Clippers News

Lakers frontcourt of Bynum, Gasol finally teams up -- if only briefly -- in exhibition loss to Clippers
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October 10
L.A. Daily News
 
"After a one-game delay, the Great Andrew-Pau Experiment got off to an unremarkable start when the Lakers and Clippers renewed their Hallway Series rivalry some 250 miles from their Staples Center home Thursday night. Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol played together for a total of 9 minutes, 1 second during the Lakers' 107-80 loss to the Clippers. Bynum finished with six points and nine rebounds in 21 minutes and Gasol had 12 points and one rebound in 16 minutes. "We have to figure out how we're going to do it together," Gasol said. "We have to bring a little more intensity out there and bring a little more intimidation and dominate a little bit more. ... Obviously, it takes time playing ..."
Baron Davis looks sharp in his official debut
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October 10
Los Angeles Times
 
"All that was missing from a nearly ideal night was a Dodgers win, but baseball fan Baron Davis had to limit himself to events under his control. His first appearance in a Clippers uniform in a game situation -- albeit an exhibition game -- featured the play-making Davis that you've come to expect, with 12 points, seven assists and a heavy dose of vocal leadership "It's good to play against someone besides yourselves," he said after the Clippers' 107-80 win against the Lakers on Thursday night. "We've been going at each other for the last two weeks. We know we've got a long ways ahead. This is no indication." Thankfully, Davis was keeping it all in perspective. A local TV reporter asked ..."
Clippers players shocked Baylor is out
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October 9
Orange County Register
 
"One day after Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor was relieved of his duties as the Clippers vice president of basketball operations, the two players remaining from the 2006 team that fell one victory short of reaching the Western Conference finals remained puzzled by the chain of events. "I hadn't seen Elgin around and I didn't know what had happened," center Chris Kaman said. "Yesterday I heard that he resigned and I didn't know what was going on. I was asking questions and I wasn't getting any answers. I guess they weren't sure, either. I don't really know." Guard Cuttino Mobley was perplexed when he was asked Wednesday what he thought about the situation. "I don't know what's going on," Mobley ..."
L.A. Clippers continue to sink as Baylor exits
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October 9
Sacramento Bee
 columnist Ailene Voisin
"Donald Sterling is a cretin. But we already knew that. What we didn't know - what few of us believed possible - was that the Los Angeles Clippers' owner was capable of chasing off his loyal, longest-tenured executive in a most undignified manner. Elgin Baylor was escorted out of Staples Center on Tuesday accompanied only by a prepared statement and the possibility of an irrelevant job title, and given Clippers history, with the probability of a lawsuit looming. Elgin Baylor. Do we share the same universe? Does Sterling know who he just dumped? Baylor, 74, the Hall of Fame forward who spent the past 22 seasons as Clippers general manager, is one of the league's most influential figures. He ..."
Could city's own NBA team soon follow?
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October 8
Orange County Register
 
"The Los Angeles Lakers made their annual pilgrimage to Anaheim Tuesday night to play a preseason game at Honda Center. For some local fans, it was an exciting chance to welcome their favorite team and send a reminder that Lakers fans come from Orange County, too. But for others, it was a reminder that Anaheim - home to world-champion professional baseball and hockey - has yet to land a National Basketball Association team. That could change soon, an Anaheim official said this week. "I'm pretty confident that, maybe not next year, but within the next five years, Anaheim will have its own NBA team," said Greg Smith, executive director of sports, entertainment and conventions for the city. ..."
Baylor is out, and Dunleavy will be GM/coach
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October 8
Orange County Register
 
"Elgin Baylor's two decades in the Clippers' executive office apparently has ended, as the team's longtime vice president of basketball operations and general manager no longer is performing those duties. The Clippers confirmed that news in a news released late Tuesday afternoon when it was announced that Coach Mike Dunleavy was adding the title of general manager, replacing Baylor. Neil Olsey, the team's director of player personnel, was promoted to assistant general manager. "We greatly appreciate Elgin's efforts during his time with the Clippers and we wish him the very best,'' Clippers owner Donald T. Sterling said in a prepared statement. The announcement by the Clippers apparently was ..."
Baylor out as Clippers executive
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October 8
L.A. Daily News
 
"Elgin Baylor has been the steward of the Clippers for the past 22 years. Now it's Mike Dunleavy's turn. In a dramatic turn of events Tuesday, Dunleavy was elevated to general manager, replacing Baylor. Dunleavy will remain as the team's head coach. ``Basically the team just came to me recently and said that Elgin was resigning and they wanted me to take on responsibilities as general manager,'' Dunleavy said in a telephone interview Tuesday afternoon. The 74-year old Baylor was the NBA's Executive of the Year as recently as 2006, but it's widely known that his power has eroded in recent years. Baylor did return a message left on his cellphone Tuesday afternoon, but it's believed that the ..."
Elgin Baylor out, Mike Dunleavy very much in with Clippers
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October 8
Los Angeles Times
 
"It would be easy to say that Elgin Baylor has left the building. But the Lakers great and NBA Hall of Famer never quite got there. Moving Day, the Clippers' switch to their new facility in Playa Vista, took place last month essentially without Baylor, their longtime vice president of basketball operations and general manager. He had not been on hand during the early stages of training camp and his power within the organization had greatly diminished well before then. On Tuesday, the Clippers announced that Coach Mike Dunleavy would take on the additional duties of general manager, replacing Baylor, who had served in that capacity since 1986. Neil Olshey, the team's director of player ..."
Camby shackled team
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October 7
Denver Post
 columnist Mark Kiszla
"For all the crying around Denver when center Marcus Camby was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers for a bag of In-N-Out burgers, you would have thought the Nuggets had committed a historic basketball blunder. Something as dumb as using the No. 3 pick in the 1998 NBA draft to take Raef LaFrentz ahead of Vince Carter, Dirk Nowitzki or Paul Pierce? Or as stupid as allowing Dikembe Mutombo to leave town and take the soul of the Nuggets with him? No way. Well, now that we all have a little perspective, here's a news flash for you: The Nuggets can win 50 games without Camby - and if George Karl deserves to be coach of this team, they will. Denver can be a nastier, more rugged defensive team ..."