Scoundreldays wrote:Thank you Clippers for giving me some ammo against my Mavericks Fan GF after all the flack she gave me after going down 0-2.
The last time Kawhi was down 0-2
Scoundreldays wrote:Thank you Clippers for giving me some ammo against my Mavericks Fan GF after all the flack she gave me after going down 0-2.
Captain Ballmer wrote:That Boban-KP lineup felt like a desperation move that hasn't worked out for Carlisle. They will definitely better than this but boy they don't have an answer on D. Carlisle will be sweating more right now.
Unless Luka pulls another magic performance it's hard to see them getting another win. That shoulder-neck pain of him makes this even harder to pull.
Quake Griffin wrote:Max Headrom wrote:I called it in the last game thread on the GB that once Dallas stop shooting with all the sliders turned up, they'd get blown out
Dallas didn't stop doing anything.
The Clippers have defended them well for the last 6 quarters at this point. The first 2 games were not luck and shooting with the "sliders turned up". It was poor defense.
Quake Griffin wrote:Max Headrom wrote:I called it in the last game thread on the GB that once Dallas stop shooting with all the sliders turned up, they'd get blown out
Dallas didn't stop doing anything.
The Clippers have defended them well for the last 6 quarters at this point. The first 2 games were not luck and shooting with the "sliders turned up". It was poor defense.
MartinToVaught wrote:LamarWho wrote:wakelaunch1 wrote:zubac has no post moves. Pathetic for the number of years he has been in the league.He can only play when Bo comes in the game.
Have u seen Rudy Gobert, Deandre Jordan, Andre Drummond trying to score in the low post? Oh those guys are/were all stars.
Zu's also 24 years old, it's not like he's 30. He still has plenty of time to develop as a player. Just because this series is a bad matchup for him doesn't mean we need to start dumping on him.
TheNewEra wrote:esqtvd wrote:LamarWho wrote:Boogie can't even get in during garbage time.
we're not that desperate...yet
hell Zubac can barely get on the floor and at least he knows the playbook
It didn’t feel like it but seems like they were able to get 18 mins tonight and that’s with fouling out.
I’m sure the Mavs will try to use Boban again
NippySudz wrote:Captain Ballmer wrote:That Boban-KP lineup felt like a desperation move that hasn't worked out for Carlisle. They will definitely better than this but boy they don't have an answer on D. Carlisle will be sweating more right now.
Unless Luka pulls another magic performance it's hard to see them getting another win. That shoulder-neck pain of him makes this even harder to pull.
They have no answer to contain dribble penetration. Like PG said, they don't have a shot blocker.
esqtvd wrote:TheNewEra wrote:esqtvd wrote:
we're not that desperate...yet
hell Zubac can barely get on the floor and at least he knows the playbook
It didn’t feel like it but seems like they were able to get 18 mins tonight and that’s with fouling out.
I’m sure the Mavs will try to use Boban again
I'm feeling Rambis, and Landsberger before him--change of philosophy
Coach says go as hard as you can as long as you can, and even fouling out is no disgrace
this team cannot win without a SENSE OF URGENCY--this game is won ON THE FLOOR, with intensity and athleticism
18 minutes of Zu going gonzo is better than 30 minutes of playing soft
esqtvd wrote:Quake Griffin wrote:Max Headrom wrote:I called it in the last game thread on the GB that once Dallas stop shooting with all the sliders turned up, they'd get blown out
Dallas didn't stop doing anything.
The Clippers have defended them well for the last 6 quarters at this point. The first 2 games were not luck and shooting with the "sliders turned up". It was poor defense.
OTOH the best defense is a good offense, and the best defense is making them start every possession by pulling the ball out of THEIR OWN BASKET after we shoved it down their throat.
We played downhill tonight--it's always a question of who's on their toes and who's on their heels, front foot or back foot.
Frankly, in today's NBA I don't think ANY defense can put the other guys on their heels. These guys are a bleh defensive team and so is their best player. THAT'S how to beat them.
Utah might be a different story but let's get there first...
og15 wrote:Quake Griffin wrote:Max Headrom wrote:I called it in the last game thread on the GB that once Dallas stop shooting with all the sliders turned up, they'd get blown out
Dallas didn't stop doing anything.
The Clippers have defended them well for the last 6 quarters at this point. The first 2 games were not luck and shooting with the "sliders turned up". It was poor defense.
When wide open, Dallas only shot 37.0% 3PT over the whole season. When just open, they shot 36.9%, basically no difference, as long as it was open or better, they shot 37% 3PT. First three games they shot 50.5% 3PT, Hardaway shot 65% 3PT. Bad defense alone does not account for that.
They were 5/12 (41.7%) on tightly contested three's (regular season 29.7%), and made 2-2 of their very tightly contested three's. Overall on more contested three's, which most teams try to avoid (only 5 teams had higher than 5.6% of their 3PA's as tightly contested), they were 7/14 over the first three games. A lot of bad defense is played around the league and opponents don't carve that up with 50%+ 3PT shooting.
MartinToVaught wrote:Anyone still whining about how "easy" the Blazers would have been isn't watching them play.
Clemenza wrote:Great adjustments from Ty Lue. Only negative is that he should've made them for game 2 but we're back in it. Now this is the Kawhi I've been waiting to see. Absolutely stellar every game. PG has been the perfect #2 so far. Both of these guys have to keep attacking the paint and we should close them out. Batum has been great. Morris is back hitting shots. Rondo, Mann, Reggie have been good. Somebody in the series thread in the General Board made a good point about Zu.. he doesn't lift weights. He has the same body as when he was drafted. He's got to hit the weight room in the off season if he's serious about making some type of leap in his game. I think Pat Bev is almost done as a player.
And to think we were down 0-2 and down 19 in the first quarter of game 3 to now tying it all up. Lets hit 'em hard on Wednesday
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