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Probably so. Shaliq has never been to a Clipper game. That needs to happen, someday.

LOL, I was pretty sure that giving everyone college bball team reps would help A LITTLE...but I guess not.

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Message from the organization: http://clippers.ocregister.com/2012/02/29/clippers-statement-regarding-clipper-darrell WOW.

You could have kept that post on here, Hayes. Not that big of a deal...just figured that us turning down a Beasley trade, especially for a first rounder, was "new topic" material. Word is that the Lakers are interested in Kirk Hinrich. Ugh...far too late for that. He's headed downhill.

Ah...I didn't think you could use the TPE combined with draft picks (knew you couldn't with players), but I guess that's incorrect. I figured the trade was going to be for a pick and possibly fillers (like Walton, who is expiring after next season). I'm going to assume the Lakers do have bigger plans, though.

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7631141/source-los-angeles-lakers-reject-minnesota-timberwolves-trade-offer-michael-beasley Welcome to the Jim Buss era. Saving money means trading Odom for nothing, turning down Beasley for a LATE 1ST ROUNDER (we have two), and more than likely, doing absolutely nothing with our TPE. :wallbash3:

The Thunder would be interesting to watch without Durant, though. I wonder just how big Harden would be for them, alongside Westbrook.

Shouldn't matter, really. The Clips have made money off of him.

Yes, they sure did. Found this funny:

The Clippers also want half of STAPLES Center to paint their seats red/blue...but yeah. Sad day.

I'm putting all signatures together this time, no special categories. Today is the deadline, fellas! I have four so far.

What the hell...? http://clipperdarrell.com/2012/02/29/i-am-devastated https://twitter.com/#!/clipperdarrell I seriously can't believe that.

Don't care about baseball, the Brewers, Braun, or anything related to it...but for what it's worth, I do know (for a fact) that drug tests can come back inaccurate (showing positives) if they aren't done within a certain time frame. My mother has worked with them for years, and once upon a time, I messed around and tested that out, waited a few days, and it made me look like a cocaine addict. I'm going to assume that PED testing could be the same way, especially since they have that written rule (which is placed there for a reason).

It's a good question, but let's not say the Lakers would be decent without Kobe. We have the worst bench in the NBA, and our offense has scored 100+ in just five of our 34 games this season. You remove Kobe, and the Lakers are horrible.

...but there's no way I'm passing on Rondo for Gasol. And I would much rather see Howard and Gasol in the five (but that won't happen because Orlando isn't stupid).

I can't stand Scola, and I'd like to try and get younger at the PF position. Not a fan of Dragic, either, and Budinger is a throw-in to me. I'd rather keep Gasol and continue playing with him and Bynum in the five, and find a way to get Sessions and Beasley.

That would be nice and all, but I have absolutely no hope that the Lakers will bring in Howard, because he really doesn't want to play for the Lakers. Once he stated he didn't want to follow in Shaq's footsteps, that was it for me.

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Please tell me the trade was for Shannon Brown and Channing Frye.

Scottie Pippen would be on him most of the time, three or four, doesn't matter. If you think LeBron would dominate arguably one of the greatest perimeter defenders of all-time, you're sadly mistaken...especially when you have legitimate defensive-minded big men in the game (Robinson, Ewing, Malone). Not a chance in hell. If the Dallas Mavericks shut him down with Marion and Chandler, what do you think the Dream Team would do with Pippen and Ewing?

Hope to God we don't do that.

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