Is this the end for this iteration of the Clippers?

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

 

[Flywin Lannister]

You don't get rid of those two and improve based on what you get back. They're 30+ and injury prone. There's no upside. They do need a third star I won't know that there's a path to get one.

I don’t even think you can get rid of them if you offer to carry half of their salary at this point.

Also imagine being the third star: you go play in Lakers country as long as LeBron is around, and you play with 2 dudes who might not play in the Playoffs.

So Balmer’s got to pay insane money for it to work.

Other than that: it’s the “wait until their contracts end and rebuild” which will take years

 

[Flywin Lannister]

I told you not to respond

Now stop responding

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

I told you not to respond

Now stop responding

 

[KFBF]

I don’t even think you can get rid of them if you offer to carry half of their salary at this point.

Also imagine being the third star: you go play in Lakers country as long as LeBron is around, and you play with 2 dudes who might not play in the Playoffs.

So Balmer’s got to pay insane money for it to work.

Other than that: it’s the “wait until their contracts end and rebuild” which will take years

Yeah all the options are bad options. We're just hoping for health at this point. But the team does need to get drastically younger around them. Ty needs to really retool his rotation you need Terrance out there a lot more than he was.

 

[mbewane]

No a healthy clippers team would go farther imo, those posts you quoted were from
January/March. Since then pg was injured kahwi was out after game 2 & they added Westbrook who sucks. Like I said you got it but it’s disingenuous gloating

If I had a dollar for every "If the Clippers stay healthy..." post...

 

[JYoung24]

The last time Kawhi had a sprained knee that bytch was torn. This shyt is over...

This dude's career will go down as one of the most enigmatic ever...

He was never the best player in basketball. But at his best he was one of the three greatest players alive, arguably the best two way player, and could be the best player in any series for you. His peak was dumb high but his prime was so short you have fairly weigh this when discussing his standing All-Time...

He was a generally great playoff performer but his resume does get gassed because there isn't enough there to call him a GOAT playoff guy. He wasn't even James Worthy level when the Spurs won in '14, so everything in his pre-prime isn't even notable...

His prime only lasted about six years and people forget the '16 disappearing act; people choose to overlook the '20 disappearing act; and his injuries really began mounting on the back half of his prime...

He had two "would be" runs that could've amounted to something legendary in '17 and '21 but he only played into the WCSF in '21 and didn't finish G1 of the WCF in '17. Not his fault, but losing postseasons to injury don't warrant extra credit...

He's going to become the face of the "what if" careers because of how dominant he could be at peak and the fact he did lead a championship run, once upon a time. People will always wonder how many titles his injuries took off the table for him...

He had a case to be the best player in basketball some was calling him that when he was with toranto

 

[JYoung24]

Kwai might as well retire at this point he's load managing and still getting hurt

 

[JYoung24]

No a healthy clippers team would go farther imo, those posts you quoted were from
January/March. Since then pg was injured kahwi was out after game 2 & they added Westbrook who sucks. Like I said you got it but it’s disingenuous gloating

Westbrook actually balled in the playoffs both sides of the ball he probably saved his career

 

[Street Knowledge]

I’m 99% sure they’re gonna run in back and just claim

“we were injured bro”

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Another iteration, same bullshyt.

 

[MVike28]

Coach Lue got so many allies in the media

This whole he’s one of the best coaches he won a chip in Cleveland shyt has run its course

 

[Remote]

Coach Lue got so many allies in the media

This whole he’s one of the best coaches he won a chip in Cleveland shyt has run its course

What’s funny is that nobody knows who to blame or credit for wins and losses. Or at least relatively few people do.

How do we know that the Clippers had the better players and matchup and it was bungled by the coaching? Or maybe the coaching was limited by the talent available to him?

In the end, people will push whatever narrative is most convenient.

 

[Street Knowledge]

Coach Lue got so many allies in the media

This whole he’s one of the best coaches he won a chip in Cleveland shyt has run its course

So doc rivers with better marketing?

 

[MVike28]

What’s funny is that nobody knows who to blame or credit for wins and losses. Or at least relatively few people do.

How do we know that the Clippers had the better players and matchup and it was bungled by the coaching? Or maybe the coaching was limited by the talent available to him?

In the end, people will push whatever narrative is most convenient.

I’m addressing the fact that the media is one track minded with Lue and no matter what happens he’s always above reproach