As the title gives away, I am not a Clippers fan. I'm a Golden State Warriors fan. However, at times that gives us a special kinship with Clippers fans due to the fact that we have so many shared experiences.
Both franchises have owners who treat their fans like dirt. Both have employed Baron Davis (although we got him in baller form, you got his corpse) and Corey Maggette (although I prefer to think of him as the guy who gets paid $10 million to defend like a revolving door). And both teams have experienced a year of relative success that gave their respective fanbases hope only for management to, once again, screw them over.
However, currently it's hard to argue that the Clippers hold a few aces. Not only have they somehow managed to acquire a talented young core of players (Eric Gordon, Blake Griffin). Chris Kaman has begun to come into his own as an NBA center this year as well. Plus, you guys have managed to do what our management failed to do in clearing enough cap space to be players in the Great Free Agent Dutch Auction Of 2010.
While the Clippers do have their fair share of benefits (the aforementioned core combination of y ...
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Los Angeles Clippers Fans and Management: Take a Rival’s Advice
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