The Clippers are cursed. That sucks I was hoping to see him bang with the Lakers bigs tonight in a game that mattered.
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The Clippers are cursed. That sucks I was hoping to see him bang with the Lakers bigs tonight in a game that mattered."Nobody listens to Turtle."-Turtlesigpic -
Simmons tallied up the history of Clipper misfortune back in June:
Dear Blake,
Run. Just start running. Run for your life. Run like the star of a horror movie. Don't turn around. Run and keep running.
I think you should play in Greece. Or Italy. Or Spain. Or anywhere else. You should play anywhere but for the Clippers. Your agents and advisors are in denial. They don't want you to seem like an ungrateful jerk. They want you to be as marketable and likable as possible. They have talked themselves into the following scenario: "If Blake can turn the Clippers around and become a star in the No. 2 TV market in the country, only good things will happen to him."
See, this is where they are wrong. The odds are overwhelming that bad things will happen to you until you leave.Our final tally of post-1976 injuries to marquee Clippers players: five career-altering knee injuries (Livingston, Manning, Harper, Smith, Nixon), one career-ending ruptured disc (Johnson), one career-altering back surgery (Vaught), three season-ending torn Achilles (Brand, Archibald, Nixon), one heart arrithymia (Cummings) and multiple foot stress fractures (Walton). Every one of those guys was a top-three player on the team or headed that way.And now Blake breaks his kneecap on a routine (okay, really impressive) dunk.Since 1976, the Clippers have drafted only one player who made an All-Star team as a Clipper: Danny Manning in 1993 and 1994. Think about that for a second. It's impossible. It's absolutely true. They made 38 first-round picks since 1980; you will be No. 39. They earned a top-10 pick 23 times since the '76 draft; of those 23 times, 12 were in the top four and three were No. 1 overall. They failed to turn the first 21 chances into a Hall of Famer, borderline Hall of Famer or perennial All-Star. The 22nd chance was Gordon; the 23rd chance is you. The odds are against both of you.
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That is too bad. I really think Blake Griffin, a rookie, was going to make the difference tonight over Kobe, Bynum, Odom, Gasol, and Artest.
The Lakers dodged a bullet!Fitter. Happier. More Productive.
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I was curious to see him play though.Originally posted by TripletDaddy View PostDyslexics are teople poo...Comment
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Kid will be good, regardless of playing for the Clippers. He will put in his time and eventually leave, like everyone else before him.Originally posted by Flystripper View Post
Ex-clippers that have won rings under Jax: Ron Harper. Lamar Odom. Why not Blake Griffin?Fitter. Happier. More Productive.
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Because this will be Jax' last year.Originally posted by TripletDaddy View PostI'm your huckleberry.
"I love pulling the bone. Really though, what guy doesn't?" - CJFComment
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That's too bad.So Russell...what do you love about music? To begin with, everything.Comment
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18/13 at the half tonight. Would be nice to see him bounce back from the injury and put up a nice year.So Russell...what do you love about music? To begin with, everything.Comment
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Man I thought this was a new thread. I think he has a bright future.Originally posted by MarkGrace View Post*Banned*Comment
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So did I. I was horrified for the poor guy. Hope he stays healthy this year. The Clips should be interesting to watch (except for everyone who won't watch the league because of the overpaid thugs).Originally posted by cougjunkie View PostComment
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Oops...I just searched for a thread with Griffin and this is what I came up with.So Russell...what do you love about music? To begin with, everything.Comment
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He finished that game with 18 and 13 in 22 minutes and followed that up with 23 and 9 in 24 minutes the next game. Not bad.Originally posted by MarkGrace View PostI'm like LeBron James.
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