Clips 12-10 in the Russ Era

Clemenza · Post #341 » by **Clemenza** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 5:33 am

Slowly starting to turn it around. Lets Go!

Post #342 » by **pillwenney** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 5:44 am

I just don't get how Mann at PG is a real solution. I'm open to being wrong. Just seems like him not being a PG, and George and Kawhi not being primary playmaking types is going to be problematic eventually.

Scoundreldays · Post #343 » by **Scoundreldays** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 5:51 am

pillwenney wrote:I just don't get how Mann at PG is a real solution. I'm open to being wrong. Just seems like him not being a PG, and George and Kawhi not being primary playmaking types is going to be problematic eventually.

Trust me you don't want PG being a primary playmaker.

HotRocks34 · Post #344 » by **HotRocks34** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 6:01 am

pillwenney wrote:I just don't get how Mann at PG is a real solution. I'm open to being wrong. Just seems like him not being a PG, and George and Kawhi not being primary playmaking types is going to be problematic eventually.

It's just a short-term fix. They need at least one more real point guard.

Post #345 » by **pillwenney** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 6:26 am

HotRocks34 wrote:
pillwenney wrote:I just don't get how Mann at PG is a real solution. I'm open to being wrong. Just seems like him not being a PG, and George and Kawhi not being primary playmaking types is going to be problematic eventually.

It's just a short-term fix. They need at least one more real point guard.

Yeah. Just weird to be doing any short term fixes when you're this far into the Kawhi-PG thing and they aren't getting younger.

CIN-C-STAR · Post #346 » by **CIN-C-STAR** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 6:46 am

HotRocks34 wrote:Clips 108, Raps 100

LA wins their second straight.

Closing lineup was....................Mann, Gordon, George, Leonard, Zubac

Russ 7/2/7 and a game-high +12 in 23 minutes.

Mann played 28 minutes.

Makes sense to put Westbrick into a 6th man role and give Mann his starting (closing?) spot back.
We'll see if Russ accepts that. He no doubt believes he is better than Mann and deserves those minutes.

HotRocks34 · Post #347 » by **HotRocks34** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 7:00 am

pillwenney wrote:
HotRocks34 wrote:
pillwenney wrote:I just don't get how Mann at PG is a real solution. I'm open to being wrong. Just seems like him not being a PG, and George and Kawhi not being primary playmaking types is going to be problematic eventually.

It's just a short-term fix. They need at least one more real point guard.

Yeah. Just weird to be doing any short term fixes when you're this far into the Kawhi-PG thing and they aren't getting younger.

Well John Wall was a bust and they felt like they had to trade Jackson in order to get another big (Plumlee).

Definitely not an ideal situation.

HotRocks34 · Post #348 » by **HotRocks34** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 7:01 am

CIN-C-STAR wrote:
HotRocks34 wrote:Clips 108, Raps 100

LA wins their second straight.

Closing lineup was....................Mann, Gordon, George, Leonard, Zubac

Russ 7/2/7 and a game-high +12 in 23 minutes.

Mann played 28 minutes.

Makes sense to put Westbrick into a 6th man role and give Mann his starting (closing?) spot back.
We'll see if Russ accepts that. He no doubt believes he is better than Mann and deserves those minutes.

I think Russ will keep starting. We'll see.

CIN-C-STAR · Post #349 » by **CIN-C-STAR** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 7:10 am

HotRocks34 wrote:
CIN-C-STAR wrote:
HotRocks34 wrote:Clips 108, Raps 100

LA wins their second straight.

Closing lineup was....................Mann, Gordon, George, Leonard, Zubac

Russ 7/2/7 and a game-high +12 in 23 minutes.

Mann played 28 minutes.

Makes sense to put Westbrick into a 6th man role and give Mann his starting (closing?) spot back.
We'll see if Russ accepts that. He no doubt believes he is better than Mann and deserves those minutes.

