The Two Remaining Horsemen In A System Reboot -Official LA Clippers '24 off season thread

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Too many Clipper fans on my Twitter timeline stay crying about RoCo not getting any minutes. I get it but at the same time his play is not leaps and bounds over the other players like say Batum, Morris or even Coffey and Brandon Boston's. I actually thought Morris was getting traded once we resigned RoCo in the off season and once Morris stayed I knew a player or two would be assed out.

-Ya'll watch out for the kid Moussa Diabate. Need to tear up that two way contract and give him a real NBA deal and keep him up with the main team. He bodied the G League
 
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Kawhi is one of a kind. He limps himself into a straight walk. He looked horrible when the bubble first started then turned it around. The best thing for the organization is probably keep all these guys on load management carousel

This shyt is looking wide open but the one team outside of focused Steph & Co that scares me is The Grizz. We don’t have anyone to keep pressure on Ja. Speedy pgs always been the Achilles

Playing better recently tho
 

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Kawhi is one of a kind. He limps himself into a straight walk. He looked horrible when the bubble first started then turned it around. The best thing for the organization is probably keep all these guys on load management carousel

This shyt is looking wide open but the one team outside of focused Steph & Co that scares me is The Grizz. We don’t have anyone to keep pressure on Ja. Speedy pgs always been the Achilles

Playing better recently tho
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Load management will definitely be in play for the rest of the season to keep PG & Kawhi healthy for the post season
 
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TMann :sas2:


Load management will definitely be in play for the rest of the season to keep PG & Kawhi healthy for the post season

Respectfully that’s a meal for Ja. I’ve never seen Terrence Mann make anybody uncomfortable like that much less Ja. In theory he should but na He’s had his opportunities to do so but hasnt

Ja typically kills the Clippers
 

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Too many Clipper fans on my Twitter timeline stay crying about RoCo not getting any minutes. I get it but at the same time his play is not leaps and bounds over the other players like say Batum, Morris or even Coffey and Brandon Boston's. I actually thought Morris was getting traded once we resigned RoCo in the off season and once Morris stayed I knew a player or two would be assed out.

-Ya'll watch out for the kid Moussa Diabate. Need to tear up that two way contract and give him a real NBA deal and keep him up with the main team. He bodied the G League
I'd love to see more Roco minutes but i don't think he's very good on offense and his foot speed isn't there. Him not getting any pt makes me think he's going to get traded. I was kind ok with them trading Luke but he's been balling this year. The Wall signing has been a bust imo.

Diabate has bodies the g league but I think he's still too light to really make noise in the league. That being said I'd much rather see him getting minutes than Moses fukking brown.
Kawhi is one of a kind. He limps himself into a straight walk. He looked horrible when the bubble first started then turned it around. The best thing for the organization is probably keep all these guys on load management carousel

This shyt is looking wide open but the one team outside of focused Steph & Co that scares me is The Grizz. We don’t have anyone to keep pressure on Ja. Speedy pgs always been the Achilles

Playing better recently tho
Kawhi walks like he's a 60 year old but he's been hooping. Memphis seems like the only legit team out west this year. Ive really started to hate them cause Chris Vernon's bytch ass is such a homer and stays hating on Kawhi and the Clippers.
 
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Kawhi is one of a kind. He limps himself into a straight walk. He looked horrible when the bubble first started then turned it around. The best thing for the organization is probably keep all these guys on load management carousel

This shyt is looking wide open but the one team outside of focused Steph & Co that scares me is The Grizz. We don’t have anyone to keep pressure on Ja. Speedy pgs always been the Achilles

Playing better recently tho

Quick pgs REALLY give this team issues
 

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Ty Lue needs to stop playing Norm, Reggie, Luke & Wall together in any combination. The 3 guard stuff doesn't work
 

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Gotta rewatch the game in the morning but we can't be losing games when PG goes for 45 and Kawhi puts up 25. Ty Lue lookin' suspect as of late
I think Mann has to start getting those clutch time minutes. I like Mook but he can’t stop a nose bleed on defense. Same with Kennard.

I’d even like to see Covington a little more as far as defensive rotations. If they aren’t gonna use him they should move him for another big behind Zu.
 

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I think Mann has to start getting those clutch time minutes. I like Mook but he can’t stop a nose bleed on defense. Same with Kennard.

I’d even like to see Covington a little more as far as defensive rotations. If they aren’t gonna use him they should move him for another big behind Zu.

Y’all gonna have to trade Morris to save Lue from himself. Mann will never be prioritized over him. That’s not even Mann’s competition tbh… he’s 5th string behind Reggie, Wall, Norm, Luke

Thing is… if PG is going to play pg to close ball games… there’s no reason for Reggie or Wall to be on the floor. Norm and 1 of Luke or Mann are more equipped.

Only thing Morris has over his main comp (Batum & RoCo) is greater variety on offense… but nobody is gonna run mid-range offense through Morris to close ball games, so it’s not even an advantage having him out there either.
 
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Y’all gonna have to trade Morris to save Lue from himself. Mann will never be prioritized over him. That’s not even Mann’s competition tbh… he’s 5th string behind Reggie, Wall, Norm, Luke

Thing is… if PG is going to play pg to close ball games… there’s no reason for Reggie or Wall to be on the floor. Norm and 1 of Luke or Mann are more equipped.

Only thing Morris has over his main comp (Batum & RoCo) is greater variety on offense… but nobody is gonna run mid-range offense through Morris to close ball games, so it’s not even an advantage having him out there either.

I just hate the idea of a guy who can get you 25-30 when one of your main guys are off & a big shot maker. I hate that Mann still isn’t at the point to take advantage lol smaller defenders. If he was more of a fool on offense I’d feel better about him being out there for his “defense” when it counts
 

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I just hate the idea of a guy who can get you 25-30 when one of your main guys are off & a big shot maker. I hate that Mann still isn’t at the point to take advantage lol smaller defenders. If he was more of a fool on offense I’d feel better about him being out there for his “defense” when it counts

Should Norman transition into that 3rd wheel who can do that for you or is it better with Mook?

And maybe the answer is “why not both?” but if Mook’s defense is shyt and LAC’s offense is shyt, and Norm doesn’t close games but is the only supporting cast who can shoot, drive, and finish.. I just don’t see what they’re envisioning.

I like Mann but I don’t necessarily think he’s as good/useful as some of your fellow companions believe. It’s moreso I think Wall and (to a lesser extent) Reggie are simply that useless.
 
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Multiple games versus The Bucks, Warriors, Nuggets, Grizzlies etc yet to be played…

Could be a play-in situation
 
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