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VDN being exposed without CP3...Opportunity to Fire Him?

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VDN being exposed without CP3...Opportunity to Fire Him? 

Post#1 » by GREENOLOGY » Sun Feb 3, 2013 7:21 pm

I love the Clippers, and really want them to succeed. I'd say that they are the most fun team to watch in the league. However, despite the early season success, we all knew that it was because of the overwhelming talent on the team and CP3's on-court coaching and leadership, not because of the inept VDN. Now, without the 'true' coach Chris Paul on the floor, VDN's inability to coach his team is being exposed. Having said that, and knowing that there are many good coaches out there without a job, I believe that the Clippers should justify their firing of VDN with this losing streak. Thoughts?
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Re: VDN being exposed without CP3...Opportunity to Fire Him? 

Post#2 » by mttwlsn16 » Sun Feb 3, 2013 8:21 pm

VDAA is the reason we are making a run in boston right now. max contract!!!!
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Post#3 » by Angel strike1 » Sun Feb 3, 2013 10:57 pm

VDN is a joke and will always be such
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Re: VDN being exposed without CP3...Opportunity to Fire Him? 

Post#4 » by thanumba2clippersfan » Tue Feb 5, 2013 2:33 am

We've had numerous threads about getting rid of Del Negro. I don't think many of the Clipper fans are fans of him. I'm just trying to ride out the season and see if we go in another direction. I honestly think if we have a good season and we keep winning Sterling will probably bring him back :(
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Re: VDN being exposed without CP3...Opportunity to Fire Him? 

Post#5 » by GetItDone » Tue Feb 5, 2013 5:39 am

OK, I thought this team with it's depth can overcome his injury and win regular season games against inferior opponents...guess not.

Paul's true value is showing.


This team sucks and lacks leadership without him.
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Post#6 » by Woodsanity » Wed Feb 6, 2013 6:38 am

GetItDone wrote:OK, I thought this team with it's depth can overcome his injury and win regular season games against inferior opponents...guess not.

Paul's true value is showing.


This team sucks and lacks leadership without him.

Only a handful of teams can do that. Namely the Spurs and Bulls due to their coaching.
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Re: VDN being exposed without CP3...Opportunity to Fire Him? 

Post#7 » by Quake Griffin » Wed Feb 6, 2013 7:13 am

anybody have an injury update?
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Re: VDN being exposed without CP3...Opportunity to Fire Him? 

Post#8 » by og15 » Wed Feb 6, 2013 7:08 pm

Supposedly, both Paul and Billups could be back on Friday

Both Paul and Billups worked out with the team on Saturday and again on Monday and appear to be inching closer to a return as early as this week, possibly against the Miami Heat on Friday or the New York Knicks on Sunday.

“It’s a daily thing with them,” Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said on Sunday. “It’s a day-to-day thing right now. Chauncey is feeling better, Chris is feeling better, but there’s really no timetable. We want them back as soon as possible, but we have to protect them.”

http://fullyclips.com/2013/02/04/3734/

Billups has been out with peroneal tendinitis in his left foot and has played only three games this season. Although Billups didn't go through shootaround on Wednesday, he believes Thursday's practice will let him know whether he can come back before the end of the Clippers' road trip.

"I'm looking forward to practicing tomorrow and going up and down," Billups said Wednesday. "Tomorrow I'll be able to compete and see how I feel."

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Bledsoe as a starter:
13.0 pts / 4.7 rebs / 5.5 assists / 2.5 tov / 2.2 steals / 1.2 blks / .402 FG% / .417 3PT% (1.1 3PTA) / 33.5 MPG

Per 36:
14.0 pts / 5.1 rebs / 5.9 assists / 2.7 tov / 2.4 steals / 1.3 blks

Scoring efficiency has been the only issue, everything else has been pretty good. He's picked it up in the last two games, but he needs to show for a longer stretch that he can be an efficient scorer as a starter.
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Re: VDN being exposed without CP3...Opportunity to Fire Him? 

Post#9 » by pageC4 » Thu Feb 7, 2013 9:16 pm

Its interesting peoples reaction here to VDN is completely different from what you would see on other Clippers blogs.

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