When the Clippers acquired Chauncey Billups by claiming him off of waivers from the Knicks and then acquired Chris Paul via trade about a week later, they suddenly became as deep at the PG position as any team in the league. The combination of Billups, a five time all-star, NBA champ and Finals MVP with Paul, also a five time all-star and all NBA first team performer, have the Clippers off to their best start in years, currently sitting atop the Pacific Division.

I don’t know when the NBA lockout will end. No one knows. People claim to have insiders in the negotiations, but they do not really know crap. The summer has been dry with barely any news. I’m sitting here listening to Don Henley’s “Boys of Summer” and realized that the NBA is in deep shit if the season is lost. Major League Baseball took years to get back to where they are now. Hockey is trying hard to get back. I do respect that the NBA is keeping their negotiation details quiet unlike the NFL. It pays to be silent.