No Excuse For Clippers Not Making WCF

[SilkkTheShocker]

Huge choke on CP3's part if they don't make it at least that far. No more free passes for him

[Im Still Ballin]

2nd round only is major choke.

Expectation: As you said, WCF

[MichaelCorleone]

If that's the case for Clippers, then there's no excuse for Thunder not to win the championship.

[SilkkTheShocker]

2nd round only is major choke.

Expectation: As you said, WCF

definitely. They got a talented team, great coach, and two of the best players in the league. Losing in the 2nd round or earlier would be a gigantic failure.

[SilkkTheShocker]

If that's the case for Clippers, then there's no excuse for Thunder not to win the championship.

With the Spurs getting older, there is definitely no excuse for OKC not at least going to the Finals.

[MichaelCorleone]

The Clippers, with their newest roster, warrants a WCF appearance. Then the Thunder should be expected the win the chip, no excuses.

[Nikola_]

good luck with blake and deandre shooting ft in the clutch

good luck with throwing lobs in halfcourt set when defenses tighten up

good luck

[Charlie Sheen]

good luck with blake and deandre shooting ft in the clutch

good luck with throwing lobs in halfcourt set when defenses tighten up

good luck

You're foolish and your criticism of BG's offense is hilariously outdated.

[Frozen1]

INB4 spurs sweep them with TD and Splitter owning Fake Griffin.

[Micku]

A healthy Spurs and OKC could beat them. They are going to play either team in the 2nd round. So, we'll see.

[navy]

Huge choke on CP3's part if they don't make it at least that far. No more free passes for him
He has an injured shoulder. He will have an excuse regardless.

[Twiens]

Most talented team in the West, could still see them losing in the first though.

[CelticBaller]

They should be able to beat the spurs, OKC is a toss up

[Young X]

So if the Clippers lose to OKC or SAS, two teams with better records than them without homecourt advantage it's a choke on Paul's part regardless of how he plays?

[SilkkTheShocker]

So if the Clippers lose to OKC or SAS, two teams with better records than them without homecourt advantage it's a choke on Paul's part regardless of how he plays?

He is playing with a top 3 PF, deep bench, and an elite coach. What else does he need? I am not even saying ring or bust. But they should at least make the WCF. If Paul dominates and they lose, than I will take that into consideration

[oh the horror]

At some point, if the clips go out the first or second round we have to start considering wtf is up with them.


Chris Paul shouldn't get a pass. And with the Clips it'll just be the same old story year after year. They have to perform well this year.

[Darius]

At some point, if the clips go out the first or second round we have to start considering wtf is up with them.


Chris Paul shouldn't get a pass. And with the Clips it'll just be the same old story year after year. They have to perform well this year.

You are right.

Otherwise they will have to bear the crushing shame dished out by such online luminaries as "ohthehorror" and "silkktheshokker".

:oldlol:

ISH, man.

Clips putting themselves in best position they can. Lots of good teams out there. We'll see what happens.

[Big Cheese]

I still put the clippers a tier below okc and the spurs. Pple always sleep on the spurs during the regular season because they go into maintain mode but they go into a different gear in the post season and wnd up surprising people

[SilkkTheShocker]

I still put the clippers a tier below okc and the spurs. Pple always sleep on the spurs during the regular season because they go into maintain mode during the regular season but they always end up surprising people in the post season

No they don't

[tpols]

He is playing with a top 3 PF, deep bench, and an elite coach. What else does he need? I am not even saying ring or bust. But they should at least make the WCF. If Paul dominates and they lose, than I will take that into consideration

Bron wouldnt win with this clippers team.. where's the dwayne wade to come through when the going gets rough? Jamal Crawford?:oldlol:

[BigTicket]

If Chris Paul is actually one of the all time great PGs, then he should be able to get to the WCF at least. If he can't, then he doesn't deserve to be mentioned alongside players like Stockton, Kidd or Payton.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Bron wouldnt win with this clippers team.. where's the dwayne wade to come through when the going gets rough? Jamal Crawford?:oldlol:

LAll Im saying is that they need to at least make the WCF. You don't think LeBron makes the WCF with that Clippers team? You're more dumb than I thought :oldlol:

[tpols]

LAll Im saying is that they need to at least make the WCF. You don't think LeBron makes the WCF with that Clippers team? You're more dumb than I thought :oldlol:

Warriors first round
Spurs second round
Thunder WCF
Pacers Finals


No.. Bron doesnt win shit with the clippers. They'd wear out from that schedule and they barely beat the spurs last year with an even better supporting cast in the Heat. Now they face them in the second round instead of the third string bulls? Yup, its a wrap

[SilkkTheShocker]

Warriors first round
Spurs second round
Thunder WCF
Pacers Finals


No.. Bron doesnt win shit with the clippers. They'd wear out from that schedule and they barely beat the spurs last year with an even better supporting cast in the Heat. Now they face them in the second round instead of the third string bulls? Yup, its a wrap

Better supporting cast? Bosh was a non-factor for huge chunks of the playoffs and Wade was hurt. A bitter Kobe ******ger using revisionist history? Say it isn't so :oldlol:

[tpols]

Better supporting cast? Bosh was a non-factor for huge chunks of the playoffs and Wade was hurt. A bitter Kobe ******ger using revisionist history? Say it isn't so :oldlol:

Wade saved himslef for the Finals.. averaged 20/5/4 with critical games in the middle of the series when Bran was going 2011mode.

The Clippers dont have someone like that. BG is more likely to get beat up and shrink than step up when it gets tough.


If Chris Paul was playing with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh out east theyd be a lock for the Finals every year.

[HurricaneKid]

WTF is this? They would currently have a 1st rd matchup against HOU and a second rd matchup with OKC. Sorry, thats no choke. I assume Portland will fall past HOU and LAC but that still means that LAC have to leapfrog HOU to get to the 3 to avoid a second round matchup with OKC. That still leaves them with SAS in the second round. And they aren't favorites against either team. So its no choke. Its going to end up really hurting CP3's legacy to not have some degree of playoff success. But that doesn't mean they would be chokers to a top 2 team in the league in a 7 game series.

[oh the horror]

You are right.

Otherwise they will have to bear the crushing shame dished out by such online luminaries as "ohthehorror" and "silkktheshokker".

:oldlol:

ISH, man.

Clips putting themselves in best position they can. Lots of good teams out there. We'll see what happens.



It's not just going to be ish posters dude. It'll be everyone. They have to shake off the bad juju of being "the clippers" at some point man. So far they've yet to have a deep playoff showing.

[FireDavidKahn]

If that's the case for Clippers, then there's no excuse for Thunder not to win the championship.
The Thunder's excuse is Lebron. They should be content with just making the finals.:lol

[hawksdogsbraves]

They've *got* to make the WCF this year. They definitely have the talent for it, but somehow I just feel like they're going to get upset in the 2nd round again.

[Crafty]

Out of Spurs, Okc, Hostoun, Clippers, Indy, MIA .. the Clippers have the best chance of a 1st round exit.
I don't know why but they just don't won me over yet

[stephanieg]

Big Baby and Granger aren't that good. Maybe they can hook Granny Danger up with a ticket to Germany.

And Doc Rivers is absurdly overrated. He was considered one of the worst coaches in the league until KG and Ray fell in his lap. And how much of that Boston success was the Thibs defense?

[beastee]

OP is right on this one. Normally trolling...but not this time. I am sick of hearing how great CP3 is and never winning when it matters. He is healthy and so is his marginally stacked team. Do it now or he is not a top 3 PG anymore IMO.

[Legends66NBA7]

Lot's of excuse making in this thread for the Clippers.

It's either title or bust for the players. The Clippers have been in LA for like 29 seasons now... it's time for them to make a huge step in the playoffs with the team they have. If they play like crap, I don't want to hear it.

[ClutchOver9000]

OP is right on this one. Normally trolling...but not this time. I am sick of hearing how great CP3 is and never winning when it matters. He is healthy and so is his marginally stacked team. Do it now or he is not a top 3 PG anymore IMO.

This

[IMObjective]

And Doc Rivers is absurdly overrated. He was considered one of the worst coaches in the league until KG and Ray fell in his lap. And how much of that Boston success was the Thibs defense?
I used to think this, but do you think he had anything to do with blake and deandre's improvement this year?

[Kblaze8855]

When you start blaming people for hypothetical losses in the future with no idea what anyone else on either team does its clear you don't even care about the game. Just finding a reason to hate. The west could end up in any order 1-5. The Rockets are the 5th seed with a better record than the Clippers and all 5 top seeds are a hot or bad week from being 1st or 5th.

