I think that one of the best parts of being in person, as long as you’re relatively close is you can see players’ body language and how they interact.
With that said one of the most relevant story lines coming into this game is that the clippers as a team have decided to mortgaged their entire future to form a supposedly rockstar cast of players. The plan started a few years ago with lots of promise, and recently was sealed when they acquired a declining, past-peak superstar James Harden (the beard) a few weeks back.
The success of this plan has been shaky since its inception, and unfortunately it has only gotten shakier since hardens arrival due to long term injury issues, baggage and drama that Harden is bringing from past teams, and concerns of whether four ball-dominant, “alpha” players can share the ball successfully when they’re on the same Clippers team.
Practically, the team lost 5 straight games since hardens arrival, but may have turned things around in the last one or two games.
Bottom line is that this team, on paper, should be amazing. But with new faces in such new places, a cast of four alphas, and a lack of continued success despite so much expectation riding on this season, it’d be interesting to see how these players interact with eachother throughout the game. Do they come together and sacrifice or do they pout and lack teamwork and chemistry? Let me know what you see!
I think that one of the best parts of being in person, as long as you’re relatively close is you can see players’ body language and how they interact.
With that said one of the most relevant story lines coming into this game is that the clippers as a team have decided to mortgaged their entire future to form a supposedly rockstar cast of players. The plan started a few years ago with lots of promise, and recently was sealed when they acquired a declining, past-peak superstar James Harden (the beard) a few weeks back.
The success of this plan has been shaky since its inception, and unfortunately it has only gotten shakier since hardens arrival due to long term injury issues, baggage and drama that Harden is bringing from past teams, and concerns of whether four ball-dominant, “alpha” players can share the ball successfully when they’re on the same Clippers team.
Practically, the team lost 5 straight games since hardens arrival, but may have turned things around in the last one or two games.
Bottom line is that this team, on paper, should be amazing. But with new faces in such new places, a cast of four alphas, and a lack of continued success despite so much expectation riding on this season, it’d be interesting to see how these players interact with eachother throughout the game. Do they come together and sacrifice or do they pout and lack teamwork and chemistry? Let me know what you see!