GAME 26: Clippers (17-8) @ Wolves (6-18) 5PM PST Wednesday

Post #21 » by **og15** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:37 am

MartinToVaught wrote:
Clemenza wrote:Its not even the PG trade which was your guy Kawhi's doing to keep it 100..

The front office failed to convince Kawhi to buy in, be patient and trust the process like the Heat did with Jimmy Butler. They also clearly exuded desperation and allowed the Thunder to fleece them. That trade may very well have closed our window before it even began.

It would have been nice, but it is what it is.

Kawhi and Butler are clearly different personalities. Kawhi is reserved, but him making demands to his teams is nothing new, it is well documented. He also gets a lot of benefit of the doubt because of his previous success. He was just as bad as George in Game 7. In the 2nd half of game 6 he had 11 pts on 3/10 FG, but the narrative is more about George playing poorly and not much about Kawhi playing poorly too.

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Good to see the strong 3rd quarter again

TheNewEra · Post #22 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:41 am

How was that not a charge

Clemenza · Post #23 » by **Clemenza** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:42 am

See this energy Terance Mann is bringing. That's that developing youth that every team needs

MartinToVaught · Post #24 » by **MartinToVaught** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:42 am

Give Mann all of Reggie's minutes.

esqtvd · Post #25 » by **esqtvd** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:44 am

Clemenza wrote:Our backcourt is old as hell. Most of the team is 30 and up. Gotta draft and develop better from here on out.

The top 9 except Zubac is 29 or older. But it's now or never.

Post #26 » by **og15** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:44 am

Good to see Mann contributing again. His energy is great, I hope he continues to develop as the season goes on. He has good defensive potential, but his poor shooting and his fouling are going to continue to hold him back.

esqtvd · Post #27 » by **esqtvd** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:46 am

og15 wrote:It would have been nice, but it is what it is.

Kawhi and Butler are clearly different personalities. Kawhi is reserved, but him making demands to his teams is nothing new, it is well documented. He also gets a lot of benefit of the doubt because of his previous success. He was just as bad as George in Game 7. In the 2nd half of game 6 he had 11 pts on 3/10 FG, but the narrative is more about George playing poorly and not much about Kawhi playing poorly too.

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reality check :nod:

playaloc916 · Post #28 » by **playaloc916** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:47 am

Terance showing why he's a Mann :lift:

TheNewEra · Post #29 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:47 am

Mann has definitely improved these recent games. Getting sharper on both ends

LamarWho · Post #30 » by **LamarWho** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:47 am

T-Mann brought the much needed energy off the bench. Now lets see if our 2nd unit can hold on to this lead.

TheNewEra · Post #31 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:48 am

Have to help the helper

TheNewEra · Post #32 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:51 am

That was a insane play almost went in

esqtvd · Post #33 » by **esqtvd** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:52 am

TY wanted to keep the first unit together after Bev's long absence so he played our bottom 5 as a unit. Anyone who was spitting on Lou's grave owes him an apology.

Morris 1-7
Zu 1-4
Kennard 0-1
Mann 2-4
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4-16 25%

Lou was 4-8 and had half of the Clippers FTs for 14 points

Post #34 » by **og15** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:57 am

I think Mann as an energy guy is a guy that Lue has to continue to keep in the lineup as much as possible.

Also good to see Lou Williams being Lou again, him playing well only helps his trade value. While I'm happy that he's playing well, I understand his limitations and he still needs to be moved, but play well my man.

Clemenza · Post #35 » by **Clemenza** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 2:58 am

And just like that the second unit is sh*t and giving up big leads again.. smh

TheNewEra · Post #36 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 3:00 am

Don’t see how this all bench unit is suppose to work. Kennard isn’t getting the ball or making plays and they are attacking him on defense to break down the defense

LamarWho · Post #37 » by **LamarWho** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 3:00 am

Lou and Kennard on the same court just don't work.

esqtvd · Post #38 » by **esqtvd** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 3:04 am

og15 wrote:Good to see Mann contributing again. His energy is great, I hope he continues to develop as the season goes on. He has good defensive potential, but his poor shooting and his fouling are going to continue to hold him back.

Why "eye tests" by most fans are suspect. Mann's energy jumps out at you on our very low-key team--especially next to zombies like Senior and Kennard--but he also has our worst plus/minus on the scoreboard.

TY continues to invest minutes in Mann, and I agree. The kid brings fire, and this team NEEDS fire. Let the old [and WELL-PAID] pros like Senior cover up his mistakes. And maybe light a fire under your ass too, Marcus. :nod:

TheNewEra · Post #39 » by **TheNewEra** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 3:05 am

Beverly deflecting the ball or stripping larger defenders was greatly missed

Max Headrom · Post #40 » by **Max Headrom** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 3:06 am

TheNewEra wrote:Beverly deflecting the ball or stripping larger defenders was greatly missed

All the things a boxscore won't show