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CoolBreeze44 wrote:Was it really necessary to play our starters over 20 minutes in that half?

Nope. Not at all. We give up these mini runs at the end of quarters because our starters are so fatigued.

I'm not gonna be mad at a 19 point lead, but Rick Adelman is honestly more frustrating now than he was the last 2 years

Yeah Rick has very little trust in his bench right now, either that or he just decided to go for the kill in the 2nd quarter . Regardless lets hope they put the hammer down in the 3rd and the starters can get some rest in the 4th. We already saw how we looked against the Cavs after struggling to hold on against the Knicks, tomorrow could much uglier against the uber-athletic Clips if we are tired.

CoolBreeze44 wrote:Was it really necessary to play our starters over 20 minutes in that half?

Especially with the Clips tomorrow night. Maybe Adleman thinks we can put it away in the third and sit them for the entire fourth. I would really like to see Shabazz get some quality minutes tonight or tomorrow.

I don't think they need to play that much but something tells me Love asked to go back in. He has never beaten the Lakers. Plus to do it huge in LA, that is major. I think he wants to make sure on this one.

Rushed home from work. Gutted I missed the 47 point 1st quarter!

Lets go for the kill in the 3rd and so the starters can get their rest in the 4th. Im anticipating a hummel-williams-dieng-price-shabazz garbage time lineup

Mstermisty wrote:Yeah Rick has very little trust in his bench right now, either that or he just decided to go for the kill in the 2nd quarter . Regardless lets hope they put the hammer down in the 3rd and the starters can get some rest in the 4th. We already saw how we looked against the Cavs after struggling to hold on against the Knicks, tomorrow could much uglier against the uber-athletic Clips if we are tired.

What uber athletic Clips team are you watching? There's Griffin and Jordan, who Love and Pek usually handle on the simple fact that they're stronger, bigger and smarter than them. Other than those two, where are these athletes? Dudley? Reddick? Paul? Crawford? Mmm, I'm not seeing it.

This team looks AWESOME.

St. Rick you dipshit, you have your team so tired right now they can't play on either end of the floor. Wake up and coach for chrissakes.

Maybe Adelman is simply trying to guarantee at least one win out of the two. The Clippers are going to be expected to win at home even if the Wolves weren't playing the second of back to back games, so get the sure win, then give it your best for a second.