Clippers 124 - Warriors 117 (Pre-season) - A Tale of Two Halves
by Steve Perrin on Oct 13, 2009 1:10 AM PDT
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To see what they're saying about this game from the other perspective, head over to Golden State Of Mind.
Let's start with the obligatory caveat - it's only pre-season. But mon dieu, what a crazy pastiche of themes shown through in this game. The Clippers trailed late in the first half by 20, 71-51, but used a 28-7 run over the course of about 8 minutes to turn the game completely around and win their second consecutive pre-season game, 124-117 over the wacky Warriors.
It's way too early, but tempting nonetheless, to say that the Clippers exhibited a level of professional pride in this game, coming back strong in the second half after playing a terrible first half, that we literally never saw last season. There were no second half comebacks last year (nor the year before that, nor really the year before that for that matter). There were games that started well that the Clippers won. And then there were games that started well that the Clippers lost. And then there were games that started badly and ended worse. But there were no second half comebacks. But tonight, in a pre-season game, the Clippers came out of the halftime locker room with something to prove.
It's way too early, but tempting nonetheless, to say that Rasual Butler is simply a better fit than Al Thornton as the starting small forward for this team. For the second game in a row, Butler was the team's leading scorer, but this time it was with an impressive 27, rather than a best-of-the-balanced lot 14. And it hardly seems like a coincidence that Thornton was the starter when the Clippers were outscored 21-10 to start the game, while Butler was the starter when they opened the second half 22-5. To be fair, the Warriors are as we've discussed the weirdest team in the league, so what works against them won't necessarily work against other teams, but Butler makes sense with the Clippers' starters. He spreads the floor for the bigs, he can catch and shoot off of Baron's penetration, and he plays better defense than Thornton. Even before tonight's game, I felt like it was a foregone conclusion that Butler would be the starter - this just reinforces that feeling.
It's way too early, but tempting nonetheless, to say that Baron Davis is now ready to be the impact player the Clippers thought they were getting - a year later than expected, but better late than never. After being dismantled by his former teammate Monta Ellis in the first half, Baron came out and embarrassed the kid in the second - picking him clean twice in about 40 seconds to set the tone for the rest of the game - not in my house Monta. The Clippers early third quarter comeback was all about Baron - during the 22-5 run that turned the game around, he scored nine points and assisted on eight - that's 17 of the 22 points the Clippers scored. This is the player - the presence - we remember from that Warriors team in 2007. He even spiked Anthony Randolph at one point - he literally spiked the dude, Baron making like Dain Blanton on the AVP tour. With Sebastian Telfair resting a tweaked hamstring, Baron was the only true point guard available - and he was +18 in his 30 minutes on the floor. And yes, I think he may be that important to the team this year.
Like I said, it's way too early to say any of that.
It's not too early to talk about how good Chris Kaman looks. He's 17 for 25 in the pre-season so far, including 6 for 9 in this game, and (although I don't generally like to echo the things being said by the taller half of Milph) he just seems so decisive right now. He gets the ball, he makes a move - and things tend to turn out well when he does that. When he fakes four times, spins twice and opts for the leftie reverse layup when the rightie dunk was staring him in the face, things rarely end well. Here's the stat of the night for Chris - one turnover in 38 minutes played - against the wacky Warriors. He may have trouble replicating his Kaman 2.0 rebounding numbers from two seasons ago, sharing the court with other voracious rebounders like Marcus Camby and Blake Griffin this season (the three of them had nine each tonight), but on the other hand his shooting percentage and assists should be much better with so many other options on the floor.
It's also not too early to say that Eric Gordon, as good as he was last season, has a very good chance of being even better. He scored 22 points on 15 shots, which is kind of typical for him. But he just looked so good scoring. Whether he was driving to the basket, drawing fouls, spotting up for threes, or freezing defenders with step backs, he displayed the full arsenal tonight. There are a lot of capable scorers on this team and EJ doesn't have to carry too heavy a load - but I'm completely convinced that he could if he had to. He's the complete package. In the absence of Telfair, he even played about 8 minutes at the point tonight, and didn't look half bad.
