Star of the Game 1/9 VS Warriors

Post #1 » by **mkwest** » Sun Jan 9, 2011 11:12 pm

Clippers have now won 7 of their last 10 games.

Post #2 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Sun Jan 9, 2011 11:22 pm

It was a great team effort this afternoon. My vote goes to Baron today, he has been playing much better and my guess is that he is also getting healthier. He has been shooting much better and his ball distribution has been great.

Post #3 » by **mkwest** » Sun Jan 9, 2011 11:23 pm

I went with Baron as well. The team just looked so much better when he was in. He typically steps up whenever we play Golden State and today was no different.

TheNewEra · Post #4 » by **TheNewEra** » Sun Jan 9, 2011 11:46 pm

Aminu he gave us the bench scoring we needed hopefully the 3 ball comes back

Marvel · Post #5 » by **Marvel** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:08 am

You guys really are clicking with this lineup, without Kaman. I watched the game today and DeAndre was a defensive force in the paint. If he wasn't blocking shots he was altering them which resulted in misses. Without DJ menacing the paint, Ellis would've had a reasonably good night same with Curry. This team actually held the Warriors to 39% shooting and the Nuggets to 37%. 2 top 10 offensive teams in the league.

I also noticed the guys putting in effort on the defensive end, that's where it starts, with the right effort and attitude. I know you guys would LOVE Gerald Wallace right now or Stephen Jackson, but i don't want Kaman, who i know would be involved if a trade like that were to go down.

Baron really does make the team click too, with all his baggage and lackluster performances lately, if his mind is right, he should be one of your most valuable assets looking into the future. You want a player with veteran experience like Baron has. If he can remain healthy and in shape, with his mind focussed on helping that team win, he's a keeper, far from what the situation looked like at the beginning of the season.

clippermitch · Post #6 » by **clippermitch** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:11 am

Baron, hands down. Blake and EG have been producing all season. If Baron can dish the ball and make layups and open 3s, we will win more times than not.

Gotta give it up to DJ too. He's playing great and I see a lot of maturity in him. When he picked up his 5th foul, he showed a lot if emotions and he really cared about being taken out of the game. He wants to be on floor and contribute.

Can't wait for Kaman to come back so he can be traded. We need a legit SF and a backup C.

hype_2004 · Post #7 » by **hype_2004** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:15 am

Deandre Jordan, defense folks wins ballgames and he intimidated, blocked and altered many shots in the paint. I'm starting to question whether Jordan's defensive impact is more conducive to the Clippers recent surge than Blake griffin's points. I happen to think that if you take away Jordan from the lineup the Clips would not have won 7 of their last 10 games even with Blakes offensive dominance.

Marvel · Post #8 » by **Marvel** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:35 am

hype_2004 wrote:Deandre Jordan, defense folks wins ballgames and he intimidated, blocked and altered many shots in the paint. I'm starting to question whether Jordan's defensive impact is more conducive to the Clippers recent surge than Blake griffin's points. I happen to think that if you take away Jordan from the lineup the Clips would not have won 7 of their last 10 games even with Blakes offensive dominance.

Good point, that's why i gave it to DJ, without his intimidation inside and defensive rebounding, teams would be doing layup drills.

mike3 · Post #9 » by **mike3** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:44 am

hype_2004 wrote:Deandre Jordan, defense folks wins ballgames and he intimidated, blocked and altered many shots in the paint. I'm starting to question whether Jordan's defensive impact is more conducive to the Clippers recent surge than Blake griffin's points. I happen to think that if you take away Jordan from the lineup the Clips would not have won 7 of their last 10 games even with Blakes offensive dominance.

i get what your saying as ive been really impressed with DJ's improvement
but.. take Griffin out of the lineup and what happens? i think Griffins definately more of a reason to us winning

mj_shoefanatic · Post #10 » by **mj_shoefanatic** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:20 pm

Was that Baron Davis or Steve Nash?

Boom Dizzle is officially BACK!

BadNFluenz · Post #11 » by **BadNFluenz** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:52 am

I still give it to Blake. He threw so many double and even triple teams, it made it so much easier for the others to score (see EJ). I also loved the 2 charges he took from Lee. He did so many little things.