Comments on: Clippers vs. Nets Preview: Getting Back Over .500 https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nets-preview-getting-back-over-500/ L.A. Clippers News and Analysis Thu, 09 Nov 2023 04:12:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.20 By: Based Freestyle https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nets-preview-getting-back-over-500/#comment-50207 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 04:12:52 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=19462#comment-50207 We don’t even have three stars, let alone four. We have one actual star (Kawhi, who can’t stay healthy), two so-called “stars” who are only legends in their own minds, and then Westbrook, who’s a role player at this stage of his career. And it’s those two guys in the middle who cost us pretty much all our draft capital for the next decade. Any serious team would fire this front office tomorrow.

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By: WhyNotTyler https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nets-preview-getting-back-over-500/#comment-50206 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 04:04:28 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=19462#comment-50206 Totally understand it. Defense, effort, competitiveness/grit, team play, intelligent play paired with individual talent for some highlights makes for good basketball to watch imo. The trade ruined a lot of those. Mann should start in place of Harden to get some stability, get wins asap and get PG and Russ their rhythm back. Harden can get his minutes off the bench and show how good of a system and team player he is, whether he’s actually willing to sacrifice for the team.

What we’re gonna see instead is a lot of tinkering with the starting lineup which surprisingly will kill continuity, stability and the win/loss record. Then we move on to blame Russ and Zu rather than a trade that should have never been done THIS WAY. PJ played as well as he could – and doesn’t give you offense. Any team needs two-way players and good role-players who do the little things. Russ is willing to do that. If Harden can’t and Nico and RoCo are gone while all their centers are traditional ones who don’t ever exert dominance or provide spacing, they’re doomed. Also, 3 stars has been a breaking point for many teams. We’re going with 4 which has only worked with Golden State (who are at the exact opposite end of the spectrum when it comes to ball movement)

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By: chogokin https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nets-preview-getting-back-over-500/#comment-50205 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 03:55:49 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=19462#comment-50205 I haven’t jumped ship yet because I can’t imagine it getting worse than this, but this is really, really bad. It might not get worse, but the last few games sure as hell don’t inspire confidence in me that it’s going to get appreciably better anytime soon.

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By: Based Freestyle https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nets-preview-getting-back-over-500/#comment-50204 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 03:53:34 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=19462#comment-50204 I was going to bail if they didn’t fire Doc after the bubble (which they came alarmingly close to not doing). I might actually put my fandom on hiatus if they run it back with Kawhi, PG and Harden after this season. If that trio is this bad now, I don’t even want to imagine how bad they’re going to be in a couple years. I would literally rather take our lumps for a few years like the Nets did than have to sit through any more of this.

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By: chogokin https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nets-preview-getting-back-over-500/#comment-50203 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 03:48:36 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=19462#comment-50203 I’m closer to bailing on this team than I have been since…ever, maybe. The core of this iteration of the Clips is hollow and apathetic, and now we don’t even have a future to look forward to.

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By: WhyNotTyler https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nets-preview-getting-back-over-500/#comment-50202 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 03:45:59 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=19462#comment-50202 RoCo: 2 steals, 2 valuable offensive boards, second-best plusminus on the team

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By: WhyNotTyler https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nets-preview-getting-back-over-500/#comment-50201 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 03:40:55 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=19462#comment-50201 Tyus Jones as an alternative. Unlike Brogdon though, you can’t play Jones next to Hyland

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By: WhyNotTyler https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nets-preview-getting-back-over-500/#comment-50200 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 03:38:49 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=19462#comment-50200 Phoenix struggling, Memphis done, Lakers losing, Mavs losing, could easily be top3 by now – to then beat Dallas. While watching an entertaining team. I might skip the Dallas game altogether, not expecting them to defend or run an offense worth watching

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By: chogokin https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nets-preview-getting-back-over-500/#comment-50199 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 03:36:41 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=19462#comment-50199 Well I hope he enjoys his half-full stadium then. I sure as hell ain’t paying to watch a bunch of old dudes half-ass it to get a play-in spot.

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By: Based Freestyle https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-nets-preview-getting-back-over-500/#comment-50198 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 03:33:34 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=19462#comment-50198 I wasn’t in favor of the Brogdon trade either because he’s just so injury-prone. But it still would have been better than this fiasco.

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