From the Clippers’ release: The Los Angeles Clippers today announced that the team has re-signed restricted free agent forward Steve Novak. Per team policy terms of the deal were not announced. In 71 games played for the Clippers last season, Novak averaged 6.9 points in 16.4 minutes per game. Completing his thir[...]
I’ll be updating this thread with Sofo impressions (who just entered the game) as well as taking any questions all day long. Just post in the comments section and we’ll update the front page regularly. Clipperblog – reducing work productivity since 2005! In typical Los Angeles fan fashion, I arrived f[...]
Greece played their first second game in the EuroBasket 2009 tournament today, defeating Croatia 76-68. Clippers 2003 draft pick Sofoklis Schortsanitis played a foul ridden 14 minutes, scoring only 4 points. Sofo kept the refs busy on both ends of the court, drawing fouls with his overwhelming strength on the block. Un[...]
The Staples Center, which celebrates its 10 year anniversary this year, is an absolutely gorgeous arena. Sure, it may lose some of its appeal when the purple and gold are on the hardwood, but regardless of your fan allegiance, it’s hard to deny the beauty that comes in the form of a big game at Staples. Unfortuna[...]
From Chris Sheridan: The waiting and wondering is finally over for restricted free agent Ramon Sessions, who agreed Friday to sign a four-year, $16 million offer sheet with the Minnesota Timberwolves. A source told ESPN.com that the paperwork on the deal was being processed Friday morning. After Sessions signs, the Mil[...]
From RealGM: “On Thursday, the Los Angeles Clippers extended a contract offer to point guard Carlos Arroyo, a source close to the situation tells RealGM’s Alex Kennedy.While terms of the deal were not revealed, it is the only offer Arroyo has received this summer. Arroyo’s last stint in the NBA was wi[...]
Yesterday’s news, but worth noting. From the LA Times: In this financial climate, the Clippers have cause for celebration for negotiating an agreement that gives the team a solid and predictable broadcast home. The deal is set to last seven years, according to three sources, none of whom were authorized to speak [...]
Tommy Craggs of Deadspin reports on a former NBA scorekeeper who cooked the books for the Grizzlies, inflating stats such as individual assists and rebounds. The story suggests that the manipulation of individual stats is endemic in the NBA, and there is plenty of evidence that players are the beneficiaries of measurab[...]