Limited Upside

It's a new era for the Clippers ... kinda. Chris Paul is gone, but the Clippers didn't exactly blow the team up in his absence. Instead, we've got this funky roster surrounding Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, and coach Doc Rivers. To make sense of it, we invited former Clippers video coordinator Mo Dakhil and Clips Nation editor Lucas Hann to discuss the following:Was it time for the CP3 era to end? How will his tenure in L.A. be viewed in the future?Did the Clippers make the right decision to pivot into a quick rebuild instead of bottoming out? What market factors made it impossible to conduct a full rebuild? Given the strategy, did they execute their offseason effectively?It's been a long time since Blake Griffin had his own team. It's also been a long time since he's been fully healthy. What will that mean this season? How will his role change? Plus, how do you get him to have the confidence to use his athleticism without fearing injury? (Mo had a great idea).Is Doc Rivers long for this situation? Should our antennas be up after he lost (or voluntarily gave back) personnel power? Does the organization bringing in Jerry West and other respected personnel people from other places mean that Doc's tumbling in Steve Ballmer's pecking order?How is Coach Doc gonna use this weird roster? Who starts in the backcourt? How does Danilo Gallinari fit it?Is this noise about getting more ball movement a sustainable strategy or sour grapes from losing Paul? CAN WE GET MORE MILOS TEODOSIC?Your favorite banana boat question, which has A LOT of options.Predictions, along with an extended discussion about the Clippers' place in the Los Angeles sports scene in a post-CP3 era.This is the 26th of Limited Upside's 30 team previews leading up to next season. We're bringing together representatives from all 30 SB Nation team sites and other team-specific experts from the SB Nation/Limited Upside community to gauge the temperature of the fanbase heading into the season. PREVIOUSLY: Cavaliers NEXT UP: Celtics, Rockets, Spurs, Warriors

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