How to save this Clipper?

[Joey YZ]

Despite the fact that Lu really lost his ability (or maybe he didn't have any in the first place) in coaching, the average age problem also affects Clipper a lot, especially as the season goes deeper. What could save this Clippers now?

[Ballings7]

Team for now is passively in shambles, and has to get certain things better, and right - that they can control.

Zu and Collins need to develop chemistry. Whether JC is starting or not, he's going to finish a lot of games.

Depth consolidation with getting a younger 3/D wing veteran. I think this is pretty critical in the longer run of the season, at least in the short term now.

Rolling with Batum in his final season I think is mostly going to be iffy and low production, as a big forward off the bench. He's here for the playoffs primarily, and is just old, the consistency probably won't be what the team needs..

Address what's going on at backup PG -- either CP3 plays, or he's a situational player like Haslem before he retired.. then, have to get someone there and possibly to shore up what Beal was expected to bring. Jared Butler?

Bogdanvoic needs to get right.. can he be a consistent factor? I don't know right now, but he'll be needed.

Kawhi being fairly present. He's a winner, still the team's best player, and gives the team a chance to win most nights against any team.

Need consistency from Cam Christie, Jordan Miller, (forgot) Kobe Sanders and for them to get routine regular game time. Kobe Brown same deal, but I don't know how much he'll play in the rotation normally. I'd say he's #4 out of the young wings.

Yanic needs to get some time as a different look past Lopez and going small. So that he can fairly reliable when there may be an injury, or something else.

Team is really a work in progress, until probably mid-December, early January. Key rotation players are either not producing for one reason or another, or not available.

Be interesting to see how things shape out.

[Bobbymcgee]

All I care about is seeing the young Clippers develop this season and next as the team sheds the salaries of the old-timers.

A few team options this summer for the Clippers to decline and start the transition away from being one of the oldest teams in the league.

Time to start bringing in some younger players and stop signing a bunch of has-been all-stars.

[og15]

Team for now is passively in shambles, and has to get certain things better, and right - that they can control.

Zu and Collins need to develop chemistry. Whether JC is starting or not, he's going to finish a lot of games.

Depth consolidation with getting a younger 3/D wing veteran. I think this is pretty critical in the longer run of the season, at least in the short term now.

Rolling with Batum in his final season I think is mostly going to be iffy and low production, as a big forward off the bench. He's here for the playoffs primarily, and is just old, the consistency probably won't be what the team needs..

Address what's going on at backup PG -- either CP3 plays, or he's a situational player like Haslem before he retired.. then, have to get someone there and possibly to shore up what Beal was expected to bring. Jared Butler?

Bogdanvoic needs to get right.. can he be a consistent factor? I don't know right now, but he'll be needed.

Kawhi being fairly present. He's a winner, still the team's best player, and gives the team a chance to win most nights against any team.

Need consistency from Cam Christie, Jordan Miller, (forgot) Kobe Sanders and for them to get routine regular game time. Kobe Brown same deal, but I don't know how much he'll play in the rotation normally. I'd say he's #4 out of the young wings.

Yanic needs to get some time as a different look past Lopez and going small. So that he can fairly reliable when there may be an injury, or something else.

Team is really a work in progress, until probably mid-December, early January. Key rotation players are either not producing for one reason or another, or not available.

Be interesting to see how things shape out.

Lot of good thoughts. On the highlighted, that's one that isn't really something to expect and is more of a bonus if it happens.

[Ballings7]

Team for now is passively in shambles, and has to get certain things better, and right - that they can control.

Zu and Collins need to develop chemistry. Whether JC is starting or not, he's going to finish a lot of games.

Depth consolidation with getting a younger 3/D wing veteran. I think this is pretty critical in the longer run of the season, at least in the short term now.

Rolling with Batum in his final season I think is mostly going to be iffy and low production, as a big forward off the bench. He's here for the playoffs primarily, and is just old, the consistency probably won't be what the team needs..

Address what's going on at backup PG -- either CP3 plays, or he's a situational player like Haslem before he retired.. then, have to get someone there and possibly to shore up what Beal was expected to bring. Jared Butler?

Bogdanvoic needs to get right.. can he be a consistent factor? I don't know right now, but he'll be needed.

Kawhi being fairly present. He's a winner, still the team's best player, and gives the team a chance to win most nights against any team.

Need consistency from Cam Christie, Jordan Miller, (forgot) Kobe Sanders and for them to get routine regular game time. Kobe Brown same deal, but I don't know how much he'll play in the rotation normally. I'd say he's #4 out of the young wings.

Yanic needs to get some time as a different look past Lopez and going small. So that he can fairly reliable when there may be an injury, or something else.

Team is really a work in progress, until probably mid-December, early January. Key rotation players are either not producing for one reason or another, or not available.

Be interesting to see how things shape out.

Lot of good thoughts. On the highlighted, that's one that isn't really something to expect and is more of a bonus if it happens.

Thanks yep.

I don't mean all of them, but from at least 1 of them. If the team isn't going to make a move to get a bit younger on the wing, then it has to come from within for some production. And if that just fails or doesn't happen, then it'll remain an issue.

[Captain Ballmer]

Ballmer needs to shake hands with lot of people in order to not punished for Kawhi FA then trade Kawhi to showcase we didn't even have him anymore. Get some players under 30(kuminga?) hand the franchise to Harden would be the start.

[og15]

Ballmer needs to shake hands with lot of people in order to not punished for Kawhi FA then trade Kawhi to showcase we didn't even have him anymore. Get some players under 30(kuminga?) hand the franchise to Harden would be the start.

I suppose you could, but what would it even mean? You're not going to build around him because he's too old, and Harden is at the stage where he's been looking to be on a good team that can win, not carrying a team on his back.

[Bobbymcgee]

The dumpster fire season continues with the DJJr. injury. At least Lue is finally playing the youngsters.

[Captain Ballmer]

Ballmer needs to shake hands with lot of people in order to not punished for Kawhi FA then trade Kawhi to showcase we didn't even have him anymore. Get some players under 30(kuminga?) hand the franchise to Harden would be the start.

I suppose you could, but what would it even mean? You're not going to build around him because he's too old, and Harden is at the stage where he's been looking to be on a good team that can win, not carrying a team on his back.

I mean gave Harden some players available to play at least 80% of the games would be a start.

[CodeBreaker]

Replace Ty Lue already

[og15]

Ballmer needs to shake hands with lot of people in order to not punished for Kawhi FA then trade Kawhi to showcase we didn't even have him anymore. Get some players under 30(kuminga?) hand the franchise to Harden would be the start.

I suppose you could, but what would it even mean? You're not going to build around him because he's too old, and Harden is at the stage where he's been looking to be on a good team that can win, not carrying a team on his back.

I mean gave Harden some players available to play at least 80% of the games would be a start.

Harden did sign up to play with Kawhi (and George at the time), he shouldn't be that surprised about Kawhi not playing 80% of the time, wasn't a secret