I find it hard to even think the clippers who during that time were my favorite team annoying. But every preseason of you tube video predictions or NBA 2k were always the clippers winning. The Rockets series and the Thunder series are the ones that really still hurt. Both years we should have won the title.
For real, I really thought Josh Smith was the shit when I first started watching NBA games. He was supposed to be the next big thing when he came into the league and then he gradually faded away as his freakish athleticism left and he wasn’t a consistent shooter. I still add him when I’m playing MyLeague on 2K though lol
But damn Corey Brewer, that’s another guy that just faded away. Ain’t heard that name in a few years, dude went the fuck off with 50 points when he was with the Timberwolves
@@dennisjr77 true but Chris oozes passive aggressive and petty lol I think Blake might be one of those dudes that tries to make jokes that are passive aggressive
@@dennisjr77 exactly same here. He just seems like a passive aggressive big kid. He could be completely different in the locker room though. Just based off of what we see and hear though, he definitely doesn't seem like a good teammate.
The Sixers lineup is trash outside of Embiid and Simmons. We have no bench. We had a shot until the NBA forced out Hinkie. Since then it has been a rudderless ship. You can’t even pretend that this team is supposed to contend
They should a 30 for 30 for the lob city era that would be dope asf not gonna lie. I really enjoyed the Shaq and penny 30 for 30 that was a good one. But the clippers had locker room issues nothing new.
Ro Han it’s bullshit bro people believe anything these days. Clearly there was a division when you have 3 stars like the ones in the clippers. That team never could get over the hump there were built in the wrong era.
Ro Han you can’t say “teammates were being passive aggressive” but then say it was only on the court issues. CP and Blake probably threw a bunch of sneak disses at each other, whereas JJ would’ve preferred them to be more upfront. That kinda shit happens at EVERY job across America that involves you needing to work with others efficiently
David Chimezie yeah 2015 was their chance and they blew it. I felt like that really was a highly anticipated wcf cause the year before they had a great 7 game series and had some good reg season games too and it felt like we were supposed to see them play each other but yeah they blew it
@@MyUniqueHandle. nah they were still able to beat the Rockets without chris paul in game 1. It's just that they were up by 20 in game 6 on their home court and blew it
They were too busy being a knock off version of “Showtime Lakers” than being their own team. If they were more like the “miracle Mets” than they would of had at least one chip. But it looks like they have a chance now since they learned how to win a title than pretending to think they are the Lakers
he missed every free throw he was useless at the end of the game. he was only good cause every center is good with cp3. Honestly he is largely responsible for their playoff failures along with Jamal Crawford, Redick, and CP/Blake's health.
Interesting and candid assessment of my beloved Clippers. That playoff loss to Houston when we were up 3-1 is still beyond painful to think about. Yes, we likely would've lost to the Warriors, but it would've been great to prove that out in the Conference Finals.
Wish they would’ve talked more about the Houston series. Being a Lob City Clippers fan at the time that was the most upsetting and devastating feeling ever to be up 3-1 and to lose to a team they had no business losing to. I feel that was the only year we really had a chance to win a championship especially after the momentum we got after beating the reigning champions in the Big 3+ Kawhi Spurs team in the first round. We beat the Warriors in 7 games the year before but who knows what that Western conference finals would’ve been like had they faced each other. It was almost a given that whoever came out of the West was going to win the championship that year granted that Kyrie gets hurt that first game of the finals and Kevin Love was already out for the season.
I remember sitting on the floor watching the game 5 collapse. Unbelievably disappointing especially when we missed cp3 the first two games of the series. Blake was on another level and shouldve still beaten the rockets despite that loss but I remember just knowing that we wouldnt win the series that was the epitome of that team. We wouldnt get up after being knocked down
@@Clipperdude123 I vividly remember starting to celebrate after the 3rd quarter and was ready for the WCF. I packed a hookah bowl and smoked it in my room as like a celebratory cigar but man oh man did that turn out to suck dick. That day was terrible but also as a Packers fan it's no worse than the 2014 NFC Championship Game when we were up 16-0 to Seattle.
Early to mid 2010s the league was going toward 3 point shooting and stretch 4s while the Clippers doubled down on two non shooting players in Blake and Deandre. CP3 passive agressiveness came from not having his stars able to shoot.
Just goes to show how amazing teams like the Warriors or Patriots in football are. They've both suffered horrible losses and collapses and have won it all the very next season. Those champions don't fold because of a painful loss
@@Banned4Life they still won a championship, they don't control who is out on the opposition just like the Cavs don't control who was out when they beat GSW and win's a win man.
They had no wing scorer throughout their years in lob city. If they had a wing scorer who could create they would’ve won. Someone like Paul George or Butler or even Hayward just someone who could get 18-5-5 at the SF position
YES THANK YOU. I am a die hard Clipper fan. They were always missing a go-to SF. The time they were playing was SF driven. They had no one that can create for themselves, always picking up guys past their prime.
