Chris Paul, Blake Griffin named to All-NBA teams

24 May 2012

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A season of firsts continued today for the Clippers – Chris Paul and Blake Griffin were both named to All-NBA teams.

Paul, an All-NBA First Team selection for the second time in his career, paced the league in steals (2.53 spg) and finished third in assists (9.1 apg), adding 19.8 ppg and 3.5 rpg. He posted 23 double-doubles, tying for 16th overall. Paul this season became only the second player (Tim Hardaway, 1990-91) in NBA history to average at least 19.0 points, 9.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals.

Paul — who finished third in MVP voting, behind LeBron James and Kevin Durant — joined those two, Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant on the first team, although he finished with the fewest first team votes (74) of the five.

After winning Rookie of the Year award last season but being left off of any of the three All-NBA teams, Griffin was selected to the second team, along with Kevin Love, Andrew Bynum, Russell Westbrook and Tony Parker. His selection may come as a slight surprise to some, considering that he finished ahead of more established “stars” Carmelo Anthony and Dirk Nowitzki, the third team forwards.

In five short months, Paul and Griffin have made significant improvements to a franchise record book that was laughably bereft of real, season-long honors.

Paul is only the franchise’s second first team selection, and its first since it moved to Los Angeles in 1984. The only other was Bob McAdoo, in 1975. Also, after sending two starters to the All-Star game for the first time in franchise history, this marks the first time they have placed two players on any of the three All-NBA teams in any single year.

Chris

Not only was Chris Paul selected to the all NBA First Team this year, he was also All NBA First Team Defense as well. Not too bad a year.
http://www.espn.com Tim

Chris Paul is remarkable, especially considering the fact that he spent most of his offseason last year in meetings as they tried to fix the Lock Out sitauation. Its not like he could do the Mo Williams workout plan, and show up in tip-top shape. Looking forward to what Chris Paul will do with an entire off-season in So-Cal, plus a new coaching staff, and training camp along with that bitter taste from this most recent playoff run. Paul will BEAST for 2012-13 MVP!
- Clipped
  
  Just analyze few statements CP3 made during and after the series.
  
  If he is a magician or golf player, the he can claim himself to be responsible for win/loss.
  
  But NBA ain’t that. It’s team sport. He should talk in terms of entire team responsibility. Not his own.
  
  Bottomline: He should overcome his emotional weaknesses. Allen Iverson couldn’t do it. I hope CP3 can.
  - Clipped
    
    And…please read my post before clicking on negatve rating button.
extra

congratulations 2 blake and paul they both competed very very hard the entire year
glad 2 see them ger rewarded i would like 2 see more help 4 them with more athletic 3 & 2, shooters with youth, come on clipper mgmt u can do it
DeMote DeAndre

Interesting article in the LA Times today by Broderick Turner about the Clippers plans for improving in the off season:

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-clippers-20120524,0,3843402.story

Next to last paragraph:
“The coup de grace for the Clippers this summer would be to see if they can acquire disgruntled Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard. It would certainly be a way to show Griffin and Paul how serious they are about building a championship team.”

I also thought it was interesting that the article made no direct mention of DeAndre Jordan, even though almost very other player on the roster got some kind of direct mention.
DeMote DeAndre

Chris Paul must be happy with his season with the Clippers. It got him to the second round of the playoffs, and it got him onto the All NBA first team for only the second time in his career.

. . . all while being burdened with a non productive mid second round draft choice at center, one who was a defensive sieve and an offensive Zip.

It’s almost impossible to see how Paul could have any major complaints about the coach that got him onto the all NBA first team for only the second time in his career. Del Negro gives Paul the lead and lets him do his thing. I don’t know why Paul wouldn’t want him back.
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DeMote DeAndre

Great news in Clipper land.

A report late this afternoon by Chris Sheridan says Orlando is going to trade Howard and is about to set the dealing in motion.

http://www.sheridanhoops.com/2012/05/24/exclusive-magic-are-ready-to-trade-howardf-howard/
” . . . That means the Magic will be proactive in soliciting deals once next week’s draft lottery results are in, clearing up the lay of the land in terms of which teams can offer the most value in return.”

