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Comment on Clippers vs Thunder Preview: Toughest Game of the Year by Based Freestyle

Based Freestyle — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:38:53 +0000

Ballmer also took way too long to fire Doc, FWIW. Doc should have been shitcanned after blowing that Rockets series.

Ballmer is great at getting a stadium built and atrocious at every other aspect of being an owner. It’s clear as day now. Thanks for Intuit, Steve, now please sell the team.

Comment on Clippers vs Thunder Preview: Toughest Game of the Year by chogokin

chogokin — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 07:30:40 +0000

“giving away too much for too little”

The only realistic possibility of this happening involves Zu. Kawhi is old, overrated, expensive, and highly injury-prone. Harden is still effective, but old, and can opt out after this year. The rest of our pieces that other teams would want (DJJ, Dunn, maybe Batum) are all fine rotation guys, but not at the level where we’d be in danger of getting too little in return…barring some insane, drunk Frank shit.

Comment on Clippers vs Thunder Preview: Toughest Game of the Year by John Maclean

John Maclean — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 04:44:43 +0000

I didn’t think the shill fest could stoop any lower with AA and crew but tonight’s C&D was subterranean. Still making every excuse in the world for “Coach Lue” and they tried the head fake of appeasing fans by listing off all of the trade possibilities and then circling back to how it’s all been bad luck and we’re not likely to clean house on coach or front office.

I’m beginning to think that Ballmer is actually a terrible businessman. Brave executives regardless of their station in life understand that the most loser thing you can do is cling to “what got us here.” If Apple can fire Steve Jobs then Ballmer can surely fire Ty Lue. Doc got fired for clinging to Trez in the bubble, which was admittedly not good. But Ty keeps his gig with disaster after disaster?

Sure we’ve had injuries and our age is catching up to us. but from 10,000 feet there is no excuse in hell for a team with three guys playing at or near an Allstar level with only SIX fucking wins against 21 losses. In what reality would anyone keep their job with this type of performance? What gets lost in all of this is that allowing someone to hang around that sucks eventually sucks the life out of everything in their orbit. So you HAVE to get rid of them to retain the respect of everyone else. Go ahead and be a loser Ballmer. We’re getting onto this shit. I’m actually hoping to see Luka drop 40 tomorrow and laugh at us repeatedly at this point.

Comment on Clippers vs Thunder Preview: Toughest Game of the Year by mlslaw1

mlslaw1 — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 03:07:21 +0000

All well and good but isn’t it a matter of leverage and, in this case, unequal bargaining power. Who wants, really, to help us: Nobody. And, us being desperate at bottom, we’re subject to giving away too much for too little. We need trading partners who are satisfied with each team in the deal walking away better. And then this all assumes that Frank can be trusted cuz it sure looks like he’s gonna stick around for awhile.

Comment on Clippers vs Thunder Preview: Toughest Game of the Year by John Maclean

John Maclean — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:18:52 +0000

There’s still a little smoke out there about LaMelo and Clippers. Probably generated by his father. He’s a talented kid but you’d be getting James’ ball dominance, Kawhi’s injuries, and an even nuttier family than Uncle Dennis. What concerns me is that Ballmer appears to be obsessed with the vanity of having “names” on the team and might be inclined to do this. If so the dumpster fire will just continue for another ten years.

Instead:

Harden to Houston for Reed Shepard and FVV

Zu to Pacers for Mathurin and Jarace Wallace +2026 1st

Get anything to get off Kawhi’s contract.

Send Dunn, DJJ, Collins out for whatever 2nds we can get back.

We are in a worst of both worlds scenario to where we have listless old players and suck. Normally when you suck you have young exciting kids to watch grow and have big games from time to time. I wish the brass understood that this is acceptable to fans so long as there’s hope to keep building.

Comment on Clippers vs Thunder Preview: Toughest Game of the Year by JCplusULTRA

JCplusULTRA — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:26:39 +0000

Shooting isn’t even necessary. The Thunder literally quadruple teamed Zu. If anyone would actually CUT, they’d AT LEAST get free throws.

Comment on Clippers vs Thunder Preview: Toughest Game of the Year by mlslaw1

mlslaw1 — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:33:12 +0000

There’s really no shame in losing to the Thurnder. They punish and expose poor play all over the place and just snow ball you to olivion. The only way you survive them is if you put 5 Cooper Flagg type players out there–I know CFs a rookie, but look at how fundamentally sound he is. He plays like every one of his passes is going to be picked off — he does nothing casual or one handed (listing Mr. Sanders?), has great anticipation. The NBA is a great league but sound fundamentals is not emphasized anymore and the Thunder know that very, very well and take advantage. Snatch a defensive rebound and push? Then get your pocket picked on a blind side steal? That’s the Thunder. It’s a play style that requires talent + youth — almost John Woodenesque.

Comment on Clippers vs Thunder Preview: Toughest Game of the Year by chogokin

chogokin — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:15:17 +0000

I don’t want a written apology from the team – words are cheap – I want Ty and Frank traded (if at all possible) and axed respectively.

Comment on Clippers vs Thunder Preview: Toughest Game of the Year by khyber jones

khyber jones — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 19:12:44 +0000

I do think we could move on from James, as great as he’s been as a Clipper, if we added a serviceable point guard. Dunn just isn’t good or consistent enough at the offensive end, but Bogi + another quality ball handling guard with some ability to take shots when the post is doubled/tripled would be very solid. Add Kobe Sanders, Miller and Christie into that guard rotation with Bogi and another serviceable guard (e.g., a Dennis Schroeder type) and LAC would be better able to punish teams that triple team Zu.

Just getting Zu more quality touches and moving the ball with the pass vs dribble will increase offensive efficiency and allow the team to get back on defense.

Comment on Clippers vs Thunder Preview: Toughest Game of the Year by KingAlfonse

KingAlfonse — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:24:44 +0000

Charlotte looking fiesty but needs a big man and has a bunch of draft picks.

Fire Frank and then ship Zu off for 1-2 firsts ASAP.