Rhira001 as a raptors fan I feel like we were the clippers of the east, a great team every year but falling short. It wasn’t till we got a great wing. Also we always had vets as our bench but then when we drafted well all our young guys Norman Powell Fred van vleet og anunoby made the bench even better
Rhira001 I still take clippers over lakers in west. Kawhi is another machine in playoffs. I noticed it when he was on the raptors. He gives about 60% during regular season/at least compared to playoffs. When he wanted to, during our 19’ chip run, he would just get on the court and you would feel the game change. Like all the confidence shifted to our side and our team just took over
lol, Griffin and Paul kept getting hurt. That's the real answer. Paul missed 85 games in his Clippers career.... Griffin missed 55. FACTS. So again, you can't win when your two best players are always hurt. You just can't.
I mean, they just weren't very deep either. They had healthy seasons, where they all played in the playoffs, but they just weren't as good as San Antonio, OKC, or Golden State.
the moment @0:19 you said "blake griffin who is a friend of ours so dont say anything bad about him"...you killed the interview. JJ's face even said it all.
Jarrell Sims Blake ain’t draymond on the defensive side. That would be like the suns lineup but even worse offensively with the same defense if not worse
I find it annoying how he said “Blake is our friend so don’t say anything bad about him” when he asks JJ to explain everything that went down with that clippers team.
Cp wouldnt let blake handle the ball and blake didnt want to be a true pick and roll 4 he was more than that so that lead to them always bickering on the court. Imagine if blake could play the way he plays now when he was younger and more healthy it would have been scary
They couldn’t find a wing, they tried everybody I mean everybody. Just couldn’t find a good stable wing that can keep up against the Lebron, kawhi, Durant etc
Rich Charles they tried a bunch of scrubs. jeff green wesley johnson hedo turkoglu paul pierce past his prime. should’ve made an actual play instead of the cheap stuff
skeet shooter they tried. Kd wanted to go their as history backup if gsw didn’t work. Melo had a few chances to jump ship and chose NY. PG was also in play as well. There were in pursuit of guys, but no one wanted to be there.
Every time they had their best seasons theyd get an Injury in the playoffs. Couple times it was Griffen missing playoff games or playing hurt. One year was CP3 missing games vs Houston. And Jamal Crawford always struggled in the playoffs shooting under 40% from the field. I love Crawford but they needed to upgrade that 3rd scorer spot.
They choked a 3-1 lead to Houston in 2015 thats what happened. I remember specifically game 6 AT HOME they were up 20 at half time. They choked that game away. Thats when I gave up on cp3 and Blake. I knew they would retire ringless. And no ring in sight 5 years later
Its really interesting hearing the players perspective and it would be a fun process to interview the top 7 guys from the clippers the years JJ was talking about and get their perspective. And then you throw in the stats. In those 4 yrs Blake, JJ & CP3 were together, the stats would tell you JJ was the better scoring option with a scoring eff of almost 58%, Blake was around 51% and CP3 around 53%. But JJ was the benefactor of Blake & CP3 drawing the D in and he would get the kickouts for open looks.
Charles Cooks so what dude, they still beat you 3 other times. Plus I remember the series before against the warriors and the refs were on your side the entire series. GS got robbed that series
I hope there's a look-back documentary about those Clipper teams in the future. As someone who was very into the NBA back then...EVERY body picked them to come out of the West. Every time you looked up, they added someone good. Crawford, Lance, even Josh Smith for a bit
The collapse happened because of not just egos, but health. Every time the playoffs came around, I could always count on Blake or CP3 not being involved for long. Also, as Blake started expanding his game, the ball stop moving. Pair that up with CP3, whose very ball dominate, and they could neutralize one, while forcing the other to do too much, disrupting offensive flow. Egos and all, they were like the Phoenix Suns with Shawn Marion, Nash, and Stat...All highlights, good 5 year run bringing in a new wave of entertainment only to allow strong system oriented teams that were consistent to beat them.
Dewayne Cooper What? There were plenty of issues with that Clippers squad but let’s not act like injuries didn’t cripple that group multiple times. A super talented team who had playoff runs derailed by injuries is practically the definition of a “what if” scenario..
@@AA-vb2pq they was fully healthy too many times for it to be a what if they had like 5years together they was just chokers lol no excuses for them & im actually a fan of all them tbh
Dewayne Cooper I’m not saying injuries were the *only* thing holding them back, but you can’t act like injuries didn’t massively impact their success, in multiple years. And by virtue of that, they become a “what if”
@@AA-vb2pq they didn't & they cant be a what if if we seen the if like we seen them all together fully healthy & they aint do shit a what if is like if D rose never got hurt or if Lebron never left the cavs those are what ifs
As a fan that followed that Clipper team, I was disappointed that Chris Paul didn't use better leadership skills as the point guard to bring that team together. It seemed like he was always bickering at Blake. 👎
the stats check out: as a clipper, redick shot .440 from three in the regular season and .386 in the playoffs. hard to overcome your 3 point sniper turning into a bricklayer when it matters.
breakfastmachine bricklayer, are you dumb? 39% from 3 is bricks? Even if it’s a 5% drop off from the reg season percentage, that just shows he was superhuman from 3 in the reg season and then was a little more contained in the playoffs from three considering it’s the playoffs and everything is more serious and contested. Seriously how is 39% bricks?
