Comments on: Former Clippers in the 2022 NBA Playoffs

By: Lucas Hann

Lucas Hann — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:19:39 +0000

yeah, I agree, at the time I was certain that we were going to get like 4 minutes of Terance – Norm – Amir – RoCo – Zu to open Q4, and if those guys held then Reggie/Marcus/Nico could come back in for Terance/RoCo/Zu, with Terance/RoCo then replacing Norm/Amir a couple minutes later.

By: Oodypkt

Oodypkt — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:06:21 +0000

Man, I don’t want to root for anybody.
But if it’s for one team winning this season, I hope it’s the Bucks.
From his background and the rise to his stardom, Giannis deserve a ring or 2 to his name.
Then next season, I hope it’s finally our time.
We have great organization, coaches and players. All we need is health and a bit of luck.
I try to think that we can rest now and get ready for the next season.
I also really want to see Preston play. He gets a year studying the league and get his body ready to play. The last couple clips of him playing with our coach, he looks bigger than the last time we saw him in the summer league.
Our fanbase deserve some joy. I hope we get it soon.

By: dhpat

dhpat — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 04:24:24 +0000

Seriously, F. the Warriors and their fans.

By: lying dog-faced pony soldier

lying dog-faced pony soldier — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 02:06:32 +0000

Doc just won his 100th playoff game, placing him among NBA coaching legends. But just one title in all those seasons with great rosters. And that was pure luck (KG, Thibs, young Rondo, all the best ring chasers).

By: lying dog-faced pony soldier

lying dog-faced pony soldier — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 01:26:22 +0000

Exactly. From my uninformed position as a casual basketball fan, I think following the conventional wisdom of shortening the rotation severely blew up in Lue’s face.

By: osamu6238

osamu6238 — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 23:39:17 +0000

Definitely felt like Lue went to the tried and true, play your best guys for as long as possible, playoff rotation. I understand that when you’re talking PG and Kawhi, where even if only playing at 80% due to fatigue, those guys are going to be better than the next option.

But when you’re talking a roster of 10 solid role players like the Clips rolled out against New Orleans, there’s definitely the case to be made that they needed to win with fresh bodies, not by playing your “best” players 40+ minutes. A tired Marcus Morris is not better than a rested Hartenstein. A tired Reggie Jackson is not better than a fresh (brewed cup of) Coffey.

By: dhpat

dhpat — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 23:06:39 +0000

OT, in that 2nd Play-In Game, I just still can’t get my mind around why Coach Lue did not play Zu, Hart or Coffey at the end of the 3rd or the beginning of the 4th. The Small Ball magic pumpkin was going to turn back at some point, and when Willy Green put Val back in at center, we had no size to challenge for rebounds around the basket.
My question — why do we have these really good regular season contributors like Zu, Hart and Coffey — who have played much better than worse, they couldn’t spell some of the older guys for 4-5 min so that the finishing 5 wouldn’t be so gassed.
I am so frustrated. Augh!

By: Lucas Hann

Lucas Hann — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 22:06:19 +0000

I’m spending a couple weeks in late June/early July with the family, including my brother in law, who is a lifelong Warriors fan. No thanks.

By: Lucas Hann

Lucas Hann — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 22:05:53 +0000

yeah I’m not rooting for the Mavs at all but Bullock is a guy who I would love to have back as a Clipper (in an abstract sense, not in reference to actual strategic roster construction), there are very few guys around the league who I think “that is a person I really want to be able to support on my team” moreso than him.

By: osamu6238

osamu6238 — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 20:54:06 +0000

Rooting for almost all the former Clippers. Being on teams in the west, definitely makes it definitely harder to root for the success of their teams. But at least hoping for their individual success. In general, especially in the 1st round, I find myself rooting for a lot of upsets, just because I always tend to root for the underdog (which probably explains my Clipper fandom to begin with). So my rooting interests are

Hawks - Rooting for Lou/Gallo and the upset
Brooklyn - Rooting for Blake and against Boston sports fans
Bulls - mostly just for the upset. Love Giannis and Serge, but also rooting for all the LA/LA adjacent guys (Demar, Lavine, Ball, Vuc)
Raptors - I actually liked Doc with the Clippers and feel like he gets too much hate, but I'll admit seeing him lose in heartbreaking fashion makes me feel more justified that the Clips made the right decision moving on from him. Also easy to root against Harden. Philly sports fans vs. Toronto sports fans, give me TO all day.
Pelicans - just rooting for the underdog. I might see myself rooting for the Suns and CP later in the playoffs
Timberwolves - Obviously rooting for PatBev
Can neither team win?
Dallas - I want other fanbases to experience the fear of facing Luka in the playoffs. Sucks about the injury, hope he can come back 100% soon. Also a 1st round loss for Utah means a decent chance they blow it up there (they should totally trade Mitchell and Gobert to the Clips).