From Clippers.com: The National Basketball Association today named Clippers’ center Chris Kaman as the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, January 4th through Sunday, January 10th. This is the second time Kaman has been named Western Conference Player of the Week this season, the first time f[...]
It’s not enough for Marcus Camby to gobble up rebounds and create opportunities from the high post. The guy is everywhere, doing everything to help his team. From the Onion Sports Network: LOS ANGELES—NBA officials formally accused center Marcus Camby Wednesday of exploiting a weakness in the NBA computer system,[...]
Five thoughts from today’s win: Defense Carries: The defensive rotations are becoming tighter by the game. The traps are coming from all the right places on the floor, off-ball defenders are sagging and providing help off pick-and-rolls, and at least one of the Clipper big men is protecting the rim at all times. [...]
Ramona Shelburne of ESPNLosAngeles.com on why Eric Gordon may not be getting love from the refs: “Superstars in the NBA are both feared and loathed. They are assertive and loud, sometimes selfish and always a presence. Gordon might play loudly, but he speaks politely and deferentially to referees, teammates and c[...]
Hours before the Clippers knocked off the Lakers on Wednesday, I asked Mike Dunleavy how a coach can tell the difference between real, permanent growth and the fleeting illusion of improvement. “You ask yourself, ‘Is the team able to do what it wants to do?’” Wednesday night, the Clippers got mo[...]
There’s a sequence late in the fourth quarter of tonight’s game where Baron Davis is leading the break up the middle of the court. He’s flanked by Eric Gordon on his right, who trails behind Baron only slightly. Baron separates from the pack, and then does something that evokes memories of Sam Cassell[...]