The Clippers title window closed?

-Luke- · Post #21 » by **-Luke-** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 8:25 am

baldur wrote:
SlovenianDragon wrote:Knew the thunder were going to be involved in this thread somehow...

Man...i like the thunder but this is getting kinda annoying with ur bandwagon fandom....

Cant we just enjoy the rise of the thunder without comparing them to every team.

the guy take turns every second day whether to follow okc or clippers. I am lost about which team he actually is fan of.

OKClipsFanAgain as a username would be a good compromise.

lonzo_pelota · Post #22 » by **lonzo_pelota** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 8:52 am

clippers always play there best basketball in the 2nd half of the season

Phreak50 · Post #23 » by **Phreak50** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 12:01 pm

Kawhi had missed too many games:

Year 1: 25 games missed
Year 2: 30 games missed
Year 3: 82 games missed
So far this season: 24 games missed

The guy gets a scratch and sits for 2 weeks.

jasonxxx102 · Post #24 » by **jasonxxx102** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 1:03 pm

Feels like every single thread this dude posts is somehow tied to the Thunder

Exp0sed · Post #25 » by **Exp0sed** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 1:09 pm

SlovenianDragon wrote:Knew the thunder were going to be involved in this thread somehow...

Man...i like the thunder but this is getting kinda annoying with ur bandwagon fandom....

Cant we just enjoy the rise of the thunder without comparing them to every team.

OP's relationship with the aforementioned franchises is well known but objectively, when looking at their situation I think it's a relevant reference point

The Clippers traded SGA to win a 'chip
Not only had they not won one (or even come close) - the SGA led thunder might be ahead of them as early as next season

Balmer got dominated by KL after that Raps run and even let him pick his running mate, which the Clipps traded Sga (and more) for PG13

edit:

it's similar to the Nets if they dont get it done:

We can all wonder what would have happened by now if they just continued to build around Kd\Kyrie, kept Jarret, Dinwiddie, levert and Atkinson

3-4 years is long time in Nba terms

it natural to look or hypothesize about alterernate timelines and what ifs

it's not about hindsight being 20/20, I can understand why the Clipps made the big moves back then and see that it was a reasonable line of thinking while still being able to say in present: "oh man, that turned out to be a real blunder I bet they wish they hadn't had done that"

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Pythagoras · Post #26 » by **Pythagoras** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 1:21 pm

We’re not even at the 50 game mark yet, and it’s not like they’re way out of it or anything. One little nice 7 game win streak and they’re right there in the top 4 of the conference.

hippesthippo · Post #27 » by **hippesthippo** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:22 pm

Did you mean the 22-23 Clippers have less wins than the 21-22 team did at this point? Otherwise, I'm not sure what to make of the title.

Yes, their window appears closed. Paul George has had so many injuries over the years with the snapped ankle and shoulders and hamstrings. As for Kawhi, we all know his injury saga after the Spurs seemingly correct diagnosis. Whether that's helped lead to the other injuries is debatable, but it doesn't really matter. He's on the decline and looks unlikely to ever play in more than 50-60 games per season at best.

Jadoogar · Post #28 » by **Jadoogar** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:42 pm

You can't win if your stars are playing part time. I know people think the regular season matter and to an extent it doesn't but you still need to build chemistry and get players to understand their roles. Can't make a game plan if you have no idea when your best players are available.

timO · Post #29 » by **timO** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:46 pm

The fail of clippers was in 2020 when they lost with denver going 3-1 up.

in 2021 they lost with suns in WCF but without leonard.

Chuck Everett · Post #30 » by **Chuck Everett** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:49 pm

Not sure why their front office isn't making consolidation trades. They get destroyed by any team with some legit size. Zubac needs help down there.

DudetheObscure · Post #31 » by **DudetheObscure** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:58 pm

The Thunder have the easiest remaining strength of schedule while the Clippers have one of the toughest. There's a very real possibility the draft swap which was part of the PG trade will convey this year. Presti looks smarter and smarter.

Bornstellar · Post #32 » by **Bornstellar** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 3:18 pm

Watching Kawhi and Clippers fade into irrelevance has been quite enjoyable for us Spurs fans

Lockdown504090 · Post #33 » by **Lockdown504090** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 3:28 pm

they just are too banged up. The stars are limping all the time, and the role players are exhausted from carrying the team without them, leading to everyone being less than what their talent suggests.

Noctilux · Post #34 » by **Noctilux** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 3:39 pm

At this point Kawhi is the Albert Pujols of the Clippers.

Noctilux · Post #35 » by **Noctilux** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 3:42 pm

At this point Kawhi is the Albert Pujols of the Clippers. The Clippers are paying Kawhi for all the wonderful he did he did for the Spurs and Raptors. Very altruistic of Ballmer.

Post #36 » by **HartfordWhalers** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 3:57 pm

Are people really complaining that someone with the name clipsfanAGAIN stops being a clipsfan? How else could one become a fan again?

OkcSinceSGA · Post #37 » by **OkcSinceSGA** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:28 pm

djw wrote:How is the number in the title correct?
Clippers are 23-23. Doubt they have been 45-1 at this point in 2021.
Or what is it you wanted to say?

Wow. Not sure if I was drunk or something when I made this cluster **** of a thread title. Thanks for pointing it out.

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Joao Saraiva · Post #38 » by **Joao Saraiva** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:29 pm

It was a gamble with Kawih... But he was an NBA champion at the time with the Raptors. Clippers went all in as they should while giving Kawih a co-star. They did what they should have done.

Bad luck or something else with Kawih, Idk because with him we never know. But the process was correct. Now it's time to blow it up. Try to fool a team to get Kawih or PG or just let em go for nothing. Trade every guy that looks like a good asset and isn't that young... and here we go again.

Nothing else to be done there. The window has definitely closed.

Can't blame the GM however, impossible to know that Kawih would only play 20% of his games.

OkcSinceSGA · Post #39 » by **OkcSinceSGA** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:31 pm

HartfordWhalers wrote:Are people really complaining that someone with the name clipsfanAGAIN stops being a clipsfan? How else could one become a fan again?

The name was meant to be a joke… I was a Clippers fan exclusively for 23 seasons. Then decided I enjoy watching OKC more. I started really following them because of my love for SGA’s game. I continue watching both teams, but changed my name back hoping to gear up for a title run. Then this season the Clippers have sucked the joy out of everything, while the Thunder have grown tremendously.

It’s really not that big of a deal. Even when I switch, I’m going to keep an eye on the Clips, I’m just going to give them a lot less time.

whatisacenter · Post #40 » by **whatisacenter** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:35 pm

Joao Saraiva wrote:It was a gamble with Kawih... But he was an NBA champion at the time with the Raptors. Clippers went all in as they should while giving Kawih a co-star. They did what they should have done.

Bad luck or something else with Kawih, Idk because with him we never know. But the process was correct. Now it's time to blow it up. Try to fool a team to get Kawih or PG or just let em go for nothing. Trade every guy that looks like a good asset and isn't that young... and here we go again.

Nothing else to be done there. The window has definitely closed.

Can't blame the GM however, impossible to know that Kawih would only play 20% of his games.

Hard to say it was just bad luck when you consider the end of his tenure in SA and how the Raptors had to manage his health the one year he was there. Going all-in with that ridiculous package to get PG never looked smart in my eyes. There were a lot of red flags for this to be your championship or bust move.