Bill Simmons "Blake Griffin and Deandre Jordan don't like playing with Chris Paul"

[god shamgod]

Chris paul shouldn't like playing with blake griffin or deandre jordan

Both have no post moves at all and rely on 100% athletisicm. David west has better moves than griffin

 

[PTBG]

I actually wouldn't mind the Clippers hiring D'Antoni, and let him run the run and gun system with CP3 and Blake. Now that Clipps team would be fun as hell, and they got shooting with Crawford, Butler, etc. Do it Elgin Baylor. Or Sterling

 

[Majestic Pape]

This is probably gonna come off as a diss to Jordan and Griffin, but it's as if they do better when they're not thinking and just reacting. When play slows down they actually have to run plays and they're either unaware or incapable of what they need to do (maybe that's also an indictment on VDN as well, but it doesn't look good).

No maybe to it, it's like Del Negro is TRYING to be the worst coach in the league. And if you're insinuating that Jordan and Griffin have low level mental games, then you're absolutely right (DJ moreso than Blake obviously, even though DJ seems to have developed a post game over the summer). But better coaching should be able to solve that.

Don't expect any great improvements from Blake and Jordan on the mental side of the game until they get a real coach.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Chris Paul speeding up the tempo would not have gotten that team any further than it got last year, nor would having Steve Nash or a "Steve Nash type".

 

[Majestic Pape]

They would have beaten the Spurs last year playing a faster tempo?

They wouldn't have beaten the Thunder or even the Lakers either, so even having a better record probably wouldn't have helped.

 

[Tony D'Amato]

Blake has a decent post gm. He's being misused by Vinny. And.he's the best passing big in the league. A real coach wohld take advantage of that. @ them just now getting Blake.and.DJ a shooting coach.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

They would have beaten the Spurs last year playing a faster tempo?

They wouldn't have beaten the Thunder or even the Lakers either, so even having a better record probably wouldn't have helped.

They stretch that Spurs series to at least six games with a higher tempo (even with the niggling injuries), that's how they restrained Paul with all the defensive looks they threw at him. Westbrook was more effective against the Spurs, because although he didn't always make the right decisions, he constantly pushed the pace. The tempo threw the Spurs out of sync and took away their ability to control the game.

 

[Street Knowledge]

They went from the 22nd ranked offense to top 3 with Paul. He knows what he's doing

 

[Street Knowledge]

He is right that the Clippers offense was brutal last season, even with Chris Paul.

They were the 3rd ranked offense out of 30... Brutal?

 

[phillycavsfan]

They were the 3rd ranked offense out of 30... Brutal?

Actually they were 14th, and they often struggled to get points in the 4th last season.

 

[pete clemenza]

Relax, they finally all had their first training camp and full preseason together.. everything is fine. they were running like crazy in the preseason. DJ has improved ten fold in the paint and Blake's mid range jumper is looking better and better. Paul looks excellent.

-what does help Blake and DJ get off to good starts is a few easy buckets here and there which mostly comes off fast breaks and lobs. they didn't get a lot of these last year but I feel they'll get plenty this season.

 

[Street Knowledge]

Actually they were 14th, and they often struggled to get points in the 4th last season.

I was off they were 4th

2011-12 Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Statistics | Basketball-Reference.com

ORtg 108.5(4th/30)

 

[BrohanSolo]

Simmons has a point when he says they didn't mesh that well. They added a top 2 point guard, of course they were gonna get better but the Memphis matchup, albeit a very exciting series, had no business going to 7 games with how good we expected the Clippers to be. Then they run into the Spurs who gave them the Mr. Clean sweep.


Chris Paul will never not be a great addition to any team, but something about the Clippers still got me like

 

[Regular_P]

Simmons has a point when he says they didn't mesh that well. They added a top 2 point guard, of course they were gonna get better but the Memphis matchup, albeit a very exciting series, had no business going to 7 games with how good we expected the Clippers to be. Then they run into the Spurs who gave them the Mr. Clean sweep.


Chris Paul will never not be a great addition to any team, but something about the Clippers still got me like

Most people picked the Grizz to win that series.

 

[Luke Cage]

Blake has a decent post gm. He's being misused by Vinny. And.he's the best passing big in the league. A real coach wohld take advantage of that. @ them just now getting Blake.and.DJ a shooting coach.