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Alvin Gentry interested in Clippers gig
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The Los Angeles Clippers head coaching vacancy is exciting and challenging at the same time. They had their most successful season, yet fans and players, specifically their superstars, had a bitter memory of the season. It is certain that expectations will be much higher next year, as the championship window is a narrow one. But one former Clippers coach who seems to...
Donald Sterling Let Chris Paul And Blake Griffin Fire Vinny Del Negro
As usual, T.J. Simers had an interesting column in the LA Times this week where he got Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, to admit to something no one should:
The players got Vinny Del Negro fired.
He wrote:
"So I wonder, is this decision being made because the players are now calling the shots? Am I off base?"
"No, you'...
Can Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald lure Chris Paul to New York for less money?
Clippers general manager Gary Sacks is negotiating with free agent Chris Paul and the executive remains “very confident” that the elite point guard will return to Los Angeles. Shipped to Tinseltown from the Minnesota Timberwolves in December 2011, Paul can ink a five-year extension worth $108 million with the Clippers starting on July 1. A six-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA...
Matt Barnes & DeAndre Jordan Take a Perfect Picture With Zach Galifianakis
Playing for a team in Los Angeles has its perks, and one of those includes being in close proximity to movie stars. Matt Barnes and DeAndre Jordan of the Los Angeles Clippers took time out of their busy offseason schedules to check out the ‘Hangover 3′ premiere on Tuesday in L.A.. During their visit they snapped one of the cutest pictures with Zach Galifianakis. I dare...
ARRIVEDERCI, VINNY
Sterling: Del Negro let go to keep CP3
On Wednesday, when asked about not re-signing coach Vinny Del Negro, Clippers owner Donald Sterling all but admitted the move was made to keep his superstar point guard in town.
Was Chris Paul allowed to fire Vinny Del Negro?
Vinny Del Negro led the Los Angeles Clippers to a strong season by anyone’s standards, let alone what the franchise has traditionally become accustomed to.
Still, it was all but a foregone conclusion that their coach Vinny Del Negro was a dead man walking by the end of the season.
The rumors of superstar players such as Blake Griffin and Chris Paul disliking Paul had grown to...
Chris Paul reportedly wanted a different coach for Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers decided not to bring back Vinny Del Negro as their head coach, and the upcoming free agency situation with Chris Paul may have a lot to do with it.
Paul, who completed his second season with the Clippers and finished fourth in league MVP voting, will be a free agent this summer. He reportedly supported a coaching change.
Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski...
Top 10 reasons why the Clippers aren't bringing back Vinny del Negro
Oh, The Pain, The Pain
10) Just realized there were, in fact, employing Vinny del Negro9) Have to make sure that we continue to distract the world from the fact that Blake Griffin, despite being a very well-paid commercial spokesmodel and well-known superstar with hops for days, does not get rebounds or block shots8) del Negro failed to give Chauncey Billups the memo that he'...
Clippers make shrewd coaching move
The Los Angeles Clippers didn't just shed themselves of a head coach Tuesday who no longer fits the suddenly astronomical expectations of an organization once mired in failure. They reinforced their dominance over the Los Angeles Lakers in the most significant of ways: By better positioning themselves to win the future.
The news that the Clippers will not keep head coach Vinny...
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Clippers to go after David West
Could David West be playing with the Clippers next season?
The Los Angeles Clippers appear poised to make moves this offseason in order to keep superstar point guard Chris Paul from leaving. They have already dumped coach, Vinny Del Negro and now there are whispers in NBA circles that Clippers management will make and aggressive run at Indiana Pacers power forward, David West.
The...
Report: Vinny Del Negro out as Clippers coach
Vinny Del Negros third season as Clippers coach was arguably his best, but it wasnt enough to save his job.
According to Yahoo Sports, Del Negro, whose three-year contract expires at the end of June, was told by the team that he will not be offered a new deal. The Clippers did not make an announcement and did not respond to an email requesting more information.
The Clippers won...
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PINK-SLIPPED
Clippers, Del Negro part ways
The Los Angeles Clippers reportedly have decided to part ways with team's head coach, firing Vinny Del Negro after just three seasons.
ESPN’s Charissa Thompson gets dunked on by DeAndre Jordan
Since the NBA playoffs had a night off, the only dunks that we will be seeing until tomorrow’s Spurs/Grizzlies game two is this one from Clippers center DeAndre Jordan.
Jordan stopped by the ESPN studios in Los Angeles for a guest appearance on their hit show “SportsNation” and well, he decided to throw down a trash can dunk over SportsNation co-host Charissa Thompson when...
Can the Clippers Get Dwight Howard And Chris Paul?
via 5thquartermag.com Recently, I have been wondering how the Clippers are going to improve their roster to appease Chris Paul. I think if they got Dwight Howard to join with him and Blake, then the Clippers big 3 would be on par with the Miami Heat. Yet is this possible? Eddie Sefko brought up that the Clippers are trying to do it, but how would they? Lets look at the salaries...
TELLING IT LIKE IT IS
Randolph on Griffin: 'It's a big-boy game'
Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph isn't feeling any sympathy for the ankle injury suffered by Clippers star Blake Griffin during the team's playoff series.
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