Bill Plaschke: Clippers need to blow it up. Trade Kawhi Leonard. Or Paul George. Or both.
LOS ANGELES — Ty Lue spoke for the frustration of Clipper Nation in Phoenix on Tuesday night when the coach bemoaned another lost season with his two biggest stars on the bench. “It’s always in the back of your mind … ’What if?’ ” Lue said. Except he was asking the wrong question. It should be, “What now?” And the answer should be, in the wake of the first-round loss to the Suns, the Clippers ...
LOS ANGELES — Ty Lue spoke for the frustration of Clipper Nation in Phoenix on Tuesday night when the coach bemoaned another lost season with his two biggest stars on the bench.
“It’s always in the back of your mind … ’What if?’ ” Lue said.
Except he was asking the wrong question.
It should be, “What now?”
And the answer should be, in the wake of the first-round loss to the Suns, the Clippers need to break up a one-two punch that continually has smacked them in the face.
Trade Paul George. Trade Kawhi Leonard. Heck, trade them both, pick up two reliable and available stars, and build on the sort of young and gutsy effort that was so impressive against the Suns.
Trade them even
