With the what I did this summer post. Basically guaranteed at least one more move.

What, was Olawakandi not available?

Skinner was pretty much before my time as a Clipper fan, so I don’t know much about him, other than the fact that he was another in a long list of Clipper 1st Rd. picks that didn’t pan out.

I did think that Josh Powell was looking good late last year and thought he had room to grow. Must have looked pretty bad in camp.

Brian Skinner even averaged a little over 1 block while playing about 12 minutes a game last year. Thats twice what josh powell blobked in 19 minutes. We’re looking to be one of the better shot blobking teams in the league next year…

Possibly. But if Skinner can help get us an extra win or two, it may make a huge difference in the WC. I hated Powell’s inability to make layups, let’s hope Skinner is more sure-fire around the rim.

If they Clippers make a nice run here, doesn’t that set the stage for “Two Time Executive of the Year Elgin Baylor?” The potential wins improvement is high just because of how bad last year was. They obviously made a lot of moves.

He would then be tied with Jerry West, Geoff Petrie and Bryan Colangelo.

Weird.

I’m happy to be getting Skinner back. Although it was clear he was not going to be a big star, he was a hard-working, likable player and I was sad to see him go. Perhaps I just have a soft spot in my heart for players who were part of the dark and depressing Chris Ford years!

...heh…and I thought it would be Keith “Dental Floss” Closs

Not sure if I like this move, it seems we always pick up backup center/power forward with one foot in the grave; Skinner, Aaron Williams, or (shudder) Drobjnak to name a few. We should keep both Fazekas and Marcus Williams, rather than have Skinner take one of the remaining roster spot away from the young guys.

I think/hope Skinner is a positive veteran presence (and I do like his shot blocking productivity mentioned above), but it just seems like there should be someone out there with a little more to offer… it feels like Walter McCarty the Sequel…

Assuming Jordan and Taylor stick, at least two of the following five are not coming back (could be three if we pick up someone after other teams’ final cuts):

P Davis, Fazekas, Livingston, Q Ross, M Williams.

I don’t know what value he brings to the team. I can’t name one reason why he should be on the team. Fazekas and M. Williams are at least young. Skinner seems old AND slow. I don’t wanna be rough. I just don’t know that Skinner does anything.

nothing to be excited about anyways…clippers are just trying to put more depth in the bench…i still would have prefered azubuike

Wow, I can’t comprehend this move at all….with the Clips boldly waiving Josh Powell, I thought they had Francisco Elson in the bag….but it turned out to be Brian Skinner. To say the least, I am a bit miffed at this move…as Skinner is definitely a Center, with no outside shot, and not the least fleet-footed. How this fits with the more mobile PFs in the league is beyond me. Already, Camby, Kaman, Jordan, and Fazekas are all suited to play at Center. Then they add a Skinner….to the mix. How this fits the run-and-gun style B Diddy is supposedly bringing is beyond me. Certainly a Paul Davis would make much more sense with his outside shot…and Powell was at least moderately athletic.

I can’t believe Clips Nation is happy about this move….there’s essentially 5 centers on the team now. TT will definitely get big and crucial minutes at PF now…there’s simply no way the Clips can run with all these lumbering Centers with no outside shot around. The Suns already tried the whole Shaq/Amare/Diaw frontline….too big, too half-court, doesn’t spread the floor well. I suppose Thronton can get some minutes at PF when they go super-small. The last roster spots are probably going to be guards now.
Per 36 minute stats are misleading….some guys produce the same whether they play 20 min a night or 30 min a night….so No, he didn’t average 9pts and 10 reb a game.

In response to ClipperSteve’s comment about if anyone remembered how good brian skinner was before he twisted his ankle, I definitely cannot. He had flashes, but all I remember was his crazy hair. I also remembered Cherokee Parks and Sean Rooks drastically outplaying him. Oh well. He’s survived in the league for so long, I’m sure he’s fundamentally sound.

He has two career three-pointers, both last year, when he went 2-3.

That PHX offense was amazing.

I like Skinner as the 11th or 12th man on a team with healthy starters. If he’s here because he’s better defensive insurance against a Marcus Camby injury than Powell (and much better than Tim Thomas), signing him makes sense. Based on their stats per 36 minutes, Skinner looks like a clear upgrade over Powell:

Skinner – 10.2 Rebounds, 3.3 Blocks, 0.9 Steals, 9.3 Points on 8.4 Attempts
Powell – 9.7 RB, 0.7 BKS, 0.4 ST, 10.4 PTS on 9.2 FGA

But if Skinner and TT soak up all the 2nd team minutes behind Camby and Kaman, then I don’t like this signing. Compare Fazekas and Paul Davis per 36 minutes:

Fazekas – 11.9 Rebounds, 1.5 Blocks, 1.1 Steals, 14.3 Points on 10.7 Attempts
P. Davis – 8.7 RB, 1.1 BKS, 1.1 ST, 10.0 PTS on 12.1 FGA

Except for blocks, Fazekas was better than Skinner in all categories. Davis wasn’t far behind, and I suspect he would have finished with better numbers had he not been injured. His shooting and overall performance were much better in the seven games just before his injury (when he played regular minutes). Throw in Jordan, and the Clips need to find out what their young bigs can do with some PT this year.

not to see much of Skinner unless Camby is hurt or in foul trouble. Camby and Skinner should never be on the floor at the same time either.

I’d like to see Fazekas and Davis get about 15 minutes a game even if they have to share one spot in the rotatioin (Fazekas one night, Davis the next). That would give them a sink or swim chance to show what they can do. If they don’t impress, at least Skinner will be fresh for the later part of the season. And hopefully Jordan will be a D-League star by then, too.

I recognize there’s a good chance Davis won’t even be on the team, but that would really be a shame. Even if he hasn’t fully recovered from his injury, there should be a spot on the 15 man roster for a big man with his skills.

I live in PHX, and saw Skinner at the grocery store last year…..it took me a while to figure out who he was as we’ were walking in, then he turned and I realized who the tall guy was…..he is only 6’9 or so.

He has aged since his younger more explosive years and didn’t get much run last year in PHX. He is what he is, a solid defender/shot blocker and ok rebounder. He does run the floor reasonably well- but he is not really tall enough to be considered a C, even though he has masqueraded as one during his career.

I say Powell may never get past his “potential”, so the Clippers must have decided this was better for the short term run and also more flexible in the near future as they have set up the team to make a big push in 2 years if nothing great has happened with the new Generic Clippers by then.

For the minimum, I say Skinner is a decent pick as he will be a good locker room guy, and dependable back up should one of the main rotation big men get hurt.

http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/fazekas_080801.html

What could the Clips be possibly up to now? Fazekas is young, talented, with a lot of potential. Surely they couldn’t be going after Francisco Elson could they? I just can’t figure out this team.

but I’m not going to be heart broken if he is gone. He had a couple a of good performances but keep in mind when he was playing almost everyone on the team was injured in someway. I think that this moves may be a precursor to some sort of signing of another vet which would be good. But either way it is not like we are talking about starters or even 2nd string players, we are talking about 3rd string guys who will be lucky to play 7 min on our team if we are healthy.