Why The LA Clippers Have Been Disappointing To Start The Season
Los Angeles Clippers face a worrying start as injuries and turnovers threaten their championship aspirations. With Kawhi Leonard sidelined, James Harden out for personal reasons, and a disappointing 3-4 record, Clipper Nation is feeling the pressure. Are age and roster missteps catching up to the team, and can they fix their defensive woes before it’s too late?
Die hard LA Clippers fan and Host Darian Vaziri breaks down the Clippers’ troubling defensive rating, struggles with turnovers, and the impact of lineup choices, including Bradley Beal’s lackluster integration and Chris Paul’s early season slump. Key insights include Ty Lue’s approach under fire, the implications of a likely missed top-three seed, and what needs to happen for the Clippers to stay in the playoff hunt. Don’t miss this candid analysis as the Clippers prepare for a crucial showdown against the Phoenix Suns.
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Dear God help it get to where once friendlys opens up back up in dundalk and I mean back in dundalk I decide I don't want to want to work there I don't want no leadership role at all and I mean at all and it's no longer about revenge and that's because I don't care anymore and I mean anymore and that's in terms of everybody and anybody and I mean everybody and anybody and that's i don't need to anymore
Again Ty lue stubbornness will be our downfall
This team is just to old I hope it gets better but it’s not the season is to long for these old heads
Many reasons: Kawhi being unavailable, zubac dropping off a cliff, CP3 being bad, and ty Lue being a terrorist
Frank and most of us failed to notice that all 3 of these variables have shifted:
1) league avg size is increasing, while 2) avg speed is ALSO increasing, at the same time that c) avg age is decreasing.
….so he scooped up as many of the oldest pros he could find, 2 of them under 6'4'" 😮💨😮💨😮💨 😶🌫
I was hopeful at the beginning of the season too, but after seeing the first 3 games, I came to the conclusion that this team is not it AND it'll be a much more enjoyable season if we thought of ourselves as a play-in team. Even in wins, we look sloppy. We don't take care of the ball, we have way too many defensive breakdowns, and we have no sense of urgency. For a veteran ladden team, we are making ROOKIE mistakes. We aren't a true contender, that's just the facts. It's much more fun to watch them when we are the underdog that is overachieving, so that's what I'm gonna do.
Nah, those people don't know what they're talking about. You a real one Dime. Love that unforgiving bluntness. Us real fans are allowed to criticize the team because we want the best out on that court.
Nothing to see here folks – they just suuuuuuuck. At least the dodgers won't
All their focus is on defense. This is the nba!! The opposition is goin to score anyway 😂 put that energy towards offense!!!! They double team with 0 IQ and get burned every time. Play man to man. Hell they gone score anyway just defend right make them play perfect. This is LA we got star after star. It’s no way they aren’t productive on offense 😩 the coaching is terrible and James needs to stand down. He needs to pass first let the whole team get going. Play off ball spot up and be a threat getting to the rack!!! If his hand is on ball 80% of the game the opponent is prepared your hurting this team. We need Houston James. Harden is not going to score 50/50. Not even 10/10 so y are we goin thru him anyway. 4/12 from 3 just stop man everybody iso n kick out makes us more dangerous. Ty lue gameplan is trash. That’s y our players are underperforming. Play together 🎉
All I do when I watch this team is wonder why Zubac and Collins aren't getting easy buckets all the time.
We're still gonna win the IN SEASON 🔔
2nd half of the season was also a weak schedule
They do the the most hardest play ever. they don’t play thru mismatches we rely on a step back 3 maybe a lob or turnover. Harden needs to step down the whole team is just watching each other iso 😂it’s hard tryna rebound a step back 3 and get back and defend
Tonight's Clippers only featured game is a great opportunity to highlight how trash Tyronne Lue really is as a coach.
Harden has been playing great tbh
As a Laker fan, these type of episodes are my therapy sessions. Respectfully.
