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Kliq

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The Clippers cut Ingles a few years ago as the last roster cut and the irony is that he would be the perfect starting SF for them.
 

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Paul is always super-composed during play but after every whistle he reverts back into a 4 your old and throws a temper tantrum.
 

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Guess they should've gone to Brandon Bass to replace Blake huh?
Dude, you're being an asshole. But that's ok. To answer your question, yes. Given the lack of anything from the bench since Blake went out, anything would have been better. He still has life in legs.
 

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The Clippers cut Ingles a few years ago as the last roster cut and the irony is that he would be the perfect starting SF for them.
Ingles is the not the answer to the athletic scoring they need from the wing. He had a nice little series but don't lose your mind, Durant or Klay are about to eat him alive.
 

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The Clips would have gotten embarrassed by Golden State. At least Utah will show up.
Yeah. I'm very at peace with this. I hate the fn warriors with a kobe-shaq passion and having to watch them sweep us by an average of 50 points a game would not have been fun. Now I can just not watch the series like gsw-por
 

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Yeah. I'm very at peace with this. I hate the fn warriors with a kobe-shaq passion and having to watch them sweep us by an average of 50 points a game would not have been fun. Now I can just not watch the series like gsw-por
So, here is what I see for your Clippers going forward. They are going to do a S&T with Paul going somewhere and perhaps Blake too. Would you take Kyrie Irving plus, say Richard Jefferson (to make the deal work)? Because I believe that Cleveland (or LeBron) would do that in a second if Cleveland doesn't win this season.
 

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Any chance the Clips could get Paul George at some point? He'd be the perfect fit, rooted for the Clips as a kid and who the hell would want to go to the Lakers any time soon?
 

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How secure is Doc Rivers' job? The Clippers have been consistently good with him as a coach but seem to have under performed in the playoffs. I'm not sure a coaching change is the right answer for the team but then again I know very little about what is going on in LA.
 

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How secure is Doc Rivers' job? The Clippers have been consistently good with him as a coach but seem to have under performed in the playoffs. I'm not sure a coaching change is the right answer for the team but then again I know very little about what is going on in LA.
Honestly, you could have Pop coach this team and I'm not sure what else could be done. Paul is still quite good but he's going to be 32 soon. Griffin was hurt and always tends to be. Jordan is a quality player and has been pretty consistent. And the rest of the roster is a collection of meh or worse. Clippers look like a team whose window has closed. They have no young talent at all.
 

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Honestly, you could have Pop coach this team and I'm not sure what else could be done. Paul is still quite good but he's going to be 32 soon. Griffin was hurt and always tends to be. Jordan is a quality player and has been pretty consistent. And the rest of the roster is a collection of meh or worse. Clippers look like a team whose window has closed. They have no young talent at all.
Yeah, Doc the Head Coach was hamstrung by Doc the Awful GM. Ballmer LOVES Doc and will do all he can to convince him not to go to Orlando. They will likely run back the same group next year and have similar results.
 

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I really think Paul is gone. He knows the window is closing and he also knows this group cannot win unless the Warriors implode and San Antonio, Houston and Utah all get worse. I bet he either exercise the ETO or forces a S&T to another contender. If Cleveland either fails to make or win the Finals, I could see the whole Team Banana Boat idea begin to take hold. Again, if Cleveland calls the Clippers and dangles Kyrie plus some filler to make the numbers work, who says no?
 

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I really think Paul is gone. He knows the window is closing and he also knows this group cannot win unless the Warriors implode and San Antonio, Houston and Utah all get worse. I bet he either exercise the ETO or forces a S&T to another contender. If Cleveland either fails to make or win the Finals, I could see the whole Team Banana Boat idea begin to take hold. Again, if Cleveland calls the Clippers and dangles Kyrie plus some filler to make the numbers work, who says no?
I admit to not following closely, but what would Cleveland's incentive be for a Paul-for Kyrie deal?
 

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I admit to not following closely, but what would Cleveland's incentive be for a Paul-for Kyrie deal?
They shouldn't be too keen on it but there has been a long-standing friendship between LeBron and Paul. Furthermore, while Paul is almost seven years older than Kyrie, he has been a better defender, distributor and mid-range player.

Paul, at this point, should be looking to join a team that can win. If Cleveland somehow gets bounced before the Finals or fails to win, I can see LeBron pushing for a move like this. From his perspective, Paul appears to give Cleveland a better chance to win (though his ability to stay healthy should give anyone pause) and that is all he likely cares about.

Regardless, I think we've seen the last of Paul as a Clipper. He needs a shot at a ring and it isn't happening on Ballmer's squad.
 

