From Lisa Dillman at the Los Angeles Times: “It appears as though the Clippers’ first move in the summer free-agent market will be signing guard Randy Foye. Foye, 26, who can play point guard or shooting guard, averaged 10.1 points for the Wizards last season and had gone to Washington i[...]
From my column at ESPNLosAngeles.com: Congratulations, Vinny Del Negro. As the new head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, you have inherited a promising, young core. But before you get too comfortable in your new digs, there are a few things you should know about the roster. 1. One of your best pla[...]
Earlier we touched on Dean Demopoulos and the “Black Zone” the Blazers run, but we didn’t really explain what that constitutes. Luckily for us, Ben Golliver at BlazersEdge had an interview with Nate McMillan last year that broke down a lot of what the zone defense is all about: Bla[...]
Clippers sources confirm that Dean Demopoulos is under heavy consideration to join the coaching staff as a top assistant. Demopoulos boasts one of the strongest defensive pedigrees in the league. From 1983-1999 he was an assistant at Temple under John Chaney before heading off to the pros to work as[...]
It’s too early to discern whether Vinny Del Negro has the command, tactical strength and creativity to build the Clippers into a respectable entity in the Western Conference. My preferences for Dwane Casey aside, enough smart basketball people I’ve spoken to believe that, despite his ear[...]