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Clippers 2012 Vegas Summer League Schedule Announced

Jun 14, 2012
by Charlie Widdoes




The NBA announced the Las Vegas Summer League schedule today.

The event runs begins on Friday, July 13, though the Clippers will not play their first game until the following Monday, July 16. This seems fitting for a team that presently has no first round pick, and whose most interesting player is probably the 37th pick from last year’s draft, Trey Thompkins.

Of course, waiting a few extra days can do nothing to dull the excitement of the greatest few weeks of the NBA offseason. And despite some of the logistical challenges presented by not having any games during the first weekend, rest assured ClipperBlog will have a presence, including hopefully a ClipperBlog Live or two.

For those of you looking to make the trip, below are the Clippers’ five games:

Monday, July 16th –- Clippers vs. Minnesota, 7 PM at COX Pavilion

Wednesday, July 18 — Clippers vs. San Antonio, 7 PM at COX Pavilion

Thursday, July 19 — Clippers vs. LA Lakers, 5:30 PM at Thomas & Mack

Saturday, July 21 — Clippers vs. Chicago, 5:30 PM at Thomas & Mack

Sunday, July 22 — Clippers vs. Boston, 3 PM at COX Pavilion

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  • http://barmapla.com FD

    Sofo just had is meniscus repaired, so I he probably couldn’t make it to the summer league even if the Clippers did invite him.

    • http://barmapla.com FD

      ignore the I

  • griffin

    Can’t wait to see how trey thompkins and Travis Leslie do in the summer league. Is Bledsoe gonna be there too. Can’t wait these young guys gonna be valuable to the clips one day I know it.

  • http://barmapla.com FD

    Jamal Crawford opts out. I guess he’s not impressed with “the genius” Olshey.

    • http://www.clipperblog.com Charlie Widdoes

      I reject the premise.

    • Clips4

      Dude. What happened to you? You used to make such astute points and now you’re just dogging it. Jamal Crawford is old and on the downside of his career. He wants to play for a contending team and have the opportunity to win a championship. He does not want to be a part of Portland’s rebuilding process. Anybody who knows basketball would figure that out.

      • http://barmapla.com FD

        I’m just saying Olshey is replaceable. And why does Portland need to be rebuilding? The have Aldridge, who is one of the best players in the league and many other decent players plus draft picks. Keep Crawford, add 1 or 2 free agents or trade with your draft picks and you have a playoff team. A “great” GM could do that. I still say Olshey is the best GM the Clippers ever had, but he’s very replaceable.

        Olshey will probably re-sign Hasheem Thabeet to a large contract based on his potential (Joking, well he did with DeAndre).

        Why would he leave a team he created if the money is equal? Because he knows he cashed in all his chips and screwed up the Clippers future. If you want to argue that Sterling wouldn’t let him do what he want like hire the coach he wanted, then who cares who the GM is if sterling is making the calls. A great GM would be able to convince DTS to hire the coach he wanted. If Oshey is unable to change Sterling’s mind, then there’s not much value of keeping him around.

        • Clips4

          They’re rebuilding because McMillan got fired, Brandon Roy retired, Greg Oden is gone and they have two picks in the draft to bring in young talent. The team is going to be rebuilt around Aldridge now. As it stands, the team next year is not ready to compete for a championship and there needs to be a new head coach brought in. A great GM will do what it takes to win. The owner has to trust the basketball people with the decisions. There is a reason why DTS is the worst owner of all professional sports. He meddles and does not let his basketball minds run the show. Look at Michael Jordan in Charlotte. He is horrible as an owner/executive because he meddles and won’t hire people to say no to him and trust the decisions made to make the Bobcats a successful team. Paul Allen as bad as an owner he has been the past couple years with the revolving door of GMs, has had a hands off approach and trusts the basketball decisions made.

          With regards to Thabeet, DJ is far more coordinated than Thabeet. Thabeet can still develop, but a team needs to invest in developing Thabeet. The Lakers invested into developing Andrew Bynum and he is an all-star now. The Clippers are in the process of investing in DJ and he is getting to be the player the team needs him to be. The Magic invested in D12 by giving him Patrick Ewing. Thabeet is still young and needs that type of investment.

          • http://barmapla.com FD

            I’d guess Aldridge would want to win now and not be part of a re-building process. He’s already mad that he’s not getting the pub he thinks he deserves. Being part of a rebuilding process on a small market team will cause him to ask for a trade. Portland was in the playoff run this year, but fell short at the end of the year. They have cap room and draft picks. Plenty of options to add a few more good players.

            And again if it’s DTS that’s killing the team and the GM can’t do his job, then why does a GM even matter. Part of the GM’s job is convincing the owner of what to do.

            DJ may or may not be a good investment, but the Clippers are already paying him super star money considering the CBA. The Clippers are betting their next few years on DJ becoming a top 5 center. Not worth it. I wouldn’t pay someone that much until they’ve proven they can do more than jump high.

          • http://HitFix.com Jgroove

            Clips4 you’re a little off on why Sterling is a horrible owner. He doesn’t meddle at all. He’s almost invisible most of the year. He’s so inactive he doesn’t understand that you need a real scouting dept or a world class coach. It’s when things go wrong that he comes back in and makes bad decisions. It’s not meddling, it’s horrible business strategy.

  • Neiru

    Can you watch these games online? I really want to see Trey, Leslie, and our #53 pick or whatever rookies we have there.

    • http://www.clipperblog.com Charlie Widdoes

      Pretty sure you can. Andrew will know more about this than me, but we’ll look into this as we get closer.

      • D.J. Foster

        Two years ago they were streamed online. A bunch were also on NBA TV, if I remember correctly. It was really cool — you got to watch Jeremy Lin arrive on the scene and battle John Wall.

      • http://www.clipperblog.com Andrew Han

        Historically if a game is broadcast on NBATV then it would be concurrently streamed on nba.com. But we won’t know the answer for this year until it’s closer to Summer League.

        • http://www.clipperblog.com Charlie Widdoes

          Let’s not forget the epic battle between John all and Eric Bledsoe when they were rookies!

      • http://www.clipsnation.com Lawler’s Law

        Last year they streamed; however you had to pay for them…

  • Alex Ross

    Anyone of the writers from ClipperBlog planning to go? I may or may not be in-between jobs during this time, and I’m always down for a trip to Vegas to watch the Clippers youth do some damage. Would be fun to go with some of you guys and have some good discussions about the Clippers future. DJ you planning on going?

    • http://www.clipperblog.com Charlie Widdoes

      At this point, I think a bunch of us are planning to be there. As we get closer we can try to coordinate something, but anyone who can make it should, we’d love to hang out.

    • D.J. Foster

      I’ll be there the second weekend, probably Fri-Sat-Sun. Would love to talk Clips.

      • Alex Ross

        I’ll send you a message when it gets closer, but I’ll try to plan for that weekend. Should be a fun weekend.

  • http://www.clipsnation.com Lawler’s Law

    Wait, so summer league may mean the paleness that is DJ foster in shorts and wife beater!? I don’t know if i should be scared about that…

    • http://www.clipperblog.com Charlie Widdoes

      Oh, there will be some paleness in causal wear, alright.

    • D.J. Foster

      Only packing Hawaiian print shirts baby.

      • http://www.clipperblog.com Andrew Han

        Please pack some pants.


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