Cant assume a second round loss would be on Paul. They run into the Thunder and Durant scores 44 a game, CP3 outplays Russell, and the Clippers shooters have an off series he was supposed to win anyway?

Just see what happens. Just waiting for a loss to hate no matter what causes it....you might as well be the Lebron haters you spend months arguing with.

[MavsPoke]

The West if freaking brutal this year.

Make it out of the first round and then worry about WCF and Championships.

[Legends66NBA7]

ISH, man.

Clips putting themselves in best position they can. Lots of good teams out there. We'll see what happens.

Coming from the guy who laughs at other teams for supposedly putting out "2nd rate talent", your team better bring it in the playoffs. Otherwise, it's your team that's going to be laughed at for being the "2nd rate team" in LA again.


Clippers have had a miserable history. You've gotten Chris Paul from the veto, developed Griffin and Jordan well this year, got a good bench, and a coach with a lot of experience. It's time to make that next step or it's a bust for them.

[oarabbus]

When you start blaming people for hypothetical losses in the future with no idea what anyone else on either team does its clear you don't even care about the game. Just finding a reason to hate. The west could end up in any order 1-5. The Rockets are the 5th seed with a better record than the Clippers and all 5 top seeds are a hot or bad week from being 1st or 5th.

Cant assume a second round loss would be on Paul. They run into the Thunder and Durant scores 44 a game, CP3 outplays Russell, and the Clippers shooters have an off series he was supposed to win anyway?

Just see what happens. Just waiting for a loss to hate no matter what causes it....you might as well be the Lebron haters you spend months arguing with.


That's fair, although he still does have Deandre and BG. Either way, look at how TMac's legacy has been affected. CP3 has gotten farther but if he never sees a WCF, well, I think it'll hurt his legacy and some share of the blame lies on him.

[FireDavidKahn]

Big Baby and Granger aren't that good. Maybe they can hook Granny Danger up with a ticket to Germany.

And Doc Rivers is absurdly overrated. He was considered one of the worst coaches in the league until KG and Ray fell in his lap. And how much of that Boston success was the Thibs defense?
And the excuses are starting.:applause: :bowdown:

[All Net]

No excuse? Last time I checked Spurs are still a contender. Would be no disgrace to lose to them.

[Kblaze8855]

How many basketball fans you think know how far the Royals/King got with Oscar Robertson? Kings with Tiny Archibald? Hawks with Pistol Pete? Pistons with Dave Bing?

People don't even remember such things. I know...but nobody cares. CP3 wont be the exception. You win it all or you don't. Nobody marks down "Made the 3rd round." in a career summary.

Finals maybe. And even then people barely remember. Earl Monroe made the finals on the Bullets. Id bet 99% of the NBA fanbase couldn't say what year it was with a gun to their heads. Legacy first and foremost comes from ability. Always has.

Wins second. And nobody ever cared about a second round win before. Wont start now.

He loses in the WCF with a poor showing nobody hating on him now is gonna give him a pass because it was in the all important 3rd round.

People make topics like this poised to hate no matter what.

Sad state of affairs when the word "excuse" stands in for "reason". Things happen for a reason.

Not every reason a game or series was lost is an excuse.

[Heavincent]

Warriors first round
Spurs second round
Thunder WCF
Pacers Finals


No.. Bron doesnt win shit with the clippers. They'd wear out from that schedule and they barely beat the spurs last year with an even better supporting cast in the Heat. Now they face them in the second round instead of the third string bulls? Yup, its a wrap

Hell, this years Warriors are better than any team the Heat faced in the East last year.

[Solefade]

Hell, this years Warriors are better than any team the Heat faced in the East last year.


lol what? how the **** are the warriors better than the Pacers last year

[Legends66NBA7]

Sad state of affairs when the word "excuse" stands in for "reason". Things happen for a reason.

Not every reason a game or series was lost is an excuse.

Or they could make it happen.

If the Clippers play good basketball, I don't think you can blame them much more losing in a 6-7 games series, but if it's someone not playing to the level their supposed to be playing, then they would probably be players labeled as "not being good enough" or "overrated".

That's the legacy of the current Clippers if they don't win and they keep this core for another 5-10 years.

