Westbrook should be working with a shooting coach and a layup coach the WHOLE SUMMER...he'd had the 15 footer early in the career...that would change alot
I would like to see a hybrid of keeping some of our superstars but we will need to trade one of them to get younger, taller, longer, and more athletic.
It is just right to run it back, we dont have a lot of options.. Kawhi and PG are not that old, we will be in a new court, we dont own our picks, and maybe something will come up and a minor/major tweak in roster will happen.. who knows?
I would try to trade Kawhi to OKC for some of our picks back and PG to Philly for Oubre and some of our picks back. Sign and trade Harden to the Magic for one of the thier four guards.
I tend to agree with this. Even though the Kawhi/PG duo is elite(nearly 70% winning clip) i think with the re-investment made into Kawhi, it would be best to make a deal with Paul George to pay him the max and send him to his preferred destination. I think taking a risk on a younger player with upside potential is the way The Clippers should go, moving forward. If i were Lawrence Frank i also would not pair Kawhi with James Harden. I think the slower half court style actually hurts The Clippers against the league's best defensive teams, especially the ones with length at the wing position. Also i believe having James Harden likely means the team will not trend towards a top 10 defensive team. I would try to see if Kawhi Leonard could hold up playing at a quicker pace and playing more intense defense. Surround him with younger athletic players.... This way if Kawhi is not healthy come postseason time(again) at least The Clippers have some youth and optimism going forward... That's the way i would go if i were Lawrence Frank..... I think if he wants to run it back, that it's better to start Kawhi, PG, Harden, and Russ together and find a different center that can space and shoot....(similar to The Celtics five out system) This would allow them to use Mann, Bones, Coffey, Brown, Jones, and Powell off their bench..... They could probably keep Theis as one reserve big. They would need a replacement for Plumlee(maybe a trade for Steven Adams?) Maybe some youth at the wing positions...
I think it's a mistake running it back. These dudes are getting older. It's not even certain they'll make the playoffs with the West getting better. For me I think they should use the season to develop and raise the value of guys. A guy like Zubac could probably fetch you a 1st around the deadline. Ultimately it depends what happens in terms of front office. I'm of the believe they're either both gone in Ty Lue and L Frank or both will remain. I'd actually kick the tires on seeing if Lakers desperate enough to trade 17th pick if it doesnt convey for Lue. Ballmer needs to stop worrying about the Lakers and worry about making the Clippers be an actual contender. His knee jerk reaction to LA getting Davis lead to him caving into Kawhis demands just to sign Kawhi. Still didn't get a chip. You get off guys early not late. It's already kind of late. They can't improve the team running it back and can't develop guys doing so either. TEAR IT DOWN!!!
Blow it up is the wrong term, you should’ve got off Kawhi and Russ, bring back PG and possibly trade Harden. Start rebuilding draft capitol and use free agency to bring in solid role players like the Knicks have. Soft reset would’ve been great for the new arena while setting up the future
sure, you dont wanna blow it up too early, but you also dont wanna blow it up too late. returns diminish, especially when the assets in question have an average age of what? 33? 34? and ESPECIALLY when those older players have a history of injuries. You may be past the point of selling high, but you might wanna consider making moves before you're selling low. Just a thought
The best example you could have mentioned was Blazers trading Dame away thinking Scoot would be the next Dame… even after Dame said he would rescind his trade request and come back to Portland
I absolutely do not want James Harden back… and if he wants to come back, if I was the Clippers I wouldn’t do it for one dollar 💵 OVER $20M/yr.. very discounted rate!
