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Post by mistwell on Mar 12, 2024 21:06:23 GMT -8
So much for best Clippers team ever, We are no match for Wolves. They are good. I mean, without our best player we're not. Did you miss Kawhi went out after 12 minutes?
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Post by clipzfan611 on Mar 12, 2024 21:06:55 GMT -8
Definition of insanity. PG is a loser. Harden is sloppy and lazy. Kawhi is made of glass. And we've mortgaged most of our immediate future. Yikes
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Post by hitnrun24 on Mar 12, 2024 21:22:38 GMT -8
So much for best Clippers team ever, We are no match for Wolves. They are good. I mean, without our best player we're not. Did you miss Kawhi went out after 12 minutes? Agree it would've been different with Kawhi, but it's still concerning to see them fold like that. It's not like the Clippers are Kawhi and then a bunch of nobodies. Too many games where the next man up isn't stepping up. Half the time it's Powell. Shai's cousin always seems to cook us too, I'd have expected his numbers to be better since it seems like he makes everything.
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Post by hitnrun24 on Mar 12, 2024 21:28:54 GMT -8
I don't want to go back into the load management era, but we have no shot at a top 3 seed. Pels may even catch us for 4th. I like that Harden wants to play every game, but he seems like he's been running himself into the ground a bit. I actually did see the team we needed to be until the 2nd half of the 2nd quarter. Don't fully let off the gas, but getting everyone 100% rested healthy for next month should be the top goal now.
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Post by hitnrun24 on Mar 13, 2024 13:07:51 GMT -8
Looks like Kawhi is traveling with the team for the road trip for what it's worth. Maybe he plays the 2nd game.
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Post by basketcase on Mar 13, 2024 13:45:29 GMT -8
There was a 40 point swing in the game, it was much more than missing Kawhi. This has been a recent trend of not being able to hold onto leads. We are undisciplined and constantly revert back to playing too much iso. Something switched on this team after the Grammy road trip and it’s become a serious concern.
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Post by nuraman00 on Mar 13, 2024 14:07:00 GMT -8
The point differential only mattered for the in season tournament. For the regular playoffs, it's overall record; head to head; whether one team is a division winner; overall conference record, etc. Unless it's the NBA Finals, then use that Bulls vs. Spurs example link to see which criteria matter. Point differential is the seventh tie breaker but I don't recall a tie breaker needing seven levels to make break a tie. But even then it's against all opponents. Ok you're right.
Here's a link which confirms:
I wonder why they don't do that for the NBA Finals round, then. The hypothetical Bulls vs. Spurs 2011 Finals could have avoided the coin flip.
Can anyone find a definitive source for tiebreakers for the NBA Finals? That article I linked to earlier talked about the hypothetical Bulls vs. Spurs 2011 series going down to a random drawing.
But I want to see an actual source for tiebreakers for the NBA FInals.
nba.com/standings doesn't clearly list it either, for teams in opposite conferences.
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Post by corkscrew on Mar 13, 2024 14:11:00 GMT -8
There was a 40 point swing in the game, it was much more than missing Kawhi. This has been a recent trend of not being able to hold onto leads. We are undisciplined and constantly revert back to playing too much iso. Something switched on this team after the Grammy road trip and it’s become a serious concern. Character, character, character.
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Post by nuraman00 on Mar 13, 2024 14:59:01 GMT -8
Speaking of Minnesota, one of the biggest swings I recall, when taking into account the era, and the quality of the team, was this Minnesota - Miami game. www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200303280MIA.htmlA 37 - 19 lead for Minnesota turned into a 82 - 111 deficit with 37 seconds left. 18 point lead into a 29 point deficit. 47 point swing. An eventual 51 win Minnesota team against an eventual 25 win Miami team. This was a March 28 matchup, so almost near the end of the season.
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Post by hitnrun24 on Mar 13, 2024 16:11:48 GMT -8
There was a 40 point swing in the game, it was much more than missing Kawhi. This has been a recent trend of not being able to hold onto leads. We are undisciplined and constantly revert back to playing too much iso. Something switched on this team after the Grammy road trip and it’s become a serious concern. Character, character, character. It's such a mental game. They asked Edwards what he saw out there when they made their run and he said "a bunch of mismatches". You could tell their confidence was through the roof once it was apparent Kawhi wasn't coming back in. I don't know whatever it is inside the rest of the Clippers players that don't take it personally, and I'll give Russ credit for having it, is that belief that they're still the best team. If you're the number 2 guy you should welcome a chance to step up when the number 1 guy goes out. I know it goes both ways, and having your number 2 or 3 guy thinking he's the number 1 can backfire but you better just not be without your number 1 if this is the demeanor of the next guys up.
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Post by dane on Mar 13, 2024 16:38:25 GMT -8
I suppose it was terribly unfair that Minne was without their #1 guy for all the game, but poor LAC had to deal with the handicap of being without their #1 guy for only 3/4 of the game?
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Post by hitnrun24 on Mar 13, 2024 18:52:12 GMT -8
KAT is their Paul George. Edwards is their Kawhi.
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Post by corkscrew on Mar 13, 2024 21:23:55 GMT -8
KAT is their Paul George. Edwards is their Kawhi. Hummmm.... Food for thought, but I'm not sure about the analogy... Edwards, okay... Though one could argue Edwards > Kawhi, at least so far this year. But I think every GM in the league would take a healthy KAT over a healthy PG in a heartbeat, at least so far this year. But we're only now finishing ACT 2 of this year's season. ACT 3 tells the story. C'mon Hamlet, come to life and kick some ass!
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Post by nuraman00 on Mar 14, 2024 0:48:40 GMT -8
Character, character, character. It's such a mental game. They asked Edwards what he saw out there when they made their run and he said "a bunch of mismatches". You could tell their confidence was through the roof once it was apparent Kawhi wasn't coming back in. I don't know whatever it is inside the rest of the Clippers players that don't take it personally, and I'll give Russ credit for having it, is that belief that they're still the best team. If you're the number 2 guy you should welcome a chance to step up when the number 1 guy goes out. I know it goes both ways, and having your number 2 or 3 guy thinking he's the number 1 can backfire but you better just not be without your number 1 if this is the demeanor of the next guys up. Remember when OKC with Paul George and Russell Westbrook erased a 25 point deficit in 8 minutes, 49 seconds?
I'm not sure if/when I'll see a lead of that size or larger, erased quicker, even with faster scoring in today's era, compared to 2018.
A deficit like that starts with belief.
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Post by htownfan on Mar 14, 2024 6:56:40 GMT -8
KAT is their Paul George. Edwards is their Kawhi. Hummmm.... Food for thought, but I'm not sure about the analogy... Edwards, okay... Though one could argue Edwards > Kawhi, at least so far this year. But I think every GM in the league would take a healthy KAT over a healthy PG in a heartbeat, at least so far this year. But we're only now finishing ACT 2 of this year's season. ACT 3 tells the story. C'mon Hamlet, come to life and kick some ass! Pretty sure he was saying that Edwards is their best player and KAT is in supporting role like George is to Leonard.......
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