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The Clippers Are The Best Team In LA

Dec 20th, 2011
by RDM.
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At least they were last night. In front of 18,997 at the Staples Center, the Clippers showed their potential right off the bat. That’s right — a sold out preseason game. This goes to show that this wasn’t the run of the mill exhibition game. The Lakers season ticket holders weren’t just giving these tickets away to friends and family. That’s what you usually do with exhibition hoops tickets. Not last night — the newly relevant Clippers were coming to town. It was as must see as any preseason game can be.

If you weren’t in Hollywood, you could have also caught the game on NBA TV. If you did, you would have seen this:

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The Chris Paul Saga Is Over; Cut Stern Some Slack On This One

Dec 15th, 2011
by RDM.
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Now we can all stop complaining about how David Stern and the NBA handled this situation. It’s over. This was definitely not a situation that David Stern and the NBA wanted to have to deal with. In the end, Paul is headed west to L.A. No, not the Lakers. It’s those loveable Clippers that will gain his services, at least for 2012-13. Sure it was a bit messy, but the deal is done.

In general, having the commissioners office own an NBA team isn’t exactly the way the league drew it up.

Stern even joked about it a bit during last night’s conference call announcing the Chris Paul trade. When asked if he would recommend that this type of arrangement never be made again Stern said, “Oh, no, I’m out looking for teams to buy (laughing). I would recommend only to the most hardy with the thickest of skins that they do this.”

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Stern Blocks The Chris Paul Trade To The Lakers

Dec 9th, 2011
by RDM.
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I was just starting to think about writing a post about the Paul to the Lakers deal. To sum that post up — I thought it was a bit of horse shit.

Are the people pulling the strings in New Orleans the proper minds to be making this decision? The Hornets are essentially owned by the league at this point.No, not essentially — they are. It’s hard to know if those in charge have what is best for the Hornets long-term success in their minds.

More than that, it’s a league owned team, and the league would potentially stand to benefit tremendously from another huge star being in their second biggest media market. It just smelt a bit funny to me.

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