is being a Clippers fan.

Such a great summary:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Art0wDUjll9d0ODTFADveXa8vLYF?slug=dw-clippershistory062309&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

BMN

"4. They have an aversion to good draft choices.

Clippers owner Donald Sterling has a fine habit of allowing the rare draft-night winner to leave via free agency (or forced trade) because hes the cheapest man in the NBA. Even not-so-great picks tend to thrive once they are out of Clipperland."


Donald Sterling should have been the #1, #2, #3, and #4 issues on this article. They should have added one--Elgin Baylor as #5--but really, Sterling should have fired this bonehead long ago. Notice the comments about his player evaluation? He SUCKS. On a Mike Brown Level too. That's the worst. Sterling should have fired his azz a long time ago--but yet Baylor is probably LOYAL. Sounds familiar, huh?




"So he got fired? Big deal. It's happened to the best of us. So he got kicked out of his house by his 400 lb'ed wife?!?!? That's probably better for him anyways."-OldSchooler on ChrisMBHater's absence

Well, keep one thing in mind. At least the Clippers have made the playoffs a couple of times here and there and the Bengals have once during the Mike Brown era with a few other 8-8 seasons.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have not had as much as a .500 season or better since 1992, and have only sniffed the post season once (1997). They have set the bar for ineptitude over a long period of time. While the Bengals and Clippers have made some bad draft picks and have been unfortunate on a few others, the Pirates regularly draft cheap (a'la taking a player not worth the pick early so that they can pay him less). They did it again last week in the MLB amateur draft, taking a projected low first rounder in the top 10.

Of course, most Pirates fans like the always contending Steelers and the three championships since 1991 Penguins, something that Bengals fans do not have to look forward to.