The Clippers Have a Gigantic Problem Already
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- čas přidán 9. 11. 2023
- The LA Clippers have had a rough start after trading for James Harden. Many people thought they would be good in the regular season at least so this is a gigantic red flag. Their main issue is having both Harden and Russell Westbrook on the court at the same time but benching one of them will be a dramatic mess.
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“Any team with james harden will eventually fail”💀💀💀💀
any proof about that? he just made the playoff last season.
@@jk26viper29what did they do in the playoffs twin?
@@jk26viper29And they eventually failed in the second round, but sure he's been stacking up the participation awards 😂😂
Facts!!!
@@ImAviex he single handidly won them two games vs celtics if the clippers had that kawhi and pg would easily win them another 2 unlike embiid who ghosted
I really do not want to see Russ leave the Clippers because of Harden.
clippers cant win with russ. they cant win with harden. they cant win with just 1 of them. they are doomed no matter what. they need to blow up the team
@@Catdaddy836Have Russ come off the bench.
Russ don't want to come off the bench, if he did it would work out, unfortunately Russ has to go
he has been balling on the clippers, Harden has ruined every team hes been on since the Rockets
@@Catdaddy836Russ is doing a lot for clippers currently. He actually kept all games with suns close after kawhi got injured and was averaging around 30 after kawhi got injured
I legitimately feel bad for Westbrook. After finally finding a perfect fit with the Clippers, here comes James Harden on a wrecking ball
Seriously. I was happy to see him doing well again.
not a fan but, i felt the clippers were doing well without harden
I used to hate him play but Russ is a good game, I want him to find a home before he retires….
And the same can be said about Terrance Mann
Westbrook tries hard, but has a narrow range of skills, declining athleticism, and doesn't always adjust his game quickly.
James Harden has all the tools beyond sheer athleticism, but lacks heart.
Harden needs to be the one that comes off the bench
They were playing fine before Harden even came
or the sharks could use him
Yep Kawhi PG and Russ all looked so good together before this harden trade
vs the jazz,blazers and magic lmao when they played the lakers they became so predictable to guard towards the end cuz AD was guarding westbrook cuz he cant fucking shoot clogs the whole paint if kawhi and george werent shooting te shit out the ball they would have gotten tourched even worse by a mid injured lakers team. No other NBA team in 2023 have two people starting that cant fucking shoot (Zubac and russ) its so obvious russ gotta go to the bench. You Russ fans are so delusional.
They can't win a championship
And quite frankly that what got okc to the finals.
Westbrook should start. Harden should be the 2nd units main man. Same thing Chris Paul is trying to figure out. If not, please trade Russ to Miami. I think Russ on the Heat might be an incredible disaster or a genius move
If russ plays like how hes been as a clip pre harden, he'd literally be perfect for heat culture
Russ on the Heat would be great because of Spoelstra
@@colinb8332 Spo one of the best, he knows how to make things work by holding players accountable. If anyone can "fix" Russ, its him.
Brother cp3 is one of the best pgs ever...
Russ is very well conditioned. Miami heat would be an insane fit.
I feel bad for Russ. He was happy there last season, and stuck around for cheap because he valued that. Now he's caught up in a circus again. 😢
Bro Russ was playing great too before Harden
Russ should be the priority. He has served them very well up until now and if Harden wanted to join them so much he should make the sacrifice not Russ. Ty lue better make that clear from the start before things get ugly.
Harden is russ replacement . Ever1 knew that
@@Edd-zd5wb thats stupid just started
lol no lue made the obvious decision. 70 win team had harden started in the beginning of the szn. harden 2nd best player since the move lmao.
@ahmedegal6808 Yeah easy to say now dude, nobody expected them to be that good with Harden. Props to him tho he has been playing amazing, credit where credit is due. I wrote this comment 2 months ago so don't trynna school me here
@@Repl1ka404 i did lol
This can only work if Harden is willing to be flexible and not let his ego get in the way
In other words it won't work
@@donnieldelim yup
Harden doesn't have an ego. He is Ego.
He is the system what are you saying lol
So you're telling me there ISN'T a chance....
We did warn the Clippers not to make this trade, but they did not listen.
