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Sir Dunk-a-Lot Leads Clips to Victory

Everything Kaman isn't - DJ is.

Kaman - slow, goofy looking, gravity hindered

DJ - Quick, Graceful, Instantly Airborne

DeAndre Jordan, Sir Dunk-A-Lot, slammed in 10 points in just the 1st quarter and finished with 9 rebounds against some pretty tall guys in limited minutes - yeah, he was awesome. Clips hang on to win, 91-88.

(Hornets had no CP3 and pretty much looked awful so...enough about the game!)

What an amazing collection of bigs this team has. Griffin and DJ together - you can see that they're friends away from the game in their chemistry on the court. Kaman was awful tonight but Milph kept saying he's been looking good - so I guess he just had one of those "mind was not in it" kind of nights.

This Clipper frontcourt has it all. Inside (DJ, BG, Kaman), Outside (Kaman, Camby, AT), Rebounding (Camby, BG, Kaman), Blocking (Camby, DJ, BG), Runners (DJ, BG, AT), Bangers (Rhino, BG, Kaman),Passers (All seem above average) and Drivers/Cutters (Rhino, AT, BG)

And that's not even taking into account Rasual Butler or Steve Novak who can really spread the floor at the BINGO! line.

I like the fact that the Clippers are holding on to Kareem Rush as EJ seems to take a lot of contact and if he were to get hurt again for any amount of time...they need Rush. Also liked seeing Butler at the two tonight as well.

Although Bassy looked a little lost tonight (rusty from not playing hopefully) it still feels much better seeing him on the floor than MTaylor or JHart or DDickOuch or any other 2nd or 3rd string PGs the Clips have had in A LONG TIME.

I think he's the best bench guard the Clips have had since Shaun. (Still miss that guy...)

Baron looked so much better than Bassy tonight but I sense that he may come on as the season goes on. I think he will have a lot of meaningful minutes that could make or break the Clips this year. He may be more important to this team than most realize. Other than Baron he's it as far as a true PG goes.

As stacked as the Clips are in the frontcourt, the PG spot could be their downfall if Baron gets hurt for any extended amount of time and loses his conditioning. EJ at point could work for stretches, Mardy in a pinch - but if there's any chink in the armor of the Clippers 6-2 mighty preseason shield, it's at the point.

Makes me really think they shouldn't have signed Skinner and left that spot open for a third string PG. Who? I don't know - Bobby Jackson?, White Chocolate?, some undrafted potential guy?

Odd guys out at this point - Skinner, RDavis, Novak (just because all the other bigs are so darn good - Craig Smith - Who knew?), MCollins.

I think because of the thinness at guard, Kareem has jumped ahead of them all in potential minutes.

Anyhow my first ramble as I prepare for the real ones.

PRESEASON IS OVER PEOPLE. GET ON YOUR FEET AND SCREAM!

BEAT LA! BEAT LA!

Hmmmmmm. Kind of weird since we're LA too... How about a nice loud...

(cue Clipper Darrell)

LET'S GO CLIPPERS, LET'S GO!

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When you said Sir Dunk A lot....

it could be Blake or DeAndre. These guys are going to be a great tandem

by ChrisS.Oaks on Oct 23, 2009 11:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

True

But CaptainSteve still seems intent on BLake Superior, while the team seems fixed on Amazin so…

I’m leavin it alone and have moved on to DJ.

And yeah, that no look pass from Bassy to BLake where he finishes with knees bent, arm outstretched -

SICK!

by moKi on Oct 24, 2009 1:18 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

hello moki

i think you undervalue the kaveman and bassy here. This is the first game the Kaveman put in a big stinker. All the others he was solid. Bassy actually making plays for his team mates is very strange since in the past, putting in the sub at pg meant losing big leads and trailing by 10-15.

clips 74-14 this season breaking the nba wins record!

haha

Lets go Clippers, Lets go!

by big0lbad on Oct 24, 2009 5:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That would be amazing

considering there are only 82 games, so somehow they added 6 games to the schedule. I’ll be thrilled if we win 50 games this year, I think 44 is a good goal.

FA in 2010.

by ClipperChuck on Oct 24, 2009 5:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Bobby Jackson is retiring…
White Chocolate is in Orlando…

all other PG available are basically the run of the mill 3rd/4th stringers (many we’ve already tried, Hart, Dickou, Taylor, Knight..etc.)
….but yea, flipping either Collins or Ricky for a PG wouldn’t be so bad.
Rush is a great edition to our poor depth at backup SG (assuming Brickets is still Brickets and not Buckets)

I think Novak would be the odd man out only if Butler makes him expendable. Its more…Butler is the shooter at the 2 and Novak is the shooter at the 3…..the bigs abilities shouldn’t affect Novak.

by KidJustin on Oct 26, 2009 12:24 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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