I generally don’t entertain trade speculation because I don’t find it all that fun as a parlor game. But there are enough reputable voices now suggesting that the Clippers are in serious conversations to acquire Zach Randolph for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley. Randolph coming to the Cli[...]
Fans — particularly those jonesing for a win — are often inclined to overvalue a W against an inferior opponent. But sometimes there’s a counter-tendency among cynics to discount the victory because it’s a cheap win. Yes, OKC is a sloppy team, but the Clips make some real [...]
As Lisa Dillman writes in today’s Los Angeles Times, the meme that the Clippers would improve once all the starters were healthy and on the court has been debunked. Baron Davis has suggested that the problem is an offense weighted down by a heavy playbook. Chris Kaman says, “Coach is th[...]
Over the first five games of the season, Baron Davis had largely been deferential to his teammates. To some extent, that was a function of his injury — he averaged fewer than 30 mpg during the first five games and wasn’t quite right at the outset. But I think it was also a concession, [...]
Early on, the Clippers show they have the capacity to play quality basketball. They take their first lead at [1st, 4:36] when Baron Davis throws it into the post for Chris Kaman against Birdman Andersen. Kaman hasn’t done a lot right offensively to start the season, but when he sees Kenyon M[...]
During his tenure as the Clippers’ head coach, Mike Dunleavy has always preferred a more controlled offense. To a large extent that’s due to his natural inclinations, but it’s also been a function of the Clips’ personnel. There wasn’t a member of the Cassell-Mobley-Mag[...]
It’s such an obvious statement that I’m almost embarrassed to state it but the Clippers looked like a team that’s never played together. In that same spirit, it’s probably premature to make a categorical assessment of their ability to win basketball games this season. But i[...]
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