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LA Clippers: Pre-Playoff Slack Chat

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 5: Montreal Harrell #5 of the LA Clippers stretches before the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 5, 2019 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 18: Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers and new owner of the Clippers Steve Ballmer address the media after Ballmer was introduced for the first time during Los Angeles Clippers Fan Festival at Staples Center on August 18, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 18: Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers and new owner of the Clippers Steve Ballmer address the media after Ballmer was introduced for the first time during Los Angeles Clippers Fan Festival at Staples Center on August 18, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

With the playoffs right around the corner, members of the Clipperholics staff gathered in order to talk the postseason for the LA Clippers.

Editor’s Note: This Slack Chat took place on Tuesday, April 2. Enjoy.

Logan Rapp

Okay, the Clippers are 47-31 with four games to go in a season that saw them trading away their best player in Tobias Harris. Does Doc Rivers have Coach of the Year sewn up?

Cannon Wonderlich
Not quite

Seth Kimbrell
He should, but I feel like the voters might give it to Bud out with the Bucks

Cannon
I’m still taking Budenholzer

Ethan Smith
Doc is like a 75 year old retired grandmother, of course he had it sewn up

Garrett Chorpenning
I wouldn’t say sewn up, but he should absolutely be a top candidate right now. Malone and Budenholzer are right up there with him.

Paul Tooke
With plenty of other teams with underwhelming seasons, he’s got my vote.

Ethan Smith
But in all seriousness, Malone and Bud have done amazing work with better rosters
Jokic, Giannis, Middleton and others are better than our best player (Gallo)

Seth Kimbrell
If nothing else, Doc has reminded everybody that he’s an elite coach in the NBA

Matt Chong
Yeah, I think that realistically Doc is probably third in voting behind Bud and Malone.

Ryan Snellings
CAN’T SPELL COACHED WITHOUT DOC

Logan Rapp
Thank you, Ryan.

Matt Chong
Ryan…

Editor’s Note: These guys don’t know how to have fun.

Ethan Smith
Isn’t it funny thought that we have the best MVP, COTY, ROTY and MIPOTY in a while all in one season?

Seth Kimbrell
Ethan, that’s a spicy “Middleton is better than Gallo” take you got there

Ethan Smith
Middleton was an All-Star (Man shrugging emoji)

Cannon
For me, Doc is behind the Mikes. What Doc has done is still incredible

Logan Rapp
I’m trying my best to forget The Unstatable Avery Bradley portion of the season.

Matt Chong
Gallo (if Tobias hadn’t been on the team) would probably have been an All-Star if he were in the East.

Ethan Smith
18/6/4 for Middleton vs 19/7/2 for Gallo, keeping in mind Gallo is a top scoring option while Middleton is behind Giannis and arguably Bledsoe

Paul Tooke
I was surprise when Middleton was selected

Matt Chong
I don’t even think he would necessarily be replacing Middleton. He would have probably beaten out Vuc.

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