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BONSIGNORE: Dunleavy Clips himself at the right time - By forgoing his coaching duties and solely concentrating on being GM, franchise will be better for it now ... but especially in the future

The timing might seem peculiar for the Clippers to strip Mike Dunleavy of his coaching duties, but the reality is this is the perfect time for the change.

Not because the team will suddenly turn around under interim coach Kim Hughes and make a valiant run to a playoff spot.

The Clippers recent 2-6 road trip pretty much sealed the deal on any realistic postseason hopes, and though it's still possible they can leapfrog over the four teams ahead of them for the final playoff seed in the Western Conference, it's hardly likely.

This move is about the future, not the here and now, because no coaching change is suddenly going to transform the Clippers into one of the eight best teams in the conference.

Not this year, anyway.

But by making Dunleavy focus solely on his general-manager duties, the Clippers might actually salvage the next five years, and that is far more important then getting hot over the final 32 games and sneaking into the playoffs   Read Full Article...