Per Lisa Dillman at the Los Angeles Times: Mike Dunleavy, the Clippers general manager and coach, said that they did not receive good news about Kaman and his strained left arch, saying he probably wouldn’t be ready to return until after the All-Star break. The All-Star game is Feb. 15 in Phoenix. Kaman has not p[...]
When you examine the anatomy of Al Thornton’s offense, the numbers are pretty dramatic. As an overall jump shooter, Thornton is a 36.7% shooter and generates 0.88 points per possession. When Al finishes at the basket, he’s a 57.2% shooter, and chalks up 1.2 points per possession. Take a look at some heat[...]
For about five halves of basketball — the Detroit game, Dallas game, and the first 24 minutes in San Antonio — the surprising, scrappy Clippers played an appealing brand of hustling, aspirational basketball. At some point in the third quarter of the Spurs game, that label expired. Tonight, Eric Gordon appea[...]
Realizing the Clippers don’t have a lot to work with, I’m not sure that a zone is a viable defensive option against San Antonio. With all their firepower from beyond the arc, the Spurs can stretch a zone silly, which is exactly what they do to begin the second half down one to the Clippers: [3rd, 12:00] D[...]