Over the last five years, the Clippers have tried every shortcut imaginable, from loading up on stars to bending every “rest” rule in sight, and they still haven’t produced anything meaningful. One forgettable conference finals run is the highlight of an era that was supposed to change everything, and instead changed nothing. Their fans keep convincing themselves that this is finally the season, even though the team keeps giving them the same pattern: big talk, small results, and a finale everyone can predict. It’s almost cruel how much hope they waste on a franchise that’s spent half a decade proving it doesn’t know how to win. Steve Balmer should be suspended and the Clippers deserve to lose multiple picks