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One more golden season in the sun?

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[Captain Ballmer]

Harden looks like the player who will make the last call on whom he shared the court with. JVG to organize defense. Harden organize the offense. T.Lue is watching infront.

T-Mann better don't hesitates on those open shots.

[og15]

JVG has always felt like a workaholic

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Harden looks like the player who will make the last call on whom he shared the court with. SVG to organize defense. Harden organize the offense. T.Lue is watching infront.

T-Mann better don't hesitates on those open shots.

He will, but it is what it is


A lot of defensive potential on this team with Dunn, Mann, DJJ, Zubac, even old Batum and hopefully Kobe.

One more golden season in the sun?

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CP was a top 5 MVP candidate at 35 and co-lead a team to the finals and still put up 22/3/8 on 62% TS against Jrue Holiday and the Bucks defense. As a big guard, Harden really can have a very good season if he's actually focused and in shape, but we'll have to see.

If he can be the offensive engine with all these defensive guys around, Clippers can be much better than people expect.

[Roscoe Sheed]

Harden looks like the player who will make the last call on whom he shared the court with. SVG to organize defense. Harden organize the offense. T.Lue is watching infront.

T-Mann better don't hesitates on those open shots.

is Stan joining the staff too?

[playaloc916]

I'm actually more excited for the start of this season than last season. Excited in the sense that for better or worse, we're going to see something different this season.

Rather than see things unfold the way we kind of predict with 213, expectations are now significantly lower with PG gone and Kawhi's health already in question. Seems like a lot of minutes are up for grabs, which is good since the team added some new, younger pieces. Add in JVG who for all his hot takes and trolling as a commentator, seems like he's serious about making an impact with the team.

I'm just going to sit back and watch the season with no expectations. My only hope is that with all the minutes up for grabs, at least one or two players emerge as solid starting pieces.

[esqtvd]

I'm actually more excited for the start of this season than last season. Excited in the sense that for better or worse, we're going to see something different this season.

Rather than see things unfold the way we kind of predict with 213, expectations are now significantly lower with PG gone and Kawhi's health already in question. Seems like a lot of minutes are up for grabs, which is good since the team added some new, younger pieces. Add in JVG who for all his hot takes and trolling as a commentator, seems like he's serious about making an impact with the team.

I'm just going to sit back and watch the season with no expectations. My only hope is that with all the minutes up for grabs, at least one or two players emerge as solid starting pieces.

Really--expectations ruin everything. Especially that the regular reason doesn't matter, making the playoffs doesn't matter, nothing matters except winning the last game of the Finals and the season is a failure if we don't.

This is supposed to be fun.

[esqtvd]

First preseason game 4PM Saturday

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[esqtvd]

well this should be good for 30 wins lol

Amid all the uncertainty around Kawhi Leonard, The Athletic's Law Murray released his list of potential starters for the Clippers: a starting five comprising James Harden, Terance Mann, Norman Powell, Derrick Jones Jr., and Ivica Zubac.

[Captain Ballmer]

Harden looks like the player who will make the last call on whom he shared the court with. SVG to organize defense. Harden organize the offense. T.Lue is watching infront.

T-Mann better don't hesitates on those open shots.

is Stan joining the staff too?

My bad. It supposed to be JVG.

[MartinToVaught]

I'm actually more excited for the start of this season than last season. Excited in the sense that for better or worse, we're going to see something different this season.

Rather than see things unfold the way we kind of predict with 213, expectations are now significantly lower with PG gone and Kawhi's health already in question. Seems like a lot of minutes are up for grabs, which is good since the team added some new, younger pieces. Add in JVG who for all his hot takes and trolling as a commentator, seems like he's serious about making an impact with the team.

I'm just going to sit back and watch the season with no expectations. My only hope is that with all the minutes up for grabs, at least one or two players emerge as solid starting pieces.

Really--expectations ruin everything. Especially that the regular reason doesn't matter, making the playoffs doesn't matter, nothing matters except winning the last game of the Finals and the season is a failure if we don't.

This is supposed to be fun.

I compared us to the Cowboys not too long ago, but honestly, this stat combined with the extreme playoff futility makes me think the Brewers are an even better comparison. They're always really good in the regular season and melt down in October every single year, with the lone recent exception being their NLCS run in 2018 (like the WCF in 2021 was for us).

The main difference is that the Brewers are at a financial disadvantage that doesn't exist in a salary cap league like the NBA. That, and player development is their strength and our biggest weakness.

[Quake Griffin]

I'm actually more excited for the start of this season than last season. Excited in the sense that for better or worse, we're going to see something different this season.

Rather than see things unfold the way we kind of predict with 213, expectations are now significantly lower with PG gone and Kawhi's health already in question. Seems like a lot of minutes are up for grabs, which is good since the team added some new, younger pieces. Add in JVG who for all his hot takes and trolling as a commentator, seems like he's serious about making an impact with the team.

I'm just going to sit back and watch the season with no expectations. My only hope is that with all the minutes up for grabs, at least one or two players emerge as solid starting pieces.

