Game 64: Los Angeles (40-23) vs Minnesota (14-47)

LACtdom · Post #21 » by **LACtdom** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:26 am

I don't care if this game is close. I want to see large minutes for our bench to build some chemistry with Nate.

Post #22 » by **mkwest** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:28 am

Refs are tech-happy.

Forte IV · Post #23 » by **Forte IV** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:50 am

Straight up just thought they were gonna retire his mic but then I realized he hasn't retired lol

Post #24 » by **mkwest** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:51 am

It's great to see some of the past players come out and support Ralph. I would have loved to have seen Vaught and Pike, but it's all good.

Post #25 » by **mkwest** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:00 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/LAClippers/status/575142778008567809[/tweet]

Forte IV · Post #26 » by **Forte IV** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:05 am

I still dont get what the point of the jersey was. Just seemed like a cheesy one liner.

nickhx2 · Post #27 » by **nickhx2** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:18 am

what i wouldnt give to have a prospect like payne on this team

Post #28 » by **mkwest** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:25 am

During the last draft season, there's was 3 players that I really liked for the Clips. Payne, McGary and McDaniels. 2 of them rose out of our range after being mocked lower earlier in the season. They also ended up being on top teams. It sucked to see McGary on OKC and only improve their front court depth when we were lacking in that area.

Payne ended up in the east so it wasn't as bad that he ended up on a solid team. Maybe a little too solid for him to get playing time though. I'm glad that Payne is getting an opportunity in Minnesota. He's an older rookie, but so was Taj Gibson. I like some of their young pieces and will enjoy watching them progress as players. Garnett can really help guys like Dieng, Payne and even some of the smaller players through his experience and wisdom.

Neddy · Post #29 » by **Neddy** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:30 am

Forte IV wrote:I still dont get what the point of the jersey was. Just seemed like a cheesy one liner.

they want Ralph's jersey retired but didn't have one so they had to give him one first before they retire that jersey.

Neddy · Post #30 » by **Neddy** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:31 am

am I the only one to think it was a mistake from the get go to sign Nate? he is a poor man's Jamal when he was 100% healthy and he isn't even that anymore.

Ranma · Post #31 » by **Ranma** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:36 am

- Clippers traded a first-round pick back in the late 70's that eventually was used to select Charles Barkley
- Ralph in defending Austin Rivers basically took a shot at Jordan Farmar by saying Rivers was better than whoever the Clippers had before
- Robinson gives us another dimension (speed) but has inclination towards chucking as I've counted at least two times he would throw up a bad shot even though he was out of gas; Mike Smith basically said that he's a nice energy option but not a true PG and it's clear why he has bounced around lately

Forte IV · Post #32 » by **Forte IV** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:41 am

Neddy wrote:am I the only one to think it was a mistake from the get go to sign Nate? he is a poor man's Jamal when he was 100% healthy and he isn't even that anymore.

Its only a 10-day so we'll see what happens idk. If anything he could be a pretty good cheerleader off the bench

Post #33 » by **mkwest** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:05 am

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Post #34 » by **mkwest** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:23 am

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Post #35 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 11:12 am

I was so tired last night that I wound up falling asleep. The time change did that to me. Glad that we were able to win last night. I'll watch the highlights later.

nickhx2 · Post #36 » by **nickhx2** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:13 pm

mkwest wrote:During the last draft season, there's was 3 players that I really liked for the Clips. Payne, McGary and McDaniels. 2 of them rose out of our range after being mocked lower earlier in the season. They also ended up being on top teams. It sucked to see McGary on OKC and only improve their front court depth when we were lacking in that area.

Payne ended up in the east so it wasn't as bad that he ended up on a solid team. Maybe a little too solid for him to get playing time though. I'm glad that Payne is getting an opportunity in Minnesota. He's an older rookie, but so was Taj Gibson. I like some of their young pieces and will enjoy watching them progress as players. Garnett can really help guys like Dieng, Payne and even some of the smaller players through his experience and wisdom.

yeah. i didn't really know about payne but i was quite surprised we didn't get mcgary.

i guess knowing what i know now about doc and his insistence on drafting wings he doesn't want to play, it all makes sense!

Wammy Giveaway · Post #37 » by **Wammy Giveaway** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:56 pm

Neddy wrote:am I the only one to think it was a mistake from the get go to sign Nate? he is a poor man's Jamal when he was 100% healthy and he isn't even that anymore.

I think the real reason Doc signed Nate was to prove to Chris Paul than even the littlest guy can get past the second round. Paul has lost three 2nd rounds in his career, and the lingering Game 5 collapse has hurt his pride and compromised his ability to perform in the clutch. Robinson is smaller than Paul, but his heart has always been huge. It's a morale booster - hopefully, Paul can learn some things from Nate.

We might even have true small ball when Doc trots out a three, or even four-guard lineup with Paul-Robinson-Redick-Crawford and either Griffin or Jordan as their lone big. I think that lineup will be a record combined height.

kylem4711 · Post #38 » by **kylem4711** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:18 pm

Wammy Giveaway wrote:
Neddy wrote:am I the only one to think it was a mistake from the get go to sign Nate? he is a poor man's Jamal when he was 100% healthy and he isn't even that anymore.

I think the real reason Doc signed Nate was to prove to Chris Paul than even the littlest guy can get past the second round. Paul has lost three 2nd rounds in his career, and the lingering Game 5 collapse has hurt his pride and compromised his ability to perform in the clutch. Robinson is smaller than Paul, but his heart has always been huge. It's a morale booster - hopefully, Paul can learn some things from Nate.

We might even have true small ball when Doc trots out a three, or even four-guard lineup with Paul-Robinson-Redick-Crawford and either Griffin or Jordan as their lone big. I think that lineup will be a record combined height.

Is that a joke?

Neddy · Post #39 » by **Neddy** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 4:58 am

kylem4711 wrote:
Wammy Giveaway wrote:
Neddy wrote:am I the only one to think it was a mistake from the get go to sign Nate? he is a poor man's Jamal when he was 100% healthy and he isn't even that anymore.

I think the real reason Doc signed Nate was to prove to Chris Paul than even the littlest guy can get past the second round. Paul has lost three 2nd rounds in his career, and the lingering Game 5 collapse has hurt his pride and compromised his ability to perform in the clutch. Robinson is smaller than Paul, but his heart has always been huge. It's a morale booster - hopefully, Paul can learn some things from Nate.

We might even have true small ball when Doc trots out a three, or even four-guard lineup with Paul-Robinson-Redick-Crawford and either Griffin or Jordan as their lone big. I think that lineup will be a record combined height.

Is that a joke?

stop paying attention to this laker fan.

Quake Griffin · Post #40 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:01 am

laughed hard at the part in bold and didn't read a word after.