Wait, what?

[B.A.R.]

Doc Rivers says DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin will not be traveling to Denver for scheduled rest on the second game of the back to back after the Clippers' loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

The Clippers are in danger right now of dropping to a 6 or 7 seed with their uneven play as of late. This is a back-to-back but the rest of the schedule contains a b2b in their home arena and Phoenix. Things are pretty smooth from here on in. They are in a playoff chase fergodsakes.

This is 9 games in 14 days. It is in altitude, yes. That being said, it is not like they were on some ridiculous road trip. They darted around a few time zones but nothing too extreme at all. I reiterate, this team is right in the middle of a tight race for PREFERRED playoff positioning.

Some of these teams, it kinda makes a little sense. This one here is absolutely ridiculous.

I am not buying the 'scheduled' rest either. Doc saw Gallo and Chandler out and figured maybe this was a game they could still sneak out a win? I dunno.

Dumb, dumb dumb.

(If I am missing something here, please tell me)

 

[emkee]

Doc has never been the sharpest tool in the shed.

 

[dudleysdad]

It is what it is

 

[emkee]

 

[cogenman]

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[TD]14[/TD]
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[TD]-[/TD]
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[TD="class: center"]31-9[/TD]
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[TD]105.3[/TD]
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[TD]52[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD].776[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
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[TD="class: center"]27-8[/TD]
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[TD="class: center"]29-10[/TD]
[TD]106.5[/TD]
[TD]98.5[/TD]
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[TD]47[/TD]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD].691[/TD]
[TD]6.5[/TD]
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[TD="class: center"]22-12[/TD]
[TD="class: center"]9-5[/TD]
[TD="class: center"]28-11[/TD]
[TD]115.5[/TD]
[TD]108.1[/TD]
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[TD]25[/TD]
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[TD="class: center"]6-7[/TD]
[TD="class: center"]25-18[/TD]
[TD]100.7[/TD]
[TD]96.4[/TD]
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[TD]38[/TD]
[TD]29[/TD]
[TD].567[/TD]
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[TD]22[/TD]
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[TD].324[/TD]
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[TD]48[/TD]
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[cogenman]

Agree BAR. Right now they're a 5 seed. You would think they'd do everything in their power to try and get into a 1-4 seed just for HCA.

 

[ArizonaKid]

They have 8 games in 12 days starting w/ last night. 3 B2Bs though every game besides tonight @ Denver is at home. The team their chasing plays only 6 games over that time span and the team right behind them plays only 5 games during that span.

 

[Hulu]

Agree BAR. Right now they're a 5 seed. You would think they'd do everything in their power to try and get into a 1-4 seed just for HCA.

Not to mention OKC breathing down their necks and I'm sure any team would prefer to play Utah in round 1 as opposed to Houston.

 

[ldabdou]

I agree and I was saying the same thing. They play better without Griffen anyway..It's Clipjoint +6 or nothing for me..

 

[B.A.R.]

 

[dudleysdad]

Nose is growing by the week

 

[B.A.R.]

 

[nbafan88]

the clippers bench is not cohesive enough and that will be their downfall

 

[Botanical]

Not want I want to hear as Paul Pierce is on his way out..Dam doc

 

[Botanical]

Fuckem and that cool Cali breeze

 

[B.A.R.]

To go along with the ESPN thread posted earlier...

With regards to network games...or any in that matter...these 'scheduled' rest games are not announced till a day or two before by coaches if at all. Then a lot of times they say it was a scheduled day off. There needs to be a compromise here so perhaps National TV games could operate on a flex schedule of sorts.

 

[B.A.R.]

Jimmy Harden, Patrick Beverly and the Rockets are my adopted playoff team now...

These guys have the right attitude about things...

 

[emkee]

Jimmy Harden, Patrick Beverly and the Rockets are my adopted playoff team now...

These guys have the right attitude about things...

Yeah, hard not to root for them. They have a soul and bring it more than they don't.

A Dubs v Rockets series will be fun as hell.

 

[guaranteeed]

To go along with the ESPN thread posted earlier...

With regards to network games...or any in that matter...these 'scheduled' rest games are not announced till a day or two before by coaches if at all. Then a lot of times they say it was a scheduled day off. There needs to be a compromise here so perhaps National TV games could operate on a flex schedule of sorts.

I don't know if that will fix it, I think going forward we see the teams for the late season Saturday night games get 2 days off prior

Pop started this as an FU to the league about too many games, Kerr is a pop disciple, and now others play copy cat cause they sawnthe other two not get in trouble

But just starting a week earlier and ending a week later solves a ton

 

[Schrute]

Wait, does LBJ sit in a higher chair than everyone else on the bench?

 

[B.A.R.]

Well, he is the King.

That is funny though.