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Post subject: Clippers are an "eternal joke", sez Bruce Jenkins
 Posted: Apr 28, 2008 - 01:25 AM PST
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A writer called Bruce Jenkins who thinks he's a know-it-all calls the Clippers an "eternal joke" in an article where he proclaims that "Hollywood won't happen for Davis". Sure sounds like somebody is scared that Le Baron will be leaving town 
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Put aside the likely scenario of Davis playing another season with the Warriors, then checking the market for a career-finishing deal. What if he's feeling the wanderlust right now? You figure he'd be after two things: a team more likely to succeed than the Warriors and close proximity to the rich, celebrity-laden life he has enjoyed for so many years.
Just for the sake of argument, forget salary-cap considerations and view it strictly from a basketball sense. The man's options are startlingly bleak.
First, all the teams he can rule out:
-- That annoying collection of mediocre (or worse) teams in the Eastern Conference. At this stage of his life, Davis isn't leaving California for any franchise without title hopes - including the New York Knicks. Davis' act would play handsomely in that town (there's an awful lot of Walt Frazier in him), but the horribly mismanaged franchise is years away from contention.
-- Potentially intriguing Eastern teams such as the 76ers (Andre Miller mans the point), Pistons (Chauncey Billups), Wizards (too many knuckleheads who want the ball) and Celtics, who wouldn't dare mess with their admirable chemistry.
-- The dregs of the Western Conference: Seattle, Minnesota, Memphis and Sacramento.
-- The L.A. angle. This is huge for Davis, who would love to finish his career in his home town, but there's no way he'd be serious about the Clippers. They're an eternal joke. Davis knows too well that as soon as a Clippers game ends at Staples Center, it's only a matter of time before they clear out the rubble and make way for the real L.A. team - especially next year. The Lakers could actually use a superstar at the point, but Davis represents too much personality to lay on Kobe Bryant. And they both know it.
-- The rest of the West. Whether it's because of a solid point guard or a finisher at crunch time, Davis would find obstacles in Denver, Utah, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, New Orleans and Phoenix. In Portland, where management seems to be building a powerhouse, Brandon Roy is the point guard of the future.
That leaves just two teams: Orlando, where Dwight Howard could really use someone like Davis, and Cleveland, where LeBron James would probably give up half his salary for such a luxury. Then again, here are two cities with absolutely zero going on, at least by Baron's standards. He'd also be the No. 2 attraction behind either of those great young stars, with only feint hopes of earning a championship ring.
I'd put money on Davis returning to the Warriors without envy, bitterness or resignation. Not that he'd tell us about, anyway.
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Post subject: RE: Clippers are an "eternal joke", sez Br
Posted: Apr 28, 2008 - 01:39 AM PST
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| I am not a Baron fan, and personally would not want him on the Clippers. That being said, the clippers have had the warriors number for quite some time now, so what is this jacka*s talking about, I did not realize the warriors were such a dominant franchise |
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Post subject: RE: Clippers are an "eternal joke"
Posted: Apr 28, 2008 - 02:29 AM PST
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Bruce who?
As for Davis we definetelly need some personality and he's a true leader. I like to see great players wearing our jersey and he's one of them...On the other side, I dont think his game could be developed in Dunleavy's system and furthermore he's a injury prone player |
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Post subject: RE: Clippers are an "eternal joke&a
Posted: Apr 28, 2008 - 02:32 PM PST
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| Who is this bruce guy. Dont know if baron would make us better or not.Depends on if he is ready to play under dunlevys offense. Not worth 17 mil though for an injury prone point guard with two bad knees. |
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Post subject: Re: RE: Clippers are an "eternal joke", se
Posted: Apr 28, 2008 - 03:32 PM PST
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clipnasty wrote:
I am not a Baron fan, and personally would not want him on the Clippers. That being said, the clippers have had the warriors number for quite some time now, so what is this jacka*s talking about, I did not realize the warriors were such a dominant franchise
i have disagreed with everything you have said on this forum.
you loooooove kobe who i hate, and you dont think baron will help?
how would he not help? look what he did to the warriors? i understand that he didn't take them to the playoffs this years. but there is a buzz in that city like no other. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Clippers are an "eternal joke&a
Posted: Apr 28, 2008 - 04:16 PM PST
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| I like Baron a lot but yeah because of how injury-prone he is I wouldn't sign him to more than $10/mil a year. When healthy he's one of the top point guards in the league bar none. It's too bad we couldn't get him like four years ago- I think there was a possibility via trade or free agency but it just didn't happen. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Clippers are an "eternal joke&a
Posted: Apr 28, 2008 - 10:07 PM PST
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| Injuries are a hige concern with Baron, as is attitude and focus. Baron can be a superstar, but when HE wants. I am not saying I would not want him, but i think there are better options. Also, just cus i think Kobe is the MVP does not mean i "looooooove him." |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Clippers are an "eternal jo
Posted: Apr 28, 2008 - 10:09 PM PST
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| Also, forgot to mention that if there were a Warrior I would want, it would be Monta Ellis, too bad the warriors will not let him go....Also, seeing as I live in the Bay area, I see every Warrior game and am always reading/hearing about them, and people up here have pretty mixed feelings about Baron too, and tend to blame him for not making the playoffs this year as he seemed to give up on the team. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Clippers are an "eterna
Posted: Apr 29, 2008 - 02:42 AM PST
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| Let's get young players who are on the rise, not veterans who have already hit their peak. Build up, dont just fill holes with overpriced Free-Agents who dont have better basketball ahead of them. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: Clippers are an "et
Posted: May 22, 2008 - 12:43 PM PST
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| Clips are a joke eh...well so is me blowing up his car |
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