Steve Perrin
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In the midst of a semi-successful career in the technology industry, after a particularly grueling IPO followed by a popping noise that turned out not to be his last healthy Achilles tendon but rather the bursting of the tech bubble, ClipperSteve decided to take a couple months off to spend some time with his kids, ClipperMax and ClipperZoe. Finding that a life of leisure appealed to him (particularly the shall we say more flexible rules concerning personal hygiene), the brief sabbatical has now stretched into many years. To pass the time between coaching youth soccer, Brownie troop meetings and elementary school field trips, he would often bore / harass / terrorize his ever-shrinking circle of friends with endless emails about the NBA, and more specifically, his beloved Clippers. Needing a more efficient format for disseminating his brilliance, the blogosphere serendipitously appeared, perhaps through the intervention of benevolent pixies. Why should you care what ClipperSteve has to say about anything? Because he has a lot of time on his hands. Why is ClipperSteve a Clipper fan? We don't have that much time.
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Thunder Adjustments Pay Dividends in Game 3 Win Over Spurs
Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro to Return Next Season: Not Bold But Not Bad - SB Nation Los Angeles
Here's a piece I wrote for SBNation LA on the return of Del Negro.
Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro to Return Next Season: Not Bold But Not Bad
by Steve Perrin on May 31, 2012 8:00 AM EDT
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NBA Lottery Open Thread
by Steve Perrin on May 30, 2012 6:15 PM EDT
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It's unusual for the Clippers not to have a representative at the lottery. Last year it was because the draft pick had been traded away. This year, it's for the right reason -- playoffs!
Someone at SBNation sent out an email to all the basketball bloggers asking who was representing their team at the lottery. I had to think for a minute about it, wondering why I didn't know off the top of my head. Was it Roeser again? Del Negro? Who was going? Then I realized -- no one is going! Clippers aren't in the lottery!
Scott Brooks' 'Hack-A-Splitter' Strategy Against Spurs: A Poor Tactic On Every Level - SBNation.com
You guys all know how much I detest the hack strategy in the NBA. Here's my column on last night's hackfest.
Scott Brooks' 'Hack-A-Splitter' Strategy Against Spurs: A Poor Tactic On Every Level
A List of Coach Doppelgangers
by Steve Perrin on May 30, 2012 12:15 AM EDT
on Clips Nation
Apropos to nothing, I was wondering if we could group source a little project here. Watching Spurs-
Thunder tonight on TNT, the broadcast returned from a commercial for "Franklin and Bash" to a Thunder time out when it hit me -- Breckin Meyer should totally star in the biopic of "Steal My Thunder -- The Scott Brooks Story."
This is in addition to such other obvious casting decisions as John Lithgow as George Karl, Jim Carrey as Rick Carlisle and Scott Baio as Vinny Del Negro.
So what do you think? Can we come up with the perfect actor for each of the 30 current NBA coaches? We can throw in some obvious former coaches as well, like Leslie Nielson as Del Harris if you like.
Brainstorming...
Paul Giamatti as Stan Van Gundy?
Kevin Hart as Avery Johnson?
Fred Gwynne is the obvious choice for Kevin McHale -- too bad he's dead.
OK, I'm done... help me out here citizens.
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Del Negro Conference Call
by Steve Perrin on May 29, 2012 8:13 PM EDT
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The Clippers held a media conference call this afternoon to answer questions regarding their decision to exercise the third year on Coach Vinny Del Negro's contract and retain him for next season. As it usually the case in these things, not a lot was said that we didn't already know.
One bit of new information, which may or may not be completely true but is the way that the decision was presented, is that this was essentially a formality, and that there was never any real doubt that Vinny would be back next season. Some time to decompress after the season, the Memorial Day weekend -- that's the only reason that eight days elapsed between the Clippers' season and the announcement. It had nothing to do with any hesitancy on the part of the organization.
Del Negro Returns - The Clippers Pick up Coach's Option for Next Season
by Steve Perrin on May 29, 2012 6:09 PM EDT
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The Clippers made one of many important decisions that face them this summer when they exercised their option for Vinny Del Negro to return as coach next season. The Clippers had until June 1 (Friday) to make the decision but made the announcement a couple of days under the wire -- no reason to wait until the last minute if the decision is made.
The Clippers Most Important Free Agent is Neil Olshey
by Steve Perrin on May 29, 2012 2:31 PM EDT
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When the Clippers held a press availability the day after the team was swept from the playoffs, the assembled media wanted to know about the status of coach Vinny Del Negro. Del Negro had been rumored to be on thin ice in March when a solid season-closing run supposedly saved his job, at least temporarily. Still, with an option for next season that must be picked up by June 1 (that's this Friday, by the way), Del Negro's situation remains very much an open question. When he was hired in 2010, the Clippers had Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon and some other intriguing young players, and the team was looking for some sustained growth towards respectability. All that changed when they traded for Chris Paul last December. Expectations for the team have gone through the roof, and mere respectability is not nearly enough. This team needs to compete for a championship, and do it sooner rather than later, in order to interest Paul in a long term commitment. Del Negro might have been a decent choice for player development and some baby steps on the road to contender status -- but he's probably not the right choice to be coaching a team that aspires to so much.
