Clippers have the toughest schedule in December..

[QRich3]

Today it's what they call a calendar L. 5th game in 8 nights, all of them on the road, 2nd night of the 2nd b2b in a week, and tip off's gonna be barely 20 hours after they left the arena in a city 400 miles away. Plus guys had to play more minutes than expected yesterday, and while the Bulls are on a b2b themselves, their main players are a lot younger than ours.

I'd be impressed if we manage to get back with another W here, but luckily they've done their homework the rest of the road trip.

No excuses. They should have put Minny away on Friday night. Embarrassing they allowed them to come back and then lose a 5 pt lead in 1:45 against a team that only won a third of its games (and also playing on a back to back).

As the start of the trip, I think everyone would have been happy with 4-2 which is what we accomplished. However, those last 52 minutes of the road trip leave a lot to be desired. The Lakers remain undefeated on a road heavy Dec schedule and now get the Bucks without Bledsoe. The odd thing for the Lakers is all of their losses this season have been at Staples Center.

I'm never a fan of being this demanding, of course there are excuses. I get people want their team to win every game, but you can't win them all, and overall they are doing more than fine. And this game specifically, was one that was easy to see coming, this happens to every top team: end of a long road trip with many games in little time, guys missing and others fatigued = loss to a bad team. Happens every year and it'll keep happening to other top teams this season.

The Lakers are the Lakers, and they have a whole different subset of problems, I wouldn't worry too much about them or their current record. It's December, don't forget that, there is a lot of time left in the season and the important thing is who wins in June. Way too much time to go, to be comparing who has what record on the road.

[clipperlover]

I'm never a fan of being this demanding, of course there are excuses. I get people want their team to win every game, but you can't win them all, and overall they are doing more than fine. And this game specifically, was one that was easy to see coming, this happens to every top team: end of a long road trip with many games in little time, guys missing and others fatigued = loss to a bad team. Happens every year and it'll keep happening to other top teams this season.

Sorry, No excuses for the Bulls loss. The Bulls played the same number of games we had from Dec 6 to Dec 14. They also played two 3 games in 4 day stretches, they also were playing the 2nd night of a back to back. They were also 5-10 at home (Pistons twice, Knicks, Griz, and Hawks). They hadn't beaten anyone but bottom feeders (82-158 is the combined record of the opponents they beat minus the Clips).

The Hornets with their vaunted starting line-up of PJ Washington, Devonte' Graham, Terry Rozier, Miles Bridges and Bismack Biyombo and bench of Cody Zeller, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Cody Martin and Malik Monk held the Bulls to 73 pts on Friday.

A team with championship aspirations doesn't lose to a bottom feeder like the Bulls. You certainly don't blow a 5 pt lead with under 2 minutes. We had the player #3 in MVP voting on the floor, we had a 6th man of the year candidate on the floor, and we had the starting SF for last season's WC runner-up. No excuses.

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I'm never a fan of being this demanding, of course there are excuses. I get people want their team to win every game, but you can't win them all, and overall they are doing more than fine. And this game specifically, was one that was easy to see coming, this happens to every top team: end of a long road trip with many games in little time, guys missing and others fatigued = loss to a bad team. Happens every year and it'll keep happening to other top teams this season.

"I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't work hard enough on defense. And he says that lots of times, you don't even run down court. And that you don't really try... except during the playoffs."

---The hell I don't. LISTEN, KID. I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I'm out there busting my buns every night.

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[QRich3]

I'm never a fan of being this demanding, of course there are excuses. I get people want their team to win every game, but you can't win them all, and overall they are doing more than fine. And this game specifically, was one that was easy to see coming, this happens to every top team: end of a long road trip with many games in little time, guys missing and others fatigued = loss to a bad team. Happens every year and it'll keep happening to other top teams this season.

Sorry, No excuses for the Bulls loss. The Bulls played the same number of games we had from Dec 6 to Dec 14. They also played two 3 games in 4 day stretches, they also were playing the 2nd night of a back to back. They were also 5-10 at home (Pistons twice, Knicks, Griz, and Hawks). They hadn't beaten anyone but bottom feeders (82-158 is the combined record of the opponents they beat minus the Clips).

