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Rare day in LA… Clippers Win Lakers Lose

Friday, February 26th, 2010 by Aaron

It was an interesting Wednesday February 24 in the ciudad of Los Angeles. The Clippers beat the hated Detroit Pistons and the Lakers lost to once the best team in the NBA Dallas Mavericks.
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So the Lakers played an okay game considering they played the night before but to be a Championship team you have to win the back-to-back road games. I am sure the Zen Master would agree. Lamar had a game high 21 points off the bench with 7 rebounds. Lamar mentioned that his usual pre-game ritual of working out before the game was changed out for a nap and a massage. I think Lamar should have advised all the Lakers to take a nap and get a massage before the game and they probably would have won. There is something about Lamar that you just love, that is what Khloe thought as well.
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On another note Andrew Bynum had some interesting comments after the game about playing 8 vs. 5. Well Andrew I think you were right, how does a team rack up 4 personal fouls in the first three minutes of the quarter without a little help from player 6, 7, and 8. Chalk it up to playing in Dallas with Mark Cuban courtside. Just a piece of advise we would like to pass on to Andrew, via James Worthy, “You can think it but do not say it”.
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That is acutally a piece of advise that can be used in everyone’s daily lives, well what do you know a little Zen from James Worthy, maybe we should call him Zen Student from now on.
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On to the Clippers

All I can say is good for them to show up and fight hard and win against a Detroit team that has a worst record than the Clippers. Wow now that is something I never thought I would say the Clippers have a better record than the Pistons. Congratulations to Mike Dunleavy for putting together a better team than Joe Dumars, poor Detroit.
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Rasual Butler, Drew Gooden and Chris Kaman were the stars of the night. Rasual had 16 points with most of those coming in the second half and Drew Gooden had 20 points and was 8-8 from the free throw line and Chris Kaman had 21 points and 15 rebounds, quite an all-star performance. Overall it was a good team game for the Clippers, anytime you hold your opponent under 100 points is a good team defensive game.
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Well let’s see how the Lakers and Clippers fair on Friday when the Lakers host the 76ers at Staples Center Look for tickets for Fridays came and the Clippers travel to Phoenix to take on the Suns. Good luck to both.

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Kobe and Phil to leave the Lakers….

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 by Aaron

Not a chance in this world do both guys leave the Lakers. In a recent article by Peter Vecsey of the NY Post he made mention that Kobe and Phil, both free agents at the end of the season, might be heading over to the Clippers locker room. I know that folks in New York would love for that to happen, giving them a better shot at landing LeBron, but really the Clippers. .
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We show love to the Clippers and root for them when they are not playing the Lakers, but I have to believe that Kobe and especially Phil are way to smart to switch teams in Los Angeles. The Clippers luck is just so bad that if Kobe switched teams in training camp he would probably blow out his knee and they would not get Phil the right kind of “high chair” that he needs and cause both his repaired hips to dislocate.
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Sorry Peter but there is no chance either one of those guys leaves, why would they. Ultimately Kobe and Phil want to win period end of story. The Lakers gives them both the best opportunity to do that. Sure there is the issue of money but do either one of them need anymore money. I can not see Kobe or Phil happy in a losing situation but raking in the dough. If there is any question, Kobe should ask Baron Davis how it feels, I bet Baron would much rather be making half the salary and be playing on the Lakers.

On another note at least the Clippers are not as bad as the Nets, sorry NY maybe next year.

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Clippers Trade Marcus Camby

Friday, February 19th, 2010 by admin

Well the Clippers finally did it, the made the trade I was talking about yesterday. I was a bit surprised that they traded Camby to the Blazers because usually teams with in the same division do not make trades, but as we all know the Clippers are not normal. .
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So what did the Clippers receive for Marcus — Guard Steve Blake, Forward Travis Outlaw and about $3 million in cash. Steve Blake will be a good back up point guard to Baron and Travis Outlaw will be a fine 6th man for the team. Travis needs to stay away from the injury bug which kept him out of the line up for Portland this year..
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The Clippers also announced today that swingman Ricky Davis has been waived by the team to make room for the two new players.
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Is this a good or bad thing for the Clippers. In my estimation financially it is probably a wash because all players involved have expiring contracts and with the Clippers really not headed to the playoffs it just gives Donald Sterling a better chance of breaking even this year. The other thing it will do is give the Clippers an opportunity to see what DeAndre Jordan can do as well as Al Thornton. Both players figure to get more minutes with Camby gone especially Jordan who I think can have a productive career in the NBA with his size and athleticism, he just needs more minutes to get a feel for the NBA pace..
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I guess we will have to see what happens in Portland tonight!

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What Are the Clippers Going to Do?

Monday, February 15th, 2010 by admin

Where are the Clippers headed for the last 30 games of the season? is the thought I ponder before writing this post. Will they trade away Marcus Camby to a contender, move Baron Davis and his contract. They did one rational move before the All-Star break by firing Mike Dunleavy. The reasoning was very nice, “The players where not listening to what he had to say.” They probably stopped listening because what he was saying was not making any sense and was not helping them win basketball games. All he usually had to say was what bad luck the Clippers were having with injuries and claiming about the officials or something. At some point in time you have to “Man Up” and deal with the cards you have been dealt. If he is a good coach he would have inspired the players he had and made the most of the situation. It is not much fun if you are filling in for Kaman and all you hear is we would be winning if Kaman was here. So hopefully Kim Hughes will be able to set a new tone and work with the players he has on the floor and not worry about what he does not have..
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If the Clippers can get to the 45 win mark they might have a chance to make the playoffs but means they would have to go 24-6 in their remaining games, seems pretty unlikely but it could happen as long as they do not have to play the Warriors every game. Most likely they will not make the playoffs and will continue on to be an average team. Hopefully they will trade away Camby and get a couple of young players in return to compliment Kaman, Gordon, Blake Griffin, and Al Thornton. For the meantime we will all have to wait and see what Dunleavy and Sterling will do with this franchise.

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