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Rainy day at Camp Clippers

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There are plenty of weighty topics to mull for the Clippers since the REAL season starts two weeks from today. You have the attempted merging of many new moving parts, Sebastian Telfair‘s sore hamstring (he is out for Wednesday’s game vs. the Spurs) and how to dispense those precious minutes of playing time among the glut of big men.

And, above all, Blake Griffin‘s nickname.

Unlike Eric Gordon - who was called Hobbit from Day 1 (it has since been shortened to Hobbs) - there doesn’t seem be an obvious one for the No. 1 draft pick. Blogger ClipperSteve has suggested Blake Superior.

(I’m in favor of that one, having actually been in chilly Lake Superior for a few seconds as a youngster)

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Griffin told a couple of us the other day that he is usually called BG or Griff. He is mystified by one Clipper teammate, though.

Ricky (Davis) keeps calling me AG. I don’t know, man,’ Griffin said, shaking his head.

Apparently Davis did it once, and then called him AG again.

Well, Griffin’s middle name is Austin. Maybe Ricky Davis knew this and happens to be well-informed?

Uh, no.

‘Just a coincidence,’ Griffin said, emphatically.

-- Lisa Dillman

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