Where do the Kawhi era clippers rank among the most overhyped teams in sports history?

[Street Knowledge]

With nothing to show for it?

Like there are teams you could argue had more offseason hype during one individual year than any variation of these teams but long term over 5-6 plus years? I’ve never seen a team every year people claim are “scary” in the playoffs then flop.

 

[Da Jungles]

@ ___________ don’t want to see the Clippers in the playoffs


Every year there’s posts about how this team doesn’t want to see that team in the playoffs.

 

[MikelArteta]

have not got out of the first round the past 4 years
peg leg will never win another ring

 

[Peruvian Connect]

• IMO they don't rank. Kawhi is just like Paul George a product of the LeBron James Hype.

Toronto only won because KD got hurt. If KD was healthy they would've got torched.

That being said he's still beat GS without any "help"

 

[Weaver31]

Clips done Clipped in the bubble and outside the bubble....different coaches and Kawhi Clips era still Clipped...some teams just have that awful bad luck

 

[Braman]

The Clippers would have been slight favorites to beat the Lakers and would have swept the heat. But they blew it on some snowfall ish. ‘Bc you ain’t like the way a ngga talk’. Just straight up small minded

‘Culture’ is so overused but theirs destroyed them. Marcus morris, Harrell, Lou will, Pat bev. 1 too many egotistical street Nggas Hearing Lou will laughing and justifying how they stopped caring is sick. But on par for him ‘lol we was trying to hit thr strip club forreal’ head ass

 

[Gritsngravy]

In hindsight who should’ve they went for instead of Paul George to make it work?

I feel like they probably could’ve built a better team, not saying George is a bad player but I just don’t know if that’s a team for George especially since we just seen how he did with Westbrook, paul need to play for teams with no expectations

 

[FTBS]

In hindsight who should’ve they went for instead of Paul George to make it work?

I feel like they probably could’ve built a better team, not saying George is a bad player but I just don’t know if that’s a team for George especially since we just seen how he did with Westbrook, paul need to play for teams with no expectations

Only possible that wouldve made a difference was Jimmy but he passed IIRC. Players are always gonna want vets that they know over young dudes they dont no matter how good the young dudes are. Thats where orgs that know what they are doing and have a backbone come in. Player led orgs always fail unless its Bron.

 

[Unbothered]

The Clippers hype died 2-3 seasons ago.

Last year and including this season, nobody expected much of them in terms of being championship contenders; now, postseason contenders? Sure, but besides that, the Clippers window closed, and those expectations died a few seasons ago.

At best, they're just a playoff team with a second-round exit ceiling; worst than that is a first-round loss which we witnessed last night.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

It's the Clippers. Every sport has this kind of team/athlete. Classic flatter to deceive compared to the plaudits they receive.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

All I know is Harden should never be mentioned in the same breath as Dwayne Wade.

Playoff performances and team success in the playoffs HAVE to mean something.

 

[Volt]

Toronto only won because KD got hurt. If KD was healthy they would've got torched.

KD, Klay, Boogie, and even Looney was banged up. GS was playing third-stringers by the end of that series because there were so many injuries.


Were people really expecting the Clips to make that magical "No one is injured now" run after the 3rd season of this core tho? I could've sworn Kawhi didn't play more than 3 playoff games the last 4 seasons.

 

[Ku$h Parker]

Word to Jerome 'Pooh' Richardson

 

[KidJSoul]

Part of it is that Kawhi was also being overrated.

Remember.... BOTH Klay AND KD got hurt. Not just 1 but both.

 

[Torrential]

Kawhi should have joined lakeset . You never pick the dippers over the set