It's also not too early to conclude that Blake Griffin is going to be very, very good. Around the time of this summer's Clipper blogger summit, we spent a lot of time discussing some NBA archetypes like "Glue Guy" and "Energy Guy" and I concluded that these are labels that people put on certain players that don't qualify for more high-falutin' descriptions like "star". Well, Blake Griffin may soon become the league's first star "Energy Guy". His numbers tonight (15 points and 9 rebounds in just 23 minutes) extrapolate out to terrific overall productivity. But he just adds more to the team than that. He needs to cut down on the dumb fouls, and his offensive game is still a work in progress (although the move he laid on Mikki Moore early in the fourth was big time, as long as you ignore the travel at the beginning as the refs did). But he can be a 15-10 guy strictly on fast breaks and putbacks - it just goes up from there as his game continues to develop.
But let's face it - it's way too early to get too excited. And I'm getting pretty excited.
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Well Done
The x-factor this year just might be Jon Lucas. Having a coach who can cut into BD or anyone on the team, and get them to respond is huge, and will help in areas that Dunleavy has floundered.
Anyone who wondered why Butler was such an important pickup are hopefully beginning to understand now.
Looking at the boxscore
Thornton’s numbers are awful (-13 +/-) while Butler’s are outstanding. I feel bad for Al but I’m glad we have Rasual coming off the bench (or possibly starting).
Let’s just hope everyone stays healty and this year is going to be fun!
PS: Steve, you wrote Camby with the K somewhere
I think I corrected it...
I found one…. I’ll look again. I’m tired. The ClipperWidow was watching Dancing with the Stars on the DVR…. so I had to wait to see the game.
In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. - Elwood P. Dowd
by Steve Perrin on Oct 13, 2009 2:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I think (hope) Al is just a bit rusty right now.
Not sure how much his shoulder has set him back (if any, though something doesn’t seem right). He fouled out for the second time last night in the pre-season. Now Al has never been a great defender but it’s odd he’s the one fouling out when you look at some players from the other teams.
I’m a big supporter of Al so I just want to see him get it together and turn it around. That being said it’s very nice to have Butler keeping the SF position going. It’s shows how far we’ve come as a team when we actually have a bench this deep and is complimentary to the team as a whole.
by dulciusEXasperis on Oct 13, 2009 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully this may help Al in the long run...
He doesn’t have the job handed to him on a silver platter anymore. He now needs to fight and work at it against competition.
Either he responds, works hard and gets better, or….
he gets disgruntled and then demands a trade.
I doubt this would happen as Al seems like a genuinely nice guy. He’s always appreciative of us fans so I feel a bit bad for feeling so high on Sual and low on Thornton.
I don't think
it’s Al’s fault. Butler fits in better with the team needs at that position.
Funny...
same point, same time stamp… I used more words.
In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. - Elwood P. Dowd
by Steve Perrin on Oct 13, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
It's not really an indictment of Al
Butler is a different, and by the way, very good, player. With Kaman needing space on the block, with Baron needing lanes to penetrate, with Gordon emerging as an all star level perimeter scorer, Butler is just a better fit with those guys. Thornton needs the ball to be effective, but he’s the fourth guy in the current starting five that you’d want to have the ball, and the fifth guy if and when Griffin gets inserted.
You also have to remember what I said in the recap about GSW – if you play GSW all season, you have a very skewed perception of what works. Al can’t defend twos, and they play twos at the three. It’s no coincidence that he spent both games against the Dubs in foul trouble.
There will be many, many games this season (where Gordon is having an off-night, for instance) when we’ll be thrilled to have Al Thornton on the team.
In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. - Elwood P. Dowd
by Steve Perrin on Oct 13, 2009 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
yes you corrected it while I was posting the comment
They make Dancing with the Stars also in the US? My wife’s mother is crazy for the italian version of the show while actually I hate it. I can’t imagine anything worse that waiting to see a clippers’ game while watching Dancing with the Stars…
But let's face it - it's way too early to get too excited. And I'm getting pretty excited.
You are not the only one Steve and it’s for good reason.
Yep, we know it’s pre season and it doesn’t mean that much but some of our biggest problems last year were injuries, ball movement (lack off with the coaches system and Zbo), and team chemistry.
Now, pre season may not mean much in the W L columns now but you can see that we’ve got a hunger there, better ball movement, more offensive options, an overall better team chemistry and hopefully the start of gaining the winning habit.
The better the team plays, the more competitive the guys will become for minutes and hopefully this will motivate them to stay in better shape than last year (couldn’t help feeling it was taking wayyyyyyy to long for some of those injured players to return), and to play at a higher level.
