jflipclip wrote:^Its funny how Clipper fans wouldn't have never said that when he was playing. When we faced the Suns seasons ago, a lot of fans would pretty much overrate him and Suns would criticize him, pointing out pretty much what GuyverX just said. Hah. There were also some Clipper fans that agreed with those criticisms and regret taking him over Harris. Although, he wasn't that bad of a defender. Didn't our 'defensive' line-up consist of Livingston and Ross on the opposing guards? All Livingston needed when he was with the Clippers was a jumpshot. He did take advantage of smaller guards.
Even when he was with the Clippers, I said Livingston could not keep up with the quick PGs of the league. He was being burned by 2nd stringers at times. Pretty much everybody agreed that he had a horrible outside shot and was a bad spot up shooter. Having Ross and Livingston at the same time was to cover up Livingston's deficiencies on the defensive end. Ross almost always covered the opposing PG...much like he did for Cassell. Livingston is much better suited for defending SGs than PGs. If he's in the lineup, you'd better have an off-guard that's fleet of foot. After the injury, I don't know if he can do that anymore.
Of course when the guy is on your team, you don't want to bash him too much but once they move on, it's much easier to voice these things with no hesitation. It's the same thing with Brand.