@@heigherheights21 what about the playoffs genius? The Clippers have been having decent seasons since lobcity days, how did tht work for them? Time to blow this bs up
@@torrey2708 harden had 70 TS through first 4 games, he had bad game 5, he had decent game 6 outside shooting 3 ball, he was supposed to be third option when we traded for him but he became 1st option with PG disappearing in the playoffs. you are just yapping to yap
@@Himothy00 You sound stupid…. Harden is always supposed to be some kind of option his entire career but what happens in the playoffs??? Has he EVER WON ANYTHING? what has he done when its counted? You SOFT ERA GUYS NEED TO QUIT MAKING EXCUSES for these Bums! And Thts PG included
Sign and trade PG to the lakers get Russell Rui Reeves and a first. Lakers would do it. Trade Kawhi to golden state for Wiggins Payton moody and Trayce plus picks. Yet harden walk. Trade Powell to Orlando for picks and Cole Anthony. That there changes the team but keeps options open and future bright. Picks and young players
Clippers fan here and we have no hope as soon as they resigned Kawhi. It’s time to test all three of their trade value on the market and get rid of them all. If you are keeping them for business reasons I get it. If you are keeping them to try to win a chip it’s idiotic. Even if Kawhi was healthy with this team I don’t see them winning. PG & Harden are too inconsistent to be second options.
the main argument should have been that clippers didnt build a balanced team around kawhi, harden and pg because they traded harden during regular season but now they can make some moves and sign players on vet minimum to get younger and athletic
Dont get it twisted, pls. I got 1x word and then 3x words for the young Darian: BS, Blow it up! We are not, its not everything about Kawhi and his health. We doesnt have enough, PG13 is a choker just as Harden is. Its simply a fact.
Dime Vaziri not long ago said he had enough of KL unavailability & how it factored into Clippers woes but now he singing from different song book. Know why? You gotta be all in as host of Locked On Clippers, dude got dah memo!🤫😜
it may be that PG wants to leave and then we need a sign & trade, otherwise I would try to replace Bones Hyland for Westbrook. I didn't understand about Westbrook, he had a lot of good games before but in the playoffs he hurt the team more than I thought.
The Clippers ran head first into luka magic. They still don't know what hit them. Don't be in a rush. The booker suns nearly survived and that was after a luka magic booker beat down extreme
Clippers are like the La Angels of basketball. Just a bad luck organization since San Diego Clippers days….if not Buffalo days. George is not the guy. When Leonard is out, George will not carry this team
Hey man, just so you know. I respect your hustle and the work you put into your podcast. Please keep it up. However, you sound like a person going through the different stages of grief. You sound like you left anger and are now at bargaining. lol! They need to sign and trade for PG. I've always commented that as long as Paul (low-IQ) George is on the Clippers, they will never win a Chip.
I agree. Darian, love your work and your takes are always right, but pull it together. There is a lack of good Clipper content so please keep it up. Next season we're not elite. I hope they don't invest any more in this core. Can we set up for next NEXT year? We went from Lob city to Kawhi-PG pretty quick... Did Ballmer buy the team to be mediocre? Lakers put AD. Lebron and a mix of homegrown and FA's to get one, it's possible to win without the draft.
@@ryanschwarz3024 ...yea, as far as i know, until Harden, PG, and some of their other unrestricted free agents officially come off the books, they are well over the cap. I think they might have some flexibility if PG opts out, but i'm sure where that would place them? If they add salary after PG opts out, that might limit what type of sign and trade deal they could make with PG and it would definitely take them out of play if a team like Orlando or Toronto really wanted James Harden(those two teams that should strongly go after James Harden, along with The Detroit Pistons) I'm fairly sure PJ Tucker will opt in to his $11 mil slot because he wouldn't get close to that as an unrestricted free agent. I'm fairly sure Russell Westbrook will opt out because right now they are not likely to want him as the starting pg. I think there are teams that would be willing to pay Russ slightly more than $4 mil to come off their bench and possibly one or two teams that might offer him closer to an MLE range salary and maybe even a starting role(Chicago or Miami) So i don't see a Hartenstein with The Clippers. I think there are going to be teams with better cap flexibility that will be willing to pay him a nice hefty contract.
@@shaft9000 ....you actually think Hartenstein will get north of $20 mil per? I have him slightly under that but he will be highly sought after by teams with available cap space.
