why does this always happen to the Clips!!!!

In any case, I googled Rubio and I guess he’s a PG/SG. Given our track record, we haven’t had luck drafting good PGs, plus we already have Baron and Gordon (who can potentially play PG once his playmaking skills improve).

I guess we can better gauge who’s gonna be there after All-Star break? I still think we need a young, athletic front-court player….and not injury-prone :)

I like Blake Griffin. He will be a good NBA player. There are a bunch of guards with good potential . James Harden, Jrue Holiday, Stephen Curry, Demar DeRozan. Earl Clark from Louisville is a good SF . I think we can get someone good out of this draft who can contribute next season.
Check out Hoopshype for more detailed info.
http://hoopshype.com/draft.htm

The best prospect in this draft will be PF types, since we already have Kaman, Camby and Zbo other teams will value these players higher than we would internally.

We have alot of tradeable assets that we can package with our current guys to upgrade certain positions.

Camby will be very valuable this trade deadline but if we decide to hold onto him he will be a valuable asset as a productive player with a expiring contract in 2010.

How about this trade idea. Camby and our 1st round pick for Caron Butler (maybe even swap our 1st rounders if we end up with a higher pick than the Wiz). We could swap Kaman in for Camby but thats less desirable given the age difference.

We’d have this starting lineup.
Gordon – SG
Baron – PG
Kaman – C
Zbo – PF
Butler – SF

Bench – Al Thornton can be terrific as the offensive boost off the bench and get plenty of playing time as the 2, 3 or 4. Mardy Collins looks like a good sub at the 1, 2 and 3. We can fill in the bench with some FA signings plus the continued development of Mike Taylor and Deandre.

Sidenote, we actually own Minnesota’s 1st round pick but it is top ten protected. We’re almost rooting for them to finish outside the top ten so we can trade that pick during the offseason or add some depth (Stephen Curry would be terrific pickup around then)

Butler has a good contract (he’s locked up for 2 more years at 10mil a season), is young, a good facilator, loved his time playing in LA with the Fakers and is used to playing with other offensive minded players.

The Wiz do it because they know they need to blow up their rosters anyway. They could use the expiring Camby contract. And they could potentially add Griffin and Thabeet to their roster.

Thoughts???

First off none of his injuries have ever been serious. Oden and Bynum have had much more serious injuries and came back. Look at Big Z, he had a history of foot problems and it derailed his career and he’s been pretty healthy the past few years (okay, sure he’s out right now but thats the first time in awhile).

Legit centers are hard to come by. He’s still productive and young and his problem with injuries is overstated. Camby is much older, I’d be willing to keep him but the window for us to have a legit center would only be for a couple of seasons.

In the proposed team I listed above, he is our FIFTH option offensively. Dunno about you but I think a young center with the ability to score with either hand as your 5th option offensively is insane.

Question: Who were Eastern Conference All-Stars that feel into the Clippers lap, yet were passed over for projects?

I think we take the even money for once and take a proven player (by trading for a established star in his prime)

 We have alot of quality players in their prime. A starting lineup of Gordon, Baron, Kaman, Zbo and Butler is very balanced. With a solid scorer like Al off the bench this team could make some noise, especially if Gordon keeps on getting better and better.

Blake Griffen and Rubio are solid.

After that, no sure bets.
Curry is a good passer as a PG and Solid shooter but he has no D

This thread is becoming more and more relevant.

Aminu is a pretty intriguing player….

After tonight, gotta bump DeRozan up, and Harden down a notch.