I'm enjoying watching the Clippers' progress in the playoffs and thought I'd write a blog post on their bench.
You can read it on my blog: http://gameatatime.com/the-clippers-bench-misfits-or-holding-their-own/
Or the thread on r/nba if you prefer: http://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/356vtm/the_clippers_bench_misfits_or_holding_their_own_oc/
Anyway, enjoy! Any feedback is appreciated!
Posted May 7, 2015, 4:55 PM UTC
I'm glad you brought up Davis. I feel like he flies under the radar a lot of times because he never really makes the highlight reels, and is much less controversial than Barnes. He works his ass off out there, absolutely loves playing, and does a lot of off-the-sheet work without complaining about more minutes *cough* FARMAR *cough*
Also, since you asked for feedback, I know this is completely pedantic and grammar-police-y, but this is a pet peeve of mine:
"Next up is Austin Rivers, who if he wasn’t a 22 year old millionaire sports player, I’d feel sorry for at times"
It should be "weren't". It's the subjunctive mood - "he was" / "If he were to be", as in "wish you were here".
But thanks for taking the time to write it up!
subjunctive mood
HEY thanks for finally teaching me what this is called! I have good natural grammar, but I don't think I know a single actual grammar term.
I have good natural grammar, but I don't think I know a single actual grammar term.
Ha I figure I'm in the same boat as you, for the most part anyway.
TIL, cheers! I'll update the piece.
Also yeah I think Davis gets kind of overlooked generally. Even there I didn't exactly go into much detail on him.
I wish Spencer Hawes got some play time in game 1. Beginning of the series and without Chris Paul, would have been a great time to try him out and see if he's here to ball. I honestly can't imagine he'd be worse than Turk. He did a shit job of guarding Diaw in game 1 round 1 but c'mon that's hard for most people. I'd have to think watching that first round match up without being able to play made an impact on him. Just wish he got another shot.
My take : Austin Rivers is stepping up, pretty amazingly on account of his age and the people he runs into
Turk is a waste, all he can do is foul.
Big Baby is just fine, not the best big possible on a bench but he can add points and take charges.
Nelson was a nice suprise last night.
Udoh is kinda like turk, but not as slow...
And that is about it, what the fudge happened to spencer hawes? The bench is a mixed bag for sure. Many individuals are stepping up, but not everyone. Hedu especially has been a disappointment for me, he made threes in the regular season but not in the postseason.
You mean Hudson?
I remember Hawes being hyped at the beginning of the season and then he just disintegrated.