The indispensable 82games.com has launched its 2009-10 coverage, and the advanced numbers for the Clippers are both fascinating and encouraging. Improved Ball Movement For the first time in a long while, the Clippers are truly able to space the floor effectively. As a result, the ball has been flowi[...]
Finally had a chance to watch most of Dallas’ big win over the Lakers last night, and the findings were interesting. 80 percent of Dallas’ offensive sets can be reasonably classified as one of two things: Pick-and-roll Dirk Nowitzki There’s some overlap here, but Nowitzki — a[...]
Opening night is always a little dizzying. It’s difficult to measure the new versus the familiar, and to banish what you want to forget while still recalling the stuff that’s useful to remember. Though all five Clipper starters Tuesday night are alumni of last season’s miserable sq[...]
There wasn’t a lot to take away from the Clippers’ 91-88 win Friday night over a Hornets team playing without both Chris Paul and Emeka Okafor. The Clips had a better night on the glass and were more careful with the ball, but despite playing hard, the game had a very preambulatory feel [...]
Dave Berri has a new post up at The Wages of Wins Journals prognosticating the Clippers as a vastly improved team in 2009-10. Berri’s optimism is based on a number of factors: Blake Griffin’s monster collegiate numbers translate well to the pro game. Assume — and it’s quite a[...]
Even with all the highlight plays and their hot first quarter start, the Clippers still fell to the Lakers tonight 114-108 in the championship game of the Lakers Preseason Shootout Tournament. There were a lot of promising signs for the Clippers early, but the general effort and level of play tailed[...]
There wasn’t much to like in the second quarter of Monday night’s game against the Warriors, but this Baron Davis-DeAndre Jordan connection demonstrated how effective Baron can be when he initiates the offense as a posting guard. Couple of observations: Once Baron gets in close, Blake Gr[...]
There’s always a danger in small sample sizes, but anyone looking for an illustration of how Rasual Butler improves the Clippers offense can examine the third quarter of Monday night’s game. Down 16 points to the Warriors at halftime, the Clippers start the second half with a lineup of[...]