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While reading Bill Simmons' Grantland piece about the new-school Clippers , I stumbled across this passage about the importance of Chauncey to the young guns.

May 7, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers power forward Reggie Evans celebrates the 101-97 victory with power forward Kenyon Martin , power forward Blake Griffin and head coach Vinny Del Negro against the Memphis Grizzlies in game four of the Western Conference quarterfinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center.

Mar 5, 2012; Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love looks on after hitting his third three pointer in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers at Target Center.

In Game 6 against the Pacers , Dwyane Wade delivered one of the most brilliant playoff performances I've ever seen.

Phil Jackson, Nate McMillan, Stan Van Gundy, Mike D'Antoni-there are no shortage of candidates to replace Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro, but that discussion can't take place until the team decides his future.

When two talented teams square off in a best-of-seven playoff series, expect individual matchups to be thrust into the spotlight.

It remains unclear what decisions the Los Angeles Clippers will make regarding the coming season for Coach Vinny Del Negro.A The team has an option on the final year of his contract but have yet to publicly clarify their intentions.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said he's proud of Tony Parker making All-NBA second team in media balloting announced earlier this week.

Well, maybe not a dive per se, but you can't tell me he would've been terribly bothered if they lost that game, and at the very least he wanted exactly what we got, a close game that had to be pulled out late in the fourth quarter.

Donald Sterling is as much to blame for the Clippers' failures as any player on the court.

Now that the disappointment has subsided and the Clippers can reflect on their transformational season, it's easy to see why a renewed sense of excitement surrounds the franchise.

Miami Heat's LeBron James yells as he is introduced before Game 5 of an NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, in Miami on Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

A season of firsts continued today for the Clippers - Chris Paul and Blake Griffin were both named to All-NBA teams .

Thunder forward Kevin Durant was named to the All-NBA First Team and guard Russell Westbrook was named to the All-NBA Second Team for the 2011-12 season, it was announced earlier today by the NBA.

The 2012 NBA Draft Lottery is going to save one franchise, the one that is fortunate enough to land the No.

The Los Angeles Clippers were dissected by San Antonio Spurs in a four-game sweep.

April 22, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul steals the ball from New Orleans Hornets power forward Jason Smith and takes in down court in the second half of the game at the Staples Center.

Listen to what Chris Paul offered as a key step for the Los Angeles Clippers to improve next season after a successful 2011-12 campaign.

The San Antonio Spurs put the finishing touches on sweeping the Clippers this past weekend, running their playoff record to 8-0. Their playoff record is a close shadow to their overall record in the past few months, which has been about as dominant as anything we've seen in the last few decades.

Few things can be counted on for a consistent laugh like the NBA All-Defensive team voting.