WCQF | (4) LA Clippers vs Utah Jazz (5) | UTA 3-2

[bakesale]

This is the first 50 win season and playoff appearance for the Jazz in how long? Act like you got some sense man. I love the Jazz. They deserve it. But don't act like this team just won a title.

How is that acting up?

He's stating facts, Utah has been riddled with injuries all season and won 51 games nonetheless, that isn't bragging, that's a fact.

And disagree with me if you want but I firmly believe that Snyder is a better coach than Doc. Even Clippers fans agree with me, I see multiple Clippers fans calling for his head.

CP3 and Griffin each missed 23 games if you weren't aware. If your excuse is injuries you're preaching to the wrong fan base. Have you followed our team in recent years? As for Doc of course he's worse. He's never outcoached anybody in a series that I could recall. I thought he did McHale, then the 3-1 choke happened.

I am aware but Utah had way more injuries the whole season. NOBODY is making excuses, they are just calling out what happened. It's not bragging, it's not making excuses, it's calling it out for what it is.

[OkcSinceSGA]

Part of me secretly roots for Jazz. If they blow us out next game, winning 3 in a row to end series, maybe, just maybe will Doc be fired.

[SkyHook]

The thing is even Clippers fans here talk like series is over and say Jazz will be crushed in next round. Why don't you have confidence and say you can win in 7?

I can understand people's pessimism. No one trusts our complimentary players. They couldn't be trusted with two shot creators / scorers, so how can they be trusted with just one?

One man offense teams don't win in the playoffs against comparably good teams unless they can play elite defense. Clippers don't have the players to play elite defense, so we must now trust that either a guy who shoots like 37/28 in the playoffs as a Clipper in Jamal Crawford, Redick who has been shut down 4/5 games or Austin who just came back from an injury the didn't let him stay in shape are going to step up enough in both the next two games to give Paul enough support. Either that or trust that the team will figure out how to not be super small and get killed by Utah's bigger wings.

The pessimism is understandable. This is a two man team offensively, the one man version is good enough to compete with similar teams or to beat weaker teams but one player can only do so much. We all know that and we've all seen thay play out in many series'.

Even then, us as fans believing they can win means nothing. Chris Paul believes they can win and plays to an end that should get them to win, but that isn't going to make them win if others don't perform well enough on both ends.

Beyond CP, Redick and Crawford are the two other guys I'm always wary of. That may be irrational, but that's where my mind goes.

[JoeyLightYears]

Part of me secretly roots for Jazz. If they blow us out next game, winning 3 in a row to end series, maybe, just maybe will Doc be fired.

Dude, are you Clippersfan86 from ISH? Didn't you get kicked out of there in epic fashion? You are a legend!

[OkcSinceSGA]

How is that acting up?

He's stating facts, Utah has been riddled with injuries all season and won 51 games nonetheless, that isn't bragging, that's a fact.

And disagree with me if you want but I firmly believe that Snyder is a better coach than Doc. Even Clippers fans agree with me, I see multiple Clippers fans calling for his head.

CP3 and Griffin each missed 23 games if you weren't aware. If your excuse is injuries you're preaching to the wrong fan base. Have you followed our team in recent years? As for Doc of course he's worse. He's never outcoached anybody in a series that I could recall. I thought he did McHale, then the 3-1 choke happened.

I am aware but Utah had way more injuries the whole season. NOBODY is making excuses, they are just calling out what happened. It's not bragging, it's not making excuses, it's calling it out for what it is.

My point is the Clippers have also been plagued with injury woes. So the what if game is pointless.

[Matt007b]

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[Roscoe Sheed]

Clippers couldn't afford poor performances by Speights and Crawford in this game. Also, some crucial calls/non-calls went against them. Hill took 4 steps before passing to Hood. The play with cp3 and Hayward should have been a jump ball and johnson shoved off with his off arm on mbah moute on his last shot

You really wanna blame this on the refs? They gave you life after life.

Those were all bad calls at crucial moments. Not saying they didn't get some calls of their own but I'm right about those 3 plays

[Else_where]

Clippers couldn't afford poor performances by Speights and Crawford in this game. Also, some crucial calls/non-calls went against them. Hill took 4 steps before passing to Hood. The play with cp3 and Hayward should have been a jump ball and johnson shoved off with his off arm on mbah moute on his last shot

Sorry but this post deserved the gif

[OkcSinceSGA]

Part of me secretly roots for Jazz. If they blow us out next game, winning 3 in a row to end series, maybe, just maybe will Doc be fired.

