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Live Chat: The Lottery
On May - 18 - 2010
Previewing the Lottery
On May - 18 - 2010
The NBA Draft Lottery is typically an exciting day for Clippers fans, and as we learned last year, the wisdom of Kevin Garnett always applies: anything is possible.
The odds of lightning striking twice are pretty slim though. The Clippers have just a 2.3 8.2% percent chance of landing a top 3 pick. Take a look at this link that shows the Clippers chances in delicious pie chart format. (Hat tip to Golden State of Mind commenter Sleepy Freud for the chart and for the delightful username)
LeBron James: The Case for the Clippers
On May - 16 - 2010
At ESPN Los Angeles, I file a brief on behalf of the Clippers for LeBron James’ services. Some excerpts:
James shares some culpability for Cleveland’s embarrassing Eastern Conference semifinals loss to Boston, but James didn’t fail a test of character nor did he fall victim to a civic curse. The loss to Boston was a basketball failure. If James wants to remedy that, he’ll look at the candidates for his services and make a quantitative basketball decision based with a single question in mind: Which team has the best supporting cast to maximize his talents?
Appreciating Craig Smith
On May - 15 - 2010
Over the course of an 82-game season, it’s perfectly normal to build a unique one-sided relationship with the players on your favorite team. Like any other relationship, these players can sometimes put you through the emotional ringer. You cheer and boo them, love and hate them, sing their praises one day and slam them the very next. As Clippers fans, most of the relationships we embark on are short lived. We endure a year of the Rick Brunson’s of the world, laugh about it, and flee the scene as quickly as possible so we can dream about next year. When I look back on the 2009-2010 Clippers, yeah, I’ll remember knee injuries and water-main breaks, but I’ll also remember talking to Craig Smith for the first time.
Top Ten Plays of the Year
On May - 13 - 2010
The newly renovated Clippers.com released their top ten plays of the season today. Did they miss any big time plays? Did they get number one right? Watch below, and then let’s hear it in the comments section: