Comments on: The Clippers Are Getting It Done with Strong Play on Both Ends https://213hoops.com/the-clippers-are-getting-it-done-with-strong-play-on-both-ends/ L.A. Clippers News and Analysis Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.20 By: Lucas Hann https://213hoops.com/the-clippers-are-getting-it-done-with-strong-play-on-both-ends/#comment-11495 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:03:14 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3443#comment-11495 Replacing Fi with 2 buyout guys is definitely the move. We have 1 open roster spot + Fi’s spot, and with Fi’s deal off our books via trade we’d have money to fill both of them.

I like Oturu, Coffey, and Scrubb just fine but I don’t think any of them are getting to “I trust them in the playoffs” this year.

]]> By: G RAP OLD SCHOOL LIKE YOUR DAD https://213hoops.com/the-clippers-are-getting-it-done-with-strong-play-on-both-ends/#comment-11493 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:45:34 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3443#comment-11493 Also I’m sure everyone gonna hate his name but what if cousins get bought out?
Or Lou + Fi + 2nds for tucker and cousins?

]]> By: Greek_Clippers_Fan https://213hoops.com/the-clippers-are-getting-it-done-with-strong-play-on-both-ends/#comment-11492 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:25:37 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3443#comment-11492 Do you think is feasible to get both Ariza AND Lopez (or generic half decent wing + backup big) for only Fi, cash and seconds?

I am also currently favouring Oturu over Fi so I wouldn’t mind loosing him but I wouldn’t want to loose more players.

As for:

“I do not feel as good about our injury insurance at the wing, forward, and big spots if one of PG/Kawhi/Batum/Morris or Ibaka/Zubac are out.”

There are a couple of things we can do straight away:

1) Give Oturu some regular minutes (~10).
2) Increase time for Coffey, not just in garbage minutes. Or if Scrubb is half-decent (give him the time) – I hear that he is shooting in practice, is that true?

]]> By: G RAP OLD SCHOOL LIKE YOUR DAD https://213hoops.com/the-clippers-are-getting-it-done-with-strong-play-on-both-ends/#comment-11491 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:14:26 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3443#comment-11491 Super down for ariza, Len is supposedly getting cut from raps with the emergence of boucher, Len is no robin Lopez but I imagine as a third emergency big he could do some Zu things rim protect a bit and finish some easy dunks.

]]> By: Lucas Hann https://213hoops.com/the-clippers-are-getting-it-done-with-strong-play-on-both-ends/#comment-11490 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:18:24 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3443#comment-11490 Nice collection of #s. I probably sit in a middle ground of thinking that the bench to start the year was an issue, even beyond the Dallas game (dudes not playing well individually + the lineups not working whenever we went away from the starting group). However, that doesn’t mean radical overreactions or big roster moves. I feel really good about our 9-man rotation now. If we are missing Pat, Lou, or Luke, I feel good about Reggie as our depth guard–not that he’s my favorite player in the world, but he’s done well individually this season and not many teams have better injury insurance. I do not feel as good about our injury insurance at the wing, forward, and big spots if one of PG/Kawhi/Batum/Morris or Ibaka/Zubac are out.

Let’s say we can trade Fi + Cash + 2nd somewhere for nothing to clear some hard cap space. It’s way too early to know who is going to be available during buyout season this year, so we’ll have to wait and see. But Osamu suggested candidates in the other thread, including Trevor Ariza and Robin Lopez. If we can get Trevor Ariza as our emergency 3/D for injury insurance or situational use (super small opponents, foul trouble, etc) and Robin Lopez as our emergency big for the same purposes (think our Christmas game vs Denver when Ibaka and Zu both picked up a couple early fouls), we’ll be golden

]]> By: Greek_Clippers_Fan https://213hoops.com/the-clippers-are-getting-it-done-with-strong-play-on-both-ends/#comment-11489 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 09:31:06 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3443#comment-11489 Just a reminder that some of our team and individual stats are skewed by the Dallas game and secondarily by the the experimenting with the three guard lineups.

Since Morris’ return, and despite other individual absences, lineups have been more balanced and plus-minus stats in favour of most bench players.

Have a look at these plus-minus totals (all games, without Dallas loss, last four games):

Bev: (87,100, 13)
PG: (106, 128, 46)
Kawhi: (118, 118, 57)
Batum: (98, 115, 27)
Ibaka: (73, 87, 18)

Lou: (10, 34, 20)
Kennard: (-12, 17, 45)
Zu: (-14, 19, 14)
Morris: (14, 14, 45)
Reggie: (-2, 19, 31)
Mann: (-35, -6, 23)
2Pat: (-5, 21, 21)
Fi: (-1, 4. 14)
Oturu: (7, 11, 14)
Coffey: (-8, 0, 7)

I think everyone can spot the trends and the devastating impact of that loss to our stats.

]]> By: osamu6238 https://213hoops.com/the-clippers-are-getting-it-done-with-strong-play-on-both-ends/#comment-11487 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 08:42:54 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3443#comment-11487 Funny in year’s past, I’ve always been clamoring for a true point guard. This year, I feel like they really don’t need one to get good shots. Maybe it really helps to have a guy like Batum in the lineup which will keep the ball moving, and Kennard on the bench as a secondary playmaker, but even without Lou, this team seems like they’re able to get into their sets, and generate great looks.

Even more impressive, is it’s not like they’re relying at all on pushing the pace to generate open looks. They’re doing all of this operating as a very slow half court offense against set defenses.

]]> By: Greek_Clippers_Fan https://213hoops.com/the-clippers-are-getting-it-done-with-strong-play-on-both-ends/#comment-11486 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 08:33:29 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3443#comment-11486 A little bit exaggerated as everyone here has identified this and it is starting to change, but an interesting read nonetheless.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-clippers-stars-are-carrying-them-will-their-bench-bring-them-down/

]]> By: chogokin https://213hoops.com/the-clippers-are-getting-it-done-with-strong-play-on-both-ends/#comment-11485 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 06:37:08 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3443#comment-11485

More ball movement, less reliance on the pick and roll. 

While I love this adjustment as a whole, I do wish they’d run more PnR when Zu is in there.

]]> By: osamu6238 https://213hoops.com/the-clippers-are-getting-it-done-with-strong-play-on-both-ends/#comment-11483 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 02:29:03 +0000 https://213hoops.com/?p=3443#comment-11483 I was thrilled with the assistants he brought in, as both Atkinson and Craig probably deserved looks as head coaches. Definitely curious how much their offense or defensive strategies have permeated the Clips playbook.

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