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scifi_1

These kind of games happen. Just have to move on to the next game. It was silly to expect all those returning injured players to hit the floor running. The Heat was right to exploit them early and often. Going to take Billups awhile to get into game shape and maybe its better to bring him off the bench and monitor his mins. CP3 still looks like he needs more time off...he said it himself that the playoffs was were it was at (meaningful games). SG and SF is a Clippers need but at what cost? Going all in with a trade means other teams will force the Clips to overpay in any trade and the Clips would have to win a ring this season. What available players are being shopped are worth taking a chance on? Would need multiple teams to get involved to move enough pieces and picks to make everyone happy.
102 Days ago

Mesmartoday

Hey lil clips fans.....see ya all at the great games tomorrow! great day for bb fans! Go Lakers!
102 Days ago

Mesmartoday

Two back to backs in a row! Here is a new excuse, boo hoo the NBA schedule makers are soooo unfair! 0-4....Denver passes the clips, after the 5th loss in a row on Thursday!...against....the Legendary Lakers!!!!!!!!!!!
102 Days ago

Mesmartoday

Hey Vince! Right on! I up played the Laker win last night and I guess I also up played your boys loss too! Oops! Hey hope ya can watch the great games tomorrow! I'll be around here after unless all my girlfriends need to use me! Kind of better than bettin' money huh...gettin' a shot to punk one another! You know your in deep doo doo!
102 Days ago

vinceg1964

@Notsmartoday Down play every Clippers win & up grade every Lakers loss..so glad you're not a brain surgeon..!!
102 Days ago

roaddoggdx78

No offense here, Mesmartoday. I didn't even bother checking the Laker blog because there are probably hundreds maybe a thousand posts. I enjoy coming here because I could read what everybody writes. Since there is only a few of us, we've got to balance the pros vs the cons.
102 Days ago

roaddoggdx78

@mesmartoday Out of curiosity, do you even go to the Laker blogs or do you just go to Clipper blogs to be annoying?
102 Days ago

Mesmartoday

Hi road dog! Thank you! I aim to please! LOL ...Of course I'm on the Laker Index, quite a bit in fact but on there it's so full of posts and trolls it's hard to find me I'm sure. If you check rapid reaction last night after the Laker win, what about 7pm, you will see a bunch of my posts annoying trolls and offering deep insight from the game! Then after I watched your boys get smashed i went to your clips page and sadly found nobody posting, so so different from the Lakers pages. So I like to throw a zinger or two at you clips fans just to spice things up! Much like if we were having some beers together, just good natured , trash talking fun! Nothing personal, just a lil poking the bear.....all you guys need to just chill and not get so defensive, you should see the crap posted on the Laker blogs!
102 Days ago

liveperl

The Lakers won't pass the Clips. In fact, the Lakers won't even get in the playoffs.
102 Days ago

laxfiles4

at least VDN recognizes that poor 3 point defense is the reason we're getting killed
102 Days ago

liveperl

Didn't the Heat lose to the Clips in LA? It's one game people. Lets not get crazy. It's hard to beat the Heat at their place even if the Clips were at full strength playing well. Give then a little time to get cohesive.
102 Days ago

Mesmartoday

Really, the heat have small balls? How do you know?
102 Days ago

pccsouth

True, but Heat play small balls, Clips need to punish them on the board and Blake need to crush Battier in the face. They did neither.
102 Days ago

pccsouth

Lets trade Butler & Bledsoe for Granger. Clips will be better defensively and another option in tight game situation. Butler doesn't offer much these days for 8 mil contract. Dollar for dollar, Butler is worse than Ryan Gomes.
102 Days ago

jto1234

That would be an interesting trade, and I bet the Pacers would go for it since they have George at the 3 and could use PG help. I doubt the Clippers trade Bledsoe without a long-term commitment from Paul though.
102 Days ago

HeatFollower

Yes, this may sound bias since I am a Heat fan, but I cannot help to notice how the writer starts out by making a point of not making excuses and then makes excuses for the Clippers. i.e not completely healthy, paul was tentative, fluky 3 pt shooting. Take it like a man; it was an old fashion but whooping with the Heat without Bosh and Allen.
102 Days ago

