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GT #27: LA Clippers @ Wizards 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM)

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GT #27: LA Clippers @ Wizards 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#1 » by FAH1223 » Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:31 am

YOUR Washington Bullets are 11-15!

Losers of 8 OUT OF THE LAST 9, the season continues to go off the rails!

Tommy Sheppard can't hit on blue chip draft prospects.

Tommy Sheppard never assembles a roster full of 3-pont shooters and guys who can move their feet.

Wes Unseld Jr. can't do more with less.

On Saturday night, former franchise cornerstone, JOHN WALL, makes his return to DC. This will be his first game in front of the fans he played in front of from 2010 until December 2018. As we all recall, John never played in 2019-20 and he was traded in December 2020 right before the accelerated COVID season of 2020-21.

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The Clippers have been up and down. Kawhi Leonard and Paul George have just recently returned and Ty Lue has them on a minutes restriction. The Clippers lost in Orlando earlier this week and at Miami on Thursday. Despite their depth, which is probably the best in the NBA, they have had some head scratching losses but have kept their heads above water without their superstar duo.

Hopefully the Clippers and John get the W!

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Re: GT #27: LA Clippers @ Bullets 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#2 » by nate33 » Sat Dec 10, 2022 2:58 pm

This looks like a pretty sure loss. Kawhi and George are both playing. The Clippers had a day of rest while the Wizards are on a back-to-back with a short-handed roster.

I'm confident the Wizards will be significantly outplayed. The only way they win is with significant variance in 3P shooting heavily in their favor.
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Re: GT #27: LA Clippers @ Bullets 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#3 » by AFM » Sat Dec 10, 2022 3:38 pm

Is this a new Tanking board tradition where whoever makes the game thread for a loss makes the next one? Fine by me. Keep the losses coming FAH.
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Re: GT #27: LA Clippers @ Bullets 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#4 » by montestewart » Sat Dec 10, 2022 3:58 pm

Win or lose, he makes great game threads!
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Re: GT #27: LA Clippers @ Bullets 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#5 » by long suffrin' boulez fan » Sat Dec 10, 2022 4:25 pm

Apart from obvious late season tank games, this is the first time in my 6 decade fandom that I’m actually routing for the other team. John Wall, bumbaya.

And yes AFM, I’m THAT old.
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Re: GT #27: LA Clippers @ Wizards 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#6 » by TGW » Sat Dec 10, 2022 10:42 pm

I am 100% rooting for John to go for career highs. Stick it to Turd.
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Re: GT #27: LA Clippers @ Wizards 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#7 » by Endless Loop » Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:38 pm

Not normally big on betting, but the Clips are favored by five and the Wizards are without-
Bradley Beal
Rui Hachimura
Monte Morris
Will Barton
Delon Wright

And on the second of a back to back.

And Wall will be motivated.
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Post#8 » by nate33 » Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:00 am

Endless Loop wrote:Not normally big on betting, but the Clips are favored by five and the Wizards are without-
Bradley Beal
Rui Hachimura
Monte Morris
Will Barton
Delon Wright

And on the second of a back to back.

And Wall will be motivated.

Man, that's going to be a pretty thin rotation for the Wizards:

It's basically a starting five of:

PG Goodwin
SG Kispert
SF Avdija
PF Kuzma
C Porzingis

The only bench is Gafford and Gill
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Post#9 » by CntOutSmrtCrazy » Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:14 am

Great pass from Deni to Goodwin on the break.
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Re: GT #27: LA Clippers @ Wizards 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#10 » by CntOutSmrtCrazy » Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:16 am

nate33 wrote:
Endless Loop wrote:Not normally big on betting, but the Clips are favored by five and the Wizards are without-
Bradley Beal
Rui Hachimura
Monte Morris
Will Barton
Delon Wright

And on the second of a back to back.

And Wall will be motivated.

Man, that's going to be a pretty thin rotation for the Wizards:

It's basically a starting five of:

PG Goodwin
SG Kispert
SF Avdija
PF Kuzma
C Porzingis

The only bench is Gafford and Gill


Is Davis available? Seem like it be a little cruel to put him out there with as much perimeter depth as the Clippers have, but got to start somewhere.
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Re: GT #27: LA Clippers @ Wizards 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#11 » by 80sballboy » Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:16 am

10-0 start. Wall playing that ole' defense against Kuz for the easy dunk. They went to Wall in the post right away and that's a bucket normally. But Goodwin is in, not Morris.
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Re: GT #27: LA Clippers @ Wizards 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#12 » by 80sballboy » Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:18 am

CntOutSmrtCrazy wrote:
nate33 wrote:
Endless Loop wrote:Not normally big on betting, but the Clips are favored by five and the Wizards are without-
Bradley Beal
Rui Hachimura
Monte Morris
Will Barton
Delon Wright

And on the second of a back to back.

And Wall will be motivated.

Man, that's going to be a pretty thin rotation for the Wizards:

It's basically a starting five of:

PG Goodwin
SG Kispert
SF Avdija
PF Kuzma
C Porzingis

The only bench is Gafford and Gill


Is Davis available? Seem like it be a little cruel to put him out there with as much perimeter depth as the Clippers have, but got to start somewhere.


Davis is not but Todd, Carey, and Dotson are in uniform.
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Re: GT #27: LA Clippers @ Wizards 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#13 » by CntOutSmrtCrazy » Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:27 am

Deni back-to-back threes.... finally.
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Re: GT #27: LA Clippers @ Wizards 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#14 » by 80sballboy » Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:28 am

Miss that speed from John but doesn't seem to have that lift quite like he once did, which is understandable.
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Re: GT #27: LA Clippers @ Wizards 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#15 » by 80sballboy » Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:30 am

CntOutSmrtCrazy wrote:Deni back-to-back threes.... finally.


Yeah, Deni George is rolling!
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Re: GT #27: LA Clippers @ Wizards 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#16 » by CntOutSmrtCrazy » Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:35 am

Get that **** out of here!
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Re: GT #27: LA Clippers @ Wizards 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#17 » by 80sballboy » Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:40 am

I think we see where this is going but you can tank and still root for the young guys. There just is not enough bench. Would hope to see some Todd, but I doubt we see Carey barring foul troubles at center.
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Post#18 » by CntOutSmrtCrazy » Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:41 am

If Goodwin keeps shooting the three this well, how does he not start over Morris if WUJ is a serious coach?
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Re: GT #27: LA Clippers @ Wizards 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#19 » by 80sballboy » Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:43 am

I do miss that Wall lefty finish. Nobody did it better with his off hand slashing to the basket and many times dunking it left-handed.
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Re: GT #27: LA Clippers @ Wizards 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) 

Post#20 » by 80sballboy » Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:46 am

I guess with the injury issues to PG and Kawhii, Ty Lue can't really stagger and without Reggie Jackson in the rotation and no Wall on the bench, their second unit looks horrific.

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