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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:46 pm    Post subject:

I hope AD plays well in Big D. I wish him well...
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:46 pm    Post subject:

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Without the AD crutch, the team was much more active and did a great job rotating. Clippers will absolutely adjust so it won’t be this great going forward, but the new look stifled them today. Zu normally can take his time or gets wide open lanes to the hoop on the roll, but we had smaller guys getting in his way all night. Lou will counter, but this was a great game plan from JJ today with limited personnel.


I asked this question a few pages back... could it be possible the personnel we have isn't compatible with the AD half court stuff? It's only a 2 game sample, but dang. And of course DFS and Vando are huge reasons, and the offense is about to get ramped up some more with Luka.

Small sample size
but, I'd guess that if it does pan out that way, it's more that AD played too much of the mid-range game, which tended to slow everything down


AD was a black hole on the court. As soon as he gets the ball, the offense freezes up, and everyone watches. He doesnt pass out of the post either.


Without AD:

1. The ball doesnt need to go in the post where everyone watching for AD just ot shoot a jumper.

2. Rui becomes 3rd option where he can contribute more as a starter

3. The offense is more free flowing.

4. Jax will not demand the ball, so Bron and AR can do their thing without thinking that their big need touches.

The only cons here is that their paint defense is weaker without AD.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:46 pm    Post subject:

Clippers were definitely pumping in the fake crowd noise.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:47 pm    Post subject:

My Laker bro who said 2008 vibes nailed it. As soon as we got Pau and beat Shaq's Suns at Phoenix after the Marion trade, I knew we were really good and better than even Phoenix that was the class of the Pacific division for 3 straight years.

I will also say this, if we make the finals and end up playing Boston, we will take them out and end their little one year reign
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:47 pm    Post subject:

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This win gives me hope. I'd given up on the Lakers. The last 2 games have been eye-openers. Can't wait till Thursday. If I have it right that will be Luka's debut


Saturday I believe.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:48 pm    Post subject:

jodeke wrote:
This win gives me hope. I'd given up on the Lakers. The last 2 games have been eye-openers. Can't wait till Thursday. If I have it right that will be Luka's debut



I thought they said Saturday but either way they’ll blow out the Warriors Thursday.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:48 pm    Post subject:

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Is it just me or did LBJ not seem happy.


Thought he sounded all business and being very careful not to sound positive about the trade because that's his friend they traded away

Luka and Bron were joking on the bench during the game though



They were giggling and clowning around. Then of course he has to change it up for the camera


Ok good. I didnt see the game so good to know. Just saw the highlights.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:50 pm    Post subject:

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This win gives me hope. I'd given up on the Lakers. The last 2 games have been eye-openers. Can't wait till Thursday. If I have it right that will be Luka's debut


Saturday I believe.


Saturday now? Didn’t someone say Luka was planning to come back against Utah next week?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:50 pm    Post subject:

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Clippers were definitely pumping in the fake crowd noise.


that's hilarious because I was watching the game with a few people and we talked about exactly that.

lil bro is desperate for that attention but it's just not happening for at least another Decade plus now.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:52 pm    Post subject:

ksmgf wrote:
We need the quotes from the Clippers. Please Ocho

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 9:54 pm    Post subject:

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This win gives me hope. I'd given up on the Lakers. The last 2 games have been eye-openers. Can't wait till Thursday. If I have it right that will be Luka's debut


Saturday I believe.


Saturday now? Didn’t someone say Luka was planning to come back against Utah next week?

the date they've been floating was 2/8 vs Pacers
that was his estimated date when he was still with the Mavs, BTW

personally, given how few games there are between 2/8 and the ASG, I'd think they should just keep him out until after the ASG to give him extra time
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:01 pm    Post subject:

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Harden shot 2-12. Got his ass locked up

Kawhi was 4/11 too


Kawhi looked like his 40yo tonight...
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:03 pm    Post subject:

Kawhi is going to be looking like his old self again sometime this season if he stays healthy, I know that. But it is nice to enjoy him having three really poor games in a row.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:12 pm    Post subject:

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Kawhi is going to be looking like his old self again sometime this season if he stays healthy, I know that. But it is nice to enjoy him having three really poor games in a row.


