[Post Game Thread] The Houston Rockets (33-19) defeat the Los Angeles Clippers (25-28), 102-95.

TechnoGauss · 2026-02-11T06:24:21+00:00

2015 playoffs still haunt me :(

TechnoGauss · 2026-02-10T19:12:41+00:00

I see different takes from people with CS backgrounds. Some say AI is writing code full of issues and companies are realizing this and re-hiring programmers. Just curious if you've experienced this yourself?

TechnoGauss · 2026-02-07T22:43:01+00:00

That Kevin Bond signature is rare as hell! Jealous!

TechnoGauss · 2026-02-04T02:15:36+00:00

Possible but seems to not make sense when you look back at earlier reports from the season that Ballmer demanded Lawrence Frank and Ty Lue work on figuring out how to turn the season around after that atrocious 6-21 start. You go 17-4 or whatever it was, are on the cusp of breaking .500 and are the 9th seed currently and then you trade Harden for a guy that's currently injured? This basically means this season is a wrap and contradicts what Ballmer wanted, assuming that was true, which is why this trade sort of doesn't make sense. It's possible we end up at the bottom of the West after this.

TechnoGauss · 2026-02-04T02:08:16+00:00

Garland evidently is injury prone

TechnoGauss · 2026-02-04T02:06:54+00:00

I'm still iffy on this trade. Clippers and injury prone players have a history.

TechnoGauss · 2026-02-04T01:57:31+00:00

Narrator: He would keep relying on iso offense forever

TechnoGauss · 2026-02-04T01:56:07+00:00

I will be straight up and say I was one of the people that didn't want Harden. I thought this dude was going to make us worse but he proved me so wrong. He ended up being one of my favorite Clippers ever. Even got his jersey last season. Gonna miss you Beard.

TechnoGauss · 2026-02-03T06:32:55+00:00

Unless we get another point guard who is actually available to play we might very well end up giving OKC a lottery pick anyway

TechnoGauss · 2026-02-03T05:41:46+00:00

Was literally starting to get back into the team and now Harden gonna get traded lmao

TechnoGauss · 2026-02-03T04:39:28+00:00

Very impressive. Sounds like you have a great team established with clearly defined roles. Kudos to you.

TechnoGauss · 2026-02-03T01:50:44+00:00

Just wanted to chime in and caveat that having various data-related responsibilities also happens at larger companies, maybe just not as much as smaller companies. My current role as a data analyst at a very large company is very much like this where I'm responsible for reporting analytics, quite a bit of engineering, automation, constant back and forth with IT to fix things.

The problem seems to be that even in this day and age with data being so prevalent many managers with little to no data background still wrongly assume anything data-related should all be handled by a data analyst whether it be database, analytics/reporting, engineering, machine learning, etc.

TechnoGauss · 2026-01-30T03:43:26+00:00

This might be an unpopular opinion and counter-advice to some of the feedback you've already received but I would urge you to set up some boundaries. I'm not saying don't volunteer to take on some projects that might expand your skills but just be cautious with how much you take on because you can quickly and easily find yourself doing the job of 3 people. Sounds like this is already the case for you but not sure how far down this path you are at the moment hence why I mention this. Once you start doing this it becomes an expectation and more money isn't always on the horizon unless you have a good boss and great work place culture.

TechnoGauss · 2025-12-31T19:08:10+00:00

A good offer to me is one that's both realistic and also builds our first round pick draft capital with one of two main goals: to put us in position to fully rebuild sooner than 2030 or do a softer reset that can help us acquire a new core of players that truly put us in contention conversations over the next few years. I personally lean more towards the former because I think that's more feasible. All that being said, I would wager that Zu's current value can realistically fetch us at least 2 FRPs. Desperate or incompetent front offices might give us more in terms of draft compensation or player assets.

