Are the Clippers a doomed superteam? Why have they struggled so much since acquiring James Harden? This detailed film breakdown & scouting report explores Los Angeles’s bumpy start, some outdated offensive isolation concepts they are running, and the challenging or winning a championship with their current team around Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.
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21 Comments
No Russ in the intro?
Harden playing on East coast ping still
They kinda look like last year’s Sixers… wonder what the correlation is there? Thank goodness we got “the system” out of town
I don’t understand why harden waits for the defender like that Shoot the fucking ball you’re wide open Jesus fucking Christ
"Superteams" isnt the problem… its Harden teams. You wanna ruin your franchise no matter how good it is? Sign Harden.
all these problems seem like they can be overcome pretty easily
I dont know why nba fans spit on James name man. He can hoop.
He turns Zubac into a legit lob threat and gets 10-12 easy points for him all game. I think he needs to learn how to be the full time 1 on this team and be the leader as well.
I think this LA team goes the West finals if they dont see the joker.
Super teams like this don't work today because they are all there "own system" and don't know how to play team basketball. And that is what's actually winning up in Denver
Makes me think of crediting d wade a lot more for co existing with lebron. D wade arguably the 2nd best sg in his prime. His speed, athleticism, defense, shot making ability mixed with his basketball iq wont b replicated again
Leaving Westbrook out of the intro is dog of you 😂
Harden has never been the answer. I don't know why anyone would still put their faith in him after he's asked out of a team for the 3rd time.
I like that you show makes off bad plays too. It’s a great representation of the game, in that just because you made it doesn’t mean it was a good shot
The issue with the clippers is you have 3-4 guys who can’t accept the idea of shooting the basketball without taking a million dribbles. And if you ask 1-2 of them to do that, they’ll either complain or not have a way to contribute elsewhere.
Ouch, doesn’t even mention Westbrook in the intro.
The issue completing an advantage is in the mind of the player executing; none of them is used to be a secondary player and make secondary player decision (skip pass, instant 3-pt etc). That's the issue of this specific group of all nbas
Harden shattered their rotation. Look at Bones, he’s better than a lot of the guys their using offensively but just can’t play with both harden and Russ at the same time.
Perhaps Kawhi, PG, and Harden don't move off-ball because they expend too much energy in isolation — and they aren't comfortable spot-up shooting because their shooting rhythm is derived from their isolation play despite all being capable, relatively high volume 3pt shooters
I love Ben's analysis. For me, he's, by far, the best basketball analyst. But damn: Westbrook will go down as one of the most underrated player ever. Unbelievable…
Tough watch Ben … but great video! It was infuriating watching a lack of urgency and “I don’t care” demeanor by the Clippers
Russ deserves better. He is a better player than James Harden.
I will always believe that Harden is only a system player. D'Antony system.
Harden refusing to shoot catch n shoots is mind boggling to me