@@tylergary5953 literally the only reason he's on the floor is to make threes. if he goes from elite to average, he's a bricklayer. sorry you don't understand basketball, go back to reddit.
breakfastmachine bro average? How sway? Learn some ball you casual. If you think 39% from three, especially in the playoffs, is bricks then you’re just plain stupid. 39% from three is already elite regular season or playoffs. 44% is superhuman. Again learn ball casual
I will NEVER forget watching them collapse to the rockets by Josh Smith and Cory Brewer in that one game and then tuning into game 7 and seeing Blake griffins disappointed face looking up at the score with seconds left 😭😂
The funny thing about JJ is his playoff record stays intact and will be forgiven if this Corona Virus ultimately kills the rest of the NBA season (which looks more and more like a definite reality with each passing day).
@@jpmnky I strongly agree with you bro. This Corona shit is on some historic movie type level. The Olympics and all the rest of sports this year is a definite wrap in my eyes.
Doc talking about pointing fingers... cut to pick of him pointing fingers. I think the players won't say it, maybe they don't know it, but Doc has a history of not taking ownership and that is probably why it all fell apart. Leadership starts at the top.
Really missed out on one more competitive Clippers Warriors series before GSW just ran away from the Clippers and never looked back. Honestly those two teams looked like the next big rivalry
Had the Clippers defeated the Rockets in that 2015 series (still hurts until this day), Clippers could really challenge Warriors that year. I know Dubs were good but Clippers was the only Western Conference team that year that has a better chance betting the Warriors. It would have been crazy WCF because of their rivalry.
Brian Ng it’s another reason why kds move fucked the league. Those pre kd clippers and warriors games were great, intense, entertaining. So many great west playoff series and rivalries that I was looking forward to in 2016 before he went to gs. Clippers and GS, Thunder and GS, Thunder and Clippers, you already know rockets were still trying to compete every year and they were a 3 seed in 2017 so that probably would’ve stayed the same regardless of kd leaving, and then the spurs and even blazers. Rockets vs spurs, rockets vs blazers, blazers vs spurs, blazers vs thunder etc... that’s what we could’ve seen in 2017 in the west but instead we got a boring, meaningless, dull western conference playoffs. Call me crazy but had kd not joined Gs I think 2017 would’ve been the best western playoffs ever
@@macvincemosquera9616yes they definitely could have beaten the warriors. The warriors dominated the 15 regular season but slowed down a lot in the playoffs. They looked unconvincing in the memphis, Houston and cavs series even though they won
Max 117 well CP3 wasn’t exactly passive aggressive with Harden. Whoever JJ is describing really doesn’t sound like Paul bc he does blow up occasionally, that’s why he’s the most widely respected guy in the league and president of the NBAPA. Blake seems to come off as a much more passive personality
When Doc signed his son. JJ has thought this through and I agree talking behind each other’s backs is worse than dealing with it and having a blow up. “Donald Trump pettiness.” Perfect!:)
Michael Edwards That’s one of the most dumbass reply I’ve ever received on YT. Congratulations on joining the ranks of the ignorant...what’s your name? Oh, you call yourself EatMyAss Edwards. Get a fucking life.
I’ll never be a Clippers fan (because I’m a Lakers fan) but my favorite Clippers squad was in the Darius Miles & Corey Maggette days. Maggette was so underrated & he never really got enough love. The Clippers also had Boykins, Q-Richardson, a young Elden Brand, Lamar Odom, Olowakandi, Piakowski as a sharpshooter etc. They were stacked. I prefer the “Knuckleheads” squad over the “Lob City” squad. But still #GoLakers #TheRealLATeam #LAkers 🏆💜💛
Man I remember watching that game 5 where y’all was up on the rockets like 20.. i got my McGrady throwback on like dam... shawty start giving me too.. next thing I know I look up and the rockets just start hulling y’all boys.. I’m hype as hell now watching like hold on shawty watch out
Obviously they never had a 3. Their real problem was their bench. Their starting 5 was something like the best +/- out of everyone in the league including the warriors, cavs for a while. How can you blame them. Their bench was one of the worst
JJ is going to have an excellent broadcasting career
I Want Winners Produxtions his podcast is pretty underrated.
Speaking of that Clippers team, both JJ & Matt Barnes turned out to be great at the podcasting game
I Want Winners Produxtions agreed. He’s very well spoken and honest.
Already does
Was gonna support JJ until he said “Donald trump level pettiness” always trying to bring politics in. Brain washed leftist🤦♀️
Lol this man is so straight up first thing he says is “that Clipper team was the most annoying thing of all time to watch”
KCEgamer has he not watched the Rockets the last 3 years
The Rockets are irritating right now with Russell Westbrook. Mr. Triple-double will never win a championship.
Arden Cross hes playing better than that choke artist james harden
Arden Cross what makes him annoying people like you are just sheep who hate a player because the majority and media tells you
I find it hard to even think the clippers who during that time were my favorite team annoying. But every preseason of you tube video predictions or NBA 2k were always the clippers winning. The Rockets series and the Thunder series are the ones that really still hurt. Both years we should have won the title.