It’s also nice to see a more exciting style of ball being played.
Yes sir, I am excited too! Go Clippers!
Bingo! Oh me oh my!
dancing w/the stars
Funny, that exact same phenomenon occurred at my home. So I found myfelf finishing at about midnight, not to mention I missed the last 6 points, becauze I forgot to extend the DVR time. Then again it is DVR preseason and hitches like that should be worked out by the next 5 games. -—
Butler was an absolute amazing suprise. Baron is getting the cobwebs out. Camby is steadily contributing (picking pockets and diving for the loose change). Thornton was dragging through the mud, but still showed the precision of a pull-up…once.. Gordon is good-to-the-bone good, an assassin at heart. Kaman is producing hope that is hesitant. DeAndre "
Air" Jordan can fly when it comes to gabbing an ally-oop off of a rafter. The Rhino was the main attraction of the event and was in the back never to come out. Telfair talks a good “team” game. Ricky needs to be jettisoned along with Ricky Buckets and Mr. Reverse Triple Double. Skinner had absolutely no reason to play. Mardy is going to be just fine for scraps playing. Noooooooooooooovaaak! did not a thing…the shoot out against Morrow will have to wait for the all-star 3pt shoot out, where we must get him too. Blake “the Beast” Griffin is a stallion who is only just getting out of the gates! …that block were he took off like the Rocketeer just learning to soar. He does everything. -- steve, the leagues first star glue guy??? I think Garnett has resume that should be considered. -— Lucas could be that great buffer between the players and the coach to help mediate and get production.
by Takebb909 on Oct 13, 2009 8:34 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Here's my DVR experience last night
Got him from soccer practice about 8 PM… dealt with a couple of homework details, fired up the game. The ClipperWidow gets him about 8:45, and I’m somewhere in the second quarter. I get up to deal with a kid issue, and when I come back Aaron friggin’ Carter is on the TV. So I whined about how you can’t just change, that’s totally not in the rule book, and she let’s me finish the first half. I banished myself to the upstairs TV (no DVR, no HD) – and the Clippers are up by 9 early in the fourth! So I missed the entire comeback in real time. (Obviously I went back and watched it later.)
So my personal plus/minus is something like -16 for the game.
BTW, I’ll admit that I get a certain guilty pleasure out of DWTS. But I’m not pleased when it interferes with basketball. At least the new DVR allows us to record two shows – the old one was one at a time.
In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. - Elwood P. Dowd
by Steve Perrin on Oct 13, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
a concurrance
i do permit myself to watch dwts…one ofcourse spendning time with the wife…. but the other has to do what shows forth on the tv on that show and its not the dancing, per se
i think that block was goaltending, no?
i like how MILPH ignored that fact altogether…
Roger Sterling: To my knees, Don. They're bringing to my knees!"
by Lawler's Law on Oct 13, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
It was definitely goaltending...
Which was ignored by Milph. But also irrelevant. The guy guy was still going up, and basically put his nose on the glass. And it sends a message whether the other team gets 2 points or not.
In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. - Elwood P. Dowd
by Steve Perrin on Oct 13, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
LBJ had the same kind of block and no Goaltending called on Monday.
Everything starts out New, Gets Old and Dies or is Destroyed.
This could be sign that the replacement refs
are rewarding good effort as apposed to rewarding bad effort. That is how they ref high school games usually, for example if you want the goal tending called out hustle the guy coming in to block the shot but if you shoot a semi lackadaisical shot and the player that blocked the shot and went 10 feet in the air but was slightly too late you reward the effort don’t punish it.
In Gordon we trust
by bestclipfan on Oct 13, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Its not too early to say that Butler should be the starter
But thankfully its also not too late.
A note on the refs: That’s the second game in a row that Nelson has left someone on the floor with their foul status higher than normal and the second game in a row that the replacement officials haven’t hesitated to ring them up for their next foul anyway. Calling the game by the rules and not by the situation or reputation is novel for the NBA. I guess I shouldn’t get used to it.
Blake Griffin taking charges!
48 minutes for Morrow and 42 for Ellis? I support this strategy from Nelson. Win as many preseason games as possible at any cost. Please continue.
Getting Kaman moving on that S/R is wild. Literally anything might happen, great to terrible. That’s going to put a defense on its heels.
