CLIPPERS: KAMAN CAN'T SEE SOLUTION.Byline: JOE STEVENS Staff Writer One answer to Chris Kaman's struggles is that he has had a hard time adjusting to a strained hamstring hamstring /ham·string/ (ham´string) one of the tendons bounding the popliteal space laterally and medially. inner hamstring the tendons of gracilis, sartorius, and two other muscles of the leg. that made him miss most of the exhibition season. Another answer is that he is having some type of hoop hangover after signing a five-year, $52.5 million contract extension right before the season started. But Kaman does not contribute his early struggles to either of those potential reasons, and simply said on Tuesday that he expects to snap out of his funk Funk , Casimir 1884-1967. Polish-born American biochemist whose research of deficiency diseases led to the discovery of vitamins, which he named in 1912. . ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what it is,'' Kaman said before the Clippers' meeting with the Lakers See Lake poets . ``I can't put my finger on exactly what it is. I just know that I'm struggling right now, and I want to get out of that slump Slump A temporary fall in performance, often describing consistently falling security prices for several weeks or months. .'' Kaman's statistics have dipped from 11.9 points and 9.6 rebounds in 32.8 minutes last season to 7.3 points and 5.8 rebounds in 24.0 minutes this season. He never had such low production in any stretch last season and, says he just can't find his rhythm. The 7-foot center went on to explain that in three games he had just 10 shots, and that made it difficult for him to have a chance to get out of his slump. Dunleavy reiterated on Tuesday that Kaman's minutes have dipped because opponents have played smaller lineups against the Clippers and he's opted to go with Tim Thomas Tim Thomas may refer to:
``Every day in practice, and we got a pretty good defense with guys who are pretty good, and he's starting to look like he did at times last year, dominating some of our practices and taking it to another level,'' Dunleavy said. joe.stevens@presstelegram.com (562) 499-1286 CAPTION(S): box Box: CLIPPERS vs. SEATTLE - Joe Stevens |
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