I think Russ will keep starting. We'll see.

I was referring to Mann getting more minutes and a chance to finish the game, which is clearly the more meaningful role, but I agree Russ probably continues to start even if he's benched late in games.
And maybe just the honor of starting will placate him.
As you said, we'll see.

KyRo23 · Post #350 » by **KyRo23** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 7:34 am

Whadaya know, the games he shoots under 10 FGA they win. He can be good if he just knows his role

Wammy Giveaway · Post #351 » by **Wammy Giveaway** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 7:43 am

If Clippers can get one more win to go three in a row... there will officially be no stopping them.

It would take drawing an ejection for Clippers to stop winning streak. I don't think Leonard Popoviches the remainder of the regular season.

HotRocks34 · Post #352 » by **HotRocks34** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 9:04 am

Read on Twitter

trickshot · Post #353 » by **trickshot** » Thu Mar 9, 2023 10:34 am

KyRo23 wrote:Whadaya know, the games he shoots under 10 FGA they win. He can be good if he just knows his role

They figured it out, that is they will continue to improve the closer that figure gets to zero.

NCHeels2008 · Post #354 » by **NCHeels2008** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 6:23 am

RW is balling, great pickup. Such a steal getting him to get bought out, can only imagine how good the Lakers would be with a PG like him

John Murdoch · Post #355 » by **John Murdoch** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:33 am

KyRo23 wrote:Whadaya know, the games he shoots under 10 FGA they win. He can be good if he just knows his role

Hes the anti Reaves

MavsDirk41 · Post #356 » by **MavsDirk41** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:38 am

Clippers went small last game and went on a huge run. They could be dangerous in the playoffs. I think Westbrook looks great with this team. Leonard and George have his back. He didnt have that with the Lakers.

Jedi32 · Post #357 » by **Jedi32** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 10:27 am

MavsDirk41 wrote:Clippers went small last game and went on a huge run. They could be dangerous in the playoffs. I think Westbrook looks great with this team. Leonard and George have his back. He didnt have that with the Lakers.

Quotes do not mean someone has your back. You can be happy for Russ without taking weak digs at the Lakers.

Post #358 » by **og15** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:04 pm

NCHeels2008 wrote:RW is balling, great pickup. Such a steal getting him to get bought out, can only imagine how good the Lakers would be with a PG like him

This is a post that could maybe be made if the last two years just didn't happen :lol:

..but even if they didn't happen it would still be questionable to make this post haha.

Post #359 » by **og15** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:04 pm

Scoundreldays wrote:
pillwenney wrote:I just don't get how Mann at PG is a real solution. I'm open to being wrong. Just seems like him not being a PG, and George and Kawhi not being primary playmaking types is going to be problematic eventually.

Trust me you don't want PG being a primary playmaker.

Paul George doesn't even want himself being a primary playmaker anymore, that's why he wanted Westbrook so badly.

HotRocks34 · Post #360 » by **HotRocks34** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:19 pm

og15 wrote:
NCHeels2008 wrote:RW is balling, great pickup. Such a steal getting him to get bought out, can only imagine how good the Lakers would be with a PG like him

This is a post that could maybe be made if the last two years just didn't happen

..but even if they didn't happen it would still be questionable to make this post haha.

Haha. Yeah, it's for sure not a steal to get a starter for $700,000 to fill a need (ballhandler and play maker) that the team couldn't fill before.

NCHeels definitely got me there!

Now, if the Clippers had to trade the equivalent of KCP, Harrell and Kuzma, as well as three second-round picks, to pickup Westbrook for $40+ million a year, then I'd feel like it was questionable to assert that the Clips got Russ as a steal.

Fortunately, that's not the case. That was the mistake the Lakers made, not the Clippers.

Getting a starter who is averaging 14/3/8 for $700,000 (vet minimum) while giving up nothing to get him?

Yep, that's a steal. Exactly as the post said.