I have a confession to make....I hated this trade.

I hated having to give up maybe the next best shooting guard in the league, giving up maybe the next great glue guy who can defend and get his in the flow of the offense like luol deng, giving up maybe another number 1 pick in a loaded draft. As clippers fans we're conditioned to think this way, to cherish the possibilities and to always hope for a brighter future.

But then I realized: THE FUTURE IS NOW.

No more waiting for lambs to turn into lions...we're ready to roar.

Congratulations to all of us that suffered happily through all these years, times are about to change and I just wanted to post something to commemorate this moment and celebrate with all of us TRUE clipper fans here online. Clipsnation definitely won't turn into another clippertalk.net, topbuzz, and die off, but we'll definitely lose some of that close knit feeling we all had posting on this site with all the new additions bound to come our way claiming they were always Clipper fans...I'll miss those days but I've never been more excited about what's to come.

PS. A heartfelt thanks to EJ and the Caveman we will always have love for you at Clipsnation. I will be wearing an ej jersey to every home game this year and growing a beard in honor of you two, my favorite clippers for the past couple of years. Hopefully I don't get the bald spot as well.

PPS. f your family faker fans, we'll see you in our rearview mirrors! (Advance Apology to Steve, I know you hate my catchphrase but I just had to. )