Comments on: Clippers Fall to Lakers 112-103 in Hard-Fought, Physical Game https://213hoops.com/clippers-fall-to-lakers-112-103-in-hard-fought-physical-game/ L.A. Clippers News and Analysis Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:22:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.19 By: Notabandwagoner https://213hoops.com/clippers-fall-to-lakers-112-103-in-hard-fought-physical-game/#comment-1083 Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:22:45 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=774#comment-1083 Concur. During some of Lob City’s biggest moments, the panic on Doc’s face was evident. That trickles down to the team.

]]> By: Based Freestyle https://213hoops.com/clippers-fall-to-lakers-112-103-in-hard-fought-physical-game/#comment-1076 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:12:09 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=774#comment-1076 Notice how this is the only example people can come up with for Doc making adjustments when he’s been here for seven seasons. There’s far more examples of him stubbornly refusing to adjust to the detriment of the team.

For instance, he spent the entire Lob City era promising to stagger the starters and never doing it. When we traded CP3, he claimed we were going to move the ball more, then built the offense around Austin/Lou isoball. The front office has routinely had to trade players away (Austin, Avery, Jerome) so Doc couldn’t give them way too much playing time anymore.

This idea that Doc is holding things back for the playoffs has no basis in reality. We’ve seen enough of a sample size in the playoffs to know that Doc’s coaching doesn’t change. He still plays favorites. His rotations still work against the roster’s strengths. He still doesn’t make adjustments. He still doesn’t have a system. This is who Doc is as a coach and he’s never going to change.

]]> By: Benoit_Benjamin https://213hoops.com/clippers-fall-to-lakers-112-103-in-hard-fought-physical-game/#comment-1075 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 01:57:28 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=774#comment-1075 Totally agree. This game was bigger for the Lakers than it was for the Clippers. The Lakers has to win this game considering they lost the first two. I know lots of people have issues with Doc but he’s a good coach. He’s not gonna show his hand the last 20 games of the season. I see him experimenting with things to wind up the season. The Clippers just need to be healthy going in to the playoffs. It’s not a guarantee that there’ll be a championship parade when it’s all over, but I’ll take my chances with a healthy team. It’s gonna be fun!

]]> By: pegitom https://213hoops.com/clippers-fall-to-lakers-112-103-in-hard-fought-physical-game/#comment-1074 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 01:52:48 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=774#comment-1074 ^^^^This times a billion regarding Lou Wil

]]> By: osamu https://213hoops.com/clippers-fall-to-lakers-112-103-in-hard-fought-physical-game/#comment-1073 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 00:58:40 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=774#comment-1073 Heyyyyy I’m logged in for the first time in like week!

]]> By: TheGreatestShowman https://213hoops.com/clippers-fall-to-lakers-112-103-in-hard-fought-physical-game/#comment-1072 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 00:00:03 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=774#comment-1072 Lol, ok fellas. I think there is some intentionality by Doc. And he absolutely adapts. Remember last year when he we suddenly busted out the small on small pick n pop? Only time will tell but my guess is Doc isn’t showing all his cards.

]]> By: Based Freestyle https://213hoops.com/clippers-fall-to-lakers-112-103-in-hard-fought-physical-game/#comment-1071 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 21:47:56 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=774#comment-1071 @Showman: Doc hasn’t changed at all. Notice how as soon as there was a little adversity against a good opponent, Doc went right back to his old habits. Zu warmed the bench when we needed his defense. Lou was back to handling the ball and playing in the closing lineup.

It’s easy for him to try things when we’re up 30, but yesterday’s game shows how he’s going to coach in the playoffs, and it’s going to be the same old routine.

]]> By: chogokin https://213hoops.com/clippers-fall-to-lakers-112-103-in-hard-fought-physical-game/#comment-1070 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 21:08:15 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=774#comment-1070 So I wanted to reply to you, Showman, but for some reason there’s no Reply button on your comments (ah, the joys of working out the kinks early on in this site’s development)…

But anyways, that’s fair. Doc has made the adjustments you listed off during the win streak, so I guess I’ll just hope that his endgame management for this game was an outlier brain fart that he knows needs to be rectified going forward – it’s annoying that it happened to happen against the Fakers though -_-

]]> By: TheGreatestShowman https://213hoops.com/clippers-fall-to-lakers-112-103-in-hard-fought-physical-game/#comment-1069 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 19:24:48 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=774#comment-1069 You mean Coach Lebron. He was waving off picks in favor of hunting whomever Lou was guarding.

]]> By: TheGreatestShowman https://213hoops.com/clippers-fall-to-lakers-112-103-in-hard-fought-physical-game/#comment-1068 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 19:23:45 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=774#comment-1068 I hear you but he has changed as evidenced by this recent run:

-Zu playing the 4th.
-Lou not automatically closing games.
-Reggie being the primary second unit ball-handler.
-Staggering PG and Kawhi.

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