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A very ebullient Clippers Assistant GM Neil Olshey took questions this morning at the Clippers workout facility. The pointed message Olshey conveyed is that the Clippers regarded the #1 pick and Blake Griffin as synonymous. “We were all hoping the result to be Blake,” Olshey said at one point. I’d lik[...]

I’ve got a piece up at ESPN.com intended for general consumption: “Even if Griffin has a ceiling, the Clippers took their first step back to respectability in nearly a year. Griffin is a charismatic, appealing jokester with a wide-ranging presence. The inside-out threat he and guard Eric Gordon could presen[...]

…Though it’s entirely possible he’s just saying the right things. From Andy Katz of ESPN.com [hat tip: Timur Hammond]: “They’ve got a lot of good players on that team,” Griffin said. “I’m hoping I can come in and learn from the older guys, help them out and move forward.&[...]

It’s not easy being a Clippers fan, but it sure just got a little easier, didn’t it? Despite having only a 17.7% chance of selecting first, the Clippers will do just that on June 25th. You could call what took place tonight extremely lucky, and you’d be completely right in your assessment, but I prefe[...]

By now, you’re probably intimately familiar with the Clippers’ lotto odds (if not, take a peek at the chart below, courtesy of Collegehoops.net). D.J. Foster will be covering the NBA Draft Lottery this afternoon for Clipperblog.[...]

The Clippers’ dysfunction and bad chemistry have been well-documented, and the cultural issues that surround the club must be addressed before the 2009-10 season opener. But even if the Clippers return to training camp as a svelte, rededicated bunch, there are some fundamental weaknesses that extend beyond things[...]

Bill Simmons has published a back-and-forth with Malcolm Gladwell over at ESPN.com  Gladwell recently published a piece in the New Yorker that devles into the tactical psyche of the underdog. Gladwell suggests that if you’re an underdog, don’t try to battle your stronger opponent by subscribing to the ortho[...]

Watching the postseason over the past couple of weeks has offered a reminder that the NBA, at its essence, is a game of exploiting mismatches in the halfcourt. Good teams do this effectively when their offenses are humming.  The standout defensive teams? They’re the ones who can recover from, compensate for, or a[...]