Clippers will get bounced out in the first round

[Thechosen1]

one reason VDN

[Clippersfan86]

I agree Vinny is a lame coach.... but comon dude. They just lost by 3 to the hottest team in the NBA and another elite team in the west. They had to give the damn game away too. 9 games over .500... and the team is still improving.. let's give them till the end of the year before making predictions like this.

[ChrisKreager]

Who can you really trust in the West to possibly beat them in round 1? Injury-plagued Denver? The anti-road warrior Lakers? Playoff nomad Houston?

As far as I'm concerned, nothing will surprise me out West. Nothing will surprise me in that conference come springtime.

[iDefend5]

second reason chauncey billups is done

[ImmortalNemesis]

Well it depends. If they finish top 3 they won't get bounced. If Clipps finish 4th, 5th seed has a legit chance.

[Clippersfan86]

Who can you really trust in the West to possibly beat them in round 1? Injury-plagued Denver? The anti-road warrior Lakers? Playoff nomad Houston?

As far as I'm concerned, nothing will surprise me out West. Nothing will surprise me in that conference come springtime.

It's sad that injuries and fatigue is going to be 80 percent of it. By the time playoffs hit every team will probably have at least 2 key players out. ALL teams will be extremely exhausted and banged up. In hindsight it would have been MUCH better if the league did a 50 game schedule.

[DRose1899]

Well it depends. If they finish top 3 they won't get bounced. If Clipps finish 4th, 5th seed has a legit chance.

This

they're screwed if meet the Mavs or Spurs in 1st round

[Magic731]

It's sad that injuries and fatigue is going to be 80 percent of it. By the time playoffs hit every team will probably have at least 2 key players out. ALL teams will be extremely exhausted and banged up. In hindsight it would have been MUCH better if the league did a 50 game schedule.

This. Most teams have at least one key player out of their rotation. I hate injuries. I wish every team could always play at full strength. A lot of this season will come down to which team is healthier, which is definitely unfair.

[Clippersfan86]

This

they're screwed if meet the Mavs or Spurs in 1st round

Wouldn't say "screwed" dude. They almost stole the recent games vs Mavs and Spurs who are far better coached and more experienced. The Clippers are rapidly improving obviously and will likely be a better squad by season end.

That being said... Spurs and Mavs are absolutely the two teams in the west I hope the Clippers can avoid. The great coach coaching, experience, great execution of these teams really hurt the Clippers.

[Clippersfan86]

This. Most teams have at least one key player out of their rotation. I hate injuries. I wish every team could always play at full strength. A lot of this season will come down to which team is healthier, which is definitely unfair.

I agree..... it's lame. It's why it's very hard outside of maybe 3 teams (Bulls, Thunder, Heat) to call many teams legit elite teams right now. The "top" teams will go on 5+ game win streaks then get blown out by 30+ by a bad team. It's purely due to fatigue and injuries. No way to get a great read on 27 other teams like you normally can.

[TeamLAC]

I agree Vinny is a lame coach.... but comon dude. They just lost by 3 to the hottest team in the NBA and another elite team in the west. They had to give the damn game away too. 9 games over .500... and the team is still improving.. let's give them till the end of the year before making predictions like this.

Agree. They have a lot to improve on but I believe they will improve before playoffs. VDN hasn't proved that he can coach these guys and I doubt he will ever prove it.

[roffie]

not having billups really hurt them in the line up. i wouldnt say they are completely fkd, but probably not as good as they could have been.

[SCdac]

just making it to the playoffs is an achievement for that franchise lol.

[Clippersfan86]

just making it to the playoffs is an achievement for that franchise lol.

Way to make a douchy, uninformed comment . Obviously the expectations from others as well as the team are MUCH higher this season and going forward than merely making the playoffs.

[macpierce]

just making it to the playoffs is an achievement for that franchise lol.

back-handed compliment