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Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Clippers, Feb 22, 2012 7:30 PM PST


2011/2012 NBA Regular Season
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14-7
STAPLES Center
February 22nd, 2012, 7:30 PM
Prime Ticket, KFWB 980 AM
Probable starters:
Chris Paul
PG Andre Miller
Randy Foye SG Arron Afflalo
Ryan Gomes SF Corey Brewer
Blake Griffin
PF Kenneth Faried
DeAndre Jordan
C Timofey Mozgov

The Back Story:

Second half thread will publish at 8:45.

Chatting with the enemy: Denver Stiffs.

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Comments

first I think!
Hello everybody! let's go clips tonight!
Hello Fox
hi! hope we have a good game tonight!
Let's have a gif night before All-Star break

GO CLIPPERS!!

you'll have to clue me in on how to post gifs
.gif and attached the url on here as an image
Wow, really, Dallas? Laying down for the freaking Lakers?

This game is SERIOUSLY a must-win for us now.

Anybody know if blake is gonna play in that sophomore rookie game or whatever they're calling it now? barkley and shaq are coaching I believe.

I know he was picked but don’t know if he’s gonna play. play

He is definitely playing
i hope he's not doing that silly dunk contest
they keep changing the contestants I believe.
no more gifs from me forever

Just letting you guys know.

Why?

It’s tradition. Haha

Im kidding...

THE GIFS WILL NEVER STOP!!

Don't stop, GIF-ING!!

Suppose to be to the tune of don’t stop believing!

Lol

Thats like the answer to everything

Need to pick up this win

Nene and Gallinari are out.

Let's go Clips!! No Ty Lawson tonight!! LEt's do this!!
Hello JayQ, how you doin?
I am doing pretty good, can't wait for my Vegas trip this weekend!! lol

How about u?

Im doing great..

Hopefully we get to go crazy with the gifs.. Its overdue!!

Yes!!! I need me daily dose of gifs!!!

Please come out strong..don't under estimate a team just because some of their main guys are out.
Clippers must come out with a lot of energy tonight...

even though Gallinari, Lawson, Nene and Fernandez are out, Clippers should not take it easy on them.

Me having a Twitter Discussion with Eric Pincus
Me: Do you think the Clippers will make a move? They cant stand pat with what they have… Foye is not cutting it..
Eric Pincus: might – unclear if a bigger move or a tiny one
Ray Allen, please.

That would be really really good

That’s why Eric’s the best in the biz!

J/K, Pincus is the man

okay you just jinxed us!
You mean me?? lol
yeah just kidding!
I want that 20th win TONIGHT!
anyone have a link to watch the game that works in asia?
What are you doing in Asia my friend?
visiting the wife's family
Anybody else like that Clippers song on Prime Ticket (and at Staples)

Hit em high, hit em low…shit like that.

I think it’s catchy

Wowwww...

they’re playing the Monstars Anthem now? That was my JAM back in the day.

I would bump that song in my G-6

If I had one

its cool

prefer “the final countdown” by Europe

who is this new announcer and what happened to michael eaves
Forget what is name is, been on for a couple weeks now.

though he eves is still around somewhere.

You see all those replays on blakes baskets? just about everyone of them he was fouled and they didn't call it.
Ray Allen sure does look fresh in red, white, and blue.

Ahem.

Lets See How DJ Plays Against Mosgov
What is our record with the LA Stars jersey?
From memory

W- Memphis
W- Washington
L- San Antonio

above .500

that’s good

I hate Andre Miller

That is all

is this kenyons first game against denver?
Faried Rebound #1
quick foul on blake.....
Blake got Mosgov'd
More disscussions!
Me: Is Courtney Lee a possibility?
Eric Pincus: yeah but rox want a 1st and clippers aren’t likely to give a first

We don’t have any to give

No, not a could on BG!
faried looks like a bigger version of courtney fortson
Rooting For The Clippers

but I am a Afflalo, Mosgov and Faried fan.

