One of the ways analysts project a player’s production is through similarity scores; other players of comparable attributes and stats, then integrate that information into the player one is projecting. ClipperBlog has opened up the archives looking for historical comparables to key members of [...]
Fourth quarter and the starters had to play?? Blake Griffin and Chris Paul went 30+ minutes?? THE SKY IS FALLING! Not really. This was a solid road victory over the number 1 defense in the league. But no time for victory beers, another game awaits tomorrow in Charlotte! It’s Last Call: Buzzer [...]
Los Angeles Clippers @ Chicago Bulls United Center December 11, 2012 FOX Prime Ticket / ESPN With Derrick Rose sidelined, this isn’t quite the marquee matchup between conference elites that people had hoped for. But the Bulls are still a soundly coached team sporting the no. 1 defensive effici[...]
Clipper forward Blake Griffin has been named Western Conference Player of the Week, per NBA.com, for the week of December 3rd through December 9th. During the week the Clippers went 4-0, defeating the Jazz, Mavericks, Suns and Raptors. Griffin averaged 23 points on 63.9 percent shooting, 10 rebounds[...]
Back-to-back day games? No problem. A trifecta of trap games? Easy as pie. The Clippers aren’t without their faults, but even as is, they’re a title contending team. If they can smooth out some of these blips during the regular season? It’ll be season, blouses. To Last Call! Buzzer[...]
Something that’s been bugging me from Wednesday’s blowout win over the Mavs was a minor hiccup in the Clippers’ transition defense. But not in the immediate defense, which was actually quite good, but in covering the secondary break. A simple error in communication (or lack thereof[...]