Before the 2006-2007 season, the Clippers were reeling from their only playoff series victory in franchise history and, at the time, felt confident in their plan for the future. Sam Cassell would tutor the young point guard, the one that drew comparisons of his court vision to the elite point guard,[...]

August 25th, 2005. It’s a day that produces no real memory when mentioned. In fact, it’s so completely forgettable that I had to look it up to confirm it was the actual date. But on this rather pedestrian day in the offseason some five years ago, the fate of two franchises became seeming[...]

From NBA.com: Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld announced today that the team has signed guard Shaun Livingston to a ten-day contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not announced. A former “Mr. Basketball” in Illinois (2003-04), Livingston led Peoria Central High (Peoria, IL) to Class AA st[...]

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[...]

Swagger. At one time, it was an integral part of the Baron Davis persona. See how he lifted up his jersey and mean mugged around the court in that video? How he made the crowd go crazy? Had that extra lean in his step? That’s swagger right there. Hell, even the announcer caught some swagger by[...]