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It's hard to blame the current Clippers. It's really the landscape of the NBA today. Forget the Cavs because it's a different conference, but let's say the Warriors weren't as dominate as they; like dominate to the point I wouldn't be shocked if they beat the Cavs in 5 games this year & they were about as good a the Rockets.For an example let's just call the Warriors "Rockets II". You tell me the Western conference reads as Spurs, Rockets, "Rockets II", Utah & Russ? Now give me the Clippers at full strength. That's a crapshoot to me every single year. Wouldn't shock me outside of Russ if any of those teams made it to the Finals if that's how the conference looked. Utah is a good team. I would give them a shot against San Antonio. They'd be underdogs, but it wouldn't blow me away if Utah could hang in a 7 game series with them this year.So long explanation short. It's hard to say the obviously move is to blow up the Clippers when at full strength, in a more balanced league, they're as good as anyone in the West. Tough breaks & bad beats over the years. & for the last three years, it hasn't even been fair.
Quote from: Chamillitary Click on May 03, 2017, 05:09:18 PMIt's hard to blame the current Clippers. It's really the landscape of the NBA today. Forget the Cavs because it's a different conference, but let's say the Warriors weren't as dominate as they; like dominate to the point I wouldn't be shocked if they beat the Cavs in 5 games this year & they were about as good a the Rockets.For an example let's just call the Warriors "Rockets II". You tell me the Western conference reads as Spurs, Rockets, "Rockets II", Utah & Russ? Now give me the Clippers at full strength. That's a crapshoot to me every single year. Wouldn't shock me outside of Russ if any of those teams made it to the Finals if that's how the conference looked. Utah is a good team. I would give them a shot against San Antonio. They'd be underdogs, but it wouldn't blow me away if Utah could hang in a 7 game series with them this year.So long explanation short. It's hard to say the obviously move is to blow up the Clippers when at full strength, in a more balanced league, they're as good as anyone in the West. Tough breaks & bad beats over the years. & for the last three years, it hasn't even been fair.FORGET THE WARRIORS..CLIPPERS, EVEN AT FULL STRENGTH, STAND NO CHANCE AGAIN SPURS AND ROCKETS..THE INJURY SHIT IS NOT AN EXCUSE. GOBERT WAS INJURED FOR JUST AS MANY GAMES AS BLAKE. NOBODY LIKES PLAYING WITH CHRIS PAUL.
Quote from: Sccit on May 03, 2017, 05:46:30 PMQuote from: Chamillitary Click on May 03, 2017, 05:09:18 PMIt's hard to blame the current Clippers. It's really the landscape of the NBA today. Forget the Cavs because it's a different conference, but let's say the Warriors weren't as dominate as they; like dominate to the point I wouldn't be shocked if they beat the Cavs in 5 games this year & they were about as good a the Rockets.For an example let's just call the Warriors "Rockets II". You tell me the Western conference reads as Spurs, Rockets, "Rockets II", Utah & Russ? Now give me the Clippers at full strength. That's a crapshoot to me every single year. Wouldn't shock me outside of Russ if any of those teams made it to the Finals if that's how the conference looked. Utah is a good team. I would give them a shot against San Antonio. They'd be underdogs, but it wouldn't blow me away if Utah could hang in a 7 game series with them this year.So long explanation short. It's hard to say the obviously move is to blow up the Clippers when at full strength, in a more balanced league, they're as good as anyone in the West. Tough breaks & bad beats over the years. & for the last three years, it hasn't even been fair.FORGET THE WARRIORS..CLIPPERS, EVEN AT FULL STRENGTH, STAND NO CHANCE AGAIN SPURS AND ROCKETS..THE INJURY SHIT IS NOT AN EXCUSE. GOBERT WAS INJURED FOR JUST AS MANY GAMES AS BLAKE. NOBODY LIKES PLAYING WITH CHRIS PAUL.Na, they could compete with them. That's how the NBA should be. Like a 5 year stretch should be like "Spurs, Spurs, Clippers, Spurs, Rockets" & that would happen if they top was 5x times better than those teams.The league is way too top heavy where 27 teams don't have a chance from the preseason. The Clippers at full strength vs. teams pre-2010 would of been a championship contender. Bias aside probably would've beaten the shit out of those Laker teams & most of the league. Nothing even against those Kobe teams. That was the best roster in the league besides the Celtics during that three year period, but today's Clippers would ride on them.
It depends on what you mean by "championship contender." Personally I don't view today's Clippers as being real contenders (assuming you meant that they had a decent chance at making it to the finals) in 2010 or earlier either.
Clippers were still a lot more exciting than the Lakers this yearwho knows what happens in the off season but Steve Balmer has all that Microsoft $$$
Quote from: DeeezNuuuts83 on May 07, 2017, 10:12:49 AMIt depends on what you mean by "championship contender." Personally I don't view today's Clippers as being real contenders (assuming you meant that they had a decent chance at making it to the finals) in 2010 or earlier either.he said they would ride on the 2010 lakers lmfao .. the same team that couldn't beat the jazz and lost a 3-1 lead to the rockets that was barely makin playoffs. at this point, he will say anything.
Quote from: Sccit on May 07, 2017, 12:58:54 PMQuote from: DeeezNuuuts83 on May 07, 2017, 10:12:49 AMIt depends on what you mean by "championship contender." Personally I don't view today's Clippers as being real contenders (assuming you meant that they had a decent chance at making it to the finals) in 2010 or earlier either.he said they would ride on the 2010 lakers lmfao .. the same team that couldn't beat the jazz and lost a 3-1 lead to the rockets that was barely makin playoffs. at this point, he will say anything.You can switch subjects to the 2010 Lakers vs the 2017 Clippers; that's not the point. That's not what you originally posted about. My fault for bringing your emotions into this trying to make a comparison.Fact still remains, the full strength 2017 Clippers would of been a force pre-2010 & you want to blow them up because the two teams at the top are fifteen miles better than them & 27 other teams on top of that. It would be like saying we might as well blow up the Wizards core because they can't compete with the Cavs. Las Vegas is the all-telling. No bias, no lame opinions. The Clippers at full strength are never significant underdogs in any game; why blow up that consistency? Would trading Rivers, JJ & Crawford for Melo have made them better? Pursing KD harder last offseason? Yeah, no shit. But that's the only way the Clippers (or any team right there) is competing. Not restarting, but finding that piece. Look at your old posts, half of your wishes was landing a top free agent. That's all the Clippers are away & they still probably couldn't beat the Warriors.If the Lakers ever lost the Blake Griffin equivalent, I'd hear excuses from April to tip off in October.