The Clippers have officially peaked, will only decline from here

[Originalman]

Yep. Classic overreaction. This team is a bonafide Western Conference threat, Game 6 flop aside. There's no reason to blow it up when CP3, Blake & Deandre (if he resigns) are all in their prime. This loss will hurt but hopefully it motivates them to add the pieces they need to compete.

Exactly you don't blow that up. The warriors lost in the second round last year and may go to the finals. The hawks lost in the first round last year and may go to the finals. The rockets lost in the 1st round last year and may go to the finals.

You can always make trades in the NBA because people are always dumping salary. You can always trade for late round draft picks for cash. They have an owner that spent 2 billion for this team. Ain't no way he blowing that team up and having them not make the playoffs.

Then most of all the NBA needs the LA market....blowing that team up ain't gonna happen for nothing else than "basketball reasons aka Stern". At the end of the day this shyt is business.

If nothing else the Mavs championship run proves you stay the course and make minor changes.

 

[Originalman]

Yep. Classic overreaction. This team is a bonafide Western Conference threat, Game 6 flop aside. There's no reason to blow it up when CP3, Blake & Deandre (if he resigns) are all in their prime. This loss will hurt but hopefully it motivates them to add the pieces they need to compete.

All these dudes need is a young wing that can defend and a SF. Hell they could have had pierce but the league wasn't getting down with the trade.

 

[Malta]

Yep. Classic overreaction. This team is a bonafide Western Conference threat, Game 6 flop aside. There's no reason to blow it up when CP3, Blake & Deandre (if he resigns) are all in their prime. This loss will hurt but hopefully it motivates them to add the pieces they need to compete.

They are capped out, have no draft picks, their current SF is 35 and played over his head this season and outside of Rivers they have nobody on that team under the age of 25 that gets any minutes.

This team has nothing outside of Paul, Blake and DeAndre, they have no place to go but down. They have been together for a few years now and keep failing, at some point you have to make major adjustments.

 

[Malta]

All these dudes need is a young wing that can defend and a SF. Hell they could have had pierce but the league wasn't getting down with the trade.

How do they get the young wing & SF? Rivers keeps trading away their first rounders and they have no capspace.

 

[Originalman]

How do they get the young wing & SF? Rivers keeps trading away their first rounders and they have no capspace.

Man this the NBA I can't count on hand how many times jokers done got something for nothing. All you need is one sucker or some team trying to tank. There are so many shady back door deals in the NBA. I mean just look at the history of the league with some of these trades they were literally wink wink deals.

 

[Originalman]

They are capped out, have no draft picks, their current SF is 35 and played over his head this season and outside of Rivers they have nobody on that team under the age of 25 that gets any minutes.

This team has nothing outside of Paul, Blake and DeAndre, they have no place to go but down. They have been together for a few years now and keep failing, at some point you have to make major adjustments.

The mavs were in a similar situation in 2010. They made minor changes and won a ring the next year. What they have on their side is that Blake, DJ are getting better and paul is in his prime. They could run with this team and wait till 2016 and sign more Kats. But breaking this team up ain't gonna happen. Old boy would have a 2 billion dollar team with no one in the stadium. That ain't gonna happen even if Silver himself got to make some back door deals to help him.

 

[Originalman]

Also the NBA is getting more like the NFL where the teams are constantly changing every year who goes deep in the playoffs.

 

[Malta]

Man this the NBA I can't count on hand how many times jokers done got something for nothing. All you need is one sucker or some team trying to tank. There are so many shady back door deals in the NBA. I mean just look at the history of the league with some of these trades they were literally wink wink deals.

The Clippers are the suckers if you check their recent trade history -

Eric Bledsoe for JJ Redikk and Dudley
Dudley AND 2017 first round pick for Carlos Delfino, Miroslav Raduljica
Traded Reggie Bullock a first rounder who basically never got to play
Waived Joe Ingles who is now a rotational player for the Jazz

You're betting on them to make the right move, when so far they've made nothing but awful ones. They have zero picks, zero assets and no capspace....

