Comments on: Hopes and Fears Revisited

By: MadGlove

MadGlove — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:49:13 +0000

Maybe that speaks more to the thoroughness of the “hopes and fears” article than anything else. Obviously Griffin missing the whole season is a huge blow. I would say that a majority of our hopes rested on his shoulders. Blake was (is) supposed to be a sure thing. “Sure thing” #1 picks usually have huge impacts on their teams even as rookies.

Also, there’s something to be said for the bench. Not only the new guys, but the returning guys. Thornton has been up and down, struggling more than not, and DJ just hasn’t progressed as much as we all hoped he would.

I think this season started out a mess and they’ve done a respectable job since.

By: clippman

clippman — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:57:22 +0000

i agree, who we keep will depend on who we can pick up. there has to be a core kept, preferably a young core but we do not need to keep players just for the sake of keeping them. i have always believed that you keep a player with heart (and quality skills) over a good to great player with NO HEART. Consistency is the key and with HEART players you will get that day in and day out AKA – Houston.

By: Kevin M

Kevin M — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:46:08 +0000

Dismissing the improbability of getting Wade, no way I’d keep Gordon in that scenario. Let’s face it: he can’t create for others, can’t rebound and there wouldn’t be enough shots to go around, so we could trade him for a SF.

By: TNT57

TNT57 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:27:44 +0000

OK. AL THORTON has to go. CAMBY will be gone. Keep KAMAN, B. DAVIS, SMITH, GRIFFIN, GORDON and D. JORDAN. CUT EVERYBODY ELSE. Pick up a great free agent, say…RUDY GAY, DIRK or D. WADE…draft pick and let’s roll. Can you imagine BARON, WADE,GORDON, GRIFFIN AND KAMAN?

By: bongstradamus

bongstradamus — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:24:00 +0000

The problem is clearly Dunleavy. The only reason we’ve been playing well is because Baron has stepped up and Marcus Camby shows up ready to work. We can blame injuries for the slide right now, but those injuries can be traced to Dunleavy overplaying the starters and not using his bench for the first half of the season.

The teams biggest turn around came when Dunleavy was out with a bad back. Thats when this team finally started showing up…when Dunleavy was gone.

By: neil

neil — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:46:18 +0000

Dunleavy…..the coach who didnt play Gordon at the start of last year until a injury forced him to….didnt play Smith earlier this season when the bench needed help…other teams are winning with injuries…not this coach….

By: Robert Lehrer

Robert Lehrer — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:08:32 +0000

The Clips are a sub-.500 team because………………..they’re a sub-500 team!
Really!
Perhaps with Blake Griffin around, they would’ve performed above the .500 level but we’ll never know.

Also–the lack of efficiency and outside shooting from the SF position. Butler’s come around, but the Clips need a big-time shooter at the SF position and a strong backup PG.

If the Clips can score Rudy Gay or another upgrade at SF, you’ll see a much better team next season.

By: clippafan4life

clippafan4life — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:58:11 +0000

keep randolph? kb is a super star, wow this is turning bad. The suns have 2 superstars and might not make the playoffs. memphis isn’t better than us healthy and we have a 1st round pick and possibly a big free agent on the way. I FEAR NOTHING, lets get healthy and keep the haters at bay.

By: SamMays

SamMays — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:13:57 +0000

I think the sub .500 record so far is attributable to two factors… Dunleavy’s incompetence and Baron’s not showing up ready from day one… While Baron has been very good of late, he didn’t start out well… When the schedule was very easy in November and we should have been piling up wins, we were losing because Baron was playing his way into shape, rather than ready to win from day one…

By: First2One00

First2One00 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:46:59 +0000

My only question is how many guys from our current roster that are becoming free agents after this season do we retain? This is a legit team, like someone else stated.. we need a “go to guy” in the last minutes… Although I’m not a big Rudy Gay fan, I think he’d be able to fill that void because he has size and he drives to the paint which means free throws. I would love to see Camby, Butler, and C. Smith come back, maybe we can give up Thornton through a trade to shed some cap space. What do you guys think?? I really do like our current squad, there’s just one missing piece, (aside from B Griffin) and possibly a coach that isn’t too prone to panicking in late game situations.