Clippers 2010-11 Unpreview
One of my favorite movie lines of all time is in Bottle Rocket, during a scene where Owen Wilson is trying to convince Luke Wilson to join in a planned heist. “Here are a few of the ingredients,” he...
View ArticleSmall Forward, Big Deal
Even before the off-season started, it was quite obvious what position the Clippers were going to focus on: acquiring a small forward. As a part of a financial overhaul to potentially lure a top free...
View ArticleRumination on past trade rumor
Buried in Mark Heisler’s opinion piece on LeBron James is a trade nugget that I can’t help but mull over: An NBA source says the Cavaliers then offered Mo Williams and Jamario Moon for the Clippers’...
View ArticleTop Clipper NCAA Tournament Performances
By Brian Chan Special to ClipperBlog The NBA is the best basketball league in the world. Naturally, only the best college and international players make it, and even the lowliest bench player had his...
View ArticleThe complexities of Al-Farouq Aminu
The Clippers need better performance from the small forward position. Ryan Gomes woefully underwhelmed in his first year with the Clippers. Rumors have spread about the possibility of the Clippers...
View ArticleKing Me: An Obsession With Small Forwards
Technically speaking, the small forward position should be the easiest to fill in the NBA. The league is littered with athletes in the 6-foot-8 range – quick players with the skills to play on the wing...
View ArticleDavid Thorpe on Paul-Griffin
Here’s ESPN.com’s David Thorpe discussing the intricacies of the high pick-and-roll, how it will look with Chris Paul and Griffin running it, and what’s needed around those two guys to make it successful:
View ArticleMinnesota 101, Clippers 98: Playing With Fire
Sooner or later the Clippers were going to get burned. It’s not that they’ve been playing poorly as a team, it’s just that their way of winning games felt a little unsustainable. To use our most recent...
View ArticleRoundup: While You Wait
While you keep your fingers crossed for the MRI results on Chauncey Billups and his left Achilles, let’s give you some waiting room material to browse over. Jordan Heimer was on Lob City Ledger duty...
View ArticleAn email exchange: The Gomes Amnesty
During a Clippers offseason of unprecedented manuevering, owner Donald Sterling surprised hoopheads and Angelenos alike yesterday when his front office waived Ryan Gomes and the $4-million left on his...
View ArticleSmall (Step) Forward: Clippers, Johnson agree to terms
In the wake of DeAndre Jordan’s (pending) Departure to Dallas, the Clippers have made their first move, agreeing to terms with small forward, Wesley Johnson (per RealGM’s Shams Charania). It’s not a...
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