I’ve been traveling non-stop this week and haven’t been able to devote the time to the Donald Sterling fracas that I’d like. No matter, because Steve at Clips Nation has written the definitive manifesto on the matter. Read the piece in its entirety. Twice. Steve’s conclusion: We sometimes get [...]
On the road with a sluggish broadband connection, I had a chance to see only the second half of this one. With Zach Randolph out and Marcus Camby sidelined with a migraine after only 12 minutes, the Clippers go small with Baron-Jones-Collins-Thornton-Jordan to start the second half, and it serves them well offensively [...]
With the Clippers’ two most efficient scorers out of action, we’re back to the dark days of January when it was tough to discern anything meaningful from a game like this. Going in, the game isn’t without some potentially intriguing storylines. In Eric Gordon’s absence, Mike Taylor draws the t[...]
At the outset, the Clippers play one of their strongest quarters of the season. Their defense stifles Charlotte out of the gate. They defend Charlotte’s high S/R with energy and precision [is that Ricky Davis blocking Raja Bell's 20-footer on the recovery in the closing minute?]. The only clean looks the Bobcat[...]
Posting an 87.7 offensive efficiency number against the league’s most porous defense requires a special level of bad execution and indifference. The best illustration of this comes at the conclusion of the first quarter, when the Clippers watch a one-point lead evaporate, leaving them with a nine-point deficit a[...]