Comments on: Clippers 2020-2021 Season Preview: Lou Williams

By: Goons 1

Goons 1 — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 00:59:39 +0000

Ibaka doesn’t need to start games! I’m not the biggest Zu fan, & think alot of folks overrate him, but he should start.. Let’s not act as if he’s trash or something, he’s good.. If he’s a liability in a PLAYOFF matchup, then yeah, you adjust accordingly.. You don’t change your lineup in the regular season based on matchups! Also, Jokic is going to get every & any center in foul trouble, that’s just what he does! Zu also played him as good as you can possibly play him, let’s not act as if he was the issue..

& it’s pretty clear who that rotational guy who’s gonna piss people off is gonna be, Reggie Jackson! Which I’m perfectly fine with & confident in

By: G RAP OLD SCHOOL LIKE YOUR DAD

G RAP OLD SCHOOL LIKE YOUR DAD — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 20:45:10 +0000

Yeah, No! Don’t agree with you goons. I’d rather have ibaka defending Jokic and not fouling out like Zu and spreading the floor totally different then last years team. Last years team was a fuckin failure I’m hoping to see some positive change ups with the the offense against certain teams/matchups!
If your saying ibaka won’t start over Zu in some matchups during the season and Zu will start every game no matter what your just as stubborn as Doc bro! ? We’re in training camp and everyone on this site thinks they already know the rotations?! Lol it’s just opinion, all I’m saying is depending who earns what in training camp and preseason the rotation isn’t guaranteed to be in any of our control(that would be nice but terrible at the same time because none us are professionals. None of us!
I’ll believe it when I see it
Ty Lou has said he’s about playing the best players period
I think everyone on here gonna be shocked to see some rotation or player happen that they do not see or agree with.
Whole new coaching staff , you think everything gonna be the same as last year?? We brought in Lou to do the same doc rotations and plays?? Yeah right
We need a little shakeup I’m excited to see what they do system wise. Pg13 cannot have another season like last year. I criticize the shit out of the guy and guess what everybody here criticized me for it?? Pg13 said last season was unacceptable for him as a player. So the team better do something different to use pg13 in a better way or were fucked!

By: Goons 1

Goons 1 — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:26:04 +0000

Very true, I just wasn’t expecting that from Lou, that’s all.. It can very well be a fuck you to the media (Jovan lol), & nothing against the team, for all we know.. If that’s the case, then I don’t blame him.. Or it can be a mixture of both

By: Goons 1

Goons 1 — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:20:30 +0000

True but Chauncey isn’t your normal assistant.. He was an elite pg in his era & lauded for his leadership skills at every stop.. He’d command just as much respect from the guys, if not more, as Lue based on his rep

By: Goons 1

Goons 1 — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:13:31 +0000

A while lot in here lol

1. Ignore EVERYTHING you watch on TV regarding the Clippers, they’re a bunch of IDIOTS! & Luke is our 6th man period! + he’ll start at the 2 & 3 whenever PG or Kawhi sit & may very well start at the 1

2. You answered your own question (again lol) regarding the rockets trading for Lou.. If we somehow end up with Tucker, Lou is going to a 3rd team, UNLESS, rockets get out of Gordon’s contract.. That’s why I don’t think Tucker is a possibility as long as Harden remains a rocket

3. You need Zu to bang with the bigs, so needs to start + the starting unit is perfectly fine! Def wouldn’t be opposed to Ibaka closing though.. Also, Clips don’t have anyone who can get to the bucket with ease so even though Ibaka would create more space, it won’t make much of a difference with the starters.. Lou & Reggie are the 2 guys who would benefit more from the lane being open, not Kawhi & PG.. Both of those guys need to make more of an effort to get downhill & get into the lane though, whether it results in a shot, lob, kickout or free throws.. Since this team lacks cutters, they need to find easier ways to score the ball.. Lastly, not sure if I heard it on TLTJTP or locked on, but they pretty much touched on this issue

By: G RAP OLD SCHOOL LIKE YOUR DAD

G RAP OLD SCHOOL LIKE YOUR DAD — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:24:49 +0000

Nba tv clipper team preview has
Kennard as 3rd string sg on the depth chart behind Lou will.
They have Reggie as the primary backup 1 to Beverly.
Lou will is almost definitly in a holding pattern until rockets figure out harden most likely. Don’t see why rockets won’t trade tucker for Lou right now? Lou is perfect 6th man or starter if harden leaves. But then again rockets have Eric Gordon as sg/6th man type.
Maybe the clippers don’t plan on trading Lou at all, but I agree Lou’s interview from training camp sounds like clippers already told him that there planning on trading him especially if kennard is planning on getting the backup sg/sf minutes.

So maybe ……
Bev pg13 kawhi mook Zu
Reggie luke Batum Tucker ibaka??

