CLIPPERS NOTEBOOK: GENTRY CLOSES IN ON PERSONNEL DECISION.Byline: Joe Stevens Staff Writer PALM DESERT - It's not exactly Bizarro World The Bizarro World (also known as Htrae) is a fictional planet in the DC comics universe. Introduced in the early 1960s, Htrae is a cube-shaped planet, home to Bizarro and his companions, all of whom were initially Bizarro versions of Superman, Lois Lane and their children. . It won't be the good Clippers vs. the evil Clippers. However, the Clippers play an intrasquad scrimmage at College of the Desert this afternoon, their final day of training camp. Coach Alvin Gentry Alvin Gentry is an American professional basketball coach, and college basketball player, who has led three different NBA teams. He served as an interim coach for the Miami Heat at the end of the 1995 season, and later coached the Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Clippers. expects to have his starters play the reserves and then maybe split up the teams. ``Just like anything else,'' Gentry said, ``It will be good to be in a game situation.'' At this point, there isn't much more evaluation Gentry needs to do. The Clippers have to make a decision on which of their three free agents they'll keep. The team likely has a good grip on that decision, which will be between Obinna Ekezie Obinna Ralph Ekezie (born August 22 1975, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State) is a Nigerian professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. A 6'9" 270 lb center, he was selected with the 37th overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies after playing with the and Harold Jamison Harold Sherill Jamison (born November 20 1976 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player. In college, he played for Clemson University. He started his National Basketball Association career with the Miami Heat in 1999-2000. . ``We've got a good handle on our guys,'' Gentry said. ``And we got a good handle on our free agents.'' Regardless, the Clippers don't expect to make their final move until Monday's roster deadline. --Mysterious maneuvers: When Darius Miles Darius LaVar Miles (born October 9, 1981 in Belleville, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Miles attended East St. Louis High School, and, after failing to receive a qualifying SAT score to attend St. and Quentin Richardson Quentin Richardson (born April 13 1980 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks. He is a swingman. made outstanding plays in Tuesday's exhibition, they made fists and put them on their foreheads as they ran down the court. After it was introduced here by Miles, they did the same maneuver last year. ``I have been here two years and I have no idea what it is,'' Gentry said. ``I don't really care what it is. I just hope they do it a lot this year.'' Richardson and Miles have kept their move a secret. They didn't want to divulge exactly what it was, so it remains mysterious. Keyon Dooling Keyon Latwae Dooling (born May 8, 1980 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Orlando Magic of the NBA. also does the two-fisted move when he helps Miles or Richardson complete a good play. ``It's a little thing we do,'' Dooling said. ``Darius came up with it. I think it's a shout out for a friend back home.'' --Odom is strained: Lamar Odom missed practice Friday with an abdominal strain in his stomach. He is questionable for today's scrimmage and considered day to day. The Clippers seemed close to overworked, considering their seven-game exhibition schedule and recent two-a-day practices. Friday night's practice was called off. --Event at capacity: Admission to today's scrimmage is free. Tickets already have been given out through the community. A crowd of more than 1,000 is expected at College of the Desert at the 1 p.m. event. |
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