Baron Davis vs Mike Dunleavy

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Earlier this week, the disconnect between Clippers point
guard Baron Davis and coach Mike Dunleavy boiled over into
the media as Davis told Los Angeles Times columnist Bill
Plaschke that Dunleavy needed to call fewer plays and just
let the Clips play. But behold! the Cold War is over,
reports LAT's Lisa Dillman:

"I called Baron in, 'Let's talk about this thing. I want to
understand what you mean. And I want you to understand what
I'm saying,' " Dunleavy said. "If we don't have an
agreement there, then it means further talking and further
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Davis tells Dillman things have been cleared up, with the
high-price guard putting the blame on himself. That sounds
nice for now, but we'll have to see the truce in action
before believing the actors wholesale. For instance, is
Dunleavy OK with Davis taking 10 three-pointers in today's
loss to Golden State? That doesn't smell like Mike Dunleavy
basketball to me. (Allowing Anthony F. Morrow to go off for
37 doesn't sound like Mike Dunleavy basketball either.
Actually, that doesn't even sound like basketball period.)

Dunleavy's Clippers teams have traditionally taken on 16-
18% of its shots from three-point range. This year, it's
21% with Davis at the helm. The Warriors last year took
nearly 30% of their FGAs from deep. Of course, the rosters
are different (the Clips have traditionally had better post
players than the Warriors) but it's a huge difference for a
lead guard to adjust to on the fly. And if Davis knew as
little about Dunleavy's style as he claims, then the
learning curve is that much more steep. But with the team
at 1-8, Davis and Dunleavy need to figure it out on the
court quickly.