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This is an exciting time for those trying to find new and compelling ways to understand basketball through analytical means.  The sphere of advanced statistical analytics is experiencing a golden era, and I was fortunate enough to be at ground zero this past weekend — the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.  S[...]

A quick glance at the play-by-play reveals that the Clippers didn’t convert a single bucket from the field after Al Thornton’s layup at the 7:18 mark of the fourth quarter. Impressions of the final moments: Breakdown of the last 6:33, after Eric Gordon hits a free throw to push the lead to 8, Clippers 102 &[...]

Tonight will be the first game I’ll be unable to watch in the past two seasons.  I might be able to catch a League Pass Broadband archive, but on Sunday night at the earliest. That being the case, I’d like to open up recap duties to the community here.  Whether you’re a regular commenter, a devoted re[...]

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 [...]

Game 62 7:30p PT Fox Sports Prime Ticket KSPN 710 AM[...]

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[...]

Game 61 7:30p PT Fox Sports Prime Ticket KSPN 710 AM[...]