Rockets ruined them by coming back from a 3-1 courtesy of Josh Smith who ain’t even in the league no more
Brotha Clutch truuuuuuuu
Don’t forget about Corey Brewer lol
Josh Smith hit 9 threes that game and never put on a great performance like that again lol
For real, I really thought Josh Smith was the shit when I first started watching NBA games. He was supposed to be the next big thing when he came into the league and then he gradually faded away as his freakish athleticism left and he wasn’t a consistent shooter. I still add him when I’m playing MyLeague on 2K though lol
But damn Corey Brewer, that’s another guy that just faded away. Ain’t heard that name in a few years, dude went the fuck off with 50 points when he was with the Timberwolves
This team needed Phil Jackson. The Goat at handling big egos
CalderonCXer except KP
Except Phil Jackson would not waste his time with those guys.
@@deandrepage1048 why?
Andrew Kim he coaches WINNERS
They are not a fit in the triangle.. no one posted up
J.J's playoff streak lives 😁
I think they would made it even if the season had continued
Covid-19 may have saved his streak. Only time will tell.
include the Spurs!
Alt Delete no they wouldn’t have bro be realistic
ND Ezeigwe New York big brain
love how honest he was about all this
Chris Paul petty and passive aggressive? WHAT?! NO WAY!!
First person that came to mind was Blake griffin.
@@dennisjr77 true but Chris oozes passive aggressive and petty lol I think Blake might be one of those dudes that tries to make jokes that are passive aggressive
@@AdamWestTheDrunk naw CP talks alot of shit. I don't see him being passive aggressive.
@@dennisjr77 exactly same here. He just seems like a passive aggressive big kid. He could be completely different in the locker room though. Just based off of what we see and hear though, he definitely doesn't seem like a good teammate.
He is a bad teammate. His teammates never like him
Clippers used to be the squad in 2k
Frrrr I miss those teams, lob city squad should have a historic team in 2k
OFF BLACK they do in 2k I think 2012-2013 version
Ya Boy I stg
2k is like Sports illustrated
2k12 fa show
Hot take: in 10 years, we'll see that the tank built 76ers are going to become the early-mid 2010s Clippers.
As a Sixers fan, I sadly agree.
They did that last year, kind of, I remember when Tobias Harris was traded there, they were seen as the second best starting 5 after the Warriors
The Sixers lineup is trash outside of Embiid and Simmons. We have no bench. We had a shot until the NBA forced out Hinkie. Since then it has been a rudderless ship. You can’t even pretend that this team is supposed to contend
@@willrobinson5712 thank gm Elton Brand. Getting al horford in on a max contract is the worst decision he doesnt fit the sixers system
Lol yep
They should a 30 for 30 for the lob city era that would be dope asf not gonna lie. I really enjoyed the Shaq and penny 30 for 30 that was a good one. But the clippers had locker room issues nothing new.
He literally said they DIDN'T have locker room issues. Their issues were on the court 😂
Ro Han it’s bullshit bro people believe anything these days. Clearly there was a division when you have 3 stars like the ones in the clippers. That team never could get over the hump there were built in the wrong era.
Ro Han you can’t say “teammates were being passive aggressive” but then say it was only on the court issues. CP and Blake probably threw a bunch of sneak disses at each other, whereas JJ would’ve preferred them to be more upfront. That kinda shit happens at EVERY job across America that involves you needing to work with others efficiently
G M. 😂😂😂 love and hip hop 😂🤣🤣🤣
which was weird that they did that whole ""lock DJ in the house until he signs with us."
Honestly the clippers did have a chance but they blew it.
AkiraPhantom 5 exactly
David Chimezie yeah 2015 was their chance and they blew it. I felt like that really was a highly anticipated wcf cause the year before they had a great 7 game series and had some good reg season games too and it felt like we were supposed to see them play each other but yeah they blew it
Tyler Gary cp3 hamstring was fucked though, if he was healthy they would have gone to the wcf
@@MyUniqueHandle. nah they were still able to beat the Rockets without chris paul in game 1. It's just that they were up by 20 in game 6 on their home court and blew it
They were too busy being a knock off version of “Showtime Lakers” than being their own team. If they were more like the “miracle Mets” than they would of had at least one chip. But it looks like they have a chance now since they learned how to win a title than pretending to think they are the Lakers
Y’all really just mentioned Lob City without DeAndre. Smh him Blake and CP3 shoulda won a title
TV Jumpshot shii I remember this first couple of years he’d be on the bench the end the games because he couldn’t hit free throws.
what is DeAndres offensive move?
he missed every free throw he was useless at the end of the game. he was only good cause every center is good with cp3. Honestly he is largely responsible for their playoff failures along with Jamal Crawford, Redick, and CP/Blake's health.
We needed rebounds. Blake didnt do shit he tryna be lebron being point forward in all.
@@aispadez7174 Deandre jordan stole rebounds from Blake. Blake himself made a joke about this
Interesting and candid assessment of my beloved Clippers. That playoff loss to Houston when we were up 3-1 is still beyond painful to think about. Yes, we likely would've lost to the Warriors, but it would've been great to prove that out in the Conference Finals.
Always have respect for a player that keeps it real. Transparent and honest. Great feedback.
Good luck JJ.
I love how he doesn't want to say Chris Paul. JJ is great at talking a lot without really saying much
The irony being that he’s criticizing the passive aggressiveness
Logan Ross how is it ironic? He even threw himself under the bus saying he’s just as guilty.
