CLIPPERS AT PHOENIX.Tipoff: 6 p.m., America West Arena. TV/Radio: Channel 9; KEZY-FM 95.9, KLITE-FM 92.7. Clippers (0-0) update: The Clippers are healthy and set for this opener. Brent Barry Brent Robert Barry (born December 31, 1971 in Hempstead, New York) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's San Antonio Spurs. He is known by his nickname, "Bones", and stands 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m). makes his debut as the starting shooting guard The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. , while Rodney Rogers Rodney Ray Rogers (born June 20, 1971, in Durham, North Carolina) is a retired American basketball player who last played power forward for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. Rogers played college basketball at Wake Forest University from 1990 until 1993. , Darrick Martin Darrick David Martin (born March 6, 1971 in Denver, Colorado, United States) is an American professional basketball player, currently with the NBA's Toronto Raptors. Martin has became known as a solid veteran who provided quality minutes as a reserve, maintaining a career free and Loy Vaught Loy Stephen Vaught (born February 27, 1968 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a retired American basketball player who spent ten seasons in the NBA, primarily with the Los Angeles Clippers. return. Stojko Vrankovic makes his Clippers debut along with Keith Closs, James Robinson and Maurice Taylor. Robinson will get key minutes as a defensive stopper against the Suns' talented backcourt. . . . Closs was fined an undisclosed amount for missing practice without calling beforehand and did practice on Thursday. Eric Piatkowski missed Thursday's workout with the flu. . . . The club returns home Saturday for its home opener against Portland. The club placed rookie guard James Collins on the injured list with back spasms. Suns (0-0) update: The Suns sped up the development process by picking up Antonio McDyess, the Clippers' top pick in 1995 and No. 2 overall, as a power forward. The Suns suddenly become stronger inside and McDyess will love the running attack advocated by Danny Ainge, in his first full season as coach. The Suns started 0-13 last season before rallying to make the playoffs. They won't have the adversity and could make some noise in the playoffs, especially since Kevin Johnson was talked out of retirement. |
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