John Wall just showed us WHY the Los Angeles Clippers are so SCARY!

The 2021-22 season was plagued by injuries for the Los Angeles Clippers, as Kawhi Leonard missed the entire season due to an ACL injury he suffered during the 2021 postseason and Paul George only played in 31 games due to a torn ACL. anterior cruciate ligament in the right elbow. Despite losing their two best players, they still put together an impressive season with 42 and 40. Good enough for eighth place in the west, however, it wasn't enough and the Clippers were sent home after losing consecutive games . in the play-in tournament and while the big headline may have been the injuries to Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, the truth was that the Clippers needed another ball handler, senior Marcus Morris acknowledged as much during his exit interview after the loss to the Pelicans when he said quote I would say one of our biggest needs is a backup point guard, we played a lot last season without one and Morris really couldn't have said it better.

Starter Reggie Jackson had a great season and was able to play in 75 of the games. Clippers 82 games last season, but depth at that position was an issue. Their backup point guard options before training camp consisted of Eric Bledsoe, Terence Mann and Justice Winslow, but they bled and Winslow didn't really pan out and were eventually dealt to the Blazers in a trade that brought in Norman Powell and Robert Covington, so This meant the man had the job for most of last season and while he was solid, the Clippers

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needed a better option, but it wasn't going to be easy.

He didn't have it much. of cap space nor did they have many valuable trade assets outside of the clutch at PG-13, so it's safe to say they hit the jackpot when they purchased John Wall from the Houston Rockets this offseason at the time of the purchase , Wall's stock was at an all-time low due to his injury history and lack of availability, as he only played 40 games since returning from injury in 20 20 21, but suffered a hamstring injury late of the season and never played another game in a Houston Rocket uniform and this was because Houston decided to send John Wall home during the 2021-22 season while they found a suitable trade partner for him, the only problem was that no one raised the phone to talk business about a possible trade, forcing them to make a purchase. deal, so this gave the Clippers a new big trio of Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and John Wall to go with the deepest bench in the league and expectations in Los Angeles were high, the only problem was Health entering the 2022 preseason and we could see the first of John Wall and this new look of the Clipper Squad, however, Wall would come off the bench after Tyronn Lue decided to give Reggie Jackson the starting job and this was nothing to worry about, after After all, Marcus Morris said they needed a backup point guard.

Not the best John Wall anyway, going back to the first preseason game, it was clear that Wall was still trying to get his legs under him after dropping

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five points on one of four shooting, but it was his first game with a new team and the first time he played in over a year, so it was totally normal, but the way he responded to that game was not normal at all, since in Wall's second preseason game with the Clippers he lost 20 points on 5 of 11 shots and looked much more comfortable even shooting some. DC magic came out of their bag of tricks but these were just preseason games and the real test would be the first game against the Lakers and when I tell you John Wall really impressed me, I mean the guy came out and helped lead to the Clippers in scoring with 15 points.

From the bench he looked extremely explosive and had no problem beating defenders or creating his own shot, not to mention that he looked extremely fast and ran the fast break very well, in addition to dishing out three assists and give the Clippers some of that playmaking ability. They desperately needed him and even though he came off the bench, Coach Ty Lou opted for him to finish the game instead of Reggie Jackson, which shows the early trust between Coach Lou and John Wall and that will be key to The Clippers move on, but The scariest part of the Los Angeles Clippers is their death.

Nobody scored more than 15 points individually and they still came out with a W. Paul George shot 4 of 12 from the field and still came out with a W. Kawhi Leonard didn't even score. until halfway through the second quarter, they still took the victory. The Clippers' depth is what won them in this game. Marcus Morris scored 14 points and made a series of tough shots. Avici Zubach recorded a double double along with five blocks and Luke. Canard didn't miss a 3-pointer and the craziest part is that this doesn't even mention guys like Norman Powell, Reggie Jackson and Robert Covington who had scoring nights, the Clippers have so much depth and they

showed

us a little glimpse. of what they can do in the future, so once this team really starts to improve, it will be

scary

for the rest of the league, but I hope you enjoyed it and with that being said, peace.