jflipclip wrote:Sand Dunes is in Manhattan Beach, correct? My brother (a teacher) told me his students saw Al Thornton and Ricky Davis there a couple of weeks ago. Apparently Al and Ricky were mean to them (didn't want to sign autographs, bad attitude). Hehe.
TheNewEra wrote:waiting for his next vid what is taking so long.
FOUR. DAYS.
Friday, Oct 23
The Rookie Treatment
This year is also a little different for me because I'm not getting that rookie treatment anymore. Blake is. I personally haven't made Blake do anything yet besides pay for dinner or stuff like that. He is carrying around a Dora the Explorer backpack. He's also had to get Krispy Kremes for the team a couple of times and I'm pretty sure when we were on the road last week he had to go get people lunch after shootaround. What else? We do call him, "Rook," but his real nickname is "Amazin" (with no ‘G'). He's sitting on the floor during games, too. If Blake's sitting on the bench and Bassy comes out of the game, he'll just look over at Blake and give him the nod to say, "On the floor, Rook!" I keep telling him that he's got until this time next year until he can do it to somebody else. We just have fun with it.
I'll admit that it's pretty fun for me to see him get all the treatment and I don't have to do any of it anymore. Like I said, I'm not really making him do anything. I'm waiting until I can get a lot of years behind me before I take my frustration out on someone else. I'll probably wait until I get like five years and then I'm gonna start bringing the pain. Pause. (I'll tell you this much: there will be another Rookie Tuxedo Night this year. That's definitely going to happen.)
Community Food
I might not be giving Blake the rookie treatment, but I'm still causing trouble. For example, I ate our strength and conditioning coach Richard Williams' lunch yesterday. He didn't like that. He had some turkey meatloaf and some yams. I feel bad (but not really... it was really good! I ate it and then I left a post-it in there that said, "Thanks Baldy." I call him "Baldy" because he's got that bald head. Then he texted me and said, "Man that's messed up. Now I don't have any lunch." I felt bad (but not really... because I was hungry). You k now how sometimes at work you'll go to the work refrigerator and you'll see some food there but nobody has a sign on it with their name or anything? It's community food! I told Rich I thought it was community food.
Did I Do That?
We have a game Halloween day. I think I might come to the arena dressed as Steve Urkel from Family Matters. It's just a thought. I was going to dress up as Michael Jackson, but I have a feeling everybody's going to dress up like Michael Jackson this year so I changed my mind. I'm thinking I'll come in a plaid shirt, red glasses, suspenders, some Wranglers (which I'm going to fold them up at the bottom), high white socks and my bowling shoes. Or I'll do something else.
myClipper NATION
We should have won
Friday, Oct 30
Somebody asked me if we were all a little shaken up because of the news about Blake being injured, but we can't blame the loss on that. Sure we're all a little upset that he's going to miss so many games, but he's a tough guy. He'll heal quick. He's got to get back on the right track so that when he comes back he'll help us out tremendously.
A lot (and I do mean a lot) of you are emailing me to see how he's doing. He's doing okay. He knows he can't rush back but at the same time he wants to be out there on the court and helping his team out. He's working every day to get better and obviously he has to rest so he can heal. I think he'll heal fast.
As for me, I had 5 rebounds in 11 minutes on Opening Night, then I didn't play on Wednesday night. I looked good on the bench, though. (I watched the film. I looked real good.) I need to have a better performance to help our team. Hopefully I'll get to do that tonight.
Tomorrow is Halloween (my favorite holiday) and I decided I am definitely coming to the arena dressed as Steve Urkel. I plan to post some pics on my Twitter (@deandrejordan tweople!) so be sure to look out for those before the game tomorrow.
Alright, Clipper Nation. I have to get going to the arena for the game. Short and sweet this week.
Until next time,
- DJ
myClipper NATION
NIGHT VISION GOGGLES!
November 14, 2009 12:03 AM
What's up Clipper Nation? It's time to take a break from Modern Warfare 2 and check in with my favorite fans. Can I just say that I am addicted to that game right now? The collector's edition that I got is so cool! It came with... wait for it... NIGHT VISION GOGGLES! It also came with a gel mask to rest the night vision goggles on top of. It's real good, man. The goggles aren't for the game; they're just for my enjoyment. So far I've only worn them twice – I turned off all of the lights in my living room and I was just looking around. I'm so glad I got that collector's edition.
