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From: E.B.W.
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Date: 12/16/2011 5:18:59 PM
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Hey guys, I just got supporter so I thought I'd do my first forum post with a poll. As most of you probably know by now The Los Angeles Clippers have just acquired Chris Paul from the Hornets so now the Clippers are starting to look pretty amazing. These are some of the key players they have..

PG- Chris Paul
PG/SG- Chauncey Billups
PG/SG- Mo Williams
SF- Caron Butler
PF- Blake Griffin

So my question to you is which L.A. team is better now? The Lakers with Kobe Bryant or the new look Clippers? Personally i think the clippers....
Poll:  Which Team Will Win the Pacific Division in the Western Conference?
L.A. Lakers
L.A. Clippers
Golden State
Phoenix
Sacramento

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From: a-o

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Date: 12/17/2011 5:43:25 AM
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For now, the Clippers, but remains to be seen what moves the Lakers will make after acquiring a trade exception from the Odom trade.

From: Stauder

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Date: 12/17/2011 7:28:40 PM
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You forgot the key piece that helps Blake Griffin out a ton, and that's Deandre Jordan. If he continues improving the Clips could take the division.

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Date: 12/17/2011 10:20:47 PM
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Who voted for Sacramento??

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Date: 12/18/2011 9:05:55 AM
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Who voted for Sacramento??

I did, I hear it's nice this time of year.

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From: SREZ
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Date: 12/18/2011 10:20:13 AM
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I'm not worried about the Clippers. They always seem to find a way to mess everything up :D

From: E.B.W.
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Date: 12/20/2011 2:48:23 PM
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Update: The Clippers just destroyed the Lakers in their preseason game yesterday.

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Date: 12/20/2011 9:23:18 PM
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Update: It's still the preseason.

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Date: 12/20/2011 9:50:40 PM
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Update: Clippers beat the Lakers in a preseason game where Kobe, Gasol, and Bynum all played 30+ minutes. The game may have been labeled as a preseason game, but that was an intense matchup regardless, and the Clippers owned The Purple and Gold.

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Date: 12/20/2011 10:10:13 PM
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I understand, but those guys probably didn't try as much as they would in a regular season game, although you could say the same for the Clippers. We won't know who is better until they face off in a matchup that has some meaning to it.

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Date: 12/20/2011 10:18:22 PM
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I couldn't believe the Lakers played their stars so long....Clippers did not. 30+ for the Lakers and 25 or less for the clips(No I'm not counting Deandre and his 27 minutes as a star). That is somewhat telling as well. The Lakers just looked really bad and I couldn't figure out why. Surely it's not just Lamar, the 6th man? Kobe competed hard, and if you don't think he did then you didn't watch the same game I did. If anyone took a back seat it as Blake Griffin...he looked like he was just feeling out his new teammates and not being his 22/12 self.

My prediction is that the Lakers thump them the first time they meet in the season, but lose to the Clips every other time they play. I think the Lakers will be motivated for that first meeting as they hate hearing about the Clippers, but that won't carry over to the other meetings...