Dont forget Hedo and Hawes. One thing was really clear in the series - Doc just didnt trust a number of his bench guys to play extended minutes on the court. Outside of Crawford and Rivers, he was forced to play DJ, Griffin, and Paul almost all game on a regular basis, and rightly so because when they went out, our guys abused Hawes, Hedo, Big Baby, etc. This is a tough offseason for the Clips because of how limited they are. The piece that they literally have to improve is Barnes, but you cant get much value for him, and I just dont see many good options for them outside or trying to use their MLE to land a few veteran players with playoff experience that will contribute at big moments.
Cp3 hogs the ball too much. Blake needs to be the focal point. There is no patience for Blake to post up.
Doc made it clear in the presser he wants to resign Jordan then scramble for a way to add someone else. Seemed like he was leaning towards a defensive specialist. He seemed annoyed at the cap restrictions but pretended like there would be an easy way to accomplish it. They'll have to wait until the cap increases before they can maneuver I feel. I'd stay the course.
http://deadspin.com/doc-rivers-cant-be-serious-1705196802 ::EDIT:: Sorry, don't know what happened with the apostrophes. You can always click the link though.
The reasoning is the last 4 years that they have been together, they have remained in the same position despite coaches being changed and people saying clippers on paper are a great team and are championship caliber team. 2011-2012; lost in conference semis (Vinny) 2012-2013; lost in opening round (Vinny) 2013-2014; lost in semis (Doc Rivers) 2014-2015; lost in semis (Doc Rivers) It's just time to make changes to the entire squad and keep Deandre Jordan and Blake Griffin. Deandre Jordan allows Griffin to rest on defense. If you are able to trade CP3, then maybe you can get two players back from another team? Cp3 for Damian and insert decent bench player (Aaron or CJ?) They need to build a team of shooters around Griffin. A point guard, who can catch and shoot. Keep Reddick, A better shooter than Barnes. Allow Griffin to facilitate as he has shown that he has the ability.
I see your point but change the entire squad, meaning trading CP3, for the 2015-2016 season? To me I think the best choice right now would to keep that core CP3/DJ/Blake one more time and reshuffle the supporting cast. What value can they get for CP3 that would benefit them more than keeping CP3? That's what I have troubling seeing right now.
Portland Trailblazers - Cp3 for Lilliard and Aaron Affalo or Cj M sounds like a fair deal to me. But then again, both are ball dominant point guard. Bulls- cp3 and Barnes for Rose and Gibson. But another ball dominant point guard. Pacers- cp3 for George hill and some other pieces if they can keep David West, Paul George, and Hibbert. I mean, trades are possible, I'm not looking at all scenarios and I'm especially not looking at the cap and money thinking about these trades atm. You're right, it might be difficult to get something huge in return, but they might need to take a step back for a year to be on the come up again.
Why? Monta Ellis can get hot just like Reddick but unlike Ellis, Reddick actually plays pretty good defense. He doesnt play shutdown D, the defensive shadowing help he got from his teammates ensured Harden couldnt just blow by him like he normally would in a one on one situation but Reddick is a pretty good defender for a guy known as a sharpshooter.
DeAndre Jordan will become an unrestricted free agent, and it'll take a five-year, $100 million max contract to re-sign him. The Dallas Mavericks are chief among several significant suitors, and the questions for Jordan are these: Does he want a larger offensive role elsewhere, and does he think the organization can win a championship with the co-existence of Paul and Griffin? http://sports.yahoo.com/news/after-...clippers-are-back-on-the-brink-043705162.html 2. Will the Clippers offer DeAndre Jordan a five-year max contract this summer? Hell yes. There are always going to be those who don't feel comfortable giving a five-year, $108.7 million contract to a guy who can't shoot free throws and oftentimes has to come out of important games because of it. But if there's one thing we've learned in the new NBA, it's that you don't let talent leave without getting anything in return. That's why you saw Phoenix risk its flickering playoff hopes by trading Goran Dragic to Miami at the deadline once it became clear he was serious about not re-signing this summer. If the Clippers need a cautionary tale of what happens when a franchise loses talent to free agency, they need only to look down the hallway at Staples Center where the Lakers are still trying to find someone to take the money they were left with after Dwight Howard departed in 2013 and Pau Gasol left in 2014. No, the Clippers won't mess around here. They'll offer Jordan a five-year max as soon as they possibly can on July 1. "Our first priority is DJ," Rivers said after the Game 7 loss. "That's obvious. I don't know how much I can say there. Can you tamper with your own guy? If that's true I'm going to go tamper right now." 3. If Jordan were to leave, where would he go? Jordan has been telling people for months that he plans to visit with other teams and listen to pitches. He enjoyed free agency the last time around -- when he signed a four-year, $43 million offer sheet with the Golden State Warriors in 2011, that the Clippers subsequently matched -- and wants to gauge how other teams view him as a player. As much as he loves being in Los Angeles and is perfectly suited to play alongside Griffin and Paul, he has longed for a larger stage and role. Not making the All-Star team or winning a defensive player of the year award has frustrated him. So does losing in the second round, year after year. The Dallas Mavericks are expected to make a strong push for Jordan, who would essentially be a younger version of the Mavs' current defensive anchor Tyson Chandler. The Lakers would likewise love to steal Jordan away from their Staples Center rival. Portland has enough cap space to re-sign LaMarcus Aldridge and make a max offer to Jordan -- who has a similar but far superior skill set to Robin Lopez -- but he'd just be trading one third-fiddle spot for another in that scenario. No other team can offer Jordan more than four years, $80.7 million. But the 26-year-old center could also decide to sign a two-year deal with a player option on the second year to take advantage of the ballooning salary-cap in 2016. If he were to opt out after that first season, then re-sign for five more seasons, Jordan could make $162.6 million over the next six seasons. ... The Clippers have interest in Lakers swingman Wes Johnson, according to sources. http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2015/story/_/id/12906433/do-los-angeles-clippers-need-big-changes
They don't need athletes. So the drat is more or less useless to them in the short term. They actually had plenty of scoring, and big scoring too. That last boxscore, in spite of the loss, was impressive. Seems like what they need is a glue guy, who can be consistent, but not overwhelming and they'll need to grab in free agency. They have no closer. That's the biggest issue. So someone like paul pierce would actually be good for them.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sources: DeAndre Jordan and Chris Paul have had falling out throughout season, a fact that could push Jordan to another team in free agency.</p>— Bill Reiter (@sportsreiter) <a href="https://twitter.com/sportsreiter/status/600340364377985024">May 18, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
