I’ve been traveling non-stop this week and haven’t been able to devote the time to the Donald Sterling fracas that I’d like. No matter, because Steve at Clips Nation has written the definitive manifesto on the matter. Read the piece in its entirety. Twice. Steve’s conclusio[...]
On the road with a sluggish broadband connection, I had a chance to see only the second half of this one. With Zach Randolph out and Marcus Camby sidelined with a migraine after only 12 minutes, the Clippers go small with Baron-Jones-Collins-Thornton-Jordan to start the second half, and it serves th[...]
Lisa Dillman’s report in the Los Angeles Times: NBA Hall of Famer and former longtime Clippers executive Elgin Baylor alleges in a civil lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles that team owner Donald Sterling has embraced a “vision of a Southern plantation-type structure” for his NB[...]
There’s news in Lisa Dillman’s notes that the Clippers plan to re-sign Fred Jones to a 10-day contract. Assistant GM Neil Olshey also tells Dillman that the acquisition of Adams was meant as a contingency plan, just in case Jones wasn’t ready to go tonight: “They acquired him[...]
At Wages of Wins, Dave Berri looks at Elton Brand’s declining numbers, and how they might have cost Mo Cheeks his job: “Brand’s WP48 [Wins Produced per 48 minutes] is 0.075 this season. And last season it was only 0.058. Both marks are below average and not exactly consistent with the [...]
The Clippers come in 25th in Forbes’ annual NBA team valuation rankings at $297 million. Donald T. Sterling paid about $13 million for the franchise in 1981. Forbes’ takeaway: The Los Angeles Clippers lease at the Staples Center sums up owner Donald Sterling’s philosophy of runni[...]