The Daily Clipper - New Year Edition!

by Lawler's Law on Jan 2, 2012 10:08 AM PST

Sacramento Kings -- DeMarcus Cousins seeks trade, banished from team - ESPN
The Sacramento Kings and DeMarcus Cousins abruptly began to sever ties Sunday after the team said the promising young center demanded a trade.

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Blake Griffin takes the feed from Chris Paul and make the over-the-head slam.Clippers' Chris Paul shows why he's a superstar - latimes.com

Faced with losing a 17-point lead over Portland on Sunday in a game the Clippers considered a measuring stick of their progress after being spanked by San Antonio and Chicago, Chris Paul simply took over and refused to let them lose

.NBA attendance is up thus far compared to last season - Los Angeles Times

During the depths of the NBA lockout, when the 2011-12 season was hanging by a shoelace, disenchanted fans took to blogs and social media to proclaim they would never return after owners and players

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News, analysis and opinion from the fan perspective.

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Comments

Maloof Said The Kings Won't Trade Him

Kings co-owner Joe Maloof said before tipoff, “but we’re not trading him.”

I would love to see Cousins in Clippers uniform if they had someone who could handle his emotionality. However, I don’t see it happening.

Buddahfan - January 2, 2012 reply

We DO have someone to control him emotionally, but

There will be better offers than whatever we have, especially because they don’t need a PG, and that’s honestly the only thing we would have to offer. Not to mention the one guy who I believe would control him would HAVE to be in the trade. That is Eric Bledsoe. Apparently, they are extremely close, so I would love to see them playing together; however, Kings don’t need anymore PG’s so there is no way we trade for him, because you know that other teams like GSW and Houston will throw some good looking offers on the table.

SurfinQ00 - January 2, 2012 reply

bledsoe and cousins are buddies from their kentucky days

but i don’t think he’d want to come here even if we had the assets. he’s leaving the kings because of the crowded frontcourt and his lack of playing time, and he’d come off the bench here also

Dawool Huh - January 2, 2012 reply

I believe they knew each other even before playing at Kentucky together.

They’re both from Alabama.

Lawler 4ever - January 3, 2012 reply

Yeah

Apparently they have been playing together since they were young.

SurfinQ00 - January 3, 2012 reply

I definitely don't want Cousins

he isn’t worth the risk and I’m not sure he would be happy coming off the bench anyways.

bestclipfan - January 2, 2012 reply

I'm sure he won't be happy

Somebody on sactownroyalty compared him with Zach Randolph: once/if he puts it all together he’ll be good but it could take years and several teams for that to happen.

Let’s not go there. Too much of a risk.

BelgianClipper - January 2, 2012 reply

Maybe if Cousins had a lobotomy would I consider him on the this team.

Guy has serious issues. He’s a cancer and a team killer.

tenkaistar - January 2, 2012 reply

NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cousins is a first rate punk! Olshey would never damage the team chemistry for this guy. He has the maturity level of a spoiled sixth grader. I can’t believe he was drafted as high as he was.

The Clipps need someone whe will accept their role as a backup big man and that is not Cousins. Let someone else overpay for this problem child.

MySDClippers - January 2, 2012 reply

Kelly Dwyer is an idiot

He said in his article about mo being announced as Chauncey that mo was already upset after the clippers traded for BARON DAVIS obviously he means Chris Paul

NoBandwagoners - January 2, 2012 via mobile reply

Obviously he made a mistake...

I must be an idiot as well.

John Raffo - January 2, 2012 reply

IdiotNation, rise.

ganima - January 2, 2012 reply

I had an idea when I was at last nights game

Foye should start over Chauncey and have Chauncey come in off the bench as PG and Mo come off the bench as SG. That way we have leadership and scoring power in our second unit.

I doubt Chauncey would be happy about that though…

Ricekrispy10 - January 2, 2012 reply

and of course Chauncey would close out the games

with DJ, Chris, Blake and Caron :D

Ricekrispy10 - January 2, 2012 reply

I think our rotation should include Caron in the 2nd team too.

Maybe we bench him earlier so he can play with the 2nd team, because he is perfectly fine doing iso 1 on 1. I would actually like to see that even more!

SurfinQ00 - January 2, 2012 reply

And who would start at small forward if Caron comes off the bench?

it doesn’t matter I don’t like where you’re going with this!

ThaFoX - January 2, 2012 via Android app reply

He saying that Butler would still start.

He would just be subbed out sooner, so that he would be in with some of the reserves while Blake and Paul were resting.

Lawler 4ever - January 3, 2012 reply

Stern needs to get Bynum and Cousins on the same team...as its leaders

that would be a pretty fun storyline to follow…

banandy - January 2, 2012 via Android app reply

CP3 is taking Bled under his wing!!

@CP3 Chris Paul
Just had a cool lunch wit my lil bro @EBled24…don’t know if I can do that to often tho cuz HE attracts waayyyyyyyy 2 much attention!!!

ClipperBEAST - January 2, 2012 reply

Maybe he can donate some court vision to Bledsoe

NewCavsfan - January 2, 2012 reply

only if Bledsoe gives some of his speed to C.Paul

UC.Clipper - January 2, 2012 reply

CP3 doesn't need much speed

his game is based off intelligence and an understanding of angles. All he needs is a quick burst to get by his initial defender, which he already has.

bestclipfan - January 2, 2012 reply

That is why the team didn't include Bledsoe

and would probably be the best reason to keep him for a while. The more time he gets with CP3, Chaucey and Pack, the better he will be. Which will either make him a valuable piece for the team rather as a player or a trade piece.

mustang6944 - January 2, 2012 reply

No, I say trade him!

bledsoe!

ThaFoX - January 2, 2012 via Android app reply

DJ Mbenga, Hilton Armstrong, Solomon Jones, and Dan Gadzuric were at the Clippers practice facility today

Mbenga would be my top choice- energetic and he is a full 7 feet.

The most skilled of them is probably armstrong, and I was impressed at how he defended D12 last year for the Hawks.

I wouldnt even mind signing 2 of them and then waiving Cook since I would take any of them over him.

NewCavsfan - January 2, 2012 reply

gadzuric wouldn't be too bad

he’s big and scrappy, and i can deal with that

Dawool Huh - January 2, 2012 reply

The only problem with waiving Cook to pick up 2 of them

is it cuts into the teams cap space. Using the trade exception and 2.5 cap exception will take the team over the salary cap as is. Clips need to use one (really both) to fortify a very bad bench.

ClipperChuck - January 2, 2012 reply