Doc: 'great teambuilding moment. fantastic. absolutely wonderful; DJ will be better at this when hes a FA again in 3yrs'

MrCheerios · Post #61 » by **MrCheerios** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:21 pm

Who would have thought the Clippers would be less classy after Sterling's departure?

orange_juice32 · Post #62 » by **orange_juice32** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:23 pm

Dirk Nowitzki wrote:
orange_juice32 wrote:
sfernald wrote:Lots of sour grapes here. Enough to make wine.

Mavs fans hold onto that anger and tell the story to your grandkids when the Mavs are relevant again.

LOL. By the time current young Mavs fans have grandkids do you think the Clips will have a ring?

No one is checking for your team as a squad that has to be reckoned with in the playoffs. Win more than 2 rounds in a playoff and we can revisit this discussion about relevance.

That guy is a fan of the Blazers, not the Clippers.

sfernald is a Clippers fan.

JeepCSC · Post #63 » by **JeepCSC** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:24 pm

GuyverX wrote:You guys are really outraged by these G rated Doc quotes? Of course it was a team building experience. The whole starting lineup was in the house along with the coach/GM and owner trying to save their season. I doubt any other NBA team has gotten together like that during July or over any other summer vacation, really.

He is undoubtedly correct that it was a wonderful team building moment. That would be something great to say as it was happening or in a lockeroom next year. But for your first public comments after a fairly brutal 24-hour period which left deep scars on the NBA landscape to be how "absolutely wonderful" it all was, means we are continuing to be trolled. I don't mind it at this point (once I've come to terms that this is what they want), as long as the Clips fully embrace the black hat. Embrace it fully, or not at all.

Rupert Murdoch · Post #64 » by **Rupert Murdoch** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:24 pm

Cavaliers2 · Post #65 » by **Cavaliers2** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:24 pm

So I guess it is safe to assume we are all hoping for a Cavs and Clips finals matchup?

Post #66 » by **Dirk** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:28 pm

orange_juice32 wrote:
Dirk Nowitzki wrote:
orange_juice32 wrote:
LOL. By the time current young Mavs fans have grandkids do you think the Clips will have a ring?

No one is checking for your team as a squad that has to be reckoned with in the playoffs. Win more than 2 rounds in a playoff and we can revisit this discussion about relevance.

That guy is a fan of the Blazers, not the Clippers.

sfernald is a Clippers fan.

Are you telling me he switched from the Blazers to the Clippers? His first posts on realgm:
search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&author_id=101111&start=2960#start_here

GuyverX · Post #67 » by **GuyverX** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:32 pm

JeepCSC wrote:
GuyverX wrote:You guys are really outraged by these G rated Doc quotes? Of course it was a team building experience. The whole starting lineup was in the house along with the coach/GM and owner trying to save their season. I doubt any other NBA team has gotten together like that during July or over any other summer vacation, really.

He is undoubtedly correct that it was a wonderful team building moment. That would be something great to say as it was happening or in a lockeroom next year. But for your first public comments after a fairly brutal 24-hour period which left deep scars on the NBA landscape to be how "absolutely wonderful" it all was, means we are continuing to be trolled. I don't mind it at this point (once I've come to terms that this is what they want), as long as the Clips fully embrace the black hat. Embrace it fully, or not at all.

I don't think Doc is like that. People asked him how he felt..and he responded. Maybe it wasn't what people wanted to hear but I doubt those words have any deeper meaning behind them. I don't think he said that to rub it into the Mavericks' faces. If you want trolling, what Griffin posted on twitter with the door and the tent...now that was genuine trolling. Either way, outside of Doc's "good guy" persona, I don't think this team really cares what anybody thinks anymore and nor do us fans for the most part.

Post #68 » by **Goudelock** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:34 pm

Cavaliers2 wrote:So I guess it is safe to assume we are all hoping for a Cavs and Clips finals matchup?

All I want is a Spurs and Clippers WCF matchup. Good vs Evil. Old vs New. Fundamentals vs Flash. Small Market vs Big Market. Class vs Crass. Flopping Sensei vs Flopping Student.

Ok, I've run out of crappy ESPN narratives, but you get the picture.

Lord Cuban · Post #69 » by **Lord Cuban** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:36 pm

Cavaliers2 wrote:So I guess it is safe to assume we are all hoping for a Cavs and Clips finals matchup?

They will meet the Spurs or GSW or Thunder in the 2nd round...

Novocaine · Post #70 » by **Novocaine** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:43 pm

I'm confused: why exactly are people made about Doc's statements? What were they expecting him to say? I see lots of over-emotional hysterical reactions but nobody so far has explained what was the problem.

ChosunX · Post #71 » by **ChosunX** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:46 pm

Novocaine wrote:I'm confused: why exactly are people made about Doc's statements? What were they expecting him to say? I see lots of over-emotional hysterical reactions but nobody so far has explained what was the problem.

-The team is going to survival camp with Jordan along with former members of the Foreign Legion and we will teach him how to be a man.

Post #72 » by **Domejandro** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:47 pm

Novocaine wrote:I'm confused: why exactly are people made about Doc's statements? What were they expecting him to say? I see lots of over-emotional hysterical reactions but nobody so far has explained what was the problem.

