A few notes from the 97-92 loss to the Kings:
- The story of the first half was all about transition. It may be tough to stop some of the Kings ballhandlers like Evans and Casspi when they get their forward momentum hurling towards the rim, but there really isn’t an excuse for allowing a guy like Beno Udrih to go uncontested for a relatively easy two points. The Kings 14 first half fast break points sparked their 56 point half and put the Clippers in a big hole early. The Kings finished with 22 fast break points while the Clippers were only able to manage 6 points from their transition opportunities. If nothing else, tonight just further proved that saying you want to run and actually having the personnel and desire to do so are two completely different things.
- The Clippers usually aren’t going to shoot as poorly (37% from the field) as they did tonight. That being said, are the right players taking the right shots? After nearly two years of seeing Baron in a Clippers uniform, isn’t it safe to say that he should probably never lead the team in shot attempts? Baron’s 5 for 17 performance tonight coupled with 1 for 9 shooting from outside of 15 feet dooms the Clippers offensively. On the year Baron shoots 31% from outside of 15 feet, so it’s safe to say those 9 shots could have been better used elsewhere. To be fair, Baron is often stuck with the ball in his hands with the shot clock winding down. Still though, it’s not hard to assign some of the blame for that to Baron, as many times the shot clock is already down below the 14 second mark before the first pass is even made. Tonight Baron just seems to make the degree of difficulty on the offensive end much harder than what it needs to be against the Kings who are far from a stout defensive unit.
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Baron is just terrible. He may mean well, but he doesn’t have it in him anymore. You can see other players like Butler and Gordon wanting to shake their heads as he destroys the offense. I’d play Steve Blake 40+ minutes and have some ball movement. They should bench him like they did McGrady or Nate Robinson just to try and see what chemistry they have for 10+ games without him.
Posted on February 28th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
Just because we are paying him, does not mean he has to be played. Hughes needs to yank him when he takes a bad shot. It’s the only way to break him of the habit. He doesn’t need to play. Sit him for extended periods if he’s hurting the team, which he is.
Posted on February 28th, 2010 at 10:37 pm
Nice 5-17 game for Rin Tin Tin……c’mon defenders where is your love for R.T.T. now….let’s hear the barking start….say it loud, B.Diddy shall forever be known as Rin Tin Tin.
bongstradamus Reply:
February 28th, 2010 at 11:30 pm
Why Rin Tin Tin, Barons not a german shepherd that has great hops. I dont understand the reference.
B-Fizzle is probably more appropriate.
Formerly Section 113 Reply:
March 1st, 2010 at 12:00 am
Because he is a freaking dog….
bongstradamus Reply:
March 1st, 2010 at 6:31 am
Its a pretty dumb nickname to be honest. They need to be shorter, snappier, and something that someone under the age of 40 would get.
clippafan4life Reply:
March 1st, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Your stupidity amazes me still. Let’s call him rover cause thats a dog’s name teehee
Chris McDougall Reply:
March 1st, 2010 at 7:36 am
Rin Tin Tin (the character) is known for being reliable and dependable. Baron is not.
Posted on February 28th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
I still think Baron can be a solid contributer next season (hopefully more motivated with Griffin back), but if the right deal presents itself this summer, i would not be opposed to moving him. Steve Blake shows that BD is expendable. At the same time, as D.J. pointed out, Baron is usually the only playmaker on the floor and ends up with the ball at the end of the shot clock. He’s hardly the scorer he was at Golden State- but he had other playmaker/scorers on the floor with him like Captain Jack and Monta Ellis. As Coach Hughes once suggested, the Clips cannot be an uptempo squad with the current lack of athletic playmakers and passers. We have to get a wing who can not only score/defend, but consistently make plays for others as well. LeBron, Joe Johnson, and Andre Igoudala are the obvious dream matches here, but who else could the Clippers really acquire in this mold? I know many people are salivating over Rudy Gay, but he’s not known to pass the ball. . .not worth overpaying.
Formerly Section 113 Reply:
March 1st, 2010 at 12:03 am
You’re dreaming…he will be one year older, one year fatter, and one year lazier…when are you all going to realize that he just doesn’t give a crap…basketball is not his priority….
And the term playmaker used to desribe Rin Tin Tin is laughable…Steve Nash is a playmaker, Chris Paul, playmaker, Deron Williams, playmaker…Rin Tin Tin a guy who dribbles the ball a lot which means that inevitably he garners assists, but a playmaker, not a chance.
Posted on February 28th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
Too many off-balance 23 footers “because I can” and blown layup with unneeded degrees of difficulty, along with the 8 figure we are paying him to not play like total and complete crap make Baron expendable.
He could be redeemed, but Hughes is apparently too stubborn or dense to stand up to him and sit him for extended periods, which is what he needs.
Posted on February 28th, 2010 at 11:44 pm
Baron Davis is now in the bottom third of PG’s in the league. When you factor in his salary, he is probably the worst PG in the league to be stuck with.
We had the ball last night, down 3 with about 40 seconds in the game and Baron decides that would be a good time for him to jack up a 28 footer. He’s shooting under 28% from behind the arc, but is so arrogant and foolish, he thinks that’s the play to make.
I think they’re playing him for one reason and one reason only. So they don’t devalue him even more so there is a chance we can get out from under his contract at season’s end. If he loses his job to Blake, we’ll never be able to move him…
At least that’s what I hope it has to be. Baron flat out sucks and anyone can see it.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 8:39 am
Baron Davis is awful. He’s shooting even worse after the coaching change than he was before it. Before, he was loudly complaining about Dunleavy’s system that demanded he run plays. He said he needed to play free flowing without all of the set plays. So the Clippers made the switch and set things up for Davis to run the offense his way. . . . And now he’s even worse than before.
Before, he blamed Dunleavy’s system. Now what’s he going to blame? No more excuse for Baron Davis. He’s terrible. He’s the huge dead weight aroung the neck of the Clippers. They never will be any good with him pulling them down with his barage of long range misses and his matador defense.
Baron Davis is the curse of the Clippers.
Posted on March 1st, 2010 at 11:52 am
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