I understand your points but this team is too old for running it back. They have gas until the all star game, and then collapse. do we forgot how they struggled to get the playoff spot? Consider also that the motivation pg/kl/harden had (trying to get their extension) wont be there next year if we sign all three, so I expect a worse regular season (fighting for playin). Furthermore, I never liked all three stars on the field, they kill pace, make the offense stagnant and predictable. I would go for soft rebuild, e.g. try to keep pg and then trade either pg or kl for more size at the power forward/backup center. Honestly, I would like kl to go, he is never available, at least pg was there. Plus, we need ty lou to really change the style of play of this team and fix the defense. It is true that blow up too early is a mistake, but waiting too much to get assets back is even worse. I think it is already too late...what team would take kl crazy contract today??
I like Kawhi , and our options are limited, but relying too much on luck is not the way to go. Sure, luck is important, but we KNOW Kawhi has a suspect knee. My question is why would any of our stars want to leave southern California where they have family and roots? They've all been around the league a lot. They came home!
@@andreslancheros2863 They probably "should" consider a sign and trade deal using PG... The Kawhi/PG duo is elite together.....they win at a near 70% clip. There just aren't many nba duos better than that. I just worry about what i saw late last season with the mentality of the star players. I saw it with several of the teams with the older star level players. There just isn't a sense of urgency. There seems to be a lethargic attitude of "we just need to be in the mix" Maybe it's just the "collective mindset" of the top players? I'm not sure..... I do agree that The Clippers as currently constructed, with a few minor tweaks, can possibly be a top 10 nba squad....one of the contenders! So that does somewhat validate Lawrence Frank's philosophy of running it back. I think i just have some concerns about the collective mindset of the vets?
@@NoName-zm1ks ....yea Kawhi is definitely no longer top 10 but when you factor in both sides of the court, even with some declines in his defensive excellence, i still believe he is one of the nba's top 20-25 players, so he's very worthy of the deal he got. Remember it's not our money so if Mr Ballmer wants to pay Kawhi Leonard not only for his market value as a top 25 nba player but also for what he can potentially do with a healthy postseason, i think it's fine. Certainly that comes with some pros and cons from a roster construction perspective. How many players make the all star team? I think it's like 13-15 players for each conference? So 26-30 players? Kawhi and PG both made it, so The Clippers have two of the best players in the game.... The one thing i will say is that the dynamic duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George "might" need to be broken up and more responsibility given to Kawhi Leonard for the success of the franchise... That would be one way to spread out the wealth and make them a bit deeper, from a roster construction perspective...
Need a backup center. A stretch 4 and get an upgrade backup combo guard on Russ. Next season less regular season minutes for harden to save them from themselves in Harden Kawhi George Why you need better quality depth
What they need to do this Off-season is. 1. Bring Harden back And 2. Hire Mike Dantoni as the Head Coach and move Ty Lue to the Assistant Coaching spot so Harden can come back to the same player that he was in 2019 and 2020 averaging over 30 PPG again.
I'm okay with running it back if we accept we AREN'T championship level. Go into next season in a new arena just looking to play at our highest level, in spite of injuries and availability. Even at our best, the rest of the league is younger and more athletic than we are. We are an aging out superteam. Go out and have fun and surprise few people.
If if if if if if if - so many ifs. Who cares if kawhi takes a pay cut - he deserves one. In fact he should take less and gtfo. Listen - the team is too old - they can give you a run like they did in december but guess what… they run out of freakin gas. Y’all witnessed it- all the stars have to be load managed. Start all over or give kawhi some younger legs he can use as a crutch. Cause that’s what that star needs - more crutches so he can play his 2/3 or less of a season .
@@robertweekes5783 theyre good trading pieces, and neither one of those things mean anything now does it. A 6th man with below average defense and a center with a two in vert is suppose to do what on a finals run?
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They should flip George for some picks or young role players. Keep Harden and Kawhi…
Let’s see who is available. There’s not a lot of players better than Paul George but size is better for this team
@@andreslancheros2863 He doesnt perform when we need him to! Harden should not be averaging more PPG than him as a 2nd option when Kawhi is out
You can’t trade an unrestricted free agent. Unless he opts in into his last year which he won’t you can’t trade him
Sounds like a guy who’s trying real hard to convince himself and be optimistic
Optimist Dine been smoking that wacky tabacky😂
BBBTTHHRIIITT...I like the transformation😂😁😤
Yall would’ve been in contention for the west if kawai was healthy, maybe even won it.
