Wyoming

USS Wyoming was named in honor of this state. One bright spot in otherwise disappointing season for Los Angeles was that forward Bobby Simmons won the 2004-05 NBA Most Improved Player award, after averaging 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists per game.
. The Clippers, while also missing the playoffs, ended with a better record than the Lakers (the first time since 1993) and have great hope for the future, with young rising stars such as Elton Brand, Corey Maggette and Shaun Livingston. The Wyoming municipalities with populations over 10,000 are, in descending order:. The Lakers, because of the trade of O'Neal to the Miami Heat, ended the season with a losing record and missed the playoffs. The religious affiliations of the people of Wyoming are:. The 2004-2005 season, though, was the turning point for the relations between the two franchises.

Females made up approximately 49.7% of the population. With new head coach Mike Dunleavy, Sr., the Clippers finished at 28-54, a lot due to inexperience and injuries. 6.3% of Wyoming's population were reported as under 5, 26.1% under 18, and 11.7% were 65 or older. They, along with Richardson, made of one of the NBA best high-scoring trios, with a combined 58 points per game. The 5 largest ancestry groups in Wyoming are: German (25.9%), English (15.9%), Irish (13.3%), American (6.5%), Norwegian (4.3%). In the 2003-04 season, Los Angeles four key players to free agency (Miller, Odom, Olowokandi, and forward Eric Piatkowski--one of the longest-tenured players in Clippers history), while opting to retain Brand and Maggette with long-term contracts. The racial makeup of the state is:. Head coach Alvin Gentry was replaced by Dennis Johnson midway through the 2002-03 season.

According to the Census Bureau, as of 2003, the population of Wyoming was estimated at 501,242. However, with poor team chemistry and injuries (several players missed a combined 293 games), the Clippers finished with a very disappointing 27-55 record. Wyoming sports the lowest population of any state and the lowest population density of the continental 48 states; however, non-contiguous Alaska's population density is lower, although its total population is higher. The 2002 offseason brought more changes, as popular star Miles was traded to the Cavaliers in exchange for point guard Andre Miller, who led the NBA in assists in 2001-02 with 11 per game. Suddenly, with the good point guard they finally needed, along with another playmaking player at small forward with Lamar Odom, one of the league's best power forwards in Elton Brand, an emering center with Michael Olowokandi, and a very good supporting cast off the bench, the Clippers could actually make a serious run for the playoffs. Instead, due to the overall aridity of Wyoming, they simply sink into the soil or evaporate. The Clippers were virtually in the Western Conference playoff race, but a 3-10 finish in the final 13 games caused the Clippers to finish out of the playoffs once again, this time with a 39-43 record, finishing 5 games out of the final playoff position. The waters that flow or precipitate into this area, known as the Great Divide Basin, do not flow to any ocean. Brand's hard work and accomplishments earned him a spot on the 2002 NBA Western Conference All-Star team, although he was a last-minute replacement for center Shaquille O'Neal of the Lakers.

The Continental Divide, which runs through most of North America forks in the south central part of the state. At this point of his career, Brand had career averages of 20 points and 10 rebounds per games in just two seasons. Several rivers begin or flow through the state, including the Yellowstone River, Powder River, and the Snake River. To improve upon the previous season, the Clippers acquired high-scoring and rebounding power forward Elton Brand from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for the draft rights to Los Angeles-area native and high-schooler Tyson Chandler. Finally, the Teton Range in the northwest extends for 50 miles and represents the most impressive section of mountains in the state, home to the second highest peak Grand Teton and Grand Teton National Park which preserves the most scenic section of the Teton range. The team became popular among fans with their high-flying style of basketball, and the Clippers did improve a bit with a 31-51 record and led the NBA in bench scoring with 37 points per game. The Big Horn Mountains in the north central portion are somewhat isolated from the bulk of the rest of the Rocky Mountains. Louis with the 3rd overall pick and Quentin Richardson, a guard/forward from DePaul University was taken at the 18th overall spot.

The Wind River Range in the west central part of the state is remote and also has the highest peak Gannett Peak, in the state. Making more moves, the Clippers two draft picks were childhood friends from Illinois, as they took high schooler Darius Miles from East St. The Snowy Range in the south central part of the state is an extension of the [Colorado] Rockies in both geology and appearance. Reserve forward Derek Strong, along with other players and cash were sent to the Orlando Magic in exchange for second-year forward Corey Maggette and the draft rights to guard Keyon Dooling from the University of Missouri. There are several major mountain ranges in the state, all part of the Rocky Mountains. The 2000-01 brought changes (as is the recurring theme with the Clippers), however these would be for the better. Ranching, however, is widespread, especially in areas near the numerous mountain chains. Abdul-Jabbar lasted only lasted about one season on the job.