Interesting statistical notes:
- No Clipper dominated the glass individually but the Clippers did get 10 more rebounds as a team. The danger of going small is you have to be that much more efficient. 10 extra chances is a lot and too much for the Warriors to overcome even with their better offense. Its important for the Clippers to return to being a dominant team on the boards. Last year they were bad. In 05-06 they were great.
- A big part of that is 25 minutes of Maggette at the PF and his 2 rebounds. That’s not getting it done. I’m not sure I put that on the player though. Maybe Nelson might consider playing a more traditional brand of basketball since, you know, that’s what works most often.
- 16 turnovers is pretty great given the wild pace of the game.
by John R on Oct 13, 2009 9:18 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I actually found the replacement refs refreshing.
Like you said, they are calling the game straight by the books. There’s no “superstar” leeway, rookies get calls if it is a legit call (those two charges that BG took would have probably been called blocking etc.).
good points
Bear in mind that Brandon Wright and Ronny Turiaf are both injured right now. So while it’s highly likely that the Dubs would be playing this way anyway, they do have a bit more of a reason to do it.
When I first looked at the box score, Warriors listed first as the visitors, Morrow listed first as the starting SF, I thought it was another incorrect box. Who plays 48 minutes in pre-season? That’s just crazy.
Then again, MDsr played both Kaman and EJ heavier minutes than I expected for any pre-season game. He wanted to win also.
The huge difference in the game was definitely rebounding. You’re talking about the Clippers getting extra looks – but in the first quarter it was 10-0 in favor of the Warriors in second chance points. Biedrins had 7 rebounds (4 of them offensive) in the first half – he had two rebounds in the second half. And bear in mind that the Warriors shot 65% in the first half, and like 30% in the second. So there were hardly any misses in the first half, and still Biedrins came away with 4 of them. Kaman and Camby and Griffin took care of the glass after halftime (of conversely, they were TERRIBLE on the glass in the first half).
Last thing on small ball. It’s exciting and fun and you can kind of get sucked into thinking it’s a great system… and then you’re undersized power forwards pick up 7 fouls in 15 minutes of play. And you get crunched on the boards. and your starting forward gets knocked down by the other team’s point guard and has to leave the game. I’m saying there are some issues.
In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. - Elwood P. Dowd
by Steve Perrin on Oct 13, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Rebounding
Good point on how they didn’t miss any shots, but the ones they did Biedrins managed to rebound. The Warriors really spread the floor, and they fire away from deep, and they know how to go after the long caroms. Sometimes they go your way, sometimes they don’t, just as you’re going to make more shots at times, and then cool down.
I guess Turiaf is coming back, tho I don’t know when, but Wright is out for quite a while, right? It’s going to be tough for the Warriors I think. They’re competitive, but the big, strong, traditional teams should wear them down.
It was funny, after you made the point about Kaman’s activity rebounding, to see Biedrins grabbing those boards in the first half. He’s just a tough matchup for Kaman at times; his motor is just a tiny bit better, and if the flow of the game is going GSW’s way, he can add significantly to the tide.
Kaman is really fun to watch right now, and only slightly frustrating. He had some empty minutes, and there were stretches when his motor, as mentioned, wasn’t going quite fast enough—but it’s the Warriors. But he does seem to be in great shape, and he’s calm and decisive, as mentioned, and his shot looks fantastic. He’s hitting all of those shots, but they’re not like DJordan’s attempts, they’re not just dunks and layups; he’s really shooting the ball.
We didn’t see too much of him on the block. It should be interesting to see how effective he is when a team lets him set up down there. KA has a great analysis of Baron’s inspired run, and Kaman’s role in it. On the telecast they pointed to a play where he set two big screens, and KA talks about Kaman setting early picks for BD outside, a different approach from the slow set up of the Cassell-FElton pick and roll. At any rate, Kaman is decisive, and his jumper looks great. After a shaky start he did some minor damage against Oden and Pryzbilla, and let’s see what happens against some other “normal” teams. On the “it’s way too early” tack, at some point we have to get ready for the opener/Ring ceremony, and the way that Kaman-Camby-Griffin-DJordan matches up against Bynum-Gasol-Odom.
The minutes were interesting too. Nellie plays Morrow 48 minutes in a preseason game—that’s awesome. And it even makes sense when they have so many guys out, and Randolph and Maggette are the only PFs. The GSOM crowd is happy to have Mikki Moore, just for credibility’s sake, and we know what that’s like.
