Over And Back: Stories About Nba History
Sailing into LA Clippers history
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- Editora: Podcast
- Duração: 1:37:43
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We look at the history of Los Angeles Clippers, the good, the bad, and ... well, mostly the bad in the latest episode of the Over and Back Classic NBA Podcast.Mick Minas, author of The Curse: The Colorful & Chaotic History of the LA Clippers, joins Jason Mann to talk about how much the Clippers' historical woes can be traced back to bad luck and how much were from the poor ownership and ineptitude of Donald Sterling. They discuss the Buffalo Braves moving to San Diego in 1978, wooing the oft-injured Bill Walton, how Sterling was nearly exiled from the NBA early into his ownership tenure, how the team drafted talented young players but weren't patient enough to keep them, relocating to Los Angeles, the streak of season-ending injuries to top players and how the lackluster Benoit Benjamin typified those years for the Clippers.They also talk about how Elgin Baylor finally put together a talented young team, finally making the playoffs in 1992 and 1993 under Larry Brown, putting scares into heavily fa