The Daily Clipper - TGIF Edition

Is there a special day for all religious leaders including Protestant pastors, Catholic priests, Muslim clerics, Jewish rabbis, Buddhist monks, etc.?

Just asking

How dare they?!

However he makes one dumb statement and draws one bad conclusion

Dumb Statement

However, even with Evans back, the Clippers will still have maybe the worst perimeter defense this side of the Canadian border.

The Raptors currently are

First in opponents FG% at .398
Fifth in opponents eFG% at .450
Sixth in points allowed per game at 91.50
15th in NBA defensive Rating

You don’t compile those kind of defensive numbers (3 or their 6 games have been on the road) with a lousy perimeter defense when your starting Bigs are Andrea Bargnani and Amir Johnson.

Draws One Bad Conclusion

If the Clippers don’t improve like many of us thought they would at the beginning of the season – if they miss the playoffs. There’s a good chance that happens if the defense isn’t fixed

The Clippers defense is better than the Suns and Nuggets was all those years they made the playoffs with bad defenses. Heck even GS made the playoffs one recent season without any defense.

If they Clippers stay healthy it is an almost certainty that they make the playoffs even without improving their defense very much.

Now I am not saying that the Clippers won’t improve their defense. So please don’t read that into my comments here.

wait 20 games and judge then.

a bunch of bandwagoners. i wouldn’t pay much attention to their banter.

what i noticed, however, is how professional cp3 is. classy dude.

Clippers have proven to be a much more versatile team on offense and defense compared to the Lakers. The Lakers have proven that they NEED Kobe to score 25+ in order to compete and about 30 (on high percentage shooting) to win. While Bynum has proven to be a tough guard and a solid defender, they don’t realize one thing, the Lakers can only play at their pace/ style, while the Clippers can change it up. Let’s take some of the past games for example, most notably Blazers. The Lakers played the game at their pace, yet they were unable to make defensive changes. Aldridge pretty much did whatever he wanted too and Wallace capitalized on their inability to defend him. The Lakers did NOTHING to adjust on offense OR on defense. They tried to play a slow game, and that didn’t work out. Next came the Warriors. The Warriors were playing a stellar game even without Curry, but the Lakers pulled off the win ONLY because Kobe had a MONSTER night. I would say that any other night, the Lakers would have lost it. Why? They have nobody to run on defense, and they can’t FORCE the other team to play at their pace, especially when they are pretty sloppy on both sides.
All in all, I believe that the Lakers have a strong defensive team and offensive team, but they are so reliant on things to fall into place during EVERY night. They need Kobe to show up with massive points, Bynum to pull down 12+ rebounds, and they need the other team to fall into the trap of playing the Lakers’ game. The Clippers on the otherhand, can adjust on defense while play a slower or quicker offense.