Am I missing something? Did the Clippers not just knock us out of the playoffs...?
I mean I'm not saying we should be terrified or anything, but I find it funny how people are acting like they're no threat at all when they just beat us in the playoffs and now they've fixed their biggest problems (wing situation + depth).
I mean, we kinda got better too, ya know..
It took 7 games and a game winning basket for the Clippers to beat arguably our worst roster since the 2011 team in terms of not being at our peak. Are people forgetting the offseason we had to?
That series goes 5 games if the Spurs are healthy.
at the minimum I would have taken for us
I fully expect there to be a lot of this if/when the Spurs play the Clips. This is where Bonner will earn his paycheck, tbh.
The question is, will pop go full on pop and foul Jordan when we have momentum. Will he continue to play struggling players?
People love to hate them and it's only going to increase tenfold post Jordan fiasco.
They especially love to hate Rivers. It's funny though, Van Gundy, who they worship, has done an awful job in his first two off seasons, overpaying mediocrity left and right, yet he gets a free pass and Rivers, who given the financial bind they were in, has done as good a job as possible fixing their issues, get's no credit.
Calvin Watkins @calvinwatkins · 7m7 minutes ago
The Rockets offered Josh Smith the non-bird exception of roughly $2.5 million for the 2015-16 season.
I am just excited to watch Pierce play an entire season in the west.
The thought of Jamal Crawford and Josh Smith chucking 3's while Deandre and Blake are calling for the ball down low in the playoffs excites me, tbh.
Who knows how it all plays out, but there is no question Clippers are better than last year talent-wise.
David Aldridge @daldridgetnt · 20m20 minutes ago
Can confirm Josh Smith to Clippers, as reported by Real GM & others. Told he was swayed by "defined role" offered by LAC/Rivers.
Plus he's getting paid an extra $5 Million from Detroit.
David Aldridge @daldridgetnt · 27s28 seconds ago
However the starting three shakes out for Clips (Pierce, Lance, or Smith), they'll have a much deeper bench next season.
Now while a rotation of
CP3/Rivers
Re /Crawful
Pierce/Lance/Johnson
Blake/Smith
DJ/Aldrich
isn't too shabby, the Clippers go-to play in crunch time is the double high screen and roll with CP3/Blake/DJ, with Blake popping, DJ rolling, and CP3 reading the defense via triple threat. Now last year, we hid Parker on Barnes, and even then, we dared him to shoot, and that gamble paid off until the last game. Now given that their starting lineup is their closing lineup, and the same applies to us, who do we put Parker on? CP3 is too athletic for him, Re is always in motion and Parker isn't above average when it comes to getting through screens, and Pierce can post him up. In the end, what I'm basically asking is, how do we defend their now well spaced (Pierce>Barnes) crunch time play?
Seemed like Kevin McHale was the perfect coach for him. Surprised he turned down more money to join the Clippers.
This is the team that eliminated the defending champs in the first round incase you forgot. Yes they choked in the next round, but they matchup well against us and will be even better this season and so will the Spurs thankfully.
I specifically said that we don't need to be terrified of them. I just think it's funny how some people are still scoffing at the idea of the Clippers being a threat. People were saying the exact same thing last year going into the first round..."lol who cares it's the Clippers! They could never beat us with CP-choke and Doc Rivers!"
And then, you know, they did. You can blame it on injuries all you want but no one was worried about injuries until after we lost.
Do I think we'll be better than them next year? Absolutely. I'm just not going to completely dismiss them considering they have one of the best starting lineups in basketball and now it's looking like they'll finally have a solid bench as well.
Yep. The Spurs were nowhere near their peak in the playoffs. Seems to be leaving that major detail out.
Clippers fans still having nightmares, tbh.
Clipper surpassing the Lakers as the place guys are forcing their way too/flocking too because of location and chance to win in LA.
I'm scoffing at them because after beating us, they proceeded to choke a 3-1 lead against the Rockets in epic fashion. I do think they had a good offseason and should be in the top 3 - 4 seed in the West.
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