The Clippers have officially jumped the shark. And I'm not just a bitter Celtic fan living in the middle of Clipper Nation. ESPN is, all of the sudden, on their knees for the Clippers (but can anyone who works at ESPN name another player on the team besides Blake Griffin?), and you can't escape it. Now that Los Angeles has won 5 out of their last 6, they are the darlings of Southern California (or so we are told), and we keep hearing about how amazing they are. I brought this up with resident LSF Clipper Darrell, Brandon Davis, because I remember when the Angels got popular and "good" and I remember how much I hated it.
Look, I'm not stupid. Blake Griffin has been good. 47 points and 14 rebounds last night in a win against the Pacers, he earned his 27th consecutive double-double. Baron Davis had the quote of the night, saying, "Oh my goodness, he caught a feeling today." But, let's be honest. The headlines that the media is pumping out for the Clippers are a litle ridiculous.
"Griffin has Clippers poised for era of success." (ESPN)
"Team meeting ushers in new era of self-respect for Clips" (NBA.com)
"Carmello now wants to go to the Clippers?" (Bleacher Report)
"Lakers little brother grows up" (ESPN)
That last one actually made me laugh. But, am I the only one getting sick and tired of the local sports talk radio shows (just today I heard it on "Max Kellerman" and "The Loose Cannons") talking about how Los Angeles is now a Clipper town after this weekend. Are you kidding me? I'm no Laker fan. In fact, as you know, I'm a Laker hater. However, I don't see how any rational person could say that Los Angeles is a Clipper town. I'll be honest, and I say this as a second class Los Angeles baseball fan, Los Angeles will never be a Clipper town, just like it'll never be an Angel town (sorry, Arte). The Doyers and the Fakers (nice) will always own Los Angeles. I don't care if the Clippers win a Championship (kind of like the Angels did in 2002), as long as Lamar Odom buys a new pair of sneakers, he will be the lead story over the Clippers winning 20 in a row. The Angels win division title after division title, and the local media here just talks about, "How many more days until Manny can come back from his suspension?" I know Clipper fans will have no problem getting used to that.
But please, you guys are 15-25 and 14.5 games back in the division. Please get off my TV, off my radio, and out of my heart (wait, what?). Just enjoy your small run quietly, and then we can all talk about how funny it was that you took yourselves seriously during a season that finished 30-52.
Who am I kidding? I wish the Celtics sucked that good.
Stirring the pot of the greatest rivalry in all of sports is always fun.
-- Sent from my Palm Prē
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