From Clipperblog, February 27, 2007: Whatever approximation a Clipper fan might have of Corey Maggette’s Basketball I.Q., or Mike Dunleavy’s competence, or the precise effect of Quinton Ross’ presence on the court, there’s virtual unanimity among the Naçion about one thing: The team’s for[...]
Marcus Camby has been a somewhat polarizing player in the sphere of NBA discussion since he was named the 2006-07 Defensive Player of the Year. Camby has built a career as a serviceable offensive player, but an elite rebounder and help defender. He’ll record his 2,000th block sometime before Thanksgiving. If he[...]
Diane Pucin of the Los Angeles Times has a long profile of someone who hasn’t missed a single Clippers game in 30 years – play-by-play man Ralph Lawler: Bob Miller, the hockey Hall of Fame broadcaster for the Kings, says there is no harder job than calling the action of an awful team, game after game, minut[...]
Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribune: “The Clippers are probably five times as talented as the Golden State team that beat the Jazz with seven players on Saturday, but they sure didn’t play like it. Baron Davis – - no C.J. Watson – - was 1-for-13 and finished with three points and seven assists. [...]
This season, a procession of visiting coaches delivered identical pregame bytes to the media prior to taking the court against the Clippers. “I told my guys that this is a talented NBA team they’re facing. The Clippers have a lot of guys who can play.” The 2008-09 Clippers’ team managed to sel[...]