From the Clippers’ release: The National Basketball Association today named Clippers’ center Chris Kaman as the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, November 2nd through Sunday, November 8th. Kaman led the Clippers to a 3-0 week, averaging 24.3 points on .574 shooting from the field, 9.7[...]
The indispensable 82games.com has launched its 2009-10 coverage, and the advanced numbers for the Clippers are both fascinating and encouraging. Improved Ball Movement For the first time in a long while, the Clippers are truly able to space the floor effectively. As a result, the ball has been flowing freely from post [...]
From the Twitter feed of Los Angeles Times Clippers beat writer, Lisa Dillman: Eric Gordon (sore left groin) doubtful for Monday night’s game vs. New Orleans. Eric’s numbers have been astounding through six games and his absence makes life far more difficult for a Clippers’ team with little depth on t[...]
Last season the Clippers offense rarely made defenses pick their proverbial poison. They were a pretty easy assignment defensively: Hang tight on Gordon, double Randolph in the paint, and let Baron’s decision making on his poor shots take care of the rest. Most nights, this defensive strategy worked beautifully f[...]
Good basketball teams leverage their strengths against inferior opponents, and that’s exactly what the Clippers accomplish Friday night against Golden State. Rather than try to match Don Nelson’s small-ball, the Clippers use their size, strength and the skills of Baron Davis to decimate the Warriors in the [...]