Have the Clippers Turned it Around?

Despite remaining right in the thick of the mad dash to the final eight spots in the ultra-competitive Western Conference, the L.A. Clippers, by their recent standards, have had a fairly rough season so far. Of course, for a team like the Clippers with a rather uninspiring franchise history, it's kinda hard to complain about a season in which the team is still winning over 68% of their games. Given the expectations coming in, though, they've been a bit of a letdown.

On Doc Rivers, Struggling Basketball Executive

When the L.A. Clippers sent an unprotected first-round pick to the Boston Celtics in June of 2013 in exchange for head coach Doc Rivers, I had absolutely zero qualms whatsoever. The Clippers' roster had several key building blocks already in place with Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan. They just needed a captain to steer them in the right direction. Vinny Del Negro's win-loss record during his three-year stint at the helm was impressive, but any outside observer could tell that he wasn't going to be the guy to take the Clippers to the next level. By bringing Rivers into the fold, L.A. had landed one of the league's very best head coaches. A first-rounder is a steep price to pay in today's NBA, but it was essentially a no-brainer.

Should the Clippers Pursue Jeff Adrien?

As we've covered here many a time, the 2014-15 iteration of the L.A. Clippers is suboptimal when it comes to rebounding. While they've gotten better as the year has gone on (they now rank 24th in team rebounds per game after spending the first month or so as one of the two worst teams), it's still an area they need to improve if they have realistic hopes of winning anything meaningful.

Can the Clips Clip the Hawks' Wings?

There is no team in the NBA today hotter than the Atlanta Hawks, winners of 18 of their last 20 games overall and sitting atop the Eastern Conference. At 25-8, Atlanta boasts the league's third-best record and have won four straight. Tonight will be the final game of a three-game Western swing that has already seen them take down Utah and Portland, quite impressively. Two weeks ago, they beat the Clippers 107-104 in ATL.