Defense is something every writer on this site has been harping about at some point or another. And even though the Clippers are a top-10 defensively rated team, a lot of that is derived from turnovers, second unit gambles and late game clamp downs. So when I saw a strong, 24-second defensive posses[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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[...]

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[...]

The atmosphere in Clipper Land has been upbeat lately, but Chris Paul doesn’t want the team to lose focus or read too deeply into their recent success. “We’ve won a few games, but we’re not on a roll,” said Paul to a scrum of reporters after Friday’s practice. “Right now, it seems like our season ha[...]

We’re living in the future, y’all. This was about as close we’ll get to slamball (RIP) without trampolines, because the Clippers absolutely put on a dunkfest against former ‘mates Chris Kaman and Elton Brand in a 112-90 win over the Mavericks. We are all witnesses on posters.[...]

I outlined the crux of this in last night’s Check Your Messages section of Last Call, but it’s always nice to point out the bones of the situation with some visual aides. Looking for Weakness In this first example, I really only needed one still to make my point. Chauncey Billups is isol[...]