But after the big Baron-led comeback, Dunleavy clearly wanted to be able to hold on for the win and defend the home floor. Without Telfair available, it wasn’t such a tough decision.
by citizen zhiv on Oct 13, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
It's a combination of rebounding, hustle, athleticism and pg play
If your bigs can also run like the Griffinator you’ve got it made.
Griffinator is the first one down the floor, he is gonna be fun to watch.
Everything starts out New, Gets Old and Dies or is Destroyed.
Keith Smart was coaching for the warriors
I think I saw Nelson taking a siesta during the 3rd quarter w/ his head on his shoulder.
I think he’s already given up
Griffin and Kaman
Thanks for the post, Steve. Your commentary is way more descriptive and illuminating than elsewhere. And what a weird game! When Baron and Griffin had to sit down in the first half, the whole Clipper team seemed out-quicked. I thought Camby looked awkward for stretches. Butler shot terrific, but does he have trouble with quicker guards? We could have used Sabastian in there.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a completely different second half. Baron had that “Hell No” look in his eyes. I hope he brings that all the time, or at least something resembling it. —The Warriors, meanwhile, seemed to completely lose their fire. I thought they might have trouble sustaining things, but the whole team really seemed to bonk.
Griffin said in an interview afterwards that the pro game is different, that the pace is faster. To compensate, he seemed at times to go TOO fast… I thought he might out-leap the dimensions of the court. He’ll get his rhythm down, but in the meantime, man, what an athlete.
Finally, I thought Kaman and Griffin player really well together, especially in the 2nd half. I’ve heard others argue for Griffin and Camby staring, but I’m leaning the other way now. As for Butler, he made a great argument tonight for his own starting slot. Very cool.
Baron straight out STUFFED ARandolph! Is it Thanksgiving Already?
FEAR THE BEARD!
Everything starts out New, Gets Old and Dies or is Destroyed.
Lots to chew on
Just went to GSOM to see their perspective—they’re hugely geeked on Morrow, for good reason, and taking the collapse in stride. I guess they had a similar experience playing the Suns outdoors in Palm Springs, after beating the Lakers and the Clippers before that. GSW was missing some key options last night, and Randolph was off to a good start and seemed like he was going to be a tough matchup, but then he got in foul trouble. In the 2nd half he was put down by “the Spike”—I think we need the YouTube of that play, a great highlight, and it says a lot about the way Baron Davis can play basketball—and wasn’t a factor. I get the sense that GSW is trying to compete and do the best they can, and they will overwhelm certain teams on certain nights, but on the whole they’re going to have a tough time.
More about the rest above.
Kaman not fighting for rebounds
I was at the game last night and while Kaman looked good shooting the ball, he wasn’t doing the things that will really help the team like fighting for rebounds and boxing out.
I can recall Biedrch grabbing two offensive boards that Kaman should have boxed him away from and it seems like Chris is willing to let any ball not within two feet of him go to the defender.
DeAndre on the other hand was hustling and fighting for some rebounds. He didn’t get all of them by any stretch – but that inner fight is what this team is going to need.
That's why Griffinator will likely replace him in the lineup - Camby will start IMO
Kaman is more of a scorer and can come off the bench
Speaking of Anthony Morrow
I was on GSoM and man they have good nicknames. Maybe we clipper fans aren’t the creative bunch and Blake Superior is the best we could come up with, but…
Anthony Morrow has:
Chocolate Rain (this is a beautiful nick that has more to do with his playing and current pop culture…search youtube for chocolate rain)
AMMO – involves is name….but personifies his shooting as well.
Uh just b/c you don't like Blake Superior
Doesn’t make it not creative.
Particularly given the fact that you’re so fond of “AMMO” despite the fact that they’ve been calling Adam Morrison that for years now.
I have a right to my opinion.
I think Chocolate Rain is a pretty natural and creative nickname.
To me Blake Superior is not a very creative nickname. It’s just a play on words.
That’s cool regarding Adam Morrison, regardless it does not change the fact that AMMO is a creative nickname regardless of the origin from Adam Morrison or Anthony Morrow.
