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12/06/2008
While never neglecting to point out that Corey Maggette played hard and that his work ethic was beyond reproach, Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy has, nevertheless, long been frustrated by Maggette's style of play. Many people might call it a selfish style or in playground parlance - "I'm going to get mine." Maggette on many an occasion would say to me, "I can score the basketball. That's what I do." Three times, during his Clippers' tenure, he averaged over 20 points per game. Clippers center Chris Kaman said the half-court offense often would get stagnant because Maggette would simply try to barge through defenders to get to the rim. As one Eastern Conference scout said: "He just puts his head down and goes to the basket. He doesn't even look to pass." It is the primary reason why I believed 100 percent that if Maggette exercised the escape clause in his contract last summer, which he did, the Clippers would not make much effort to re-sign him. They didn't. So, Maggette signed a five-year, $50 million contract with the Golden State Warriors. Although the Golden State Warriors' free-styling, up-tempo system is more suited for Maggette than the more restrictive Clippers' offensive system is, Maggette is already outside its parameters. When the Warriors played (and lost to) the Boston Celtics recently, Celtics All-Star forward Kevin Garnett uttered very audibly, when leaving the court after the final buzzer, "Way to get your numbers," directing that remark at Maggette.
11/29/2008
The Bulls would be interested in Chris Kaman and will be monitoring that situation. As of now, word around the league is the Clippers want to see how it works with Kaman, Zach Randolph and Marcus Camby. Whether or not the Bulls have anything to interest the Clippers is another story.
11/19/2008
The Mavericks have engaged in "casual" conversations involving the Clippers' Chris Kaman, the Bobcats' Gerald Wallace, the Knicks' Stephon Marbury, their own Jerry Stackhouse and lots of others, NBA sources tell DallasBasketball.com.
11/18/2008
Zach Randolph's start has enhanced his trade value, with one of the teams that tracked him last summer, the Clippers, interested again. A league source said the Clips are down on center Chris Kaman, but his contract (three more years after this one) does not fit the Knicks' wish for deals that expire after next season, so another team would be necessary to make something happen.
11/12/2008
Now that Marcus Camby (double figure rebounding last 2 games) is nearing full strength, the 1-6 Clippers are open to a rational market trade for the Chris Kaman who has battened down their middle for 5 seasons and is owed $43 million over 4 seasons. Sources say Charlotte has no one of consequence L.A desires.
08/13/2008
Chris Kaman, who recently stepped foot in Germany for the 1st time and joined the nation's Olympic hoops team, informed the DC Sports Bog that he's the artist behind Dirk's five rings hairdo.
03/26/2008
Elton Brand had taken part in a full-fledged scrimmage for the 1st time since rupturing his Achilles' tendon last summer. He joined center Chris Kaman, laboring through an injury plagued 2nd half. Coach Mike Dunleavy gave a target date for Brand's return for the 1st time, pinning down the last 5 or 6 games of the season.
01/15/2008
Clippers center Chris Kaman said an intimate secret Sunday on the origins of his remarkably enhanced play this season. Kaman, diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder at 2 1/2 , discovered the classification was wrong in the summer. Instead, his brain was in overdrive, working too fast.
01/01/2008
Inspite of shooting a franchise worst 0 for 14 from 3 point range, the L.A Clippers still found a way to beat the NBA's worst team. Chris Kaman had 16 points and 16 rebounds to help the Clippers erase an 11 point deficit and beat the hapless Timberwolves 91-82 Monday.
12/28/2007
This time, Amare Stoudemire was the big man in the middle, and sometimes on the perimeter as well. Stoudemire had 30 points and 15 rebounds and played stifling defense against Chris Kaman to lead the Suns to a 108-88 win over the L.A Clippers Thursday.
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