Marcus Camby already getting ready for the summer

[mkwest]

"A couple of weeks ago, me and Baron [Davis] and Zach [Randolph] were talking about how we need to get together during the summertime," Camby said Friday at the Clippers' practice facility. "I'm always in Vegas during summer-league time.

"We're talking about everybody meeting in Vegas and working out together playing pickup ball, just to get familiar with each other and stay in contact with each other during the off-season."

Familiarity has been an elusive concept for the Clippers, stuck at 18 wins with seven games remaining on the schedule.

It is unclear how many of those final seven games will feature Camby, who has a sprained ankle. Tonight at Denver won't be one of them.

"From a mental aspect, I want to erase everything that went on this year," he said. "I felt, and we all felt, this season should have been a whole lot better than what it actually turned out to be.

"Our focus right now is to build for next season. I'm committed about being here. I feel like once I'm in a situation, once I'm in an organization, I give my all, on and off the court.

"I don't want it to end the way it did this season, having a dismal season."

Injuries have limited Camby to 58 games and will cost him because of his incentive-laden contract. Two more games would get him to $9.5 million this season. But Camby wasn't bemoaning the lost dollars.

"It's my first time talking about it, since you brought it up," Camby said. "I don't worry about it too much, stuff like that. Money is definitely money, but I've made and saved a lot through my 13 years."

Lisa Dillman, LA Times

[PlinkingPanda]

I really hope the entire team participates in this. At least those coming back next season. Then we don't have to deal with the whole chemistry horsehockey if we suck it up. Although injuries will continue to be one.

[mkwest]

I really hope the entire team participates in this. At least those coming back next season. Then we don't have to deal with the whole chemistry horsehockey if we suck it up. Although injuries will continue to be one.

Getting together in the summer should definitely help. Plus actually having the training facility open to them at all times is something that this team has not had the privilege of having in the past. The only wildcard right now is Kaman, who is still talking about playing with the German National team this summer if Dirk commits.

[thanumba2clippersfan]

Kaman needs to leave Germany alone. He got a chance to play with their national team and now it's time to focus on ours. If Kaman wants to play for a full season then he doesn't need international basketball.

I do like that the team is committed to playing with each other. Dunleavy basically put a brand new team together and we hardly had any time to play with each other. Plus all the injuries we had this season didn't help either. We can almost put this season behind us and it looks like it's going to turn out worse than last season (coming into this season I didn't even think that was possible)

[playaloc916]

This will definitely help for next season. It's tough trying to get used to so many different players during the season. By doing it in the summer, they'll be able to take their time in working on things that'll make them play better. And I hope more players get involved, particularly Ricky Davis, since he was such a liability on the court this season.

[PlinkingPanda]

I really hope the entire team participates in this. At least those coming back next season. Then we don't have to deal with the whole chemistry horsehockey if we suck it up. Although injuries will continue to be one.

Getting together in the summer should definitely help. Plus actually having the training facility open to them at all times is something that this team has not had the privilege of having in the past. The only wildcard right now is Kaman, who is still talking about playing with the German National team this summer if Dirk commits.

Ugh.. Are you serious? If he does we really should get rid of him. He needs to sit his ass down and get healthy again before even doing something like this. He had my support through most of the year, but the last month or two I've started to question whether I even want him on the team.

[mkwest]

Ugh.. Are you serious? If he does we really should get rid of him. He needs to sit his ass down and get healthy again before even doing something like this. He had my support through most of the year, but the last month or two I've started to question whether I even want him on the team.

At first, I thought it was an old quote so I didn't think too much of it. Lately, him playing with Germany (if Dirk commits) has been popping up all over the place. I hope that Dirk decides not to go. Kaman needs to work on his game and try to stay healthy. Otherwise, we'd be better off getting someone who we know what we're going to get from them every night, and who will play the majority of the season.

[Sofia]

I don't get the "I'm not going if he's not going" business about it.

Obviously, it would be nice for him to be with someone he knows and can easily communicate with, but when you're a multi million dollar professional, you should be doing what's best for you and your career, which shouldn't be dependent on what one other guy is doing.