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I gave out some harsh grades tonight, but let’s face it: The Spurs are screwing up the curve. There’s no shame in losing to a better, healthier team, but some things are still tough to swallow. Here’s the Lob City Ledger from ESPNLA.com:   Blake Griffin 7-16 FG | 6-8 FT | 1 REB | 1 AST | 20 PTS |[...]

Pregame reading and a game thread, all in one! Hopefully this version of Found Objects will make the time pass a little faster before we get to Game 2 in San Antonio. To the goodies: Sports Illustrated’s Chris Ballard on the man behind the machine – Tim Duncan. From the tales of Timmy and Pop spending a weekend togethe[...]

In news announced yesterday, Pacers president of basketball operations, Larry Bird, was named Executive of the Year. We report this here on ClipperBlog because many considered Clippers vice president of basketball operations, Neil Olshey, a — if not the — favorite. Instead, he finished third, behind the Spu[...]

It is often best to show restraint when it comes to young players. Expectations have a way of getting out of hand when you see eye-popping physical gifts and allow yourself to dream. You see what they can do, and all of a sudden you find yourself just assuming that a turnover problem or iffy shooting stroke will correc[...]

Isn’t it great to be watching a basketball game again instead of a barfight (i.e. Round 1)? Unfortunately, all that space, flow and tempo Clippers fans had missed came in a convincing loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Let’s start with the opposition Game 1 validated everything about the Spurs: they are disciplined, effici[...]

In some ways, the Clippers season begins tonight.  After the Chris Paul trade and the elevated expectations that came with it, you could have argued — and I did — that anything less than a trip to the second round would be a disappointment.  And so, here they are, ready to begin. The Spurs await, representi[...]

We interrupt your regularly scheduled playoff programming to bring attention to a phenomenal video documentary about the Sacramento Kings and their battle to stay in Sacramento. This has more to do with the Clippers than you might think — Anaheim wants a team, and well…just watch the video. It’s well [...]