Sometimes silence is the best way to go. Frankly, his over-emphasis on how "fantastic" the situation was for the Los Angeles Clippers is rather insulting given the circumstance.

JeepCSC · Post #73 » by **JeepCSC** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:47 pm

Novocaine wrote:I'm confused: why exactly are people made about Doc's statements? What were they expecting him to say? I see lots of over-emotional hysterical reactions but nobody so far has explained what was the problem.

I don't think reading is your strong suit.

GuyverX · Post #74 » by **GuyverX** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:53 pm

Novocaine wrote:I'm confused: why exactly are people made about Doc's statements? What were they expecting him to say? I see lots of over-emotional hysterical reactions but nobody so far has explained what was the problem.

Outside of outright apologizing to Dallas about signing a player that already made a verbal agreement just 5 days prior, I don't think he could've said anything that would make people feel less outrage. Even then, people would just call it insincere and trash him anyway. Anything that he says about this incident is lose/lose at this point. Like I said, he could answer a question about what he had for lunch and people would still be mad.

JeepCSC · Post #75 » by **JeepCSC** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 10:59 pm

You either talk in platitudes about how tough the situation was for all involved, give a heartfelt mea culpa to Cuban, or keep your mouth shut. Those are the three best pr options once you've already been a part of a pr disaster. What you don't do is say words like "fantastic", "wonderful", "great teambuilding moment". You're just pouring gas on the fire for little reason.

Little Digger · Post #76 » by **Little Digger** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 11:03 pm

Louie_Ruckuz wrote:
AIfan3 wrote:I don't hate the Clips for what they did, they're only looking out for their own best interest..

The onus is on Jordan to do the right thing and notify the team that he made the commitment to verbally. Even if you want to renege on a verbal agreement, its just common decency and courtesy to show the team that you verbally committed to some respect. Don't have the owner fly all the way down to your house, and keep him and his franchise in the dark.. The Mavs are officially screwed.

Jordan screwed them over big time, the least he could've done was tell Cuban as a man that he changed his mind. I guess the world isn't filled wit men who own up to there word anymore.

You guess? It's been that way since the beginning of time my poor gullible friend.. But in this case, Jordan didnt do anything wrong..He had a change of heart and broke a verbal deal..There was no law broken..There was no plan on his part to screw the Mavs..There's nothing here that isn't done everyday in every business across the globe..Go buy a fancy new car..The salesman will estatic to make the sale..The next day you can change your mind and take it back..You dont think that's as painful for the salesman? Of course..But that's life..People make legal mistakes..DeAndre didn't do anything out of the ordinary.

Lala870 · Post #77 » by **Lala870** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 11:05 pm

PockyCandy wrote:
Cavaliers2 wrote:So I guess it is safe to assume we are all hoping for a Cavs and Clips finals matchup?

All I want is a Spurs and Clippers WCF matchup. Good vs Evil. Old vs New. Fundamentals vs Flash. Small Market vs Big Market. Class vs Crass. Flopping Sensei vs Flopping Student.

Ok, I've run out of crappy ESPN narratives, but you get the picture.

San Antonio is not a small market.

This has been debunked many times as well as the Spurs flopping.

Louie_Ruckuz · Post #78 » by **Louie_Ruckuz** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 11:09 pm

Little Digger wrote:
Louie_Ruckuz wrote:
AIfan3 wrote:I don't hate the Clips for what they did, they're only looking out for their own best interest..

The onus is on Jordan to do the right thing and notify the team that he made the commitment to verbally. Even if you want to renege on a verbal agreement, its just common decency and courtesy to show the team that you verbally committed to some respect. Don't have the owner fly all the way down to your house, and keep him and his franchise in the dark.. The Mavs are officially screwed.

Jordan screwed them over big time, the least he could've done was tell Cuban as a man that he changed his mind. I guess the world isn't filled wit men who own up to there word anymore.
You guess? It's been that way since the beginning of time my poor gullible friend.. But in this case, Jordan didnt do anything wrong..He had a change of heart and broke a verbal deal..There was no law broken..There was no plan on his part to screw the Mavs..There's nothing here that isn't done everyday in every business across the globe..Go buy a fancy new car..The salesman will estatic to make the sale..The next day you can change your mind and take it back..You dont think that's as painful for the salesman? Of course..But that's life..People make legal mistakes..DeAndre didn't do anything out of the ordinary.

I have no issue that he changed his mind, people from time to time do that but for him to ignore Cuban? Come on now, man the hell up!

jc23 · Post #79 » by **jc23** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 11:12 pm

who cares, still the 4th best team in the West, but Jordan has every right to go back on his promise the same way teams go back on theirs.

clippertown · Post #80 » by **clippertown** » Thu Jul 9, 2015 11:13 pm

Can I get some perspective on this? In order of hate, which Clipper moments are considered the worst?

1. The DJ flipping debacule
2. The Stirling racist rant
3. The Clipper treatment of Elgin Baylor
4. The CP3 heliflop
5. General flopping and whining by entire team excluding CP3
6. The CP3 theft from the Lakers
7. The Griffin fake BJ fiasco
8. General hatred of Doc
9. The fact that its just the Clippers

I just want gauge the hate. Thanks.