Does anybody doubt that Chris Paul is going to be pushing the Clippers to make this deal?

If the Clippers bungle this, then they deserve the first round playoff exit that will come their way next season and they also deserve the Chris Paul exit that soon will follow.
- Clips4
  
  You’re an idiot. Have you thought about what the Magic would want from us if we were to get Howard? They won’t even talk to us if Blake Griffin is part of the deal. Plus, they don’t have a GM right now.
  - Lasko
    
    Cllips
    
    that is a redundancy, you are correct.
    The other issue is the Clips are not going to spend the whole summer waiting for them to see if he is coming or not. The best way is to find the pieces they need in the next two months and have everybody ready for September or October. When the players know their roles in June or July they need to start worrying about their futures.
DeMote DeAndre

DeAndre Jordan ($10.5 million), of course, will be part of the deal. The Clippers also will have to take back the hideous contract of Hidayet Turkoglu for $23.6 million over the next two years. (That is the contract the Clippers then should amnesty, not the small $4 million one year contract of Ryan Gomes.)

Those are the two main elements. Then the Clippers can include Mo Williams ($8.5 million) Caron Butler $8 million) and some future #1. If necessary, they also could include Bledsoe ($1-7 million), but I doubt it’s necessary, mainly because they’re taking back Turkoglu.

Howard gets $19.2 next season and Turkoglu gets $11.4. Total: $30.6 million.

Jordan $10.5 million, Mo Williams $8.5, million Butler at $8.0 million totals $27 million.

That’s close enough to fit into the salary exchange rules, which are 75%.

Other teams also will make offers, but Howard will determine where he goes simply by saying who he won’t sign with. The other teams in the mix are the Nets, the Knicks, the Mavericks and the Lakers.

He doesn’t want to go to the aging and Bryant-crazed Lakers. The Mavericks have nothing to trade, and they are a small market, and they also are old. The Knicks are oozing trouble. The Nets are a terrible team, so why would Howard want to go to a terrible team when he could go to the very good Clippers and make it the best team in the NBA for a decade.
- Timmythetooth
  
  You can’t amnesty a contract you traded for.
http://thesubversivebirds.com/ Renato S.

Why do you guys even bother answering DeMote DeAndre? I don’t understand, it’s pretty clear that he is either a troll or a complete idiot.

I mean, I read his answer in the past, tried to argue, realized it’s a waste of time and ever since I don’t even read his comments.

It may not even be fair, but I vote negatively when I see something he writes so it can be hidden and people ignore it more easily without feeding him with attention.

Don’t waste your time, just ignore it, there are people that just want to be acknowledged by getting some attention, actually, even vote negatively will feed him, but answering is worst. He may even be doing on purpose, a real troll, if it’s like that I give props for him, because you guys are making it work! huahuahua…

The best would be to just completely ignore him, so let’s make an effort in doing absolutely nothing.
http://thesubversivebirds.com/ Renato S.

I read on ESPN that they may go after coach Scott Brooks and Monty Williams.

I’m no so fond of Brooks though, BUT anything is better than VDN, except D’Antoni, I wouldn’t stand having him as a coach as well.

Oh June 1st, where are you?
- Clips4
  
  Brooks will get extended by the Thunder. He’s shown major improvements every year with the team. Monty Williams is like plan D or E if we can’t get Sloan, McMillan, JVG or SVG.
  - http://thesubversivebirds.com/ Renato S.
    
    I like Williams, I wished the Clippers also could get a guy like Byron Scott.
    
    I wish the Clippers could get McMillan, I personally like Sloan style but at the same time, I don’t really have the feel how he would fit with the Clips, I don’t know, it’s just a feeling, of course it would be awesome and million times better than VDN, that’s for sure.
    
    And oddly enough I get this feeling like it’s gonna be SVG, I also don’t know why because he is not really my first option, but I feel like it’s gonna be him.
    
    *and what about the Hangout on G+? did you give up on that?
OH NO WE SUCK AGAIN!!

