http://www.clippersnews.com/blog Los Angeles Clippers NBA Blog with Clippers news, commentary and general opinion on the Los Angeles Clippers Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:00:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By: Dustin Chapman Transactions Selected Eric Gordon 7th overall. Selected DeAndre Jordan 35th overall. Traded a 2009 second round draft pick to Portland for the rights to Mike Taylor (55th overall). The Clippers were put in a terrific situation at #7, where they had the option of choosing between Eric Gordon and Jerryd Bayless. The ... http://www.clippersnews.com/blog/Los-Angeles-Clippers/2008-nba-draft-grades-los-angeles-clippers/ Just days after reports suggested that Clippers guard Shaun Livingston had been making steady progress, Marc Spears of the Boston Globe writes that the Clippers are unlikely to send the injury-plagued guard the qualifying offer this summer. It's not always best to take need over talent in the NBA draft, but ... http://www.clippersnews.com/blog/Los-Angeles-Clippers/clippers-to-decline-livingstons-option/ Art Thompson III reports: Guard Shaun Livingston has yet to play in any sort of pickup basketball game but Livingston said that day is coming, soon. “I’m feeling real good,” he said. “We’re getting real close to the time. Hopefully by June, I’ll be playing. That’s the plan, right now.” Of course, the ... http://www.clippersnews.com/blog/Los-Angeles-Clippers/livingston-set-to-return-soon/ On the NBA's 2008 NBA Draft Lottery night, the Los Angeles Clippers came away with the seventh overall pick in this year's deep draft, filled with a cast of extremely talented young ballplayers. Clippers President of Basketball Operations Elgin Baylor provided Clippers.com with some brief sentiments: Do you have a list of ... http://www.clippersnews.com/blog/Los-Angeles-Clippers/clippers-land-7th-pick/ For the past couple of season's, the Clippers had been knocking at the door of having success. Especially after the year two season's ago, when they made the second round of the playoffs and took the Suns to 6 games. It was thought that with Elton Brand as the centerpiece, ... http://www.clippersnews.com/blog/Los-Angeles-Clippers/postseason-hopes/ With Brand down, who should we be looking at to start?  here are the options. TIm Thomas? Al Thornton? Paul Davis? Obviously idealy Tim Thomas and Thornton should be playing the SF position.  But with Brand's injury, and the signing of Ruben Patterson, you gotta think it's one of them that starts.  My guess ... http://www.clippersnews.com/blog/Los-Angeles-Clippers/who-is-gonna-start-for-brand/ As a Ben Wallace less Chicago Bulls squad came to the Staples Center Wednesday night, the Clippers were ready for them. Led by Brand's 26 points on 9-17 shooting along with his 9 rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals and 5 block's, they were able to close out a last second surge ... http://www.clippersnews.com/blog/Los-Angeles-Clippers/clippers-win-8th-in-11-and-6th-out-of-7/ The Los Angeles Clippers have now dropped down to last place in the Pacific division after a 5 game losing streak, with head-scratching losses to the Toronto Raptors and Portland TrailBlazers. Yet through it all the Clippers passes on AI claiming they had what it took to win without him.  Putting ... http://www.clippersnews.com/blog/Los-Angeles-Clippers/clippers-fall-to-last-place/