CLIPPERS NOTEBOOK: KITTLES LIKELY TO MISS OPENER.Byline: Joe Stevens Staff Writer SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. - Clippers training camp ended at Santa Barbara City College As of 2004, total enrollment of full-time and part-time students reached 17,000. It is currently led by President John Romo, who will be retiring at the end of Spring 2008 after seven years with the institution. on Monday with their key offseason addition, Kerry Kittles Kerry Kittles (born June 12 1974 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player who last played with the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association in 2004-05. He was raised in New Orleans and attended St. Augustine High School. , riding an exercise bike and not participating in contact drills. As Mike Dunleavy Mike Dunleavy is the name of two notable persons in basketball, father and son:
Kittles had arthroscopic knee surgery Arthroscopic knee surgery Surgery performed to examine or repair tissues inside the knee joint through a special scope (arthroscope). Mentioned in: Chondromalacia Patellae arthroscopic knee surgery in June, before he was traded from the New Jersey Nets to the Clippers for a second-round draft pick. Now, there is a clicking sound when he moves the knee, and he has been in therapy for that. At the start of camp, the prognosis was that he would be out four weeks, but Dunleavy said he would be out four to six weeks. ``At this point, I'm not really counting on him for the opener,'' Dunleavy said. ``What I understand is that he'll be out four to six weeks. If it's six weeks, then he's going to miss some time in the regular season.'' Kittles has not spoken much about his injury, but he did say, ``It's getting better.'' As far as missing the opener, he said, ``I don't have a timetable. I never give myself a timetable. When it's ready, it's ready.'' If Kittles is out, that means rookie Quinton Ross Quinton Lenord Ross (born April 30 1981 in Dallas Texas) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays small forward for the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA. Ross led Dallas' Justin F. probably would get extra playing time at 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. . Bobby Simmons Bobby Simmons (born June 2 1980 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. College career Simmons played three years of college basketball for DePaul University. and Corey Maggette Corey Antoine Maggette (born November 12 1979, in Melrose Park, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player, positioned at small forward for the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. , who play more forward than guard, also could swing to the position. ``If he's there (in the opener), great,'' Dunleavy said. ``But as far as I know, there's a chance he won't. And if there's a chance he won't, I'm not counting on him.'' --Injuries continue: The Clippers plan to practice today in Los Angeles before taking a plane to Phoenix for their exhibition opener Wednesday. Four starters are expected to be out: Marko Jaric (sprained thumb), Kittles (knee), Maggette (sprained finger) and Chris Kaman (shin pain). Because of the injuries, the team probably will not make cuts today as Dunleavy anticipated he would at the start of training camp. Nineteen players are in camp, and the Clippers probably will keep 13 or at the most 14 for the regular season. --Wilcox's mentor? One phrase that has been mentioned alongside Chris Wilcox's name this camp is ``breakout season.'' The third-year power forward sometimes has displayed breathtaking athleticism and last season, saw most of his key offensive numbers double. The only problem might be that he is a power forward on a team with Elton Brand, who also plays that position. But Wilcox sees Brand's presence as a positive. ``He's a guy who's an All-Star and someone I can learn from,'' Wilcox said. ``In order to be the best, you have to beat the best. And that's a good start for me, playing against a guy who has experience and everything else. It's a great opportunity to play against him and learn from him.'' Joe Stevens, (562) 499-1338 joe.stevens(at)presstelegram.com |
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