“We” as if the Clippers front office even knows who you are 😹
@@benjamin-qn7nf well that goes for you too and everyone else here.
Fair enough
Why not? They improved & lost nothing
@@MrDiMES123 not really after watching that video. You know it's not going to end well.
I just didn't understand why they wanted Harden so badly.
Tickets
I mean they already have Westbrook, George and Leonard on the team. Are they really capable of selling more tickets? Only so many people can fit in the building. Are they not selling out already?
Steve Balmer is constructing a new Clippers arena; more all stars more people wanna buy tickets to watch them play
Insurance bc kawhi and George can get hurt again
No one did 🤷♂️
Kawhi's career is already a classic tragedy with his degenerative knee condition. Why make it worse with this insane roster management? Everyone knows this won't work. Russ was finally hitting his stride in terms of self awareness and role acceptance. Someone is going to pay for this mistake, whether Lawrence, Ty, etc. But everyone shares blame because no one will say the emperor has no clothes.
Tragedy lol? He has two finals mvps :/
PG is way worse with his annoying 1/8 games
@@jadepowell5178how slow are you? It’s a tragedy because this condition happened after he won the two MVPs, and he could have won more. That’s the point of calling it a tragedy. Learn context clues 🤣
This is the best comment I've read in a long while about sports. Yes someone is going to pay and yes they all share the blame. The only fix to this would be if James were humbled, but if that doesn't happen it's a long road to misery in LA
Harden’s fall from grace is gonna be a spectacle 😂
Didn’t he use to come off the bench back in OKC?
6th man of the year bro
shut up clippers first. LOOOOOL dont ever tell anyone ykb.
Why is Ty Lue saying 10 games not reasonable? These are huge stars adjusting to each other; idk what will happen but 2 games is nothing.
Its reasonable but its also reasonable to assume the result of tht could be 0-10
The media and casual fans blow everything up if it's not instant success, 10 games is totally fair. They haven't even had a real practice together.
@@MikeyMike923 this is the reason why the superteams exist.. if a guy doesnt win a title in his first 7 year he gets pressured by the nba to win now or his whole career is a failure.. they did it to lebron, kevin durant and everyone else.. almost all fans are toxic as fuck while being the worse narrsacistic hypocrites on earth.. hey if you dont do anything to win now your career is trash, if you join a superteam to win your trash and if your organization doesnt put people around you to help you then your still trash and its not the organization fault.. sincerely 99 percent of nba fans and media
It's actually 0-4 and becoming worse and the way they are loosing it's disgusting
In the NBA, those adjustment times don't take that long. That, plus hardens ego, equals a huge hole of losses you won't just dig out of.
Harden: "I am the System you know what I mean?"
Rest of the world: "Yep, the Losing System."
Russ: "I wore the same beard 3x. It never works! Someone clip this beard off me!"
This post makes Russ sound like a gay man trying to deny that he is a gay man
Harden to Westbrook:
"I can't quit you"
Russell Westbrook is a better basketball player than James harden James harden need to be the fourth option go be like a catch and shoot player
Harden lead league in assists last year
@@bobbybagseedright lol I’m not a Harden fan but saying he needs to be a spot up shooter is absurd. He was already working the p&r with Zubac
Harden is objectively a better player today but I agree I liked Russ starting over harden and keeping a big at the 4 works better. I think Harden off the bench would be better for Chemistry but he and the clippers would never do that
@@bobbybagseed assist doesn’t mean your a good playmaker or you play winning basketball
@@bobbybagseed Your right dumping it into a very very good Center like Embiid most of the time............ That is not gonna happen again.
The problem I had with the suns getting Beal is the same problem I see now from the clippers, too many cooks in the kitchen is the biggest problem.
Eh not rly book, beal, and kd don't have egos as large as harden and russ. They kniw how to play team ball
Booker and KD are great passers. They look for the best basketball play. And Beal understands he's the 3rd guy here.
