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All Hail the Halos! LAA Tops ESPN The Magazine’s Franchise Rankings
By Brian Kamenetzky | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Dodgers, Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, ColumnESPN The Magazine today released the 2008 version of the Ultimate Standings, in which each of the 122 teams across the four majors (yes, they include hockey) are ranked based on the results of extensive fan polling across a variety of categories, from the onfield product to commitment of ownership to affordability. (Here’s how […]
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Talking With: Clippers Head Coach Mike Dunleavy
By Brian Kamenetzky | Talking With..., Podcast, Los Angeles Clippers, ColumnThe disaster that is the 2007-2008 Los Angeles Clippers season actually began last year, with the devastating knee injury to point guard Shaun Livingston, and continued into the summer when All Star forward Elton Brand blew out his Achilles heel during a routine workout. From there, the Clippers stayed a medical wasteland, forced to […]
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Fog Lifts from Clipper Nation
By Phil Gurnee | Go Deep, Los Angeles Clippers, ColumnAfter playing the 2007/2008 season in a fog, the sun finally broke through on the Clippers this week when Elton Brand made his first appearance of the season. Steve from Clipper Nation gives the breakdown on how Brand propelled the Clippers to victory against Seattle in his debut, something likely lost on most of Southern […]
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Smush Parker, Playa for the Los Angeles Clippers
By SportsHubLA | Los Angeles ClippersWe came across this newly uploaded video of Smush Parker, newest crewmember of the Clipper Nation, on YouTube.
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, there’s really no way to assess the value of what you see here. Smush Parker, ladies and gentlemen.
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The Clippers Kick the Tires on the Smushcalade, Sign Parker
By Brian Kamenetzky | Los Angeles ClippersIt has, apparently, come to this. Honestly, I’m not all that surprised. When a coach is forced to fill a backcourt with 6′0″ Dan Dickau, who has worn six different NBA jerseys (including two go rounds in Portland) over a six year NBA career, and 5′10″ D-League callup Andre Barrett, as Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy […]
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Top 10 Ways to Make the Final 23 Clipper Games Fun
By Andrew Kamenetzky | The Mind of AK, Los Angeles ClippersI doubt I’m going out on a limb speculating that the Clippers aren’t currently knee deep in “good times.” Wednesday’s 116-109 win over Sacramento was not only their first since February 6th, but required double overtime against a sub-.500 team playing the second game of a back-to back without Ron Artest or Kevin Martin. And […]
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Kobe, Clippers, and Dodger Dogs on the Answer Man’s Plate
By Ted M. Green | L.A. Confidential, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, ColumnAnswer Man, as spectacular as he is playing, why WOULDN’T Kobe be the MVP this year?
Because the East Coast writers and broadcasters who have the majority of the votes think there’s nothing west of Cleveland except Hawaii and Bora Bora.
Why does Joel Meyers call Sasha Vujacic “The Machine”?
Because no one would know the Slovenian word […]
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Farewell, Testicle Dance: Clippers Waive Sam Cassell
By Brian Kamenetzky | What I See, Los Angeles ClippersWhy is this man smiling? The seemingly inevitable is now a reality. Sam Cassell has been waived by the Clippers, and is free to find himself a contender with whom he can finish out the year, and maybe his career. Maybe one that wears a lot of green. No matter where he […]
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To Learn More About Sam Cassell’s Potential Buyout, Consult Your Local Library
By Brian Kamenetzky | What I See, Los Angeles ClippersSam Cassell has his bags packed and his affairs in order, waiting only to agree on buyout terms that will release him from his contract with the Clippers and give him a crack at playing with a contender. (Not sure if you’ve noticed, but championship aspirations for the LAC have gone by the wayside […]
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When the Lakers and Clippers Tussle, It’s All About Nostalgia
By Brian Kamenetzky | What I See, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles LakersWith the Lakers and Clippers getting together tonight at Staples, I thought it might be fun to scour the web for great highlights in the LAL/LAC rivalry. Turns out, since the purple and gold have dominated the series 83-45 since the Clips moved to LA, there really aren’t any. Can’t have rivalry highlights […]
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