Clippers Pre-Season Schedule Announced
by Steve Perrin on Aug 5, 2009 2:00 PM PDT
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PrintThere's a slight irony to the fact that the regular season schedule was announced before the pre-season schedule. I mean, the pre-season comes before the regular season, right? That's the whole point. Why would the schedule fo it be available after?
Stultifyingly boring ironic observations aside, the pre-season schedule is below. Not a lot to write home about there either. It's a very LA heavy-schedule, which is nice if you want to see any of these games (or if you recall the Clippers' terrible travel issues when they went to Russia three seasons ago). Six of the eight games will be in Staples Center, with the two others happening in Oakland and in San Antonio.
There's a mini-tournament,the Los Angeles Lakers Preseason Shootout, on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17 and 18. The Clippers play the Jazz at 4:30 on Saturday, and then face the winner of the game between the Lakers and the Bobcats on Sunday (probably Charlotte, since the Bobcats OWN the Lakers). And although the Clippers won't leave LA much, they could be in the road unis a couple of times - they're the road team when they play Maccabi Tel Aviv, and they'll be the road team on the 18th if they play the Lakers.
Mark your calendars for October 9th. That will be the first LA appearance of Blake Griffin in a Clippers' uniform, against the Trailblazers.
| DATE | OPPONENT | HOME TEAM | SITE | TIME |
| 10/4/09 | Warriors | Golden State | Oracle Arena | 6:00 PM |
| 10/9/09 | Trailblazers | Clippers | STAPLES Center | 7:30 PM |
| 10/12/09 | Warriors | Clippers | STAPLES Center | 7:30 PM |
| 10/14/09 | Spurs | San Antonio | AT&T Center | 5:30 PM |
| 10/17/09 | Jazz | Clippers | STAPLES Center | 4:30 PM |
| 10/18/09 | Bobcats or Lakers |
Clippers Lakers |
STAPLES Center STAPLES Center |
4:30 PM 7:30 PM |
| 10/20/09 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Maccabi | STAPLES Center | 7:30 PM |
| 10/23/09 | Hornets | Clippers | STAPLES Center | 7:30 PM |
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love the schedule!
should let us know what’s really gonna happen this season in my opinion…
by clippersnomatterwhat on Aug 5, 2009 2:15 PM PDT reply actions
i beg to differ...
remember how great we looked against the Lakers last pre-season?
man that lakers game got me so hyped up last season then when we lost so badly in the first game, i thought no worries… heh i was wrong
The Clips Never Looked Better
Than during that preseason game. It wasn’t just that the Lakers weren’t trying, we were hitting outside shots, BD was penetrating and kicking, AT was finishing, etc.
I still have that preseason game on my DVR..
It’s the only one that I saved from last season.. and I agree, they never looked better.
'Cause how you play, is how you'll be remembered. PLAY LOUD!
by CLiPPz WeRD 12 on Aug 5, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow...
That’s pretty sad. Let’s hope we get something to replace that soon.
In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. - Elwood P. Dowd
Baron was actually in shape in the preseason
He was getting to the basket as will. Once he got hurt it looked like he put on some weight. Oddly enough he looked more and more out of shape as the season went on which is unusual since guys normally improve their conditioning during the season.
FA in 2010.
by ClipperChuck on Aug 5, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure we did that horribly in the beginning.
I always thought that we failed in the 4th quarter in the beginning of the season.
Mike Smith on Eric Gordon: "The Clippers may have found their go to scorer."
On a second note, I want Novak back!
LOL
No doubt!
'Cause how you play, is how you'll be remembered. PLAY LOUD!
by CLiPPz WeRD 12 on Aug 6, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually thought about that before i posted... but
again like we all say it’s another season, i just feel we have the players needed to contend in the WEST… i know i know… last year we had the players, but due to injury we had a sh!tty season… maybe this is our turnaround season!!! GO CLIPPERS!
by clippersnomatterwhat on Aug 5, 2009 3:40 PM PDT reply actions
I hate the fact the Lakers get so many games
across the street from my place, the ‘Ponda’ Center…I think it’s been 3 yrs since the last time they had a pre-season down in the OC…
Roger Sterling: I bet there were people in the Bible walking around, complaining about "kids today."
Don Draper: Kids today, they have no one to look up to. Cuz they're looking up to us.
I wonder how they decide the tickets for season ticket holders
I have 44 tickets per seat… so 41 regular season games leaves 3 pre-season games. Which 3 of the 6 will be those tickets?
FA in 2010.
from last year
The Laker tournament games are out, which leaves, I’m assuming, with the Blazers, Warriors, and Hornets, as pre-season games for ticket holders. Last year the Laker Tourney was at the beginning of the pre-season though.
Come to think of it, why exactly do the Lakers host this tourney? Is it supposed to be like the Alaska Shootout or the Maui Invitational of college ball? Make the Lakers go to Russia, damnit!
Not likely
Just like the Lakers have been allowed to hold camp in Hawaii, even though that smells strongly like an extra-CBA benefit for Lakers players and other clubs have been busted for taking their team to Vegas.
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