Game 29: Oklahoma City (18-9) @ Los Angeles (16-12)

Ranma · Post #1 » by **Ranma** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:04 am

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nickhx2 · Post #2 » by **nickhx2** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:06 am

hmm, cole playing. progress

Wammy Giveaway · Post #3 » by **Wammy Giveaway** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:34 am

Even if it's a December game, the Clippers have to prove they are ready. All they have to do is defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder to get a quality win. But that's not all they're fighting for.

The Clippers already have a three-game losing streak, and it happened at the beginning of the season with losses to GSW, POR and TOR. It's important not to get any more losing streaks. The more losing streaks the Clippers accumulate, the greater they will exit the playoffs in the 1st round.

That_Guy_Fresh · Post #4 » by **That_Guy_Fresh** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:49 am

No Austin Rivers or Paul Pierce?

Prigioni-Crawford-Lance-Smith-Aldrich all these guys FINALLY their natural position? YES!

Neddy · Post #5 » by **Neddy** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:56 am

That_Guy_Fresh wrote:No Austin Rivers or Paul Pierce?

Prigioni-Crawford-Lance-Smith-Aldrich all these guys FINALLY their natural position? YES!

except, I woud have Lance at 2 and Wes at 3. Prigioni and Jamal will chuck up whatever the shot they feel they deserve. that way at least when Lance has the ball he has options out in perimeter.

Neddy · Post #6 » by **Neddy** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 2:56 am

nickhx2 wrote:hmm, cole playing. progress

yeah very happy to hear that myself too.

That_Guy_Fresh · Post #7 » by **That_Guy_Fresh** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:12 am

Neddy wrote:
That_Guy_Fresh wrote:No Austin Rivers or Paul Pierce?

Prigioni-Crawford-Lance-Smith-Aldrich all these guys FINALLY their natural position? YES!

except, I woud have Lance at 2 and Wes at 3. Prigioni and Jamal will chuck up whatever the shot they feel they deserve. that way at least when Lance has the ball he has options out in perimeter.

oh ****, I forgot all about Wesley Johnson.

Crawford-Lance-Wesley-Smith-Aldrich and i hope lance pushes the ball up court and handles it in the halfcourt

nickhx2 · Post #8 » by **nickhx2** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:46 am

refs not doing too well to start. anyone be surprised if they lost the game for a team by the end?

nickhx2 · Post #9 » by **nickhx2** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:54 am

lrm is looking really aggressive which is good in many ways for this team. if he can't contribute on offense then the starting unit is capped on its potential.

LACtdom · Post #10 » by **LACtdom** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 3:56 am

Loving Luc's effort tonight!

Neddy · Post #11 » by **Neddy** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:01 am

Cole comes in and immediately makes two big plays back to back.

nickhx2 · Post #12 » by **nickhx2** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:01 am

cole aldrich. boxing out. rebounding. straight up bringing tears to my eyes

nickhx2 · Post #13 » by **nickhx2** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:08 am

why isn't josh smith playing with aldrich? i think the guy really needs minutes at PF to maximize what he's capable of

Neddy · Post #14 » by **Neddy** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:10 am

nickhx2 wrote:why isn't josh smith playing with aldrich? i think the guy really needs minutes at PF to maximize what he's capable of

I agree. I don't get why Doc always does it half assed.

nickhx2 · Post #15 » by **nickhx2** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:11 am

btw aldrich is like.. a lot better on the p/r than i thought he would be. in all honesty i've rarely seen him play but he dives pretty well, which is great when you pair him with guys like cp3/jamal/lance who make some very fast passes.

nickhx2 · Post #16 » by **nickhx2** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:11 am

Neddy wrote:
nickhx2 wrote:why isn't josh smith playing with aldrich? i think the guy really needs minutes at PF to maximize what he's capable of

I agree. I don't get why Doc always does it half assed.

my guess is that doc can't break out of the mentality that josh smith is a C.

except he's not.

edit:

with some horror i've realized one possibility is that doc's not actually trying anything new and smith's just hurt.

LACtdom · Post #17 » by **LACtdom** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:13 am

Doc is a genius!! Who would have thought that putting Cole in to help us rebound would help?!

Post #18 » by **og15** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:15 am

Still can't grasp why a big who can rebound and block shots hasn't gotten minutes this whole season

Neddy · Post #19 » by **Neddy** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:15 am

or Doc has a bitch mentality of blaming his own failures onto his players he asked to play out of their strength. he maybe blaming the failure of his bench in the first quarter squarely on Smith's inability to become Mike Dunleavy's Tim Thomas and Lance being unable to become a reliable spotup shooter while being a defensive stopper.

meanwhile, Jamal is still out there giving us 5 on 4 on defense, and taking LMAO shots on offense, killing our rhythm.

Post #20 » by **og15** » Tue Dec 22, 2015 4:16 am

nickhx2 wrote:btw aldrich is like.. a lot better on the p/r than i thought he would be. in all honesty i've rarely seen him play but he dives pretty well, which is great when you pair him with guys like cp3/jamal/lance who make some very fast passes.

You should check some of his highlights from the Knicks last season, his skills are what the Clippers could use from a bench C