Go BIG or go home
PG: Jamal Crawford, SG: Wesley Johnson, SF: Blake Griffin, PF: Marreese Speights, C: DeAndre Jordan.
Going small is all the rage in the modern NBA. And while the Clippers do have the pieces to field a solid small-ball group, I’d like to see them buck the trend and go as big as possible at times (send out the lumbering giants!)
This is a lineup we will probably never see, but, boy, would it be fun.
Crawford would be the 6’5 point guard, but Blake would bring the ball up, acting as a point-forward from the three. Blake is athletic enough that, even at 6’10”, he could keep up with some of the leagues small forwards on defense.
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WeJo is an somewhat of an athletic marvel at 6’7″ and could guard shooting guards. Mo Buckets would play as a giant stretch four, and DJ would make up for him by anchoring the paint on defense as always.
This group could play some serious bully ball. They’re huge at every position, and could always find a defensive mismatch to exploit.
As fun as it would be, though, it will never happen. Doc has never used Griffin at the three, even with all the question marks they have had at that position, so I don’t expect him to start now. After all, he’s more suited to playing at the four or five with his strong build.
The LA Clippers have more roster versatility than ever before in the Doc Rivers era. Doc has done quite a bit of experimenting with lineups during the preseason, and we should see some fun, interesting groups this year.
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The core four looks as strong as ever, so finding the right combinations will be the key to a deep postseason run. I have faith Doc Rivers can get this done.