Agreed. I edited my previous post to show their normal performance this season vs what they did today. Today was better than their season numbers which include what they did against teams that didn't even make the playoffs. So I think that sustaining those stats should be unlikely, though possible.
Should also be noted though that when the Clippers go 5-out they are actually quite bad defensively.
Yep. Look at the Suns players in off ball action when the Clippers went zone today.
True. Their defense when the opponent is shooting free throws was especially bad today
Would be interesting to know the points per possession for the suns when the clippers went 5 out vs not going 5 out.
A lot of it was because Cousins wasn't on the court when they went 5-out, lol.
He couldn’t because Rudy obliterated him in game 2. Rudy obliterated their bigs and forced them to go small. But some posters think Rudy needs to be unloaded.
our team has lacked an edge since we got rid of Jae. You need a few guys like him to win a title IMO. We don’t have any enforcers.
I don’t know why anyone would write off the Clippers after losing game 1. Their MO seems to be they don’t start really playing until after they lose game 2. I actually thought the two teams pretty even. And unlike our coach, Lue is going to make some adjustments during the series. I don’t see Jae looking like prime KD and Cam Payne looking like prime CP3.
Second? The way they defended Booker is going to change. No way is he going to get a running head start for a screen which ends up being a mid range jumper, a layup for booker.
When was Cam Payne added? If the jazz had just added Payne and Craig, would we still be playing?
Why didn’t we ever try a super death scoring lineup? Like… we’ve never tried it in the last two years. Why not try just outscoring the **** out of teams that you cannot defend? Do something like Clarkson/Conley, Mitchell, Bogey, Royce, Jingles and try to outscore the other team? Sure, they won’t be able to do anything but shoot and score. But perhaps they hit more shots than the opponent?
The more I think about it I may go with Booker. He SEEMS to be a better defender
can Booker score 39 in one leg?
Spida’s ability to score since his rookie year is impressive, no doubt. Three out of four of his playoffs have been just incredible. His rookie year where he took down the Thunder and then the last two playoffs between Murray and now with this injury. Booker however, seems to be just near as lethal scoring and rebounds and assists. Just today he scored 40, grabbed 13 boards, and racked up 11 assists.
