The Los Angeles Clippers were by far the most disappoint team last season by winning a miserable mark of 19 games. They had high expectations with the signings of Baron Davis and Marcus Camby but soon they showed that those expectations wouldn't be matched by starting the season with a 4-17 record.

Several players couldn't stay healthy during the season as Baron Davis missed 17 games; Chris Kaman missed 51; Marcus Camby missed 20 and Al Thornton missed 11 games. However even when those players remained healthy the Clippers players showed an incredible lack of chemistry between them and the only good news for them is that in this way they were able to land top talented rookie Blake Griffin in LA.

Despite the addition of Blake Griffin this team will be succeeded as long Baron Davis as will succeed. Baron Davis is coming off his worst season in five years by shooting a horrible mark of 37 % from the field and committing 3.0 turnovers per game. He struggled to remain healthy all season and when healthy he didn't seem focused on the floor with the same passion that he showed in the past for the Warriors. For this season it looks like Davis is fired up to make a bounce back and this is good news for the Clippers. A focused Baron Davis will bring 20 points and 8/9 assists per game in fast paced team and the Clippers expect him to be the general floor of this team. Basically it is on Baron Davis hands and head the Clippers being a good team or a disappoint team. We already saw what the Clippers were with a bad Baron Davis. Let's see if he can turn things around.

Looking only for their roster in terms of personal talent this team looks terrifically good on paper. The biggest addition of the season is unquestionably Blake Griffin and all the implications for the team. Basically the Clippers "traded" Blake Griffin for Zack Randolph and surely this is a huge boost for them. With Zack Randolph on the team, Baron Davis couldn't form with him a solid and reliable connection, instead both looked lost on the court. However with Griffin around Davis can run the floor smoothly and have a big man to finish the plays. Blake Griffin can score, rebound and pass while his character and work ethic will turn him into a premium player in the league for the next decade.

Luckily for him Griffin will play along with one of the best center duos of the league in Chris Kaman and Marcus Camby. These two players were constantly injured last season and but look forward to be healthy for this season. Chris Kaman has missed 77 games in the past two years and we all remember his breakout season in 2007-2008 when Kaman averaged nearly 16 ppg, 13 rpg, and 3 blocks per game. Surely we can't expect him to have similar numbers this season because he will share his minutes with Marcus Camby and even DeAndre Jordan. However if he is able to remain healthy then the Clippers would appreciate that.

Somehow Marcus Camby is in a similar condition of Kaman as he had a problematic season last year. Camby has been one of the top rebounders and blockers of this league in the last seasons and his defense is his best part of his game. Last season he averaged 10.3 ppg and 11.1 rebounds per game and these are normal numbers for him and the Clippers need him to duplicate such numbers while being healthy. They have also DeAndre Jordan, Craig Smith and Brian Skinner in good serviceable backups and surely the Clippers have one of the deepest frontcourt of the league.

The Clippers also have young talented players in their roster. One of them is Eric Gordon and Gordon was one of the few good reasons of the Clippers last season. In his rookie season, Gordon averaged 16.1 points per game while shooting 45.6 % from the field and he was probably the most consistent player of the team which is surprisingly because he was a...rookie! Now in his sophomore season, Gordon can develop even more and turn into a terrific player. He won't have the same pressure of last season and this works favorably for him.

Meanwhile Al Thornton had as well a good overall season last year by improving his numbers in all departments but taking in account that he received more 10 minutes per game (from 27.3 mpg to 32.4 mpg) when compared to last season somehow Al Thornton has the potential to perform even better. He has a solid post game and the presence of Blake Griffin will help him for his development. The Clippers also added Sebastian Telfair and Rasual Butler and they have multiple pieces in their team for any situation.

The Clippers have the potential to be one of the biggest surprises of the league and be a dangerous team to face in the postseason. However everything must be in the same page because we already know that if things don't start to figure out this team can mediocre on the floor. Baron Davis must assume his leadership and be a role model for the young players and accept all the decisions from his coach. Blake Griffin will be the real deal for this team and his impact will be instant. Few teams in this league have such talent in the same roster and at the same they can waste everything with poor team chemistry. The Clippers will be one of the most enigmatic teams for this season and I guess we will have to wait before making any judgment.