The Clippers made a decision Thursday many have been calling for since the 2007-08 season. Mike Dunleavy is no longer the head coach of the team. I’ve long been conflicted about Dunleavy’s tenure as head coach. There’s a tendency to forget how bad things were 10 years ago, how Dunleavy’s hire co[...]
More from the Clippers: In defining the move, Dunleavy said, “I’ve had several conversations with our owner (Donald T. Sterling) concerning what we think is best for the team overall. We have discussed the possibility of my concentrating only on Basketball Operations. That option has always been available to me.” Dunle[...]
Marc Stein and J.A. Adande have filed to ESPN.com that the Clippers have fired Mike Dunleavy as head coach. Clippers assistant Kim Hughes will take over coaching duties. I’ve confirmed with sources close to Dunleavy that he will remain with the team “in a management capacity.”[...]
The Hawks are a fascinating team to watch operate on the defensive end. In what’s essentially a copycat league, the Hawks employ a completely unique defensive scheme by switching nearly every pick and roll. Switching on all screens is something you’ll regularly see in a lazy pickup game down at the Y, but i[...]
We’ll have a full recap later tonight, but let’s quickly touch on a few things from the 103-97 loss to Atlanta. There’s a natural inclination to call the Clippers’ fourth quarter performance a letdown or a choke job, but for the most part, the Clippers’ fourth quarter play isn’t dram[...]
One minute and two ugly possessions into the fourth quarter, Mike Dunleavy looks down the bench and calls Baron Davis’ number. The Clippers still lead by 12, though the game seems far more precarious given the events of the past week. As Baron ambles over to the scorers’ table to check in at the next dead ball, t[...]