Ovelle85

for starters, they should stop calling it 'lob city', Yes you are very good at the alley-oop, but 'lob city' sounds so fuc.king ga.y and ghetto-trash. Start showing some self respect and maybe the clippers will earn some respect.
102 Days ago

underpaidonlineGM

In 2008, when CP3 was 5 years younger & faster, with a supporting cast of Tyson Chandler, David West & Peja Stojocavic, he still couldn't get his team past the 2nd round of the playoffs. What makes anyone think the Clippers will go any deeper this year? Paul's long-term legacy will be a PG with great stats and a perpetual early exit from the playoffs.
102 Days ago

jto1234

If you honestly thought that NO team should have beaten either the Lakers or Spurs (you know, the teams with top-10 all time players, 3+ all stars and HOF coaches) that year you are delusional
102 Days ago

jto1234

Haha because 44% FG is "returning with a vengeance." If 24, 11 and 5 is "failed leadership" I'll take a failed leader all day
102 Days ago

jto1234

Chandler wasn't nearly the defensive presence he is now when he was in NO, and the stats show that. He and West were both good players, but Stojakovic shot under 40% from the field that year. Paul averaged 24,11 and 5 in those playoffs and they took the Spurs to 7 games. I'm not a Clipper fan and I don't think they'll make it out of the West this year, but you have no idea what you're talking about.
102 Days ago

underpaidonlineGM

You're in the wrong season, my friend. Peja missed most of the 06-07 season, but returned with a vengeance in 07-08 (the year the Hornets lost in game 7 of the 2nd round to the Spurs), with a .440 shooting percentage and a .441 3pt percentage in 77 games started. During a 12 game playoff run that season, Peja almost bailed out CP3's failed leadership with a whopping .549 3pt percentage and more than 14 pts per game.
102 Days ago

jaygime

CP3 was young, quick and inexperienced; Tyson was embittered and just starting to figure out his defensive presence and long term niche in the league; West was at the brink of a breakout season and Peja was a cripple in the twilight of his career. Big, Big difference.
102 Days ago

underpaidonlineGM

Gotta love your blind optimism.
102 Days ago

William87615

well to be honest last night game proved that Miami doesn't always need "The Top 3" like everyone say's. Also last night also proved that clippers can't withstand the pressure from the Heat.
102 Days ago

steeler7323

Ain't the series tied at 1 ...Heat had "top 3" in LA and lost...so it isn't the pressure from Heat..just got back starters give them time to gel ..they will put another winning streak together
102 Days ago

dash2k4

Anyone still remember the Clips had a 17-win streak earlier this year?
102 Days ago

Minardawg

^ What an ignorant and spiteful observation William.Have you been watching him this season? Griffin is the only one who gave a sh*t last night and is the last person you need to be pointing fingers at. He's not the one allowing all of the open 3s, and when they were still competitive in the game Griffin was scoring at will, he goes out when they were down by 2? the game gets out of hand and next thing you know they are down by 13. Del Negro can't afford to not have Griffin in the game 38+ mins a night now that he's a more all around player and in the best shape of his life.
102 Days ago

William87615

only thing about that, CLippers had a up-tempo when they first started but when it really comes down to all of it Blake's not very good under pressure.
102 Days ago

Thats Mr Detlef Schrempf to you

a few dry spells during the season happens....but, hands down, they are an exciting team to watch.
102 Days ago

Stillpoint64

"Clippers will be better." Did the intrepid Markazi notice the Heat played without Bosh and Allen? They'll be better too. Not that the Clippers will be facing them in the Finals!
103 Days ago

jaygime

Bosh would've added his devastating 5 rebounds to the game, and Ray Ray his scorching 40% from the field.
102 Days ago

sgaldo

Maybe you should start rooting for another team. we don't need fans like you. Allen spreads the floor for us and has won games for us with his 3pt shooting. Bosh is one of the best players in the NBA and would be averaging 20-10 for any other team with higher usage rate. Watch our games and see what he brings instead of just reading the stats and maybe next time someone makes an asinine comment about our team, you can sound like a real fan.
102 Days ago

nmenkevich1

Im a Heat fan and cant argue with that one..
102 Days ago

William87615

woahhhh indiana just gets lucky most of the time stats don't lie.
102 Days ago

steeler7323

Don't sleep on Indiana...out of East. They own the Heat !!!
102 Days ago

IconOrkis

Yeah in all reality it would be Chicago against the Clips or Thunder.
102 Days ago

pccsouth

Chicago was stupid to sign Boozer to max deal.
102 Days ago

Snuffy Mo

Troll, Chicago sucks.
102 Days ago

Stillpoint64

Maybe David Stern could step in again for "basketball reasons"? Where would the Clips be without him?
103 Days ago

pccsouth

I like to thank Stern for getting rid of Kamen. But Jordan is not worth 11 mil either. I can't believe that Jordan free throw getting worse. He will never be a third option to make that kind of $
102 Days ago

Saint305XL

What, is the Lakers fan sad, poor baby, maybe if you speak with more sarcasm someone will notice your disappointment.
102 Days ago