What did you think would have to happen for the Clippers to make the playoffs, prior to this season?
347464
I always believed that only one miracle was needed: Clipper owner Donald Sterling decides to pay for good players. It seemed for a long time that this would never happen, but suddenly it did with big contracts for Elton Brand, Corey Maggette, and Cuttino Mobley. It's a miracle!!!
396107
They weren't doing very well with Martin, and they won't get anywhere without him. The Nuggets will be done playing basketball for the year in 2 or 3 games, and will need to figure some things out in the offseason. Martin will be traded, which will be good for them since he wasn't living up to his potential anyway, and they'll have to get some more scoring to take the burden off Carmello. Without some serious changes, they won't make it to the playoffs at all next year.
387015
Maybe that forearm was an accident.  Or Artest is just being a jack*ss again.  You have to realize that without Artest, Sacramento probably wouldn't have made it into the playoffs in the first place.  He acts like a dummy sometimes, but at least he's trying to change (in my opinion).  He hadn't done crap for almost a year, and he is a big team contributor.  A lot of major sports stars act stupid like Bode Miller or the other stars who get arrested, drunk, or just plain don't work their butts off.  I think Sacramento has to take the crappiness with the contribution that Artest has made.  Eventually it was going to come, but at least they're in the playoffs and have some chance.  (Not like they were going to beat San Antonio in the first place)
829907
It all depends on how the contract was structered but if the T-Wolves dont make the playoffs by a certain point the clippers will be rewarded with a complimation pick most likely at the end of the first round offically getting the last pick of the draft.  Also the clippers could trade the rights to another team in a loop hole of sorts and the other team will get a late first round pick and a mid second round pick.
680348
i really think that the suns are gonna win it..that game 5...it was a game of heart and who wanted to win it the most..the clippers had me scared..they are tough..but i think that the suns are running on pure adrenalin right now..now the clippers are forced to play in 1 or 2 elimination games..thats alot of presure..its gonna be a battle to the bitter end..but its gonna be GOOD!!!!\n\n\n\nhope i was able to answer your question
406421
I think it's gonna be a really good playoffs this season. To tell you the truth, no one could really tell what's gonna happen in the playoffs. You can't just base it on the teams' performance on the regular season. This links would prove that just because a team's on the number 1 spot, it could win the championship.\n\nhttp://www.nba.com/standings/2003/team_r...\n\nNotice that not one of the two teams on the number one spot made it to the finals. Instead, the (3)Pistons and the (2)Lakers faced each other. The Pistons won which is on the number 3 spot...\n\nhttp://www.nba.com/standings/2004/team_r...\n\nThe two teams on the number 1 spot didn't make it to the finals either. (2)Detroit faced (2)Spurs...\n\nSo, what we could really just do is just wait and see who takes "it" home...
1069395
The Los Angeles Clippers first came into existence as the Buffalo Braves in 1970. The Braves were one of three expansion franchises to join the NBA that year (the Portland Trail Blazers and the Cleveland Cavaliers were the other two), as the league dueled with the upstart American Basketball Association for prominence. After struggling through their first few campaigns, the Braves soon found playoff success under the coaching of the legendary Dr. Jack Ramsay and high scoring Bob McAdoo. Unfortunately, drastic changes in the organization's ownership during the 1976-77 season threw the team into a tailspin, resulting in back-to-back losing seasons. \n\nFollowing a proposal by then-NBA attorney David Stern, the Braves were allowed to leave Buffalo after the 1977-78 season for San Diego. The deal was a complicated one, as Buffalo Braves owner John Y. Brown traded places with Boston Celtics owner Irv Levin. Levin, a California businessman, was unhappy in Boston and relished the opportunity to own a team in his home state. Levin immediately renamed the club the Clippers due to San Diego's bustling harbor and seaside locale. \n\nUnder Levin, the Clippers posted respectable records, but could not seem to reach the playoffs due to a loaded Western Conference. In the Clippers' first San Diego season, their 43 victories were impressive, but just shy of playoff caliber. That year, six Western Conference playoff teams tallied at least 45 victories. \n\nAfter missing the playoffs for the third straight year, Clippers ownership again changed hands as Beverly Hills attorney and real estate mogul Donald T. Sterling purchased the team in June of 1981. Despite the play of new additions Tom Chambers and Terry Cummings, the Clippers continued to struggle in San Diego over the next few seasons. Injuries plagued the team and box office numbers plummeted. Finally, with attendance averaging fewer than 4,500 fans per game for the third consecutive season, Sterling moved the team north to Los Angeles in 1984. \n\nOn November 1, 1984, the Los Angeles Clippers debuted at the Los Angeles Sports Arena with a 107-105 win over the New York Knicks. The arena became the team's home for the next fifteen seasons, during which the franchise snapped a playoff draught, hired NBA legend Elgin Baylor as Vice President of Basketball Operations, and landed 2 #1 overall draft picks in a 10 year span. \n\nThe 1998-99 campaign marked the Clippers' final season at the L.A. Sports Arena as the team again changed addresses. In 1999-00, the franchise moved just up the street into the new state-of-the-art STAPLES Center in downtown Los Angeles. Since making the transition to STAPLES, the team has broken attendance records in each year of its residence and has added a crop of talented young players that have dazzled Los Angeles crowds.
