@BigMaloe, I think Blake likes Hollywood. So I am torn if he bolts. Ramona suggested he could bolt "across the hallway" to the Lakers. It wouldn't surprise me. Lakers want any "star" they can get, and Blake stays in LA. I think CP3 stays for his max and JJ Redick bolts.
I'm kind of in the same boat. Will the Lakers have the necessary cap space? I thought the rumor was him and Westbrook joining together in LA? But does Westbrook want to leave okc now?
Personally i think their lockeroom situation might not be very good now, so i can see someone leaving, but i'm not really sure what they'll do eventually, their cap situation is pretty terrible, i think they may actually be forced to lose Redick just to have enough money to replace ONE between Griffin and Paul so yeah...let's say Griffin leaves, they'll be forced to let Redick go (assuming he doesn't leave by his own desire like Deuce said, and i actually have the same feeling) just to have the money to try to sign a pf in the range of 25M...i think they're really in a bad situation...Doc can consider himself very lucky if he can start the next season with the current roster imo.
They should just keep the core together and fire Doc and get rid of Austin Rivers. The team will be exponentially better if they do that.
Lol and it happened at home. That team is definitely breaking up. Almost feel sorry for them the Clippers have been a joke since their inception as the Buffalo Braves in 1970. Longtime fans have suffering that matches the Browns.
Memphis has also been a longtime arch nemesis of them... esp. in the playoffs and playoff seedings push
That would go against their franchise DNA. Being pathetic at SF is one of the things that define the Clippers.
Honestly I think this is the best move to make as ownership. Fire doc and bring in an actual GM and a promising coach. Try and convince Blake and cp3 to stay together because it's the only option of keeping top tier talent. But they have serious questions to make. Is cp3 even worth the mega Max? Could you actually not resign him? Is Blake committed to resigning? Do you get and build around him instead? How expensive does reddick become and at what value do you move on? The Crawford and rivers contracts are horrible can you move them?
LOL this is why you won't get a ring if your best player is a traditional pg, as good as Chris Paul is when the game is on the line you have him trying to score over guys like Lebron, Kawhi or KD. It ain't happening. CP3 has a rep for being a choker but the reality is he's just not big enough to be the main man of a championship team. That's why Rox are blessed to have James Harden, SG body with a pg's soul as the heart of this team.
Can't remember where I heard or saw this, but aren't there rumors that the Bulls will go after Doc to replace Hoiberg. Either way, that team (Clips) aren't getting any better, so I can't see any other option other than to blow it up.
Isiah Thomas won two rings as the main guy and CP3 is probably the closest comparison to him since. Curry isn't a traditional PG, but he's won one as the main guy too.
For such a smart player, CP3 has been involved in some infamous choke jobs-- the one with the Rockets being the most extreme example. Goes to show that stuff can happen to any team.
