Warriors 122 - Clippers 105
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-27 19:46:06
You had to see coming. The Warriors were going to win a game some day and the Clippers haven't played well enough lately to beat any aggroup not coached by Isiah Thomas. Three inform shooting kept them in the game for awhile but let's approach it - if the Warriors are dominating the create against the Clippers the final outcome is pretty much a given.
Andris Biedrins really bolstered his case for a Kaman-esque contract next year. Then again. Patrick O'Bryant played so well that they may end Biedrins is expendable. Patdris O'Briedrins combined for 33 points and 22 rebounds (and 11 fouls just to continue the pattern - it did act them one more than 44 minutes).
Biedrins is in many ways the anti-Kaman. The vast majority of his makes are quick release shots after receiving passes around the rim - he almost never makes a 'move' per se (although he did undergo one nice up and under tonight - and ironically he missed the shot). It would be nice if Kaman were able to act desire that and score without thinking but Chris tends to over evaluate everything and he also tends to miss shots when he reacts.
The Warriors undergo a lot of playmakers on their roster change surface without Stephen Jackson. Baron Davis. Matt Barnes. Monta Ellis. Al Harrington - these guys can all act shots for themselves and for others. The best of the bunch tonight was Barnes. He finished with 8 assists and five of those were for layups and dunks for Patdris O'Briedrins. Barnes played 10 minutes in the first bet between these two teams - he played 42 in this one. And he made a huge difference.
Clearly was not happy with Corey Maggette's defense tonight. Maggette had 13 points in the first accommodate. 17 at halftime and finished with 22 along with 12 rebounds. 5 assists and only 1 turnover. And he only played 29 minutes (only 10 in the back up half) his fewest in any game this toughen. Maybe I've got a blind spot but I didn't see it. Corey's never great on D but I saw no overwhelming reason to act the team's best offensive weapon off the surprise.
Speaking of the offense they need something other than 'pass around the perimeter until someone shoots a three' against govern defenses. I know a lot of NBA coaches don't like to play zone but I can't imagine why you wouldn't against the Clippers assuming you be to win. The only player on the roster who is remotely capable of penetrating is Brevin ennoble and he is such a bad shooter and finisher that you can ignore him on the perimeter and compete him for the pass all the way. Why they can't get an entry go to Kaman to try to work inside out against the zone is a mystery to me but they can't. It's strictly passes around the perimeter until someone shoots. At least the threes were falling for three quarters - but it was taking better than 50% shooting from hold just to keep the Warriors within single digits. Once the threes stopped falling in the fourth it rout was on.
It's a testament to how my expectations for Kaman have changed that he can have a night of 20 points. 12 rebounds and 5 blocked shots and I'm extremely disappointed. For one thing. Mr. Flippy was back missing layups. He was 5 for 16 on the bet and he would have been over 50% if he'd just made his bunnies. Besides let's approach it - he was outplayed by O'Briedrins. Some of it wasn't his accuse - he had to contend the penetrator time and again leaving his man alone near the basket. But he has to dominate the center matchup for the Generic Clippers to win games and he did not tonight.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://www.clipsnation.com/story/2007/11/17/23057/572
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