12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST

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Paul George | 33 PTS (11-19 FG, 5-9 3P), 7 REB, 6 AST
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Jerami Grant | 18 PTS (8-11 FG), 3 BLK
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Steven Adams | 16 PTS (6-14 FG)
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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#61 » by slick_watts » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:12 am

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slick_watts wrote:we're watching a thunder game in 2018 where russell westbrook 'allows' dennis schroder to run the offense while they are both in the game.

this is not a positive development.

he is getting worse.


Why do you watch every Thunder game and calculate ways to blame every single negative thing that happens over the course of a game on Westbrook?


you disagree?
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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#62 » by ThunderBolt » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:12 am

bondom34 wrote:He's shot like trash but watching him everything else looks OK to me.

He’s had some horrendous passes. They weren’t even close to where they were intended to go.
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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#63 » by getrichordie » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:12 am

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ThunderBolt wrote:It feels like russ will never shoot 40% from three...


It feels like Beastbrook is done.


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I think he’s declined but this is beyond that. I just wish we knew what was really going on. Is it the knee, ankle or what?


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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#64 » by berlioz » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:14 am

This slump is the worst I've seen Russ on offense since his rookie year.

On the other hand, he seems determined not to make that mean he's useless on the court: his defense the last few games has been the best I've seen from him in years. Hopefully when he gets his offense back this defense remains :D
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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#65 » by bondom34 » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:14 am

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bondom34 wrote:He's shot like trash but watching him everything else looks OK to me.

He’s had some horrendous passes. They weren’t even close to where they were intended to go.

Possibly,I've been in and out decorating. The last stretch of the half looked fine to me.
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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#66 » by getrichordie » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:15 am

berlioz wrote:This slump is the worst I've seen Russ on offense since his rookie year.

On the other hand, he seems determined not to make that mean he's useless on the court: his defense the last few games has been the best I've seen from him in years.


Agreed 100%. This is a really good take.


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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#67 » by bondom34 » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:15 am

berlioz wrote:This slump is the worst I've seen Russ on offense since his rookie year.

On the other hand, he seems determined not to make that mean he's useless on the court: his defense the last few games has been the best I've seen from him in years.

Yeah agree with this too, I think that's why I'm a little less down. Up 11 good finish to the half
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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#68 » by slick_watts » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:16 am

ThunderBolt wrote:
getrichordie wrote:
ThunderBolt wrote:It feels like russ will never shoot 40% from three...


It feels like Beastbrook is done.


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I think he’s declined but this is beyond that. I just wish we knew what was really going on. Is it the knee, ankle or what?


whatever the case may be, he should not be standing 28 feet from the rim watching dennis schroder shoot pull-up jump shots. that is so bizarre.
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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#69 » by getrichordie » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:16 am

Omg. Me and Bondom agreed on something. Merry Xmas! Happy Holidays!


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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#70 » by getrichordie » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:17 am

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getrichordie wrote:
It feels like Beastbrook is done.


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I think he’s declined but this is beyond that. I just wish we knew what was really going on. Is it the knee, ankle or what?


whatever the case may be, he should not be standing 28 feet from the rim watching dennis schroder shoot pull-up jump shots. that is so bizarre.


It should be the other way around, right?


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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#71 » by slick_watts » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:18 am

ralph lawler on the clippers broadcast momentarily convinced corey maggette that ken mauer was fluent in polish, and marcin gortat got whistled for the tech for shouting in polish.
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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#72 » by getrichordie » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:21 am

slick_watts wrote:ralph lawler on the clippers broadcast momentarily convinced corey maggette that ken mauer was fluent in polish, and marcin gortat got whistled for the tech for shouting in polish.


Lmao. Silly Lawler. I honestly wish I had that last name.


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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#73 » by getrichordie » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:22 am

Yo, this is a little OT but has anyone seen that new 911 show they are advertising on Clippers broadcast? Looks interesting.


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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#74 » by spearsy23 » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:27 am

ThunderBolt wrote:If there is something wrong with russ, the thunder are doing him a disservice by not releasing it. This is ridiculous.

He's played an exceptional game tonight so far except he can't hit the broad side of a freaking barn. Wtf is happening, this is like bizzaro world Westbrook.
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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#75 » by NaturalThunder » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:30 am

Gallo would be an All-NBA'er if he played us 82 times a year.
Said in a thread about which point guards would make OKC better if they replaced Westbrook:
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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#76 » by getrichordie » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:32 am

Doc Rivers just asked Westbrook, “you good?”

Westbrook said, “I’m good.”


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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#77 » by NaturalThunder » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:33 am

getrichordie wrote:
NaturalThunder wrote:
slick_watts wrote:we're watching a thunder game in 2018 where russell westbrook 'allows' dennis schroder to run the offense while they are both in the game.

this is not a positive development.

he is getting worse.

Why do you watch every Thunder game and calculate ways to blame every single negative thing that happens over the course of a game on Westbrook?


It was probably more of a dig at Schroder to be fair.


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Probably so. But every single game thread features at least one or two Slick posts of finding some backwards a** way to blame something going wrong on Russ. I whole-heartily agree that Russ sucks right now, but Slick does some serious mental gymnastics to blame things on Russ.
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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#78 » by getrichordie » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:35 am

NaturalThunder wrote:
getrichordie wrote:
NaturalThunder wrote:Why do you watch every Thunder game and calculate ways to blame every single negative thing that happens over the course of a game on Westbrook?


It was probably more of a dig at Schroder to be fair.


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Probably so. But every single game thread features at least one or two posts of finding some backwards a** way to blame something going wrong on Russ. I whole-heartily agree that Russ sucks right now, but Slick does some serious mental gymnastics to blame things on Russ.


I can’t speak to that, but it certainly seems some of the frustration of our team’s struggles has poured into fans and fans have poured that onto Schroder.


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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#79 » by ThunderBolt » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:35 am

getrichordie wrote:Doc Rivers just asked Westbrook, “you good?”

Westbrook said, “I’m good.”


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Tampering.
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Re: 12/15 | G28: LA Clippers at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8PM CST 

Post#80 » by berlioz » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:36 am

berlioz wrote:This slump is the worst I've seen Russ on offense since his rookie year.

On the other hand, he seems determined not to make that mean he's useless on the court: his defense the last few games has been the best I've seen from him in years. Hopefully when he gets his offense back this defense remains :D


In fact, I just realised he's leading the NBA in steals as the last few games he's had 4, 1, 4, and 4. He already has 6 tonight.

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