There are back-to-back possessions early in the game that offer a glimpse of the Clippers’ prolific offensive night: [1st, 8:56] With Jeff Green starting at PF for Oklahoma City and Brian Skinner suffering flu-like symptoms, Mike Dunleavy has inserted Ricky Davis into the starting lineup, shi[...]
Commenter Petey responds to the recap of yesterday’s Phoenix game with a very timely and appropriate reference to a post on Eric Musselman’s blog: “I don’t have any answers. Maybe that high S/R should be run with EJ and Camby. Maybe you feed Thornton in the post and lure the Phoenix bigs[...]
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[...]
The Clippers today waived forward Paul Davis and newly-signed guard Fred Jones. Davis was the Clippers’ second round pick in the 2006 Draft. He played in 27 games, averaging 4.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 11.5 minutes per game this season. Davis had a career night against Sacramento just a w[...]
After today’s game, Mike Dunleavy offers an interesting comment to the Los Angeles Times‘ Broderick Perkins: “When guys get injured, typically you have agents that are going to tell them, ‘There’s no reason to hurry back. Make sure you’re 110% healthy before you c[...]
It seems ridiculous to sanctify grown men for doing their jobs, but the Clippers’ few remaining healthy bodies play a gutsy game this afternoon. “Clippers Point Guard” is now the NBA’s equivalent of “Spinal Tap Drummer.” Today’s spontaneous combustion? Fr[...]
When Jason Hart leaves the game in the first half with elbow tendinitis, Fred Jones – a player who wasn’t in the league a week ago – becomes the Clippers’ first-string point guard. Jones doesn’t play poorly, finishing with a +9 on the night, as the Clippers hang around against a healthy, talented [...]