Comments for 213hoops.com https://213hoops.com L.A. Clippers News and Analysis Sun, 24 Aug 2025 22:19:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.19 Comment on Where Are They Now: Ty Wallace by mlslaw1 https://213hoops.com/where-are-they-now-ty-wallace/#comment-65740 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 22:19:27 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=21243#comment-65740 all true but he still couldn’t shoot from the outside so not sure how high in the human percentage he ranked

]]> Comment on Where Are They Now: Ty Wallace by John Maclean https://213hoops.com/where-are-they-now-ty-wallace/#comment-65739 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 10:04:35 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=21243#comment-65739 TW is the archetype of why being better at basketball than 98% of humans isn’t enough to make it in the NBA. Being in the top 1% is no guarantee either. I’m just happy there are G League and other leagues globally now so these still-incredibly talented kids can earn a handsome living at something they’ve invested so much into.

]]> Comment on Where Are They Now: Ty Wallace by osamu6238 https://213hoops.com/where-are-they-now-ty-wallace/#comment-65738 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:12:59 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=21243#comment-65738 I thought for sure Ty’s was going to stick in the league after being signed by the Pelicans. A rebuilding team who could use solid defensive guard play, felt like a good fit, for a guy that I really believed in. I thought there were 15 teams in the league that could use a guy like Ty.

I remember being worried the Lakers would pick him up because they were scraping the bottom of the barrel for guys like Avery Bradley, Dion Waiters, Quinn Cook. Obviously they ended up not needing him in 2020, but behind Lebron and AD, and later Westbrook in 2021-2022, they were really scaping for some minimum contract guys, and I thought Ty was an overlooked guy that might be able to contribute.

]]> Comment on Where Are They Now: Ty Wallace by dhpat https://213hoops.com/where-are-they-now-ty-wallace/#comment-65737 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:39:30 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=21243#comment-65737 A lot of what if situations, if we didn’t go all in for Kawhi and PG.

I am ready for basketball preseason to start (they started putting up Halloween stuff at Disneyland and all over in Costco).

]]> Comment on Where Are They Now: Ty Wallace by mlslaw1 https://213hoops.com/where-are-they-now-ty-wallace/#comment-65736 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 04:18:57 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=21243#comment-65736 The thing I recall best about Ty was his defense. Specifically, he’d sometimes press full court and actually get steals or force bad passes with his long ass arms and just having a nose for where to be. He was fun to watch out there.

]]> Comment on Where Are They Now: Ty Wallace by Oodypkt https://213hoops.com/where-are-they-now-ty-wallace/#comment-65735 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:32:53 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=21243#comment-65735 He looks like a real deal for a while.
Can’t shoot but seems to find the way to make things work.
If he gets playing time, Miller might end up in similar situation as Ty.
But I’m surprised Ty had some TO issue, can’t seem to notice it at a time.
Wish him well.

]]> Comment on Where Are They Now: Jawun Evans by osamu6238 https://213hoops.com/where-are-they-now-jawun-evans/#comment-65734 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 11:45:58 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=21238#comment-65734 I remember thinking Preston was playing the best ball of his career before he got injured last time. Looked like he really had become a pretty consistent shooter, which at least makes things interesting.

I remember thinking he had skills that were rare to see in the NBA. The vision and feel for the game were top notch, but I felt like he just lacked a consistent offensive game for himself. His lack of athleticism really hurt him getting by the first defender. I felt like if he could have a consistent floater he could go to, it would open up a lot for him.

He was a decent shooter for the Clippers, so not sure if the improved shooting stats mean much for him, but I’ll be curious to how he’s improved since his last stint. Glad to have him back in the “building”, but not holding my breath on him playing for the main roster.

]]> Comment on Where Are They Now: Jawun Evans by CrossRoads https://213hoops.com/where-are-they-now-jawun-evans/#comment-65733 Sun, 17 Aug 2025 06:47:11 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=21238#comment-65733 Noticed that only the pre season game v Kings will be broadcast.
Hoping S Ballmer will take it upon himself to broadcast the 3 other pre season games for its’ fan base.

]]> Comment on Where Are They Now: Jawun Evans by chogokin https://213hoops.com/where-are-they-now-jawun-evans/#comment-65732 Sun, 17 Aug 2025 05:10:20 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=21238#comment-65732 I second that – I know it’s early and entirely speculative, but a schedule analysis would be really nice. As of right now all I know is we have an insane March, a lot (but not the most) back-to-backs, and we have more teams on the 2nd nights of back-to-backs where the opponents play the Lakers on the first night compared to in previous years.

]]> Comment on Where Are They Now: Jawun Evans by chogokin https://213hoops.com/where-are-they-now-jawun-evans/#comment-65731 Sun, 17 Aug 2025 05:08:29 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=21238#comment-65731 Yea those Phoenix losses last season were so friggin’ disappointing – if we had just taken care of business we probably have homecourt advantage and beat Denver in Round 1 – I mean I still think we would’ve lost to OKC but who knows?

It’s gonna be important to get off to a fast start because the schedule gets ridiculous late in the season and if we can spend some time in the 1-3 spots early on in the season maybe we can actually rest some guys down the stretch instead of having a repeat of last season where we had to be in playoff mode for like the last month of the regular season.

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