_____________________
We need to get Blake and Eric back. They're both doing alright, but I think Blake is getting kind of antsy. He's not allowed to do much during practice so... he'll find ways to entertain himself. Today he recorded a video of himself eating an English muffin. I'd show you but he deleted it from the camera. He needs to get back on the court – it'll benefit us and him. He's sad he can't play, but he's a good sport about it. I know he wants to travel with us next week but he can't because he's got to stay in town for his treatment. I told him we could still talk on Skype. (Side note: Blake and I are both practicing our magic tricks. We're both at the top of our game right now. We'll probably have to put on a show for Clipper Nation.)
When Blake doesn't go on the road trips with us, I'll have to go out to eat with some other people, like Richard Williams our Strength and Conditioning coach. I've told you before how he doesn't let me eat sweets, so when we go out to dinner I'm not allowed to get dessert. It sucks! Every single time we go to dinner, we'll go out somewhere like Yard House or Grande Lux Café or CPK, which all have my favorite dessert on the menu – a brownie with caramel on it, then ice cream then more caramel and a cherry on top. They'll even decorate your plate for you. Whenever I'm out with Rich, the waiter will come over and ask if we want to see the dessert menu. I'll look over at Rich and he'll just give me that knowing look and I have to tell the waiter, "No thank you." I can't even look at the waiter when I'm saying it. I always like dessert. The good news is, he's not on Twitter so he doesn't know about that delicious brownie sundae I got when I went out to dinner last week.
I have to get ready for tonight's game, but before I go... how about them Cowboys? We're 6-2 and I'm very proud of my team. I want to give a special shout out to my AAU basketball teammate and college buddy Martellus Bennett, who plays tight end for the Cowboys. Also, yesterday was my mom's birthday, so I want to wish her a happy birthday on my journal! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!
Until next time,
- DJ
dj@clippers.com
@deandrejordan
myClipper NATION
Happy New Year!
December 31, 2009 11:00 PM
Did you all see our win over Boston on Sunday? I was celebrating before Baron even made the shot. That game was fun. Kevin Garnett’s been one of my favorite players since high school, so it was really cool to get to play up against him. He was injured when we played Boston last year, so this was my first chance to play him. He’s different to play against than so many of the other centers in the league because he’s so much more versatile. He can post up but he can also shoot the long jump shot so you have to go out and guard him. I like playing against him.
I got to go back home to Houston when we played the Rockets last week. It was cool to be there because I missed home. I didn’t get to stay for Christmas because the team left the day after our game, but I did get to spend time with my family so I was happy about that. My mom is coming out to LA on January 15th so I’ll get to see her again. My youngest brother Avery is apparently doing really well in basketball back home. All of the coaches in his league are calling him a “beast,” which is pretty crazy. I ended up getting Avery a new myTouch phone, I got Bret a Powermat, one of those things you can charge your phone on, and then Cory got a new Macbook. Santa Claus was good to them this year.
Me? I got world peace. And another scarf. I also should be getting something from Steve Novak tomorrow. He was my Secret Santa on the team, but he said that it didn’t get here in time for Christmas. (I’m still waiting, Steve.) I still have no idea what he got me. He kept saying he was going to get me a Flip Mino, and I just looked at him and blinked. I mean come on Steve, I have one of those. I just need to use it more. (New Year’s Resolution #2, folks!) I was Rasual’s Secret Santa. I got him some really nice cologne. And I gave it to him on Christmas.
Before I forget, my boy D-Ro (Derrick Rowland) broke his leg. The bone came out and everything and he had to have surgery. I wanted to take a moment to wish him a healthy and speedy recovery.
Almost game time, Clipper Nation. I will leave you with a very special video. Remember how I had to learn the “Thriller” dance at Media Day? I also had to sing, “Auld Land Syne,” and let me tell you, it was not easy. I hope you have a happy and safe New Year’s, Clipper Nation!
Watch Video
Until next time,
- DJ
dj@clippers.com
@deandrejordan
P.S. How about them 10-5 Cowbowys
myClipper NATION
I found out on Twitter...
January 15, 2010 8:07 PM
I found out on Twitter...
