I don’t get the trade, the not firing him then, and the decision to finally fire him now; what happened last night that changed their mind?
They probably lost a whole bunch of revenue from merchandise sales due to Luka leaving.
That likely sealed his fate.
At 3-8 and near bottom of conference, AD playing less than half the games and Edgecombe looking amazing doesn’t help. Momentum of a good start w Kyrie coming back, AD playing 9 games ant 25/12 and Flagg trending towards unanimous ROY would have led to him keeping job longer.
As usual, the Canadian team gets no respect from US sports writers. After this article was written, the Raptors beat the Cavaliers last night for the third time this season yet Cleveland is higher ranked.
Oh, no, they won’t make the playoffs because of this Exactly One Person’s ranking!!!
Blue Jays were ranked lower than the Yankees until after they beat them in the playoffs. Just saying.
Ranking are meaningless in sports with playoffs.
They make them in order to get paid. People’s eyeballs see them, so websites get paid.
Watching the okc-warriors game and was surprised to see curry out there playing. I thought he was injured.
Took me second to realize it’s Seth, not Steph. Going to be fun to see the literal splash brothers playing together when Steph gets healthy.
Clippers send Chris Paul home, say he’s no longer on team - ESPN
Will be interesting to hear more as this plays out. Could be as simple as letting him go find room on a contender for his swan song, but why such an abrupt ending? Seems weird…
Why we still talkin’ 'bout PRACTICE LAST YEAR, man?
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Well, except for in CFP where the rankings are what get you in the playoffs rather than strictly on regular season record.
It is funny to hear analysts break down the matchups based on the current rankings…when we all know the final rankings will change after this upcoming weekend.
Well, those are official rankings, not the unofficial musings of one person or some small group of people with an interest only in attracting eyeballs.
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Back to CP3:
Yeah, old grandpa trying to lead the team in a style contrary to the actual leaders of the team.
Go find some clouds!!
40 year old bench player who doesn’t talk to his coach and creates looker room drama. I’m sure there will be multiple teams clamoring for that.
Pretty much this is it.
It also cements LAC as a shitty franchise even after the racist was bought out.
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And this little nugget right at the end ouch, ouch Clippers, ouch.
Games against the Thunder always stir talk about the trade that sent each franchise in wildly different directions. Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning regular-season MVP and Finals MVP, used to be a Clipper. Jalen Williams, the Thunder’s All-NBA swingman, was drafted with a pick that was acquired from the Clippers in the ill-fated trade for Paul George in 2019.
And of course, the Clippers’ pick in the 2026 draft is unprotected and owed to the Thunder as part of that deal. Which means each loss this season increases the chances that, after 14 straight seasons of winning records, LA could be sending a high lottery pick to the reigning champions.
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OK:
- Eliminate the draft.
- Create three or four levels of Basketball Association Tiers, 16 teams each, and have pro/rel so that every match is important. Each plays the other four times a season.
- Dump playoffs, which result in players’ being rested for them. Have a Cup tournament of single-elimination involving all four tiers and a pile of money to the winners scheduled all season long.
Might take a few years to implement, since some of these billionaires aren’t going to risk their hard-earned money on sports.
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