He's BAAAAAAAAAAACK...

Corey Maggette returned tonight as we handed the Washington Wizards their first loss of the season!!!

Maggette: 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists coming off the bench in 23 minutes of play

I was VERY impressed with how well the new group played together.

<TABLE class=tablehead cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=stathead><TD style="BACKGROUND: #fa0028; TEXT-ALIGN: center" colSpan=14>LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS</TD></TR><TR class=colhead align=right><TD align=left>STARTERS</TD><TD width="5%">MIN</TD><TD noWrap width="7%">FGM-A</TD><TD width="7%">3PM-A</TD><TD width="7%">FTM-A</TD><TD width="6%">OREB</TD><TD width="6%">DREB</TD><TD width="6%">REB</TD><TD width="6%">AST</TD><TD width="6%">STL</TD><TD width="6%">BLK</TD><TD width="6%">TO</TD><TD width="6%">PF</TD><TD width="6%">PTS</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD noWrap align=left>Q ROSS, F</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>5-9</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>2-2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>12</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD noWrap align=left>E BRAND, F</TD><TD>39</TD><TD>14-18</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>3-4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>31</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD noWrap align=left>C KAMAN, C</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>1-8</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>2-2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD noWrap align=left>C MOBLEY, G</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>6-14</TD><TD>1-3</TD><TD>2-2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>15</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD noWrap align=left>S CASSELL, G</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>3-11</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6</TD></TR><TR class=colhead align=right><TD align=left>BENCH</TD><TD width="5%">MIN</TD><TD noWrap width="7%">FGM-A</TD><TD width="7%">3PM-A</TD><TD width="7%">FTM-A</TD><TD width="6%">OREB</TD><TD width="6%">DREB</TD><TD width="6%">REB</TD><TD width="6%">AST</TD><TD width="6%">STL</TD><TD width="6%">BLK</TD><TD width="6%">TO</TD><TD width="6%">PF</TD><TD width="6%">PTS</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD noWrap align=left>C WILCOX</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>1-1</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>3-3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD noWrap align=left>D EWING</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>2-2</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>1-2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD noWrap align=left>C MAGGETTE</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>7-14</TD><TD>1-2</TD><TD>5-6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD noWrap align=left>Z REBRACA</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>2-5</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0-0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR class=colhead align=right><TD align=left>TOTALS</TD><TD></TD><TD noWrap>FGM-A</TD><TD>3PM-A</TD><TD>FTM-A</TD><TD>OREB</TD><TD>DREB</TD><TD>REB</TD><TD>AST</TD><TD>STL</TD><TD>BLK</TD><TD>TO</TD><TD>PF</TD><TD>PTS</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=left colSpan=2></TD><TD>41-82</TD><TD>2-5</TD><TD>18-21</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>33</TD><TD>45</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>102</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=left colSpan=2></TD><TD>50.0%</TD><TD>40.0%</TD><TD>85.7%</TD><TD colSpan=9>Team TO (pts off): 13 (16)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
With Brand leading the team with 18 shot attempts, both Mobley and Maggette getting 14 shots, and Cassell taking 11, these guys really played well together.

Cassell also dropped 10 dimes and Brand pulled down 13 boards and 2 blocks to go with his 31 points.

Look out Western Conference...this team is for real!!!

arty:

Clips the most underated team in the NBA!!!!

i love the injury reports some of these gambling sites put up .

maggette wasnt supposed to play , gerald wallace wasnt supposed to play .

tinsley didnt look like he was gonna play.

nice info .

didnt cost me any money , but lousy information.

I just gotta ask though why keep Kaman on the floor? He has a 15 point night every now and then and people talk about his promise, but then he throws in many more of these 1 for 8 clunkers. The Suns ought to have taught the league a lesson, stop playing a traditional lineup, put your 5 best ballers out there and leave busts like Kaman for cheerleading duties. Besides with Rebraca and Wilcox would think the Clips shouldn't have trouble at least getting a better guy in the C spot.

This is a make or break year for Kaman. But they really aren't looking for offense out of him. His offensive numbers are meaningless. When he is on the floor with the starters, there aren't enough shots to look for the center to score. Maggette, Cassell, Mobley, and Brand are the scoring options.

Rebraca and Wilcox are the perfect compliment at C (and Wilcox getting minutes at PF too)...they are much better offensively.

I wish Wilcox would get more minutes. Dunleavy doesn't like him and is constantly looking to trade him and hates giving him minutes. Wilcox is a stud.

A guy that is 7 feet and plays center and doesn't shoot 50% is a liability unless he plays like Ben Wallace. Kaman obviously doesn't fit that mold. I just get a sense like a lot of GMs and coaches they don't want to admit a mistake with a lottery pick so they keep giving him more opportunities than they should.

Yo Clippy joint................................settle down.............simma'.

Listen to you, "Wilcox's a stud"............................WAKE-UP.

Wilcox may be a stud when he's banging every groupie that comes his way. But a guy averaging 6 a game, ain't no stud. :nuts:

After reading the subject line, I thought you were going to say T.O. Thank goodness he's still out of action.

GMON said:

Yo Clippy joint................................settle down.............simma'.

Listen to you, "Wilcox's a stud"............................WAKE-UP.

Wilcox may be a stud when he's banging every groupie that comes his way. But a guy averaging 6 a game, ain't no stud. :nuts:

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:lolBIG:

Look at his minutes. He would be averaging 15/10 with starter minutes. He is in Dunleavy's dog house.

The guy is an abolute "STUD" and a freak athletically.

4-1 is this the yr?

Clip Joint said:

:lolBIG:

Look at his minutes. He would be averaging 15/10 with starter minutes. He is in Dunleavy's dog house.

The guy is an abolute "STUD" and a freak athletically.

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No doubt he is a stud.

Journeyman said:

4-1 is this the yr?

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"The year" for Clippers fans means making the playoffs...I think this is definitely the year for that. With Stoudamire out and the Kings taking a while to figure out what their team is all about, we have a great shot at winning the Pacific.

We are only 3 point favorites tomorrow at Atlanta...if we win that one, we are 5-1.

It is usually close to Christmas when I get to see the Clippers win their 5th game of the season!!!

:lolBIG:

Livingston injured or DNP? Have heard good things about him

saw livingston play in HS right down the road in the hot bed that is Peoria, IL. Very good player...give him a few years and should be pretty solid. STill should've went to Duke or somewhere like that and been a stud though. Can't fault him for his money eyes though!:money:

Poker King Jim said:

Livingston injured or DNP? Have heard good things about him

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He's out for another month...he has been injury prone so far in his young career. But when we get him back, this team is extremely deep.