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Post by gmessi2 on Mar 15, 2014 21:12:15 GMT -6
Am I glad to see you guys here. I thought two legged jackasses were a myth, now I see it's true
Following a disappointing end of the season where we missed the playoffs, I looked back and realized we made great improvements to the prior year.
In the off season, we felt like we were handed a gift when Nick van Exel dropped in our laps. This set us up for the future with who we believe will be one of the top players of this draft class. Put him with the veteran leadership of Jeff Hornacek and good things will come.
We known our future is bright with the young core of van Exel, Sprewell, and Mills. We also believe that our present is going to be great and look to improve on our last season's successes and learn from our failures. With that being said, the floor is open to any questions that you have.
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Post by Nick Malone 77 on Mar 15, 2014 21:18:46 GMT -6
Nick Melon; Charlotte Observer: With the core of Mills and Sprewell there could be a lot of optimism this year in LA that there is actually another team here and not just the Lakers. With all this offense coming in, especially with Van Exel. You may score 120 a night but give up 123. Where's the defense gonna come from and who do you think could provide that effect?
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Post by gmessi2 on Mar 15, 2014 21:30:39 GMT -6
Nick Melon; Charlotte Observer: With the core of Mills and Sprewell there could be a lot of optimism this year in LA that there is actually another team here and not just the Lakers. With all this offense coming in, especially with Van Exel. You may score 120 a night but give up 123. Where's the defense gonna come from and who do you think could provide that effect? Thank you for the question Mr. Melon, we know that Sprewell can develop into a great defender as he has already made strides to improve upon that. Hornacek is a guy that is overlooked when it comes to defense. We believe that Mills will also be a good defender this year especially if he can move back to his true position at PF. We brought in several centers in the off-season that we are looking to rotate to keep fresh legs on the court and try to run and wear down the opponents big men. With that being said, we only need to.give up one less point than our opponents, so if they can't stop us, we still win. |
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Post by logpmess on Mar 15, 2014 21:39:12 GMT -6
Is your 3pt usage going to be put on 10 or 11?
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Post by gmessi2 on Mar 15, 2014 21:41:47 GMT -6
Is your 3pt usage going to be put on 10 or 11? Is 42 an option? It will be high, but we have guys who can score from anywhere on the court, so look for it to be in the 6-9 range. |
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Post by logpmess on Mar 15, 2014 21:47:37 GMT -6
Is your 3pt usage going to be put on 10 or 11? Is 42 an option? It will be high, but we have guys who can score from anywhere on the court, so look for it to be in the 6-9 range. You just wanted to say 69. For a real question, what do you see as your biggest flaw, and how do you plan to overcome it? |
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Post by TrayWithAnA on Mar 15, 2014 21:50:24 GMT -6
What are your expectations?
How are Clippers fans dealing with the Laker championship?
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Post by gmessi2 on Mar 15, 2014 22:02:12 GMT -6
Is 42 an option? It will be high, but we have guys who can score from anywhere on the court, so look for it to be in the 6-9 range. You just wanted to say 69. For a real question, what do you see as your biggest flaw, and how do you plan to overcome it? Our biggest flaw is on the defensive side of the ball. If we play good team defense, we will be ok. The other need that we have is a true Sf and a true C. Sprewell and Mills are currently playing out of position. If we can find each of these positions, we feel like we can win a series against anyone. |
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Post by gmessi2 on Mar 15, 2014 22:05:39 GMT -6
What are your expectations? How are Clippers fans dealing with the Laker championship? Our expectations are simple. Get in the playoffs and see what happens. We do feel like we have a chance at the Pacific title. The division is the best in the league, so that is no small feat. We know that if we make thw playoffs, we can make proper adjustments there to win. As far as the Laker's championship, we offer them a congratulations and that's where the conversation ends. They are a great team, but that year has already passed.(Cheap shot coming) We are closer to the amount of championships the Lakers have than the Red Sox are to the championships the Yankees have. (Cheap shot ended)Next Question! |
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Post by TrayWithAnA on Mar 15, 2014 22:07:19 GMT -6
What are your expectations? How are Clippers fans dealing with the Laker championship? Our expectations are simple. Get in the playoffs and see what happens. We do feel like we have a chance at the Pacific title. The division is the best in the league, so that is no small feat. We know that if we make thw playoffs, we can make proper adjustments there to win. As far as the Laker's championship, we offer them a congratulations and that's where the conversation ends. They are a great team, but that year has already passed.(Cheap shot coming) We are closer to the amount of championships the Lakers have than the Red Sox are to the championships the Yankees have. (Cheap shot ended)Next Question! Central blast, Red Sox blast....I don't even know how to react to this. |
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Post by logpmess on Mar 15, 2014 22:08:57 GMT -6
(Cheap shot coming) We are closer to the amount of championships the Lakers have than the Red Sox are to the championships the Yankees have. (Cheap shot ended) FTW!!!! |
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Post by TrayWithAnA on Mar 15, 2014 22:10:17 GMT -6
(Cheap shot coming) We are closer to the amount of championships the Lakers have than the Red Sox are to the championships the Yankees have. (Cheap shot ended) FTW!!!! There are too man Yankees fans here |
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Post by DarthVegito on Mar 16, 2014 23:31:43 GMT -6
Tim Cowlishaw, Great Dallas Morning News. What are your expectations for this year? 37 wins? 39? Push for that big 4-0? If you don't win 40 games for the fourth straight season will you consider stepping down as GM? Maybe consider letting that GM from the Heat run the Clippers as well?
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Post by WigNosy on Mar 17, 2014 12:34:30 GMT -6
What kind of player do you think you need to add to take the proverbial "next step" and do you feel you have a better chance to acquire that player via draft or trade? Have you reached "playoff purgatory" - good enough to be on the playoff bubble, but not good enough to win a title and not bad enough to get top picks in the draft?
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Post by IamQuailman on Mar 17, 2014 12:59:23 GMT -6
How big is your hard-on for Latrell Sprewell?
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Post by IamQuailman on Mar 17, 2014 16:50:41 GMT -6
AWARDED 5 POINTS (Count towards your 93-94 media day press release 5-pt accrual)! THANKS FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION!
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Post by gmessi2 on Mar 17, 2014 18:35:04 GMT -6
Tim Cowlishaw, Great Dallas Morning News. What are your expectations for this year? 37 wins? 39? Push for that big 4-0? If you don't win 40 games for the fourth straight season will you consider stepping down as GM? Maybe consider letting that GM from the Heat run the Clippers as well? Expectations are to continue winning more games than last season. My team is young and put together for many years to come. If not, maybe I'll trade all my guys away and try to secure a top 2 pick. |
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Post by gmessi2 on Mar 17, 2014 18:38:45 GMT -6
What kind of player do you think you need to add to take the proverbial "next step" and do you feel you have a better chance to acquire that player via draft or trade? Have you reached "playoff purgatory" - good enough to be on the playoff bubble, but not good enough to win a title and not bad enough to get top picks in the draft? We think that we have just as good of a starting 5 as anyone in the league. We need more depth as a whole. Our guards are great. We would like to get a true C or a true SF and move Mills and Sprewell to their natural positions. With one or two more pieces, we can definitely be in the mix for a title hunt. We will look for that during the season but also know that our front office will take the best player for our team in the draft. |
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Post by gmessi2 on Mar 17, 2014 18:40:43 GMT -6
How big is your hard-on for Latrell Sprewell? Ginormous. Especially with improvements made in TC. |
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