OFFICIAL LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 2024-2025 SEASON THREAD

[rfx45]

got to commit to rebounds if theyre gon play smallball

dont even know who the dude with goggles was but dude looking like kareem out there just gobbling up rebounds and put backs

 

[rfx45]

terrible

i know yall love kennards but two games in a row dudes being picked off there and he kept staying on the floor

if he isnt going to contribute on offense and a huge liability on defense then you cant play him

not gon lie though, refs helped he pacers a lot but ty kept playing small ball and just kept getting beat, miles turned being double by reggie and kennard and didnt even faze him

 

[bapar11]

small ball rebounds failed us again

 

[HIM]

We won’t win anything with Zu as our only big. You can take him out of games too easily. Look what Haliburton was doing to that man in the clutch

And Lue’s only real option is smallball which is somehow even worse. Especially with no Batum. How many times did we have Reggie/Kennard stuck on Turner only to foul him and give up 3pt play after 3pt play.

But what stood out to me the most was PG’s patented daily stupid turnover of the game. That ball he threw into thr stands on a 2v1 fast break

 

[rfx45]

pg played great but that steal by him on to the 2 on 1 breakaway(?) and pg just throws it away to give it back and i think the game was tied, just a bonehead play that probably cost them this game too

i wish i could find a replay to know what the hell he was trying to do

 

[lawdog1]

small ball rebounds failed us again

Going to continue to happen if Morris is included in the small-ball line-ups. He’s a poor rebounder for his size.

Still not understanding the limited Mann minutes, especially with Batum out.

Tough trip. Feels like would should have been at least 4-1, but on the other hand, could have been 1-4 were it not for a total late collapse by the Pistons.

 

[Nipsey3000]

terrible

i know yall love kennards but two games in a row dudes being picked off there and he kept staying on the floor

if he isnt going to contribute on offense and a huge liability on defense then you cant play him

not gon lie though, refs helped he pacers a lot but ty kept playing small ball and just kept getting beat, miles turned being double by reggie and kennard and didnt even faze him

I agree. But you gotta get kennard looks. Maybe not even shots, but touches and looks. He opens up alot for others just by touching the ball.

I hate how Kawhi drew a double/triple team in the post late and kennard kicked the Kawhi pass right to mook with no hesitation for 3.

Which mook bricked...

If it was the other way around, and mook caught it and needed to move it to kennard, he would've thought 3 times about shooting it first.

 

[Nipsey3000]

At some point in the 4th, you gotta make halliburton deal with either Kawhi or pg guarding him.

You can't continue to let hally abuse kennard, Reggie and whatever shorty doo wop the clippers throw at him.

 

[HIM]

Pat bev would have fought over those screens and drawn at least 2 offensive fouls. T Mann would have too.

 

[rfx45]

theyve been sticking to him so credit to what he has done but this is two games in a row where dude is covered and on offense and abused on defense

in the first half of this game, if it wasnt working, then you got to change up the gameplan, ty cant just stick to the same thing and hope it eventually works

they let mook shoot because everyone knows dudes afraid and not clutch, i dont even think kennards defender tried running to mook to constest, he stuck to luke so mook doesnt pass it back

its just like how wall is always wide open behind the arc, they rather let him shoot out there than anyone else and he does



and i honestly dont even know how this team is top 5 in defense, seems like every game the other team makes record 3s and then in smallballs they just get abused… doesnt pass the eye test

 

[HIM]

and i honestly dont even know how this team is top 5 in defense, seems like every game the other team makes record 3s and then in smallballs they just get abused… doesnt pass the eye test

As great as you think teams shoot against us, we give up the 3rd lowest 3pt % in the entire NBA. We’re 8th best as far as opponent 3pt made per game.

We’re also 3rd best in total FG% against. A lot of these point totals look crazy but you have to take jnto account that pace/scoring is up across the NBA. The avg PPG is like 114 this season.


If anything, it’s our terrible offense that’s holding us back this year.

 

[HIM]

Oh and let’s not forget Reggie did this.



Loser move. 3 seconds on the clock when he got the board. Nobody pressed him. He could have gotten an open half court shot when the team was down 7. That’s as good a look as you can ask for in that situation

 

[lawdog1]

As great as you think teams shoot against us, we give up the 3rd lowest 3pt % in the entire NBA. We’re 8th best as far as opponent 3pt made per game.

We’re also 3rd best in over FG% against. A lot of these point totals look crazy but you have to take jnto account that pace/scoring is up across the NBA. The avg PPG is like 114 this season.


If anything, it’s our terrible offense that’s holding us back this year.

I think this is overall right, but I would guess that the defensive metrics for us are much worse with small ball units.

When our first unit is playing well, Zu covers up for Reggie and Mook‘s defensive inadequacies. That doesn’t happen with small ball, especially when Batum isn’t involved.

 

[HIM]

I think this is overall right, but I would guess that the defensive metrics for us are much worse with small ball units.

When our first unit is playing well, Zu covers up for Reggie and Mook‘s defensive inadequacies. That doesn’t happen with small ball, especially when Batum isn’t involved.

I was gonna try to pull up the advanced stats on our best 5 man lineups but we've had so many injuries that we only have like 4 lineups that have played 30+ minutes together all season

So instead I pulled up the best 4-man lineups. Batum (of course) is the only player in all 4 of our best 4-man lineups

 

[Nipsey3000]

I'm confident this team will be great if we stay healthy. A month ago, I wasn't so sure.

Remember when they laughed at the Batum/kennard signing?

Remember when they told us we would be sorry for them just giving us zu?

Lol

 

[rfx45]

Oh and let’s not forget Reggie did this.



Loser move. 3 seconds on the clock when he got the board. Nobody pressed him. He could have gotten an open half court shot when the team was down 7. That’s as good a look as you can ask for in that situation

low iq

 

[lawdog1]

We have the talent to beat anyone. Unfortunately, I feel that far too often we don’t have our best 5 players on the court at the same time.

 

[lawdog1]

We have the talent to beat anyone. Unfortunately, I feel that far too often we don’t have our best 5 players on the court at the same time.

HIM - I probably made this sound more controversial than it really is. It’s just about how little regard I have for Morris and thinking Reggie plays too much.

 

[Nipsey3000]

Agreed HIM I hate their shot selection mostly. They should be ball movers, instead they're ball stoppers

 

[lawdog1]

Yuck.

 

[bapar11]

tired of these slow starts then play catch up 2nd half

 

[lawdog1]

tired of these slow starts then play catch up 2nd half

I don’t see any kind of comeback happening in this one. We look awful.

 

[HIM]

Yea, I think we need to go ahead and end the John Wall experiment. He’s awful on both ends. Singlehandedly gave up the lead in the 4th so far

 

[rfx45]

that was the worst sequence ever

wall drivble to a double team, gives it to kennard and ask for the ball back

dribbles to the same double team, give it to kennard then ask for the ball back

dribbles to the same double team then passes to zu then ask for the ball back

then dribbles back to the same double team then turnover for a free layup by the heat

thats in one possession

 

[HIM]

that was the worst sequence ever

wall drivble to a double team, gives it to kennard and ask for the ball back

dribbles to the same double team, give it to kennard then ask for the ball back

dribbles to the same double team then passes to zu then ask for the ball back

then dribbles back to the same double team then turnover for a free layup by the heat

thats in one possession

I’m just happy he didn’t make it worse by committing a a transition foul or clear path foul

He’s either really lost on defense or really lazy. But im gonna put together a post with all his awful defensive possessions later tonight