ROUND 1 Game 5 vs Mavs - 6PM PDT on TNT

[esqtvd]

Porzingis: OUT
Beverley: DOUBTFUL

[NickP]

Ok, for the sake of the team and our season, let's hope the team and coaching are all on the same page. Let's hope they all have studied enough film. I'm sincerely hoping for PG to have a huge game. I'm hoping for Doc to make solid decisions.
GO CLIPPERS!!!

[clipperlover]

Ok, for the sake of the team and our season, let's hope the team and coaching are all on the same page. Let's hope they all have studied enough film. I'm sincerely hoping for PG to have a huge game. I'm hoping for Doc to make solid decisions.
GO CLIPPERS!!!

We don't need to Doc to make decisions. We need him to get out of the way and let Kawhi take over. Kawhi has multiple rings and multiple NBA Finals MVPs. He knows what going up 3-2 means. PG, Morris, Noah and Reggie have played in a Conference Finals, so I expect them to bring it the rest of this series.

[NickP]

Ok, for the sake of the team and our season, let's hope the team and coaching are all on the same page. Let's hope they all have studied enough film. I'm sincerely hoping for PG to have a huge game. I'm hoping for Doc to make solid decisions.
GO CLIPPERS!!!

We don't need to Doc to make decisions. We need him to get out of the way and let Kawhi take over. Kawhi has multiple rings and multiple NBA Finals MVPs. He knows what going up 3-2 means. PG, Morris, Noah and Reggie have played in a Conference Finals, so I expect them to bring it the rest of this series.

I know. But every game is a new game and at this point all we can do is hope for the best outcome. Whether it comes from Kawhi getting 50 or Doc coaching his ass off. Let's just win this series already.

[clipperlover]

Ok, for the sake of the team and our season, let's hope the team and coaching are all on the same page. Let's hope they all have studied enough film. I'm sincerely hoping for PG to have a huge game. I'm hoping for Doc to make solid decisions.
GO CLIPPERS!!!

We don't need to Doc to make decisions. We need him to get out of the way and let Kawhi take over. Kawhi has multiple rings and multiple NBA Finals MVPs. He knows what going up 3-2 means. PG, Morris, Noah and Reggie have played in a Conference Finals, so I expect them to bring it the rest of this series.

I know. But every game is a new game and at this point all we can do is hope for the best outcome. Whether it comes from Kawhi getting 50 or Doc coaching his ass off. Let's just win this series already.

Every game further in a playoff series ramps up the pressure. Doncic and crew haven't been faced with an elimination game on either side yet. When the stakes get higher and each possession has more meaning, we will see who rises to the top. I will go with the experience in those cases. While Kawhi has won multiple times, he also has the sting from losing a championship by not making a free throw.

[SK21209]

Kawhi played 47 minutes last game I believe so I wouldn't be surprised to see a bit less dominant game out of him.

[Bob8]

We don't need to Doc to make decisions. We need him to get out of the way and let Kawhi take over. Kawhi has multiple rings and multiple NBA Finals MVPs. He knows what going up 3-2 means. PG, Morris, Noah and Reggie have played in a Conference Finals, so I expect them to bring it the rest of this series.

I know. But every game is a new game and at this point all we can do is hope for the best outcome. Whether it comes from Kawhi getting 50 or Doc coaching his ass off. Let's just win this series already.

Every game further in a playoff series ramps up the pressure. Doncic and crew haven't been faced with an elimination game on either side yet. When the stakes get higher and each possession has more meaning, we will see who rises to the top. I will go with the experience in those cases. While Kawhi has won multiple times, he also has the sting from losing a championship by not making a free throw.

Luka played much bigger games than game 5 of first round.

https://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=005929&seasoncode=E2017#!biography

Clippers are of course big favourites to win this series, because they have much better team overall, especially with KP out.

[NickP]

I think PG will show up this game. He will not settle for the long ball but he'll find ways to score. Book it.

[Quake Griffin]

We deserve to win a series in less than 7 games.

Since Lob City:
2012 Grizzlies in 7.
2014 Warriors in 7.
2015 Spurs in 7.

Damn....We've won 3 series in a decade with all that fire power.
Sad AF.

[MartinToVaught]

We deserve to win a series in less than 7 games.

Since Lob City:
2012 Grizzlies in 7.
2014 Warriors in 7.
2015 Spurs in 7.

