Clippers could be one of NBA’s deepest teams. But how deep is too deep?
2 years, 3 months ago

Clippers could be one of NBA’s deepest teams. But how deep is too deep?

New York Times  

Since the LA Clippers acquired Norman Powell and Robert Covington this past February, a common theme has been how exceptionally deep the team is, especially at the wing position. This year, the Clippers will return 10 of the 11 players who played at least 22 minutes per game for the team last season. 2022 LAC training camp depth PG SG SF PF C Reggie Jackson Paul George Kawhi Leonard Marcus Morris Sr. Ivica Zubac John Wall Luke Kennard Norman Powell Robert Covington Nicolas Batum Jason Preston Brandon Boston Jr. Terance Mann Amir Coffey Moses Brown Xavier Moon Moussa Diabaté On my particular depth chart, Coffey and Mann are third-stringers. The three teams that advanced to at least the conference finals were all swept by some version of the Kevin Durant Warriors: 10+ players, 15+ mpg, 100+ total minutes Team 15+ mpg/100+ min Result All-NBA players Note 2022 Grizzlies 11 semifinals Ja Morant Used 3 centers 2019 Trail Blazers 10 WCF Damian Lillard C Nurkic injured in regular season 2018 Cavaliers 10 NBA Finals LeBron James Head coach: Tyronn Lue 2018 Raptors 10 semifinals DeMar DeRozan Raptors traded for Leonard in 2018 offseason 2017 Spurs 10 WCF Kawhi Leonard Leonard: Zaza Pachulia rule 2012 Clippers 10 semifinals Chris Paul, Blake Griffin Swept by Spurs in Leonard's rookie season 1986 Nuggets 10 semifinals Alex English Lost Game 6 at home in double OT vs Rockets Giving more than 10 players notable minutes in the postseason is a rarity. Using the last 25 NBA champions, we have the following: 9.9 players averaged at least 15 minutes per game in the regular season.

Players Game Team Teams Season George Jackson Mann Postseason Nba Morris Wall Coffey Clippers Powell Minutes Lue Deep Zubac Last Season Covington Leonard Kawhi Leonard Paul George Batum Kennard Those Players  15  players  season  deep  deepest  postseason  clippers  minutes  nba  team  nbas  leonard  game  teams

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Clippers don’t need Kawhi Leonard, or Tyronn Lue, to rally and beat Warriors
10 months, 1 week ago

Clippers don’t need Kawhi Leonard, or Tyronn Lue, to rally and beat Warriors

LA Times  

Clippers guard Brandon Boston Jr. reaches for the ball next to Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski in the first half. And they were trying to find their groove again while playing their last game before Sunday’s All-Star Game without star Kawhi Leonard, who sat out Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors because of a strained left adductor. But he had …

The Clippers’ winning ways began with a change of mindset
11 months ago

The Clippers’ winning ways began with a change of mindset

LA Times  

The Clippers’ rebound from being one of the NBA’s most-maligned teams in November to one of its most dangerous two months later can be explained by any number of ways, supported both by reams of new-school statistics and the old-fashioned eye test. Harden has been “a huge part of it,” Mann said, “just him coming in here with all that …

Clippers rally from 22 down to beat Warriors on Paul George’s three-pointer
1 year ago

Clippers rally from 22 down to beat Warriors on Paul George’s three-pointer

LA Times  

Clippers forward Paul George elevates for a winning three-pointer against Warriors guard Klay Thompson in the last 10 seconds of the game Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. Between Thursday’s road loss to Golden State, and Saturday’s rematch in Los Angeles, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue asked James Harden to change the way he had been used to playing for the past decade. …

Clippers are still working to solve year-old riddle: How much depth is too much?
1 year, 2 months ago

Clippers are still working to solve year-old riddle: How much depth is too much?

LA Times  

Terance Mann’s playing time with the Clippers was inconsistent last season. “For me, just having the constant dialogue with the players and communicating and just let them know that, ‘This is what I’m looking at, this is the sample size of games that I’m looking at, and you‘ve just got to be ready.’ ” Like last season, the attention centers …

Clippers conundrum: Pick up the pace while limiting turnovers
1 year, 2 months ago

Clippers conundrum: Pick up the pace while limiting turnovers

LA Times  

Russell Westbrook and Paul George, holding son Paul Vuk, will be integral in the Clippers’ trying to pick up the pace while limiting turnovers this season. “We’ve been a slow team over the course of the last three or four years, and just not really being high and pushing the pace until Russ got here at the end of the …

Can Clippers afford to give Kawhi Leonard and Paul George two more max contracts?
1 year, 5 months ago

Can Clippers afford to give Kawhi Leonard and Paul George two more max contracts?

LA Times  

Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, talking with coach Tyronn Lue during a game in April, enters his fifth season coming off a meniscus injury this spring. After the NBA draft concluded in late June, the Clippers’ top basketball executives arrived in a hotel conference room and described the ways they envisioned their new draft picks factoring into the team’s future. “And …

NBA: Clippers front office will continue to ‘build around’ Leonard, George
1 year, 7 months ago

NBA: Clippers front office will continue to ‘build around’ Leonard, George

The Hindu  

Los Angeles Clippers president Lawrence Frank said on Thursday that the team planned to keep injury-prone star players Kawhi Leonard and Paul George as the core of their team. “What I don’t want to do is have the injuries or how hard we fought in the postseason to mask a disappointing regular season,” Frank said. So we’re going to continue …

Kawhi Leonard and Paul George remain at center of Clippers’ future, team exec says
1 year, 7 months ago

Kawhi Leonard and Paul George remain at center of Clippers’ future, team exec says

LA Times  

Injured Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard, right, watches from the bench during Game 4 against the Phoenix Suns on April 22. Two days after the Clippers’ season ended in a first-round postseason loss with stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George injured yet again, their top basketball executive said the team’s future still revolves around the duo and also praised coach Tyronn …

Clippers enter offseason with questions concerning Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and more
1 year, 7 months ago

Clippers enter offseason with questions concerning Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and more

LA Times  

After a first-round playoff loss to Phoenix, the Clippers’ offseason arrived Tuesday night. That number will rise to about $375 million next season — and that doesn’t account for a starting point guard and backup center, with both Russell Westbrook and Mason Plumlee unrestricted free agents. Surgery that repairs but does not remove the meniscus carries a longer recovery, from …

Despite dramatic rally, Clippers cave to Suns in season-ending loss
1 year, 7 months ago

Despite dramatic rally, Clippers cave to Suns in season-ending loss

LA Times  

Clippers guard Norman Powell splits the defense of Suns center Deandre Ayton and guard Chris Paul for a shot in the lane during Game 5 on Tuesday night in Phoenix. Yet asked if he expected to be the coach next season, Lue answered, “Yes, sir.” Lue appeared emotional after the game while describing the long season, and moved by his …

‘No excuse’: Tyronn Lue doesn’t care if Clippers are underdogs against Suns
1 year, 8 months ago

‘No excuse’: Tyronn Lue doesn’t care if Clippers are underdogs against Suns

LA Times  

Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard tries to drive past Suns forward Torrey Craig during a game in February. Knee and ankle injuries to Kawhi Leonard and Paul George never allowed for consistency to build, leaving the Clippers to chase a top-four playoff seed — and the home-court advantage that comes with it — since the season’s first month. Lue, after the …

Norman Powell, Kawhi Leonard lead Clippers to critical win over travel-weary Lakers
1 year, 8 months ago

Norman Powell, Kawhi Leonard lead Clippers to critical win over travel-weary Lakers

LA Times  

The playoff permutations remain vast. In the playoff crucible, will they show the composure that ran their lead back to 20 in the fourth quarter, or the inability to put the game away comfortably, that allowed the Lakers to pull to within seven points three minutes later, making the game’s final 60 seconds more adventurous than ever expected? We can’t …

Clippers look to get back to winning ways against Chicago Bulls
1 year, 8 months ago

Clippers look to get back to winning ways against Chicago Bulls

The Hindu  

Coming off one of its most embarrassing defeats of the season, Los Angeles Clippers will try to maintain its grasp on a top-six spot in the Western Conference with a home matchup Monday night against Chicago Bulls. “We get stagnant at times trying to look for Kawhi, and when he doesn’t have a good one, we just have to continue …

Clippers fall to 0-4 with Russell Westbrook after losing another double-digit lead
1 year, 9 months ago

Clippers fall to 0-4 with Russell Westbrook after losing another double-digit lead

LA Times  

Clippers guard Russell Westbrook shoots against Golden State Warriors guard Ty Jerome, left, and forward Jonathan Kuminga during the first half on Thursday in San Francisco. The strategy of avoidance is not unique in Westbrook’s career, but was employed to this exaggerated extent for the first time since he joined the Clippers four games ago, and underscored the challenge of …

Clippers overcome slow start to hold off Timberwolves
2 years ago

Clippers overcome slow start to hold off Timberwolves

LA Times  

When all 7 feet 2 of Rudy Gobert toppled over and into Marcus Morris Sr. underneath the basket late in the fourth quarter, Clippers players all too familiar with injuries instinctively rushed over to their teammate sprawled on the court. The Timberwolves were abysmal from deep, making four of 22 to continue a Clippers’ defensive stand that has continued since …

Clippers stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George near return to court
2 years ago

Clippers stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George near return to court

LA Times  

Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said Kawhi Leonard and Paul George might play Saturday against the Kings if they respond well after practice Friday. For the Clippers, Friday produced the rarest of scenes: The team held a practice with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George taking part. George, who has not played since injuring a hamstring tendon Nov. 19, and Leonard, out …

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