Why can t the Los Angeles Clippers win the NBA championship?

The Clippers' team has not a deep foundation. In my impression, they have never been a team to win the championship. It was not until Paul and Leonard and others arrived that they barely had the strength to compete for the championship.

Especially in the 1990s, the Clippers always ranked at the bottom of the Pacific Division and were an absolute weak team. Around 2000, they had stars such as Brand and Odom, but the team's performance has never improved and is very sluggish.

The best one was to reach the Western Conference semi-finals in 2006 and fought against the Suns for seven games, but in the end he lost to his opponent.

As the boss Ballmer becomes the new boss of the team and spends a lot of money, the Clippers have been one of the strong teams in the West over the years. He has reached the Western Conference Finals and has made it to the playoffs many times, but he still has the strength.

If you want to say that the Clippers have never won the championship in recent years, I think the most critical reason is that they are not very decisive in handling some things.

For example, on Leonard's issue.

Regarding Leonard, the Clippers fans are also quarreling, and the internal is very divided and will be divided into two factions. One is the reconstructionist, tending to trade Leonard and not keep it in the team, and find healthy players as the core as soon as possible; the other is the conservative.

means that Leonard can be reused, but it is best not to build the team with him as the main core, but to find another capable superstar as the boss of the team, with Leonard as the deputy.

Considering his years of injury history, he always plays and stops, it is best if the team has to have a plan B to avoid a waste of money. Are there any reasons for these two statements

? It all makes sense, and the Clippers have also made a choice. In reality, they adopted the second plan to trade George and introduce players such as Harden to expand their strength.

In terms of team building configuration, there is no big problem with this. Besides, Zubac, who has played in the best career form, has gradually become "Zunier", one of the best center players in the NBA today.

The only thing that needs to be criticized is perhaps "Harden's age and status."

When making decisions, the Clippers did not take into account the team's core age and were already over 35 years old. In another year, Harden will be 36 years old, and this will become a problem when a veteran who is over 35 years old tries to become the team leader.

I discussed the team's issues with Clippers fans before, and I emphasized this point. I said that the Clippers' signings are not a problem, but the only thing that is the difference is "reasonability". It is a bit too humane. If you want superstars, you have to start with younger ones.

The strong humanity is the reason why everyone likes the Clippers; but it is precisely because of the excessive humanity that the Clippers always fail.

Look at other teams, Timberwolves, Knicks and other teams. The star of the leader trades whenever he says it, and he is absolutely unambiguous. He sees something wrong and has no hope, so he sends the star away.

There were a lot of curses at that time, but now when you look back, you will find that there will be a win-win result. It is possible that they will meet in the finals and the old friends of the past will meet again.

I found that something was wrong and then responded immediately. The Clippers' determination and courage were still a little less.

If it were other leaders, seeing Leonard not playing many injuries, he might have traded a long time ago and couldn't bear it for so long. Ballmer could be so patient and would let his players continue to play without regrets.

From the perspective of winning the championship, I think the Clippers need to do the most at the moment is to find a young core who can lead the team and adjust the role. Just like the Lakers' way of introducing Doncic, seeing that James is old, they immediately find a successor to consider the future.

Perhaps trading thick eyebrows would look a bit cold, but from a rational point of view, the shocking signing at that time was still logical, and the team also made arrangements from a younger perspective.

After all, Doncic is young and is only 26 years old this year. He has at least seven or eight years of his peak period, which will definitely have a chance for the Lakers.

Build a team well around Doncic and allocate appropriate assets, and the team may win the championship in a few years. In terms of thinking, there is nothing to blame.

Anyway, I think that compared with the Lakers and other teams, the Clippers need to become rational in player selection. If this improves, there is still a chance to compete for the championship, and they will not be that far from winning the honor.