@@loganross1861 😂😂 phenomenal observation
Also Blake Griffin is the queen of passive aggressiveness
I think he’s talking more about Blake & deandre. They’re the ones that had issues with Chris Paul but weren’t saying anything
Let's be real, they choked. Especially when they had that 3-1 lead against the Rockets that one year.
Agreed. They also choked against the Thunder as well. Although they probably would not have beaten the Heat if they made the Finals.
No shit
When Josh smith beats you with 3 after 3 it just shows that team was meant to fall apart
Doc Rivers blew two 3-1 leads and has horrible game 7 records.
clippers problem that year is they didn't have a bench so after your 6 man. so your trying to give 6 guys 36-40+ minutes every game
Still Breaks My Heart When We Blew That Lead Against Houston 😭#ClipperNationTilIDie
Clippers deserve at least 1 ring but I wanted this season to be the Lakers for Kobe. I just hope this Covid19 ends so life can go back to normal.
AmZ TV Still satisfies me seeing yall choke away game 6 without Harden
James Harden man I can’t even watch that game without feeling sick to my stomach lmao
I agree . The Clippers used to look so good on paper, then injuries and or team chemistry issues ALWAYS reared its head .
They were a big highlights team
But the reality is they choked away every season
Great interview with JJ. His podcast is one of the best!
Wow. JJ Reddick super insightful and honest. Kudos to him. Very interesting and informative.
this is all about culture, i blame doc. He;s the most overrated coach. He had a great team and couldn't get them over the hump.
He’s not overrated at all...not everyone can win
Creed Bratton he’s overrated
D'antoni is the definition of overrated!!!
JAS Steve Kerr is overrated , tye lue is overrated, brad Stevens is overrated. Do you disagree with any of these?
It's pretty easy to just blame one person. Reality is that it's everyone's fault that they didn't get to where they wanted to be.
Wish they would’ve talked more about the Houston series. Being a Lob City Clippers fan at the time that was the most upsetting and devastating feeling ever to be up 3-1 and to lose to a team they had no business losing to. I feel that was the only year we really had a chance to win a championship especially after the momentum we got after beating the reigning champions in the Big 3+ Kawhi Spurs team in the first round. We beat the Warriors in 7 games the year before but who knows what that Western conference finals would’ve been like had they faced each other. It was almost a given that whoever came out of the West was going to win the championship that year granted that Kyrie gets hurt that first game of the finals and Kevin Love was already out for the season.
I still think about us being up 26 fucking points! Like cmon man we fucked that year up!
All of this after the 7-game Spurs series :(((((
I remember sitting on the floor watching the game 5 collapse. Unbelievably disappointing especially when we missed cp3 the first two games of the series. Blake was on another level and shouldve still beaten the rockets despite that loss but I remember just knowing that we wouldnt win the series that was the epitome of that team. We wouldnt get up after being knocked down
@@Clipperdude123 I vividly remember starting to celebrate after the 3rd quarter and was ready for the WCF. I packed a hookah bowl and smoked it in my room as like a celebratory cigar but man oh man did that turn out to suck dick. That day was terrible but also as a Packers fan it's no worse than the 2014 NFC Championship Game when we were up 16-0 to Seattle.
LA in that time still wouldn’t care for clips. Just bandwagoners celebs paid rooting for them.
i enjoy athletes having podcast, we get to hear the unheard and behind the scenes stuff about teams and players leaving like this
Love that he mentioned Bogut was out in the 2014 playoffs, he was missed so much that series cause Blake and DJ were feasting inside
They wanted to be on sports center highlights more than they wanted to win a championship!
Jay Rock Jinx Yeah like you
@@benmangrum8626 you got the whole sqaud laughing bro
Clippers: plays for ratings
Lakers: plays for rings
@@therealjaystone2344 bruh the lakers havent won anything in a while lol Lebron ain't changing that
Cheese Steak Jimmy's Kawhi can’t go b2b without help
Early to mid 2010s the league was going toward 3 point shooting and stretch 4s while the Clippers doubled down on two non shooting players in Blake and Deandre. CP3 passive agressiveness came from not having his stars able to shoot.
Just goes to show how amazing teams like the Warriors or Patriots in football are. They've both suffered horrible losses and collapses and have won it all the very next season. Those champions don't fold because of a painful loss
Adding KD sure helped
@@OPTIMUS6LTR I was about to say. Adding an MVP in his prime to a 73-win team isn't what I'd call "overcoming a collapse".
@@Banned4Life they won a championship before KD
@@CoreyWright. Against Cavs without Kyrie and Love. And that makes it better how?
@@Banned4Life they still won a championship, they don't control who is out on the opposition just like the Cavs don't control who was out when they beat GSW and win's a win man.
Notice how jj rolls his eyes when big cat says blakes a friend of the pod...
Something’s are just left unsaid 🤔
he’s literally not even on screen when that’s said, why you acting like a bitch
@@timgimmy609 dude...look again. right after he says that they cut back to them. Someone needs a hug. sheesh.
They had no wing scorer throughout their years in lob city. If they had a wing scorer who could create they would’ve won. Someone like Paul George or Butler or even Hayward just someone who could get 18-5-5 at the SF position
YES THANK YOU. I am a die hard Clipper fan. They were always missing a go-to SF. The time they were playing was SF driven. They had no one that can create for themselves, always picking up guys past their prime.
