Game 39: Miami (22-16) vs. Los Angeles (25-13)

[mkwest]

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[nickhx2]

this was a great win. easy one to feel good about.

for our next trick i hope we put a real soul crushing beatdown on a top level opponent.

[madmaxmedia]

If we can lose 1 or 2 more guys, then we'll REALLY be rollin...

[Wammy Giveaway]

The Clippers have yet to win a game against the top 3 seeds in each conference. But this win is significant in itself for the sole reason they did it without Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. Winning without two superstars in the front court means they have a knack for strategic adversity.

The one thing they must work on is emotional adversity. The stuff from technical fouls, flagrant fouls and ejections. Clippers are 0-2 when Blake Griffin is ejected from a game. Yet, they're 10-0 since Christmas, and 9-0 with Griffin out to injury. That's a big difference.

[Ranma]

As a Rams fan, I understand the heartbreak that St. Louis fans are going through. Of course, I'm biased but that witch Georgia Frontiere never should have moved the team from L.A. to begin with so I'm overjoyed to have the team back in Los Angeles. Hopefully, the Jaguars will eventually make their way to St. Louis with Shahid Khan as their owner. We've waited 21 years, so St. Louis should be patient after the initial heartbreak.

Personally, I'd like to see the Chargers just stay in San Diego and the Raiders in Oakland. The respective fanbases at those locations just makes the most sense in terms of historical and spiritual connections. However, the Raiders have now secured land in San Antonio for some of that payback Neddy mentioned against Jerry Jones. Even still, it's the freaking Dallas Cowboys in Texas. Mark Davis may be able to build a local fanbase, but he'd never take over the state. It'd be akin to Arte Moreno's Angels going up against the Dodgers. Then again, I guess the same holds true for his situation in California.

Speaking of which, there's an interesting anecdote about how Los Angeles almost got a baseball team from St. Louis called the Browns. If not for the events of Pearl Harbor, the Dodgers very well could have moved elsewhere and possibly found itself dodging the cable cars of San Francisco instead of the trolleys in Brooklyn. It was Dodgers owner Walter O' Malley who convinced Horace Stoneham to move west with him to California to preserve the rivalry between the two franchises. Otherwise, the Giants probably would have moved to Minnesota since that was a consideration for Stoneham. Coming full circle, the Rams originated in Cleveland before establishing roots in Los Angeles but Cleveland got another football team to call its own soon after...one called the Browns.

for the record, I will NEVER attend rams' game in LA as long as my RAIDERS are denied of the access to LA. I personally think Stan Kroenke is a scumbag and a product of silverspoon and I tend to despise those, even Mark Davis but at least he is humble. **** Jerry Jones for cock blocking Raiders back to LA but karma's a bitch and Raiders will probably end up in San Antonio and cutting into the Cowgirls' fanbase anyhow.

I'm torn...

I rooted for both teams when they were here, I just rooted a little harder for the Raiders. I stuck with the Raiders when they went back to Oakland and the Rams moved to the city I was born in (St.Louis) so I still had a rooting interest in the team.

Now the Raiders will probably stay up north and the Rams will be playing 10 minutes from my condo...I'm not sure I can continue to root for a bay area team if I have a team to cheer for right down the street.

Time will tell, but I'm going to try really hard to be a die-hard Rams fan this year...but I'm keeping all of my Raider gear just in case it doesn't feel "right".

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[DLaren]

As a Rams fan, I understand the heartbreak that St. Louis fans are going through. Of course, I'm biased but that witch Georgia Frontiere never should have moved the team from L.A. to begin with so I'm overjoyed to have the team back in Los Angeles. Hopefully, the Jaguars will eventually make their way to St. Louis with Shahid Khan as their owner. We've waited 21 years, so St. Louis should be patient after the initial heartbreak.

Personally, I'd like to see the Chargers just stay in San Diego and the Raiders in Oakland. The respective fanbases at those locations just makes the most sense in terms of historical and spiritual connections. However, the Raiders have now secured land in San Antonio for some of that payback Neddy mentioned against Jerry Jones. Even still, it's the freaking Dallas Cowboys in Texas. Mark Davis may be able to build a local fanbase, but he'd never take over the state. It'd be akin to Arte Moreno's Angels going up against the Dodgers. Then again, I guess the same holds true for his situation in California.

