The Los Angeles Clippers are the hottest team in the NBA right now.
Winners of 20 of their last 25 games, it seems like Tyronn Lue’s team has finally clicked.
More importantly, they’ve finally been healthy, which has usually been the biggest issue with this franchise.
Nonetheless, as great as they’ve been this season, Richard Sherman still isn’t that sold on them.
Talking on Undisputed, the former Super Bowl champion stated that he’s not ready to buy all this hype because he’s seen a Clippers team being this good before.
“Before I believe it, I need to see it in the playoffs,” Sherman said.
“Before I believe it, I need to see it in the playoffs.”@RSherman_25 isn’t buying into the Clippers hype despite LA being #1 in the West pic.twitter.com/2zwdYeSgRz
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He says he needs to see them in the playoffs, as the Lob City Clippers with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin often went home early in the playoffs, and he’s not so sure about this team’s ability to get the job done in the playoffs.
He also thinks that one cannot count out the Minnesota Timberwolves or the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference right now.
Truth be told, it’s easy to be skeptical about the Clippers.
Lob City era and even their historical woes aside, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George have yet to prove that they can stay healthy in the playoffs since they teamed up.
They didn’t exactly fare well in the bubble when they were together, and it seems like it’s either one, the other, or both who are hurt when the season is on the line.
There’s no doubt that this Clippers team has enough talent and a great coach, and they should be a legitimate candidate.
Now, it’s all about doing it when it counts.
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