Clippers @ Suns 2-1-17

[Hoop Head]

Surprised they gave Jordan a flagrant 2 for that foul on Chriss. It looked bad when it happened but the replays showed it wasn't intentional.

 

[Mainstreet]

A flagrant foul 1 called on push to the back of Griffin by Chandler.

 

[Mainstreet]

Surprised they gave Jordan a flagrant 2 for that foul on Chriss. It looked bad when it happened but the replays showed it wasn't intentional.

The same here. It looked like he was swiping for the ball and caught the arm.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Surprised they gave Jordan a flagrant 2 for that foul on Chriss. It looked bad when it happened but the replays showed it wasn't intentional.

The refs don't try to weigh intent, they just call a flagrant 2 automatically if it looks excessive or unnecessary. They particularly look to see if it was reckless or if there is significant contact to the head area.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Chandler's a good rebounder but he provides zero rim protection. The Clippers just keep driving at the rim with ease.

Yeah, Chandler hasn't been a good rim defender since he joined us. In fact, Len has been much better in this regard (just in this regard). I didn't watch him much during his last stint in Dallas but I'll bet his decline was already evident and had a lot to do with them pursuing Jordan instead.

 

[GatorAZ]

Bledsoe gets superstar calls on offense.

 

[Mainstreet]

Final:

Clippers 124 - Suns 114

Bledsoe has 41 points and 8 assists.

The good news, Chriss is on the bench after that hard fall.

 

[Mainstreet]

Bledsoe gets superstar calls on offense.

Although he has turned getting contact on his shot to an art and often making them.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Did the Suns telecast explain the T on Tucker that almost put the nail in our coffin tonight? The Clippers announcer didn't say much about it. All I saw was Tucker trying to block a shot, he missed and ended up hitting the backboard. Did the refs think he intentionally slapped the backboard or something like that? I know he was mad from the refs ignoring the obvious slap-down foul that turned him over on the previous play but Tucker's play looked like a legit basketball move? I didn't get a great view of it though.

 

[Hoop Head]

Did the Suns telecast explain the T on Tucker that almost put the nail in our coffin tonight? The Clippers announcer didn't say much about it. All I saw was Tucker trying to block a shot, he missed and ended up hitting the backboard. Did the refs think he intentionally slapped the backboard or something like that? I know he was mad from the refs ignoring the obvious slap-down foul that turned him over on the previous play but Tucker's play looked like a legit basketball move? I didn't get a great view of it though.

What quarter was that in? I don't recall seeing that. Tucker seemed to be complaining to the refs more than usual tonight though, it was probably a situation where the refs were just fed up with his whining.

 

[AzStevenCal]

What quarter was that in? I don't recall seeing that. Tucker seemed to be complaining to the refs more than usual tonight though, it was probably a situation where the refs were just fed up with his whining.

Tucker complains so often that I've just assumed he was auditioning for a spot on the Spurs. To his credit, once the ref acknowledges his tantrum, he's usually quick to let it go. I know that if Amare acted the way Tucker does regularly, Stat would have never made it out of the first quarter.

Anyway, I don't remember exactly when it happened but it was late in the 4th quarter, probably someplace between the 6 and 4 minute mark (remaining). I mean, he was right in that he was clearly fouled just before his T but his technical was supposedly called for whatever happened on the next play. But Lawler never offered an explanation for the call. It happened a couple minutes prior to Chandler's shove in the back on Blake that also elicited a technical.

 

[ArizonaSportsFan]

Tucker went off on the ref on that foul call and he appeared to say the magic words for the T. They replayed it on the Suns broadcast. It was a foul, but this game was a whistle-fest. Some hacking under the rim went uncalled, while touches out on the perimeter not affecting any plays were called. And Griffin, as we know, is a straight up punk. He must have been a diver in a previous life. That flagrant on Chandler was pretty iffy - he didn't extend at all and seemed to be letting Griffin score. But as soon as Griffin felt his hand he launched himself into the crowd.
For the record, no way Jordan should have been ejected for that foul. Flagrant 1 would have been fine, and only due to the scariness of Chriss' fall. Jordan didn't want to allow the dunk on him, but it wasn't malicious at all, imo.

 

[leclerc]

The Clippers are starting Felton, Rivers, Reddick, Griffin, and Jordan. I'm surprising they're going smaller than we are.

Doesn't sound that small to me. Jordan and Griffin are plenty big. Only smallish player is Reddick. Besides we're not that small when we start Chandler and Chriss.

 

[sunsfan88]

Yeah, Chandler hasn't been a good rim defender since he joined us. In fact, Len has been much better in this regard (just in this regard). I didn't watch him much during his last stint in Dallas but I'll bet his decline was already evident and had a lot to do with them pursuing Jordan instead.

I still think they should have tried to keep Chandler somehow because Rick Carslie is the one who has brought out the best in Chandler even if his DPOY season was with NYK.