Speaking of which, there's an interesting anecdote about how Los Angeles almost got a baseball team from St. Louis called the Browns. If not for the events of Pearl Harbor, the Dodgers very well could have moved elsewhere and possibly found itself dodging the cable cars of San Francisco instead of the trolleys in Brooklyn. It was Dodgers owner Walter O' Malley who convinced Horace Stoneham to move west with him to California to preserve the rivalry between the two franchises. Otherwise, the Giants probably would have moved to Minnesota since that was a consideration for Stoneham. Coming full circle, the Rams originated in Cleveland before establishing roots in Los Angeles but Cleveland got another football team to call its own soon after...one called the Browns.

If the Raiders go to San Antonio that will make my decision to be a Rams fan a lot easier...it's one thing to stick with them as a Northern California team, it's another to stick with them in an entirely different state (a red state at that).

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[nickhx2]

lmfao

[Neddy]

As a Rams fan, I understand the heartbreak that St. Louis fans are going through. Of course, I'm biased but that witch Georgia Frontiere never should have moved the team from L.A. to begin with so I'm overjoyed to have the team back in Los Angeles. Hopefully, the Jaguars will eventually make their way to St. Louis with Shahid Khan as their owner. We've waited 21 years, so St. Louis should be patient after the initial heartbreak.

Personally, I'd like to see the Chargers just stay in San Diego and the Raiders in Oakland. The respective fanbases at those locations just makes the most sense in terms of historical and spiritual connections. However, the Raiders have now secured land in San Antonio for some of that payback Neddy mentioned against Jerry Jones. Even still, it's the freaking Dallas Cowboys in Texas. Mark Davis may be able to build a local fanbase, but he'd never take over the state. It'd be akin to Arte Moreno's Angels going up against the Dodgers. Then again, I guess the same holds true for his situation in California.

Speaking of which, there's an interesting anecdote about how Los Angeles almost got a baseball team from St. Louis called the Browns. If not for the events of Pearl Harbor, the Dodgers very well could have moved elsewhere and possibly found itself dodging the cable cars of San Francisco instead of the trolleys in Brooklyn. It was Dodgers owner Walter O' Malley who convinced Horace Stoneham to move west with him to California to preserve the rivalry between the two franchises. Otherwise, the Giants probably would have moved to Minnesota since that was a consideration for Stoneham. Coming full circle, the Rams originated in Cleveland before establishing roots in Los Angeles but Cleveland got another football team to call its own soon after...one called the Browns.

great stuff, Ranma. as usual, I expect nothing less than enlighting and insightful stories that shines light on overlooked or forgotten perspective to whichever the topic in hand we discuss, from you. bravo.

as for my Raiders, it will certainly hurt to see them leave Cali, and the westcoast entirely. I always thought my nearby city of Portland, Oregon can support a NFL franchise. this area is dying for pro football and the Ducks football is the #1 sport of this state followed by the Blazers basketball, distant third of the Timbers of MLS, then just barely on the radar of WinterHawks hockey.(I once was a season ticket holder of the Keizer-Salem Volcanos but couldn't bare to cheer for the giants' minor league team) I would have signed up to be the first season ticket holder of the Portland Raiders if that was the case, even though most likely it would be a nosebleed "hey look at me Im in the stadium" seats. but no matter where they go, I will cheer for them. it could be the freaking Mars for all I care. Beijing Raiders, Im game. Tokyo Raiders, why not? London Raiders? hell ya. I still remember Bo Jackson coming off that helicopter to join the raiders after his baseball game the same day, and running over people at will. football maybe my third favoirte sport after my religion that is baseball, then my commitment that is the clipper basketball... as during the last superbowl I ended up watching New York baseball dynasty documentary of the 50s featuring the Yanks, Dodgers, and the Giants instead, but I haven't missed a single raider game in the last ten years or more thanks to directv NFL package.

it is unfortunate that Al drove us down to the gutter and his likeable but incompetent son can't pull this great franchise out of it. but I bet ya, if there was a global survey of the most recognizable NFL franchise, the Raiders will be one of the top 3. the Rams or the Chargers? not even in the top 10 most likely. not disrespecting other people's favorite teams but simply saying that the power of the brand that is the Raiders is much stronger than their pityful performance of the last decade by a mile. it is such a shame to see this team, that I love, despite the fact that I feel at times embarrassed to admit that I enjoy this human brain meat grinder that is the game of football, in such state of disarray. maybe it is karma of Al's renegade ways... but through it all I never let go of my Clips and seeing where this franchise have become since the Larry Brown Era, I am going to stick with my first (football) love no matter what. until death do us apart.