The Clippers are rolling with 17 straight wins and a 16-0 December. They now have .800 winning percentage and have the best record in the league.
But they are getting closer to having a full roster and Del Negro has some difficult desicions to make with playing time.
Bledsoe has logged minutes at 2 guard, playing with Paul but is usually the backup PG.
Eric Bledsoe
Matt Barnes
Grant Hill
Chauncey Billups
Caron Butler
Jamal Crawford
Willie Green (who has started the last 5 games, averaging 8 pts in 18 minutes)
Billups is likely going to start, Hill is probably going to play up 25 minutes in the post season.
Barnes and Crawford have played especially well but will likely see a big drop off in minutes
Defensively, they are currently 3rd and there is a risk that with older players entering the rotation their defense could slip a bit.
Despite that they've beaten us twice this season, but the seasons still young...
Green will be benched
and turiaf will probably be removed from the rotation and have hill/barnes at PF for the bench with odom at C
paul/bledsoe
billups/crawford
butler/hill
griffin/barnes
jordan/odom
clipper would be better off trading one of those wings for a backup PF
most likely butler or hill if any team actually wants them
billups and hill have to accept playing around 18-20 mins a game max and theyll be fine
only problem is getting bledsoe more minutes
Sucks that we can't discuss this in the NBA forum. It's outta control in that forum, can't even talk basketball.
That makes sense, Though Odom has been horrid this season, I'd play Turiaf instead but none of their bigs can really stretch the floor (except form Odom and occasional jumper from Turiaf.
What happens in that forum, stays in that forum.
Clippers = monkeyball = regular season champions
Willie Green won't get any minutes when Chauncey comes back, and I think Grant Hill will probably only be used sparingly...
Clippers still suck
Meh we must be pretty desesperate if we have to hope they self destruct...
Too bad that hasn't really worked with the Lakers...
I actually think Billups will start and they will frontload his minutes, like we did with blair. Hill is a toss up but i still think he can contribute but he hasn't played two months in to the season ...
Pretty sure too many good players is a good problem to have. Not sure that really hurts them.
That leaves them extremely thin and small up front. Would make the Spurs' big man rotation look well... big.
Odom's been great on the boards and defensively though. I think they consider any points to be a nice bonus since Crawford, Barnes, and Bledsoe account for most of their bench scoring.
The Clipps may make it to the NBA finals one day, when they do they'll freeze under the bright lights and added media attention. They're just not used to being a winning organization. They'll be just like OKC in the 2012 finals.
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lol. Savage beasts in there. I went there once and saw the madness.
I concur
First week of 2013 will be huge test for Clips' streak
Tue, Jan 1 Wed, Jan 2 Fri, Jan 4 Sat, Jan 5
They'll lose one of those game against Golden State.
They'll beat the Lakers nevertheless. The Dubs actually beat them in Staples, tbh.
Whatever move they make, if they do it relatively soon, they will be fine. If they do an Orlando and switch out PGs in the midst of a strong run, they will meet the same fate. Right now though they're riding high and right now is really all that matters. Speculation never won .
don't sleep on the clippers. they're young and athletic but have plenty of veterans there.
Yeah I think to have a chance against them we are going to need a much more athletic PF....
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