I’m honestly fairly hopeful as a Clippers fan. I wouldn’t trust my feeling tho, as I will be hopeful regardless, but I see a lot to like this season already without Harden. And honestly this isn’t in panic to the loss that just happened, that was a good game and there were a lot of mitigating circumstances there to really make a judgement call. Not to mention working PJ tucker in and also missing one James Harden who will do…something good I hope.
But the Clippers really didn’t have an answer when the Lakers went huge. and I mean literally, they just had to take it in the third after the lakers were in the bonus.
They need to trade Norman Powell or Bones Hyland for a good wing that can play defense.
Powell/Bones for Rui/Boucher.
I hope Rui realizes he’s gonna be a minimum part of the lakers rotation now. Wood is just too good. Gotta demand a trade to a team that will play him.
PJ Tucker was actually +5 as a small ball C as opposed to a PF. I don’t think he’s the answer, but at the very least we gotta try to use him right.
Batum and Covington will be missed big time, you guys didn’t need Harden. You guys need to get Robert Williams somehow.