Why did DJ leave Mozgov??
To cross over to Alaska?
Butler is pretty good, huh?
Caron is Mr. 1st Quarter
DJ Nice Move and Finish
Coast to Coast
Space Ghost?
or w/ George Nory
If DJ could just creat an offensive game.....

wow

I think they need to go to him more often

but not too much

I agree.

He hasn’t been half bad when he’s been decisive.

Foye stepping up.
Anybody else feel that DJ is trying to establish an offensive game?
It would only make us better.

I’m all for it.

nice shooting foye
foye another bingo!
TAKE THAT ANDRE MILLER!!!
We got lucky Miller did not want to foul BG
To quote the Great Chris Paul...

“THERE YOU GO MOTHA F***IN FOYE”

Remember, Chris Paul does not curse
Miller

Afraid of the poster

surprised miller didnt just put blake on his ass
Lets hope he doesn't get cheeky
I want that poster!!!!
I think Foye realizes what is on the line for him

If he starts knocking down his shots, then he will probably be trusted more and more and stay a starter (we would look for a backup SG like T-Mac or something). If he stays inconsistent, we will most likely look for a starter.

I wish it was that easy for him

Gotta just get it to him when he’s hot and forget him the rest of the time

Ew I can literally hear the crowd cheering through the walls... and i'm not allowed to watch.

DIE WORK.

What do you do at Staples?
Don't work for Staples

Consultant

Sounds made up.

That's because if I say auditor, everyone will make fun of me
I'm here once per year
still must be nice job!
Let's put 'em away early

I like what I’m seeing so far

new to clipsnation?

welcome to the party pal!

everytime there's a lob they play tyga's song
Lets End This Early
This is more like it.
Great to see DJ get his opp in the low post..looked smooth
I like this start!

i wanted miller to try to jump for that so blake could poster him

Timofey, feel free to take that shot all day

I'm surprised it didn't go in

every center we play throws up garbage that goes in all the time

Andre Miller gets fouled? What
Why was the spread on this game Clippers -9?

Is Denver ravaged with injuries?

Nene and Gallinari

Danilo, Nene, Rudy, and Lawson out.
Okay, that makes sense.

Thanks.

ya, Nene Gallo Lawson & Rudy are out
ok gentlemen

I’m on board

Foye gotta go for that layup
foye only shoots long 2s
Lob City lol
what a lazy ass pass
WE CANNOT INBOUND THE FREAKING BALLL!

I have an idea, bring Gomes in

/ducks

Haha...

you’re kidding, right? Funny joke.

Yes. I try to bring the funny from time to time

I figured it was either that...

or you’re actually VDN, commenting from the sideline.

That should have been defensive interference
Wow, are you fucking kidding me?

More of those dumbshit mistakes and we’ll lose AGAIN.

better now than at the end of the game down by 2…

I don't care when it happens...

screwing up a routine part of basketball like inbounding over and over again is inexcusable.

I am in averygood mood tonight

I even smiled in an “oh, 82-0” fashion

I wished DJ played this consistent every night
Am I the only one that hates these uniforms?

I keep thinking we are in white.

These uniforms are awesome!!

I bought me one!!

I like them better on the road.

At home we should be in white.

i wish this DJ would show up every night
DJ lazy on the glass...
DJ with the monster quarter haha
when did the Nuggets get Pastor Troy?
DJ, earning that paycheck.
maybe Cp3 needs to run an early play for DJ to get him going
Foye with a D Wade move!!!
foye is d wade?
Should have been according to draft experts back in his draft class
Mozgov is a bully

always knocking down our small guards

Be careful Foye!

You can’t get hurt.

I don't think DJ is happy with Evans and Kmart being here.
I use to play college ball at RCC with jerome whitehead

in riverside california.

long long time ago!
I don't think I like Martin shooting
wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tubeman
Really...

it’s inexcusable that a Nuggets team missing half their players is hanging around to this degree in Staples.

team is coasting right now
They beat Minny, which has been playing great of late
Every time Clippers miss a shot

they get a fast break

I groan every time Bledsoe checks in

Dont really have any other options though

Bledsoe least of our worries
He led the 17-0 run vs. SAS
He can not score though
but he has sooo much up side
Sadly...

that’s my reaction to when most of our bench players come in.

need to get bledso playing time for potential trades
Good hustle Kmart

Great play Blake!

