [...]
Charlie Widdoes composed this recap of the Clippers’ loss in Charlotte: Clippers fans are all too familiar with this phase of the season. Out of playoff contention for a while now, the mission inevitably shifts to building for the future. Sure, Neil Olshey and Donald Sterling talk about “winni[...]
From his blog: The Clippers are in turmoil and have announced they “want to win now.” Is this possible? Since trading away Marcus Camby the Clippers have played around 8 points worse than an average NBA team. Surprisingly, most of the poor play has occurred when Steve Blake is in. Blake had played g[...]