[aboss4real24]

Blake griffin in the offs is a non factor


all that dunking in the reg season will work ... not in the playoff

u actually have to have skill to win , which Blake doesnt have

[Heavincent]

lol what? how the **** are the warriors better than the Pacers last year

Curry
Thompson
Iguodala
Lee
Bogut

Top 5 defense

You're overrating last years Pacers if you think they're better than that team. They didn't even have a superstar or a bench. At the very least, it's about even, but there's no way the Pacers are better.

Warriors will be dangerous in the playoffs this year.

[KyleKong]

My expectations for the Clippers are the Finals.

Let's say they meet OKC in the second round or the WCF, Clippers have always matched up really well against them.

[Yao Ming's Foot]

Chris Paul isn't Kobe. Nobody is. It's not fair to hold him to those type of expectations.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Chris Paul isn't Kobe. Nobody is. It's not fair to hold him to those type of expectations.

That's true. Chris Paul has actually made it past the first round of playoffs without the best frountcourt in the league.

[Solefade]

Curry
Thompson
Iguodala
Lee
Bogut

Top 5 defense

You're overrating last years Pacers if you think they're better than that team. They didn't even have a superstar or a bench. At the very least, it's about even, but there's no way the Pacers are better.

Warriors will be dangerous in the playoffs this year.


lol yet they're barely in the playoffs in the west, no doubt they're good when they're on but they're extremely inconsistent and we can't ignore that.


you're actually insinuating GSW can take the Heat to 7 games? :oldlol:

[Yao Ming's Foot]

That's true. Chris Paul has actually made it past the first round of playoffs without the best frountcourt in the league.

Did he also ring five times with the worst backcourt support in the league? :confusedshrug:

[HOoopCityJones]

That's true. Chris Paul has actually made it past the first round of playoffs without the best frountcourt in the league.

And Lebron can't lead his own 60 win team to a championship.

[Heavincent]

lol yet they're barely in the playoffs in the west, no doubt they're good when they're on but they're extremely inconsistent and we can't ignore that.


you're actually insinuating GSW can take the Heat to 7 games? :oldlol:

If the Warriors go 14-10 to close out the season they'll match the Pacers record from last season.

And yes, I believe they could take the Heat to 7 games.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Bron wouldnt win with this clippers team.. where's the dwayne wade to come through when the going gets rough? Jamal Crawford?:oldlol:
What does this thread have to do with LeBron? You're a Laker fan and this is a clippers thread. It's also a non-agenda thread by Silkk. What does Bron have to do with this thread, or does he just live in your head 24/7?

[AnaheimLakers24]

1st round exit. cp3 is garbage

[YouGotServed]

People are still overrating the Warriors. :oldlol: The hype has gotten out of hand. It was cool and trendy at first but now it's just gotten pretty lame.

OP is right. This Clippers team has been together for how many years now? 3? Championship or bust.

[Darius]

Coming from the guy who laughs at other teams for supposedly putting out "2nd rate talent", your team better bring it in the playoffs. Otherwise, it's your team that's going to be laughed at for being the "2nd rate team" in LA again.


Clippers have had a miserable history. You've gotten Chris Paul from the veto, developed Griffin and Jordan well this year, got a good bench, and a coach with a lot of experience. It's time to make that next step or it's a bust for them.

:oldlol:

Clippers are a bunch of millionaries I enjoy watching play. They aren't "my" team. I have nothing to do with whether they win or lose and they couldn't give a fvck about me. :pimp:

I think they are currently the 3rd best team in the West and possibly 2nd depending on how San Antonio's injuries play out and if JJ Redick comes back.

Even if they are 3rd though, they still have a good chance of losing before the WCF because the teams behind them aren't that far behind them. Basketball, even in a 7 game series, has a fair amount of luck in it.

I expect them to make the WCF but if they go out in the 2nd round it wouldn't be a significant underperformance.

And if they do go out? It won't be "excuses" why they lost. It will be "reasons".

[Boarder Patrol]

Houston/LAC/OKC/Spurs. 4 teams I could realistically see in the finals.

Funny thing is, I honestly think OKC might be the least likely of that group.

[Graviton]

:bowdown:

[NumberSix]

Nah, LAC actually has an extremely legit reason this season

[The-Legend-24]

So if the Clippers lose to OKC or SAS, two teams with better records than them without homecourt advantage it's a choke on Paul's part regardless of how he plays?
This nikka always coming up with excuses. :oldlol: :oldlol: