The Clippers spent a good part of Tuesday’s practice working on defensive rotations. During the team’s 5-on-5 scrimmage, the coaching staff would have one practice squad run a high pick-and-roll, with a direction by Mike Dunleavy to go left or right off the action. The defensive unit was[...]

This is an exciting time for those trying to find new and compelling ways to understand basketball through analytical means.  The sphere of advanced statistical analytics is experiencing a golden era, and I was fortunate enough to be at ground zero this past weekend — the MIT Sloan Sports Anal[...]

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[...]