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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tom's Title Tiers #12

The LA Clippers are back. And so are James Harden's unguardable isos.

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Tom Haberstroh
Dec 18, 2023
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The NBA’s only undefeated team in the month of December? That’s the LA Clippers. But are they a top-tier title contender?

Welcome to this week’s Tom’s Title Tiers. A reminder: This is my subjective list based largely on objective data. This is not a pure, analytical ranking. You’re here because you want to know what I think, to get inside my brain a little bit. Consider this a weekly report of what I see on film; what I glean from the numbers; what I hear on the phone; what I read in the news; what I feel.

I’m also going to write about one team each week. 

This week’s featured squad: the LA Clippers

Here’s a quick rundown of each tier.

Tom’s Title Tiers

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is a complete team, no notes.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just missing that one thing.
⭐⭐⭐ One move away from being one move away.
⭐⭐ So much has to break right.
⭐ Sooo you’re saying there’s a chance.

So, do the LA Clippers move onto the top tier? Did anyone move up the ladder? And which teams slid down?

Let’s find out.

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