 

[Malta]

The mavs were in a similar situation in 2010. They made minor changes and won a ring the next year. What they have on their side is that Blake, DJ are getting better and paul is in his prime. They could run with this team and wait till 2016 and sign more Kats. But breaking this team up ain't gonna happen. Old boy would have a 2 billion dollar team with no one in the stadium. That ain't gonna happen even if Silver himself got to make some back door deals to help him.

Not a good example of using the Mavs, because they completely retooled their team after failing the previous years, the 2006 Mavs and 2010 Mavs were completely different teams outside of Terry and Dirk, the entire roster got a makeover despite the fact the 06 team was 2 games away from winning a title.

They aren't going to get it done with Paul as their PG and the cap where it is, by the time they finally realize that Paul wont have as much trade value

 

[Kang Deezy]

Awakens the rumored 3 way deal involving Blake Griff, Lamarcus Aldridge, and Jared Sullinger/Avery Bradley/Kelly Olynk and 2 1st.

Wait, what?

 

[*Hulks Up*]

Nah I don't buy that. They need to add a competent wing and some better depth

No reason they can't make a WCF run next season

C/S. The problem is Doc is also the GM and he's front officing is nowhere near as good as his coaching. That bench is trash outside of Austin Rivers who actually had a damn good series. JCrossover was solid aswell.

 

[tremonthustler1]

I really want Seattle to get a team...

2032 just wait on it

 

[labelplant]

I don't like the CP3/Blake/Jordan core, never have. This is the second head coach, the one CP3 cherry picked, the one that's supposed to be a top 10 coach, that has failed to make the 3 mesh. I don't know that you can make it work at this point, and the worse part is they don't have time to sit around and think about it because Dallas is waiting to give Jordan a max contract. So either LAC matches and puts $60 mil a year into a flawed core or they take a step back defensively and chemistry wise next year with somebody else. Lose-lose.

All I know is Clippers fans are going to be pissed when the Lakers get back rolling and completely eclipse whatever little run they've had the past couple years. So close yet to making a name for yourselves yet so damn far.

the Clippers are prob never gonna compete for a title with this core but the Lakers are waaasy further than them. They have a 36 year old ball hog coming off 2 season ending injuries as their team leader, he is surrounded by the worst defensive rotation in the league and their coach doesn't understand the concept of why threes are more efficient than long midrange jumpers. The one bright spot on their roster is last year's lottery pick, however he already has had several knee surgeries and may never play a full season. Meanwhile, IN this year's draft, if 2 teams pass them in the lottery they are gonna lose their pick to the Sixers. As bad as things are for the Clippers, they are much much worse for the Lakers. Don't bring up history either because we're talking about the future. At least Psul , Griffin and DJ are assets. What assets do the Lakers have? Their name? No one cares about that since Dr. Buds died and his retarded son took over

 

[Originalman]

Not a good example of using the Mavs, because they completely retooled their team after failing the previous years, the 2006 Mavs and 2010 Mavs were completely different teams outside of Terry and Dirk, the entire roster got a makeover despite the fact the 06 team was 2 games away from winning a title.

They aren't going to get it done with Paul as their PG and the cap where it is, by the time they finally realize that Paul wont have as much trade value

Dude I know the 2006 and 2010 team were different. But that 2010 team lost in the first round versus New Orleans. Folks in Dallas wanted that team blown up. They were a veteran team. That same team came back with barely any roster changes and won the ring the next year.

Once again. The 4 teams that are in the conference finals this year did not even get out the 2nd round last year. Hell ATL and Houston didn't even get put the first round.

This stuff is fluid and is not stagnant the way the current NBA is. And like I said jokers can be capped out and still find trading partner because the NBA is known for jokers giving players away for nothing. Side deals and kick back deals are the name of the game in the NBA. The key is if Balmer wants to try to add more talent now or I. 2016 when the cap goes up. But there is no way a man is gonna blow up a team after coughing up 2 freaking billion. Especially when his pg is 30 and his PF and Center is 26.

Also they have no picks this year and a 1st 2016 and no first or second in 2017. But even then you can buy late round picks for 3 mill. The best thing to have in the NBA is a owner willing to spend if he has talent. As long as Baller doesn't turn into Jerry Reinsdorf the clips got a chance.

 

[wire28]

this thread was made months ago, i know cause i basically said the exact same thing in it