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Is the Clippers' window closed if they lose to the Suns?
Eric Gordon 34 years old
Nicolas Batum 34
Westbrook 34
Marcus Morris 33
Mason Plumlee 33
Paul George 32
Covington 32
Kawhi Leonard 31
Normal Powell 29
Ivica Zubac 26
Terance Mann 26
Bones Hyland 22
If they ever manage to actually stay healthy, I think they'd still have another 2-3 years of title contention left. But their two stars seem literally incapable of doing so at this point, you just can't rely on them to stay on the court for a deep playoff run. They really had their shot in 2020, all it would've taken was one bloodbath series win over the Lakers and they would've won the title. That horrendous choke against the Nuggets will honestly probably be the closest they ever get to a championship.
semi's or exit earlier...
that is about it.
[QUOTE=SouBeachTalents;14760621]If they ever manage to actually stay healthy, I think they'd still have another 2-3 years of title contention left. But their two stars seem literally incapable of doing so at this point, you just can't rely on them to stay on the court for a deep playoff run. They really had their shot in 2020, all it would've taken was one bloodbath series win over the Lakers and they would've won the title. That horrendous choke against the Nuggets will honestly probably be the closest they ever get to a championship.[/QUOTE]
It's not gonna improve with their age. But I agree that 2020 was their best shot, Kawhi/George were less than 30.
[QUOTE=SouBeachTalents;14760621]If they ever manage to actually stay healthy, I think they'd still have another 2-3 years of title contention left. But their two stars seem literally incapable of doing so at this point, you just can't rely on them to stay on the court for a deep playoff run. They really had their shot in 2020, all it would've taken was one bloodbath series win over the Lakers and they would've won the title. [B]That horrendous choke against the Nuggets will honestly probably be the closest they ever get to a championship.[/b][/QUOTE]
In 2021 they eventually got to the wcf for the 1st time in clippers history with some help from refs but the klaw broke down and they lost to the suns from there on.
Can Kawhi and PG remain healthy for the playoffs in the next few seasons.
[QUOTE=hold this L;14760897]Can Kawhi and PG remain healthy for the playoffs in the next few seasons.[/QUOTE]
Cmon lol, we all know how that’s going to turn out.
Everybody is old and injured in the West...and anything can happen in the finals...but yeah this team is done
Yes, this is the do or die year for the Clips. At least with being led by George/Kawhi.
It closed after 2020. Kawhi and PG13 are incapable of playing enough games to either secure a top seed, or make it through a playoff run.
By some miracle if both are healthy, they can run it back but I can tell you reading the Clips subreddit that half of them fans are done with the duo.
Sucks, I thought Russ was gonna come back to being relevant even if he was the 3rd or 4th option of a deep playoff run.
I feel like it's over. I thought their best shot was 2020 and 2021. Especially 2021, when it seemed like everything was clicking but Kawhi got hurt.
Kawhi and PG13 staying healthy is the biggest problem and they aren't getting any younger. Granted, medicine and nutrition has improved a lot and players are playing for longer now. But neither of their stars can stay healthy at the same time.
But even healthy, I don't know if this team could beat Denver.
It still sucks that they can't stay healthy man.
Down 3-1, need to win 2 away games in Phoenix. They need Kawhi back soon.
Ty lue is never gonna win a championship with another team. Kawhi too. That's the problem when you become too ambitious.
What do you guys think?
This team won't get better with age.