2012 Clippers Exit Interviews -- Travis Leslie
by Steve Perrin on May 28, 2012 8:01 AM EDT
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Here at Clips Nation, we're running a series of "exit interviews" of the 2012 Los Angeles Clippers. An overview and analysis, player by player, of all 15 Clippers who finished the 2011-2012 season on the roster. In this edition: little used rookie guard Travis Leslie.
Name: Travis Leslie
2011-2012 Key Stats: 1.4 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.5 apg, 4.5 mpg
Age: 22
Years in the NBA: 1
Years with the Clippers: 1
2011-2012 Salary: $500,000
Contract Status: Signed through 2014 to an unguaranteed contract.
Thunder Vs. Spurs - The Real Final
by Steve Perrin on May 27, 2012 3:46 PM EDT
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If you're like me, then you're more than a little tired of watching teams score 30-something points per half in the Eastern Conference playoffs and are ready for some teams that can actually shoot the ball to start playing again. So you'll be happy to know that after almost a week off, the Western Conference playoffs are back in business.
Today at SBNation there were several posts in anticipation of this series, which is feeling like the NBA Finals, since either of these teams would be favored to beat the Eastern Conference finalists, the Miami Heat or the Boston Celtics.
I myself wrote about what the Oklahoma City Thunder need to do in order to beat the San Antonio Spurs, no small task given that the Spurs have won 29 of their last 31 games (and one of those losses game with Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili in street clothes).
Tom Ziller took the other case, and laid out what the Spurs need to do to beat the Thunder.
And Mike Prada went through what he considers to be seven keys to the Western Conference Finals.
All-NBA Teams Introduce The Dynamic Duo Era - SBNation.com
Here's my latest column for SBNation.com.
Paul First Team, Griffin Second Team in All NBA Voting
by Steve Perrin on May 24, 2012 6:01 PM EDT
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The All-NBA teams were announced today, and for the first time ever, a Los Angeles Clipper was on the first team. It was also the first time since 2006 that a Clippers made any of the three All-NBA teams and the first time ever that two Clippers received honors.
Chris Paul was voted first team All-NBA, receiving 74 of 120 possible first place votes from the journalists on the selection panel, and accumulating 484 points. Blake Griffin was selected to the second team, without getting a single first place vote while accumulating 170 points.
Why Can't Coaches Get NBA All-Defensive Vote Right? - SBNation.com
Here's a piece I wrote for SBNation on the All Defensive teams. Spoiler alert -- I'm not a fan of the Chris Paul first team pick.
The Clippers Off-Season - What Do We Know at This Point?
by Steve Perrin on May 24, 2012 3:42 PM EDT
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I've been decompressing a bit after the playoffs. It was a great season, and although it ended on a less that positive note, the simple fact is that every playoff team except one loses their final game, so short of winning the title, the denouement is going to be disappointing. The Clippers weren't ready to win the title this season, and frankly, the second round seems about right for the team this season.
But I'm now ready to start diving into the team NEXT season, so without further ado, let's look at pretty much everything I can think of as we head into the off-season.
Q&A With Clipper Steve: What to Expect From the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals - Welcome to Loud City
J.A. Sherman from the Thunder blog Welcome to Loud City asked me for my impressions of the Spurs in advance of their WCF showdown.
Oklahoma City Thunder Show Teams How To Rebuild Through The Draft
NBA Playoffs: Clippers Season Ends After Being Swept By Spurs - SB Nation Los Angeles
... and here is what I wrote for SBNation LA.
In Crunch Time, Spurs Don't Change Their Game - SBNation.com
Here's the SBNation column I wrote on the Spurs after last night's game.
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NBA Playoffs: Clippers Season Ends After Being Swept By Spurs
by Steve Perrin on May 21, 2012 8:01 AM EDT
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Spurs 102, Clippers 99 - Spurs Keep Rolling, End L.A.'s Season
by Steve Perrin on May 21, 2012 2:39 AM EDT
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The Los Angeles Clippers played their best game of the series with the San Antonio Spurs tonight in Game 4, and had a chance to win in the closing seconds, but in the end the better team won, completing the four game sweep. Maybe the Clippers can take comfort in knowing that they are the first team to take the Spurs to the wire in over five weeks -- but probably not.
Chris Paul played his best game of the series, scoring a game high 23 on 9-18 shooting, his first decent shooting night against the Spurs, but the Clippers needed him to find one more play, and he just couldn't do it. With 23 seconds left and the Clippers down one, Paul dribbled into the teeth of the Spurs defense and got three Spurs to collapse on him, but could not find the room to kick the ball out to a shooter, and turned it over with 11 seconds left. Then, down two, the Clippers had one more chance to tie or take the lead, but this time Paul's driving floater under intense pressure came up short off the front of the rim. The Clippers have been in these situations, needing a hoop late in a game, many times this season, and more often than not, Paul has delivered. Tonight, he couldn't do it.
Clippers Vs. Spurs - WC Semis Game 4 - Fourth Quarter Open Thread
by Steve Perrin on May 21, 2012 12:30 AM EDT
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Clippers Vs. Spurs - WC Semis Game 4 - Third Quarter Open Thread
by Steve Perrin on May 20, 2012 11:45 PM EDT
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Clippers Vs. Spurs - WC Semis Game 4 - Second Quarter Open Thread
by Steve Perrin on May 20, 2012 11:05 PM EDT
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