When I think of progress, I imagine a steady, linear ascent. I think of the cartoon lines on the graphs with the black arrows steadily drawing upwards. I imagine always learning and literally getting better every day. But that’s not how it works in real life. There are times when things click,[...]

Three days after Turkey Day, the Clippers better be ready now. Watching that first quarter on Friday against the Suns, it was clear that the Clippers players weren’t ready to play. How else can you explain 42 points in the first quarter? The defense should have the goal of holding teams to 42 [...]

How important is a point guard?  For 35 minutes in Oakland on Wednesday night, Don Nelson actually fielded a team without one.  He simply had Stephen Jackson bring the ball up and work it to the wing.  Saturday’s Clippers-Jazz game features two teams playing without their starting point guards[...]