Well they're the clippers. If they don't choke, they're aren't healthy.
I’m fine with keeping Kawhi and Harden but if you can flip PG for assets or a player that will at least be consistent then you do that trade
Westbrook should be working with a shooting coach and a layup coach the WHOLE SUMMER...he'd had the 15 footer early in the career...that would change alot
It's the San Diego Clippers of Inglewood
I would like to see a hybrid of keeping some of our superstars but we will need to trade one of them to get younger, taller, longer, and more athletic.
Dude once played for the Clippers🤫
Trading for Harden was a grave mistake imo
It is just right to run it back, we dont have a lot of options.. Kawhi and PG are not that old, we will be in a new court, we dont own our picks, and maybe something will come up and a minor/major tweak in roster will happen.. who knows?
I would try to trade Kawhi to OKC for some of our picks back and PG to Philly for Oubre and some of our picks back. Sign and trade Harden to the Magic for one of the thier four guards.
I think keeping PG and then trading him for some younger guys would be a smart move since they already invested in Kawhi
I tend to agree with this.
Even though the Kawhi/PG duo is elite(nearly 70% winning clip) i think with the re-investment made into Kawhi, it would be best to make a deal with Paul George to pay him the max and send him to his preferred destination.
I think taking a risk on a younger player with upside potential is the way The Clippers should go, moving forward.
If i were Lawrence Frank i also would not pair Kawhi with James Harden.
I think the slower half court style actually hurts The Clippers against the league's best defensive teams, especially the ones with length at the wing position.
Also i believe having James Harden likely means the team will not trend towards a top 10 defensive team.
I would try to see if Kawhi Leonard could hold up playing at a quicker pace and playing more intense defense.
Surround him with younger athletic players....
This way if Kawhi is not healthy come postseason time(again) at least The Clippers have some youth and optimism going forward...
That's the way i would go if i were Lawrence Frank.....
I think if he wants to run it back, that it's better to start Kawhi, PG, Harden, and Russ together and find a different center that can space and shoot....(similar to The Celtics five out system)
This would allow them to use Mann, Bones, Coffey, Brown, Jones, and Powell off their bench.....
They could probably keep Theis as one reserve big.
They would need a replacement for Plumlee(maybe a trade for Steven Adams?)
Maybe some youth at the wing positions...
Clippers would have to give him the max and the new rules make it harder to just sign and trade like before
@@besmorpheous ...yea, it's very complicated.
They really goofed by signing Kawhi before the playoffs@@besmorpheous
@@sydguitar99 facts
I think it's a mistake running it back. These dudes are getting older. It's not even certain they'll make the playoffs with the West getting better. For me I think they should use the season to develop and raise the value of guys. A guy like Zubac could probably fetch you a 1st around the deadline. Ultimately it depends what happens in terms of front office. I'm of the believe they're either both gone in Ty Lue and L Frank or both will remain. I'd actually kick the tires on seeing if Lakers desperate enough to trade 17th pick if it doesnt convey for Lue. Ballmer needs to stop worrying about the Lakers and worry about making the Clippers be an actual contender. His knee jerk reaction to LA getting Davis lead to him caving into Kawhis demands just to sign Kawhi. Still didn't get a chip. You get off guys early not late. It's already kind of late. They can't improve the team running it back and can't develop guys doing so either. TEAR IT DOWN!!!
i agree
Blow it up is the wrong term, you should’ve got off Kawhi and Russ, bring back PG and possibly trade Harden. Start rebuilding draft capitol and use free agency to bring in solid role players like the Knicks have. Soft reset would’ve been great for the new arena while setting up the future
Keep PG with that performance in the playoffs?
