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OKC plays 8 versus 5, there's no way we can beat them in a 7 game series.
That's the #1 reason to be a Clippers fan right now. The #2 reason is that Lakers fans are livid just thinking about the Clippers in the WCF, and that's priceless.
You're right that I haven't been posting on ST that long. But I lurked occasionally, read media coverage and watched the games. I can totally imagine people underestimating the Thunder in 2012. No one knew how good they were going to get because they were very young. People also overlooked how inexperienced the Medium Three were, and especially how inexperienced Pop and the team in general was with understanding the Medium Three. The 20 games were fool's goal, especially after Pop panicked and benched Green even though he was the team's best defender.
That's incidental, though. The Clippers are a known team. Yes, they are better than they were in 2012, but not by much. They're best players have stayed the same with the exception of Griffin, who's gotten better but still isn't on the same level as Durant. Their wings are stronger but still lag behind the Spurs' wings. Chris Paul is still Chris Paul, and I don't mean that in a good way. A viable case can be made that LAC was the sixth-best team in the Western bracket and that injuries gave them the series against Golden State. It's possible that they beat the Spurs if fluky stuff happens or someone gets hurt. But they are much worse on paper, and I'd expect a Memphis-style sweep if both they and the Spurs make it to the WCF.
OKC plays 8 versus 5, there's no way we can beat them in a 7 game series.
That's the #1 reason to be a Clippers fan right now. The #2 reason is that Lakers fans are livid just thinking about the Clippers in the WCF, and that's priceless.
There's many more reason than this... Tiago is useless against the Thunder who don't have low post scorers while he'd be used fully vs the Clips... Also Perkins was signed to guard guys like Tim, Ibaka is a nightmare for our guards and he can help a whole lot since he only has to guard Splitter. Reggie Jackson is at his best against the weak defense of Beli and Mills... I mean you can go on and on but OKc is just a terrible match-up regardless of the refs and of how they bad they look right now.
Ironically if there's one team in the NBA that has an argument as a worst match-up for us than OKc it's the Blazers who have been owning the Spurs since 2008 or something and have the best head to head record vs the Spurs in that time span...
The Spurs will get the easiest matchups possible in every round. That is the only way they can make it so OK City is going to lose because the Spurs can't beat them.
Seems like the NBA wants to keep the Clippers in the limelight so that the imminent sale of the team generates more money for the league. Didn't they recently provide a league appointed CEO to 'oversee' the Clippers in the wake of the Sterling fallout...? Conflict of interest is what it boils down to... In that case, we will begin to see if they start taking matters into their own hands (especially in games officiated by Joey Crawford's and Bennett Salvatore's crews)...
meh if Paul continue to play like second half of game 7 and like yesterday, won't matter anyway. He won't maintain this level of play obviously but Clips are clicking on all cylinders right now... they are some scary es.
On paper I prefer spurs playing LAC but bb is not played on paper... therefore for now Idgaf, Spurs have already their plate full with Blazers. Let's start by winning this serie, we have time for the rest
Did anybody else watch last nights game with these gayest of grins when OKC and moaned about LA gettin all the calls?
THey looked miserable as
It's standard practice, not a conflict of interest.... they did the same thing with the Pelicans a few years ago when Shinn went bankrupt, tbh....
We didn't get all the calls, though, refs kept trying to bring MethKC back in it, only finally giving up in garbage time....
Clippers would also be a real test and a fun series liable to go 7
I didn't say they were. But are you going to act like they're really that superior to OKC, Houston and Portland?
We're definitely superior to Houston since we swept them and it wasn't even close and advanced farther in the playoffs than them, pretty close with MethKC, and the Portland series was inconclusive at best, tbh....
This. Cp3 was on fire and other shooters just couldn't miss from the 3 point line. There was pretty much nothing you could do about that
Also, I'm rooting for the Clippers simply because I hate OKC so much. I'm also scared with matching up with the Clippers though; Blake Griffin looks like a completely different beast out there this year... he chooses his shots more carefully and his jumper is something opponents need to respect now.
Except the Clippers are anything but bankrupt... It's a huge cash cow / emerging brand that will be valued higher the farther they get in the playoffs...
It's a conflict of interest no matter where you draw the line.
Never said they were bankrupt, there's just a precedent already in place for the NBA to bring in a temporary CEO when an owner gets into trouble and can't run the team anymore for whatever reason....
The Thunder are a jump shooting team. I like my chances against them. Clippers may not be good a defense, but they have the athleticism to do it. They also have a balanced offense that moves the ball and a good facilitator in Chris Paul... Id rather play the thunder based on last night.
these takes by Hoops Czar and rascal
All right. But I'm just saying that on a list of teams in the Western bracket, the Clips are fourth as far as teams I'd want the Spurs to have played, behind Dallas, Memphis and Golden State. I certainly think Los Angeles can be any other team in the West, but I don't think they match up well with the Spurs at all.
Thunderefs striking early. BS foul on Paul and Griffin on Thunder's first possession.
Theres no way the Clips take a 2-0 lead back to LA right after Durant wins his trophy. Little calls will go OKC's way if Durant and Westbrook aren't shooting well.
Please beat okc. Them and the refs they hired smh
Clips are red hot from deep though.
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