Game 4 November 1st, 2010: Clippers (0-3) vs Spurs (1-1)

[Forte IV]

Gordon had 11 assists, I feel like he can play the point for us.

[PerkinsFor3]

Gordon isnt suited to play pg fulltime. Unless Bledsoe improves a lot and can help him out. We'd be very undersized though.

[JJ LoDuca]

I'm impressed with how long we hung in there considering how depleted our bench was. 0-4 is tough to stomach, but teams have started 0-4 and made the playoffs before. Just a few years ago, Dallas started 0-4 and I think they won the West that year. I still haven't given up on this team!

However...

There's definitely cause for concern. I'm hearing reports about a growing rift between Del Negro and Baron (perhaps it'll result in a trade sooner rather than later), and Del Negro hasn't really impressed me yet. In fact, he reminds me a lot of Dunleavy and his substitution patterns just baffle me. What was most disconcerting to me was that when we were down 13 with 2:30 to go, he took out all the starters and put the scrubs in (not that are starters are THAT far from scrubs, lol). He cleared the bench when the game was not over yet....I realize coming back from 13 down with 2:30 left is extremely unlikely, especially with the lineup we had, but there was still a shot! T-Mac's 13 points in 30 seconds, anyone? In professional sports you just NEVER know....but Del Negro clearly threw in the towel with 2:30 left. That's one thing I will say for Dunleavy, he never gave up that easily.

Although I feel it's important to point out (gotta end on a positive note here) that I'm extremely impressed with the way Gordon has been navigating the paint early on this season. His shot is off from distance but did yall SEE some of those dunks?! Vince Carter circa 2001 would be jealous. Once he gets his shot in rhythm, he'll be a sight to see!

[mj_shoefanatic]

*speechless*