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nikster wrote:it wasnt a good pass but it went through Westbrooks hands. He could have caught that. they both messed up.mademan wrote:
Pass was fine all things considered and i dont think WB had to overextend himself to get it. He just took his eyes off the ball.
HotRocks34 wrote:They counted it as Russ' turnover but it shouldnt've been his.
The pass was too high and too fast by Gordon.
The passer is almost always given the turnover. Not sure what the deal was there.
It's a shame. Clips had that game against a strong Kings team. Russ is balling. Rest of the Clips have to catch up.
KingFox wrote:
Yeah that particular play wasn’t his fault. Skip just being a you know what at this point
LAvision wrote:That pass was easily catchable.
HotRocks34 wrote:They counted it as Russ' turnover but it shouldnt've been his.
The pass was too high and too fast by Gordon.
The passer is almost always given the turnover. Not sure what the deal was there.
It's a shame. Clips had that game against a strong Kings team. Russ is balling. Rest of the Clips have to catch up.
tamaraw08 wrote:og15 wrote:Clippers were 12-5 in the last 17 games Kawhi played before adding Westbrook. Kawhi was averaging 28/7/5 on 52/47/92.hardenASG13 wrote:
Maybe his quiet, show up sometimes leadership style isn't elevating his roster. Yes he's scoring the ball well. Big deal. So is every other star player in the league. They haven't been anything but mediocre all season.
The last 4 games he's averaging 30/6/3 on 60/64/84. Now Zubac has missed 3/4 of those games, that's a factor, sure. In the no Zubac games they gave up 136.9, 123.5 and 114.1 Ortg, and yes, two of those teams were Sacramento and Denver, two of the league's best offenses, so that's a factor.
This is actually more so on coaching and management for neglecting the effect of Westbrook disrupting the rotations, pecking order and chemistry that they were already showing post deadline and his lack of ability and impact to counteract those negatives.
If you already have a full roster and add a starter playing 27-30 mpg, you're adding some problems, whether any player clearly says it or not. The player better be high impact and good enough to justify that disruption. It's hard to argue that Westbrook in his current state is such for this specific team, and that's where you can have some issues.
Lue's plan seems to have been just throw Westbrook in and see how it all works with everything, fit, chemistry, overall roster intensity, etc, because, well maybe that could be his best lineup, so better get it tuned in now.
I still don't under why they traded Reggie Jackson. It's not like he's really been struggling shooting 30% and committing 7 turnovers per game.
Monky15 wrote:Why is Westbrook even on the floor in the closing moments of a close game?
Dubious Handles wrote:Russ is slowly making it work on the Clips. Career-best splits and as usual great display of leadership, taking responsibility. Something Playoff P openly runs away from
KingFox wrote:But this thread title and the constant edit to that record is going to be the death of me
Magic#1 wrote:We have won two playoff games in two years. If we decide to keep this team for the next two years, maybe it will feel like we won a series.
