Tim's Two Cents-February 6

The look on Baron's face says it all.

Mike Dunleavy Stepping Down as Clippers Coach Symbolizes Another Forgettable Season.  Mike Duleavy  chose to focus more on his GM responsibilities when he resigned as head coach on Thursday.  Kim Hughes is now the interim coach as the Clips get ready to face the San Antonio Spurs tonight at Staples Center as their season continues toward a downward spiral.

I'm not shocked at all that Dunleavy decided to step down.  As a matter of fact, I could care less that he did so.  I don't have anything against him, but the reality is Los Angeles is a Laker town when it comes to basketball, no question about it.

Dunleavy's tenure as head coach is just like any other who have held the position in the past.  Not very memorable.  There was only one season in which the Clippers made the playoffs.    Other than that, it has been business as usual. 

This season was supposedly going to be a breakout year for the Clippers with playoff aspirations, especially with Baron Davis entering another year with the team and the arrival of the number one overall draft pick Blake Griffin.  Instead, it has been the same old thing this season.  

The silver lining was they did make it farther than the Lakers that season when they beat the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2006 playoffs while the Lakers lost to the Phoenix Suns.  The Clips would go on to lose to those same Suns the following round.

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