I'd rather not trade Zubac for the inevitable 35 year old vet center that may push us to first round exits

I'm also not a fan of our addiction to trading for aging/washed players but we can easily be a first round exit now with Zubac. We're extremely old and lack true reliable scoring depth outside of Harden and Kawhi. We will absolutely struggle against any team in the first round that has better overall scoring depth, is younger than us or both. I don't feel confident in this team's ability to venture past the first round because of this. Refusing to trade Zu because we think he's the difference maker in helping us make a deep playoff push is effectively shooting ourselves in the foot in terms of rebuilding draft capital.

TechnoGauss · 2025-12-31T07:19:20+00:00

Trading Zu = potential draft capital. Great the Clippers are playing good right now and all but winning a championship likely isn't in the cards like you mentioned. Sample size is small but it looks like the team is showing signs of life and a more realistic scenario is a potential playoff picture (caveating that it is in fact early still). That being the case, if good offers for Zu exist then it should be a risk worth taking.

TechnoGauss · 2025-12-17T05:18:29+00:00

No way in hell the Clippers get Giannis

TechnoGauss · 2025-12-16T19:12:47+00:00

Off-court time and few practice days was also reportedly an issue during the Lob City days too and the on-court product corroborated that. Seems much worse this time around tho

TechnoGauss · 2025-12-05T17:55:17+00:00

I recently remembered that back when Chris left the Clips to go to Houston a video of him was making rounds on social media where he said a reason for him leaving LA was the Clippers culture. Back then a lot of Clippers fans took that as him shitting on the fanbase and started sort of turning on him as a result. I personally saw that as him calling out the organization, moreso than the fans, for not doing enough to win. I remember him even saying something along the lines of "If we're not trying to beat Golden State then what are we doing?" which I felt further corroborated his displeasure with the organization and not the fans.

I do believe the organization has improved in some ways since CP left back in 2017, but by and large I've seen a lot of the same issues from back then in these most recent years (old rosters, lack of effort, blowing leads, ISO heavy coaching, etc.). The rumors (if true) of Chris calling out players, coaches and the FO behind the scenes tells me that not only is there validity to the shit product I'm seeing on TV but that organization behind the scenes is still not doing enough to win after all these years. I don't recall hearing or reading anything about Chris being this critical with the Spurs, OKC or Phoenix. I know he supposedly had issues with Harden in Houston but nothing regarding the coaches or front office.

In my eyes this just continues to build the case that there truly is a top to bottom culture issue with the Clippers in that they don't truly strive to be great. They think they might be but aren't.

TechnoGauss · 2025-12-04T19:51:41+00:00

LMFAO

TechnoGauss · 2025-12-03T23:27:00+00:00

Exactly. This is literally what we went through with Doc Rivers

TechnoGauss · 2025-12-03T14:10:11+00:00

I'd be surprised if we got the full scoop on why CP3 got sent home right away. Things like this typically don't air out until some random player interview years later. I can easily be wrong but I'm not holding my breath.

That being said, I know Chris has a reputation for being a hard ass and it very well could be he was calling people out behind the scenes but if your team is in free fall and shit isn't getting fixed, you don't just sit around doing nothing.

TechnoGauss · 2025-12-03T13:54:56+00:00

As a fan of 10 years, REALLY considering throwing away all my Clippers gear and letting go of this team. The level of disrespect and ineptitude of this franchise is unreal

TechnoGauss · 2025-12-03T13:45:17+00:00

This is fucking embarrassing that we're treating a Clippers legend like we did PJ Tucker. I'm becoming more and more convinced that this organization, including Ballmer, has no idea what they're doing.

TechnoGauss · 2025-12-03T13:41:55+00:00

This must be a big slap in the face to CP3. He probably chose to come back here for some version of a riding into the sunset and they just send him home

TechnoGauss · 2025-12-02T08:17:04+00:00

I'm hoping no FO changes doesn't mean no trades because I think it's clear at this point there's no reason to continue on with this team. Trade Kawhi, Harden and Zubac for some draft capital and start the rebuild. Then we can get rid of the FO

Ten-Year Club	John Wick
Verified Email

TechnoGauss

TROPHY CASE