Game #63: Clippers @ NUGGETS Sunday 2/26 7 PM—ESPN

clipperlover · Post #61 » by **clipperlover** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:22 am

playaloc916 wrote:Well, it could be worse... "only" down by 8.

And what's up with Jokic's arms... he looks like he's been in a barbwire wrestling match lol

Memphis

clipperlover · Post #62 » by **clipperlover** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:27 am

Murray, Gordon and Porter Jr going to the bench at the same time had more to do with cutting the lead than the players Lue put in.

Until Zu get back, we don't know how this team is going to fit together.

esqtvd · Post #63 » by **esqtvd** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:30 am

nickhx2 wrote:kinda shocked that mann missed that corner 3 fwiw lol

Scoundreldays wrote:
KL2 wrote:
ejftw wrote:PG at the five, what can go wrong.

Point Guard PG.

Not watching game currently but I take it is not going well?

down by 8 at the half

dude, EVERY game thread is a misery whenever we fall behind :rofl2:

Welcome to the Jungle

Morris is killing us,
T-Mann is the answer,
Play RoCo,
It's all R̸e̸g̸g̸i̸e̸'̸s̸ Russ's fault.
PG.
Fire Ty.
Doc Rivers something something something
Lather.
Rinse.
Repeat.

NickP · Post #64 » by **NickP** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:34 am

MartinToVaught wrote:
KL2 wrote:
ejftw wrote:PG at the five, what can go wrong.

Point Guard PG.

It's actually infuriating that he's still insisting on pretending to be a point guard after he made us sign yet another one of his friends so he wouldn't do that anymore. Just so disrespectful to the front office and his teammates.

That's one Lue. PG needs to play more off the ball.

esqtvd · Post #65 » by **esqtvd** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:35 am

clipperlover wrote:Murray, Gordon and Porter Jr going to the bench at the same time had more to do with cutting the lead than the players Lue put in.

Until Zu get back, we don't know how this team is going to fit together.

Exactly. And actually Reggie did well to keep their crummy bench--maybe the worst in the league--fairly even.

esqtvd wrote:
Simply put, the plus-10.2 Jokic lineups are performing meaningfully better than the best team in the league, the Phoenix Suns at plus-8.8, while the minus-15.9 non-Jokic (which is to say, bench) lineups are doing drastically worse than the lowest-ranked Detroit Pistons at minus 9.9.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joelrush/2022/02/06/why-the-denver-nuggets-bench-now-bottom-five-in-the-nba-may-see-improvement-going-forward/?sh=12c8cb210f43

And Reggie is an ok backup PG but he's not John Havilcek. Gotta out-depth them tonight.

esqtvd · Post #66 » by **esqtvd** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:37 am

NickP wrote:
MartinToVaught wrote:
KL2 wrote:
Point Guard PG.

It's actually infuriating that he's still insisting on pretending to be a point guard after he made us sign yet another one of his friends so he wouldn't do that anymore. Just so disrespectful to the front office and his teammates.

That's one Lue. PG needs to play more off the ball.

PG did that in the first quarter and was minus-17 in the first 7 minutes. This is a new team AGAIN. The Nugs starting 5 is the best in the league. What did people expect?

MartinToVaught · Post #67 » by **MartinToVaught** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:39 am

NickP wrote:
MartinToVaught wrote:
KL2 wrote:
Point Guard PG.

It's actually infuriating that he's still insisting on pretending to be a point guard after he made us sign yet another one of his friends so he wouldn't do that anymore. Just so disrespectful to the front office and his teammates.

That's one Lue. PG needs to play more off the ball.

I blame Lue for a lot, but this particular issue seems more like PG flat-out refusing to adjust his game. I don't know whether it's an ego thing, stubbornness, a bad habit, or some combination of the three, but it's got to stop.

Man, imagine if we had Dame on this team instead of PG. We'd probably be steamrolling to a ring this year in spite of Lue.

ejftw · Post #68 » by **ejftw** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:40 am

So why did we two way Keaton Wallace instead of a big man if Zu is missing time....

MartinToVaught · Post #69 » by **MartinToVaught** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:41 am

esqtvd wrote:This is a new team AGAIN.

And whose fault is that? Lue, PG, and Morris. They're the ones who wanted to add another new player this late in the season, and they're the ones still costing us games, so this excuse doesn't fly.

esqtvd · Post #70 » by **esqtvd** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:46 am

esqtvd wrote:This is a new team AGAIN.

And whose fault is that? Lue, PG, and Morris. They're the ones who wanted to add another new player this late in the season, and they're the ones still costing us games, so this excuse doesn't fly.

at this very moment

Russ is leading our Clips in:

Rebounds: 4
Assists: 4
Steals: 5

3-6 shooting
Turnovers: 2

MartinToVaught · Post #71 » by **MartinToVaught** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:48 am

I'm not criticizing Russ. I'm criticizing Lue, PG and Morris.

ejftw · Post #72 » by **ejftw** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:52 am

Really hope this Russ lasts for a while, he's absolutely been a positive 1 3/4 game in

esqtvd · Post #73 » by **esqtvd** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:53 am

I'm not criticizing Russ. I'm criticizing Lue, PG and Morris.

Are you even watching the game? Clips just closed it to 83-78.

at this very moment [UPDATED]

Russ is leading our Clips in:

Rebounds: 5
Assists: 4
Steals: 5

4-7 shooting
12 points
Turnovers: 2
_________________________

ADD: 14 points on 5-8

nickhx2 · Post #74 » by **nickhx2** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:55 am

how is that a loose ball on kawhi when jokic was all over his back? i dont' get it

Scoundreldays · Post #75 » by **Scoundreldays** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:56 am

esqtvd wrote:
NickP wrote:
MartinToVaught wrote:It's actually infuriating that he's still insisting on pretending to be a point guard after he made us sign yet another one of his friends so he wouldn't do that anymore. Just so disrespectful to the front office and his teammates.

That's one Lue. PG needs to play more off the ball.

PG did that in the first quarter and was minus-17 in the first 7 minutes. This is a new team AGAIN. The Nugs starting 5 is the best in the league. What did people expect?

Problem is we have 20 games left and are 4 games over .500. If this is December or we are 10 games over .500 it would be different. But in a season when 1 game can swing you from 4th to the playin every win counts.

Me personally I am a competitive person in general I hate losing. I was like that when I played baseball and still am with video games. I know it's unrealistic to expect every night to go right but it's character flaw with me lol.

nickhx2 · Post #76 » by **nickhx2** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 4:58 am

batum pretty much making westbrook take that 3 was kinda humorous

MartinToVaught · Post #77 » by **MartinToVaught** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:00 am

esqtvd wrote:Are you even watching the game?

Yes I am, actually. What's your point?

Are you ever going to address what anyone's saying or just keep changing the subject? You tried to excuse PG's poor performance by saying "it's a new team." All I did was point out that PG's the one who wanted a new team this late in the season. Where am I wrong?

Russ has been fantastic so far, better than anyone could have asked for, so the "new team" isn't even the problem. PG is still underachieving.

nickhx2 · Post #78 » by **nickhx2** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:03 am

i'm not even sure phil jackson could have this team doing their fundamentals like boxing out.

clipperlover · Post #79 » by **clipperlover** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:04 am

nickhx2 wrote:how is that a loose ball on kawhi when jokic was all over his back? i dont' get it

We had several calls go against us there when they were in the Bonus.

MartinToVaught · Post #80 » by **MartinToVaught** » Mon Feb 27, 2023 5:04 am

This is why Bones shouldn't play, BTW. Atrocious defender even on his best days, and then he'll do something like that.