How do guys get so wide open every game?
Because VDN is especially clueless...

when it comes to coaching and instilling defense.

I want Ray Allen.

Can one of you make it happen?

Just keep rooting for the Celtics to lose
That seems like the least of my worries.
I think they pretty much have to blow it up...

soon.

on it

for you

You're a good friend.
Butler chews straws in the timeouts!

i feel like iheard this a few years back but i dont remember why he does it

Reggie Evans Balls!!
I thought Kenyon was going to add a scoring option...

didn’t his offense die years ago. at least he provides some defense.

Well he does shoot alot..
Just joining

What did I miss
And why is Gomes starting?

because he has 3 heads and breathes fire
Yikes!! Denver's rookies are killing us
Wide open again!!!
Butler!!! 0_0
Where's the defense?
Defense...

Oh wait never mind

doesn't seem like tough juice rotates fast enough lot of times on D.
Thats everyone on the team that doesn't do that
how does reggie manage to drop passes so consistently?
He can't catch, he just grabs
Someone should just tell him it's like a rebound off of the point guard's hands
No defense, no wins.

FIRE VDN.

i feel like we have good defensive players but dont play well as a unit defensively…

Who is the defensive coach? Demopoulos or Iavaroni?

Fire him!

I don't think either of those coaches do anything

At least nothing that shows up on the court

Tie game, YIKES!
I'm going to give Gomes a standing ovation

he needs the positive energy

agree..everyone should encourage our guys
Working break in Vegas?

Oh, Ralph, you are so naive.

Just checked the Laker game..Go Dallas!
looking through rivals recruits. DJ looks so young in this picture

Whoa!!! haha lol
middle school pic? freshmen year.
VDN could be handed the 1995-96 Bulls that won 72 games...

and turn them into the same slapdick outfit that screws up the most routine plays and doesn’t play any defense. It’s incredible.

What plays?
Inbound passes....

and the lack of an offensive system.

GSW can't close out Phoenix..incredible
Philadelphia lost again

5 in a row now

Let's GO GOMES!!
Gomes!!! Yaya!
There you go GOMES!!
good make Gomes
"Gomes Redemption".

And on this date Ryan Gomes was redeemed. He went on to forever be…

He is using a Monopoly Card today

Gomesanity?

Nah, the end of the Spurs game is still seared in my brain.

Down by 5 WTF
down by 5 = our bench

jeezus were getting out hustled by a buncha scrubs

Clippers getting outhustled like a mofo
Denver's 3rd team is better then the Clips 2nd
This team is never going to be REALLY good, until we get a new coaching staff...

Playoffs sure, but I doubt a championship.

We will be swept out of the playoffs so fast...

our heads will be spinning.

Bring in DJ now!!!!!
We do not play defense whatsoever.

Fuck, this team is horrendous right now.

language kind sir
CP3 Back To Restore Order
K Mart!!!!!!
this 2nd unit offense stinks,,,,,
this hamilton guy is pretty good
Clippers are the best in the league and making nobodies - somebodies
Did evans just get posterized?
Glad NO Shops at KMart
What's worse...

Gomes inbound pass during 2011-2012 regular season or Daniel Ewing horrible defense in Game 5 during 2005-2006 Playoffs?

I blame MDsr, but we should stop with the Gomes hate. At least it wasn’t during the playoffs!

Do you guys think we can beat the Lakers in the playoffs?

I’m not so sure. Our defense is atrocious.

I’m not sure we will win a single round at this rate.

What the hell is it with the Clippers and getting lit up by "no-names"

Jordan Hamilton, really?

It's called defense,

and they don’t play it.

