The LA Clippers Might Just SUCK
LA Clippers hit a new low as their season spirals, falling 114-110 to the shorthanded Dallas Mavericks—are fans finally ready for a rebuild? Die hard Los Angeles Clippers fan and Host Darian Vaziri pulls no punches, questioning if Paul George, James Harden, and Kawhi Leonard’s era can be salvaged after sloppy turnovers, poor three-point shooting, and another late collapse. With only 11 bench points and persistent injuries, even standout performances from Kawhi and Harden can’t mask the team’s deeper structural issues.
Key breakdowns include Chris Paul’s defensive struggles, the declining impact of role players like Nico Batum and Kobe Brown, and Ty Lue’s uninspired leadership. Darian Vaziri explores big-picture questions facing Steve Ballmer and Clippers fans: Is it finally time to blow up this roster? Can the Clips salvage playoff hopes, or should they prioritize youth, energy, and a true rebuild? The coming road trip and future trade possibilities could decide the franchise’s direction.
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26 Comments
Ty Lue will have to go…
Yeeeeesssir, Clippers curse is real.
LMAO I didn't know Beal was out for the year..not like he helped but it's hilarious
Championship rings over toilet rings
Clips are cooked and are going to be very bad for a very long time.
They need to get what they can for their stars and prepare for 2031.
We are winning the Heat matchup , we have started showing signs of life and we just gotta put together a full game and we can start winning and that starts today Dec 1st
Anyone else think it's absolutely criminal that Ty didn't put Cam in to guard his brother? Even for a couple of minutes? For God's sake their parents were in the building. That's twice he's done that shit. Not even mad at the loss at this point. I'm more irritated he didn't give them and us the matchup we'd like to see. Can't wait till we're done with this clown of a coach. Let Van Gundy coach
This should be another example or why Zubac isn't it either. Any player that has that dog in them is going to lick their lips at the fact that 3 of the centers who would guard you are out. THREE!! Unacceptable he didn't have 30+ pts against useless Dwight Powell.
Another example of players coming to LA and knowing were soft and easy. Cooper has a career night, and klay hits 6 3s on us. Smh
it's just sad
So they had neither of their centers and zubac was still garbage ? He has to go. Get whatever you can as his value is still high and just move on. OKCs pick is irrelevant at this point
All yall had to do was look at the lakers for a blueprint of how not to form an old team
One word to describe the Clippers is KARMA.
Lawrence frank is the problem
We had a great team: kawhi, harden, zu, djj, dunn, kpj, tmann, norm, kai jones, amir …it was all there …and then lawrence frank had an idea …he is such an idiot
waive kobe brown. on his last 3 point shot, off course he missed, he had a clear path to the basket, no aggression. He reminds of those cars doing donuts in an intersection for no reason and no gains.
We are old, slow and washed!! Time to clean house and blow up the team!! Continuing to believe we can turn this around is just insane at this point!! This season is over!
Agree with almost all of what you said dime, the main thing I’d disagree with is cp on the offense of side, expecting him to score at this age is kinda wild. He’s supposed to be a table setter and it feels like he can’t get to his spots cause he’s a step slower even last game he’s a foot or 2 behind his spots causing him to miss short every time. Overall we have 3 identities we’re trying to make work with 3 different people (ty, jvg, and frank) and none of them really agree with each other so we need to clean house to really resolve our issues. Ty Lue wants to run small and be an offensive team regardless of the roster and we’ve seen that for years now, Frank built this team to be big and have depth but never considers age or injury history, and jvg wants to be a defensive minded team which we are currently none of those and it only worked last year cause we were a small great perimeter defensive of team that fit 2 of those 3 identities. So before we all go pointing fingers the writing has been on the wall for years now, we’re now just seeing the heads butt and like dime said, Steve is gonna have to make some tough decisions.
!GO SPURS GO! Enjoy your Future! If y'all have one😂. Tell uncle Dennis i said F- Him.
The Los Ass-geles Clippers 🤦🏻♂️😖
All im saying is im excited for the offseason
Hey Darian, if you're watching tonight game vs Heat, it's pretty easy to see the real reason why the Clippers are so bad and have not had a prayer of contending the last few years (especially). Yes, they thought they had a chance since Kawhi came, but his health combined with PG13 & the HORRIBLE coaching of Ty Lue was going to prevent that.
Currently, all you had to do is watch the 1st half and it's plain as day why this Clippers team is so awful and teams are chomping at the bit to play them! This is why all the opponents have career days against them and even rookies have great night vs them.
The #1 reason is James Hardhead. This is the scrub that some Clipper fans will claim carried the Clippers to their 5 wins, which is "A COMOLETE CRAP!" (Raptors Coach) The only game was when he got super hot and scored 55. That was because they played the lowly Hornets though, and at this point of his career, Harden is only capable of this 1 or 2 times a year! In today's game, When Kawhi came back in the game for the start of the 2nd qtr. the Clippers (almost all Kawhi on both ends) made a run and they either ties or took the lead. Then Harden comes in with Clippers down by 1pt and the Heat go on a 27-2 run (they had a 30-2 run in 2nd) and now the Clippers are in big trouble again!
At beginning of 3rd the Heat start with 3 consecutive 3pt shots and now up 29. The main guys who need to be benched are at fault are James Harden & John Collins (because he is a horrible match with Hardhead!).
Finally, Ty Lue needs to be fired and James Harden needs to be gone asap! He has those Lebron #'s that don't help the team, and when he is on the court, the team is always losing a lead or falling further behind! At least the NBA gives Lebron & the Lakers tons of BS foul calls and insane amounts of FT's. Hardhead & the Clippers will not get that kind of help.
P.S. Hardhead was a -39 in 19 mins, Collins -27 in 17, and Dunn -25 in 17. This team needs to be blown up immediately and it needs to start with Ty Lue! Lue claimed it's because Kawhi makes so much money, but that is horseshit! It's because of Harden, the GM, and Lue! This is my take anyways!
Hey dime hope u had great holiday bro its bad man and I've been thru the worst of years in 35 years but this is just disappointing. I dont know man dire ty ? Let shaw or van gundy take over? I agree need to blow it up but we are low on assets. Maybe try a blockbuster trade
Might?
cp3 should retire now.. clips need emergency response.. fire gm . fire ty lu. ballmer needs to sell team type of emergency!!!
If they trying to get rid of Kawhi there is a better way because it is looking terrible. The Clippers need unity in the locker room and get rid of the clowns. The NBA has grown so no game should be approached as chill.