Kawhi trying to get it together is really effecting Norman Powell’s play

Dude looked like Kobe the way he was lighting up everyone to start this season
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:16 pm    Post subject:

-Beat down on the celtics (with AD and Max)

-Beat down on the knicks st MSG (with Max)

-Beat down on the clippers without Luka

5-1 on the Grammy road trip

-Luka’s return on the horizon

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miggz23 wrote:
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Harden shot 2-12. Got his ass locked up

Kawhi was 4/11 too


Kawhi looked like his 40yo tonight...

Kawhi is still relatively young - but his knees are 90 years old.
even if he gets back to his usual form, he's probably only going to be able to do it every 3 or 4 games.
it's also been apparent for the last couple of years that he's lost a couple of steps and his quickness.

kinda sad, really...there was a time he was knocking on Lebron's door for the title best in the NBA..
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-Beat down on the celtics (with AD and Max)

-Beat down on the knicks st MSG (with Max)

-Beat down on the clippers without Luka

5-1 on the Grammy road trip

-Luka’s return on the horizon

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:34 pm    Post subject:

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Clippers were definitely pumping in the fake crowd noise.


And these Lakers games are their Superbowl. It's all they have.
Tonight must have really stung
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:39 pm    Post subject:

P.K. wrote:
mhan00 wrote:
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jodeke wrote:
This win gives me hope. I'd given up on the Lakers. The last 2 games have been eye-openers. Can't wait till Thursday. If I have it right that will be Luka's debut


Saturday I believe.


Saturday now? Didn’t someone say Luka was planning to come back against Utah next week?

the date they've been floating was 2/8 vs Pacers
that was his estimated date when he was still with the Mavs, BTW

personally, given how few games there are between 2/8 and the ASG, I'd think they should just keep him out until after the ASG to give him extra time


That makes sense.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:42 pm    Post subject:

Dunn almost joined the Soloman club tonight. I thinkt the NBA really needs to implement a rule where if you have no view or path of a ball, you cannot dive for the sake of diving. Lebron's retirement almost came early tonight. I was 100% convinced Lebron was done. I thought this is just our luck. Luka in, Lebron out. We'll never see a full healthy team. Luckily that wasn't the case. But they need to illegalized blind diving on top of people.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:48 pm    Post subject:

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Clippers were definitely pumping in the fake crowd noise.


And these Lakers games are their Superbowl. It's all they have.
Tonight must have really stung

It wasn't sold out, but they had a large attendance of 17,927. Capacity18,000.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:04 pm    Post subject:

dont we got clip fans on this board? wonder what they thought about that beatdown lol
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:07 pm    Post subject:

The most impressive thing about tonight, they built a 20 pt lead early in the 2nd and held it to the end of the game, that shows sustained focus. I haven't seen this since the 2020 year.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 11:26 pm    Post subject:

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dont we got clip fans on this board? wonder what they thought about that beatdown lol


They only come out after wins. They come out to give us their "unbias" analysis of why the Clippers are head and shoulders above the Lakers on the court, and in the front office. But it's only if they win. Being blown out by 25, and we getting Luka soon... I think they're going to slowly try to blend in, and forget their roots.
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dont we got clip fans on this board? wonder what they thought about that beatdown lol


They only come out after wins. They come out to give us their "unbias" analysis of why the Clippers are head and shoulders above the Lakers on the court, and in the front office. But it's only if they win. Being blown out by 25, and we getting Luka soon... I think they're going to slowly try to blend in, and forget their roots.


lmao damn

this was a pivotal must-win for the clippers to catch us in the standings
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