<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Where do our little upstarts go from here? There's a certain giddiness, an almost euphoria when something grand is accomplished for the first time. Think Snoopy with paws pattering so quickly he seems to float. Of course, when you carry the kind of baggage the Clippers have since the dawn of the 3-point shot, there's a lot of grand first-time accomplishments out there to be had. That the Clippers would still be playing if not for some strange postseason decisions by coach Mike Dunleavy is easily disguised by the simple realization they had arrived to that point at all. Clippers in the postseason, a rare enough declaration, but to maintain they should have won a second-round series and currently be playing for the Western Conference title says a lot about the new expectations. And that's what quickly happens. That was great, nice job, we're all just so happy for you - now what can you do? "We can't be a one-hit wonder," said Sam Cassell. "We can't be a Milli Vanilli. We have to be the Jacksons." In another great upset of our time, the Clippers are actually in position to make this a regular happening and not some fluke phenomenon. They are either young, or in the case of cornerstones Elton Brand and Corey Maggette, entering their prime. They have a pair of veterans that need to be re-signed in Sam Cassell and Vladimir Radmanovic. In still another indication in this new Clippers universe, both want to come back. Perhaps almost as shocking, Donald Sterling claims he will pay the going rate to bring them back. The Clippers, your new NBA destination for players who want to win. </div> Source
