Although this season did not enter the playoffs, I have to admit that the Clippers' play is quite enviable.
In the eyes of the $91.4 billion Ballmer, the NBA is like a real-life version of the big kryptonite game. Some teams rely on lottery to find potential, and he directly throws money to form a group.
This season alone, the Clippers spent $168 million on player salaries, plus $114 million in luxury taxes, for a combined $282 million.
After spending so much money, the playoffs didn't even make it. Many fans will feel regret and feel that the money is adrift.
But I think it's normal not to make the playoffs.
The two parents spent time in bed to recuperate, and the Clippers were equivalent to letting eighty million compete with other teams and play the playoffs as eighth, which was beyond expectations.
The rest of the players, you blame them for their ups and downs, poor defense, offensive instability is meaningless, people are not the top salary players, how can they play a top performance on the field?
The giant team is originally based on the giant as the core, weakening the play of other positions. Now that the giants are gone, the rest of the players can't play the playoff teams, which is normal.
So this may raise another question: Since the small card cannot come back, why spend so much money to play a season that is doomed to no results?
On the one hand, Ballmer is the kryptonian gold game, does not care about this small goal of one hundred and twenty million, spending money is not important to him, and it is important to beat the reputation of the fleet;
On the other hand, now we know that the small card cannot come back, but from the team's point of view, they may not think that the small card cannot come back.
Two days ago, there was such a news that the Clippers believed that Xiao Ka's injury recovery was good, hoping to return to play in the playoffs, but Xiao Ka refused.
The differences between the two sides have created a suspicion of infighting between the team and the players.
Then we can make a hypothesis - last offseason, the reason why the team is willing to spend a lot of money to buy people is because they believe that pepper cards can come back.
But regardless of the initial assumptions, the end result was that the fleet capsized.
In the 2020-21 season, it failed; in the 2021-22 season, it failed again.
Pessimistic Clippers fans may ask, has there been a drama after shouting so many seasons of Clippers championships?
Of course.
As mentioned above, the Clippers are mainly based on krypton gold play, what is missing, this offseason, it is very likely to strengthen the interior line with the ability to protect the frame and the defender who can hold the ball.
As for whether it is a naked sign or a transaction, it will be time to see its operation. That way, next year's Clippers lineup will be stronger than ever.
There are fans playing Terriers — the Clippers' strongest season, always next year.
This is a mockery, the Clipper superstar has been repeatedly injured, full of bad luck.
But from another perspective, it is also an affirmation of the Clippers' potential.
On the one hand, the Clippers are located in Los Angeles, the ball market is large, can attract stars, and in a year or two, the team's new stadium is built, and the reputation of this team will only grow;
The boss, on the other hand, has money and is willing to throw money at it.
Satisfying the above two points, the Clippers are a competitive team every year, one year unlucky, two years unlucky, can they still be unlucky every year?
Whether it is a game or an NBA, Kryptonian players will not take the first place as soon as they come up, but after playing for a while, the difficulty of taking the first place is far less than that of other teams.