Clippers @ Suns Game Thread 12-23-12

[AzStevenCal]

Time to start a new streak? Is there anybody out there?

Steve

 

[AzStevenCal]

Down 4 at the end of the 1st quarter. Brown is cold.

Steve

 

[AzStevenCal]

Someone needs to beat up Morris. Morris forced up a well-guarded 20 foot fallaway jumper. The kind of shot that on his best day might accidentally draw iron. Why in the world this fool takes this kind of shot (often) is beyond me. Why not just toss it up from half court with your eyes closed, you'll shoot the same percentage? And the absolute worst part about the shot is it gives Gentry an excuse to bring back Scola. We're still in the game though, trailing by 3.

Steve

 

[AzStevenCal]

And there goes Gentry.

Steve

 

[AzStevenCal]

It's unraveling now. Down 12, and no Beasley to stabilize this team.

Steve

 

[AzStevenCal]

We're down 15 at halftime. No big surprise, I think we're 0 for 6000 on the second night of a back to back. I'm not quite sure why we are so horrible on B2B's but I guess the coaching staff doesn't know either.

Steve

 

[AzStevenCal]

I still hate Scola but one thing he does very well, he sets a great screen and does a good job of holding it long enough for the play to develop.

Steve

 

[BC867]

We're down 15 at halftime. No big surprise, I think we're 0 for 6000 on the second night of a back to back. I'm not quite sure why we are so horrible on B2B's but I guess the coaching staff doesn't know either.

Steve

As mentioned in the Fisher thread, we were in the game 'til Gentry received the double-T and went to the clubhouse.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Brown just delivered a hard foul on Blake, I'm surprised no T was called. It's the kind of foul that might even have been considered clean a decade ago but it's dangerous and puts the player at risk. Griffin seems fine but I think Blake might have sprained his wrist on his landing. This is about to be a real blowout.

Steve

 

[AzStevenCal]

As mentioned in the Fisher thread, we were in the game 'til Gentry received the double-T and went to the clubhouse.

I think it was just a matter of time before the gap widened but that put an end to the mystery. It's been all downhill from there.

Steve

 

[SirStefan32]

I never thought I would ever dislike a team more than I dislike the Lakers or the Heat, and I never thought I would dislike any players more than I dislike Kobe, Lebron, Wade, Howard, etc, but I officially hate the Clippers, especially Paul and Griffin.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I never thought I would ever dislike a team more than I dislike the Lakers or the Heat, and I never thought I would dislike any players more than I dislike Kobe, Lebron, Wade, Howard, etc, but I officially hate the Clippers, especially Paul and Griffin.

I like their announcers, Grant Hill, Vinnie Del Negro and that's about it. I pretty much hate everything else about them and that's surprising because I've always followed them somewhat since the Danny Manning/San Diego days.

Steve

 

[AfroSuns]

Griffin has always been a slime before the team became relevant. I don't see how anyone can like that douche unless you are Clippers fan.

 

[95pro]

i never liked griffin as well

 

[95pro]

more annoying is the referring of the nba. dragic was doomed before the game started. he was never going to be allowed to guard cp3.

 

[AzStevenCal]

more annoying is the referring of the nba. dragic was doomed before the game started. he was never going to be allowed to guard cp3.

The worst part is that Dragic and Paul play defense similarly and Paul was given free rein but Dragic was not. It set the tone for the game.

Steve

 

[Catlover]

It's unraveling now. Down 12, and no Beasley to stabilize this team.

Steve

Funny.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Lower the rim, Marshall is on the court.

Steve

 

[AzStevenCal]

Well, good thing we closed out strong. A 103 - 77 home loss pretty much says it all.

Steve

 

[95pro]

The worst part is that Dragic and Paul play defense similarly and Paul was given free rein but Dragic was not. It set the tone for the game.

Steve

Exactly