Four reasons why Baron+Camby for FElton+Corey is a great "trade" ...

(1) Maggette would have stunted Thornton's growth.  They both need to take a lot of shots from the wing, and when they were both on the floor together it seemed that Al played much more hesitantly. And let's face it, any shot of the Clippers becoming title contenders rests on Thornton (or perhaps Gordon or Livingston) becoming an all-star, which is probably something Corey will never do

(2) Having two scoring post options with Brand and Kaman, combined with Dunleavy's lack of offensive imagination, would have resulted in a lot of dull, monotonous offense. But now?  With Kaman and Camby blocking and boarding and Baron driving and dishing and Thornton and Gordon running the wings and finishing, this team should be a lot of fun to watch.

(3) The minutes played by Clipper PGs last year were arguably the worst minutes played by any group of players at one position for any team in the entire NBA.  I mean BK, DD, and a hobbled SC were so inept last year that it felt like we were playing four on five.  So even with Brand and Maggette back at full strength, we would have been hard pressed to make the playoffs with that gaping hole at PG.

(4) We weakened two of our conference rivals for the lower tier playoffs spots. Golden State and Denver are both worse off now that we have Davis and Camby, so it should be less difficult to make the playoffs.

In fact, right now I think we're the sixth best team in the Conference-- after the Lakers, Hornets, Spurs, Rockets (w/ Yao healthy), and Trailblazers (w/ Oden healthy and assuming Rudy Fernandez or Bayless is any good). 

I've always felt that Utah was overrated-- they really haven't beaten a quality team in the playoffs yet-- and I suspect that Dallas and Phoenix will both continue to implode due to their bad trades.

Anyway, assuming no major injuries (not just on the Clippers but conference-wide), I think it's fair to say that we're more likely to make the playoffs than not.  Which is more than we could say a week ago or even three weeks ago.