This isn't a team that has a lot of space to improve. This is as deep as their bench is going to get.
I would hope so, so MAYBE Morey can bring him (and his staff) to maximize the talent of our roster. I know it's a pipe dream, but it still never hurts to hope.
I hear this every year, but I'm starting to feel that his elevated game has him playing more like a scoring point and less like a distro point, which in effect causes him to look better at the cost of his team.
Those Hornets teams weren't that ****ty though.....David West and Tyson Chandler? In a down Western conference at the time? please hunty.
I think Blake still has room to improve (scary thought). He improved quite a bit this year even though he was already good but I think next year he will be even better. Same with DJ.... he's made big improvements each year and he still has room to get better as well. This series could've gone either way even though it ended in 6. Reminds me a lot of the Spurs vs Suns series from 2007 which also ended in 6 games but was a lot closer then the end result suggested. The difference is that Suns team didn't have much room to improve because Nash peaked and Stoudemire was playing at his highest level and they made other changes from key contributors. If the Clippers bring back the same squad next year they have just as good of a chance as anybody to make the Finals.
Should Clips trade Carmelo for DeAndre? Or some package along those lines? They need to add that firepower to compete against top teams.
They were pretty ****ty. Paul carried that team night in and night out and I'm not even a Paul fan but it's the truth. PS I preferred Dwill back then.
They do not need more firepower. They have plenty of scorers. DJ is vital to that team and if they lose him they are in a world of hurt. Simply put it just wasn't the Clippers time or turn this year. They have a really good squad that could've contended to win it all IMO.
If you want to talk late 2000s era and a ****ty tam being carried in the playoffs, look at Lebron and the Cavs
No, they came well short when it counted. That's a Morey excuse. Russ and KD are superstar scorers, you need to be able to quickly trade blows instead of forcing cp3 to do the work for everyone else. will griff ever be dominant down the stretch like a malone was?
They kinda do but in different ways. All of their wings are spot up jump shooters with the exception of Iso Jamal Crawford who is freaking 35 years old. They need some athleticism on the wings badly and a couple of guys who can actually get to the basket instead of only being able to shoot spot up 3s.
1) There's nobody that can score like KD except a couple other players. 2) Griff can and will be dominant down the stretch like Malone was. Malone put up great numbers even early in his career but he didn't put it all together until he was 30-33 which was his prime. Griff is only 25 and he's well on pace considering he improves every year and he's a hard worker. Like I said it wasn't the Clippers time or turn this year. The Thunder have been there done that. Next year they will put up a better fight.
I really thought this team could make the finals, the didn't show up this round with all the distractions around them. I truly think they are the most talented team in the west? But doc is also an overrated coach.
So the Clippers end up where they were two years ago... Barely making it out of round one and losing in round 2. I wasn't overly impressed with Rivers play calling or his adjustments. Further, his tantrum and claims that the call in game 5 could be "series defining" made it sound like they were packing it in. Next year Paul, Crawford and Reddick will be another year older and the West will be even tougher.
Well, the Clippers got into the 2nd round 2 years ago. Then Griffin became the 3rd place MVP player. Doc Rivers replaced the worst Negro coach in the NBA, and now they're back to being a 2nd round team again. Please, if Clutchfans were Clippersfans, Rivers and the team would be blasted just as we're currently blasting the Rockets. What was the point of making all these changes when your ceiling is still 2nd round?
Definitely not a successful season. Does Chris Paul's reputation take a hit? I've been pretty harsh on him over the years, and his apologists have made good arguments in the past. But this year he got a "championship coach," Blake was a beast, Jordan's interior D got way better, Crawford won sixth-man of the year and they added shooters and bench players (maybe Granger doesn't count). He had some HUGE games in the series, but still only got as far as the Wizards and Blazers did this year.
CP3 proved himself a big time choker and a bogus superstar... 10 years in the league -went to the conference semifinals only once....