Clippers and suns situation is not anywhere close . Subs will be good . I don't think they will win a ring but if they can soon get the starting 5 together without injuries and develop chemistry, they can reach wcf and maybe win the west . Clippers tho, everyone knows they are destined to fail
Out of Russ and Harden. I'm picking Russ cuz you need somebody with some heart. When it comes down to it you need somebody who will show up
Harden would just walk out and irrespective of his numbers,Russ gives you a 200% everyday
harden 2nd option Russ is 5th after norm and powell.... clippers first. Harden smartest player on the team u just too slow to see it.
@@ahmedegal6808 playoff is coming soon. Who do you want to start no show Harden or Russ. I'm picking Russ shows up for the playoffs. It's not about you scoring 40 because James Harden will dry out and no show. With Russ won't have a good scoring night. He will defend his player
@@yodon6867 lol is that what ur pushing now... harden been amazing on defense lil bro.
@@ahmedegal6808 for the season. Playoffs no
Harden is also a defensive liability. Tonight against Dallas they were targeting him on switches. He just stands or doubles and leaves wild open 3s.
I really enjoyed seeing russ somewhat glowing up with the clippers near the end of last season, it was sjch fun to watch.
If Westbrook ends traded it won't be because he demanded it, he's not the kind of player to demand a trade
He never has too, his play gets him traded bro.
@@tryhardfinessedyou I mean that's true 😂 but he's not seeking the trade, his gamestyle is not useful for a contender team that's correct
@@emilioreyes4159neither is harden, like kobe said the way he plays not gonna win him a chip (those are not kobe’s exact words)
Westbrook looked genuinely great in the opening games - his game didnt suffer for a lack of scoring, and every other aspect of play was a big benefit for PG and Kawhi. No telling if it would have lasted, but it was a good start. It's wild that basically everyone on earth knew that Harden would be a nightmare, and they did the deal anyway, and guess what, he's a nightmare.
This is bad for the whole team imagine all the toxic things happening inside of the locker room this isn’t going to end well…
dam u think so
It really makes you wonder what were the Clippers were thinking trading for Harden in the first place.
Exactly
we found the smart guy.
@@ahmedegal6808 the Clippers getting on this win streak looking like the cream of the NBA will make it that much sweeter when they inevitably fall off and I assure you that’ll be before the Finals.
Amazing channel. I was so close to visiting basketball arenas in LA one point myself. I had experience with modeling and in late 2015 I was in contact with Capcom about the facial likeness role of Leon for the Resident Evil 2 Remake. I failed to mention I also have a voice acting background, in the end I lost the part and I CAN NOT forgive myself for wasting such an opportunity. That would've been a real dream come true to visit Southern Cali and feel the presence of the players in real life.
Why was Kyrie always the problem in Brooklyn? People always said it was Kyrie ruining the locker room and having no trade value and now its James prople have anger for....
Kyrie was antivax so he didn't play a lot of games. Everyone thought he was being a diva. Otherwise, both Kyrie and harden seem like they're playing team ball right now.
@@CoryTheSimmons Kyrie was LABELLED as a diva. He was being called all kinds of things by, guess who, THE MEDIA. Not a single teammate of Kyrie has said anything bad towards him, even went as far as saying he’s always been a great teammate. But of course, nobody listens to the players, since casuals loves drama.
shut up mavs ass, clippers first. kyrie harden good friends. waited till now to push ur shitty agenda lmaooo.
@@DubboU u could say the same bout harden... dont be a hypocrite just to make kyrie look good. HARDEN AND KYRIE BOTH GOATED
Literally tho and it’s not a no brainer , it’s James Harden . He’s the one who should come off the bench , Westbrook is actually playing a lot better than him & the clippers should’ve never traded for Harden period
lol ur nightmare came tru... harden just made this the greatest clipper team ever.
The problem with most basketball fans is they don't understand that it's a team sport. So a player who plays better team ball will be a better player for that team.
ISO ball and scoring looks nice but it doesn't win championships. You tell me the last team that won a championship with an excellent Iso player?
The Warriors, multiple times. They just also played well as a team.
Toronto with kawahi
@@6Hustles but kawhi and the rest of the raptors all played good defense. Most of good iso offence stars suck balls on the defensive end
Today it's just worse due to people only care something going "viral". You can win like Duncan/Parker/Manu spurs system with 0 views, or a bottom team with someone doing crazy dunks always going viral... Many hard-core fans already don't enjoy the game and many casual fans don't care about the game either.
