The Official NBA Season Thread: I’m like Jayson Tatum in the Olympics I'm not playing

[youngwolf]

I was so wrong about him.

 

[atlsfinest]

It's almost as though these people don't realize they're writing the same articles over and over. "This time it's going to be different for Westbrook because XYZ reasons."

 

[tay1]

How many games before Russ is put on the bench?

 

[rolaholic]

*nvm it's a parody , thought it was old *** Hubie getting a shot in for a second

Elon making the checkmark available to anyone is still ridiculous

 

[reconic supreme]

 

[freeze]

I don't get it. Do these corny dudes like Nike or nah

 

[Nipsey3000]

The Clippers always play us like it's their championship, think we've lost 10 straight since PG and Kawhi came. If it happens, the extra juice they'll have, yea they'll beat us.

I don't think the 10 straight has much to do with "getting up for a championship effort" as much as it is, the Lakers being a bad team for most of those games.

 

[Nipsey3000]

I could potentially see this going well. If the Clippers play Russ 15-20 minutes per game against second units in order to push the pace and, more importantly, keep him away from closing lineups I could see this being a net positive.

I just hope that the Clippers didn't make Russ any promises regarding a role or playing time. If This rumor is true and the Clippers plan to start Russ once he gets acclimated, this team is doomed and they clearly didn't watch Russ on the Lakers for the last year and a half.



Westbrook's issue is that he has shown a complete inability to adapt his game to a specific scheme or coaching style. He only knows how to go one speed. If the Clippers start Russ and play him big minutes they're looking at a quick, first round exit.

Regular season Westbrook is easy to game plan against and playoff Westbrook is even easier to gameplay against. I remember in the bubble, the Lakers completely figured out Westbrook and just stopped guarding him later in that series.

Unlike those Rockets or Lakers The Clippers have the luxury of not relying on Russell Westbrook at all though. If things don't work out, They can just take away his minutes and they will still be a high level team.

Just to add, Westbrook isn't even a dude that can play his way to the bench and just be happy and cheer for his team.

You actually gotta send him home to return to normalcy.

 

[lawdog1]

I don't think the 10 straight has much to do with "getting up for a championship effort" as much as it is, the Lakers being a bad team for most of those games.

I've watched them all and, TBH, I feel like the Lakers were playing just as hard or harder than the Clippers.

 

[Nipsey3000]

I've watched them all and, TBH, I feel like the Lakers were playing just as hard or harder than the Clippers.

Honestly brother, the Lakers play harder consistently more than the clippers period.

 

[Rootin4EverybodyBlack]

It's almost as though these people don't realize they're writing the same articles over and over. "This time it's going to be different for Westbrook because XYZ reasons."

Same could be said about the Clippers getting to the finals though

 

[reconic supreme]

 

[MVP]

I don't think the 10 straight has much to do with "getting up for a championship effort" as much as it is, the Lakers being a bad team for most of those games.

Yea beg to differ the effort they consistently give us is not what they have vs the rest of the league.

 

[iheartboost]

How many games before Russ is put on the bench?

Hopefully he starts and finishes there.

 

[Nipsey3000]

Yea beg to differ the effort they consistently give us is not what they have vs the rest of the league.

Even if that was true, I don't think it has much to do with the clippers beating the Lakers in head to head matchups.

It's almost like you want to subscribe to the the belief that it took a Herculean super human effort just to beat the Lakers.

It didn't...the Lakers just weren't a very good team.

 

[akajae]

That was Beverley's championship every year.

 

[ballinsam23]

Bibby
CJ
Stephen Jackson
Odom
Camby

 

[sneeker]

Bibby
CJ
Stephen Jackson
Odom
Camby

Bibby
Cambie
CJ
Gay
RJ

 

[lawdog1]

Bibby
CJ
Stephen Jackson
Odom
Camby

Miller
JJ
Battier
LO
Jonas

 

[DLF]

Bibby
CJ
Stephen Jackson
Odom
Camby

Todays nba

Bibby
Rich Jefferson
Battier
Odom
Ibaka

Switchable 5 that’s a defensive monster. Versatile point forward and 3 and d strong Sf. That’s a big “small ball” front court. Bibby is an elite shooting pg while Jefferson is 6’7 athletic sg.

Size with 1 small guard but he’s a shooter

 

[freeze]

 

[storm2006]

I don't get it. Do these corny dudes like Nike or nah

I can’t tell either Who rocked those X’d out “Do Better” joints?

 

[addict4sneakers]

Bibby
CJ
Stephen Jackson
Odom
Camby

CJ
RJ
Chat Jack
Josh smith
Ibaka

 

[lawdog1]

That was Beverley's championship every year.

Bev wasn’t on the Clippers last season and they still were 4-0 against the Lakers.

 

[Nipsey3000]

Bev wasn’t on the Clippers last season and they still were 4-0 against the Lakers.