ClipsFanSince98 wrote:But your post is what the OP is disagreeing on. People are acting like the Clippers are merely one of many contenders. He's arguing they should be much heavier favorites than they are. I'm somewhere in between. Clips aren't the Warriors, Kobe/Shaq Lakers or anything, but they are probably quite a bit better than being ever so slight favorites with 30% title odds. I'd personally say that figure is more like 50-60% given solid health.Dominater wrote:ClipsFanSince98 wrote:He's talking about on paper. Their bench alone is likely to be Shamet+Lou+McGruder+Harkless+Harrell. Teams are going to get run off the MF floor many nights. They aren't Warriors dynasty dominant on paper, but I do agree with the OP premise that if anything the team is being underrated to be every so slightly favored.
PG will start the season IMO and Kawhi isn't on rest protocol exactly. Assuming health I won't be surprised at all if they win 65 games, then get even better in the playoffs.
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I agree that they have as good of a shot as any, but there are several teams that have a seat at the table this year
The work Beverley+Harrell+Zubac+Shamet have put in all summer (none of these guys took more than a week or two off this summer) and it's just hard not to believe these guys will have huge seasons.
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If the Lakers have a now rejuvenated Dwight, the clipps will have no answer for that kind of size upfront. Thats why i was surprised that the Clipps themselves didn't quickly scoop up Dwight themselves when the Lakers signed Cousins. Harrells too small and Zubac too weak to match up to that kind of size