Rhira001 as a raptors fan I feel like we were the clippers of the east, a great team every year but falling short. It wasn’t till we got a great wing. Also we always had vets as our bench but then when we drafted well all our young guys Norman Powell Fred van vleet og anunoby made the bench even better
@@ryant2412 I was hoping Kawhi was the solution along with PG but sad this season is on stand by. It is rough being a Clippers fan LOL
Rhira001 I still take clippers over lakers in west. Kawhi is another machine in playoffs. I noticed it when he was on the raptors. He gives about 60% during regular season/at least compared to playoffs. When he wanted to, during our 19’ chip run, he would just get on the court and you would feel the game change. Like all the confidence shifted to our side and our team just took over
Ryan Trudeau that’s actually what I noticed too. He definitely has a different grove. The person I’m worried about is PG. He’s sometimes inconsistent
lol, Griffin and Paul kept getting hurt. That's the real answer. Paul missed 85 games in his Clippers career.... Griffin missed 55. FACTS. So again, you can't win when your two best players are always hurt. You just can't.
I mean, they just weren't very deep either. They had healthy seasons, where they all played in the playoffs, but they just weren't as good as San Antonio, OKC, or Golden State.
I agree that injuries were a big part of it, they were never as deep or complete as the Warriors or Spurs during that time. They were a 1 trick pony
Rockets 22 game win streak disagrees
They were the best team in 2k 😂
the moment @0:19 you said "blake griffin who is a friend of ours so dont say anything bad about him"...you killed the interview. JJ's face even said it all.
Just put Blake at the 5 and run small. That would’ve been OP
Jarrell Sims Blake ain’t draymond on the defensive side. That would be like the suns lineup but even worse offensively with the same defense if not worse
Kobe The Gloat that’s a valid point actually.
Hell no lol
Draymond's length is the key.
That organization's in ability to be competitive on the wing was the down fall.
@@igotjokes4ya340 Blake is still a decent defender though it could've work
Redick is one of my favorite people. I’m glad he’s had a good career. My Jazz officially destroyed their dreams.
“Passive aggressive” who else thought of Blake?
I find it annoying how he said “Blake is our friend so don’t say anything bad about him” when he asks JJ to explain everything that went down with that clippers team.
Booper Bollins Agreed Blake was the biggest part in them collapsing
when he said passive aggresiveness i right off the bat think of blake lol
Gusty9229 Blake & cp3 lol .
Gusty9229 Na CP
Cp wouldnt let blake handle the ball and blake didnt want to be a true pick and roll 4 he was more than that so that lead to them always bickering on the court. Imagine if blake could play the way he plays now when he was younger and more healthy it would have been scary
Kevin Durant facts in the 2015 playoffs Blake was playing MVP level (cp3 hurt at the time) but man that would’ve been scary
Cp bro
Still waiting for my “Shoot Like JJ Reddick “ DVD to show up in the mail...
Same.
They couldn’t find a wing, they tried everybody I mean everybody. Just couldn’t find a good stable wing that can keep up against the Lebron, kawhi, Durant etc
Rich Charles they tried a bunch of scrubs. jeff green wesley johnson hedo turkoglu paul pierce past his prime. should’ve made an actual play instead of the cheap stuff
skeet shooter they tried. Kd wanted to go their as history backup if gsw didn’t work. Melo had a few chances to jump ship and chose NY. PG was also in play as well. There were in pursuit of guys, but no one wanted to be there.
Rich Charles L
skeet shooter hedo ain‘t a scrub man don‘t disrespect my man
Meme Overload he was way past his prime when he was with the clippers
I love how big cat and pft can just talk shit to high profile people without them getting offended. Cool to watch
Terance M this my first time coming here and his first words he trashed the team lol I’m like damn! I’m intrigued now 😂😂
Every time they had their best seasons theyd get an Injury in the playoffs. Couple times it was Griffen missing playoff games or playing hurt. One year was CP3 missing games vs Houston. And Jamal Crawford always struggled in the playoffs shooting under 40% from the field. I love Crawford but they needed to upgrade that 3rd scorer spot.
I love JJ, he is the truth
the problem was doc being a coach and gm
Yep and giving his son a big deal
I like his honesty!
It’s hilarious how JJ is low-key shitting on Chris Paul the entire time
I'm a lifelong Knicks fan but i was rooting for the Clippers in that timeline when the Knicks were bounced. Really wanted it for them.
That Rockets series was rough /:
Great interview
Filmed at We Work
That series they were up 3-1 against Houston in the conference semis and blew it.
This was my very first PMT episode.
Once again, congratulations
No team was beating the 2014 Spurs. Wouldn't have mattered if Clippers beat Houston. 2014 Spurs were one of the best teams I've seen.
They choked a 3-1 lead to Houston in 2015 thats what happened. I remember specifically game 6 AT HOME they were up 20 at half time. They choked that game away. Thats when I gave up on cp3 and Blake. I knew they would retire ringless. And no ring in sight 5 years later
Harden and russ about to follow suit too 💀
I went to game 5 at Staples Center against the Rockets. It crushed me 😔
Doc was the last man standing...
one of my favorite teams that i actually watched with my own eyes so sad they couldn’t win
They should’ve let DJordan walk or trade him, put Blake at the 5, play small ball. They stuck with those guys too long.
