I know there was a similar thread last year for the worse of the Nets/Hawks pick we got. I haven't seen one created for the Clippers pick so I figured I would create one.
First Clippers game is tonight is home against the Thunder. They should win the game with Durant out.
The Clippers were only 2 and 6 in the preseason. Preseason records don't really mean much but 4 of their losses were in double digits to the Warriors, Jazz, Nuggets, and Warriors again. The 2 wins were by less than 5 points. Not sure if anyone has any insight why it seemed they didn't play well in the preason?
I don't know if this team has anything to be really concerned about, but they do seem a little thin at SF. They don't have Dudley, and Barnes and Turkoglu are a year older. Seem very vulnerable there. They didn't bring Collison back who seemed to play well for them last year, and brought in Farmar to back up Paul. We'll see how that pans out. Big Baby and Hawes and maybe Edoh are the primary back up bigs. I think they could be solid.
Crawford averaged 18.6 PPG last year, but he is now 34. Reddick seems to be back healthy at least.
Overall their success largely depends on the health of Jordan, Griffin, and Paul. With the West so loaded with Rockets, Suns, Trailblazers, Spurs, Warriors, Mavs, Thunder, and even teams such as Pelicans, Nuggets, and Grizzlies could be fighting for playoff spots. Any kind of injury to one of these 3 guys could push them to the middle of the pack for the playoff push IMO.