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Post by gmessi2 on Jul 1, 2014 14:31:22 GMT -6
Welcome everyone!
Another season, more improvement, not where we want to be yet. We are excited about where last season began. We started with a really good winning percentage then we started tweaking some things to see how it would pay out. In the end, we got matched up with the same Rockets team that sent us out the year before, and they handed it to us worse this year than last.
This season has begun with a MAJOR change in personell. We acquired Hakeem mainly because we know that a dominant presence inside will allow us to go further into the playoffs than the first round. Unfortunately, we had to deal a young asset in Cliff Robinson who is on his way to becoming a superstar. We wish him the best of luck in his new location not to be named. Having Hakeem will allow our previous Center, Terry Mills, return to his true position at PF where we believe he can be a dominate offensive player. We drafted Greg Ostertag who we are really excited about having. Where some might say, "you just got Hakeem, why another Center?" That answer is simple, we know Hakeem is getting older and want him to groom Ostertag to become a great player.
Our upcoming season will be a new adventure in L.A., but we feel like with some minor gameplanning adjustments, we can be more successful in the playoffs. The floor is open to your questions, but remember to speak before you think is like wiping your ass before you shit!
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logpmess
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Post by logpmess on Jul 1, 2014 14:43:47 GMT -6
How does Hakeem's future salary adjust your plan for the future? You always come up a little bit short of your expectations. When will you come off your high horse and be realistic with what a team can do under your leadership?
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Post by Nick Malone 77 on Jul 1, 2014 14:53:48 GMT -6
Nick Melon; Charlotte Observer: Do you feel like the addition of Hakeem will finally push more fans into the Sports Arena that the Clippers have finally taken over the city of LA away from the Lakers?
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J2
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Post by J2 on Jul 1, 2014 14:59:07 GMT -6
How hard was it to reach a deal with your sworn rival, the Heat?
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Post by TrayWithAnA on Jul 1, 2014 15:31:53 GMT -6
Can you give us some insight into the process to acquire Hakeem from your arch rival and lil brother, Miami Heat?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2014 15:41:26 GMT -6
Ron Jeremy from the tl;dr network, what have you learned from your recent playoff experience.
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Post by gmessi2 on Jul 1, 2014 16:01:20 GMT -6
How does Hakeem's future salary adjust your plan for the future? You always come up a little bit short of your expectations. When will you come off your high horse and be realistic with what a team can do under your leadership? Hakeem's salary is of no concern. After next season, we have a lot of money coming off the books. We know that Mr. Sprewell will get the money he deserves, but we feel like we can still contend for years to come. We said going into the playoffs that there was one team we felt that could give us a lot of trouble, and we unfortunately got paired with that team. Expectations are always to get better, and we did that last year, ass. |
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Post by gmessi2 on Jul 1, 2014 16:04:22 GMT -6
Nick Melon; Charlotte Observer: Do you feel like the addition of Hakeem will finally push more fans into the Sports Arena that the Clippers have finally taken over the city of LA away from the Lakers? Let's be honest here, in L.A., you are either a Clippers fan or a Lakers fan. That's just how it is in this city. There are no flip floppers. |
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Post by gmessi2 on Jul 1, 2014 16:07:18 GMT -6
How hard was it to reach a deal with your sworn rival, the Heat? We had to speak through a mediator. Personally can't stand the guy, but he had a piece we needed.we were hoping to find a way to keep Cliff, but we knew it would be difficult. We did have an internal decision to make about a couple of other guys for that trade, but we knew what we had to do. |
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Post by gmessi2 on Jul 1, 2014 16:13:54 GMT -6
Can you give us some insight into the process to acquire Hakeem from your arch rival and lil brother, Miami Heat? It started with us looking at our team's biggest need. We inquired about a few other Centers in the league, but nothing came out of it. We knew that we had to put our personal feelings aside and make contact. What started as basically a hell no soon became a no, then an I don't think so and so on. His team's biggest need was ridding some cap and getting a PF. I had a chance to do both by giving him a great PF in Cliff Robinson who has improved dramatically over the past 3 seasons. |
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Post by gmessi2 on Jul 1, 2014 16:18:23 GMT -6
Ron Jeremy from the tl;dr network, what have you learned from your recent playoff experience. We know we needed a big to contend with Shaq. Hersey scored a bunch, but we had no option than to help out on defense with Shaq which opened up a lot of offense. We know that depth can really pay off, but we need great players at each position before we worry bout the depth. We also plan to reduce the minutes played by our starters during the season as we had almost our while starting lineup with the most minutes played in the league at one point in the season. |
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Post by WigNosy on Jul 1, 2014 17:08:02 GMT -6
With Hakeem in the fold, do you see the team moving away from the signature "chuck threes" strategy that has been employed the past few seasons? Or now that you have an interior anchor can we expect more threes as Hakeem passes out of the post?
