<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Let's come to an agreement on one thing right off. There is no such thing as being snakebitten in sports. No cover jinxes. No franchise curses. No video game voodoo. Even if you are the Los Angeles Clippers. "Anybody who's rational at all knows that's not going to be the case," Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said. "There are no jinxes on anybody. If you believe in jinxes and things of that nature, then you've got other problems than following us." There is such a thing as bad management. Unmotivated ownership. Wasted draft picks: Michael Olowokandi (first overall), Darius Miles (third), Keyon Dooling (10th), Melvin Ely (12th) and Yaroslav Korolev Korloev (12th). Yet that finally appeared behind the Clippers after Dunleavy arrived. There were smart player signings. A competitive team. A private training facility underway. Matching offers to their own strong free agents. Then the Clippers not only made the playoffs in 2006, but advanced to the second round. Created a buzz. Finally looked forward to a bright future. No more laughable losers. No more the "other" team in town. No more waiting for this season's edition of young players to mature. </div> Source: LA Daily News