@squashrat9431 most iso players have no energy left to play defense. It's exhausting to constantly create offense and fight through double/triple teams every trip up the court.
It's not gonna work, but the only way this has a chance to work, is if Harden comes off the bench and the second unit goes pure offense, while the first unit plays more defense.
Maybe making Russ run around the midrange area, and kawhi and pg corners. And make Russ the ball handler on fast breaks if possible
“Any team with James Harden will eventually fail” 😭😭😭
Philly they did well but couldn't get it done against a rival and the Doc Rivers special but then, the Clippers were a disaster ready to happen at any moment and with Kawhi PG and Russ on contract years, they're riding on the edge. The team is on the verge on their window being viewed as a failed window
@@coolmatthew213 harden just savved the 213 era...
It's been two games lmao they'll be fine. When the Clippers got Russ they were 0-6 to start. When the Heat got LeBron and Bosh in 2010 they started 9-8. Two games is not enough to reshape a team's offense. Not to mention Zubac is a turnstile on defense.
So your comparing prime james and bosh to wash james harden ? Lol
@@Papellxhase exactly. I love watching this channel but I think Casey jumps to conclusions very soon quite often. Also sidenote: I don’t think a single GM in the NBA is paying that ludicrous price for Clint Capela, though he is exactly the center the Clippers should target.
@@Papellxhase I feel that they should target defensive-minded centers. I watch a lot of Clippers games and they give up too many rebounds and points in the paint. Imo they don't really need spacing. I mean, Harden, Kawhi, PG, Mann, Powell, Hyland are all great shooters.
The only person in the entire comment section making sense
So is harden u have 4 dominant ball players it’ll never work yall are being very delusional
I still dont get why Westbrook gets the biggest blame for what happened in LA, yeah it was a bad fit and his shot selection sucks for how much he has the ball but either Lebron or KD where injured constantly during that time. When most of ur assets are injured, how many players can carry a team?
because he still thought he was that guy
He sucked in every conceivable metric, shot the team out of games, turned the ball over at an all time rate and played no defense while STILL chasing stats. He did all this while being a max contract player and you are asking why he gets the most blame?
Fuck outta here.
@@brendanhunter389 Even ignoring the fact that i dont think you have psychic powers so you dont know what he was thinking, again how can he not be "that guy" when the 2 pillars in Lebron and KD where constantly injured, He was the third option with them on the court how is he not supposed to be the first option when they are off of it?
@@viperstrike0 firsy of all KD wasn’t in LA lol. Second every bad game he had he would say he played great. His ego was skyhigh. Playing for the clippers made him realize he isn’t the same player from 2016
@@brendanhunter389 oh i obviously meant AD. Why is it you know exactly what he is thinking yet you couldnt tell who i was obviously referring to?
that trade for Capela is terrible lmao. Capela is jot worth that much, westbrook is on an extremely favorable contract
Clips need to find a team that wants Harden’s expiring contract.
Good luck with that
Westbrook to Miami is the best fit for Russ’ personality.
I was surprised they didnt sign him on the same contract the clippers did.
Yeah,brick city baby!
awesome videos all the time love this channel you just got a new sub
James Harden is just a big problem!
Spot on analysis. I laughed so hard when I herd this trade rumor weeks ago… Philly is laughing their asses off.
lol sixers are shitty af. clippers first. FLEECED. Try to understand ball instead of saying corny shit next time.
I dont think theyre laughing anymore... clippers are the favs now and philly a laughing stock... never going to compete with boston again. U old nd bitter clown.
Personally, I would start George and Westbrook and play Harden and Kawhi off the bench with the second unit, just saying 🤗
Why did the front office trade for harden while their team was actually looking pretty decent without also moving Russ? Front office just cooked T Lue. I’d be furious as a coach.
And harden isn’t a winning basketball player because he refuses to put effort in on the defensive side… like he’s too cool for it or something. No team in 2023 can be a winning team with harden in their roster. He’s so unserious that it’s embarrassing at this point.
League has to look into tampering on this one… why would the Clippers essentially conspire to make the 76ers a good basketball team pretty much for nothing? Were they promised something under the table? Or is the front office just that incompetent?