865363
Not everyone scored, Patrick O'Bryant didn't score and Adonal Foyle didn't even play. They are way too inconsistent to be called anything near a dynasty. They don't really even have an identity right now. Their small ball plan was scrapped after one game. I guess Don Nelson figured out that a lightweight like Mike Dunleavy won't suddenly become a power forward just because of his presence. As long as Baron davis is hogging the ball and Nelson is their coach, the warriors' playoff drought will continue.
632374
Considering that the Cavs have a mediocre coach and a team that consists of Lebron James and a bunch of bench warmers but they still made the playoffs I expect them to do very, very well in the future.  Look for them to try to get a talented second man ala Jordan's Pippen next season.  After that I expect Mike Brown to have two grace seasons to get the Cavs a trophy before they fire him and find a premiere coach.  Look for them to be the next NBA dynasty.
182629
If you mean ever, I think that they could.  They have a pretty good nucleus of young players.  If you mean this year...they will have trouble making the playoffs.
873470
Huh?  That can't be right.  The Clippers games I've attended have all been 1/3 empty at best.\n\nWhere did you see those numbers?
551872
HECK YEAH it's gonna be fun! For the first time in a long time the playoffs are actually proving to be ENTERTAINING ( if only the refs would let the players decide the game more, though)! There is no SURE THING this year, which I think only adds to the fascination! Personally I see it being Spurs and Heat in the finals, but who knows?! All I do know, is that it is going to be a great race to the end....! =)
637860
Not a Clippers fan, but you have to give them some credit. They've been playing really good! I think that they'll get past the next round, but stopped at the semifinals.
381962
They went into their usual slump, but they didn't break out of it.  Historically, they usually have problems in Feb-mid-March.  Most of the time, they snap out of it in time to make a good run from mid-March on.  This time, they just didn't seem to have the drive.  I think the decimation of their defence for most of the year did not help.  They played much better when Jovo got back and he added a shot from the point on the power play.  Unfortunately, too little too late.  It depresses me and I am pretty pissed off about their lack of drive over the past 10 games.  Now I go through the playoffs with out my team.  Depressing really!
1142674
They did alrite., but still a couple of years before they make a playoff run. Thye have alot of potential though and good young talent dat could becokme great. So thier in better shape now then they were last year. Cuz for da past few years they look lost..
13163
I don't think that it's fair that the division leader automatically gets a top seed in the playoffs.  It can, and usually does leave out a team that would have normally made it to the playoffs if it were by record.  Plus, like what was mentioned on an ESPN article that I read about a month or so ago, it works out where the top two teams by record in the conference will never play each other anymore in the conference finals because of the way the divisions are set up now.  So I don't think they are a good idea.
10140
No, they are a 500 club right now and they dont look like they are willing to make the changes to be better.  That puts them roughly in the 8-9 spot in the west. Also, they probably will have a big injury in the next few months.  Maybe Kobe, Mabye Lamar.  A loss of either one of those guys for a few games would pretty much close out any playoff chances.