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LA Clippers’ best new lineups for different situations

By Gaia Rhodes

Oct 5, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3) walks on the court with guard Jamal Crawford (11) and guard CJ Wilcox (30) during the second quarter against the Toronto Raptors at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 5, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul (3) walks on the court with guard Jamal Crawford (11) and guard CJ Wilcox (30) during the second quarter against the Toronto Raptors at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 18, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center Marreese Speights (5) during the fourth quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 18, 2016; Sacramento, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center Marreese Speights (5) during the fourth quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports /

Instant offense

PG: Raymond Felton, SG: J.J. Redick, SF: Jamal Crawford, PF: Blake Griffin, C: Marreese Speights.

Felton is a downhill guard and an excellent finisher at the rim. He drives hard down the lane, drawing defenses in with layups and a proven floater. Add a talented post scorer next to him in Blake Griffin that he can dump the ball off to, and defenses will collapse. Surround Felton and Griffin with three, quick draw, eager shooters, and you get instant offense.

Doc has shown a pension for sliding Crawford down to the three (he played small forward 49 percent of the time last season). This lineup also allows him to use J.J. as a spot up shooter, giving him valuable minutes on offense while simultaneously giving him a break from running around so many screens.

With this group, the Clippers can sacrifice defense for offense and try to outscore their opponent,  without it being too much of a problem in controlled bursts. But what if you want to shutdown your opponent; frustrate them, and get inside their heads?

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