Too bad they messed up what was looking like a good big 3 with George, Leonard, and Westbrook. Now they have this guy and have to break it up; shame.
Everyone always on Harden;s business but stay shut when he's balling and elevating the team
People talking about Harden and Westbrick but Paul George and Kawhi are hiding, theyre cowards
“Terrance Mann at the 4” 💀
People are stupid, when we (the Lakers) traded for Russ my wife walked in on me reading the news nearly in tears. I remember saying at the time we just threw away the next two years.
The Harden trade is the same, I am legitimately astonished they thought this was a good idea. Their team was actually working, Russ was actually good! The only silver lining for them is they are only stuck with Harden for one season but you better believe he is going to be a nightmare in his contract year.
Bro there’s no way you broke down in tears over a trade get a life
@@louist9479 You're probably right but you're an MK Dons fan. What do you even know about being a fan lol
Nah I don’t want Russ to leave, he’s a good clipper and he finally has an organization that appreciates what he brings on and off the court. Clipper fans want to keep Russ, he’s a solid fit and a great leader.
The disrespect to Russ and Carmelo is Sickening from the NBA
Melo should of been a Blazer after the Knicks he fit very well there. Russ plays hard every play.
If you are the Clippers and you've just watched Harden destroy everything he touches, burn every bridge, publicly trash the only person who has ever had his back... all while getting worse... and they traded for them all while already having Westbrook? Ty Lue must've just been like 😕🙁😣😖😫😩
Daryl Morey a bacstabbing coward. he wouldnt be shit without harden. he wrote a book how harden changed his life and how he failed him in houston. Took a 15 mil paycut. All for him to not answer his calls in FA. Now the clippers are first and sixers might not make the playoffs. LOOOL Morey bout to go back to being a nobody.
Russ doesn't hate Harden. He was genuinely happy to see him when he walked in the clippers locker room. Now does he want him as a teammate. Probably not
They should have never traded for harden to be gam with if they new Westbrook and harden would not work together. Thur are a horrible fit together I still don’t get why they think a big 4 of James harden and Russell Westbrook, PG, Leonard would fit together. Forming super team don’t work now in days especially with players egos growing and the lack of chemistry between they have together. And it’s better to have depth on your roster rather than fitting superstars together that have no experience playing together and especially 2 point guards like harden and Westbrook. Don’t work. I honestly would rather have Westbrook on my team than harden. Cause harden is always causing problems for whatever team he goes to. Harden gets away with too much never takes accountability. Westbrook deserves the starting spot over harden he shows up and dose not complain.
Russ don’t deserve this mann, he was ballin wit the clippers and tbh they was title contenders before the trade
Title contenders !?? Hold your horses, they were only 5 games into the season
Bro you commentary is so true but so dam brutal at the same time 😂😂
Clips didn’t close with WB last yr a good amount and he was fine with it he was clapping on the bench always in TMann and Bones Hylands ears. So he’ll be fine. He’s in a diff spot in his career u forget Russ is making 4 mill the next 2 yrs not 47 mill so his values diff.
After they lose to the Mavs and the lead went up to 30 with 4 of them on the floor, I said to myself, “this is f-- up”
no way clint is that expensive, just get dwight
Man I am so upset as a Westbrook fan, things were looking great and then they bring in that spoilt brat in to ruin things and of course Russ with be the fall guy.
Tbf it is the clippers…… what did we expect?
Yeah one of them got to come off the bench same with my lakers Ar or dlo have to come off the bench
Good lord, its as if I made this video. Wait am I A.M Hoops? LOL. But seriously....everything you stated is exactly what I was thinking the very second I learned that the Beard was heading to the Clippers. Once again Russ would be asked to take a step back for the betterment of the team and boy will he not like that AT ALL. And thank you again for bringing up the Russ / Lakers scenario because as a Lakers fan I was front and center to witness all of it. Poor Russ cant catch a break on either LA team.
All these GMs think they boss when they trading their entire team assets for Harden. Crazy considering Houston, Brooklyn, 76ers, all went through the exact same mindset and lost to Strip Joint Harden.
