Russell Westbrick Discussion: Clipper Gonna Clip

Yeah. I grew up in North OC, and it was all Lakers then, and still is. I can't honestly say who would be #2. OC is all Lakers.

 

They changed the rules on the routine and time allowed between shots. He use to walk back to the half way line and take a few breaths and he isn’t allowed to do it anymore. It’s cratered his FT percentages for some reason.

 

Some of the paddle guys out there look like kids, BUT love the intensity. If he brings that in a meaningless drill, practice is going to be intense.

 

LOL grimacing at the kid helpers …. but WTH was that travel at the start like he was practicing for Riverdance?

 

C’mere son



you can’t talk about my dribble and be shooting like Dwight

 

Bring it back (when there are mid-game jump balls)

 

I’ve seen enough, Melo needs to start

 

You want to beat AD up all season against starting centers? Or is this for the teams in the playoffs we can do it against?

 

I just look at how tenuous it seems to keep him on the floor as it is without having to bang in the paint against guys bigger and stronger than him. He's not a 7 footer in any event like so many call him, he's 6"10" and 254. Not that height is the factor for banging. We'll see. Personally I would not be surprised to see Howard start now, if Gasol is gone, and then sub rotate from there when AD should be in .... during the season. Dwight seems to be really getting after it this off season for a purpose?

 

It's generally a more physical position where the biggest and strongest guys play and again some of us just worry that "starting" all season long, as opposed to prescribed minutes during the games for matchups and closing lineup .... is asking for trouble.

 

Adams isn't a scoring threat but he stays down low and gobbles up boards. I don't want AD'S fragile azz anywhere near him either lol. For the most part he can play the 5, there's only a few guys I don't want to see him bang with unless we're in the playoffs because there's no need

 

It all depends on the matchups with AD. His numbers are higher at 5 because he is playing against other small ball 5's. He is the best small ball 5 in the game . It's not so simple as just put him at center, some teams aren't looking to go small all the time. At the moment there aren't a lot of power centers in the NBA. Maybe that will change as more higher quality bigs come into the league. In the West, Denver, Utah and the Clippers have the ability to put size on the floor in the post, Ayton is a legit low post center too, we have to be able to counter that.

 

Seems to me if M. Gasol and Kidd can become decent to good 3pt shooters later in their careers AD should be able to too. It’s not like he does’t have a good looking release. Quit slacking in that area kid …. step your game up.