Well Clipper Nation… I’m sure you’ve all heard about Blake by now. The news spread so quickly that I honestly found out about it because somebody had posted it on Twitter before I had a chance to even talk to him. I was like… huh. So I called him up and he confirmed he was going to have surgery. I’ll be honest, I thought when I talked to him that he was going to be all heartbroken, and he was, but he’s keeping a positive attitude and he really just wants to hurry up and get the surgery so that he can start rehabbing and get ready for next year. That’s Blake. I just don’t want him to harp on it. The rest of us are all like… I don’t think “upset” is the right word for how we’re feeling because it’s not his fault… but we’re definitely disappointed he can’t play this season. We all feel sorry for him; we know how badly he wants to play. During practice he’s been sitting on the sidelines, just itching to participate in drills. He knows he can’t and it’s got to be so stressful for him. He wants to play. He hasn’t played all year. It sucks. I’m not going to lie, it sucks. But we can’t dwell on it. We have to move forward. He hasn’t played all season, and we’re still just under .500. We had a slow start and this road trip has hurt us, but we’ll bounce back, no doubt.
The Memphis Blues
We let the win in Memphis get away from us on Tuesday. That game was just plain crazy! For those of you who didn’t see or hear about it, the game was delayed about 40 minutes because of a water main break. I have never seen anything quite like that in my life. We didn’t know what the problem was at the time; all we knew was that somebody made an announcement that everybody had to leave the building. Baron was shooting free throws, and he went up to take a shot but then he stopped. He saw everybody get up and run. He said he thought the fans were getting ready to do the wave, but then once he saw everybody start to run out the building he just left the ball and took off. We had to leave the building, so we all got on the bus and waited for about 10 minutes. Then we went back in the building and waited for about five minutes, but then security told us we had to go back outside. So then we were outside for another 15 minutes. Finally we resumed the game and there was about 10 minutes left on the clock. So we played, and then we lost. We should have won that game. No excuses. We should have won that game.
Help Haiti however you can
Alright, this has got to be a short and sweet entry this week. I’ve got to get focused before tonight’s game. I will be taking lots of video footage on our upcoming road trip. Look for it soon. I also want to remind you to help out Haiti however you can. The NBA has teamed up with Unicef to provide emergency assistance to victims in Haiti. For more information on how you can help, click here. My heart, thoughts and prayers go out to all of you.
Until next time,
- DJ
dj@clippers.com
@deandrejordan
myClipper NATION
Team welcomes promotion of Kim Hughes with open arms
I would like to start off today’s Journal by saying that Mike Dunleavy was a great coach. Obviously everybody is different, so Kim will coach us much differently than Mike did. Kim’s a player’s coach. He’s the type to ask us what we want to do and how we feel about certain things. I like Kim a lot and I think he’s really going to help us out.
Practice was very different today from what we’re used to. We watched a lot of film with Mike, and it helped us see what we did wrong and what we did right. Instead, Kim will cut a lot of the film watching down and then we’ll go over everything on the court instead. If it’s something like a pick-and-roll, we’ll come out to the court and we will run that pick-and-roll until we get it right. He’s cutting everything down and making it more intense for us. I think everybody likes that. Practice was a lot shorter today, but it was really intense.Saints or Colts?
Then Sunday… is there something going on this Sunday? I feel like I’m forgetting something. Oh, that’s right. Two teams other than the Cowboys are playing for the title, so I really don’t care. Personally I think that the Cowboys should show up in uniform and win the game anyway. All bitterness anger disappointment joking aside, I want the Saints to win. I think that the city could really use that after all it’s been through since Hurricane Katrina back in 2005. Either way I’ll be happy with the outcome because I also like Peyton Manning a lot. If the Colts win, that’s cool, but if New Orleans wins that’s a plus.Eric's got a few things up his sleeve
Just in case I don’t get a chance to check in before the All-Star break, because I’m going home to Houston pretty much as soon as we get back from our game at Golden State, I want to make sure that ALL of you tune in and vote for Eric Gordon in the first ever All-Star Slam Dunk-In on Friday night. Eric does have a couple of dunks that are going to be really nice. I don’t want to say what it is, but his first dunk is going to be… bouncing fun. Depending on how high he jumps and how hard he dunks it, I would give him a 10 out of 10. It definitely won’t score less than a 9.
Deandre Jordan, myClipper NATION
Return to Los Angeles Clippers