sure, you dont wanna blow it up too early, but you also dont wanna blow it up too late. returns diminish, especially when the assets in question have an average age of what? 33? 34? and ESPECIALLY when those older players have a history of injuries. You may be past the point of selling high, but you might wanna consider making moves before you're selling low. Just a thought
yup
release paul george and sign good role players that are free agents
As a life long Clippers fan this team is too soft, time to let PG ,Russ Harden & Kawhi go ✌️
Great episode but you barely mentioned Paul George. Does that need its own full episode?
yes
The best example you could have mentioned was Blazers trading Dame away thinking Scoot would be the next Dame… even after Dame said he would rescind his trade request and come back to Portland
i think signing and trading him best move this offseason probably jarace walker and benedict amthurin and obi toppin
I absolutely do not want James Harden back… and if he wants to come back, if I was the Clippers I wouldn’t do it for one dollar 💵 OVER $20M/yr.. very discounted rate!
You a hater so you're not gonna pay the player who led the team in scoring, assists and blocks even though he didn't take the most shots per game.
@@heigherheights21 what about the playoffs genius? The Clippers have been having decent seasons since lobcity days, how did tht work for them? Time to blow this bs up
@@torrey2708 harden had 70 TS through first 4 games, he had bad game 5, he had decent game 6 outside shooting 3 ball, he was supposed to be third option when we traded for him but he became 1st option with PG disappearing in the playoffs. you are just yapping to yap
@@Himothy00
You sound stupid…. Harden is always supposed to be some kind of option his entire career but what happens in the playoffs??? Has he EVER WON ANYTHING? what has he done when its counted? You SOFT ERA GUYS NEED TO QUIT MAKING EXCUSES for these Bums! And Thts PG included
@@heigherheights21 you are a stan stop acting like we care
Sign and trade PG to the lakers get Russell Rui Reeves and a first. Lakers would do it. Trade Kawhi to golden state for Wiggins Payton moody and Trayce plus picks. Yet harden walk. Trade Powell to Orlando for picks and Cole Anthony. That there changes the team but keeps options open and future bright. Picks and young players
I hope PG leaves on his own and goes back to Indy.
Clippers fan here and we have no hope as soon as they resigned Kawhi. It’s time to test all three of their trade value on the market and get rid of them all. If you are keeping them for business reasons I get it. If you are keeping them to try to win a chip it’s idiotic. Even if Kawhi was healthy with this team I don’t see them winning. PG & Harden are too inconsistent to be second options.
the main argument should have been that clippers didnt build a balanced team around kawhi, harden and pg because they traded harden during regular season but now they can make some moves and sign players on vet minimum to get younger and athletic
If we could get Murray and Hunter for PG, I would be ecstatic.
Oh wait did khawi win mvp ? Bob macadoo did
Dont get it twisted, pls. I got 1x word and then 3x words for the young Darian: BS, Blow it up! We are not, its not everything about Kawhi and his health. We doesnt have enough, PG13 is a choker just as Harden is. Its simply a fact.
Naw bro. I prefer you keep it a buck. I come to hear your real opinion. I’m always optimistic, so I need to hear a voice of reason.
Dime Vaziri not long ago said he had enough of KL unavailability & how it factored into Clippers woes but now he singing from different song book. Know why? You gotta be all in as host of Locked On Clippers, dude got dah memo!🤫😜
this was a joke
They need to make a few changes but imo this is the core they'll try for 2 more seasons with.
it may be that PG wants to leave and then we need a sign & trade, otherwise I would try to replace Bones Hyland for Westbrook. I didn't understand about Westbrook, he had a lot of good games before but in the playoffs he hurt the team more than I thought.
keep Bones, let Russ go
At this point I don’t even care anymore , clippers are stuck so we have to run it back , just gotta get a power forward
Facts just some size. Naz Reid would be a dream
The Clippers ran head first into luka magic. They still don't know what hit them. Don't be in a rush. The booker suns nearly survived and that was after a luka magic booker beat down extreme
Get a life, ding-dong. The only reason you survived was Kawhi's injury., and _you ought to know it all too well, 2 x L O S E R._
Clippers are like the La Angels of basketball. Just a bad luck organization since San Diego Clippers days….if not Buffalo days. George is not the guy. When Leonard is out, George will not carry this team
We have a much better record and many playoff appearances. Angels have had few, if any winning seasons in the past TEN YEARS. Not a good comparison.
