Should the Clippers...tank?

dunleavyjr · Post #1 » by **dunleavyjr** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:17 am

I don't think the Clippers can make playoff. If I were the owner, I would tank like the Cavaliers did couple years ago. They ended up getting LeBron.

J-Rich- · Post #2 » by **J-Rich-** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:21 am

they're not tanking now?

akaFlip · Post #3 » by **akaFlip** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:29 am

B-Diddy, Thorton, Randolph, Camby, and an upcomer rookie in Gordon with an OK bench and they're 4-17?

It's like the Knicks from a few seasons ago but in the West.

Post #4 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:35 pm

I've never been for tanking, with that said we've been playing so bad that we won't need to tank. I do hope that we start putting some wins together. Even if we don't make the playoffs I'd like to have a better record than last season.

cinnamon · Post #5 » by **cinnamon** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:47 pm

There's absolutely no need to deliberately tank.
Between the calibre of the coaching, and the nature of the owner, this situation will entirely take care of itself.

realfung · Post #6 » by **realfung** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:59 pm

ClipperEric · Post #7 » by **ClipperEric** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:07 pm

We're not out of it. Ok, maybe we are, but we aren't taking.

I think we'll make one more move after the deadline, probably moving Kaman. After that there's still a lot of ball to be played. We may be able to sneak into the eigth spot. And even if we don't, we can make it respectable.

illastrate · Post #8 » by **illastrate** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:49 pm

ClipperEric wrote:We're not out of it. Ok, maybe we are, but we aren't taking.

I think we'll make one more move after the deadline, probably moving Kaman. After that there's still a lot of ball to be played. We may be able to sneak into the eigth spot. And even if we don't, we can make it respectable.

All I ask is that we go .500 the rest of the way. So that would give us 34-35 wins for the season. At this point, I'll take that.

I don't think tanking is the solution. That will probably give us a shot at Blake Griffin, in which we'd HAVE to draft him. Right now, our weakness is our wing players. I'd wanna get some help for the 2 and 3 positions in the draft.

Post #9 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:52 pm

I'm all for finishing the season respectably, it's not even time to think who we're gonna draft yet.

DraftSpecialist · Post #10 » by **DraftSpecialist** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:55 pm

akaFlip wrote:B-Diddy, Thorton, Randolph, Camby, and an upcomer rookie in Gordon with an OK bench and they're 4-17?

It's like the Knicks from a few seasons ago but in the West.

Lol we do not have an ok bench. EJ is an up and comer, but he isn't developed yet.

mj_shoefanatic · Post #11 » by **mj_shoefanatic** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:26 pm

illastrate wrote:All I ask is that we go .500 the rest of the way. So that would give us 34-35 wins for the season. At this point, I'll take that.

I don't think tanking is the solution. That will probably give us a shot at Blake Griffin, in which we'd HAVE to draft him. Right now, our weakness is our wing players. I'd wanna get some help for the 2 and 3 positions in the draft.

SG/SF 6'7 Demar Derozan(USC) is that guy we should tank for in 09. :nod:

StutterStep · Post #12 » by **StutterStep** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:28 am

DraftSpecialist wrote: Lol we do not have an ok bench. EJ is an up and comer, but he isn't developed yet.

I had big reservations on EJ coming into the draft, mostly because of his handle/size and NYK didn't need another "combo guard"... but his range has impressed me and his poise in college has translated. If you can get him to improve his handle, I think he can be a borderline All-Star with 2 or 3 in his career.

A killer jumper with a decent handle can get you anywhere!