I told myself that if the Clippers lost Game 6 that I wouldn’t blame it on Vinny Del Negro. Blake Griffin was injured. The Memphis post game was near unstoppable. The shots just weren’t falling. See, the thing is, I like Vinny Del Negro. From his first day on the job, it wasn’t easy. He inherited a college-age core wit[...]
Now that the dust has settled on the 2013 Clippers season, those of us at Clipperblog have a lot less to do. The upshot of that is we have a lot more time to focus on our hobbies—like, say, trolling message boards for titillating material. Look, sports is basically low-level voyeurism, but it pales in comparison to cap[...]
Over at ESPN Los Angeles, I wrote about the Clippers’ offseason and some of the issues they need to address. Here’s a quick excerpt: Big man with shooting range One of the biggest problems for the Clippers offensively this season was that besides Griffin — who’s at his best when operating down on the [...]
The Clippers’ season is over and we’ve all got questions. If you missed part 1 of the ClipperBag, check it out before reading. Here is part 2: Are there other deals Chris Paul can sign with the Clippers without taking the max deal? LeBron James did it. – @WammyGiveaway This is about as unlikely as me [...]
Which NBA player has the best singing voice? Which NBA player do you think would be the best Monopoly player? Do you think Cuttino Mobley would like sky diving? None of these questions will be answered. (Though I can tell you the answer to that first inquiry would definitely not be Shane Battier.) But here are the ques[...]
According to Marc Stein of ESPN.com, The Clippers are searching for a big-name coach for their next hire, as it’s inevitable that Vinny Del Negro will not be retained: The consistent word in coaching circles is that the Clippers want to go “big” with their forthcoming coaching hire after what insiders[...]
This isn’t a knock on the Clippers’ starting wings. Now, whenever an article starts with “This isn’t a knock on the Clippers’ starting wings”, it probably means that the piece will have a couple of knocks on – or at least veiled criticisms about – the Clippers’ starting wings. But seriously, this isn’t about the [...]