Not a very fond farewell

Let’s see. Elton Brand tells the Clippers he will sign for less money if the Clippers sign Baron Davis. The Clippers then sign Baron and offer less money to Elton. Elton then takes his business elsewhere because he is insulted by the offer of less money.

No witty tag line is necessary, is it?

Richard Raffalow

Valley Glen

Looks like Elton Brand just graduated from the Hollywood Producers School of Wheeling and Dealing:

E.B. “Hello, Elg? Yeah, this is Elton. You tell Mr. Deep Pockets to get me Baron Davis and I’ll sign for less moola, OK? Excelente!”

E.B. “Hey, B.D.? Yeah, E.B. here. The fix is in. You just sit tight.”

Don’t know if Elton Brand likes cigars -- but talk about blowing smoke and gone with the wind.

Rick Solomon

Lake Balboa

The Elton Brand fiasco and the loss of Corey Maggette are probably crippling blows to any chances the Clippers have of making the playoffs next year. Whoever’s fault it is, there is certainly enough blame to go around.

But I do have a question no one has addressed:

Where in the world was Elgin Baylor throughout this? The website still lists him as Vice President of Basketball Operations. What operations? The man should be sued for malpractice.

Bill Morse

Palm Springs

Groucho Marx famously asked, “Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?” Should I believe Bill Plaschke who says “Boooo” to Elton Brand or what I have seen over the past seven years? Elton Brand is a great athlete, but what really sets him apart are his personal qualities. Brand won the NBA sportsmanship award given to the player whose ethical behavior, fair play and integrity best exemplify the ideals of sportsmanship on the court.

Whatever the circumstances of his leaving, Elton Brand as a player and a person has been a gift to every sports fan in Southern California. Let Plaschke boo. When Brand comes here with the 76ers I’ll stand and cheer to thank him for his years with the Clippers.

Jim Freed

Santa Monica

Poor Baron Davis! He is now stuck in the Black Hole that is the Clippers for making the tragic mistake of believing Elton Brand when he said he would re-sign with the Clips if Baron came to the team.

Elton, as we have found out in the last few days, is either a liar, just another mercenary player out for an extra buck or agent David Falk’s puppet. Good luck Baron, good riddance Elton.

Charlie Brissette

Glendale

I am not a Clippers fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I must ask this: What have they ever won with Brand? For that matter, what have they won with both him and Maggette? If people think that Tim Duncan is a boring player, Elton Brand is soccer, chess and paint drying wrapped into one. The biggest difference is Duncan has four rings and Brand has a lot of nothing.

Geno Apicella

Burbank

Kobe never wanted Shaq to stay in L.A. and basically made it clear, either him or me. Elton never wanted to continue to play with Corey Maggette, and sent the same message. The difference was that Kobe stayed and helped the Lakers return to relevance. Elton, on the other hand, made sure that Corey was gone, and walked over the ashes.

Philadelphia is about to experience a one-man wrecking machine. At games, they should hand out hard hats.

Howard J. Kern

Pacific Palisades