Game 37 Clippers vs 76ers

[mistwell]

We lost 119 to 113. For posterity, here was the game info. 

Game Information:
Where: STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA

When: 7:30 PST

How to watch: Fox Sports Prime Ticket, AM 570

Projected Starting Lineups:
LA Clippers: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Avery Bradley, Tobias Harris, Danilo Gallinari, Boban Marjanovic

Philadelphia 76ers: Ben Simmons, J.J. Redick, Jimmy Butler, Wilson Chandler, Joel Embiid

Injuries:
Clippers: Luc Mbah a Moute (sore left knee) - OUT

76ers: Joel Embiid (left knee soreness) - PROBABLE, Markelle Fultz (shoulder) - OUT, Zhaire Smith (foot/illness) - OUT, Justin Patton (foot) - OUT

The Big Picture:
The Clippers sit in fourth place in the Western Conference after a 6-9 record in December brought them back down to Earth after being the darlings of the league to start the season. However, the travel-heavy schedule that dragged the team down is mostly complete, as LA is playing its fourth straight game at Staples Center. The team has looked noticeably more energetic in the last week as it benefits from more practice time and days off. The Clippers are currently 2-1 on this pseudo home stand (since one of the games was on the Lakers’ home floor), and are looking for revenge in game four against Philadelphia, who handed them the first back-to-back loss this season in November.

The Antagonist:
The 76ers boast some of the best star power in the league with a trio of Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler, and Ben Simmons. (Embiid missed the team’s last game against Portland with what appears to be precautionary rest, but should play tonight). For the season, Philadelphia boasts a differential (points scored per 100 possessions minus points allowed) of plus-2.2, which amounts to a 46.6-win team, per Cleaning the Glass. That jumps to plus-4.2, or 51.6 wins, since acquiring Butler. The last time the Clippers played the Sixers was before they had their All-Star wing, but Embiid dominated LA to the tune of 41 points on 16-of-32 shooting. It got so bad that the Clippers were forced to unleash Boban Marjanovic in the second half, which is why I’d guess they’ll start Boban again tonight. Butler has played LA once this season, in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, when the Timberwolves lost 120-109. He did most of his damage against the Clippers second unit, which was trending small at that point in the season, but still only managed 20 points.

[v-ice]

Terrible play for 3 quarters and then it was too late to come back. We had chances but we missed key FT’s once again.

[nuraman00]

Other than @rhy1244 and jglanton, were the other usual contributors during live games, in past seasons?

dyce has also been good this season.

[clippers1121]

Our game threads have been pathetic and not even worth posting to in most cases. It is a waste of time doing pregame and postgame analysis for me since nobody responds to what I write. The people who do contribute don't usually analyze the game or what the players did. Usually it is a worthless generalization like "good win" or "Avery sucks" or some other generic crap that could have been written without even seeing the game.

[prince2250]

Jan 7, 2019 15:08:26 GMT -8 clippers1121 said:

Our game threads have been pathetic and not even worth posting to in most cases. It is a waste of time doing pregame and postgame analysis for me since nobody responds to what I write. The people who do contribute don't usually analyze the game or what the players did. Usually it is a worthless generalization like "good win" or "Avery sucks" or some other generic crap that could have been written without even seeing the game.

Why are you so cranky champ? lol

[mistwell]

He's right.

Way too many posters who posted often, have left or post very infrequently.

TWO posters who used to post every day often multiple times a day are either not posting at all or posting very infrequently specifically because of VFHS. Who himself doesn't post much. If we banned VFHS, we'd gain back two posters who post a lot, at the cost of one poster who posts very rarely. Seems like a good trade. But, we won't do it.

So the board dies a slow death...

[samiam19]

its not that hard to ignore someone

i get ignored all the time

also the team doesnt have a lot of controversy this year, so no one has gotten to the point where they need to post their opinion on anything.

[nuraman00]

Jan 7, 2019 15:08:26 GMT -8 clippers1121 said:

Our game threads have been pathetic and not even worth posting to in most cases. It is a waste of time doing pregame and postgame analysis for me since nobody responds to what I write. The people who do contribute don't usually analyze the game or what the players did. Usually it is a worthless generalization like "good win" or "Avery sucks" or some other generic crap that could have been written without even seeing the game.

I'm sorry you feel that way about the pregame and postgame analysis.

I like reading them (from anyone), because it gets the mood right for the upcoming game.

Maybe I haven't been responding to them, but sometimes that's because I'm just trying to see what other people think, before or after a game.  I don't have a disagreement with most of what is written.

[nuraman00]

Jan 8, 2019 11:55:32 GMT -8 samiam19 said:

its not that hard to ignore someone

i get ignored all the time

also the team doesnt have a lot of controversy this year, so no one has gotten to the point where they need to post their opinion on anything.

I'll change that.  (Honest feeling.)

See the upcoming thread discussion.

[nuraman00]

There's also a lot of people who haven't found the new board yet.

From my Missing Users List, (and this is only the people I remember, there's probably more than this):

Griffin5: Hasn't responded to the invite email.

Kerley: I have no info.

uncle_pumblechook: I sent 2 emails to him through the form on his personal website. No response.

indycolt93:


twitter.com/indycolt93

www.instagram.com/indycolt93/

Hooch20:

twitter.com/Hooch20



isaacthegrreat:

twitter.com/isaacthegrreat?lang=en

Jimbo: I PMed a "Jimbo" on Pin Interest, but no response.

playwithheart: I have no contact info.

babyradar01: I have no contact info

[nuraman00]

And as for forum size, I can accept small.

I'm a part of 1 subforum, that has 2 everyday posters (including me), and 1 part-time poster. It's been like that for for 6 years.

I'm also part of another forum that has 2 everyday posters, and it's been like that for 4+ years.

Then there's another forum with 3 everyday posters, and it's been like that for 1.5 years.

There is also another forum where there's 4 everyday posters, and 2 part-time posters. And it's been like that for 7+ years.

My preference is for ClipperTalk to find some more former posters, or gain new ones. But whatever happens, I'll be here reading everyday.