LA Clippers: 3 elements of team strategy to be defined in training camp

Serge Ibaka, LA Clippers. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports
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No. 2 element of team strategy to be defined in LA Clippers training camp: Lineup size

Right now, the LA Clippers starting lineup is as follows (according to Ty Lue):

That’s not a ton of size, and while I don’t think they need more size, the team will still need to figure out how to gel really well with a lineup this small.

They did it last year, so I’m not worried. It’s just true that the shooting and execution needs to be flawless if we don’t have the towers out there.

We’ll also need to focus in on how we want to design the second and third lineups as a small ball team too, as we can’t play small ball if we can’t play it the entire game. We’re thin on big men, and can’t be unbalanced as a basketball team.

Lue made it clear today that style of play is more important than anything at this point:

And it’s true. We didn’t have Serge Ibaka in these small ball lineups when Kawhi wasn’t in the picture. We didn’t have Eric Bledsoe at all.

The whole roster needs to be on the same page as far as the installation of our system goes.