Comments on: Clippers vs Thunder Player Grades, Part 1 https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-thunder-player-grades-part-1/ L.A. Clippers News and Analysis Sun, 24 Jan 2021 16:35:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.20 By: Greek_Clippers_Fan https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-thunder-player-grades-part-1/#comment-11633 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 16:35:50 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3545#comment-11633 One of the targets for the next games should be to improve the performance of our rotation guys, Lou, Morris, Zu and Kennard.

Lovely to see Lou’s 8 assists and a more confident Zubac.

I would like to see a high-scoring game from Morris and an all-round performance from Kennard.

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By: Goons 1 https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-thunder-player-grades-part-1/#comment-11628 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 08:10:58 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3545#comment-11628 Bev has been great! His only issue has been getting in foul trouble but he’s been good the past few weeks in that regard.. Playing a much weaker schedule can be a result of that though

Gotta remember that Morris was hurt at the start of the season.. Everyone has about a month, if not more, on him so him starting slow was expected.. Even then, he’s looked better every game

Luke has come into his own over the past few games.. He’s less hesitant & looks a lot more comfortable

Zu has also looked better as of late, albeit, against inferior opposition.. Still a positive though cuz he was the most disappointing Clipper to start the year

Lou is the one who is getting lost in the shuffle.. Had that “breakout” game, then got hurt & doesn’t seem to be comfortable

But like you said, considering all that, they’re still playing well & ahead of schedule of where I thought they’d be.. Some performances & stretches in games have been frustrating, but as a whole, they’ve been great & fun to watch

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By: Goons 1 https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-thunder-player-grades-part-1/#comment-11627 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 07:54:44 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3545#comment-11627 I don’t care about any of them!

The turnovers I’m referring to are the careless turnovers he’s made his entire career! They may not matter much now, but come playoff time, when every possession matters, those are crucial! The can easily be the difference between a win or loss! Just look at last year, he had a bunch of careless turnovers in both series.. You can’t have those in a series against the lakers if you wanna beat them.. Points off of turnovers is where they thrive

If he tightens up his handle, doesn’t take possessions for granted & stops trying to get cute, those unforced & reckless turnovers will diminish, cutting his turnovers in half! The talk of the season has been how it’s a process & how they can’t jump steps, well that’s one step/process that PG needs to work on

Let it be known that it’s a nitpick in his game, cuz he’s been fantastic all year, but it’s something he needs to work on

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By: Thretch https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-thunder-player-grades-part-1/#comment-11626 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 06:13:14 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3545#comment-11626 I agree, but what I meant was that lots of teams are missing players, not necessarily the Clips opponents. Like Houston and Portland: they could otherwise have better records. Only three teams in the West have good records … it would ordinarily be a couple more.

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By: Thretch https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-thunder-player-grades-part-1/#comment-11625 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 06:08:57 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3545#comment-11625 That’s exactly my point. If 2Pat and Mann we’re our 8th and 9th guys due to injuries then we’d be less impressive.

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By: chogokin https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-thunder-player-grades-part-1/#comment-11622 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 02:39:27 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3545#comment-11622

PG is a big dude, he cannot handle the ball like a 6-1 point guard

Yea, guys like LeBron and Luka don’t grow on trees.

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By: chogokin https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-thunder-player-grades-part-1/#comment-11621 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 02:37:40 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3545#comment-11621 I definitely think the Lakers are closer to their ceiling than the Clips are right now. Not saying that the Lakers have peaked (I think Horton-Tucker should be getting more minutes), or that the Clips would win a 7 game series against them, but I do think the Clips have the potential to be better – just a matter of Lue and the guys consistently drawing out their best.

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By: chogokin https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-thunder-player-grades-part-1/#comment-11620 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 02:35:07 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3545#comment-11620 Yea, we’ve largely been disappointed w/ Mann and PatPat, but they’re essentially the 10th and 11th guys in the rotation. Worrying about how your 10th and 11th guys are playing is a pretty luxurious problem to have.

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By: chogokin https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-thunder-player-grades-part-1/#comment-11619 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 02:31:36 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3545#comment-11619 Plus it’s not like the Clips have been playing against teams who have been ravaged by COVID and/or injuries (other than Indy missing Myles Turner) either.

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By: mlslaw1 https://213hoops.com/clippers-vs-thunder-player-grades-part-1/#comment-11618 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 01:38:54 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3545#comment-11618 Injuries and covid can hit any team at any time.

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