![]() I know the reaction is going to be that the Clippers need a point guard after this gameĬlutch time basketball is your best players being great. I cannot stress enough how much this simply isn’t true. ![]() Watching the national broadcast play-by-play last night, and seeing the evidence of how the game went for the Clippers, will no doubt see the noise about them needing a true playmaking point guard return. Last night was good until it really wasn’t, but it’s certainly not the time to rip it up and start again either… The point guard noise It’s the sort of issue that a head coach of Ty’s level will be able to iron out in no time, but there’s a stubbornness underpinning a lot of on-court decisions this campaign which has made it a tough watch at times. The Clippers’ clutch offense has been an issue for a number of years, and there’s been a startling commitment to bad offensive process often this season too. Yes, you should be able to rely on your stars to show out in the clutch and carry you to a win, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have a plan B in case one or both are suffering from a slow shooting night – as was the case. To my mind at least, that help needs to come from Tyronn Lue. Those guys need to stand up, especially late in games, but they do also need more help… Clutch offense ![]() However, if the opponent’s star recovers from a tough first quarter to drop 54 on 21-for-39, your own stars shooting a combined 13-for-42 just isn’t going to cut it. There will be Clippers fans who come away from that with their own criticisms of others, and there would be some reasonable arguments in the cases of some role players. Everything else is small potatoes.- Lucas February 3, 2023 Can nitpick and say this role player played poorly or that guy should have gotten more minutes or a matchup should have been different but at the end of the day. ![]()
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