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Despite the continuing story about the return of the Lakers, the LA Clippers are still the best team in Southern California -- and the best team in the NBA outside of Northern California. Nike Air Max 98 Og 2018 .The Clippers (14-2) rank second in ESPNs Basketball Power Index?and?are the only team in BPIs top five offenses and defenses, and Chris Paul is having an MVP-caliber season. Paul leads the NBA in real plus-minus?and is more than two points ahead of second-place James Harden.But there is a scandal brewing that might cost the Clippers their chance at a championship -- and its name is Austin Rivers.Rivers is, by minutes per game, the second guy off the Clippers bench, but there is little evidence that he does much of anything well enough on the court to warrant being on the roster. Rivers is a guard who ranks ninth on his own team in 3-point shooting percentage, among players averaging at least one 3-point attempt a game. (Center Marreese Speights is currently hitting 3s at a higher rate.) He does not pass the ball well (his assist rate of 13.6 percent ranks 80th in the league), he ranks eighth on the Clippers in steals per 100 possessions and is the only player on the team to log more than 100 minutes with a negative box plus-minus rating on both offense and defense.Shall we go on? OK, in real plus-minus, Rivers ranks 60th among just the point guards. RPM suggests Rivers is being outplayed by such luminaries as Jonathan Gibson and Malcolm Delaney.Advanced stats are not everything, of course, and we have not measured all aspects of what a player can contribute to his team. But we have measured a lot and there is simply no evidence that Rivers has earned a prominent role on a team that wants to challenge for a championship.The response here is about the Clippers options. Maybe Rivers was the best they could get? Nope. Rivers signed a deal in July that pays him $11 million this season (fifth-highest on the team), yet the Clippers could sign Jarrett Jack today (likely for a lot less than $11 million) and improve in every statistic mentioned above. Jack has better numbers than Rivers in basically every season of his career. He passes better, shoots better, plays better defense and, given that he made $6.3 million last year, would absolutely provide better value.Signing Jack is not the Clippers only option, or likely even their best option, but he is clearly a better option than Rivers. If coach Doc Rivers does not come to grips with that basic fact regarding his sons play, the Clippers will fall short again and waste another brilliant season from Chris Paul.For more analytics content, head to ESPN.com/analytics. Nike Air Max 93 White Dusty Cactus Black . 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The Colorado Rockies have agreed with relief pitcher Mike Dunn on a three-year contract.The deal is worth more than $19 million, a source told ESPNs Buster Olney, confirming multiple reports.Dunn, a 31-year-old left-hander, was 6-1 with a 3.40 ERA in 42? innings for the Miami Marlins last season.?By signing with Colorado, Dunn, a native of Farmington, New Mexico, not only moves closer to home but possibly to landing a closers role. He has typically worked the middle innings over his career.You always want to potentially become a closer if youre a reliever, Dunn said Thursday at his introductory news conference. Ultimately, I want to win baseball games, however that pans out.Dunn, who had eight holds and four blown saves in 2016, shores up a Colorado bullpen that blew 28 saves last season.In his career, he has held left-handed batters to a .228 batting average. Last season, left-handed batters hit .278 against him.In eight seasons, including six with the Marlins, he has a 28-25 record and a 3.54 ERA.Dunn thanked the Marlins and said he was looking forward to joining the Rockies in a series of tweets Thursday.The Rocckies also recently agreed to a five-year, $70 million deal with All-Star outfielder Ian Desmond, who is making the switch to first base. Air Max 98 Supreme Snakeskin. .Colorado might not be done shopping, either.Even after adding Dunn and Desmond, Colorado general manager Jeff Bridich hinted he might still be retooling the team for Bud Blacks first year as Rockies manager. Colorado went 75-87 last season, its best record since 2010, and is trying to close the gap on the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants in the NL West.I believe in this club and this collection of players we have already on the team and the players that are coming in, Bridich said. But I think it would be remiss to say were going to sit here and be satisfied.Hence, the conversations with free agents such as long-ball hitters Mark Trumbo and Edwin Encarnacion.Our process will always be, as Ive said, eyes and ears open to whatever, whether thats free agency or a trade, Bridich said.The Associated Press contributed to this report. Cheap Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys 2019 Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Jerseys OnlineWholesale Jerseys Stitched Jerseys ' ' '