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» Friday, April 5 2013

But those missed free throws make him an easy target. "Yeah, I'm aware of it, but I also work on it," Jordan said. "I could understand it if I just didn't work on my free-throw shooting and I'm just going out there and saying, 'I just hope they go in.' That's what people don't understand. "They're like, 'You should work on your free-throw shooting.' What the [heck] you think I'm doing? That's why I think some people are idiots. … Do they think we really go out there — me or Dwight Howard or whoever — do you think we go out there and just try to miss them?" Los Angeles Times

 

» Thursday, April 4 2013

Jordan wants nothing to do with Coach Vinny Del Negro because he blames Del Negro for burying him on the bench. Yet Jordan's inability to play consistently or make free throws, thereby turning the ball over to the opposition much like a turnover, makes him a liability in close games. Jordan sees it differently, and he has for the last two seasons, maintaining he would be more productive if allowed to play more. Los Angeles Times

 

» Tuesday, April 2 2013

 

» Monday, April 1 2013

There is so much at stake for the Clippers. Paul is an unrestricted free agent at season's end, and while all indications are that he's going to make L.A. his permanent home, no one from Clipper Darrell to Billy Crystal to Jimmy Goldstein (see below) is going to be comfortable until Paul signs a deal. This is a team built to win now, with Paul running the show. Everything is in limbo until then -- including the future of Coach Vinny Del Negro, in the last year of his deal. Del Negro gets high marks, according to a source, for dealing with the team's injuries all season. But the Clips' fortunes in the playoffs could well determine his fate. NBA.com

 

» Sunday, March 31 2013

 

» Wednesday, March 27 2013

Los Angeles Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro doesn't think his future with the team is tied to how far the team advances in the playoffs and believes he will be back with the team next season. "No, my future is great," Del Negro said Tuesday before the Clippers played the Dallas Mavericks. "I got a great future no matter what. I've been pretty fortunate, so I don't worry about that stuff so much. All those things take care of themselves. Wherever we finish, we're going to be prepared, we're going to be organized and we're going to play hard." ESPN.com

 

» Saturday, March 23 2013

 

» Wednesday, March 20 2013

Not only that, the Clippers now have the fifth-best record (46-22) in the West, half a game behind the 47-22 Denver Nuggets . "We're not playing well enough right now," Clippers Coach Vinny Del Negro said. "We're not guarding hard enough right now. We're not physically and mentally tough enough, especially when we have to be, in the fourth quarter. And that's definitely a concern." Another concern for the Clippers: Chauncey Billups suffered a right groin strain early in the second quarter and didn't play the rest of the night. Los Angeles Times

 

» Monday, March 11 2013

 

» Friday, February 22 2013

 

» Wednesday, February 20 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers do not expect to make any trades before Thursday's NBA trade deadline, Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said on Wednesday. "We feel good with our team right now," Del Negro said. "Nothing's changed from that aspect. Nothing has been presented to any of us that makes sense to do anything different right now. We're always available and always looking to make our team as strong as possible but right now we feel comfortable with our team." ESPN.com

 

» Tuesday, February 19 2013

The Celtics have been eager to continue the conversation on the deal, but league sources said the talks will remain dormant unless Clippers star Chris Paul pushes the issue with management. Several prominent executives and coaches with championship contenders told Yahoo! Sports they believe the Clippers would become more dangerous with Garnett. Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro is a proponent of the deal, too, sources said. Yahoo! Sports

His team is going to get healthy, he thinks. And once they do, the team is going to be fine heading out of the NBA All-Star Game break. He knows these things; just like he knows that he'll be the one getting all the blame if it doesn't work out. "It's not right. It's disappointing," he said. "But I can't control what people say or do. I can just control the preparation of this team and organization." Despite plenty of criticism and skepticism about his abilities as a coach, Del Negro has the Clippers playing the best basketball in franchise history for the second consecutive season. They'll start the second half of the season Thursday with the third best record in the Western Conference and the fourth best in the NBA. Orange County Register

While Del Negro is confident in his abilities as a coach, he knows some of the criticisms are deserved. Questions about his understanding of the X's and O's of coaching still persist – a remnant of being hired by Chicago without any experience. "Is there a learning curve? Of course. Does experience matter? Absolutely. But you go through it and you make some good decisions," he said. "You make some decisions you wish you could have back. I think if you ask any coach, they'd say the same thing." San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich, who said whoever says Del Negro doesn't understand basketball theory, though, is dead wrong. "Whoever said that made it up," he said. "I've talked to him a lot about strategy and those sorts of things, and he's as incisive as anybody else." Orange County Register

 

» Sunday, February 17 2013

 

» Saturday, February 16 2013

Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro has a good relationship with team owner Donald Sterling, but he is also a coach in the final year of his contract who has, to this point, been unable to land more security for his future. According to a person with knowledge of his situation, Del Negro's representatives have had ongoing talks with Sterling about a contract extension since training camp, but a new deal has yet to be agreed on. The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity because of the private nature of the talks. USA Today Sports

 

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