Dude, are you Clippersfan86 from ISH? Didn't you get kicked out of there in epic fashion? You are a legend!

Haha. Those were some fun times. Jeff was gonna bring me back couple years ago, not sure what happened. So many years ago. I do miss that place though for sure, despite the trolls.

[Roscoe Sheed]

Clippers couldn't afford poor performances by Speights and Crawford in this game. Also, some crucial calls/non-calls went against them. Hill took 4 steps before passing to Hood. The play with cp3 and Hayward should have been a jump ball and johnson shoved off with his off arm on mbah moute on his last shot

Sorry but this post deserved the gif

you guys can post all sorts of funny pictures and gifs but how can anybody dispute that I'm right about those plays?

[JoeyLightYears]

Clippers couldn't afford poor performances by Speights and Crawford in this game. Also, some crucial calls/non-calls went against them. Hill took 4 steps before passing to Hood. The play with cp3 and Hayward should have been a jump ball and johnson shoved off with his off arm on mbah moute on his last shot

Sorry but this post deserved the gif

To be fair, he's not wrong about the travel and the Hayward tie-up. Tho Paul prob should have gotten a tech at some point.

[Clyde Frazier]

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[Pachinko_]

Hey sorry to interrupt, but if the Clips blow it up can we have CP3 in Milwaukee pls

[bakesale]

CP3 and Griffin each missed 23 games if you weren't aware. If your excuse is injuries you're preaching to the wrong fan base. Have you followed our team in recent years? As for Doc of course he's worse. He's never outcoached anybody in a series that I could recall. I thought he did McHale, then the 3-1 choke happened.

I am aware but Utah had way more injuries the whole season. NOBODY is making excuses, they are just calling out what happened. It's not bragging, it's not making excuses, it's calling it out for what it is.

My point is the Clippers have also been plagued with injury woes. So the what if game is pointless.

It wasn't the Jazz fans that started with the what if game, it was alebaba. I'm only responding to his silly what if game.

[OkcSinceSGA]

I am aware but Utah had way more injuries the whole season. NOBODY is making excuses, they are just calling out what happened. It's not bragging, it's not making excuses, it's calling it out for what it is.

My point is the Clippers have also been plagued with injury woes. So the what if game is pointless.

It wasn't the Jazz fans that started with the what if game, it was alebaba. I'm only responding to his silly what if game.

Naw Jazz fans have been pushing that Gobert theory all series. It's not logical. When guys go down, others step up. It's why adding a 30 ppg scorer to a good team doesn't mean the team is going to score 30 points more per game. Other guys will have reduced or increased roles. Same concept here. If Gobert was healthy all along, would Joe Johnson have dominated and got on a roll? Would Hayward have went to the basket as much? Would the Clippers be forced to play with more urgency? Too many variables to play the hypothetical game.

[Nate505]

Not sure how Paul didn't get a tech on that tie up, but whatever. It's always nice to see his complaining face at the end of a game.

[SkyHook]

Clippers couldn't afford poor performances by Speights and Crawford in this game. Also, some crucial calls/non-calls went against them. Hill took 4 steps before passing to Hood. The play with cp3 and Hayward should have been a jump ball and johnson shoved off with his off arm on mbah moute on his last shot

Sorry but this post deserved the gif

you guys can post all sorts of funny pictures and gifs but how can anybody dispute that I'm right about those plays?

What you're saying is completely, absolutely irrelevant though. My son and I were screaming at the TV over some of the excrement that CP was pulling in the 4th quarter. It's all irrelevant at this point.

[floppymoose]

Clippers couldn't afford poor performances by Speights and Crawford in this game. Also, some crucial calls/non-calls went against them. Hill took 4 steps before passing to Hood. The play with cp3 and Hayward should have been a jump ball and johnson shoved off with his off arm on mbah moute on his last shot

Sorry but this post deserved the gif

To be fair, he's not wrong about the travel and the Hayward tie-up. Tho Paul prob should have gotten a tech at some point.

Paul only tied up Hayward after fouling him from behind.

[SkyHook]

Not sure how Paul didn't get a tech on that tie up, but whatever. It's always nice to see his complaining face at the end of a game.

Double tech. The ultimate cowardly call.

[SkyHook]

Sorry but this post deserved the gif

To be fair, he's not wrong about the travel and the Hayward tie-up. Tho Paul prob should have gotten a tech at some point.

Paul only tied up Hayward after fouling him from behind.

Correct.