Trying to characterize Shane Battier is one of the more difficult tasks as a basketball writer. How do you find the perfect balance between describing the nuances that make Battier a special player without overstating the clichés that have come to define him? The Battier Scouting Report: He’s selfle[...]

Two second round picks in a draft projected to be the weakest draft since 2000 make Draft Day unusually insignificant for the Clippers. Most years, the Clippers have a high pick, with hopes that whomever they select will provide an answer for the team’s future. Although, considering the Clippers dra[...]

Heading into the draft, the Clippers’ main need is, shocker, small forward. They probably don’t need another guard with Gordon, Williams, Bledsoe, Warren and Foye under contract. At this point, much is out of the Clippers’ control (as far as who drops to 37th and 47th), and all they can do is strate[...]

As if an entertaining Finals series, Shaquille O’Neal’s grandiose retirement, and the looming lockout weren’t enough, the NBA can now add enticing trade rumors to its list of factors drawing in quite possibly it’s largest global audience ever. Yesterday, a trade rumor surfaced that was centere[...]

Despite presumably missing out on the first pick in the upcoming 2011 NBA Draft, the Clippers will have to pick themselves and move on with the 37th and 47th picks. Trying to project the second round of the draft has become nearly impossible, as it is too difficult to predict which players will fall[...]

There is an air of finality which pervades over this Spring’s NBA Playoffs. Looming behind record television ratings lie the uncertainty of the new collective bargaining agreement, which has the potential to alter the league’s economic and regional power balance. On the court, the time for the heirs[...]

Here is a broad grade report of the Clippers 2010-2011 season, which will be followed up by posts on individual players and coaches in the following weeks. Blake Griffin: A-plus This is not to say that he was perfect this year, he wasn’t. He struggled for most of the season with defense and th[...]

Down 1, with less than two minutes to play, Chris Kaman found himself at the top of the key with the ball on the slow break. He hesitated for a second, then drove to the rim, spun around Ed Davis and dumped the ball off to Blake Griffin who jammed the ball through the rim for the 89-88 lead. The Rap[...]