Harden determines the Clippers lower limit, machine cards determine the Clippers upper limit, and Bass determines whether the Clippers can qualify.
2:18pm, 3 November 2025Basketball
The team lacks vitality and it’s time to adjust the rotation. In fact, after the lead ended in the second quarter yesterday, I felt that the game was on the line. Because the team's performance lacks both defensive pressure to guarantee and offensive continuity. Being able to catch up and take the lead means that Harden is just consuming himself in advance. Once Harden runs out of energy, the game is over. And I know that if Harden plays like this now, the outcome is certain.
The problems reflected in yesterday's game include both offensive and defensive problems. Attacking requires long-term tactical exercises and cannot be done quickly. But defense is different. Defense requires more attitude and energy. 1. Rotate Paul and Bogdan, and Hauser and Sanders will enter the rotation. I have no problem with Paul and Bogdan, but they can't play this kind of game in their current state of play.
Hauser plays 4 and serves as the defensive core of the bench lineup. His role is similar to the use of the Bucks' letters to make up for the shortcomings of Da Luo's slowness. Or just play the 5th position in a small lineup. The purpose of Sanders moving into the rotation is to use his size and offense. It can even be more extreme and use him to start instead of Jones (provided that Dunn enters the starting lineup).

Dunn and Collins entered the starting lineup. Use your body size to suppress your opponents, not much to say. The starting lineup is fixed, and Bill is directly substituted. Don't use Bill for the sake of continuity of the lineup. If Bill is there, use Bill; without Bill, use Bogdan. Bill's absence for two days will affect the running-in of the starting lineup, so Dunn will be used as the starter. This adjusted lineup: Zuba, Collins, Leonard, Harden, Dunn, Luo, Hauser, Jones, Sanders.
The biggest problem for the Clippers is him - Harden determines the Clippers' lower limit, machine cards determine the Clippers' upper limit, and Bass determines whether the Clippers can qualify! A group of old guys who all know how to play and are past the age of competitiveness. They all hope to have a good career and win a championship! The first game of the season was against the Warriors yesterday. First of all, the Clippers are strong, but it also shows that there is almost no communication on the court. There is definitely a problem in the locker room!
The biggest problem is Tyronn Lue! There are problems with formations, timeouts, tactical design, and lineup rotations, resulting in a lack of confidence in the team and unclear tactics.

Letting Bogdan, who can't hit a single ball, be the starter is not as good as Dunn or Collins. Thinking about such a formation, the starter will have to adapt again. Five ups and five downs, and rotation issues are destined to make the main players lack energy in the fourth quarter. Young people don't know how to use them, and the team's potential assets are getting less and less, and the team is overstretched. At the same time, the older players are getting more tired and suffering more and more injuries.
This year the Bass will not step down, the Clippers are in the first round again, and even Bill is in danger in the playoffs. Now the Clippers have a full lineup with only one and a half ball handlers. Apart from Harden, there is nothing else left. Paul and Bogdan have eliminated Bill, and the rest are just tool men. In the modern league, there are more and more ball-handlers with no offensive ability. The opponent's defense is too easy to do. Yesterday, it was really funny to expect Da Luo to play in isolation.

It feels like the Clippers have lost both offense and defense compared to last season. Last season, outsiders Dunn and Jones fought hard, and inside Zubac was a human shield. He achieved the top five defensive efficiency in the league. On the offensive end, it was Harden's 15 pick-and-rolls and Powell's resistance. Although Powell was a bit frustrated in the playoffs, it was no problem to score 20 or 30 points in the regular season. The Clippers happened to have too many engineers.
But this season, Dunn was off the bench, and Jones alone could not achieve the ability to attack from the outside. Precisely because he could not defend the outside, Zubac's shortcomings of slowness on the inside were exposed. On the offensive end, there is no one to resist. Kawhi is obviously not as good as before, and Harden is also old. It is impossible to take 20 or 30 shots per game like before. Now it is more about organization. Bill is injured. Even if he is not injured, he cannot be like Powell, who can attack when he gets the ball. So it's difficult for the Clippers now.

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