"Anybody who knows basketball, they know what we have and what we're sitting on when Brand and Shaun Livingston come back. As long as you guys don't raise ticket prices, they tell me, I'm happy and I'm on board."
Sterling still wants the Clippers to win now, and while Dunleavy said he concurs, he said, "maybe it's a flaw I have, but I never think in short terms as coach. I always think in terms if I owned this team what would I do."
As I said, at times he comes across as owner-GM-bean counter and coach.
"I've never walked away from a fair fight in my life, and I've never backed down from speaking the truth," Dunleavy said.
"I'm totally willing to be the guy on the line; just let me do it. You put the trust in me, gave me the contract, so let me do what I want to do and if it doesn't work out, it's all on me. I'm more than happy to take it, and confident we'll be successful."
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T.J. Simers can be reached at t.j.simers@latimes.com. To read previous columns by Simers, go to latimes.com/simers.