Lol that Rockets comparison funny
Its really interesting hearing the players perspective and it would be a fun process to interview the top 7 guys from the clippers the years JJ was talking about and get their perspective. And then you throw in the stats. In those 4 yrs Blake, JJ & CP3 were together, the stats would tell you JJ was the better scoring option with a scoring eff of almost 58%, Blake was around 51% and CP3 around 53%. But JJ was the benefactor of Blake & CP3 drawing the D in and he would get the kickouts for open looks.
That clippers team was so good. I thought they would at least make it to one nba finals.
Very insightful dude
I don’t get why this topic keeps coming up. They were a good team but not good enough. Other teams were just better. Simple as that
Only that it's not . You don't know anything about sport if you think that's all there is to it .
Matthieu Saade you’re trippin bro. Even when this clipper team was at its peak, okc and Miami we’re both head and shoulders above them
@@seanlankarani1144 refs stole game 5 from us vs OKC
Charles Cooks so what dude, they still beat you 3 other times. Plus I remember the series before against the warriors and the refs were on your side the entire series. GS got robbed that series
It's true but that doesn't mean there weren't internal issues there
I hope there's a look-back documentary about those Clipper teams in the future. As someone who was very into the NBA back then...EVERY body picked them to come out of the West. Every time you looked up, they added someone good. Crawford, Lance, even Josh Smith for a bit
Are these guys at a temp agency???
Lol recording studio they probably should have flipped te camera though or kept it close up on jj
The collapse happened because of not just egos, but health. Every time the playoffs came around, I could always count on Blake or CP3 not being involved for long. Also, as Blake started expanding his game, the ball stop moving. Pair that up with CP3, whose very ball dominate, and they could neutralize one, while forcing the other to do too much, disrupting offensive flow. Egos and all, they were like the Phoenix Suns with Shawn Marion, Nash, and Stat...All highlights, good 5 year run bringing in a new wave of entertainment only to allow strong system oriented teams that were consistent to beat them.
That Clippers team is one of the biggest what ifs in the NBA at the time
Not its not its not a what if at all we kno exact what happen
Dewayne Cooper What? There were plenty of issues with that Clippers squad but let’s not act like injuries didn’t cripple that group multiple times. A super talented team who had playoff runs derailed by injuries is practically the definition of a “what if” scenario..
@@AA-vb2pq they was fully healthy too many times for it to be a what if they had like 5years together they was just chokers lol no excuses for them & im actually a fan of all them tbh
Dewayne Cooper I’m not saying injuries were the *only* thing holding them back, but you can’t act like injuries didn’t massively impact their success, in multiple years. And by virtue of that, they become a “what if”
@@AA-vb2pq they didn't & they cant be a what if if we seen the if like we seen them all together fully healthy & they aint do shit a what if is like if D rose never got hurt or if Lebron never left the cavs those are what ifs
As a fan that followed that Clipper team, I was disappointed that Chris Paul didn't use better leadership skills as the point guard to bring that team together. It seemed like he was always bickering at Blake. 👎
definetly remember JJ consistently being one of the main choke artists on that team come playoff time
the stats check out: as a clipper, redick shot .440 from three in the regular season and .386 in the playoffs. hard to overcome your 3 point sniper turning into a bricklayer when it matters.
breakfastmachine bricklayer, are you dumb? 39% from 3 is bricks? Even if it’s a 5% drop off from the reg season percentage, that just shows he was superhuman from 3 in the reg season and then was a little more contained in the playoffs from three considering it’s the playoffs and everything is more serious and contested. Seriously how is 39% bricks?
Tyler Gary ikr lol
@@tylergary5953 literally the only reason he's on the floor is to make threes. if he goes from elite to average, he's a bricklayer. sorry you don't understand basketball, go back to reddit.
breakfastmachine bro average? How sway? Learn some ball you casual. If you think 39% from three, especially in the playoffs, is bricks then you’re just plain stupid. 39% from three is already elite regular season or playoffs. 44% is superhuman. Again learn ball casual
I will NEVER forget watching them collapse to the rockets by Josh Smith and Cory Brewer in that one game and then tuning into game 7 and seeing Blake griffins disappointed face looking up at the score with seconds left 😭😂
The Splash Brothers Happened
There first playoff series together when they lost 4 straight to Memphis after being up 2-0 is when I knew it was over before it even started 🤦🏿♂️
When you look at this team it makes you realize just how good Golden State is
Always liked this guy since duke!
JJ is showing some symptoms of TDS.🤣 A fan of JJ here😁
This was my favorite PMT interview they have ever done
Golden State Warriors broke that team
Uzima Namegabe the clippers were competitive and fell apart long before the dubs formed their dynasty lol
Nah man the rockets did, and they never even recovered to take on the worriors
Lol , they faced the warriors only once in the playoffs (2014) and won .They werent even good enough to beat the 1B teams
5:12 she like..."I'm get my shine today, let me take this lil'walk...lol"
The funny thing about JJ is his playoff record stays intact and will be forgiven if this Corona Virus ultimately kills the rest of the NBA season (which looks more and more like a definite reality with each passing day).