The Hornets with their vaunted starting line-up of PJ Washington, Devonte' Graham, Terry Rozier, Miles Bridges and Bismack Biyombo and bench of Cody Zeller, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Cody Martin and Malik Monk held the Bulls to 73 pts on Friday.

A team with championship aspirations doesn't lose to a bottom feeder like the Bulls. You certainly don't blow a 5 pt lead with under 2 minutes. We had the player #3 in MVP voting on the floor, we had a 6th man of the year candidate on the floor, and we had the starting SF for last season's WC runner-up. No excuses.

lol we're just two dudes discussing basketball on the internet, nobody owes you any excuses. So you can take context into account or you can refuse to do it, it doesn't really make a difference.

The Bulls were at the end of a week long home-stand and had their full roster healthy, and it doesn't really matter if they didn't anyway, good teams lose to bad teams all the time and it doesn't mean much. The Raptors lost to the 19-win Cavaliers at the end of a road trip on a back-2-back last year and they still won it all. It's December, relax a little bit and enjoy the regular season. The important games don't start for another 4 months.

[esqtvd]

I'm never a fan of being this demanding, of course there are excuses. I get people want their team to win every game, but you can't win them all, and overall they are doing more than fine. And this game specifically, was one that was easy to see coming, this happens to every top team: end of a long road trip with many games in little time, guys missing and others fatigued = loss to a bad team. Happens every year and it'll keep happening to other top teams this season.

Sorry, No excuses for the Bulls loss. The Bulls played the same number of games we had from Dec 6 to Dec 14. They also played two 3 games in 4 day stretches, they also were playing the 2nd night of a back to back. They were also 5-10 at home (Pistons twice, Knicks, Griz, and Hawks). They hadn't beaten anyone but bottom feeders (82-158 is the combined record of the opponents they beat minus the Clips).

The Hornets with their vaunted starting line-up of PJ Washington, Devonte' Graham, Terry Rozier, Miles Bridges and Bismack Biyombo and bench of Cody Zeller, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Cody Martin and Malik Monk held the Bulls to 73 pts on Friday.

A team with championship aspirations doesn't lose to a bottom feeder like the Bulls. You certainly don't blow a 5 pt lead with under 2 minutes. We had the player #3 in MVP voting on the floor, we had a 6th man of the year candidate on the floor, and we had the starting SF for last season's WC runner-up. No excuses.

lol we're just two dudes discussing basketball on the internet, nobody owes you any excuses. So you can take context into account or you can refuse to do it, it doesn't really make a difference.

The Bulls were at the end of a week long home-stand and had their full roster healthy, and it doesn't really matter if they didn't anyway, good teams lose to bad teams all the time and it doesn't mean much. The Raptors lost to the 19-win Cavaliers at the end of a road trip on a back-2-back last year and they still won it all. It's December, relax a little bit and enjoy the regular season. The important games don't start for another 4 months.

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I'm never a fan of being this demanding, of course there are excuses. I get people want their team to win every game, but you can't win them all, and overall they are doing more than fine. And this game specifically, was one that was easy to see coming, this happens to every top team: end of a long road trip with many games in little time, guys missing and others fatigued = loss to a bad team. Happens every year and it'll keep happening to other top teams this season.

Sorry, No excuses for the Bulls loss. The Bulls played the same number of games we had from Dec 6 to Dec 14. They also played two 3 games in 4 day stretches, they also were playing the 2nd night of a back to back. They were also 5-10 at home (Pistons twice, Knicks, Griz, and Hawks). They hadn't beaten anyone but bottom feeders (82-158 is the combined record of the opponents they beat minus the Clips).

The Hornets with their vaunted starting line-up of PJ Washington, Devonte' Graham, Terry Rozier, Miles Bridges and Bismack Biyombo and bench of Cody Zeller, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Cody Martin and Malik Monk held the Bulls to 73 pts on Friday.

A team with championship aspirations doesn't lose to a bottom feeder like the Bulls. You certainly don't blow a 5 pt lead with under 2 minutes. We had the player #3 in MVP voting on the floor, we had a 6th man of the year candidate on the floor, and we had the starting SF for last season's WC runner-up. No excuses.

lol we're just two dudes discussing basketball on the internet, nobody owes you any excuses. So you can take context into account or you can refuse to do it, it doesn't really make a difference.

