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Re: Clippers(10-35) vs. Cavaliers(35-8) 

Post#41 » by TheNewEra » Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:56 am

freaking had them Novak and Baron weere beasting as a combo.
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Re: Clippers(10-35) vs. Cavaliers(35-8) 

Post#42 » by TheNewEra » Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:01 am

These players came out way too unprepared after the half MD needs to be fired.
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Re: Clippers(10-35) vs. Cavaliers(35-8) 

Post#43 » by cinnamon » Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:13 am

TheNewEra wrote:These players came out way too unprepared after the half MD needs to be fired.

I doubt you'd get any argument about that from anyone except the owner.
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Re: Clippers(10-35) vs. Cavaliers(35-8) 

Post#44 » by loflin3hree5ive » Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:32 am

I personally can't blame Dunleavy when the team is starting Steve Novak and Fred Jones to begin the second half. Both guys are fine but shouldn't be starting on any NBA team. Who I would like to see fired is Jasen Powell and his training staff. No team has had injury woes the last two seasons like the Clippers have.
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Re: Clippers(10-35) vs. Cavaliers(35-8) 

Post#45 » by TheNewEra » Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:15 am

The injuries excuse would work last season but this season no one wants to play. Kaman by now at least should be at the stage to play light mintues but he has his on problems with the franchise. Baron well Baron talks aout taking his time to save his boddy when the man can barely have the strength to finish at the rim. Z-Bo has been seen by a lager amount of people around L.A. walking aroound like there is no tommorrow so why he can't handle light mintues is beyond me. MT may be really hurt but he has a lot to prove before the season is over if he wants to keep his spot.

I'm not buying all the Clipper woes. The fact that this team couldn't execute in the second half from Day 1 of the season shows me it's not about injuries it's all about motivation. MD wasn't able to get it done no matter how many players we put out there we have had a trend of breaking down that we are one of the worst 2nd half teams in the league.
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Re: Clippers(10-35) vs. Cavaliers(35-8) 

Post#46 » by JJ LoDuca » Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:10 am

I only caught a bit of the end of the third and the fourth quarter via an online steam....so apparently I missed the good part! I have yet to see Baron and Camby back in action (being without TV is a bitch), but if all goes well I'll catch the Washington game tomorrow night. Another game, another loss...at least we get to pick on someone our own size next time.
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Re: Clippers(10-35) vs. Cavaliers(35-8) 

Post#47 » by thanumba2clippersfan » Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:32 pm

I saw in the boxscore that we kept it close in the first half and the that Cavs pulled away in the second half. Hopefully we can beat the Wizards tonight. I'll be in attendance in DC and hopefully I can watch a win.
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Re: Clippers(10-35) vs. Cavaliers(35-8) 

Post#48 » by mkwest » Sat Jan 31, 2009 8:02 pm

I still ended up missing the replay of the first half, so I missed the good stuff too. Z played a great game after missing nearly an entire month. He's always one of the harder covers at center, so it's not too much of a surprise for me. It's to see that Novak is continuing to play well when given minutes. He's averaging just under 14 ppg in the last 7. I read that Baron was kind of freezing him out though. It's not a given that he will be here next year, but if he is I think that whoever the coach is (wishful thinking), should consider allowing him to start the game while bringing Al off the bench with Kaman and Collins.

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