@@orenico96 yup talk to em
PG to the Warriors for Wiggins and Kuminga?
I would do that second that
You sound like an organization that never won anything. The Claw is done. You don't get better, especially injuries, when you get older
I been gave up Kawhi big bra
If if was a fifth
Run it back to flame out round 1
Holy delusion
How do you feel about Powell as a starter?
i feel like he shot hunts as a starter
You should be banned from making any further podcasts!
lmao
Yup, it’s just bad luck for the past 5 years🤦♂️🙅♂️
Hey man, just so you know. I respect your hustle and the work you put into your podcast. Please keep it up. However, you sound like a person going through the different stages of grief. You sound like you left anger and are now at bargaining. lol! They need to sign and trade for PG. I've always commented that as long as Paul (low-IQ) George is on the Clippers, they will never win a Chip.
I agree. Darian, love your work and your takes are always right, but pull it together. There is a lack of good Clipper content so please keep it up. Next season we're not elite. I hope they don't invest any more in this core. Can we set up for next NEXT year? We went from Lob city to Kawhi-PG pretty quick... Did Ballmer buy the team to be mediocre? Lakers put AD. Lebron and a mix of homegrown and FA's to get one, it's possible to win without the draft.
@@nflorend lol
we need kawhi gone
@@LockedOnClippers I hope you get your wish
@@cado3335 i pray i do but he is holding us hostage
My king owns your franchise
u like men
He owns the lakers and jennie buss gm coach boss nwxt bronny in first round or he will leave
The last 10 years Clippers have been every year except the bubble Mickey Mouse season
The Clippers better not draft another guard with their lone pick.
As a Spurs fan, I'm glad the claw is gone never on the court
Bring Rager Dime back
The Clippers would redeem themselves by signing UFA HARTENSTEIN, in order to have an elite 2nd unit.
He is probably going to get a very good contract.
The Clippers can't compete in that regard.
I think they are a second apron team?
they cant. they're over the second apron, and therefor cant spend any substantial money in FA
@@ryanschwarz3024 ...yea, as far as i know, until Harden, PG, and some of their other unrestricted free agents officially come off the books, they are well over the cap.
I think they might have some flexibility if PG opts out, but i'm sure where that would place them?
If they add salary after PG opts out, that might limit what type of sign and trade deal they could make with PG and it would definitely take them out of play if a team like Orlando or Toronto really wanted James Harden(those two teams that should strongly go after James Harden, along with The Detroit Pistons)
I'm fairly sure PJ Tucker will opt in to his $11 mil slot because he wouldn't get close to that as an unrestricted free agent.
I'm fairly sure Russell Westbrook will opt out because right now they are not likely to want him as the starting pg.
I think there are teams that would be willing to pay Russ slightly more than $4 mil to come off their bench and possibly one or two teams that might offer him closer to an MLE range salary and maybe even a starting role(Chicago or Miami)
So i don't see a Hartenstein with The Clippers. I think there are going to be teams with better cap flexibility that will be willing to pay him a nice hefty contract.
He'll get $22-25million/yr, easy
just not from us... _Frankly,_ it has to be the Clippers worst FO move of the last 5 years.
@@shaft9000 ....you actually think Hartenstein will get north of $20 mil per?
I have him slightly under that but he will be highly sought after by teams with available cap space.
Optimus Dime lol
I understand your points but this team is too old for running it back. They have gas until the all star game, and then collapse. do we forgot how they struggled to get the playoff spot? Consider also that the motivation pg/kl/harden had (trying to get their extension) wont be there next year if we sign all three, so I expect a worse regular season (fighting for playin). Furthermore, I never liked all three stars on the field, they kill pace, make the offense stagnant and predictable. I would go for soft rebuild, e.g. try to keep pg and then trade either pg or kl for more size at the power forward/backup center. Honestly, I would like kl to go, he is never available, at least pg was there. Plus, we need ty lou to really change the style of play of this team and fix the defense. It is true that blow up too early is a mistake, but waiting too much to get assets back is even worse. I think it is already too late...what team would take kl crazy contract today??
