The Clippers held an open scrimmage at USC’s Galen Center today, with the bench (white team) tying the starters (blue team) 31-31 after two 12-minute halves. Chris Paul, Chauncey Billups, Trey Thompkins and Grant Hill did not participate — Hill isn’t injured, so he likely sat out f[...]
One of the things that has been percolating in my mind for some weeks now is how the Clippers’ jump shot selection will change in the upcoming season. It’s almost an impossible thing to quantify given the amount of roster turnover that has occurred. (Granted, the starting lineup is largely intact; i[...]
Justin Edmonds/Getty Images There is something both terrifying and exhilarating about rooting for a team that gives its star player the power to make personnel decisions. On the one hand, your team has a star player. In the case of Chris Paul, the Clippers have one of those top-tier stars that virtu[...]
There’s that depth we’ve been talking about! By at least one measure, the Clippers’ team building efforts this summer have been validated by the collective wisdom ESPN’s 104-person panel of #NBArank “experts.” They/we came up with six (6!) current Clippers between spots 110 and 130. It’s not really [...]
Sequel Week continues with Fred Katz writing on Grant Hill, Eric Bledsoe and Dodgeball. “If you can shoot a wrench, you can shoot a ball!” What a perfect signing. The Clippers needed someone who could guard on the wing and run in transition. They needed someone long. Not someone kind of long, but so[...]
Today, ESPN.com unveiled its Western Conference edition of #NBApicks, in which 100 “experts’” aim to predict the records of each NBA team. (Experts must be in quotes when it includes the three of us). The result: an even 50 wins for the Clippers. What do you guys think? High, low o[...]
Whenever the sky used to fall on the Los Angeles Lakers back in the day, you could always count on the babbling of their fans to be pacified with the mention of one single phrase: “The Switch.” Even if it wasn’t always logical, there was this faith that the Lakers could turn it on [...]
While you keep your fingers crossed for the MRI results on Chauncey Billups and his left Achilles, let’s give you some waiting room material to browse over. Jordan Heimer was on Lob City Ledger duty last night, and pointed out something that’s been mentioned in the comments section here:[...]