| Woodson Impressed With Clippers Authored by Brian Reynolds - February 8, 2009 - 7:46 pm
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"You can't look at their record, said Woodson. " Their starting five is as good as any starting five in the league."
The Clippers, who are enjoying their first multi-game winning streak since December 16, shot 57% from the field against the Hawks. All of their starters (Thornton, Randolph, Camby, Gordon, Davis) scored in double figures.
Camby, who came to Los Angeles from Denver for a second-round draft pick, agreed with Woodson's opinion.
"I definitely agree," Camby said, "Not just our starting line-up, but if you look at the collection of bigs we have – Between myself, Zach, and when we get Kaman back, I don't think there's a better front line in the league."
Zach Randolph agreed as well. "Once everybody gets healthy, we're gonna be strong."
The Clippers were thought to be a legitimate contender in the West with the arrivals of Baron Davis and Camby, but have been bitten by the injury bug as bad any team in the NBA.
Chris Kaman has missed 36 games due to a strained left arch. Randolph has missed 19 games, Davis 14 and Camby 9.
It is obvious the Clippers are not going anywhere this season, but this team has a nice nucleus of young talent and veteran leadership that could make them a serious contender in the coming years.
They have at least one believer in Mike Woodson.
- Brian Reynolds is a contributing writer from Emory University and can be reached at Brian.matthew.reynolds@gmail.com |
