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Meh..Did you watch the Minnesota series at all? There is no blueprint to the modern NBA. Your team depends on the players you have. Perhaps getting outrebounded and muscled inside, because you are trying to play small, is much more of a problem than spacing and shooting? Luka avg 30pts a game in the playoffs. Systemic double teaming was not an issue.

 

If he wants to be 6th man off the bench for our smaller amount we can pay, why NOT I guess. But to start him over whom …. Reaves?? who at least gives his all on defense and has a much finer all around useful offensive game …. Hells to the f*** NO! And Reaves won’t be back next year you do that to him in a contract year for Bradley Beal.

 

Ben Simmons is a far better player than Vanderbilt. Defensively Simmons is able to guard the post (Vando can’t) and be a true small ball 5. His passing and rebounding ability would be a huge asset to Luka, Lebron, AR and Ayton. I’d be ecstatic to add him for a vet minimum contract.

 

Nah..Austin wants his money, and he also wants to win
Neither are tied to starting IMO. You really think that Reaves, is going to walk away from the contract and shot at a title, because he might come off the bench? Starting was never a lifetime garuntee in the first place, and shouldn't be. That applies to Rui too.

 

Not happening with Beal like that is my guess and as you say guess we’ll see. Starting lineup with even LESS defense. Beal for POA?

… or you benching Rui too for what …. Vando, just to bring that chucker in?

 

I think this POA stuff is overrated, that is not the reason, that we've lost 3 straight playoffs series. However Austin and Rui have started in the last two, maybe those two in the starting lineup, might not be our best look? Ayton is going to start, so starting Luka,Lebron, Austin and Rui, doesn't solve this perimeter defense issue anyway. Someone is going to the bench.

 

Don't get him started with the Slick against the world on why defense is overrated probably. I think he just gets bored and takes up these crazy arguments with nothing better to do.

 

I think too that putz is very underrated

 

Does that means that Lakers will get Cris Paul

 

No, Clips will get CP3 too.

 

Where they got all money .Yes I get that for Balmer it's nothing,but there is some limitations to CBA

The Los Angeles Clippers' team payroll for the 2024-25 season is approximately $140.6 million. For the 2025-26 season, their payroll is projected to be around $192.4 million

 

Good. Loser Beal with loser Harden and the calcified husk of Leonard.

 

Apparently CP3 really wants to start, but also wants to be as close to LA as possible. Milwaukee is probably the only place that would give him a starting gig.

Clips have some pretty nice depth:

Dunn / CP3?
Harden / Beal
Kawhi / Bogdanovic / DJJ
Collins / Batum
Zubac / Lopez

Any chance we could get DJJ off them? Probably not

 

imagine that clippers roster in 2016

 

high floor but they’re relying on a lot of old guys who get hurt.

if this was our offseason, we’d be punching bags.

 

Whether or not it works, I respect them trying to put some together.

 

The Caruso thing, is another example of taking part of what I said, and leaving the other parts out.

I said that Caruso was a star in his role here, 20min or so. I also said that KCP had a tougher job, he is the one that took the harder assignments full time, and was also relied on to score every night. I have not changed my opinion on that . Also..I considered Dwight and Javale, to be every bit as important in the bubble as Caruso. I haven't changed my opinion on that either.

Now in the Finals, H-Town hustle, was again a star in his role, however, he couldn't do anything with Haliburton, and if he hadn't been injured, Indiana wins that series. I stand on that one too.

Furthermore I personally don't believe, any team has these lockdown perimeter defenders, that are the difference maker in a particular series. I never said they weren't important, just not as important as post presence, and scorers.

You cant stop high end offensive perimeter players in today's game. You can contest and funnel them towards help. That's about it IMO.

I believe we have enough perimeter defenders as is, and that simply taking Austin or Rui, out of the starting lineup, coupled with a legit big, improves our defense a lot.

 

I continue to be misquoted on that dude. What I said was, to win a chip, you need some guys that have the ability to score, on good defense, that is more important, than just having some guys that are good defenders. This keeps getting confused, with saying that defense is irrelevant for some reason.

The great defenders, will still get lit up, and they usually aren't good offensive players. This doesn't mean that they aren't valuable, ie Caruso, Vando, but they are going to be limited in minutes, and rebounding, coupled with tough bucket getters, are more important. And that is really OK. We have bucket getters, now we have a center, I'm still more inclined towards another 4/5 and a big wing defender that can score a bit. That's still my position.