Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Yikes

Clippers just got worked in game 5 at home by Memphis.  Looking up and down the Clippers line up and they just don't have the horses against a strong team like Memphis.  They played with heart, but they lack the mix of strength and skill.  Their guys are all role players and not excellent at all parts of the game.  Also, strangely, they don't have guys who are good enough shooting the 3, which is where Memphis is vulnerable.

CP3 is awesome, but he is undersized and not a lock down defender.
Crawford is a streaky scorer, but can't play defense
Bledsoe is an athletic and energy guy, who would kill a team like the Lakers, but isn't a good enough shooter and is undersized on the wing against Memphis
Barnes works hard, but can't score and is undersized to rebound against a big front line
DeAndre Jordan doesn't really know how to play basketball
Blake Griffin is a good player, but relies too much on athleticism to get points and can't do it against a strong front line defense.  He needs a Karl Malone type of knock down 15-18 footer.  He tries the shot, but he goes too far back and not straight up.  His form is bad.
Caron Butler is too slow on both ends of the floor
Chauncy is too slow and old on both ends of the floor
Lamar Oden seems a bit out of it.

The Clippers have too many guys who would be great 6th or 7th guys.  They don't have a 3, 4, and 5.  Crawford is a great 6 guy.  Bledsoe is a great 6 guy or a starter on a shitty team.  DeAndre Jordan should be a starter like Tyson Chandler, but he just isn't, and probably won't ever be.  Instead he'll be Javale McGee.  Barnes is a good 6 man, energy guy.  Butler would be a decent 6 or 7 guy.  Chauncy would be a good 6 guy, leader of a second unit at this point in his career.

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