The recent swoon has had one unintended benefit: The Clippers have quietly moved into the No. 8 position for the June draft. This morning, they stand only one game behind Philadelphia for No. 7, and two games behind Detroit for No. 6. What does this mean? So far as odds of winning the lottery, the b[...]
How do you begin to assess a team that’s abdicated any sense of accountability on the defensive end of the floor? Sacramento is able to conjure up whatever it wants in the first half, putting up 63 points on 47 possessions (134.0 efficiency). Early on, they shred the Clippers in the pick-and-r[...]
With all eyes focused on the looming offseason, the Clippers were reminded tonight what a star player looks like when they took on the Portland Trailblazers and Brandon Roy. I’ve never been bashful about stating my admiration for Roy’s offensive game. His body control around the rim is s[...]
With the Clippers’ season careening toward another demoralizing end, there is one crucial difference this year. For the first time in seven seasons, the organization will be moving forward without the steadying (or corrosive) influence of Mike Dunleavy at the helm. However, the organization ha[...]
After losing to Golden State, Toronto, and Denver in recent games, you’d figure the Clippers would have a pretty decent idea of what was in store for them Sunday night against Mike D’Antoni and the New York Knicks. Since all of the aforementioned opponents play at a quick pace and featur[...]