Indiana 86 - Clippers 73 - Thank Goodness I Couldn't Watch
by Steve Perrin on Nov 25, 2009 7:05 PM PST
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PrintSo I'm in Mexico and my League Pass Broadband doesn't work here. So I couldn't watch this game.
Looks like I really dodged a bullet there.
When I first looked at the box score, it was halftime and the Clippers were up seven. They had made exactly one third of their shots, while Indiana had made about 30%.
The Clippers held onto the lead through the end of the third quarter (which ended on Marcus Camby three). The Pacers opened the fourth with a 10-2 run on their way to a 31-14 quarter and an easy win. All of this without leading scorer Danny Granger.
I can't say for sure, but the box score evidence suggests that the Clippers were done in by some epicly bad showings from some of their starters. Al Thornton who had been playing so well was 2 for 15. Chris Kaman had by far his worst game of the season with 10 points on 3 for 19 shooting. Rasual Butler was merely 3 shots - the only 3 he took. That's 5 for 37 - 13.5%. That's truly brutal. The wonder is that they were still in this game with five minutes to go.
Eric Gordon decided to lace them up and played 27 minutes. He was minus 22 in that time.
I feel sorry for Citizen ClipperAlex who volunteered to write a recap of this one.
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Yes, Steve, there's something to be thankful for. You didn't see this abomination.
I wasted 2 1/2 hours, and far too much emotion on this game.
Baron was great. So was Camby. Turns out the Pacers, even w/o DJr and Granger, can beat those two.
Somehow, I know, this is the coach’s fault.
It was a poor effort by the gang, to say the least
I envy you. I’m slowly becoming numb to this type of play. I just keep a slimmer of emotion because of tease wins like against Denver.
It’s almost comical the way we play down to the opponent. Damn these guys for thinking they’re better than these “inferior” teams.
by dulciusEXasperis on Nov 25, 2009 7:16 PM PST reply actions
haha
me too. I just laugh it off when kaman passes the ball with 1 second on the clock with 30 seconds to go in the 4th. Or when mike dunleavy predictably puts in steve novak for the last minute of the game. or w hen Dunleavy has that look on his face like he’s taking a poopie.
probably not
that was the worst out of the 3 ;)
by dulciusEXasperis on Nov 25, 2009 7:23 PM PST up reply actions
Looks like Gordon will join Prince and Hamilton out for Detroit....
Clippers are going to be so outmanned on Friday
by whyamiaclippersfan on Nov 25, 2009 7:24 PM PST reply actions
maybe not outmanned...but outplayed on almost every facet......
i’ve noticed a trend where other teams step up when their best players are out against the Clippers….while the Clippers for the most part have been injury free except for Gordon/Griffin yet they cannot match that intensity on a nightly basis
by whyamiaclippersfan on Nov 25, 2009 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
i thought you were talking about eric gordon. ....
anyways good for us, ben gordon kills us everytime
lol yeah me too
gotta be specific ;)
by dulciusEXasperis on Nov 25, 2009 7:40 PM PST up reply actions
Oh..sorry...I thought by lumping them (Pistons players) together it'd be understood....let me see the Pistons roster...
My prediction is that Jonas Jekerbo will have a career game against the Clippers.
by whyamiaclippersfan on Nov 25, 2009 7:42 PM PST up reply actions
oh man
i saw eric jog kinda gingerly at the game. i was hoping he didn’t tweak his groin/hamstring. man, that stopped my heart for a second…
by baron davis' beard on Nov 25, 2009 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
I'm going to go to the Nets site and see if that makes me feel any better about
this team, err coach (ha, I spelled coach “choke”, subliminal fingertips!).
Baron was the man and we kept feeding Kaman
That is how you lose
Was Eric Gordon drunk tonight?
He was literally walking through this game. What the hell? Trying to look “cool” in front of the hometown crowd? Maybe he was out too late with his homies last night. An unbelievably poor effort from him – I didn’t see him expend an ounce of energy all night.
Not 100%??
Dunleavy sez he was the star of the last practice? They all were saying that being careful and not bringing EJ back too early until he was 100%. Lawler & Smith described his day that day – personal appearences out the Wazoo!!!! He was plain tired by the time he played. He needs to realize that the reason he makes so much money is basketball. I admire him for all the community work he does, but prioritize!!!!
I have to agree
It was like he couldn’t be bothered tonight. No energy, his passing was very poor. Either he wasn’t ready to come back or his mind was elsewhere. Or both. Wasn’t the EJ I see regularly and it was more than just rust.
Bingo! Oh me oh my!
So did every other player than Camby and Baron
Can’t believe Camby is getting slated. Yep, he’s not a good perimeter defender but with Kaman unable to stretch his arms past his shoulders and jump for a rebound, I dread to think how many offensive boards they would have got if Camby hadn’t been there.
Also, he hit a 3!!!!!
Bingo! Oh me oh my!
No he didn't
the other options are Ricky Davis and Rasual Butler at the 2. Yup, I’ll take a less than 100% Eric Gordon.
But hey, we’re Clipper fans, we should demand excellence from everybody. That’s the reasonable approach.
by Michael White on Nov 26, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
No one is demand excellence from anybody
EJ has been a total stud since coming here and we can certainly forgive him last nights game after coming back but did you watch him. He either wasn’t ready or his head wasn’t in the game. His passing was off, his shooting wasn’t great and all in all it was a general lackluster performance. Not just a rusty performance but a bad performance.
So, maybe he did hurt the team. Yep, the options aren’t great but as mentioned elsewhere, if something isn’t working then why just leave it, why not try something else?
I don’t think we demand excellence from anyone do we. I’ve certainly not seen any excellence here for a long time on this team.
Bingo! Oh me oh my!
What a nightmarish game
That was as scary as it was surreal. I haven’t seen so many missed jump shots since a number of awful UCLA games in the 1980’s. And what about our LAYUPS! We must have been under 33% from within 3 feet. Talk about a collective psyche-out.
Without Griffin (and Randolph), too much of the team’s offense relies on Kaman. When he’s scoring, AT can slash more effectively. Against the Pacers, Thornton had to either shoot jump shots or drive with the ball himself, neither of which resulted in anything.
Until Griffin returns, we stand to win games only If Chris and EJ are both having good nights, or maybe if somebody else gets ridiculously hot. I don’t see how, then, we can be anything more than marginally mediocre… Kaman should be relied upon as a solid contributor, but not as an offensive linchpin.
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