I feel that in order for the Clippers to have success, they need to hit a high percentage of their three point shots. All the games they won in the pre season , if you look at the stats, they shot well and averaged 103 ppg.

Just made a quick run through the box scores from last year’s games. Primary goal was to see Kaman’s efforts—is there anything to indicate that he might fare well against Denver and break out of his slump.

It would seem that the Clips should be in okay shape. With Melo out, the Nugs have taken a couple of very significant pieces off the table, while the Clips are adding things.

Kind of a keen memory for last year’s first Denver game—that was the last gasp of Clipper function, as they (literally) gutted out a win, playing their star of the first week, Cat Mobley, when he should have been recovering from a groin pull or abdominal strain or whatever it was.

Kaman was fairly huge, getting 17 points and 21 rebounds. And it was probably the best game against noted Clipper killer—ahem—Marcus Camby, who still checked in with 18 points and 18 rebounds, not too shabby.

Camby was quieter in game 2, a 123-107 Nugget victory, going 6-12, while Kaman put up 16 and 9. Carmelo’s totals for the 4 games: 24 in the first, then 24 again, then 30 and finally 36 on 13-17 from the floor.

Kaman didn’t play in games 3 and 4. Both were Denver victories: 110-104 in #3, and 117-99 in #4. EB appeared in game 4, getting 17 pts and 5 rebounds.

Camby returned to Clipkiller status in games 3 and 4, getting 12 pts and 17 rebs in #3, and 13 pts and 18 rebs in #4.

Not having to go up against Camby in a Nuggets uniform tonight will be very good. No Carmelo will be even better. Getting Camby into a Clipper uniform very soon will be very sweet.

Also worth noting that Al Thornton had 33 pts and 12 rebs coming off the bench in the 3rd game.

Suppose that one could go and look at how Baron Davis did against the Nuggets last year… And I’ll also say that it’s helpful for these comparison purposes that Brand was out last season.

Have to hope at this point that part of Kaman’s problem was going against Bynum and Gasol—and with that pair unconcerned about Camby. Kaman was sloppy, and became a little tentative, and then he disappeared after it was out of reach. But Bynum has that length and, with no momentum or confidence or Camby behind Chris, Bynum was able to make some plays. The other Kaman (2.0, confident, energized) played very well against the tough MCamby last year, and grabbed 21 boards in the first outing—and he won’t be encountering that kind of resistance tonight. Should be a good opportunity to get untracked.

1: 29/13 ast
2: 28/8 ast
3: 28/7 ast
4: 20/11 ast/10 rebs (3rd triple double of season)

Denver won game 1 124-120, and AI had 39 points. Camby had 15pts/16rebs.
GSW won #2 105-95, the next night. AI 2-12, 13 pts. MC 2-9, 8pts/15 rebs.
Den wins #3 119-112. AI 4-20, 14 pts. Melo 25 pts, KMart 30 pts, MC 2pts/12 rebs/6asts

Den wins all-important game #4, with playoff spot at stake, 114-105. AI has 33 pts, 12-21. Melo 25, 12-20. Camby is quiet, 2-7 6pts/9 rebs. In BD’s triple double he’s 9-25. GSW beats the Clips in their next game, then BD is 2-13 in 17 1st half minutes against Phoenix, Nelson benches him in 2nd half and GSW wins 48 games but doesn’t go to playoffs.

Good thing that Melo isn’t playing tonight.

I hope I’m wrong, but without a floor leader, it’s looking like losing time!

great clutch shooting in the 4th! Are you sure we still don’t have Maggs?

so much for that 18 point lead!

there is a steep dropoff between baron and hart/ taylor. Without Baron, they are just a half court team like last year. 45 sec left, let’s see if they can man up.

Uh oh….only up by two…with denver launch a 3?

looks like ot

Terrible play by TT

Thomas is everything they say he is and less!

what a man.

kaman is overpaid. inferior product.

All is very good, but he can’t do it by himself. Especially with certain knuckle heads working against him.

we’ve got a long way to go!

over when kenyon martin makes a 3

wow, what a game…once he went down with a thud…worry time.

…they were last year. They are at least that bad without Baron AND Camby

at kaman’s airball

Kaman 4-15, Cat 5-18, Hart 1-5, R. Davis 0-4. What a bunch of losers!

….Clipperesque season. Lots of injuries, blown leads, blowouts. Maybe they’ll get it together by March, or even February.

Now, I see us going 0-7. Only other winnable game is Sacramento

Seriously Mobley is ready for the glue factory. We’re shooting less than 30% in the second half and we didn’t hit a field goal for 7 minutes in the 4th quarter. Yet Dunleavy stuck with the same line up of: Hart, Mobley, TT, Thornton and Kaman and Thornton barely touched the ball during that drought. Will we be 0-41 before Dunleavy loses both his coaching and GM job?

In regulation when we had a foul to give with 16 seconds left, nobody fouled until Kleizas was in the act of shooting…didn’t the coaching staff inform the players of that? This loss is on Dunleavy.

There is no possible way on earth the Clippers can play worse defense so lets put an offensive minded troop on the floor and try to score more. Denver scored at will and we had our best defensive unit out there, Terrible coaching so far. Not one single pick and roll all game. When will this jackass realize his entire team is made up of low IQ individuals (especially Kaman). Lets go back to basics and run simple plays. More Gordon and more Novak – from what I have seen of these two, they love to shoot and it seems like nobody wants to shoot on this team. Also, lets move Kaman to the bench for a while till he gets his confidence back. P Davis played much better and played with an infinite amount of energy. Kaman looked like he was half asleep all game. Hang your heads low tonight guys we just lost a gimme.