When you think of super teams, which one comes to mind? In the early 00s, the Lakers formed the super F4 of O'Neal, Kobe, Malone and Payton, but still failed; later there was Howard, Nash, Kobe, and Gasol's F4, which still failed; in recent years, the Philadelphia F4, composed of Philadelphia 4-man Embiid, Butler, Simmons, and Harris, still failed; for example, the two years of Paul and Harden, the ending was also disappointing; for example, the Nets Big Three, which was initially the favorite to win the championship, but finally did not disperse! But the author thinks that compared to that Clipper, it is a small witch! The opening king explodes, and the ending pulls the crotch! They are arguably the most failed super team of the last 10 years.
Paul came to the Clippers in the summer of '11, making the Clippers a new team, and the Clippers quickly went from a fish-belly-level team to a competitive team to win the championship. At the same time, this team is very ornamental, with the name of "Empty City"! Paul has become the league's number one point guard by this time, and Griffin has grown into an All-Star, and Jordan Jr. has also become a top blue-collar worker. But the 11-12, 12-13 clippers didn't make much progress, stopping the Western Conference semifinals!
Later, we all know that Rivers took over Negro's team, but this team has not changed much, the team was defeated by the Thunder Twins in the 13-14 season, and in the 14-15 season, although they killed the defending champions, they lost to the Rockets' headband bandits when they took a 3-1 lead, which is very regrettable! Later, the Clippers, because of the problem of the main injury, were defeated by the not-so-strong Blazers and Jazz for two consecutive years, which made people sigh! In fact, in the 13-14 season and the 14-15 season, and even the 15-16 season, the Clippers are the favorites to win the championship!
The team started with top scorer Redick, who was at his peak. In the opening, basically the tactics revolved around Redick, whose position with the Clippers at the time was basically Stephen Curry at the beginning of his career. However, Redick's holes on the defensive end became a weakness for the team, which is why the Clippers have not been able to go any further for years. No Redick, the team's outside line can't be opened; there is Redick, the team's outside defensive colander!
In addition to Redick, there is Crawford, who, despite being the sixth man, averaged about 18 points per game on the offensive end, and the defensive end was also a weak underbelly. Redick at 1.91m and Crawford at 1.96m, the two are relatively short, even though Paul is a defensive player. But in the face of the impact of Players such as Westbrook, Harden, Conley, and Curry, it is inevitable that they will not be able to cope with it.
Do you remember 15 years when Paul snatched seven to kill the defending Spurs? Without Paul's killer, the Spurs would most likely defend their championship! After the difficulty has passed, the easy pass has fallen! Paul this season, which is also a healthy season for all three, but lost to the Rockets' headband gang! In G6, more than 20 points behind, the main harden and Howard are down, but under the counterattack of Brewer, Eagle King Johnson, Jason Terry and others, the Clippers lost! In the end, grab seven out, paul is sorry! Part of the way, of course, was Paul's injury!
Later Clippers, either Paul was injured in the playoffs or Griffin was injured in the playoffs, they were always a playoff-level team, but they could not go far, could not break through the Western Conference Finals! In the end, Paul came to the Rockets to pursue the championship, Griffin also ran to Motor City, and Jordan Jr. came to the Lone Ranger. The league's championship hit also broke up, and in this period, the Warriors are rising!
Why did such a powerful "empty city" fail? Let's dissect the Clippers' weaknesses. First of all, the tactics are relatively monotonous, Paul and Griffin block demolition, Jordan Jr. eats cake, Redick outside projection, Crawford is single,easy to be pinched; second, the Clippers' defense is weak, especially the front, which has lacked excellent frontal line in recent years, which is also the main reason for failure; third, the Clippers' bench is weak, once Crawford's shooting rate declines, the Clippers are dug; fourth, the main injury, Paul's hamstring and Griffin's injury greatly affect the team's combat effectiveness. All in all, I think that although this super team looks strong, there are many problems!