The Bulls were at the end of a week long home-stand and had their full roster healthy, and it doesn't really matter if they didn't anyway, good teams lose to bad teams all the time and it doesn't mean much. The Raptors lost to the 19-win Cavaliers at the end of a road trip on a back-2-back last year and they still won it all. It's December, relax a little bit and enjoy the regular season. The important games don't start for another 4 months.

You can't get through these guys. Every loss is a play off loss including a loss to Chicago without three of our key guys

The raptors lost three in a row last yr and won the championship

Before the bucks loss last night, we were tied for the second wins in the NBA. Now we're tied for third.

Despite having a depleted roster and our main guys only playing like 13-14 games.

I'd say thats pretty good and we have a long ways to go. Let's enjoy the season instead of panicking about everything and that includes myself in that statement.



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[NippySudz]

Lakers suddenly realize that racking up tons of minutes for meaningless victories in December is stupid

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I'm not too concerned about LeBron's health. He's had one major blip as far as injury goes. If he wants to play, allow him. No digs from me. I realize he's a sturdy dude for the most part.

But I just hate when people try to compare kawhi's situation to LeBron. As if they're equal. They're not. Russell Westbrook had knee surgery and have yet to play back to backs all season, no flack. Neither will Zion because of surgery.

With knees, it's safe to exercise caution. It's fair. Legs are everything in this sport. I'd like kawhi to play more because I'm a fan but I understand the players perspective of looking out for their bodies.

If I'm a Lakers fan, I'd be more worried about ad's long term health I believe ad should get some nights off. Not as aggressive as Kawhi but he should not add so much stress to that torn labrum here never repaired.

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[Dynamix]

Sure, it would've been nice to get those wins against Phoenix/New Orleans/Chicago, but they might not matter too much in the grand scheme of things. I'm fairly confident we can mess around and get a top 4 seed just by showing up on most nights. Obviously we want to start clicking and look as dominant as possible heading into the playoffs, but I'm more concerned about our health. It won't be like last year, when an extra win would've meant dodging the Warriors and a good shot to make the second round. This year I like our chances against anyone, as long as we have a full roster available, so I'm not too torn up about a couple of regular season missteps. That having been said, we really need to have a solid game against the Lakers, just to deny them something they deeply desire.

[NippySudz]

Sure, it would've been nice to get those wins against Phoenix/New Orleans/Chicago, but they might not matter too much in the grand scheme of things. I'm fairly confident we can mess around and get a top 4 seed just by showing up on most nights. Obviously we want to start clicking and look as dominant as possible heading into the playoffs, but I'm more concerned about our health. It won't be like last year, when an extra win would've meant dodging the Warriors and a good chance to make the second round. This year I like our chances against anyone, as long as we have a full roster available, so I'm not too torn up about a couple of regular season missteps. That having been said, we really need to have a solid game against the Lakers, just to deny them something they deeply desire.

I agree with all of this. Frankly I hope the clippers spank the Lakers and kawhi goes off for 45 but I'll just take the win.

This Kawhi slander has pissed me off

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I don't really care
much better than getting stomped by the best ones

not getting up for crap teams is ultimately a measure of NOTHING

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I don't really care
much better than getting stomped by the best ones

not getting up for crap teams is ultimately a measure of NOTHING

The issue with the Bulls loss is that there was no reason for it. They had a 5 pt lead with less than 2 minutes to go and had quality personnel on the court. PG wasn't able to close out the Bulls. PG should be deadly in that situation.

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I don't really care
much better than getting stomped by the best ones

not getting up for crap teams is ultimately a measure of NOTHING

The issue with the Bulls loss is that there was no reason for it. They had a 5 pt lead with less than 2 minutes to go and had quality personnel on the court. PG wasn't able to close out the Bulls. PG should be deadly in that situation.

Kobe didn't win every one. Not even Jordan did. And LaVine scored on bad defensive communication, which we expect will be fixed with more familiarity. Defense is even more important to have all 5 guys on the same page. And one of them will be Kawhi.

My larger point is that losing concentration with a big lead against a crap team at the end of a long road trip means they lost concentration with a big lead against a crap team at the end of a long road trip, nothing more. It bodes nothing for April, when the real basketball starts.

[esqtvd]

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