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The Cookie Jar is Empty...
posted by Dena | October 5 @ 11:14 am
The team is staying at a particular hotel in Santa Barbara that provides magically delicious, gooey, warm chocolate chip cookies for all of its guests. Last night, I had a hankering for a cookie so I went to the front desk. There were no cookies left. Which begs the question... who stole all the cookies from the cookie jar?
According to Mary at the front desk, the cookie thieving culprit was none other than the entire Clippers roster. She said that on any day other than the week the Clippers are in town, there are only 40 cookies made per batch. When the Clippers arrive, that number increases to 400.
Take away the usual 40, that are handed out to all of the guests staying at our hotel, then take away about 60 more for the coaching and basketball operations staff, that leaves 300 cookies distributed amongst the 20 players we have in Santa Barbara. That's 15 cookies per player!
Now I've mentioned before just how much these guys can eat... but 15 cookies? In one day? Holy chocolate chips, Batman!
Take a look at the food that's available to the players during the team breakfasts:
- Scrambled eggs and scrambled egg whites
- Hash browns / home fries
- Sausage and bacon
- Oatmeal and various mini boxes of cereals
- Pancakes and waffles
- Bagels, english muffins and eight different kinds of of sliced bread
- Fruit platter
- Orange juice, coffee, whole milk, 2% milk, 1% milk, Diet Coke and other sodas, tea, etc.
Anyhoo. You've been sending so many great E-mails and questions that it's becoming harder and harder to choose which to answer. I'm starting to draw names out of a hat! So here goes...
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After the Sorting Hat...
Victor from Bell Gardens, CA writes...
Hello Dena,
Well i was wondering with the signing of Al Thornton and Ruben Patterson whats the deal with Q? Q. Ross is a good defender. My question is will we see fewer minutes out of him this year? And how is his game turning out in training camp?
Victor,
Don't worry about Q. The way the team is shaping up right now is different from how it was last season. Last year, Dunleavy went a bit bigger. This year, with Elton's injury, he's forced to play smaller and play our guys at multiple spots on the court.
Q. Ross' versatility allows him to play good defense against both guards and small forwards (i.e. he has guarded Steve Nash, Ray Allen, Josh Howard, etc.). Q will fit in wherever coach feels he'll be the most effective on defense.
My main fan Taylor Moxon from Long Beach, CA writes...
Who do you think is the funniest NBA player? My choice is Pat Burke after seeing these two videos Pat Burke's Hair Restoration Tonic and Pat Burke for Congress.
Taylor,
Well, there are two: one I've met and worked with and the other I've just heard stories / read about.
The first is Mike James. I worked with James in Detroit during the 2003-04 Championship season (yeah, I said it). The interview we conducted was one of the funniest hours of my life. Not only would he answer the questions with enthusiasm, animation and humor, he'd stop mid interview and just start singing to me.
For example, we were talking about his favorite TV show as a kid, and he said it was The Jeffersons. Then he started singing, "Fish don't fry in the kitchen, Beans don't burn on the grill...." It was hilarious.
That interview took place about the same time that Whitney Houston was getting into all sorts of trouble. When this was mentioned during the interview, he made everybody take a moment of silence. Then sang (insert best Whitney impression here), "And IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII.... will always... LOVE yooooooooooooo..........ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..........ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII.... will always... (whisper) love yoooooooooooooooou!" Never laughed so hard in my whole life.
The one I've never met but hope to is none other than Agent Zero, Gilbert Arenas. He's got so much personality. Just read his blog.
Luis Bello from Santa Barbara, CA writes... Hello Dena,
Last night at was at the SBCC gym watching the Clippers practice and I had a great time, and I was just wondering who do you think drives the best car? After seeing the cars yesterday, I think Brevin Knight's Bentley Coupe is WOW!
Luis,
The Bentley is niiiiice, but my personal favorite is Shaun's baby blue Chrysler 300. It reminds me of a classic car from the 1960's and it showcases his off-the-wall, unique personality. After all, any NBA player (or celebrity) can ride a Bentley...
P.S. The Bentley is actually Tim Thomas', not B-Knight's. Timmy just lets him drive it sometimes. Just an FYI.
Ned from Los Angeles, CA writes...
Hello,
Why was Jerry West at Thursday's practice?
Ned,
I asked Elgin Baylor that very same question at breakfast today. It turns out Mr. West is in the Santa Barbara area and came to practice to see Elgin. They're old pals. Must be nice to be a legend that's "old pals" with another legend.
Derick Green from Northridge, CA writes...
There isn't much news about Josh Powell, I do hear he has lots of tattoos and (so I hear) the more tattoos a player gets, the better player he will be. Who is second off the bench behind Thomas or Patterson? Williams or Powell?
Derick,
There are a lot of good players at the fourt-spot, and the coaches think they are all versatile enough to play a different role each game. As a Clippers fan, you should know by now that coach changes the line-up almost every game depending on the opponent.
As for Powell, he will flex those tattoos on the court every chance he gets.
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Day Four: Vocals, Sweats & Cutting Down a Forest
I've learned a lot so far this week at camp, including Grape Gatorade is so addictive you go through withdrawals without that purple flavor. No wonder the players can't get enough of it.
Anyway, here is my final list of the Top Five Random Things I Learned at Day Four of Training Camp:
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1. Shaun Livingston and Cuttino Mobley told Paul Davis that he needs to work on his post-dunk vocals. He landed a monster tomahawk dunk during practice today, and just shrugged as he ran back on D. NOT acceptable.
2. Sam Cassell will only practice in sweat pants, never in shorts. When asked why he simply said, "Because I'm old." Okaaaay...
3. Brevin Knight loves to golf and has a handicap of around 12. Last week at the Charity Golf Outing, we nearly collided golf carts. When he tried to avoid my cart, he rolled up onto the grass and wound up geting stuck in a tree. When he tried to reverse out of the branches, he started yelling "I'm cutting down a forest!" Still makes me giggle.
4. Quinton Ross is a huge Dallas Cowboys fan. HUGE. He's so confident in the team this year (they are 4-0) that he's predicting they'll be Super Bowl Champions XLII Champions in Arizona on February 3rd.
5. B-Knight used to be a quarterback for his high school football team saying, "You can't play point guard in one game and not play its equivalent in another."
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