Let us all bow our heads and pay respect to the Clippers for taking one for the whole gang.
cry clippers favs to win it all... ur team prolly a joke rn
Why would harden demand to be traded to a team to play with someone he hates?
Cause he’s a tool
If russ gets benched for harden I'd be pissed. Russ been bringing it since he got to LA
“Any team with James Harden will eventually fail.” 😂😂😂 I was not expecting that comment, almost choked on my drink 😂
Russ will not demand a trade because after the Lakers got rid of him his stock was super low. He will play whatever role the coach tells him so other NBA teams will see him as a valuable player. If he pouts and disrupts the team’s chemistry he will be out of the league like Melo. Nevertheless, the Clips will end up trading him before the deadline because the team dynamics just won't work with him and Harden.
With harden they would be the best offense in the nba with russ theres a way to guard this clipper team cuz theres no fucking spacing.
@ahmedegal6808 you have the 2 of the best 2 way wings in the game that are lethal shooters...how is there no spacing? There's a reason the 3 of them were killing before Harden showed up. Russ isn't going anywhere, especially for $4/Mil...yall crazy.
@@MikeyMike923 The problem has more to do with their individual playing styles. Russ and Harden are not good off-ball players. They need the ball on their hands to operate. When you have Harden handling the ball with Russ and Zubac (only good big on team) on the court simultaneously leads to a lack of spacing . One of them has to be willing to come of the bench.
LA doesn’t necessarily NEED two teams… maybe Albuquerque Clippers?
Been waitin for a memphis video
I still can't believe the Clips took on two disaster projects.
There are two players with an ever growing pile of evidence that, despite their individual talent, you cannot win with them. The Clippers went and got both....
Lineups with PG and Kawhi have a positive plus/minus with Russ and a negative one with Harden. Harden fucks up the pace. Let him come off the bench and cook
Remember when the Westbrook said that he didn't come to the Lakers to win a championship? That's the type of player he is. He said to himself
This move tarnishes Jerry West's legacy, he's still with the Clippers and this trade costs them their future.
Bruh!!!! What an amazing video, finally someone on the internet who knows basketball, is analytical, and makes total sense!
Amazing analysis!!!
Harden lacks self-awareness - when he says “I am a system” he forgot to include the word “septic”.
Great content. Funny too.😂
“Hey P they said I gotta come off the bench” 😂😂😂
I'm still trying to figure out why teams keep trading for Hardin. He's ruined 3 teams. But they keep trading depth for him. I just don't get it.
OKC is sitting pretty right now. Clippers owe them a draft pick next year and a bunch of swaps in the future.
James Harden needs to become OKC harden off the bench. Westbrook brings better energy to the team; James is an energy vampire.
Those pump fakes happened ALL THE TIME in Philly so happy that he’s gone😂😂😂😂
1:11 harden playing like me when I be on 2k too high 😂
Unbelieveable i thought we can compete this year but….. we Just need to wait
This Harden to the Clippers reminds me a lot of the Westbrook to the lakers. Neither of those guys are going to help a team win a chip. Check your history book…never have, never will.
Thank you for saying the truth about zubac.. i dont know what the front office sees in him..
it has been 5 years. He doesnt show any improvements.
Sixers fan here. At least you can get buckets in 2K with the clippers lol
This was pure facts and pure comedy.😅... why westbrook stare that man down like that for asking a question😂.. im dead
OKC about to get an awesome draft pick from the Clips!
He didn’t say he wasn’t a bench system
Don't Trade Russ ☝️ Not that Man !! It's the Manager's Fault.
Let me guess - it’s the guy with the gigantic beard?😂
Melo was Tripping when he said that lol.
Russ gave the clippers everything he had in the playoffs last year when they left him hanging alone. Im a geat fan but im a russ fan to, i want to see him do well hes very passionate.
Houston made Melo a scapegoat
Please don't start these Russ trade scenarios 🤦🏾♂️the man can't breathe in peace
I guess you are right about the staggering. Who is going to close?
What the hell Harden talking about, he started his professional career coming off the BENCH. Can anyone say OKC????
The trade deadline gone be must watch TV🍿🤣
Harden bringing the "Scary Hours" vibe in Clippers🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Didn't know this was going to happen 😂