Say goodnight Clippers!!!

When you read this article, you almost feel bad for Billionaire Ballmer after Jordan left.

The options available now are pretty much unfathomable.

https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/7/3/8890583/the-clippers-are-screwed

Because of that, the roster is woefully unbalanced. The tallest player the Clippers have under contract is Griffin. Let's repeat this sentence: The tallest player the Clippers have under contract is Blake Griffin. Griffin is not a center, Glen Davis and Ekpe Udoh are both free agents and Spencer Hawes was traded to Charlotte in the deal for Lance Stephenson.

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Their only choice, barring a rival cooperating on a sign-and-trade, is to somehow conjure up a frontcourt with the remnants of the mid-level exception and minimum contracts. That almost certainly won't be enough for top remaining free-agent big men like Kosta Koufos or Jordan Hill.

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Perhaps the Clippers can take a flyer on someone like Bismack Biyombo, Kevin Seraphin, Kyle O'Quinn, Joel Freeland, Henry Sims, Jeremy Evans or Jeff Withey, youngsters who have proven little in the league, but may have some upside. Maybe Rivers can convince veterans like old friends Brandon Bass and Ryan Hollins, Luis Scola, Amar'e Stoudemire, Reggie Evans, Carlos Boozer or Tyler Hansbrough to sign on the cheap. (We should also note that Kendrick Perkins is available.)

 

Folks, this is Knicks territory (and more recently Nets territory) in terms of roster mismanagement and that is saying a lot for a team that was one quarter and a few minutes up 19 from going to the Western Conference Finals a month ago.

I remember BegginerBoy posted something about the Warriors two years ago under Jackson saying "I wouldn't bet on them if they were 15,000,000,000-1!" when they were 15-1 before the playoffs began.

I feel the same about the Clippers now and their odds. How in the world is this team going to compete in the West without Jordan, a short bench (that added Pierce but he's a playoff-only performer), and no money??? 

 

Scal...... HUGE HUGE loss for the Clippers..........

Looks like the West next year is between the Dubs, Thunder and the Spurs......maybe the Mavs too......

Lmb,

When you regret trading Spencer Hawes, a guy you wouldn't give more than TWO MINUTES to in last year's playoffs, you know you are in trouble.

yup if mavs get a solid pg theyll be tough to beat. id add memphis up there as well.. jus need a couple shooters. danny green woulda been a great pik up for them

You guys obviously have short memories. You forgot that 75% of the finals between Cavs and Golden State was played in small-ball mode?

Fact is, good teams dictate the pace. The better team will force their opposition to succumb to their game style.

I'm not saying Clippers will be successful, but if they manage to click well, I don't see why a small-ball line-up of:

Paul
Reddick
Stephenson/Crawford
Pierce
Griffin

cant cause some problems.

Granted, their depth is very shallow. I think that's a far greater issue then not having a centre.
Paul and Griffin are still one of the best 1-2 punches in the league, and those other players are serviceable too.

Scal.....I never asked you this but what is your opinion of Doc Rivers as the GM and Coach??

Coach? I like him and would put him towards the top of the league.

GM? Welp, he bombed. And the Austin Rivers transaction last year was another debacle.

Go look at their bench again again before you praise their 'small-ball' starting lineup, which by the way, they have no experience playing with over the course of the season.

Their bread and butter was their two bigs combined with Paul. That's gone now.

You don't turn to Lance and PP (who by the way, cannot be a starter at this point in his career over 82 games) to make up for that after losing a player that was your monster rebounder and world class defender last year just because the Warriors and Cavs played some small ball over the last stretch of the Finals.

And the Clips are not out to 'cause problems'. They were out to win the West and more likely, a title. Middling out West will not do it for them.

chris paul sent dj packing

Javale Mcgee is available lol

how do they get transition points which they lived off without rebounding? How do they survive lack of offensive tip ins, slams, easy alley oops? Huge mistake not figuring out how to keep him, whatever was needed...they don't have enough shooters to play small ball either...

The question is why would Jordan choose to leave. The Clippers are always a top 3 in seed in the stacked western conference. They add Pierce and Stephenson, not game changers but improvements none the less especially Pierce when there's a big shot to be taken. The west is deep but with Jordan its a 4 team race between LAC, OKC, GS, and SA. Memphis doesn't have a player to lead them to the finals. Houston can make noise but they're too much of a one man show. I realistically think if the Clippers close that Houston series last year they beat Golden State. This team is so close year after year and you add 2 new pieces that might put you over the top and you go to Dallas with a Dirk Parsons and a buncha nobodys. No Ellis. No Rondo. No Chandler. OKC has the 2nd and 3rd best players in the league but not much else besides Ibaka. The Spurs have made the biggest news in free agency but this team is another year older and will rely heavily on Leonard as a top 2 option who hasnt averaged over 17 pts per game in a season. Not to discredit the champs but they benefited from injuries on their finals run. Conley and Beverly hurt. Plus I highly doubt they beat Cleveland if Love and Irving were healthy. If Jordan stays Id say the Clippers are the favorites in the West next year. Very poor decision. 

doc actually met with him! and he talked to perk!

Clippers were never going to with him anyways, but that was still a foolish move by DJ. Only 3 teams in the west that have a chance to win the final and we all know who they are. 

who gives a shiiittt...clippers will never win the ship anyways