Comments on: Clippers 2021 Exit Interview: Kawhi Leonard

By: TheGreatestShowman

TheGreatestShowman — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 22:34:25 +0000

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By: chogokin

chogokin — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:49:52 +0000

Rondo is gonna love Sacramento.

By: KingAlfonse

KingAlfonse — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:41:17 +0000

I said it would be an unpopular opinion, and it’s fine to disagree. But at least acknowledge the context in which I’m saying it.

By: TheGreatestShowman

TheGreatestShowman — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 06:50:17 +0000

Dumb and dumberer.

By: Lucas Hann

Lucas Hann — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:56:25 +0000

Hey, if the Clips were dumb enough to believe it 4 months ago, maybe someone else is dumb enough to believe it now

By: Lucas Hann

Lucas Hann — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:55:50 +0000

Salary cap rules, if Kawhi is back it would take a lot of maneuvering to get under the apron and stay there

By: ksihoo

ksihoo — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:37:36 +0000

Would be great if Brooklyn or any other contender still believed that Rondo could be that guy coming of the bench for 10min and orchestrate your offense while your main guys are resting (like Harden). Highly unlikely after the last playoffs but who knows, maybe Playoffs Rondo still exists in eyes of some.

By: ksihoo

ksihoo — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:30:07 +0000

On Dinwiddie in particular, we aren’t going to be able to pull off bringing a S&T guy in.

Is this your opinion or because of the salary cap rules?

By: lying dog-faced pony soldier

lying dog-faced pony soldier — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:09:22 +0000

I just find the mere thought of “blowing it up” at this momentous point in Clippers history ludicrous. Of course some changes can/will be made depending on circumstances.

By: Lucas Hann

Lucas Hann — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 04:46:59 +0000

1) The assistant coach thing is silly, some real classic Clipper negativity conspiracy stuff. Ty Lue is our HC and Dan Craig is our associate head coach. Everyone else was in the bullpen. Chauncey left for a #1 job, Atkinson and Rodgers each left for #2 jobs. Everyone who left took a promotion that would have been a totally rational, normal step up for any coach to make at any point, whether Kawhi was healthy or hurt, whether we just won the title or just missed the playoffs. It just feels extreme because, as you’ll recall, Atkinson Billups and Craig were all in the running for HC jobs last summer. We built a staff of guys who we knew would use us as a stepping stone.

2) I agree on the hybrid approach, but it truly depends on what the team/Kawhi think/know about his timeline. If they are really thinking that mid-season return w/ a ramp up for a full-strength playoff run is possible, you probably keep the team more or less intact w/ the minor moves we had been planning, except maybe you think you need like 1 extra guy to plug those RS minutes on the wing and create some offense. If 2021-22 is going to be a lost year from a contention perspective, I still think the majority of the core should stay (you still re-sign Reggie and Batum if you can), but in particular PatBev and Rondo feel like guys who you need to move for a different/younger/more offensively creative guard.

3) On Dinwiddie in particular, we aren’t going to be able to pull off bringing a S&T guy in.