It’s been 12 games since we last took a gander at dissecting these Clippers, and to be quite honest, I’ve run out of unique ways to start this piece. Frankly, I blame the team: every time I return to deliver my takeaways from their last 10 or so games, they’ve gone 5-6 or 6-5 (or 7-5 as they have in the last 12). I’ve described their efforts as middling, insecure, trending downward, consistent, mediocre, consistently mediocre... you get the picture.
Alas, it’s time to check in with this consistent and mediocre squad yet again. Starting out with what I’d call an encouraging assessment, all things considered.