An early summer 2024 thread

KL2 · Post #561 » by **KL2** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 11:19 pm

Whoa

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ejftw · Post #562 » by **ejftw** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 11:20 pm

That's a gamble I like tbh

Post #563 » by **og15** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 11:22 pm

KL2 wrote:Whoa

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Clippers are basically getting all the troubled players and making themselves the rehab team.

Primo
Jones
Porter Jr.

It's what you have to do when you're in the position they are in, sure, but it's funny.

Next they will sign James Wiseman who is not a rehab guy, but a guy seen as a bust for his position.

ejftw · Post #564 » by **ejftw** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 11:23 pm

Miles Bridges next then :lol:

KL2 · Post #565 » by **KL2** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 11:26 pm

KCP going to Orlando. Think that takes them out of the PG race. So it’s Philly then.

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Post #566 » by **og15** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 11:36 pm

KL2 wrote:KCP going to Orlando. Think that takes them out of the PG race. So it’s Philly then.

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Yup, I remember him saying that, and we could see that this was the way they were going. It's controversial in some ways, but it's also smart and necessary for a team in the Clippers situation.

They need talent and they have to take chances to get it.

Wammy Giveaway · Post #567 » by **Wammy Giveaway** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 11:36 pm

og15 wrote:Clippers are basically getting all the troubled players and making themselves the rehab team.

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It's what you have to do when you're in the position they are in, sure, but it's funny.

Eloquently well said, OG. If they can't get youth, can't get assets, and can't see themselves helping other teams at their expense, then they can be an outreach program. A player who was deemed a draft bust, red flagged with injuries, or was exiled from the league for doing something bad? Come to the Clippers, they'll fix your reputation in hopes of getting a second chance.

This fits with the theme of Nicolas Batum, Reggie Jackson, Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, Montrezl Harrell and Isaiah Hartenstein. A franchise willing to help distressed players down on their luck, seeing Clippers as a last chance saloon. Now they're gonna do it for players with a bad reputation, and that might be hard to do with the Clippers operating as a Dynamic Duo of just Harden-Leonard. Leonard may be a Good Samaritan Spur, but can his good work ethic rub off on these malcontent players?

Also, they're gonna have to face the music. Everybody now sees Clippers as an evil organization. Without a good 2024-25 season, this inaugural Intuit Dome opening is going to be a bad look for them.

LamarWho · Post #568 » by **LamarWho** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 11:38 pm

Thank god Russ is gonna be gone. Good dude but he's simply unplayable in the modern NBA.

Post #569 » by **og15** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 11:47 pm

Wammy Giveaway wrote:
og15 wrote:Clippers are basically getting all the troubled players and making themselves the rehab team.

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It's what you have to do when you're in the position they are in, sure, but it's funny.

Eloquently well said, OG. If they can't get youth, can't get assets, and can't see themselves helping other teams at their expense, then they can be an outreach program. A player who was deemed a draft bust, red flagged with injuries, or was exiled from the league for doing something bad? Come to the Clippers, they'll fix your reputation in hopes of getting a second chance.

This fits with the theme of Nicolas Batum, Reggie Jackson, Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, Montrezl Harrell and Isaiah Hartenstein. A franchise willing to help distressed players down on their luck, seeing Clippers as a last chance saloon. Now they're gonna do it for players with a bad reputation, and that might be hard to do with the Clippers operating as a Dynamic Duo of just Harden-Leonard. Leonard may be a Good Samaritan Spur, but can his good work ethic rub off on these malcontent players?

Also, they're gonna have to face the music. Everybody now sees Clippers as an evil organization. Without a good 2024-25 season, this inaugural Intuit Dome opening is going to be a bad look for them.

Getting cast aways is fine, but not all cast aways are made equal. Kai Jones for example seemed to be having some mental health related issues, that's not enough reason to not give a player a chance.

Porter on the other hand did criminal things. You still have to have integrity. I'm interested to see what the actual contract terms are and if he will stick

ejftw · Post #570 » by **ejftw** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 11:50 pm

I'm just wondering if the multiple suitors part is true

KL2 · Post #571 » by **KL2** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 11:52 pm

og15 wrote:Porter on the other hand did criminal things. You still have to have integrity. I'm interested to see what the actual contract terms are and if he will stick

Give me a second to find the tweet. Think it was Law Murray. Vet minimum deal.

Yup.

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Max Headrom · Post #572 » by **Max Headrom** » Sun Jun 30, 2024 11:53 pm

For what it's worth, his ex girlfriend later said he never hit her.

Post #573 » by **og15** » Mon Jul 1, 2024 12:01 am

Max Headrom wrote:For what it's worth, his ex girlfriend later said he never hit her.

I will admit that I did not follow this enough to make any definitive claims.

Clemenza · Post #574 » by **Clemenza** » Mon Jul 1, 2024 12:01 am

KL2 wrote:Whoa

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WTF??

MartinToVaught · Post #575 » by **MartinToVaught** » Mon Jul 1, 2024 12:04 am

TrueLAfan wrote:Hmm. More and more, looks like PG is gone.

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Just a terrible look for PG. Even Harden is helping the team out and he won't.

MartinToVaught · Post #576 » by **MartinToVaught** » Mon Jul 1, 2024 12:06 am

og15 wrote:Clippers are basically getting all the troubled players and making themselves the rehab team.

Primo
Jones
Porter Jr.

Primo and Jones didn't even get to play while they were here, so the strategy is baffling (like most of what this front office does). You're getting all the negative PR from signing them but none of their potential contributions on the court. We would be a thousand times better off taking flyers on Euroleague players than doing this.

Max Headrom · Post #577 » by **Max Headrom** » Mon Jul 1, 2024 12:07 am

I HOPE PG leaves. Dude is a f'n loser who doesn't even have the word accountability in his vocabulary.

Clipp312s · Post #578 » by **Clipp312s** » Mon Jul 1, 2024 12:09 am

Sounds like PG is heading to Philly based on the KPJ signing. Clippers picked him up as insurance if they can't get Demar or Klay.

What other Min Contracts can we get to stay competitive?

wco81 · Post #579 » by **wco81** » Mon Jul 1, 2024 12:10 am

ejftw wrote:Miles Bridges next then

is it worth the reputational harm?

A woman beater might be okay in Charlotte but in LA?

Rams drafted Lawrence Phillips but they were in St. Louis at the time. Would the LA Rams have? Maybe before they moved to St. Louis but not after they moved back.

Post #580 » by **og15** » Mon Jul 1, 2024 12:10 am

MartinToVaught wrote:
og15 wrote:Clippers are basically getting all the troubled players and making themselves the rehab team.

Primo
Jones
Porter Jr.

Primo and Jones didn't even get to play while they were here, so the strategy is baffling. You're getting all the negative PR from signing them but none of their potential contributions on the court. We would be a thousand times better off taking flyers on Euroleague players than doing this.

Jones came too late, I think they were signing him for the future not the immediate.

Primo, yea, he wasn't actually a good or productive NBA player, not a guy you could put in your rotation, just signed him for the G league basically, not worth the bad PR.