Kim Hughes is a delightfully candid man. Not Stan Van Gundy candid, or even Gregg Popovich candid. It’s more of a plain-spoken Midwestern brand of candor. As forthcoming as Hughes has been over the past 48 hours, his frank answer to the question, “Does the team have enough playmakers and ballhandlers to tru[...]
Conclusion from a post of mine over at TrueHoop: For Davis, Hughes’ vision couldn’t be more inviting. When Davis is happy, he’s very politic with the media. He managed to heartily endorse Hughes’ goals without evoking any residual qualms he had with Dunleavy’s system (and praised Dunleavy&[...]
Yesterday I was asked by a friend if I thought Mike Dunleavy was a bad basketball coach. It was a good question. Dunleavy’s tenure with the Clippers is tough to ignore. He’s had one winning season in six years and one of the worst overall winning percentages in NBA history during that time frame. In the mos[...]
The Isiah Thomas rumors are categorically false. Kim Hughes is all aboard the Baron Davis Express. “My style would be running,” Hughes said. “I think we can run.” Hughes drew some contrasts between himself and Mike Dunleavy. “[Dunleavy] called a lot of plays for our guys and they’re [...]
The Clippers will probably kick the tires on some high-profile heads coaching candidates after the season is over, but Steve Weinman at D-League Digest has a different idea: The 2009-10 Clippers sit 18th in the NBA in pace, and there hasn’t been much to show for playing below the league average tempo seeing as the Clip[...]
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[...]