The Clippers have officially peaked, will only decline from here

[Malta]

You also have a new, enthusiastic owner, a new TV deal that will inflate the cap space of every team in the league taking effect soon and again, a team that is a bad 4th Q away from being in the WCF. From an organizational stand point I don't see a plausible reason to make "major adjustments", when you've still got a strong balance of talent on this roster(CP3, Blake, Deandre) to overcome the other basketball problems. If I'm the Clippers, I stay the course, look to get younger on the wings and acquire bargain talent. But blowing it up or making a "major" overhaul is the wrong choice

You haven't explained how they're going to get younger

Where are these players going to come from? They don't have a pick this year, they are going to have 3 max guys with basically nothing else and teams this off-season are all going to overspend to get the young wings you're talking about. How is it everyone can agree that the Heat had no room to really improve, yet here in this situation you're saying that the Clippers should stay the course when they have even less than the Heat had with worse players.

They could get a gang of high quality players for Paul, and when the new CBA jumps off they could turn around and sign someone younger than him if need be. He's 30 years old and plays the toughest position in the NBA, the fall off is coming soon.

 

[Loose]

You haven't explained how they're going to get younger

Where are these players going to come from? They don't have a pick this year, they are going to have 3 max guys with basically nothing else and teams this off-season are all going to overspend to get the young wings you're talking about. How is it everyone can agree that the Heat had no room to really improve, yet here in this situation you're saying that the Clippers should stay the course when they have even less than the Heat had with worse players.

They could get a gang of high quality players for Paul, and when the new CBA jumps off they could turn around and sign someone younger than him if need be. He's 30 years old and plays the toughest position in the NBA, the fall off is coming soon.

Sign and trade dj is their best bet. Do it with a team like the Celtics

 

[street heat]

yall said the same thing about the rockets last year after they lost in the first round.

 

[Malta]

Sign and trade dj is their best bet. Do it with a team like the Celtics

They won't even do that, Rivers talking about Jordan is Bill Russell


I'd offer Paul up to the Knicks, make em give me their first rounder this year then do what the Celtics did to the Nets, where I get the right to swap picks, or outright get their picks until 2019. Phil probably wouldn't do it, but you know Dolan would be down for it

 

[who_better_than_me]

Trade Paul for a couple of players & picks and let the offense run through Blake.

What contender would do that. Pg is a deep position in the league. Only team comes to mind is dallas and they dont have anything mavs want.

 

[Loose]

yall said the same thing about the rockets last year after they lost in the first round.

Rockets is just as bad, lucky for them someone had to win this series

 

[Malta]

yall said the same thing about the rockets last year after they lost in the first round.

They're going to lose to the Warriors

And, people don't seem to realize the Warriors are young as fukk -

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Barnes, Draymond, Curry and Klay's ages, that team is going to be around for a while so all this "stay the course" stuff for the Clippers is just to me.

 

[Malta]

What contender would do that. Pg is a deep position in the league. Only team comes to mind is dallas and they dont have anything mavs want.

Knicks would give up their picks from now till around 2051 for him.

 

[Mr swag]

Clippers can't make moves unless they trade a player.

 

[who_better_than_me]

They're going to lose to the Warriors

And, people don't seem to realize the Warriors are young as fukk -

26
24
24
22

Barnes, Draymond, Curry and Klay's ages, that team is going to be around for a while so all this "stay the course" stuff for the Clippers is just to me.

Draymond is gone. And i doubt curry is going to stay cool bout that bargain contract he got. Hes not even too three paid on the roster right now is he? And if they pay dray and barnes hell be lowest paid player in their starting lineup

 

[who_better_than_me]

Knicks would give up their picks from now till around 2051 for him.

Picks aint going put the clippers over the top. You thinking long term when the clippers are thinking now.

And you overvalue core age.

 

[Malta]

Draymond is gone. And i doubt curry is going to stay cool bout that bargain contract he got. Hes not even too three paid on the roster right now is he? And if they pay dray and barnes hell be lowest paid player in their starting lineup

They're going to pay him, teams with guys they want to keep are going to hand out the max this year. I guarantee that we're going to see a lot of

"WTF ______ Got the max??????" this offseason.

 

[Loose]

They're going to lose to the Warriors

And, people don't seem to realize the Warriors are young as fukk -

26
24
24
22

Barnes, Draymond, Curry and Klay's ages, that team is going to be around for a while so all this "stay the course" stuff for the Clippers is just to me.

Currys 27 but yeah they're pretty young. Have to max draymond this year and pay barnes next they're going to be capped soon. Going to be hard to keep barnes

 

[Malta]

Picks aint going put the clippers over the top. You thinking long term when the clippers are thinking now.

And you overvalue core age.

They have to think about right now cause their PG is 30, Blake has moved beyond needing CP3 to set him up now, and can have an entire offense built around his talent.


If they moved him that would change And core age is very important IMO, look at the Thunder, if that core was late 20s right now it would be looking pretty grim, but since they're so young the window is still open.

 

[who_better_than_me]

They have to think about right now cause their PG is 30, Blake has moved beyond needing CP3 to set him up now, and can have an entire offense built around his talent.


If they moved him that would change And core age is very important IMO, look at the Thunder, if that core was late 20s right now it would be looking pretty grim, but since they're so young the window is still open.

For whatever its worth, cp3 is the leader of that team. Blake ahrunk in the 4th quarter in this series. Giving him the keys to the franchise, might expose him.

You dont trade cp3 just to trade him. Ive said it in another thrrad, but their b3st bet is to sign and trade DJ. Sign and trade dj and crawford for parsons and chandler and move barnes to the bench. Barnes got way too many. Parsons can play 33+ minutes effectively. They dont need crawfords inconsistency nomore because it looks like rivers will fill that sixth man role next season.

I say this because the mavs really want dj and aldridge and are looking 5o resign aminu because theyre big on him