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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 3:39 pm    Post subject: At this moment... right now. The Clippers are Screwed.

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/7/3/8890583/the-clippers-are-screwed

And we Laker fans thought things were dark across the hall. The Lakers may be considered a joke by NBA owners and players, by the media, but ... at this moment .... at the beginning of summer... we're still not screwed. Hard to believe that Mitch & Jim got some things right. Even in our darkest moments hope is still alive. A lot of the pack is coming back our way. Clippers, Kings, trailblazers, Suns, even the Mavs havent helped themselves as much to sustain a Spur type success story. Windows are closing.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 3:46 pm    Post subject:

The Clippers may actually be a threat to get Durant next season. Jordan leaving gives them a ton of cap space.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 3:59 pm    Post subject:

The Clippers don't have any cap space even without him. Biggest difference now is they don't have a center.

I don't get this move. Going to Dallas with an aging Nowitzki? How is he going to win there? Why didn't he more seriously consider the Lakers if he wants to be a star?
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 4:18 pm    Post subject:

Clips just signed Paul Pierce...they'll be fine
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 4:25 pm    Post subject:

Looks like DJ wants to be the man. But won't that put even more attention on his free throw shooting?

Aldridge wanted to win which is why he didn't want to become a Laker. So I'm kind of annoyed that DJ, who obviously doesn't care about winning didn't take the Lakers as an option more seriously.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 4:51 pm    Post subject:

Where's the QFTOS?!
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 5:18 pm    Post subject:

Free_Kobe wrote:
Where's the QFTOS?!


This!
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 5:44 pm    Post subject:

Dang sucks for cp3 and dj is an idiot cp3 made him a star now he will be back to avg.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 6:15 pm    Post subject:

noahp45 wrote:
Dang sucks for cp3 and dj is an idiot cp3 made him a star now he will be back to avg.
well, probably dj wants to kno how good cp3 really is without him
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 6:31 pm    Post subject:

I can't make a new post since I haven't reached the 100 minimum, so here it is -

QFTOS - Clippers Edition!

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Judas.
Benedict Arnold.

we gave him everything.

**** man.
no wings.
no C.

**** deandre jordan.


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F. D. J.


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Haha. Later DJ. I dont like basketball players who cant read anyway

sounds like a bitter ex-gf

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Doc and Ballmer must feel like hell. Sterling at home laughing.


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At least this isn't going to hurt as much as Elton Brand's decision


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I'm not mad at him for leaving, but making us all hang on like this and missing out on other FA's.

He's an a***** and **** weasel in my book. He's dead to me.


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I'm so depressed right now... What a way to start a "new era" for the Clippers


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F*ck You DJ. You will sink with Dallas. And Blake better dunk over ur face when we play against you. Or foul you all game.


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I hope Doc fouls him 50 times a game when we play that team.


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Posterize his dumb ass. He is a dumb ass too. Must miss his mommy too much.


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Et Tu, deandre?


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Screw you, DJ. At least we don't have to hear clunk, clunk st the line anymore.


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I am a long time clipper fan so this feels kinda normal LOL

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 6:41 pm    Post subject:

Sounds like people here when Dwight left.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 7:05 pm    Post subject:

I somewhat disagree.

Where DAJ really helped them was on D. He helped on O, but his FT shooting and inability to shoot jumpers didn't help their O. Unless they constantly used him in PnR he didn't have impact there. They'll be fine on O. Where the major loss is on D.

So what they have to do is copy GST. Move Griffen to 5, and bring in a long athletic 4 man. They did is even a few years ago with Lamar and at times it worked, but Lamar was done as a player. If they can find someone like that using trade bait like Crawford (and more pieces) and adopt a mindset that they'll be relentless at using pace and being versatile enough to switch up on man D, they can stay right where they were.

Remember they have Paul, Griffen, Pierce, Stephenson, Redick, Crawford etc. They have a lot of wing talent, a lot of playmakers. They've got to be smart about how they want to play and how to use Griffen next year. Even if you ran a Pierce/Stephenson/Paul/Griffen unit, you could probably switch all 4 defensively.

I won't be surprised if LAC stay in the top 6 of the West, and Dallas hovers at 7/8/9 in the West.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 7:43 pm    Post subject:

delicious bitter tears.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:09 pm    Post subject:

It was a good run while it lasted Clippers. 3 first round trophies.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:30 pm    Post subject:

A joke of a logo and a disaster with DJ to kick off the summer. Smells like the same old Clippers.

Meanwhile Chandler Parsons seems to have cornered the market on transplanting free-throw challenged centers from LA to Texas.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:56 pm    Post subject:

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I am a long time clipper fan so this feels kinda normal LOL


This one is terrific!!!
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 10:25 pm    Post subject:

Ahhh same old Clipps'...It was inevitable
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 11:10 pm    Post subject:

Whether Dallas is the right place for him is questionable, though I can't fault him for leaving the Clippers. 4 seasons into the CP3 era and the most they accomplished was tying their prior Franchise best of making it to the 2nd Round. Particularly, the way the lost the 2nd round last season, after it had seemed they were starting to figure things out after beating the Spurs, has to be one of the bigger momentum killers one can run across in sports.

Again, I don't know if the Mavs were his best choice, but I can't blame the dude for wanting a fresh start after this Clipper team found progressively more heartbreaking ways to lose with each passing season.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 11:20 pm    Post subject:

I don't understand why so many of you do not understand why he signed w the mavs. He's getting 4 years 80 mil, c'mon who would pass up on that $.
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 11:50 pm    Post subject:

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 12:29 am    Post subject:

$80 mil and not having to wear that (bleep) new jersey they just came out with. Now that's having your cake and eating it too.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 1:04 am    Post subject:

The Clips got kicked in the daddy bags. I love it!
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 1:51 am    Post subject:

Yeah, but watch them now take the last remaining centers available from us.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 5:44 am    Post subject:

If they can land Hibbert they won't miss DJ. Even without, they'll be fine. They've improved in other areas they suffered from last season.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 8:01 am    Post subject:

xxsicrokerxx wrote:
I don't understand why so many of you do not understand why he signed w the mavs. He's getting 4 years 80 mil, c'mon who would pass up on that $.


He would have gotten 5 years and even more money with the Clippers.
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