Will the Clippers get rid of Del Negro?

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He "led" them to arguably the best season in franchise history.

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The Clippers have a team option on Vinny Del Negro for next season and must decide by June 1 whether or not to exercise it. General manager Neil Olshey, who's also working without a contract, said Monday that he would not address Del Negro's job status publicly.


http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7956314/los-angeles-clippers-discuss-vinny-del-negro-contract-status
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I doubt they keep him. Just my opinion.

Nate McMillan might be a decent replacement there.
Ulrich
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Phil Jackson's custom chair would be a significant step up from VDN.
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I don't know what they'll do but I think it's unfair to dis VDN too much. He did take them to the second round of the playoffs which many, many other teams did not do. The Clippers are a pretty good team that just lacks a few players and is need of a deeper playbook.

I would give him another year or two at least.
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What do you do differently with Blake and deandre. Blake sucks outside of 8 feet. Deandre sucks outside of 2 feet. Paul is not a superb shooter and is overrated as it is.

They had to get turnovers and transition points.

Phil with pop as an assistant wouldn't have gotten them out of the 2nd round.
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I think they will consult with CP360 and ask him what it will take for him to stay a Clipper.
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What do you do differently with Blake and deandre. Blake sucks outside of 8 feet. Deandre sucks outside of 2 feet. Paul is not a superb shooter and is overrated as it is.


Did you read that Grantland piece on Roy Hibbert? It's possible to improve. It just takes solid coaching and some effort from the player.

I honestly don't know how Jordan is as bad as he is. As Barkley said: "Jordan has made 2 shots outside the paint in 4 years. That is... it's impossible."

Griffin and Jordan both need some major coaching and they didn't seem to be getting it under DN. Neither really improved at all.

[This message has been edited by atfarmer (edited 5/21/2012 8:33p).]
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How do you know they would have been any better than they were? As someone else on the thread said, who was getting them past the second round this year? Who would have made them a better team this year? I guess I just don't understand.
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The Clips need some wing men that can hit jumpers and defend with an occasional drive. The Clips right now simply don't have that part of their game at all. It's basically a lot of one on one or pick and roll and a lot of dribbling with no more than a couple of passes per possession.
Matsui
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C Billups going down this year was huge for them. They need another player like him.
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Foye, Young, Bledsoe, Butler, and Martin are good pieces to put around your all-star PG and PF and shotblocking C.

Every time VDN called a timeout, the Spurs went on a run. They didn't play with sustained effort and focus until they were down 3-0, not even on defense or rebounding. On offense, they never passed the ball well and never got past a rudimentary, ineffective pick-and-roll or iso play. That is all bad coaching.

There probably aren't any coaches who could have gotten that squad past the Spurs, but there are plenty of coaches who could have put up a fight and shown signs that some coaching was occurring.
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I don't watch a lot of Clippers ball outside of the playoffs, but fire and passion don't seem to be a shortcoming of VDN. I don't get the impression he's Sleepy Sherming his players.
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The defense is the biggest problem with the clippers. Their front court defense is among the biggest jokes in the league.
Iowaggie
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It seems like the mindset for all teams that have lost(or at least their fanbases) that since they lost, it is now necessary to break up the team or fire the coach.


I think for a lot of them, it is just moving around the deck chairs on the titanic.
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I thought Griffin actually improved as the series went on... maybe the light came on and he realized that dunking isn't enough in the playoffs. If he can keep working on a hook shot and some low post moves, get a 15-17 foot jumper, and get a little stouter on defense, he can be the centerpiece of a franchise. Obviously Paul should stay, but then after that their players are largely interchangeable.
Enzo The Baker
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It will be interesting what they do. Billups, Evans, Foye, Martin, Young and Mo are all free agents this year. Looking like they probably should have never matched Golden State with DeAndre.
Enzo The Baker
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And I think Vinny will be fired. On the fence as to whether it will be deserved or not.
Ganondorf
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It will end up being a deserved firing as long as they don't hire someone dumber like Mike Brown.

Vinny may be a decent coach but it appears he isn't good at calling plays out of a time out, or drawing up plays in practice, or doing anything related to plays in basketball. I can't recall but perhaps he even has problems with when to call a time out.
Iowaggie
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Clippers announce via press release that they have exercised their option for next season on Vinny Del Negro.

Guitarsoup
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Do you think the Clippers understand that means they have to keep him?
Iowaggie
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I think it means that Donald Sterling knew he would have to pay less for VDN than he would for Van Gundy, D'Antoni, or some other established coach.
Simplebay
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well, guess we won't have to worry about the clippers being contenders anytime soon
Iowaggie
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Clippers: What is the likelihood they will be healthy at playoff time?

Will they make any trades before the deadline?
Iowaggie
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Vinny reportedly out in Clipperland.

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/9298675/vinny-del-negro-los-angeles-clippers-coach-according-sources
Ganondorf
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He's got to go. 1 year ago today we were having this same conversation and it would occur every year until they won a championship.

They do need more than just a new head coach. Someone like Chip Engelland to help their bigs shoot better.
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They need their bigs to develop a few consistent post moves, to have more than one page in the offensive playbook, and to develop some semblance of a defensive gameplan. Their jumpshooting percentages need to get better, but it's not at the top of the list IMO.
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Iowaggie is the king of the topical bumps
Iowaggie
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Better opportunity?

Nets and their willing to spend owner, but less talented roster.
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Clips (if CP3 comes back)
Ganondorf
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I didn't watch much (if any) Nets games this year but I think it's the Clippers. Young team with lots of athleticism that needs a steady hand to guide them where they need to be.

The Nets are in the East though and it's easier to advance in the playoffs because of that.
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