Just bring DeRozan and make it a LA party!
u right
Is it possible at all to trade pg for KD??
Dime why are you torturing me 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣
When does this nightmare end 😢 😭 😿 😢 😭
I like Kawhi , and our options are limited, but relying too much on luck is not the way to go. Sure, luck is important, but we KNOW Kawhi has a suspect knee. My question is why would any of our stars want to leave southern California where they have family and roots? They've all been around the league a lot. They came home!
remember, the clips and luck are like the refs and Detroit lions. They never work out.
the mistake that was made was the vice president of basketball operations Lawrence frank giving kawhi leonard a $100 million dollar extension
He’s one of the top players in the league and he’s worth the gamble. All guys deal with injuries it is what it is
@@andreslancheros2863
They probably "should" consider a sign and trade deal using PG...
The Kawhi/PG duo is elite together.....they win at a near 70% clip.
There just aren't many nba duos better than that.
I just worry about what i saw late last season with the mentality of the star players.
I saw it with several of the teams with the older star level players.
There just isn't a sense of urgency. There seems to be a lethargic attitude of "we just need to be in the mix"
Maybe it's just the "collective mindset" of the top players?
I'm not sure.....
I do agree that The Clippers as currently constructed, with a few minor tweaks, can possibly be a top 10 nba squad....one of the contenders!
So that does somewhat validate Lawrence Frank's philosophy of running it back.
I think i just have some concerns about the collective mindset of the vets?
KL doesn’ crack the top 10 right now. Rewarding deteriorating players mucho dinero for past years & you wind up with what the Clippers have now.
@@NoName-zm1ks ....yea Kawhi is definitely no longer top 10 but when you factor in both sides of the court, even with some declines in his defensive excellence, i still believe he is one of the nba's top 20-25 players, so he's very worthy of the deal he got.
Remember it's not our money so if Mr Ballmer wants to pay Kawhi Leonard not only for his market value as a top 25 nba player but also for what he can potentially do with a healthy postseason, i think it's fine.
Certainly that comes with some pros and cons from a roster construction perspective.
How many players make the all star team?
I think it's like 13-15 players for each conference?
So 26-30 players?
Kawhi and PG both made it, so The Clippers have two of the best players in the game....
The one thing i will say is that the dynamic duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George "might" need to be broken up and more responsibility given to Kawhi Leonard for the success of the franchise...
That would be one way to spread out the wealth and make them a bit deeper, from a roster construction perspective...
the bigger mistake was not firing Franks!
Need a backup center. A stretch 4 and get an upgrade backup combo guard on Russ.
Next season less regular season minutes for harden to save them from themselves in
Harden
Kawhi
George
Why you need better quality depth
What they need to do this Off-season is.
1. Bring Harden back
And
2. Hire Mike Dantoni as the Head Coach and move Ty Lue to the Assistant Coaching spot so Harden can come back to the same player that he was in 2019 and 2020 averaging over 30 PPG again.
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I'm okay with running it back if we accept we AREN'T championship level. Go into next season in a new arena just looking to play at our highest level, in spite of injuries and availability. Even at our best, the rest of the league is younger and more athletic than we are. We are an aging out superteam. Go out and have fun and surprise few people.
No running it back. Pg leaving I believe.
If if if if if if if - so many ifs. Who cares if kawhi takes a pay cut - he deserves one. In fact he should take less and gtfo. Listen - the team is too old - they can give you a run like they did in december but guess what… they run out of freakin gas. Y’all witnessed it- all the stars have to be load managed. Start all over or give kawhi some younger legs he can use as a crutch. Cause that’s what that star needs - more crutches so he can play his 2/3 or less of a season .
I wouldn’t blow it up, but I would trade zubac and powell
Powell was a 6th man candidate and Zu is a solid starting center, you’re trolling 😂
@@robertweekes5783 theyre good trading pieces, and neither one of those things mean anything now does it. A 6th man with below average defense and a center with a two in vert is suppose to do what on a finals run?