Peter Newmann, researcher extraordinaire at ESPN, tells me that on February 3, 1998, Bill Fitch tied Red Auerbach for second place with 938 all-time coaching victories as the Clippers defeated Utah, 111-102. Note the positively Odomian line from Lorenzen Wright in his sophomore campaign. Nice effort from former SEC st[...]
You want the long view or the short one? Let’s start with the big picture. Zach Randolph returns for the Clippers tonight. For the first time in weeks, the team manages to put a lineup of Baron Davis, Eric Gordon, Al Thornton, Randolph, and Marcus Camby on the floor for a few abbreviated stretches. Randolph begi[...]
From Clippers.com: The Los Angeles Clippers’ Eric Gordon and the New Jersey Nets’ Brook Lopez today were named the Western and Eastern Conference T-Mobile Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played in January. Gordon, who edged out Minnesota’s Kevin Love for Western Conference Rookie of the Month, ranked firs[...]
Accept as an article of faith that the worst-shooting team in basketball isn’t going to win many basketball games when it turns the ball over 25 times. Fred Jones has never looked less like an NBA point guard than he does tonight. He delivers a series of lazy passes off basic S/R action. Even Marcus Camby, a ce[...]
Against one of the league’s defensive juggernauts, the Clippers cast their fortunes with their three-point shot. They launch 28 attempts from beyond the arc — their largest total this season — making 11. For over one half of basketball, the strategy pays off. Then, at about the 7:00ish mark of the t[...]