Wyoming is generally considered an arid state with much of the land receiving less than 10 inches of rainfall a year. Consequently, the land supports few opportunities for farming. Johnson lasted with the Clippers until the 2002-03 season, when he took over as head coach in the middle of that season. Devil's Tower, made famous in the film Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, is located near Moorcroft in Crook County. The team also hired Hall of Famer and former Laker great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as an assistant coach, to help tutor second-year center Michael Olowokandi, who was the #1 overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft. It is bordered on the north by Montana, on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska, on the south by Colorado, and on the west by Utah and Idaho. To help their young players out with their growing games, the team hired former All-Star (and Los Angeles native) Dennis Johnson, won three NBA championships with Seattle (1979) and Boston (1984 and 1986) as an assistant coach. See: List of Wyoming counties. The Clippers finished with a very dismal 15-67 record.

Wyoming was the location of the Johnson County War of 1892. It also in that first season at Staples Center that the Clippers drafted highly-touted, but oft-troubled, star forward Lamar Odom from the University of Rhode Island. Wyoming was also the first state in the Union to elect a woman governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross in 1925 see List of Wyoming Governors. Meanwhile, the Clippers struggled, consistently ending with losing records which were significantly worse than the Lakers' record. It had the first female court bailiff and the first female justice of the peace in the country. In the following years, the Lakers dominated the NBA with the combination of Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, winning three championships. women in politics. That season, the Clippers were outshone by their in-city rivals, the Lakers, who won the NBA Championship.

state to extend suffrage to women, Wyoming was also the home of many other firsts for U.S. However, in 1999, the Clippers and Lakers both started to play in the Staples Center. In addition to being the U.S. From 1994 - 1999, the Clippers played selected home games in the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, sharing the venue with a plethora of other water-themed teams including the Mighty Ducks (ice hockey) and the Splash (soccer). In 1869 Wyoming extended suffrage to women, at least partially in an attempt to garner enough voters to be admitted as a state. In typical Clippers fashion, that team made the playoffs with a losing record (36-46) and were summarily swept in the first round by the eventual Western Conference Champion Utah Jazz, 3 games to none. Ashbey of Ohio. The Clippers continued to make frequent roster and coaching changes throughout the next several years, and making their last playoff appearance in 1997.

M. That 1993-94 season proved to one of the worst seasons in Los Angeles NBA history, whereas both the Clippers and Lakers went a combined 60-104 in the regular season, and missed the playoffs entirely. The name was suggested by Representative J. Brown left the Clippers to join the Indiana Pacers as their head coach, and Bob Weiss was brought in to replace him. It was named after the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania, made famous by the 1809 poem Gertrude of Wyoming by Thomas Campbell. The Clippers returned to the playoffs again in the 1992-93 season (with a 41-41 regular season record), and again lost in five games in the first round, this time to the Houston Rockets. Wyoming was admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890. Due to the Los Angeles riots that took place in late April 1992, game 4 of their series was moved to the Anaheim Convention Center, and the Clippers won that game.

Most of the territory that comprises Yellowstone National Park is located in Wyoming. The Clippers were in eliminated in the first round of the playoff by the Utah Jazz, 3 games to 2. Yellowstone National Park became the world's first National Park in 1872 and is located in the far northwestern portion of the state. He replaced head coach Mike Schuler, who at the point of his dismissal, posted a 22-25 record. Brown finished the season with a 23-12 mark, and the overall record for Los Angeles was 45-37. After the Union Pacific Railroad reached the town of Cheyenne, the capital, in 1867, the population began to grow steadily in the Wyoming Territory, established on July 25, 1868. Midway through the 1991-92 season, the Clippers made yet another coaching change, but this one worked out in their favor. Larry Brown, who was fired by the Spurs weeks before, was hired as the team's head coach in late January 1992. state. That move, along with the 1987 draft of Ken Norman from the University of Illinois, the 1988 draftings of Kansas University forward Danny Manning and Charles Smith from the University of Pittsburgh, and the 1990 draft of Loy Vaught from the University of Michigan (currently still the franchise's all-time rebound leader), those players formed a nucleus that led the Clipper franchise to a playoff appearance in 1992, the first since 1976, when the team was still in Buffalo.

It is the least populous U.S. In the 1989-90 season, Baylor made a trade with the Cavaliers that brought in Ron Harper, a rising star guard, in exchange for forward Danny Ferry (who refused to play for the Clippers) and guard Reggie Williams. Wyoming is a state of the western United States of America. That season also brought in Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor as the team's vice president and general manager of basketball operations, a post he currently holds to this day. Highway 191. (The Worst? The Philadelphia 76ers went 9-73 in 1973) That particular season was filled with injuries to both Marques Johnson and guard Norm Nixon, who missed most, if not, the whole entire season. U.S. The next seven seasons (1985-92), the Clippers were mired in futility, including a 12-70 record in the 1986-87 season, the third-worst single-season record in NBA history.