+1
While reading Steves recap, I wanted to correct himwhen he mentioned that this game was like nothing in the last three years. Then it occured to me that we are over three seasons removed from that game. Time flies when your team is terrible …
Way too early for that
But yes, I thought of that game. Is this the difference (one difference) between a good team and a bad team? The pride to dig deep and battle back?
In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. - Elwood P. Dowd
by Steve Perrin on Oct 13, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
It is Good to see the Guy's having Fun out there for a change.
Everything starts out New, Gets Old and Dies or is Destroyed.
I think it’s that but also the ability to hold a lead and not collapse when the opponent threatens to battle back. We suffered from that so badly last year.
"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted" – Albert Einstein
by Another son of Mike Smith on Oct 13, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Nobody has mention Camby's three!!
How have we made it this long without mentioning the three! Granted it’s a shot that wouldn’t have been attempted during the regular season, but it was awfully entertaining.
I was at the game yesterday and had been and Fridays game as well. It was harder to identify on Friday because Bassy played so well, but Baron should be given a ton of credit for these two wins. He’s actually running the offense, something I never thought he did well last year. I think I’ve seen less than a handfull of broken possesions while he’s been on the floor this preseason. Like Steve, I’d caution that it’s still preseason but I’ve been very impressed with his early play.
He's attempted 3's during the regular season before
I think he made a clutch three back in the day….can’t remember which team.
Ralph said
Camby has made a total of 14 threes in his 14 years
I should have written it down!
That way I can remember for later….
Going by the same logic of
“I think I once saw him make a clutch three before” then I would agree.
by Michael White on Oct 13, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I wasn't saying Camby can light it up...
I was just merely pointing out he’s done it before in the regular season.
That was actually a interesting play
He was a primary option (though probably not THE primary option) in that scenario. One instance isn’t sufficient sample, but its worth flagging.
Are they going to use Camby primarily as a floor spacer when he’s in the PF slot, and how far are they going to take it? Tally one for all the way out to the short corner three.
Three's were raining down in the 3rd
how refreshing that they were our threes. What a great comeback, most fun I had in over a year at Staples.
Ya, Staples lit up in the 3rd. and so did Baron.
Everything starts out New, Gets Old and Dies or is Destroyed.
Biggest impression
The player that made the biggest impression on me last night was actually one that didn’t even play. I was extremely impressed with Sebastian Telfair’s “interview”/telecast with MILPH last night. Every impression that I had of the guy prior to the Clips acquiring him was one of a thug kid who could play ball, but didn’t have his head screwed on straight. After listening to him talk last night, I had it totally wrong. Sebas is one cool customer, said all the right things, and showed some real maturity in his responses (which I wasn’t expecting). I think he is going to be a GREAT backup to BD, and provide some much needed leadership and stability for the second unit this year. All that and I have yet to see the guy play!
Oh, and I was also impressed with BD, Blake and the Bulter last night. Love the energy and passion they play with. It reminds me a little of the EB, DMiles, Qrich days when all those guys wanted to do was go out and play. I can’t wait for this season to start.
Do or do not. There is no try.
Here we go again...nevermind
I actually went to this game and I was regretting after the first half, that I missed MNF with an important fantasy matchup I had. But that third quarter was extremely entertaining to watch and the overall hustle of the team was great to watch, Blake Griffin rubs off on these other guys just going after loose balls and other hustle plays. On a side note these refs were terrible calling alot of ticky tack fouls and Clipper Darryl was chanting MVP for Blake while he was shooting FT a little premature.
Second quarter
When the ClipperWidow was waiting for control of the remote, I was powering through the second quarter – fast forwarding through the free throws, etc. It was brutal. It seems like there was no basketball at all… just foul after foul after foul.
In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. - Elwood P. Dowd
by Steve Perrin on Oct 13, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
CD also did that during the Portland game as well. Funny.
"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted" – Albert Einstein
by Another son of Mike Smith on Oct 13, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh
He sits in front me me. It can be entertaining but also annoying as he can block your view quite a bit. I’ll probably have to tell him to sit down eventually.
FA in 2010.
by ClipperChuck on Oct 13, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude...
Check out the Game post for GSW, it has over 1000 messages. It’s funny to see them get upset everytime Ralph screams BINGO!!!
I'm excited too, but...
let’s not forget that we’re still the Clippers.
Let’s wait for the REAL season to begin and start celebrating when we REALLY got into the playoffs!
Go Clippers!
Clippers 09-10. Prepare for a revolution.
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