Lastly I know you guys are gonna wanna kill this take, but I can’t shake the thought out of my head that starting ibaka over Zu against Jokic, emblid, AD teams will benefit the clippers tremendously. Ibaka being able to spread the floor with an outside shot will let us imitate the Jokic,AD,emblid offenses more with pick and pop/3point shooting along with forcing Jokic AD Emblid to have to leave the paint and come out on the perimeter more on defense. With Zu teams just pack the paint more forcing kawhi pg13 Morris Bev into shooting a ton of jumpers which I’m okay with , but using ibaka more against these bigger teams will give our guys more space to get to the rim. Pg13 especially needs to get to the rim/foul line a HELL of a lot more then he did last year. Pg13 drawing fouls and getting to the rim gets him easier buckets and at the same time puts opposing players in situations where they have to commit/foul more.
So against these teams a starting squad of
Bev pg13 kawhi mook ibaka
Reggie kennard Batum Tucker Zu
Could work really well.
We’re gonna have to do some scheming this year for sure
So many teams got better that gave us trouble last year,
Lakers, Dallas, denver, suns, Portland
Along with philly, nets, bucks,
Miami
And even though warriors are without Klay, steph draymond oubre and young gunner wiseman not gonna be push overs.

By: World B. We

World B. We — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 08:54:25 +0000

The Reggie William’s signing makes Lou a litty bitty more expendable. Don’t get me wrong. Lou is the more exciting player. A year removed from being the best closer in the game? Am I remembering that right? Wasn’t he a 4th quarter Wizard in the 2018-19 season? He’s a legend for that Warriors playoff comeback. A legend! I will proudly display his bobblehead for life, chicken wings be damned. Buuuuuuut…
Reggie’s slightly underrated on this site. I believe that given a well defined roll, not paired with Lou+Shamet as the small forward (what the fuck was that?) a previous starter in this league will do okay…enoughish.. coming off the bench. He’ll be ehrn…fine.
Patterson, backup power forward EVERY game? Not just utilized situationally? Not going to work. I would trade Lou for PJ Tucker in a heartbeat the way our roster is currently constructed.
Listening to the podcast where the Reggie Signing was discussed, the dissatisfaction with the concept of barely any Mann minutes reinforced my belief that Lou is on the move. Mann is indeed going to see floor time this year. Lou is leaving, and It’s not for another guard.

By: G RAP OLD SCHOOL LIKE YOUR DAD

G RAP OLD SCHOOL LIKE YOUR DAD — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 08:04:35 +0000

I’m sure he’s not third string, just throwing out there that I’ve seen fans insert Reggie and Patterson into the reserve roles while leaving out kennard. Can’t imagine kennard gets outplayed in camp by Reggie but Luke’s knee arthritis doesn’t sound like it’s an open and shut case, from what I’ve read knee arthritis can kinda come and go, and we did land a huge upgrade over shamet for a reason,, nobody wanted to gamble on Luke’s knee issues except for us. Nets could of had him over shamet but they wanted shamet. And the pistons wanted the pick/not kennard. If Luke has nagging issues then we might see these lineups right? Unless we move Lou to starter and Bev to the bench like others have said we then could avoid the kennard-Lou pairing if it proves to be a problem on the defensive end.
So all I’m saying is that we might get more Reggie-Lou backcourts then what we’d want. And I hope not.
Lastly if we do a tucker trade for Lou at some point , or Lou for anything other then a guard then Reggie is going to be in the rotation a lot more no matter what.
Ibaka tucker Batum kennard Reggie
Unless Mann of course shows he can take on more of a role with the loss of Lou .

By: Lucas Hann

Lucas Hann — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 05:53:38 +0000

Kennard isn’t going to be on the 3rd string

By: G RAP OLD SCHOOL LIKE YOUR DAD

G RAP OLD SCHOOL LIKE YOUR DAD — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 05:49:03 +0000

I don’t support it, but I’ve read some fans takes that it’s not impossible
That ty Lou decides to keep pat as starter and run with
Reggie Lou (dreadful backcourt)
Along with Batum backup 3
Patterson at the 4
And Ibaka at the 5
Using kennard as a third string matchup/load managing replacement for kawhi/pg13.
I don’t support this at all but everyone saying ty Lou is not doc,
So I’m sure there will be plenty of games Reggie does get the backup 1 spot.
Kennards knee arthritis is nothing to flinch at, he might need load managing once in a while too I imagine. I think with injury concerns/possibility of Batum being more washed that we think that the bench will be unstable minute chemistry wise with the trio of kennard Reggie Batum and the question marks that come with them. Same starters as last year so familiarity/chemistry wise I’m not worrying about the starters at all. And the bench doesn’t matter to me that much as long as ty doesn’t do the hockey subs, and also if we trade Lou will at some point it’s going to change the energy/flow/chemistry of the bench unit players anyways when/if we add a new player and subtract Lou will.