Comments on: Clippers Player Grades: First Two Games of 2022 Season

By: Luna Rider

Luna Rider — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:23:35 +0000

Disagree, Bev was a much better shooter, and tougher on D, plus a way better alpha dog type with his hustle. Bledsoe has some positives, but I would take Bev for this team.

By: G RAP OLD SCHOOL LIKE YOUR DAD

G RAP OLD SCHOOL LIKE YOUR DAD — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 04:09:06 +0000

I haven’t been glued to Bledsoe’s stats. But on the eye test the guy is doing way more then Bev imo without the bad fouls Bev would make. Bledsoe’s drives are incredible with some circus type shots. He puts plenty of pressure on the opposing defense, helps get better looks for our shooters. He takes plenty of contact and gets some and1’s.
Bledsoe is way better for our team imo and this is coming from a huge huge Beverly fan!
Pg13 plays better as the alpha,
Hartenstein is definitly a keeper, has shown stretches of making Zu expendable even though I wouldn’t , (serge would go) Luke showing a tad more then I thought he had, Mann not showing a lot but I think it’s due to our ball movement system(he will have some big games this year)

By: Lawler Clippers

Lawler Clippers — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:50:55 +0000

I realize that. It’s just that I’m trying to take him to a lower level.

By: dhpat

dhpat — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:27:55 +0000

I wouldn’t be so fast to trade Zubac. He has a very team friendly contract, and he has been very durable. We need him against centers like Ayton and Jokic. We have to see what is happening with Ibaka.

By: JCplusULTRA

JCplusULTRA — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:50:43 +0000

Chris Kaman had a decent mid-range game.

By: dhpat

dhpat — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:21:32 +0000

On the podcast, Dr. Shap, Lucas and Joey rightly pointed out that E. Bled is a much better fit on the Clippers than New Orleans. But, I am concerned when they blitz PG and KL, Bled will be open, and he will need to make those open shots that Pat Bev made. I think E. Bled will.

By: dhpat

dhpat — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:19:39 +0000

At least, Luke is looking to be aggressive with his shot — and, they will start splashing into made 3’s. Coffey is fine, and if he can make a few 3’s, all the better. Zubac is a question. My wife is constantly throwing Zu under the bus when he doesn’t finish around the rim, but he doesn’t have great hands and does not have the jumping ability of other centers. However, as I try to defend Zu to my wife, he is good defender, and if he can just jump a bit, we’ll be fine. We can’t play small ball on every possession, and having a traditional center (and maybe two with Hartenstein), we can rest Nic Batum and Morris for the long haul. When I look at Zu, I keep seeing Chris Kaman without the crazy hair.

By: chogokin

chogokin — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 04:46:46 +0000

I feel like Lue’s tiptoeing around asking Reggie to come off the bench because of how huge he was for us last year, and/or tiptoeing around asking Bledsoe to come off the bench because he’s been so good in practice, preseason, and the first 2 games. But if things don’t improve (though I suspect they will), then at some point someone’s gonna have to swallow their pride for the good of the team. In the short-term I’m a bit concerned about if Bledsoe/Reggie will be able to hold up against Dame/CJ, but we’ll see what Lue can scheme up tomorrow I guess.

By: Robert Flom

Robert Flom — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 02:58:56 +0000

This is just a grade based on the first two games, nothing broader at all

By: Robert Flom

Robert Flom — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 02:58:14 +0000

I think the Reggie/Bledsoe combo will get a few more games, but I agree it throws off rotations and is also not a great defensive combo just due to size.