Really--expectations ruin everything. Especially that the regular reason doesn't matter, making the playoffs doesn't matter, nothing matters except winning the last game of the Finals and the season is a failure if we don't.

This is supposed to be fun.

I compared us to the Cowboys not too long ago, but honestly, this stat combined with the extreme playoff futility makes me think the Brewers are an even better comparison. They're always really good in the regular season and melt down in October every single year, with the lone recent exception being their NLCS run in 2018 (like the WCF in 2021 was for us).

The main difference is that the Brewers are at a financial disadvantage that doesn't exist in a salary cap league like the NBA. That, and player development is their strength and our biggest weakness.

The Brewers have made a World Series before....but your comparison to the modern Brewers is fair.

Always kind of good.
Striking fear in the heart of absolutely no one.

[esqtvd]

Lob City was overrated. They was what they was, and they won about about as much as they should've. All this talk of them underachieving and shoulda won all these titles is a laugh: 2 All-stars who hated each other, a center and a SG who were useless in crunchtime, and a 6th man who couldn't or wouldn't play defense.

CP3 never averaged 20 points a game, Blake only got over 22 ppg twice and never led the league in any category. DJ was such a liability at the FT line you had to yank him in the final minutes, JJ disappeared in the 2nd half of every game, and 6th man Jamal [there is no D in] Crawfor was the leading scorer in the 4th quarter. Add in the revolving door at the 3, and there's no there there.

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[KL2]

I’m so ridiculously excited for the game today. It’s pre season I know but can’t wait to get a look at the new guys.

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[Clemenza]

Lob City was overrated. They was what they was, and they won about about as much as they should've. All this talk of them underachieving and shoulda won all these titles is a laugh: 2 All-stars who hated each other, a center and a SG who were useless in crunchtime, and a 6th man whocouldn't ot wouldn't play defense.

CP3 never averaged 20 points a game, Blake only got over 22 ppg twice and never led the league in any category. DJ was such a liability at the FT line you had to yank him in the final minutes, JJ disappeared in the 2nd half of every game, and 6th man Jamal [there is no D in] Crawfor was the leading scorer in the 4th quarter. Add in the revolving door at the 3, and there's no there there.

Overwhelmingly Agreed. One of the most top heavy teams of all time. No wings whatsoever in a span of like five years. CP3 would only shoot if we were down by 20. Blake played hot potato with the ball in the 4th. No depth past Jamal, and Hack-a-DJ sunk us so many times. Not to mention the Warriors were in the way.

[Clemenza]

We're back on today fellas! Let's Go!

[esqtvd]

Lob City was overrated. They was what they was, and they won about about as much as they should've. All this talk of them underachieving and shoulda won all these titles is a laugh: 2 All-stars who hated each other, a center and a SG who were useless in crunchtime, and a 6th man whocouldn't ot wouldn't play defense.

CP3 never averaged 20 points a game, Blake only got over 22 ppg twice and never led the league in any category. DJ was such a liability at the FT line you had to yank him in the final minutes, JJ disappeared in the 2nd half of every game, and 6th man Jamal [there is no D in] Crawfor was the leading scorer in the 4th quarter. Add in the revolving door at the 3, and there's no there there.

Overwhelmingly Agreed. One of the most top heavy teams of all time. No wings whatsoever in a span of like five years. CP3 would only shoot if we were down by 20. Blake played hot potato with the ball in the 4th. No depth past Jamal, and Hack-a-DJ sunk us so many times. Not to mention the Warriors were in the way.

And the top wasn't tops. You could compare them to the Jazz, I guess: You could say CP3= Stockton, both HOFers [although I'd give the nod to Stockton, with 9 straight assist titles and 16 out of 18 seasons with 78 games or more]. But Malone AVERAGED 25 ppg and 10 rpg for 18 SEASONS with the Jazz, and played 80 or more games SEVENTEEN OF THEM, blowing Blake away.

And of course the Jazz didn't win a title either.

[MartinToVaught]

Lob City was overrated. They was what they was, and they won about about as much as they should've. All this talk of them underachieving and shoulda won all these titles is a laugh: 2 All-stars who hated each other, a center and a SG who were useless in crunchtime, and a 6th man who couldn't or wouldn't play defense.

CP3 never averaged 20 points a game, Blake only got over 22 ppg twice and never led the league in any category. DJ was such a liability at the FT line you had to yank him in the final minutes, JJ disappeared in the 2nd half of every game, and 6th man Jamal [there is no D in] Crawfor was the leading scorer in the 4th quarter. Add in the revolving door at the 3, and there's no there there.

They weren't a serious title contender, but they absolutely should have made it past the second round. There was no valid excuse for that Houston series.

[KL2]

Clippers always find a brutal way to lose. lol

Some observations:

Kris Dunn is a pest. I can almost see him starting.

KPJ is going to be a favorite.

Brown and Miller deserve minutes.

Kai Jones is athletic as heck and very active around the basket. I don’t see any of the others beating him for that final 2-way spot.

[Quake Griffin]

Lob City also should have played Game 6 of the 2014 semis up 3-2.

What a melt down game 5 was.