What Griffin and DJ should do is get some training from Hakeem Olajuwon.. They would be stupid not to contact him and hire him this off season so they can learn the fundamentals of being a big man in the league. Specially DJ, geez DeMote is annoying and comes up with some stupid comments but DJ sucked ass at the end of the season and playoffs. That and practice free throws that killed us. But seriously does anyone know if Griffin or DJ have been advised about contacting Olajuwon? I know that is something they should do on their own but even the Clippers should go and get Olajuwon for them and get some real basketball 101 from a legend.
- OH NO WE SUCK AGAIN!!
  
  and lets not talk about rebounding…. how can 2 of the most athletic big men in the game average 5 or 6 rebounds a game??
Patrick

I can’t wait for the Clippers to sign Blake to a max contract, despite his extremely low ceiling. He won’t develop a jumper, or a defensive presence, or any sort of post moves and will probably get injured and lose his hops. And Chris Paul will toil in futility for a few years then demand to be traded. Yall will be the flopping Atlanta Hawks at best. Can’t wait for that.
- Timmythetooth
  
  Mr Cool guy over here talking tuff in a comments section. Enjoy mediocrity with the Lakers the next 5-10 years.
  - Clips4
    
    The Lakers will be “title-contenders” for the next 5-10 years. When I say that, I mean first and second round playoff purgatory.
    - http://www.espn.com Tim
      
      Back in a blink of an eye, the Pre-Phil Jackson Lakers are back. Hey look, Kobe’s still on the team too. Remember the loveable losing Lakers of the early to mid 90′s? Eddie Jones, and Anthony Peeler were there to keep Kobe nailed to the bench. Remember George Lynch, Cedric Ceballos and Devon George? Now there’s Artest, Ebanks, and Barnes, same thing right? What ever happened to Sedell Threatt, and Van Exel? Well?? They’re back, just look Steve Blake, and Ramon Sessions are just as bad, but the good old days of Popeye Jones, and Pig Miller are back, its like Elden Campbell, and Mike Penberthy never left, ha-ha, they were title contenders too, old Ricky Fox, and Vlade, did anyone ever really think that team was going anywhere? “title contenders?” ummmm,okay.
http://www.espn.com Tim

Monty Williams and Scott Brooks are on the radar? Really? For what!!! I speculate that Brooks is very similar to Del Negro, in that, his ultra talented players are the reason the Thunder are in the Western Conference Finals, in spite of his inability. When coaching guru names come up, the name Scott Brooks does not come to mind, any more than Vinny of the black. Wasn’t Monty the head coach of the rogue player who went Jack Lambert on Blake down the sideline there, and towards the end of the season call us a bunch of floppers? Really? We want that guy as our new head coach? Brooks and Williams should not be on the radar, but that’s just my humble opinion.
- Clips4
  
  I can’t agree with you there on Scott Brooks. As far as X’s and O’s go, I would say he is better than VDN. He’s not in the same class as Poppovich, but has shown improvement with the Thunder every year he has taken over. He has molded KD, Westbrorok, and Harden into a legit Big 3 and got them into the WCF two years running in a really tough western conference whereas VDN got first round exits two years in a row with the Bulls in a really top-heavy and weak eastern conference.
  
  As far as Monty Williams goes, Williams is respected by CP3. If you take a look at the work he did last year with the Hornets and got them into the playoffs and to give the Lakers a tough six-game first round series, that speaks volumes. Also, you cannot deny job he did with the Hornets this year with all the injuries to Gordon, Landry, and Smith and the inconsistencies of the lineups because people were constantly on the trading block to the point he had a NBDL lineup on the floor and managed to win 21 games. He got the Hornets to play hard every night and this team was nowhere near as talented as the Wizards and the Cavs yet managed to win the same number of games as the Cavs and win one game more than the Wizards and especially in a tough western conference. The job Williams did this year with the Hornets is very respectable and commendable especially with the shortened season.
  
