Game Debrief: What Went Right And What Went Wrong?

Well Austin played 34 minutes and he's the one that's supposed to be a scorer. What happened to Mays?

 

200 million dollar payroll paying dividends. love that there wasn't a peep when they had a key injury to plumlee and they were trying to trade for theis (which would have required losing a rotation piece), and then indy just bought him out, like two weeks into the season. man, if that was us popovich and co. would have been bleating in the press for weeks. but the league's highest paid team benefits, and everyone's like, hey, great luck for them, right?

 

We hung around much longer than expected, so props for the level of fight they showed in this one. But like they said 40x during the broadcast, we have zero room for error. A TO, missed rebound or missed defensive assignment can be a back breaker and cost us the game. They miss and no biggie, their firepower will make up for it next play and then rip off a 7-0 run. It's also demoralizing playing great D for 22 seconds and they get a hero shot to fall... that happened at least five times in this one.

The Good
-AD and DLO were the offense, both showed up.
-Vando and Cam had great energy, hustle and defense (losing Cam to Beard's offensive foul hurt).
-AD and Vando both did a good job battling on the glass (so did Wood), but those two were fighting 2 and 3 Clipps for the basket every time the ball went up.

The bad
-AD and DLO weren't enough. To have a chance in a game like this, they can't score in the 20s. It has to be in the 30s or 40s. That's an unfair ask given all they had to do out there and they both were gassed by the end, but...

- The supporting cast, especially Rui and Austin. The guys had what looks like a solid stat line when we're at full strength. But without Bron, guys have to take it up a level. Offensively, no one did. Defensively, they tried. Effort was there despite a record setting 1st half score for the Clippers.
- Ham and his f***ing rotations. Vando and Cam were playing great defense, Ham has to surround them with more offense when pairing them together. Why do minute restrictions post injury apply to Rui and Vando but not Prince?
- Ham

 

Goddamn moron

 

Soooo who you guys are rooting for ? C bag clippers finals

 

clippers obviously

 

Let me preface this by saying I'm not answering the question. Don't want to speak it into existence. What I will say is while I hate the C Bag franchise, I find their current roster to be much more likable than the Clippers. That being said, I'll reiterate that I abstain from answering the question.

 

If Prince was injured or something, Austin, Rui, or Max, would get smoked, on defense regularly at SF. Folks would be screaming... " Just wait until Prince gets back"!!!

 

Indiana

 

What the H does that have to do with Numbnuts' absolute refusal to try last season's (not perfect, of course) but most successful lineup with Prince's mediocre a** too on defense, being replaced for a good trial again with Vando instead? Vando has shown he is much better at putting somewhat of a damper on the elite PGs which Prince most certainly can not.

 

Same.
I’m a big Tatum fan and don’t extremely dislike any of their players. I can’t say the same about The Toileteers.

 

Who are the toileteers ? I am new. If you mean the Clippers, but correct me If I am wrong, didn’t scum C bag fans chase our bus and threw rocks at us after NBA finals ?

 

The Clippers. It’s a joke around here now after Ballmer got all worked up bragging about how many restrooms the new arena was going to have.

 

@ LT..

Because that's this big deal for some reason, but it's not being put in the proper context. Dennis started 50 games last season man, he avg 30 minutes a game too. D'Angelo avg 1 min more than Dennis, Austin and Jarred avg 28min and 24 min a game. The real hole, that hasn't been plugged, is at POA PG. Cam, Prince or Jarred aren't suited for big minutes, in that particular role IMO.

Oh they can harrass a few guards on occasion at times, but nothing like Dennis. Austin and D'Angelo are even worse at it.

So NO..the starting lineup from last season, after the trade deadline, isn't this magic answer, that some of you guys seem to think it is.

I have to give a shout out to Elgin the great, or Kareem 33, I can't remember which one, that pegged missing Dennis, was going to be a big deal..they were correct.

Personally, I'd send Austin back to the bench, and start Reddish and Vanderbilt, and bring Prince back in with Reaves. Set a more defensive aggressive tone to start the halves, it doesn't matter if both only play 20 minutes or so a game. I do think that Austin and Prince would defend better against 2nd unit.

 

it was Pioneer, slick. and i don't fully agree with either of you. but i would welcome DS back for sure.

and even though i'm a huge proponent of defense-first, i don't know if even i'd go as far as reddish AND vando in the starting lineup. that's sort of the opposite of our recent errors (maximizing AD and lebron on offense at all costs).

 

I hate the team that cannot be named with every fiber of my being so I'll root for any team they play against, even if it's flop city. As far as I'm concerned, lurch and wheelchair are still on that team and Aurbach is still the coach.

 

Cleveland won 13 out of 16
Knicks after trade 10 -2. I t is not that clear that C Bags are favorites

 

Just saw that LT already answered for me.

 

Good: the shooting and offense

Bad: defense again...need to play Vando more

 

Great offensive game.