Because we don’t like making tough decisions, the lineups will reflect the All-NBA line of thinking. There will be no differentiation between separate forward and guard positions, and the squads will be chosen after careful consideration of individual merits only – we don’t really care if your team’s top shooting guard and point guard don’t get along.
It truly is hard to overstate just how much of an odd duck the 2005-06 Clippers were. Not only did they come out of nowhere to act as a championship contender, incredibly strange for players wearing that uniform, but their style of play (corner threes, sound and efficient choices with midrange jumpers, good looks close at the basket) was ahead of its time. Sam Cassell, acquired along with two first-round picks for Marko Jaric the summer before, should always be beloved amongst those who suffered through the Sterling years.
Beyond that and the team’s recent drive to championship contention, the Clips have precious little to show. The team reeled in ungodly amounts of high end draft picks that they routinely blew on players that just didn’t cut it for whatever reason, and even though the team’s 2000-01 squad was as entertaining as anything Lob City has ever produced, its core failed to make hay in the charts. This is still a franchise whose all-time leaders in blocks and three-pointers are Benoit Benjamin and Eric Piatkowski.
Kelly Dwyer, Yahoo! Sports
I was actually thinking about a franchise all-time team the other day. It's a little easier when you disregard the distinction between point/shooting guards and small/power forwards. By those rules, I totally agree with the line-up that Dwyer chose.
A blurb is written for each player.
Pike's 3 point record is probably safe for at least 3 more seasons. He has 738 career 3 pointers for the franchise. The closest active players are: Crawford (429), Paul (372) and Redick (273) who are 2nd, 3rd and 8th all-time. Benjamin leads the franchise in blocks with 1117. Jordan is 3rd all-time with 895.