  Brooks is going to get his contract extension with the Thunder and I’m not sure how Wlliams will be dealt with in New Orleans. As far as the coaching situation is concerned, the classy thing would be to let VDN’s contract expire and not renew the team option and then go after Jerry Sloan, Nate McMillan, SVG, or JVG. If we can’t get any of those guys, and if Monty Williams can get released from his contract, I am not opposed to giving Williams a shot to coach this Clippers team and see what he can do with it.
  - http://www.espn.com Tim
    
    Clips4? You never agree with anything I say, no worries. Here’s my concern with OKC. There is nothing diversified about the Thunders offense, other than the pick and roll, to the NBA leading scorer the last 3 yrs, and a great slash and finisher from the point, in Westbrook. Why credit Brooks for Durant, Harden and Westbrooks improvement, if you ask me, that natural improvement. Heck, Westbrook still gets himself out of control, and takes ill-advised shots all the time, and we’ve seen the Thunder at crunchtime enough times to know, the coach has very little to do with the outcome. He draws up similar plays as Vinny. Pass the ball to Durant, clear out or send a pick for Durant, and the shot, just like CP. Very similiar as Vinnys, easy to defend, except, you have one of the most gifted offensive threats in Durant, whose shot is as unguardable as Dirk in Dallas, and Westbrook who is the most athletic point in the Association. I don’t see a lot of picks, screens, or motion in their offense. On defense, they play man-up, and go rebound with Ibaka and Perkins, and use their length at point and small forward to clog the passing lanes force turnovers, and run. Brooks is basically rolling the ball out, and letting his players run, just like Vinny. Popp, should outcoach him, but the talent in OKC might still be undeniable, kinda like the guy in Miami, Spoelstra. Williams did a nice job in New Orleans no one is arguing that, but he rubbd me the wrong way with his pointed comments, which showed no class. The players are a reflection of the coach, and for that loser to take a run at Blake like that, is a reflection of his coach as well, coupled by those lame comments. Other than that I’d say Williams is serviceable as a coach, but these things disqualify him for the Clipper job. An endorsement from CP holds water, but look at the classy Lionel Hollins and his post series comments, and weigh them against Williams season ending comments with regards to the Clippers. Is we lose out on Sloan, the Van Gundys, and Nate, then I’d take Budenhozler over Williams or Brooks. Brooks is a carbone copy of Vinny, except, add the NBA scoring leader, add the NBA 6th man, and add the most athletic point guard, average coach.
    - http://www.ross-limo.com/ Ross
      
      Scott Brooks is a very good coach in the making. Did you watch his late-game adjustments against the Lakers? He threw curveballs out of nowhere, and it won them the series. That said, this is a moot point – he will most likely be back with the Thunder.
- http://thesubversivebirds.com/ Renato S.
  
  oh, c’mon! VDN and Brooks on the same level? I’m not so fond of Brooks, but putting him together with VDN? that’s complete nonsense.
  - Tim
    
    Just watch the Thunder play ball, and you will see the similarities.
    - http://www.espn.com Tim
      
      I’m not sure what alot of people saw, but I saw a lot of throw the ball to KD, or Westbrook, set a pick and get the hell out the way, especially at crunchtime, and the Spurs were like, ummm, we’ve seen this before. Did you notice the 2 defenders on the free throw line extended wing, while Jackson played man at the top of the key, daring KD to drive into the double team? Just like they did to Chris Paul. Brooks had the same answer as VDN, keep trying, but it didn’t work. Tonight, I’m looking for an adjustment, or Brooks can legitimately be discussed in the same breath as Vinny. This is the book on the Thunder from my point of view. Option 1, run and gun, Option 2, Pick and roll with KD, Option 3, bubble screen with Harden, and Collison at the top of key to faciliate and initiate the Harden play with a pick and pass. The Spurs can defend this in their sleep, they’ve been defending this same offensive attack for at least the last 5 games now. Only major difference is, KD is the NBA’s leading scorer, Westbrook is still the NBA’s most athletic player other than Lebron and Blake, and Harden the NBA’s 6th man, but Popp is naturalizing that with savvy at crunch. I noticed, in crunchtime, the Spurs were still running plays, and the Thunder were turning the ball over, not executing, and outclassed. The Spurs defense was ready for the 2 or 3 plays that the Thunder run, just like they were ready for the Clippers 2 or 3 plays. Why is Brooks so good? Because of Durant, Westbrook and Harden. Other than those 3 players, Brooks is average.
http://www.espn.com Tim

