Sometimes I forget that watching your basketball team can be a source of actual fun. The first half of tonight’s game serves as a reminder. Granted, the Pistons are without Rip Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, Allen Iverson, and Rodney Stuckey, but the Clippers’ offense is fluid, which canR[...]

I did not have a chance to see the game, but was able to catch the final play this morning. A couple things caught my attention, though some of them are obscured by the broadcast production, which cut away from the halfcourt for a tight shot on Baron as the Clippers were getting set. When Novak firs[...]

In the first half the Clippers miss a ton of easy looks. In the second half they can’t find one. There’s no reason that these five starters — each of whom is traditionally a proficient offensive player — should have this much trouble generating shots in the halfcourt. The two[...]

I spent more time Wednesday thinking about the Los Angeles Clippers than I wanted to.  Tuesday night’s loss combined with the Sterling incident, and Chris’ bitching have produced a sulfurous funk, what Simmons calls the stench, around the team.  Clippers fans, with rare exceptions, are a[...]

With the Clippers’ two most efficient scorers out of action, we’re back to the dark days of January when it was tough to discern anything meaningful from a game like this.   Going in, the game isn’t without some potentially intriguing storylines. In Eric Gordon’s absence, Mik[...]

Posting an 87.7 offensive efficiency number against the league’s most porous defense requires a special level of bad execution and indifference.  The best illustration of this comes at the conclusion of the first quarter, when the Clippers watch a one-point lead evaporate, leaving them with a [...]

It’s been a long while since we had a reason to take a close look at the final few minutes of a game between the Clippers and an elite opponent.  When you consider that the Clips feature Fred Jones and Mardy Collins at the wings for virtually the entire second half, it’s incredible they&[...]

Rock bottom comes up at the Clippers at [1st, 4:18] when Jamal Crawford hits an open 18-footer from the right side on a 4-on-2 break that caps a 19-2 run by the Warriors.  The Clippers trail 25-11, and it’s the 13th consecutive quarter the Clippers have trailed by double-digits at some junctur[...]