Posts Tagged ‘ Los Angeles Clippers ’

David West to Clippers?

If Marc Stein (ESPN) is trying to distract Pacers fans from the Heat series, it’s working….. According to his report, the Los Angeles Clippers are interested in signing David West this offseason. The Clippers will have to convice West to take the midlevel exception ($5.15 million), seeing that is likely all L.A. can offer...
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Deja vu in Memphis?

While Memphis can take a lot of positives from their buzzer-beating Game 2 loss in L.A. (Conley’s 28 points, great 3rd quarter), it’s getting harder and harder to distinguish this series from what I saw last year around this time. After watching the first two games of the series between the Grizzlies and the Clippers, I can’t help but feel...
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Recap: Chris Paul beats Grizzlies at buzzer

The Memphis Grizzlies now trail the Los Angeles Clippers 0-2 in their first round series, courtesy of a Chris Paul floater off glass as time expired. The first half of Game 2 reminded you of Game 1, as Memphis struggled to stay with the Clippers and their quality depth. Blake Griffin, who scored...
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Recap: Clippers cruise past rival Grizzlies

You just never got the sense that Memphis would win this one, even when the game was close at times. The Clippers played their style of game of Saturday night en route to a win over the Grizzlies in Game 1. Normally, LAC has the guards, MEM has the bigs….but the Clips...
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Can Lakers beat Spurs? Del Negro says “no”

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The Clippers just can’t seem to stop thinking about the Lakers….. Head coach Vinny Del Negro, prior to Game 1 against Memphis on Saturday, was asked if their Staples Center roommates have a chance against the San Antonio Spurs in the first round. His answer? “No.” Vinny should be more concerned...
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Clippers & Grizzlies resume rivalry

As the Clippers and Grizzlies prepare to resume their rivalry on Saturday, I thought I’d give my two cents on this series. I encourage you to give yours down below….. 1. In order for the Grizzlies to win this series… Mike Conley must go at Chris Paul on the offensive end. This means in...
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Clippers sweep season series w/ Lakers

There’s no doubt now as to which team runs L.A. these days. The Los Angeles Clippers beat their Staples Center roommates 109-95 on Sunday, taking all three games from them this season. It was a textbook effort for the ‘Clips’, who were led by stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin (24 points each). The...
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Van Gundy to Clippers?

…..it definitely does have a certain symmetry to it. According to Marc Stein of ESPN, the Los Angeles Clippers are intrigued by the availability of coach Stan Van Gundy. Vinny Del Negro is in the final year of his coaching deal and no extension talks have been scheduled. Those of you who follow...
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Grant Hill retiring?

Grant Hill, who has been healthy enough to participate in only 27 games this season for the Los Angeles Clippers, considering retirement. Hill started the year on the inactive list after suffering a bone bruise to his right knee in training camp. That was the first sign of old age. The...
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Fake Thugs: Ryan Hollins collars Goran Dragic

Those of you who follow me on Twitter (if you don’t, then you’re missing out…..@nbaknez) know that few players annoy me more than Ryan Hollins. He has carved out a career head-hunting small point guards as they try and dribble downcourt. He’s a fake thug in every sense of the word, which is...
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