Funny is the hype surrounding Doc Rivers going to Orlando…If Boston has the nerve to run him outta Bean-town when they get bounced (and if they sneak passed Philly they will get bounced by Miami), I sure hope Olshey makes a serious run at Rivers, KG, and Jesus Shuttlesworth. But, relax, Rivers just signed a 5yr deal, he ain’t going anywhere, but thats some kinda of rebuilding project over there in Boston. Tough town for a brother when you ain’t winning, but I’m just sayin’.
- Bongstradamus
  
  They may not get bounced with KG playing like an animal and no Bosh in the middle. They got taken to 6 games by the Pacers led by a rookie coach in his first full year and lost some players to suspensions.
  - http://www.espn.com Tim
    
    Those pesky 76er’s just won’t go away. Good old Elton Brand, after all these years still had one deep run left in him. 6ers tend to come at you in waves, with small guards on the perimeter who can heat up. Sweet Lou, Jodie, Drue-day, and E-Turner, with the new AI playing the role of the Boston Strangler. Don’t look now, but the Celtics are limping to the finish, and might not make it to the next round, then its time to bring the wrecking ball, and dismantle the Celtics mini-dynasty, 3 titles short. You have to win 4 titles to be a dynasty, what happened?
    - Bongstradamus
      
      I’ll be honest, I’ve counted out the Sixers but they really have stepped up. They could take the series, which would be a huge upset for Boston. It’s great to see Elton Brand in red, white and blue posting double-doubles. I get all misty eyed.
      - Jgroove
        
        Really? All I think of is what a lying bastard F-Elton is. I’ll boo him to the cows come home. If he’d stayed with the Clippers we would have been in the playoffs that year. He could have had a possible HOF career here. Now he’s in 76ers purgatory. They might not even make the playoffs next year.
      - Tim
        
        I understand Brand didn’t go out too well, but while he was here, he was kinda the only thing that made the franchise somewhat legit. I credit him for that. He was a little over-rated, but solid which was more than we could boast prior to his arrival. Brand coming to the Clippers was part of the true beginning of what we have today, as far as the Clippers making a real run at being legit. I still have my #42 Brand jersey, and I’ll sport it ever now and then.
      - Bongstradamus
        
        I dont hold anything against Elton, never have and never will. Like Tim said, he was the first guy that made us legit. I will never knock him for that, when he played for us he gave it everything and put a double-double up every night. I will always love and respect him for that.
DeMote DeAndre

The 2012 all NBA Disastrous Dud team:

Center: DeAndre Jordan
Forward: Rashard Lewis
Forward: Hidayet Turkoglu
Guard: Gilbert Arenas
Guard: Baron Davis
- http://barmapla.com FD
  
  How was Arenas a dud? He did what he was expected to do in Memphis.
JD

I wasn’t a big fan of the Clippers offense this year (way too much iso and pick and roll and not enough movement and slashing). I would love to see the Clips run a more structured scheme and who better to bring that structure than Jerry Sloan. I mean CP3 and Blake could be better than Stockton and Malone and look what Sloan did with those 2. That being said I think they will probably extend VDN who is a fine coach just not on par with Sloan. I would also love to get Wes Mathews from Portland, I think Bledsoe & Gomes would be enough to get him even though I would hate to see Bledsoe go.
- bobby
  
  Sloan would instill the mental toughness our team sorely lacks
http://barmapla.com FD

Dwight Howard holds the cards on where he gets traded. If he wants to go to the Clippers, the Clippers can work out a deal.

In a earlier post, Demote is right, you can’t even consider SVG because of Howard.

Olshey and VDN are not under contract for next year. Does Olshey continue working while not on contract?
- Clipped
  
  Griffin+Dwight+CP3= Instant Contender. And better than any other team. Even POPS will have to smear Clippers in order to garner some attention.
  
  Send DeAndre, Caron Butler, Mo Williams to Orlando.
  (Don’t even think about sending Bledsoe. Because he’ll become a greater force in NBA within 2 years)
  
  Bledsoe will start alongside Paul with defensive switches & adjustments.
- Bongstradamus
  
  He is probably still under contract. I’m not totally sure, but I don’t think the contract ends until after the Finals.
Bongstradamus

I wish CP would post his list for us. I’m hearing he wants Michael Malone and Monty Williams. I’m sure there are others.

I love Jerry Sloan, and to really use him is to go all-in with him and his system and his complete control over aspect of the team. That might be an earth-shattering change for the team. As much as I hate to admit that, it’s true. In many ways Charlotte or some other team so lost in the wilderness they don’t know where to go would benefit the most from a Sloanian rule. We’re a playoff team that needs to take the next step. We don’t need to reinvent the wheel. As hot as I was on Sloan, it’s really dependent on how willing the team is to go all-in on it. It could be difficult. I think ultimately it could be successful but it requires the players, mainly CP, to buy in completely and see the big picture. We are all products of our environment and experience, and for years CP willed New Orleans to victory with a very bad supporting cast. CP is not John Stockton, his game is doing the unpredictable, making the unthinkable, finding a way through the impenetrable. He’s a safe cracker, not a drill instructor. He’s going to steal the game from you.

Thinking about the psychology of all this has made me wonder if Sloan is the best choice. Or Stan. Or Jeff, even though I have wanted him here for years. Or some awesome Euro coach who has a completely different mindset and language barrier.

Maybe the easiest answer really is Phil Jackson and the triangle mysticism mumbo jumbo system for $10M a year. Why screw around, ya know? If for some reason it didn’t work out, it’s the cheapest bad contract you can sign that doesn’t count against your cap. Easy money to spend compared to player talent.
- Clips4
  
  We can’t have the triangle offense with this Clippers team. We do not have the parts to successfully run it. If the triangle was installed, it will destroy CP3′s career. Look at Johnny Flynn, Steve Blake, Ramon Sessions. These guys in a traditional offense where they were the set-up guys averaged like 6 assists a game and posted better efficiency numbers. To run the triangle, you need cerebral guys which hardly count as DJ and Blake Griffin right now who play by feel instead of playing methodical. CP3 is the most methodical player on the team but is a pure point guard with the natural inclination to facilitate and get others involved. Plus he does not have the size or athleticism that Jordan and Kobe had so that is why the triangle would not work.
  - Bongstradamus
    
    It is a tough system and does require IQ, but making Johnny Flynn and Ramon examples of how players cant run it when they were being taught by Kurt Rambis is hardly damning. It was Kurt Rambis! He was a freshman coach putting in a doctorate level system. Michael Beasley was his second smartest player! That right there tells you everything about why it failed in Minnesota other than Kurt’s stubbornness. It wasn’t like they had a good basis or foundation to build on like we have here. Steve Blake only had half a season to learn it before the Lakers melted down and dumped PJ and anything even remotely connected to him that wasn’t a member of the Buss family.
    
    With the triangle, you need to right coach to implement it. Even without Tex Winters, I think PJ could put the system into place, manage the egos, and get these guys thinking about the game at an entirely different level.
Tim

One other problem with Sloan which people seem to overlook is the fact that he’s 70 years old. The oldest head coach to win an NBA title was Larry Brown at 63. Is Sloan really going to come back after a year from quitting his last job, and suddenly find the fountain of youth, and somehow relate better to players who weren’t even walking the face of this earth when he first got the job in Utah? Sloan is too old for the Clippers. The Clippers need a young, energetic headcoach with a vision and swag! Calipari, would be a perfect fit in LA, if he knows the x’s and o’s. He still has that bitter taste of failure from his last stint in the NBA. He has nothing left to prove on the college level, and NCAA sanctions follow him whereever he goes, the Clips should make a move now. Even if not Calipari, definately not the old-Sloan.
http://clipperblog Al