JaVaughn McGregor - forget about the all sports this year. I'd be shocked if the NBA comes back in November.
@@jpmnky I strongly agree with you bro. This Corona shit is on some historic movie type level. The Olympics and all the rest of sports this year is a definite wrap in my eyes.
Doc talking about pointing fingers... cut to pick of him pointing fingers. I think the players won't say it, maybe they don't know it, but Doc has a history of not taking ownership and that is probably why it all fell apart. Leadership starts at the top.
Everyone knows it was Doc's fault
They weren't mentally ready. Definitely a personal problem.
@@loslakers530 You're stating facts but they have no relation to the team's mentality.
The past is the past ,I wish those guys only the best, Let's go CLIPPERS
I hate how they blew a 3-1 lead could have made the final
Really missed out on one more competitive Clippers Warriors series before GSW just ran away from the Clippers and never looked back. Honestly those two teams looked like the next big rivalry
Had the Clippers defeated the Rockets in that 2015 series (still hurts until this day), Clippers could really challenge Warriors that year. I know Dubs were good but Clippers was the only Western Conference team that year that has a better chance betting the Warriors. It would have been crazy WCF because of their rivalry.
Brian Ng it’s another reason why kds move fucked the league. Those pre kd clippers and warriors games were great, intense, entertaining. So many great west playoff series and rivalries that I was looking forward to in 2016 before he went to gs. Clippers and GS, Thunder and GS, Thunder and Clippers, you already know rockets were still trying to compete every year and they were a 3 seed in 2017 so that probably would’ve stayed the same regardless of kd leaving, and then the spurs and even blazers. Rockets vs spurs, rockets vs blazers, blazers vs spurs, blazers vs thunder etc... that’s what we could’ve seen in 2017 in the west but instead we got a boring, meaningless, dull western conference playoffs. Call me crazy but had kd not joined Gs I think 2017 would’ve been the best western playoffs ever
@@macvincemosquera9616yes they definitely could have beaten the warriors. The warriors dominated the 15 regular season but slowed down a lot in the playoffs. They looked unconvincing in the memphis, Houston and cavs series even though they won
JJ is a cool dude
who’s here after Doc left
JJ reddick is great on the mic
So Blake Griffin was being passive aggressive
945 Podcast and CHRIS Paul both leaders of the team probably rubbed off everyone
@Dave Watkins Definitely CP. Knowing what we know now and how things went with Harden, it's definitely him.
I think it was both Blake and Cp3 at fault here
Max 117 well CP3 wasn’t exactly passive aggressive with Harden. Whoever JJ is describing really doesn’t sound like Paul bc he does blow up occasionally, that’s why he’s the most widely respected guy in the league and president of the NBAPA. Blake seems to come off as a much more passive personality
Lol, JJ just ignored their Austin Rivers question.
When Doc signed his son. JJ has thought this through and I agree talking behind each other’s backs is worse than dealing with it and having a blow up. “Donald Trump pettiness.” Perfect!:)
Michael Edwards That’s one of the most dumbass reply I’ve ever received on YT. Congratulations on joining the ranks of the ignorant...what’s your name? Oh, you call yourself EatMyAss Edwards. Get a fucking life.
I’ll never be a Clippers fan (because I’m a Lakers fan) but my favorite Clippers squad was in the Darius Miles & Corey Maggette days. Maggette was so underrated & he never really got enough love. The Clippers also had Boykins, Q-Richardson, a young Elden Brand, Lamar Odom, Olowakandi, Piakowski as a sharpshooter etc. They were stacked. I prefer the “Knuckleheads” squad over the “Lob City” squad. But still #GoLakers #TheRealLATeam #LAkers 🏆💜💛
Those Clippers teams gave LA hoops fans hope because the Lakers were garbage
Now it's crazy cause both teams could win the title
This Covid19 ruined everything. :/
@oscar rebel he's just saying they were entertaining they could never replace the Lakers lol. But sadly they were a huge disappointment
JJ I’m here for you when you have your on sport TV show
Who? Where? What? Why? When? How?
Simple Answer: The Warriors.
Milton Pacas Jr. no
Yes
Those clippers teams were good but I never pictured them winning a chip
They wouldn't have beaten Lebron no matter what team Lebron was with. They could've made it to the finals though
I’m just gonna blame Austin and Doc 😂
I never believed those Clipper teams where going to win a championship
Man I remember watching that game 5 where y’all was up on the rockets like 20.. i got my McGrady throwback on like dam... shawty start giving me too.. next thing I know I look up and the rockets just start hulling y’all boys.. I’m hype as hell now watching like hold on shawty watch out
TR DiveS ur lame, stop trying so hard 😂 cringe ass buhl
TR DiveS I know your lying because it was game 6 not game 5
Those personalities Paul, Jordan, Griffin have all shown to be difficult even when seperated.
Obviously they never had a 3.
Their real problem was their bench. Their starting 5 was something like the best +/- out of everyone in the league including the warriors, cavs for a while. How can you blame them. Their bench was one of the worst
Jamal crawford
@@olo_smooth_olo5606 he was their only one
All the smoke podcast. Matt Barnes talks on this issue.
“Donald Trump Level pettiness”.... that in a nutshell is what will divide and destroy any team (or country for that matter)