Comments on: TLTJTP: Nicolas Batum Signing, Clippers Depth, and Offseason Grades

By: Shapan Debnath

Shapan Debnath — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 06:10:10 +0000

i feel like we’re sort of stuck with morris, honestly. he’s not going to like dazzle anymore now that he isn’t a featured option and people know his contract will be rough near the end of its run.

i think ibaka is an upgrade from using jmyke at the backup 5 because of his size particularly and his previous reps deep in the playoffs, but i get mourning the loss of jmyke. i agree i wouldve rather kept his contract than morris’s.

By: jbugs

jbugs — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 01:56:03 +0000

I’d be much happier with the off-season if we kept JMG and used him as the back up center, if necessary. I feel like he rebounds and defends better than Ibaka. If we were able to keep JMG at the cost of losing MM and still got Ibaka, I’d be much happier than I am now. JMG would be a solid fit with the starters at the 4.

That Morris contract is going to be brutal. Any ideas of where we can maybe offload it before the deadline if Morris is playing well? Would Brooklyn maybe be desperate for him if they aren’t playing that well?

By: Robert Flom

Robert Flom — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:22:08 +0000

I think that’s very fair!

By: Robert Flom

Robert Flom — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:20:23 +0000

Thank you so much! We are just glad that you enjoy them!

By: Robert Flom

Robert Flom — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:19:27 +0000

I’m guessing Patterson and Ibaka will take all the reserve big man minutes. Also think Batum will probably play some at backup four.

By: Goons 1

Goons 1 — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:04:51 +0000

Although I would’ve went in a different direction in free agency, I’m ok with how things played out.. Filing that Jamyke void is more important than adding a pg though & is still a position of concern.. That said I’d give them a B- thanks to the addition of Batum

If my desired trade goes down, either now or at the deadline, Clips win the title! As it stands now, I’m not sure I’d pick them to even come out the west

By: Goons 1

Goons 1 — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:25:55 +0000

Completely agreed with your & Lucas take on Batum.. There’s so much potential there that it was a no brainer.. Doubt there’d even be a discussion if Glenn wasn’t a Michigan guy.. Coffey & Mann are better fits with the team due to their defense & Mann’s versatility

By: Shapan Debnath

Shapan Debnath — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:07:28 +0000

totally fair to be pending a bit depending on what ty brings to the table. while i agree that point guard was a need we didn’t address, backup center was a huge need and we upgraded there almost as best as we possibly could. im still holding out hope that there will be a trade for that pg in the future.

By: Shapan Debnath

Shapan Debnath — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:06:07 +0000

batum does have upside, but i almost want to phrase it like we’re banking on his floor outweighing gr3’s upside by quite a bit. batum isn’t old, he had a trainwreck of a season last year that was exceptional in terms of his career for many reasons, and is supposedly in much better shape this year. we’re slotting him back into a comfortable supportive role on a contender with even less responsibility than he had in portland, if ever he could return to relevance, it’s now. im gonna clutch onto my boris diaw reclamation comp closely for the next few months.

By: jbugs

jbugs — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 19:31:10 +0000

It’s so hard to grade the FO for this off season without seeing how Ty does as a replacement for Doc. Assuming no improvement from doc, I’d have to give this off season a C/C+. Losing JMG and signing MM to this pretty bad contract are D- moves. Signing Ibaka helps offset those moves, but without a true pg, signing ibaka will not negate the loss of JMG enough to bump up the grade beyond a C/C+.

If Ty ends up fixing our offense and helps our younger guys to develop, I imagine the grade will be much higher and potentially an A. Doc was a fantastic recruiter. He was great at some other aspects of coaching as well. But his playoff failures put a hard cap on the team’s potential. We really don’t know how good this team would be in the right hands. If Lue ends up being the right coach, we could end up seeing much better ball movement. We might see Terrance Mann actually becoming a rotation piece. We could see Kennard develop into a legit WC starter. We could see Zu grow into a household name and a legit top 5 center. We could see the best ball movement the clippers have had since 06. If this ends up being the case, I don’t see why the FO wouldn’t get an A for their work the past couple of months.