Damn....We've won 3 series in a decade with all that fire power.
Sad AF.

Shows how terrible our coaching staffs have been at making adjustments and putting players in position to succeed. Those Lob City teams, flawed as they were, still had too much talent to barely win three first-round series (and nothing else).

[mttwlsn16]

Clips by 25. PG drops 43.

[Kelphus]

Vegas still believes. 8 point favorites.

No Porzingas?

Yes, this is as "must win" as it gets.

PG13 needs to be less G-rated. Go for the NC17 buddy.

Pat Bev needs to get well, but he also needs to get on the floor to get his rhythm back.

It kills me to see us 2-2 and the fLakers up 3-1 (and a real thrashing last night of Blazers).

Go Clips.

I know that whatever the outcome Doc will be reviled by some as an incompetent. Whatever. I just want the win. It is instructive that we have people on this Board who know more than apparently the entire sports world.....

Googled "NBA Coach rankings" - here is what I found.

#13 https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-nba-coaches/ranker-nba #13
#5https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/ranking_all_30_nba_head_coaches/s1__30338456#slide_26
#2https://bleacherreport.com/articles/795762-nba-power-rankings-the-10-greatest-coaches-currently-in-the-league
#6 https://www.cascadiasn.com/blog/nba/ranking-the-2019-20-nba-coaches
#11 https://www.stadiumtalk.com/s/current-nba-coaches-ranked-c980c52b3a834a9f
#3 https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/1923702

So the consensus is Doc is not awful.
I know this won't make a difference to some of the know-it-alls on the board who just hate Doc no matter what, but at least (unlike them) I have provided some specifics instead of rhetoric.

[esqtvd]

Vegas still believes. 8 point favorites.

No Porzingas?

Yes, this is as "must win" as it gets.

PG13 needs to be less G-rated. Go for the NC17 buddy.

Pat Bev needs to get well, but he also needs to get on the floor to get his rhythm back.

It kills me to see us 2-2 and the fLakers up 3-1 (and a real thrashing last night of Blazers).

Go Clips.

I know that whatever the outcome Doc will be reviled by some as an incompetent. Whatever. I just want the win. It is instructive that we have people on this Board who know more than apparently the entire sports world.....

Googled "NBA Coach rankings" - here is what I found.

#13 https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-nba-coaches/ranker-nba #13
#5https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/ranking_all_30_nba_head_coaches/s1__30338456#slide_26
#2https://bleacherreport.com/articles/795762-nba-power-rankings-the-10-greatest-coaches-currently-in-the-league
#6 https://www.cascadiasn.com/blog/nba/ranking-the-2019-20-nba-coaches
#11 https://www.stadiumtalk.com/s/current-nba-coaches-ranked-c980c52b3a834a9f
#3 https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/1923702

So the consensus is Doc is not awful.
I know this won't make a difference to some of the know-it-alls on the board who just hate Doc no matter what, but at least (unlike them) I have provided some specifics instead of rhetoric.

The 2020-21 season starts in 4 months--maybe Christmas Day. Even if we punt this one, it makes no sense to try to start over on the fly with a new coach. This was a brand-new team--only Pat Bev, J-Myke, Lou and Trezz were even here on Christmas Day 2018. And 2019-20 had a full team only about a dozen games all year.

Try to enjoy the rest of the season. Maybe something good will happen.

[MartinToVaught]

No time will ever be a good time to start over with a new coach in your homeristic opinion.

[MartinToVaught]

Read on Twitter

Meanwhile, our own coach would rather play Trez. Imagine what this team would be looking like if Carlisle was our coach instead.

[esqtvd]

Clips by 25. PG drops 43.

Fan.

[esqtvd]

No time will ever be a good time to start over with a new coach in your homeristic opinion.

Try to let the rest of us enjoy this anyway. This is supposed to be fun.

[mttwlsn16]

Read on Twitter

Meanwhile, our own coach would rather play Trez. Imagine what this team would be looking like if Carlisle was our coach instead.

I challenge you to post something positive about this team. You can do it.

[supra2k8]

Kawhi decided to guard Giannis when raps went 0-2, I think he'll make the same decision tonight, not just guard him in the last 3 mins.

This is almost a must win, especially when KP might be back for game 6 and if there's a game 7. KP and Luka yet to have a great game together, that might happen and that maybe too much offense for Clippers.

[TucsonClip]

Must win game. PG has got to find a way to get looks in the paint.