Highway 89. The Clippers, under head coach Jim Lynam (and later Don Chaney), and new acquistions Marques Johnson, Junior Bridgeman, and Harvey Catchings (all acquired via trade from the Milwaukee Bucks), finished with a disappointing 31-51 record in the first season in the City of Angels. U.S. The Clippers were completely out-shadowed by their crosstown counterparts, who were in the midst of the championship run with future Hall of Famers, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and James Worthy. Highway 26. In 1984, the Clippers moved to Los Angeles, California, playing in the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena while the Lakers, with a better reputation, continued to play at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, a few miles south. U.S. The Clippers' poor play in their final years in San Diego resulted in poor attendance, in which the team would average nearly 4,500 fans per game, and Sterling lobbied the NBA to relocated the team to his native Los Angeles.

Highway 20. The purchase price was $20 million. U.S. Sterling. Highway 14. The 1981-82 season brought more changes to the Clipper franchise as Irv Levin sold the team to Los Angeles-area real estate developer and attorney, Donald T. U.S. Free was to traded to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for guard Phil Smith.

Interstate 90. Walton missed the entire season, once again due to chronic foot injuries. Interstate 80. Paul Silas replaced Shue the following season, finished with a 36-46 records, once again missing the postseason. Interstate 25. Free continued his great scoring, again finising second in league scoring, with a 30.2 PPG (Points Per Game). Casper Rockies, minor league baseball. San Diego finished with a 37-45 season, despite the fact that many of their key players missed games due to injuries.

Wyoming Technical Institute (WyoTech). Walton wasn't much of an impact unfortunately, due to missing 68 games because of foot injuries, which he also suffered in his final years in Portland. Western Wyoming Community College. The 1979-80 season wasn't much better, as the Clippers began to struggle, but not before they brought in San Diego native, center Bill Walton, who was two years removed from a NBA world championship with the Trail Blazers. University of Wyoming. Free finished second overall in NBA scoring average, with 28.8 per game, while George Gervin of the San Antonio Spurs had a 29.6 average. Sheridan College - Gillette Campus. Free, who was acquired in the offseason from the Philadelphia 76ers.

Sheridan College. Randy Smith had another solid season, averaging 20.5 points per game, finishing second behind World B. Northwest College. It was also in that first season in Southern California that long time announcer Ralph Lawler began his association with the club. Laramie County Community College. However, that record wasn't good enough to advance them to the playoffs, finishing only a few games out of the final playoff spot. Eastern Wyoming College. In the team's first season in San Diego, the Clippers posted a winning record, going 43-39, under new head coach Gene Shue.

Central Wyoming College. They moved to San Diego, California after the 1977-78 season, and became the San Diego Clippers. Casper College. Following what would be the final season in western New York, the NBA owners voted 21-1 to let the Braves relocate. No Religion – 21%. The deal was brokered by David Stern, an attorney for the NBA, who of course, later became the league's commissioner in 1984. Non-Christian Religions – 1%. Levin was a California businessman, and wanted to own a NBA team in his native state.

Mormon – 7%. Because of the team's poor play in their final two years (30-52 in 1976-77 and 27-55 in 1977-78), along with rumors of the franchise relocating, John Y. Brown met with the then-owner of the Celtics, Irv Levin and negotiated a deal in which the owners would swap franchises, in which Brown would take control of the Celtics and Levin would get the Braves. Roman Catholic – 18%. Brown renegotiated his lease on Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, to include a clause which if the Braves do not sell at least 4,500 season tickets, the Braves can be let go of their lease and be free to move to another city. Other Protestants/general Protestants – 21%. A big example of this was when the Braves sent McAdoo to the New York Knicks for players and cash midway through the 1976-77 season. Episcopalian – 4%. However, a provision in the transaction stipulated that if Brown sold a contract of any Braves players, then the money would go to Synder and the price of purchase would be reduced.

Presbyterian – 4%. Brown, in turn, sold a percentage of the team to another businessman, Harry Mangurian, who later went to own a portion of the Boston Celtics in the 1980s. Methodist – 6%. Brown later acquired the remaining portion from Synder sometime in the 1976-77 season. Baptist – 9%. Brown, Jr., who had previously owned the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association. Lutheran – 9%. In the summer of 1976, the team's founding owner Paul Synder intitally sold 50 percent of the franchise to businessman John Y.

Protestant – 53%