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Staples Center Experience - Jazz @ Clippers

Posted by: TheCalmInsanity on Nov 04, 2008 - 04:06 PM
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I saw the future - It needs some work but looks good!

TheCalmInsanity here, just gona write about my Staples Center experience. I'm going to write about all the positives, because I'm assuming all of you guys watched the game and observed the negatives.

No worries guys, unlike the other games I really enjoyed this one. I was there and was in absolute and total shock when Baron walked on the court. Then Camby came on and I saw the power of our true starting 5. I didn't see it in full form because of injuries and rust, but I saw them working together, and it was like a combination of my dreams and NBA 2k9 LOL.

Camby got a huge standing ovation when he entered, as expected. So did Baron of course. Kaman got a huge standing ovation when he hussled and jumped over the first row and fell. He played with so much heart tonight, even his defense. I noticed he was getting down really low and playing crazy energetic defense.

Davis was very rusty, Camby was dictating the defense like a general, Kaman was a beast, and Al did great until they stopped using him. I think Al needs a bit more confidence... Something like what Gordon has. Where he just DEMANDS the ball. Al should have that mentality of "uhhh... I have 11 points. What the hell is up with that. Give me the freaking ball NOW". But I see him as being too nice of a guy.. Thornton wasn't a born scorer, he developed into one. He's such a freak athlete and so good at what he does that he developed the ability to score. Gordon is a born scorer. Every team he's been on he's been the #1 option and the offensive beast. So you can see, whenever he gets on he tries to get a 3 pointer or a few shots up. He demands the ball and is very aggressive. Thornton needs that! He needs to take over because he certainly can!

I like what Camby brings, defensive veteran presence, but most of all, there's a few HUGE advantages. First of all- For the first time in a long time, I saw Kaman guarding a player all the way out at the 3 point line. And he did it on purpose- without being afraid, cause Camby was down there to make up for him. Another thing, there's a bunch of rebounds that Chris Kaman can reach, but get bobbled around... Sometimes cause of a bad angle, or a defender... But most of the time Camby was there to gobble up the ones that Kaman couldn't reach! And the other way around too.

Everyone else looked great as well, they just looked a little confused because it's their first time! Kaman + Camby on defense was great, Camby looked a little shaky and rusty on defense but picked it up soon enough. Camby's offense was good, it's just they never ran anything for him. He took a jumper if he recieved one from the team (good passing that led to a open Camby jumper).

I agree the coaching was bad but give it a few games. I view this game as a "kamikaze" game, where Dunleavy experimented with some lineups at the cost of winning the game or staying in the game. I felt like maybe he felt the need to try a few different lineups He tried quick lineups, he tried big lineups with Skinner, Camby, and Thomas, he tried a bunch of different lineups to see which 5 does what. Hopefully with the tape they can figure out exactly which 5 work good with each other and create many different combinations.

I was hoping that Baron Davis would play at least a few minutes this game because I saw him warming up and having fun. And my hopes were satisfied. I'm very happy I just got to see the real Clippers. In the end remember this guys- We don't watch the Clippers for wins/losses. We watch the Clippers because we love the team. If we watched them only for wins/losses, how would we survive as Clipper fans? If wins were the only important thing for me I might as well become a Laker fan. I like to cheer my team on no matter what, and when the wins come they will make me feel better that I was there during the hard times. I get excited about watching Clipper games no matter what- win or lose! Even if we start winless for the whole first month, nothing can match that excited feeling I get that there's a Clipper game at night!