Game#35 Clippers @ Pistons 4:00pm

ejftw · Post #101 » by **ejftw** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:51 am

Think we need to give Wall a rest, a bit more Amir and T

Kelphus · Post #102 » by **Kelphus** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:52 am

wakelaunch1 wrote:Paul George has some of the worst handles and is so sloppy with the ball. Also Morris is a dumb player. We will never win a championship with the mental aptitude of this team

Sometimes it might be better to wait until the game is over.....

Scoundreldays · Post #103 » by **Scoundreldays** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:53 am

This reminds me of the Hawks comeback game from 2021. D

Damn this team loves to be dramatic. Credit to the 2nd unit for the great comeback and for the starters in OT by feeding off that energy.

Kelphus · Post #104 » by **Kelphus** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:53 am

MartinToVaught wrote:Another disaster of a game for Lue and his favorite washed veterans. What's the next excuse going to be? "The season doesn't start until Christmas" no longer applies.

Without LeBron or Kenny around to carry him, Lue is truly no better than Doc.

Hope you turned the game off midway through the 4th. You gotta earn an ending as good as that one.

nickhx2 · Post #105 » by **nickhx2** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:54 am

gotta feel for the pistons and their fans

we've been on the other end of games like these with our own young teams and it is not fun

Akklaim1 · Post #106 » by **Akklaim1** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:54 am

You know for damn sure MartintoVaught was ready to rant before the impossible comeback.

Kelphus · Post #107 » by **Kelphus** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:54 am

Scoundreldays wrote:Absolutely shameful loss. I could take the blown lead to the 76ers because it happens but twice in a row and to the worst team in the league.

This team got into it's own head after those technicals. I hope these losses cause the team to pull their heads out of their asses.

Post #108 » by **og15** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:54 am

Well, a win is a win, but my oh my, this should not have been that difficult (theoretically).

I'll give the Pistons props, they are inconsistent and lacking in top end talent, but they don't roll over. They fight, which means on any night if things are working they can of course make it hard for the opponent. Brooklyn recently barely got past them and they've put up some decent fights. In the end, just happy a loss to the Pistons was not on the docket for tonight.

Scoundreldays · Post #109 » by **Scoundreldays** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:55 am

esqtvd wrote:
esqtvd wrote:
Scoundreldays wrote:Lucky man, I was thinking of going. Love Vegas. Let's go Clips!

Clippers minus 5.5

LOL getting to overtime was my only hope

c'mon boyz

No better place to celebrate that dramatic win.

TheNewEra · Post #110 » by **TheNewEra** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:56 am

Super ugly win

Scoundreldays · Post #111 » by **Scoundreldays** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:56 am

Kelphus wrote:
Scoundreldays wrote:Absolutely shameful loss. I could take the blown lead to the 76ers because it happens but twice in a row and to the worst team in the league.

This team got into it's own head after those technicals. I hope these losses cause the team to pull their heads out of their asses.

I'll take my L haha

esqtvd · Post #112 » by **esqtvd** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:56 am

Akklaim1 wrote:You know for damn sure was ready to rant before the impossible comeback.

no dinner tonight

:rofl2:

Kelphus · Post #113 » by **Kelphus** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:57 am

Like I said, in PG13 I trust. Amidst some of the ridiculous shade thrown his direction on this board, he completely took over the OT period.

Pistons have some great young talent and they played their heads off... but veterans and veteran coaching wins out when the pressure is on. Unless they sell all their assets, Pistons are going to be fun to watch.. actually they already are, if tonight was a representative performance.

LamarWho · Post #114 » by **LamarWho** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:00 am

Just watched that T-Mann shot that got us to OT. Honestly very surprised he took the shot instead of handing it back to PG. Good for him.

Wammy Giveaway · Post #115 » by **Wammy Giveaway** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:01 am

Kelphus wrote:
wakelaunch1 wrote:Paul George has some of the worst handles and is so sloppy with the ball. Also Morris is a dumb player. We will never win a championship with the mental aptitude of this team

Sometimes it might be better to wait until the game is over.....

But here's the problem I've noticed: they hate waiting. They've been waiting all their life for that first championship, and it's eating them inside so much, they're fed up and just want to skip steps. That's where the entitlement comes from, the frustrations, the anxiety, all the feelings that can lead to a morally corrupted franchise.

The process is like a flight of stairs. To get to the next level, you need to walk up the stairs one step at a time. You can't just magically get to the second floor in just one step, but people can run up the stairs, hop over a few of them even. Sure it's faster, but you gotta watch your feet when going over those steps. Get too careless with the stairs, and you'll end up hurting yourself, badly.

PeteyPablo · Post #116 » by **PeteyPablo** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:05 am

Going to bed tonight with Clippers in 4th place in the West.

Ugly game. Morris and Jackson might need limited minutes , around 25 per game. Unless they are on fire offensively .

wakelaunch1 · Post #117 » by **wakelaunch1** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:07 am

Kelphus wrote:
wakelaunch1 wrote:Paul George has some of the worst handles and is so sloppy with the ball. Also Morris is a dumb player. We will never win a championship with the mental aptitude of this team

Sometimes it might be better to wait until the game is over.....

They werent the players who got us back in the game so that should be you owned yourself.

esqtvd · Post #118 » by **esqtvd** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:21 am

PeteyPablo wrote:Going to bed tonight with Clippers in 4th place in the West.

Ugly game. Morris and Jackson might need limited minutes , around 25 per game. Unless they are on fire offensively .

Reggie played 19 minutes and was plus+9. It was Wall [26 minutes, minus-26] who almost lost it for us. Then PG [minus-7] almost lost it for us...but then won it for us in OT!

Morris I think most of us could take or leave--mostly leave. But Coffey and RoCo have not put up any better numbers, in fact worse. The constant scapegoating is not matching up with the scorebook.

The fact is, this is a different team with Kawhi to cover for its shortcomings--scoring, rebounding, defense, assists--whatever we're lacking on a given night, the Ultimate Glue Guy provides it.

That's no sin. Take Steph or Giannis or LeBron off the past 10 champions--or Kawhi himself twice!--and their teams are not all that impressive either.

ejftw · Post #119 » by **ejftw** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:27 am

Jackson has been doing as well as you could expect, Wall has been putrid after the great start.

PeteyPablo · Post #120 » by **PeteyPablo** » Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:31 am

esqtvd wrote:
PeteyPablo wrote:Going to bed tonight with Clippers in 4th place in the West.

Ugly game. Morris and Jackson might need limited minutes , around 25 per game. Unless they are on fire offensively .

Reggie played 19 minutes and was plus+9. It was Wall [26 minutes, minus-26] who almost lost it for us. Then PG [minus-7] almost lost it for us...but then won it for us in OT!

Morris I think most of us could take or leave--mostly leave. But Coffey and RoCo have not put up any better numbers, in fact worse. The constant scapegoating is not matching up /with the scorebook.

The fact is, this is a different team with Kawhi to cover for its shortcomings--scoring, rebounding, defense, assists--whatever we're lacking on a given night, the Ultimate Glue Guy provides it.

That's no sin. Take Steph or Giannis or LeBron off the past 10 champions--or Kawhi himself twice!--and their teams are not all that impressive either.

Yes I agree with your points.