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Rhino is back! 

Post#1 » by illastrate » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:10 am

Breaking Clipper news: Just received an email from Craig Smith's agent. He says Clippers have resigned Smith for one year. The Rhino Returns
about 1 hour ago via web

http://twitter.com/reallisa/status/18948971778


This means Sofo is done. I still wished they didn't give up on him so easily. However I'm glad Rhino's back.
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Post#2 » by DangerCurtis » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:27 am

Awesome news! I love the Rhino - our secret weapon against the Lakers.
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Post#3 » by mkwest » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:44 am

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Post#4 » by Recently » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:44 am

Solid backup for Blake.
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Post#5 » by Heyvoon24 » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:47 am

great move. Im glad he stayed in LA. But why for only 1 year?
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Post#6 » by SportsFan215 » Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:44 am

I like the move. Does anyone know how much money the deal is for? It's good to have Rhino back.
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Post#7 » by clipperfan4life » Tue Jul 20, 2010 2:00 am

I'm so happy Rhino is staying, he was one of my favorite players to watch last season! :)
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Post#8 » by RiversideClips » Tue Jul 20, 2010 2:08 am

Fantastic, too bad Sofo is done. I think that Sofo could have a few good years in the league.
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Post#9 » by PG3 » Tue Jul 20, 2010 2:11 am

great news! he's a fan favorite and a solid guy off the bench. Im glad he's back.
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Post#10 » by scratch21 » Tue Jul 20, 2010 2:29 am

did anyone see him on Entourage or am i tripping?
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Post#11 » by Roscoe Sheed » Tue Jul 20, 2010 2:40 am

Good. They are pretty much set in the front court. They could trade Jordan for a solid 3 though. If that happened they could pick up a guy like Chris Wilcox or Kwame Brown
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Post#12 » by supfoo » Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:03 am

Heyvoon24 wrote:great move. Im glad he stayed in LA. But why for only 1 year?

he's still young and improving so the most likely scenario is that his agent pushed for a short-term deal to showcase his talents for the next off-season.

anyways, i'm glad he's back. despite their inability to land a big name player, the front office has made a lot of solid pick-ups with future trade value.
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Post#13 » by mj_shoefanatic » Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:50 am

Very predictable move after Big Sofo stunk it up in the SL.
I'm just glad Rhino is backing up Blake!!
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Post#14 » by loflin3hree5ive » Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:28 am

Rhino > Sofo

I'm glad to have him back and thankful that nobody scooped him up already. Solid signing.
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Post#15 » by mike3 » Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:03 am

Good to have him back, didn't really know what to expect from him when we got him last season but im happy he's back as he played well off the bench :D
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Post#16 » by donemilio21 » Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:50 am

Good move. He has proved himself as a solid backup PF. After Sofo's disapointing SL games, I'm glad we decided on Rhino.
Also Sofo would have taken at least a 2-3 year deal starting around $3mil a year. Rhino's contract is only one year and I dont assume to be higher than $2mil.
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Post#17 » by Afrolicious » Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:44 pm

scratch21 wrote:did anyone see him on Entourage or am i tripping?


yeah! in the background of the scene with adrian peterson. thought he looked familiar.
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Post#18 » by mattfish » Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:50 pm

welcome back!

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