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They shouldn't be too keen on it but there has been a long-standing friendship between LeBron and Paul. Furthermore, while Paul is almost seven years older than Kyrie, he has been a better defender, distributor and mid-range player.

Paul, at this point, should be looking to join a team that can win. If Cleveland somehow gets bounced before the Finals or fails to win, I can see LeBron pushing for a move like this. From his perspective, Paul appears to give Cleveland a better chance to win (though his ability to stay healthy should give anyone pause) and that is all he likely cares about.

Regardless, I think we've seen the last of Paul as a Clipper. He needs a shot at a ring and it isn't happening on Ballmer's squad.
Doesn't this scream San Antonio? Problem I see is that Gasol has a player option for 2017-2018 that he could exercise and they'd have to dump Parker's expiring deal but I can't think of a better situation for him than the Spurs.
 

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You guys are crazy.

Chris Paul - the President of the players union - negotiated the new over-38 rule, which applies to him and like, 5 other people. He's going to be a $200 million man, and he ain't going anywhere.

The dividends for CP3 — assuming he wants to remain with the Clippers, and the Clippers want to keep him — are immediately evident. For all practical purposes, under the Over-36 Rule Paul would have been looking at a max contract of four years, $156 million.

Under the Over-38 Rule, he’s looking at a max contract of five years, $201 million.

In other words, because of this one simple rule change, this summer Chris Paul can potentially lock in $45 million in guaranteed salary for the season in which he turns 37 years old.
 

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You guys are crazy.

Chris Paul - the President of the players union - negotiated the new over-38 rule, which applies to him and like, 5 other people. He's going to be a $200 million man, and he ain't going anywhere.
Was coming here to post similar. Paul worked his ass off during these negotiations including the no-trade clause for 8/4 guys. There was talk around the all-star break about the $200m extension being a done deal and the President of the Players Union isn't going to allow himself to be traded to Sacramento or Brooklyn. Ballmer loves Doc, loves Paul, and they lost a playoff series again primarily due to injuries. He isn't breaking up this crew for the right to win 30 games next year and Paul isn't going to give up tens of millions of dollars to sign elsewhere while also giving up his no-trade rights.
 

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3rd party ticket broker question:

I'm going to go through stubhub or seatgeek to grab tickets to Spurs/Rockets Game 5. If I were to jump on tickets today and someone swept, do I get a full refund, including fees?

Edit: seems like both sites have a contingent game provision and offer full refunds.
 
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There is no way Chris Paul leaves LAC. He got the over-36 rule axed just so he could resign there and get his money. Now Blake and Reddick? Not so sure those guys are back. Will they take a look at Melo again this offseason?
 

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3rd party ticket broker question:

I'm going to go through stubhub or seatgeek to grab tickets to Spurs/Rockets Game 5. If I were to jump on tickets today and someone swept, do I get a full refund, including fees?

Edit: seems like both sites have a contingent game provision and offer full refunds.
Unequivocally, yes.
 

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With the new CBA, I believe it is something like Dec 1 until a newly signed FA can be moved. And that huge 200 million dollar deal is only there for him if he signs with the Clippers.

He isn't going anywhere.
You guys may be right about him staying put but I believe the December deadline (Dec 15th) only applies to actual FAs.
 

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Everything coming up Houston's way so far. If they shoot like this (they won't) nobody stands a chance. That is why I think they have the best chance of breaking up the GS vs CLE trilogy. When they are hot they can blow out any team.
 

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I am trying to think of a "star" NBA player who is currently falling out of favor faster than Aldridge is with Spurs fans. Maybe Howard in Los Angeles. Shea Serrano calls him "lolmarcus" now.

 

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I just put this game on

LOL

Spurs playing like they don't give one single fuck
 

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Lot easier to be the best coach ever when you have the best power forward ever


I'm dying, Chappelle Austin or Spurs rd 2 first half is funniest thing I've seen in 2017
 

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Lot easier to be the best coach ever when you have the best power forward ever


I'm dying, Chappelle Austin or Spurs rd 2 first half is funniest thing I've seen in 2017
How much would you bet right now on Houston winning this series?
 

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Houston could run away with this game and then San Antonio just blows them away in Game 2. The Spurs are the team I have the most confidence in recovering from an ass kicking. It isn't even a SAS thing tonight, if Houston is going to take a billion threes and make 50 percent of them NOBODY is going to stop them.
 

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ugly 3rd quarter so far. Took SA almost 4 minutes to score. Yet they've only been outscored 1 point.