Clippers = watch James Harden get tired show
This one is on Ty Lue. He has the tools in his tool box with great players. All he has to do is utilize them. Look at JJ down the street. He's making lemonade out of lemons despite all the injuries they've had.
Harden is out having children and plenty of them
All comes down to rotations. I’m giving Ty his 15 games and then we will see
how much urgency do you want when your best player and 2 players are out? If I’m Ty i’m sick of this damn team and want out.
He said fifteen games
Need a 30 plus Washington Beal. Just to get his mojo back.also asking a 36 year old harden who is doing a lot on offense to stop up on defense is unrealistic. Paul is 40 bro. He can’t step up even if he wanted to.
What's so utterly annoying is that WE HAVE THE GUYS to have a top 10 defense but that stupid promise to Beal, WHEN HE'S ALREADY HURT, is hurting the team! Plus Ty Lue should have put Collins in the starting lineup when he had opportunities to just so that we can all see the difference, good or bad. Zu, Collins, Kawhi, Dunn/DJJ, Harden should be the starting lineup.
Ya'll won't win a game without kawhi which had 10 steals in the past 2 he played
Definition of Irony: Clippers are the only team playing on a day set aside for “Preventing The Exploitation of The Environment” 😂😅 You can’t make this shit up if you tried😅
This team isn’t gonna have the best player in a series outside of maybe 1 team
Ty Lue is getting out coached. What does he have against John Collins?
like i always said many times, FIRE TLUE just another year wasted.
We look like a team that doesn’t practice.
Lawrence frank and ty lue
Dime, where is my Ty Lue poker cheating talk? He is to busy scamming people to coach the team 🧐
As a Lakers fan, I feel for you man. My favorite clippers fan by a mile.
Clippers cannot settle down. Previous owner to the current owner, what a mess. Team is too old!
After getting spanked by another bottom feeder today and Ty Lue continuing the show why he's by far the worst coach in the NBA, there are some very disturbing things about this team and I think they are unfixable!
I will get to Kawhi Leonard in a little bit, but as far as players go I'm going to start with Boggie and Beal! Both of these clowns belong sitting on the end of a bench or in a D-League or retired! This is not conjecture but a fact They both can't handle the ball They both are turnover machines They both are turnstiles on defense and they both have no confidence in their game and worst of all they are slower than molasses!
Chris Paul also needs to retire or just be a locker room guy and never see the court again!
I have always been a huge Kawhi fan but after the beginning of this season with this phantom "ankle" injury, It's absolutely disgusting. The only way I will change what I said about Leonard is if he can prove that he has a serious ankle injury and not just a sore ankle or some other type of BS!
PS I really admire your positive attitude Darian 💯. However, we have to be realistic and the Clippers look like one of the most beatable teams in the NBA and if I was an opponent I would be salivating at the chance to play them knowing that I'll get so many open looks and not have to kill myself on defense! The Clippers are not putting any pressure on opposing defenses turning the ball over way too much not sharing the ball, and every game it looks like young kids playing streetball, no BS!
The less you use Chris Paul the more he is going to deteriorate…. I think it's time for a new coach…..
One more thing Darian Don't let any of the comments that are negative especially mine gets you down 🙏
Again I have a ton of respect for you for being live and die fan of the Clippers and them are the most respectable fans there are! You should actually be proud of the type of fan you are and you can go off on me live on air if you want and say what kind of an idiot and moron I am and I more than happy to take it 💯🙂
I think it was a very good point that you brought up about the defense this season so far. Not only have we had arguably the easiest schedule in the NBA so far, but out of all the teams we played the only team ranked higher than 15th in offensive rating is OKC (6). That makes our defensive effort so far this season really concerning. I would consider all the offenses that we face so far to be bottom of the barrel except for OKC, who are just a good offense.
I know Ive message a bunch already, but I like your point about Zu & Beal taking the Clippers to a win tonight. Well, Zu did his part but Beal (just like the overrated clown he is!) was nothing but a turnstile and a brick laying scrub!!!