He was a lottery pick this past draft

Supposed to be an explosive scorer. Guess we are seeing that now.

this one made me laugh

kobe before the plastic surgery?
As much as I love the Evans and Martin acquisitions

Our bench still sucks

DJ wouldve grabbed that shit out of his hand in mid air
I just knew this team was going to come out flat...

and basically disregard the Nuggets.

Clippers Are Only 10 - 9 Vs WC Teams
A couple blow outs in there too
lol, can we play in the eastern conference for the playoffs?
And face the Heat, Bulls, or Lin!!! NO Way!
Hey Kenyon, you cant shoot
kmart sucks at that mid range
Stop shooting Kmart!

Just dunk!

Kmart's shot

Is Cookiesque

Chill, KMart can hit those shots
i think ive seen him make one of those

since he’s been on the clippers

it was an open shot and he's fully capable of making those.

Why wouldn’t we want an open shot to be taken by a guy who can make them?

Harrington trying to pull the chair, what an ass
More like Al Chairington

ha ha ha

Where's DJ

Can’t let him get cold or he’ll disappear

We need DJ to size up against Mosgov
Blake can't get a break!
when is Blake gonna get the star treatment?

refs can’t stand him!

that's why he shouldn't stare them down. but i guess Blake's not a ass kisser.
PHX DOWN BY 2 1 SEC LEFT THEY HAVE BALL
Dammit Mo

Left him wide open

How was that a foul on Blake?
2 v 1 break...Mo shoots a 3

ugh.

When its 1 v 3 he drives it to the hoop
Did Blake look at Gomes, saw that it was him, and didn't pass it? LOL
I thought that was funny.

yeah he looked at Gomes then went the other way.

Put Foye back

Mo is ice right now

he tripped on his own feet!!
gotta nail that one home Mo
His trey shots just look off tonight
doesn't look like he's getting lift off his legs.

Can we just trade Mo Williams for Jordan Hamilton?

Not a great move
For either team for that matter

Denver already has Lawson and Miller.

VDN for Karl
VDN to the unemployment line...

for Sloan.

GS beat PHX
Makes me feel a little bit better about Monday
Would you guys Trade Vinny for Mike Brown?

the lakers are playing good d. so yes

not sure, vinny has better hair
U Must Really Hate The Lakers
I would have the lakers lose every night if I could
No, I just don't like how Mike Brown looks or his Super star babying ways
Yes

He’s a good defensive coach don’t need a offensive coach

They both suck...

but Mike Brown sucks slightly less.

Mo with the trey!! Finally!
We need some separation
cp3 doesnt like throwing the lob to blake

he doesnt do it very much

I said the exact same thing!
blake has incredible hands..he can catch anything. i don't know why paul doesn't do it more often.
Sigh...

defense is STILL garbage.

OH MY FUCKING GOD
I know!!! It was a clean block!
That was not a foul refs!!
Blake tries hanging in the air too much on his jump shot.
blake needs to shoot more at the top of his jump shot!

WHY DO REFS HATE US

They just hate lob city
Wow..

Am I playing NBA 2K12 right now?…WTH is this!

Why are we so in love with taking threes?
OH MY FUCKING GOD- Blake Griffin
+1
OMFG= blake griffin

WTF= ryan gomes
SYOD=brian cook
LMFAO= VDN

Nah, Cook = SMFTC

Stealing
Money
From
The
Clippers

should be the Clipsnation tagline
Who's ready to go harass Gomes wife?
And now the refs get involved.

Looking like another FREAKING loss! Hey refs, how much has Buss been paying you?

Perfect shot by CP3
haha Blake: "Oh my f---ing"

Terrible call. Refs hate Blake for whatever reason.

Wow!

That would have been pretty.

And people wonder why Blake complains about the refs.

They are so biased against him, it isn’t even funny.

its to the crazy point where I actually can laugh at it
That was a late whistle too

They weren’t going to call anything if he made it

you know it..... :/
Refs are either terrible at their job and only looking for flailing bodies

or they hate this team

Wouldn't be surprised, sadly...

if they’ve been ramping up the ref bias against us as a result of the backlash the league took for the CP3 trade.