Remember how good Hubie Brown was when he coached briefly for a year or two in Memphis? Players of today have respect for wisdom and knowledge just as any player of the past would have. But let’s be realistic, Jerry Sloan has coached in this league long enough to know Donald T. Sterling and his frugal ways. I don’t think he’s coming. I think Donald T. is going to bring back VDN and Olshey and skimp on paying a big name coach and or an experienced GM.
- Tim
  
  In that case, lets bring back Bill Hitch, there’s an oldie but goodie, would probably come in and coach for the veterans minimum, do they contracts like that for old coaches?? Jerry Sloan is just too old. We’ll see what he gets done in Charlotte or whereever he goes. I wouldn’t hand the keys over to Sloan though. Even Adelman at his advanced age couldn’t get the Timberwolves to the playoffs, and he had a 2nd Team All-NBA’er on his squad. These old guys are just too old to hang with the up wipper-snappers of the Association. Sloan had his time, and now time has passed him by.
  - Clips4
    
    The Wolves were competing for the 8th spot in the playoffs until Rubio got hurt. Rubio was the sole reason why I ever watched Wolves games. Once he got hurt, the Wolves were boring to watch again.
    - Bongstradamus
      
      Yea, Rubio is a transcendent talent. When he was healthy and running the Wolves, they competed and were a playoff team.
      
      People say Kevin Love is their best player, and from the stat sheets you’d have the same opinion. But watching that squad this past year showed it was Ricky’s heady leadership that carried them through sticky situations and delivered wins.
    - http://www.espn.com Tim
      
      Stop making excuses for the old man Adelman… Look, they still had highly skilled players at the point. Its not like they had Brevin Knight, and Dan Dickau running around out there. They had JJ Berea, and Luke Ridinaur, who is serviceable. Adelman is old, and even with a 2nd team, All-NBA’er in K-Love, its inexcuseable for the wolves to miss the playoffs. Look, Sloan could make the BobCats improve, but so what! They aren’t going anywhere, even with Sloan as the Head coach. Sloan and Adelmen had their run, its over now.
Jgroove

Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock. OK, Mr. Sterling. Do the right thing. I know that’s hard when you’re a slum lord, but we really need you to pass on picking up the optionon Del Negro. I can’t imagine Monty Williams getting out of his contract, but I’d take Monty or – please – Nate MacMillian over Del Negro any day.

On a side note, where EXACTLY does Kenyon Martin think he’s going to start and make the playoffs? Charlotte? Brooklyn? Toronto? Phoenix? Milwaukee? Good luck with that K-Mart.
Tim

If Sterling is going to keep Vinny, do the classy thing and end the waiting already. Make an announcement, and let this waiting period end already. If they wait until June 1st, and then say, “Vinny was our guy all along”, it looks kinda stupid. The Clippers need to move fast with some sort of announcement, so they can look like they actually have a plan.
NRM

I like how everybody got off topic regarding the headline.
- Jgroove
  
  No where else to talk about it.
- http://www.espn.com Tim
  
  The topic? CP 1st teamer, BG 2nd teamer, that’s old news. There’s bigger fish to fry than post-awards. Years from now when we have like 7 or 8 banners, we can all look back to that 1st summer when Blake and Chris were All-NBA. Time is ticking on just how we obtain those banners, but yeah, its nice to have some All-NBA’ers on the squad.
extra

vinny cannot adjust as other great coaches do he relies 2 much on cp3 and does not use his assests which r running game push the ball up the court more often use bledsoe more especially against the spurs – use cp3 as shooting guard spot up shooter vinny refuse 2 change
bobby

great even more unearned accolades for blake.

he was completely humiliated by gasol, duncan and boris diaw.
he was neutralized by a hobbled zach randolph…

hopefully he remembers the experience of being dominated and trys to get better instead of listenign to media accolades that act like he’s already a star player.

honestly i would trade high…if we could get lamarcus aldridge or kevin love or dwight howard i would do it in a heart beat.
JoeLuis323

Is Olshey going to Portland? Any updates on that? OMG! What’s next? we extend VDN’s contract? NOOOOO!!

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