Comments on: 2024 Clippers Exit Interview: Brandon Boston Jr.

By: Dave Rosa

Dave Rosa — Wed, 22 May 2024 13:01:02 +0000

3 years later no one knows if Boston, Jr. can contribute or not. Shame on the Clippers and especially LUE. Boston, Jr. isn’t the only example of wasted talent. Mann, Zu, Bones, Kobe, and Moussa are all examples of young players who have had their careers impeded. play them. Find out. If they can’t play, get rid of them. If they can, we’ll know.

Lue and Doc are the same. They both play old “has beens” who are well past their prime at the expense of young players.

If memory serves me right, it was an injury to someone that forced Doc to play SGA. SGA would have rotted on Doc’s bench if it wasn’t for that.

The Clipper “geezer squad” has no chance against OKC, T-Wolves, Dallas, Boston, Knicks, Rockets, Memphis, etc. I don’t believe they can make the playoffs.

The Clippers had the right idea last year when they were going younger. Of course that went out the window when they traded for Harden. At that moment, the Clippers became the “Geriatric Squad.”

The Clippers need to get younger, longer, and quicker now.

By: khyber jones

khyber jones — Tue, 21 May 2024 14:37:49 +0000

Part of me wants the Clippers trade Paul George to New York just to see if Thibs can make a man of him on the court. I can just imagine Thibs getting into PG every day and driving him to be more committed. I don’t know how he would handle it at this age/stage of his career, but it would be an interesting experiment to observe.

By: khyber jones

khyber jones — Tue, 21 May 2024 14:36:02 +0000

I’m kinda with you on this. I haven’t been the biggest Brandon Boston Jr fan, but there have been flashes of his talent here and there. Also, after watching OKC this year and in their 2nd round loss to Dallas, I think he has more actual basketball talent than a lot of the guys who got minutes on that team. He can be a long defender against smaller guards. He has the ability to get his own shot. He has a decent handle. I think the issue with him is refinement, decision making, shot selection. He often plays dumb, selfish basketball but that can be attributed to aways being in garbage lineups. If he had Xavier Moon’s basketball IQ, he’d be a regular NBA rotation player. If I were another team looking for talent on the cheap, I might go pick him up. As it stands with the Clippers, the fact that we’re still committed to a bunch of old guys and, worse, pandering to their needs and tastes, makes it unlikely he’ll develop with LAC.

By: dhpat

dhpat — Tue, 21 May 2024 05:34:56 +0000

Seriously, what can we lose with developing a young player with upside. Don’t see it happening with Coach Lue.

By: Clipperlurker

Clipperlurker — Tue, 21 May 2024 01:40:02 +0000

Meh. There’s plenty to criticize Ty for regarding rotations for but IMO BBJ has had time and I see him as barely an NBA player.

By: Robert Flom

Robert Flom — Tue, 21 May 2024 01:15:39 +0000

I’ve never really been a BBJ guy but I wouldn’t mind seeing him return if the Clippers pivot off a bunch of their older guys

By: Robert Flom

Robert Flom — Tue, 21 May 2024 01:15:07 +0000

Joseph was spitting

By: Scott Johnson

Scott Johnson — Mon, 20 May 2024 23:12:13 +0000

Boston is 6′ 6″ with 7′ wingspan. That’s an OK Thunder player spec right there. Boston looked good his rookie season and the rest is (Ty Lue ) history. There’s a place for him on this roster with Westbrook leaving and Bones getting time at PG. Boston was also victim to LFranks small ball vision of a roster. Add a couple of PowerForwards and Boston’s role increases.

By: John Maclean

John Maclean — Mon, 20 May 2024 16:39:54 +0000

Not knowing his true potential is just another example or Ty et al not developing talent. Like you say it would be nice to know one way or another. Ty clearly undervalues younger players while boosting veterans as evidenced by the benching of Boston, Bones, Coffey and KB, underusing Terence and Zu, while overplaying guys like Mook, Russ and PJ. Maybe he’s too close in age to some of these guys and it’s awkward to not play them. If that’s the case there’s yet another reason he needs to go. I’d be on the phone with Nori’s people stat if it were up to me. Time for a non-player’s coach who’s not inclined to favoritism.

Joseph Raya-Ward is my new hero. Has the guts to just call the shit show for what it is.