Request to leave the team, goodbye to the Clippers!Harden can't be saved, and it's hard for the Big Three to compete for a championship
The 14-10 loss, seventh in the East, and a six-game winning streak brought the Clippers back to eighth in the East, and after beating the Warriors on the road, they continued their winning streak, the highest of any team. It turns out that the Clippers did not disappoint their fans, as the fans said, Wei Shao became the team's substitute, this is a "Northern Expedition", Harden's position has been fixed, and Leonard is becoming more and more handy, returning to the level of his prime, while the other role players, each playing their own role, soon, the Clippers found their place. It's impossible to leave, to want to leave, to see the Clippers, to want to leave.
When Willis came on, Theis arrived, and something important changed the situation for the Clippers, they turned it around. Leonard has once again become an all-around big shooter, Harden has more space on the ball, Theis has become more comfortable with the Clippers' tactics, and Zubac has become stronger. The Clippers have made the whole West feel threatened, they have multiple superstars who can turn the tide, and the team has a very strong roster, everyone has their own place. However, Tucker is the only exception, and at the age of 38, he has already posed a big threat to the Clippers.
With the exception of Tucker, most of the Clippers found their right spots. Tucker was the Clippers' most solid guard in the team, and he was a regular until he joined the team. But right now, Tucker hasn't played in eight games in the playoffs, and even in this bad situation, Tyronn Lue won't let Tucker play games to warm up. Judging by the results, the coach of the Clippers made a good choice. Statistically, excluding the eight games Tucker missed, the Clippers have seven wins and one loss, and their overall win percentage is 875%。
Tucker's absence from the bench has helped the Clippers a lot in terms of overall strength, as you can see from the game. Obviously, Tucker's remaining two-year, $22.55 million contract has become a scrap of paper, but now, the Clippers are seeing him as a new role, and he will be a locker room leader, teaching the youngsters on the bench. For many people, this is a very common thing, for many people, it is a very reasonable thing, for Tucker, "lying down" can make so much money, and it is even possible to win the championship, such good news, he will never refuse. Tucker, however, is dismissive of this new way of working.
In an interview, Tucker admitted that he had "no role" with the Clippers and that he believed he was still in good physical shape, and that he said in public that he wanted to be sold to a good club, and that he believed he could still lead a team to a championship in the playoffs. Tucker's words made many Clippers fans feel bad, but more often than not, they were sad and lost. Worryingly, Tucker has already announced that he is leaving, and he has rejected the Clippers' request for him, which is undoubtedly a huge blow to his team. Now that the Clippers are back on track, it would be terrible to be hit by Tucker's form again.
Secondly, Tucker was traded to the Clippers with Harden, Tucker won a championship that year, but Harden has been running for the championship and has been criticized, and now, he has finally found a better place, with more players, more players, Harden, and his own position, but when his good friend Tucker broke the tacit understanding between the teams, this feeling is really bad. The most important thing Tucker needs to do now is to see his situation clearly, do his job well, and do his new role well. Otherwise, his career in the NBA would have ended here.
In George's absence, Tyronn Lue chose not to be on the bench and played for nearly half an hour, even Tucker didn't believe it, which is enough to prove that the head coaches of the Clippers are completely disappointed in Tucker. Coffey also used his performance to show people what a big forward can do. One is to have a decisive three-point shot, one is to be resilient, and the other is to be resilient enough, which is what the Clippers lack. Kerr can do that, but Tucker can't, and on offense, Tucker simply won't focus on the basket unless he can find a good shot.