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Post by gmessi2 on Jul 1, 2014 19:07:01 GMT -6
With Hakeem in the fold, do you see the team moving away from the signature "chuck threes" strategy that has been employed the past few seasons? Or now that you have an interior anchor can we expect more threes as Hakeem passes out of the post? Having Hakeem will open up the three pointers even more. Shooting 3's is the Clipper way. |
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Post by kucoach7 on Jul 1, 2014 19:54:44 GMT -6
Last year you finished behind the Lakers and the W's in the division. They made a trade that they each feel made their individual teams better. Do you feel that your big move for "The Dream" will be enough to put you on top of the division?
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Soundwave
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Toronto Raptors
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Post by Soundwave on Jul 1, 2014 21:13:02 GMT -6
I like tacoes.
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Post by gmessi2 on Jul 1, 2014 22:21:56 GMT -6
Last year you finished behind the Lakers and the W's in the division. They made a trade that they each feel made their individual teams better. Do you feel that your big move for "The Dream" will be enough to put you on top of the division? Barring any injuries, we feel as though we are one of the top teams in the division. I think the division will be more competitive this year than last. |
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Post by gmessi2 on Jul 1, 2014 22:23:17 GMT -6
I'm not sure what tacoes are.....can you explain? |
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Soundwave
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Post by Soundwave on Jul 1, 2014 22:28:19 GMT -6
I'm not sure what tacoes are.....can you explain?   |
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Post by Conroy on Jul 2, 2014 12:10:36 GMT -6
Sports Guy Bill Simmons here, Latrell Spreewell has been a great young Shooting Guard and made the "leap" last year increasing his ppg by 6. Do you expect him to take another leap and is he an instant super max seeing that his rookie contract is up this season.
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Post by gmessi2 on Jul 2, 2014 12:33:47 GMT -6
Sports Guy Bill Simmons here, Latrell Spreewell has been a great young Shooting Guard and made the "leap" last year increasing his ppg by 6. Do you expect him to take another leap and is he an instant super max seeing that his rookie contract is up this season. We know that our coaching staff does an excellent job in training camp getting the most out of our players. Latrell is a guy who I believe should've made the all star game last year. He did wind up on the third team all nba team. We know it takes more than just one player to go places, but we fully anticipate Latrell earning his future contract. |
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Post by IamQuailman on Jul 2, 2014 16:02:26 GMT -6
Will Maukie of the Milwaukee Tribune: Where do you see your team falling in the West, specifically in the Pacific Division?
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Post by TrayWithAnA on Jul 3, 2014 5:51:55 GMT -6
Sports Guy Bill Simmons here, Latrell Spreewell has been a great young Shooting Guard and made the "leap" last year increasing his ppg by 6. Do you expect him to take another leap and is he an instant super max seeing that his rookie contract is up this season. Welcome to the Purps, Spreewell. |
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Post by IamQuailman on Jul 5, 2014 17:02:46 GMT -6
Awarded 5 Pts (to Preseason presser pts)! THANKS FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION!
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