Should Doc step down as President of Basketball Operations

[MartinToVaught]

You guys are bitching too much. Seriously. It's become annoying to come on here every day and see the negativity and the bitching like you are middle school girls.

No, what's annoying is people who don't have any original opinions of their own but love to call anyone who does have an opinion a "middle school girl," a "whiner" or a "fake fan."

[Forte IV]

You guys are bitching too much. Seriously. It's become annoying to come on here every day and see the negativity and the bitching like you are middle school girls.

No, what's annoying is people who don't have any original opinions of their own but love to call anyone who does have an opinion a "middle school girl," a "whiner" or a "fake fan."

I don't have original opinions? Are you joking right now? I'm one of the few here that actually know every player in the league. What their strengths/weaknesses are etc. And you have the audacity to say that?

[mttwlsn16]

New clipper low? Lol what? The winning the past few years seems to have spoiled some of us. I get the frustration but the claim this is some new low and you're gonna be done w the team...Cmon now

Yeah that might've been an angry overreaction on my part after learning about the trade, but I've been following the Clippers more or less closely since about 2000 and I don't remember ever being this pissed. It's one thing to have no hope year after year and not seeing the light at the end, and it's a whole another one to finally have it within arm's reach and slowly let it go. And not just by incompetence but because of pure cronyism.

Ya I've been following the team since the same time you have, Darius Miles is why I became a Clippers fan and he was my first NBA jersey, still have it and wear it from time to time. But outside of the 2005-2006 season, this team was an absolute joke every year until we got Blake and CP.
It's no doubt frustrating, some of the seemingly bonehead moves Doc has made, but we are still 26-13, and only a game and a half away from the 3rd seed. There is plenty of time. Hopefully the win in Portland two nights ago was a boost for the team. We shal see.

[Don Tommy]

1988 is when I started to follow them. We may have sucked but we were fun. And you could always see that we were building towards the future. What are we building towards now? Not the future with all the picks we've gotten rid of. And we aren't in a win now mood if we are bringing in little baby Rivers. AND trading away a pick. And trading away a young player.
I had more fun watching the Elton Brand, Q Richardson, Darius Miles and Corey Maggette teams than I do watching this year's team.

[Forte IV]

The 2017 second we traded is likely going to be 50+. On top of that because the Celtics have so many picks they are more then likely going to move it or draft an international player who has a low percentage change to ever pan out and come over. Bullock I agree with, but don't say the 2nd we gave is a game changer at all. Now if we were talking about our '16 second from the Nets we have, that's different because that actually has a chance to be a 31-40 2nd rounder. But we didn't trade it.

[QRich3]

1988 is when I started to follow them. We may have sucked but we were fun. And you could always see that we were building towards the future. What are we building towards now? Not the future with all the picks we've gotten rid of. And we aren't in a win now mood if we are bringing in little baby Rivers. AND trading away a pick. And trading away a young player.
I had more fun watching the Elton Brand, Q Richardson, Darius Miles and Corey Maggette teams than I do watching this year's team.

Yeah I think that's the thing that gets me the most angry, that barring a big surprise of the Linsanity kind, we've peaked and are now going downhill from here on. The Paul-Blake-DJ core might become slightly better, but everything around it is aging role players with no trade value, no picks, no projects, and a front office that doesn't know how to handle trade assets.

The 2017 second we traded is likely going to be 50+. On top of that because the Celtics have so many picks they are more then likely going to move it or draft an international player who has a low percentage change to ever pan out and come over. Bullock I agree with, but don't say the 2nd we gave is a game changer at all. Now if we were talking about our '16 second from the Nets we have, that's different because that actually has a chance to be a 31-40 2nd rounder. But we didn't trade it.

... yet. For me it's two things that piss me off about this trade, giving away Bullock who was the last young player I had hope in to develop into something meaningful, and to spend $2.4M of our cap on a guy who can't play after we've been shackled by the hard cap all year. And who's he a son of, that pisses me off more than anything.

[pageC4]

New clipper low? Lol what? The winning the past few years seems to have spoiled some of us. I get the frustration but the claim this is some new low and you're gonna be done w the team...Cmon now

Yeah that might've been an angry overreaction on my part after learning about the trade, but I've been following the Clippers more or less closely since about 2000 and I don't remember ever being this pissed. It's one thing to have no hope year after year and not seeing the light at the end, and it's a whole another one to finally have it within arm's reach and slowly let it go. And not just by incompetence but because of pure cronyism.

QRich I agree with you 100%. In the past we always at the very least had young players and top picks to look forward to. With Doc handing out our draft picks like the were candy there appears to be no future. This is a very difficult year to stomach. Doc needs to be called out, and for one I'm glad the sports media is eating him alive. I hope he receives word of how angry some of the fans are with him

[pageC4]

New clipper low? Lol what? The winning the past few years seems to have spoiled some of us. I get the frustration but the claim this is some new low and you're gonna be done w the team...Cmon now

Yeah that might've been an angry overreaction on my part after learning about the trade, but I've been following the Clippers more or less closely since about 2000 and I don't remember ever being this pissed. It's one thing to have no hope year after year and not seeing the light at the end, and it's a whole another one to finally have it within arm's reach and slowly let it go. And not just by incompetence but because of pure cronyism.

QRich I agree with you 100%. In the past we always at the very least had young players and top picks to look forward to. With Doc handing out our draft picks like the were candy there appears to be no future. This is a very difficult year to stomach. Doc needs to be called out, and for one I'm glad the sports media is eating him alive. I hope he receives word of how angry some of the fans are with him

[Woodsanity]

Doc has done a horrific job as president of basketball operations. He has made 5 bad moves for every "good move". Dam shame he is just wasting CP's prime like this. We haven't gotten any better at all. Arguably regressed.

[LACtdom]

I've always considered Doc a great coach but he plays favourites to the detriment of the team. It is a major weakness. Maybe I'm being harsh on Doc but I'm sick of him putting hot players on the bench in the 4th while cold players chuck up bricks. Unless your name is Chris Paul or Blake Griffin and you're not making shots then GTFO.

[MartinToVaught]

I've always considered Doc a great coach but he plays favourites to the detriment of the team. It is a major weakness. Maybe I'm being harsh on Doc but I'm sick of him putting hot players on the bench in the 4th while cold players chuck up bricks. Unless your name is Chris Paul or Blake Griffin and you're not making shots then GTFO.

His mancrush on Jamal loses more games for us than it wins, especially.

[mattd13]

if the clips are going to go anywhere in the playoffs this has to stop. I hate to say it but doc is failing. cp3 is getting out played late in games against the better pg,s. we need to have better balance at the end.

[LACtdom]

if the clips are going to go anywhere in the playoffs this has to stop. I hate to say it but doc is failing. cp3 is getting out played late in games against the better pg,s. we need to have better balance at the end.

With CP3 being our ONLY guard that can defend, I think he gets too drained on the defensive having to go up against all these young and quick PGs. Our mediocre bench also means that he has to play more minutes than he should and everyone can see that late in the 4th he looks tired since his conditioning is not as good as the younger PGs.

[So Gutta]

Ballmer gave him 5 years, $50 MIL. No way he steps down.

[mattd13]

I have to agree with lac. however I wish doc would see what you are saying and do a better job of the play late in games.

[Chronz]

The bigger question is, how would Doc take being forced to step down? Would he sulk and quit or take it in stride and realize his shortcomings?