Now that all the offseason hullabaloo is finally done and dealt with, let’s get back to our player preview series. This piece on DeAndre Jordan was penned by Charlie Widdoes: Eric Gordon may have commanded the majority of the offseason buzz with his performance for Team USA, but he is not the [...]
Transition is the buzzword floating around this summer, and for good reason. There’s a new head coach in town after Mike Dunleavy held the post for seven years, which is an eternity in this landscape. There are eight new players on the roster, five of them rookies. There’s a new general [...]
What was the worst part of Donald Sterling’s comments yesterday? It’s the offseason. This is the one time of year Clippers’ fans can be overly optimistic without those pesky losses clubbing them over the head again and again, crushing their spirits. Fresh uniforms, fresh faces, and[...]
Do people still say threads? No? Oh. Well let’s just move on. The basic motif remains the same, though there are some new stylistic flourishes. “Los Angeles” will appear on the primary red away jersey, which used to have “Clippers” in script. In another change, Baron Davis is going back to No.[...]
Could it have ended any other way? The Clippers went 1-4 and had their issues as a team in Vegas, but there were some nice individual performances throughout the five games. Al-Farouq Aminu got progressively better as the week went on, capping off the trip with a 21-point performance. Willie Warren [...]
Six thoughts after tonight’s 89-64 loss to the Wizards: Eric Bledsoe did a fantastic job getting into the paint, but his feet were just too fast for the rest of his body on many plays. Early returns on Bledsoe are that he’s lighning quick, but he’s got a long way to go in developin[...]
We’ll get our first glimpse of the new Clippers tonight as the Summer League squad takes on the Washington Wizards in Las Vegas tonight at 7p PT. Let’s take a look at some of the storylines going into tonight’s game. Big Debuts Four Clippers will make their pro debuts tonight ̵[...]
If tonight’s game felt familiar to you, there’s a reason for that. You’ve played in this game before. Let me explain. From the arc of the game right down to some of the characters in it, tonight’s matchup felt a lot like a glorified pickup game. Take Corey Maggette for exampl[...]