Ralph Lawler: 'I never thought this was a real championship team this year'

Ralph Lawler didn't believe in the 2020 LA Clippers

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00:00Ralph Lawler has more experience covering the LA Clippers than anyone in the history of the world.

00:06He spent 41 seasons as the voice of the Clippers. He's been around the team more than anyone.

00:10He loves the team more than anyone, and that's not up for debate.

00:13He did, however, say he didn't think this was a real championship team this year.

00:18He spoke on the Lockdown Clippers podcast where he talked about the 2020 Clippers,

00:22great and quiet, postseason and more.

00:24According to Ralph, he said, I never thought this was a real championship team.

00:28You always have a chance. You get into the playoffs and someone sprains an ankle or something,

00:31but I didn't think their chances were good to win a championship.

00:34He didn't even necessarily think that these Clippers were the greatest Clipper team of all time.

00:39He thought that honor belonged to the 2013-2014 LA Clippers,

00:42the one that lost the Oklahoma City Thunder after defeating the Warriors in seven games.

00:47Now, while Ralph has more experience than anyone, it's hard to agree with him from the standpoint

00:51that on paper, this is the greatest Clippers team of all time.

00:55But at the end of the day, they just couldn't get the job done and they choked,

00:59and that's no different from the other Clipper teams.

01:01But make no mistake, the 2020 Clippers have Kawhi Leonard,

01:05who is the best player that has ever put on a Clipper uniform.