Game Thread: Denver at Clippers

I feel like a book could be written about the play to end the first half.

Q.D., he fell on his tailbone/left hip in the 2nd quarter and hasn’t returned. Also, Jason Hart is so utterly useless it’s sickening. It’s like having QRoss at the point. Ugh.

This cant be happening

Jason hart sucks period. I would even prefer brevin knight because he rarely turns the ball over and can make a pass. 4th quarter was maddening. Put gordon or novak in ! We scored 5 points of of free throws in about 7 minutes and dunleavy stays with the same group. I will say that thronton was impressive.

As bad as that meltdown was the Clippers did win. The double pump by Nene was clearly after the shot clock.

Another Dunce classic. This guy is just a terrible coach, period. He has absolutely no sense of when the sky starts falling. Who could forget his classic performance as Portland’s coach during the huge collapse in Game 7 of the WC Finals in 2000? His substitution pattern is ridiculous and his play-calling is just pure crapola (What can we expect when the actual plays are unimaginative and plodding in the first place?). Now this overrated dipshit is the GM, too? Jesus. You can make all the excuses you want about Baron & Camby being absent, but there’s no way the Clips should give up an 18-point lead to an obviously lousy team such as Denver. The only thing absent is blood flow in Dunce’s brain. He just stands there with his thumb up his butt while the Clips go several minutes without scoring. Dude… put in Gordon (instant offense who is also willing to attach the hoop) or just hand the offense over to Al T. Why are old-ass Cat and renowned dumbshit TT (despite having an overall good game) having sets run for them at crucial points in the game?! Sterling, eat the millions you owe Dunce and fire his ass, use this as (yet another) rebuilding year. Just blow it up and bring in a smart and imaginative coach who is proactive rather than reactive. Bring in a GM who would’ve actually had the balls to make a trade like Livingston/#1 for AI back in 07.

I truly hate to talk like this, since, as a Clipper fan, I’m an optimist by nature. But I’d rather eat a season just to be rid of Dunce once and for all. Bring back Bill Fitch, make Sam Cassell the HC, I don’t really care. And yes, I’m still damn bitter about the Ewing insertion in the 06 semifinals and the team not making the playoffs in 07, despite having virtually the SAME team and minimal injuries as the playoff team the previous year! I’m still petitioning for a goddamn refund on my season tix from that year! Remember how the dipshit Dunleavy refused to the let the Staples Center scoreboard operators show the GS score during the fateful last game when the Clips were eliminated? That’s a microcosm of how insanely stupid this man is.

Is it just me, or does that awesome playoff season of 06 seem like decades ago?

I agree with JGroove… TRADE KAMAN NOW WHILE HE STILL HAS SOME VALUE! I’m getting tired of this doofus’ postgame rants, too. Instead of those weak-ass scoop shots and finger rolls, try DUNKING the damn ball. Man, let me be a 7-foot NBA player for one night and that’s all I’d be trying to do! This fool doesn’t have the brains or the heart to be a consistently productive NBA center.

Give Gordon, Taylor and Jordan some PT. They’re the future. God-willing, they’ll outlast Dunce. I’m willing to live through their growing pains. With or without them, this poorly coached squad ain’t sniffing the postseason. Personally, I’d rather miss the playoffs while watching the young studs with potential rather than being subjected to major minutes from TT, Cat, Skinner and Hart.

Another shout-out to our beloved Dunce… PLAY TO THE PLAYERS STRENGTHS, YOU FREAKING IMBECILE! I can see favoring a halfcourt set and pick-and-rolls with an offense featuring EB, Kaman, Cat and Sam I Am. But why are you forcing such gifted athletes such as Al T, Baron, Ricky Davis, E Gordon and Mike Taylor to play in an offense more suited to 40 year old white dudes at the local YMCA?! Think about it, Clipper Nation… are the Clips the only team in the NBA that doesn’t utilize a set backdoor alley-oop play? Every other team seems to get their share of dunks on us… meanwhile, the last exciting dunk I remember from the Clippers was an alley-oop from Lamar Scrodom to D-MIles. Maybe Alvin Gentry learned some things under Mike D’Antoni… I’d even bring HIS ass back to coach at this point! Bring Paul Westhead of LMU fame back to the NBA. If we’re not going to the playoffs, at the very least ENTERTAIN ME. I bring my family to these games and it would be great if they could get excited about what’s actually going on down on the court rather than just the prospect of getting some caramel Popcornopolis or Wetzels Pretzels.

And, don’t fool yourself into believing a healthy Baron and Camby will be the cure-all. They’ll help, but the Clips will still lose. UNLESS Baron just decides to run his own show out there, which I sincerely hope he does. If anyone has the power to put Dunce out on his ass, he’s the one.

I apologize for all this negativity… it’s really not my style. I’ll be all too happy to eat my words if the Clips can finish the season at .500. But I’ve just had enough of the smug, arrogant and WOEFULLY INEPT Dunce. This guy never takes responsibility for his shit and he’s a PROVEN LOSER in the NBA.