Blake with the frustration slam

and now frustrated he didn’t get it to go in

Laker game is tied should be fun to watch during halftime.. go mavs!
Dallas better win!
+1

Although, if they win and we win, we are still a game back from them

Vinsanity is going off like it's 2000.
I like Eaves Dropping

Who is this guy?

Sometimes I wish I could wrap my arms around 82-0 and give him a big manhug.
OMG!

Where’s our DEFENSE!!!

Obviously not in the building..haha lol
That was ridiculous
fuck our defense

it’s no existent

Nice defense!

Oh wait, it’s the Clippers.

Their defense is just not what it should be and I

don’t know what it is that is the problem. Are they not working hard enough? Are they not talking. I just don’t get it

I Would Pefer Karl to both VDN and Brown
Let's get this straight, Brown >>>>>>>>> VDN

I wouldn’t fill up one hand counting worse current coaches than VDN

I Would Still Take Karl Over Either
what coach available would be better than vdn tho?
Sloan is available...

if it’s “the right situation for him”.

He's so controlling though
So?

This team NEEDS an element of control. Right now there’s nothing even resembling a coherent system on either end.

They don't need a dictator, they just need a coach with a plan

VDN does not have one at all.

van gundy...

too bad hes an analyst now

Not saying we should fire him now, but come this offseason we could get

Sloan, Van Gundy, Larry Brown, and I’d take any up and coming assistant coach from a good defensive team.

No to Larry Brown...

he’s not that effective anymore and he’d get restless and leave halfway through the year.

i dont like firing coaches in the middle of seasons unless theyre doing HORRIBLE and i dont think vdn is doing bad enough yet to warrant that

Its pointless to fire him now, but if we can improve in the offseason we absolutely should.

Look what shedding VDN did to the Bulls

If I could choose any future coach for us, it would probably be Mike Budenholzer

who has been an assistant behind coach Pop since 96. Even though it would be nice to have a very experienced head coach, i believe this guy is gonna be a very, very good coach

MDsr or VDN?
I would say VDN =(
Me too!

I miss the FIRE DUMBLEAVY chants tho.

Dunleavy is probably the better coach but I want nothing to do with him.
Bill Fitch > VDN

:)

I'd rather fold the team then have either coach.
really?
I kid, I kid, nobody's THAT bad...

except for Norv Turner.

hahaha oh norvy
Wow, our bench really sucks
Miller is lobbing everything..yikes
I Hate van gundy skiny
K Mart!!!!!!
How is Miller throwing more lobs than Chris
Its easier when the other team doesn't cover anyone
Chris Paul!!!!
I don't like the way this game is going
wow down at half to denvers b team
more like B-
Dallas up by two!
dammit of course they make their final shot

and we don’t

jeremy lin 17 points and 9 assists
HALFTIME!! WHAT IS CLIPS NATION SNACKIN ON??
Dos Equis and wings!
Like this:

Yes.

“The Make a Wish Foundation’s wish is to meet him in person..”

Wow.

No defense = sure loss. VDN does NOT make halftime adjustments, so we are what we are.

VDN has to be tearing the team a new one.

“D-E-F-I-E-N-C-E! Guys”.

"Guys... just play basketball.

Just go out there, run around, dribble the ball, and shoot. And then, run back on defense and guard someone. Team on 3!"

How are we losing to this Denver team? This is such a joke
This year's Magic game = the Grizzlies water pipe game from two years ago
we beat the magic...
...and lost Chauncey for the year in the process, which is what started the current tailspin.
but the grizz game was a loss and Blake for the year
Had to learn how to Tie a Windsor

What did I miss?

Being down to this team isnt that bad.

They took absolutely the best punch OKC is going to throw all year and took them to OT. Deepest team in the league.

CP3 bangs on D12..kinda

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=1v1dioKMOhU

Dirk is unstoppable!

i really dont know how he makes that shot..it always looks like its going to be short

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