1 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:11,759 What is going on? Clippers fans, Welcome to season two, episode sixty 2 00:00:11,839 --> 00:00:17,920 seven of Clips and Orderline playoff edition of Clips and Dim. We're not doing 3 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:22,039 a live today. I'm Chuck Butckler, joined by Adam Osen and Will I 4 00:00:22,199 --> 00:00:26,000 think as always, I hope you fellas are doing well. We're pretty much 5 00:00:26,039 --> 00:00:30,559 just gonna be talking Clips versus MAVs because it's set in stone. We want 6 00:00:30,559 --> 00:00:33,640 to thank everyone who's listening. I want to thank everyone who's watching us on 7 00:00:33,679 --> 00:00:37,640 YouTube reviews. Help either way, either through a comment on YouTube or a 8 00:00:37,719 --> 00:00:44,280 coming on Apple Pods. Will, Adam, how are you fellas feeling now 9 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:51,799 that we're locked into yet another Clippers MAVs first round matchup? Adam, you 10 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:56,439 have an expressive face as I described that. How are you feeling about this? 11 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:03,439 More expressive than usual? No, I'm getting ready for it. I 12 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:07,760 was in kind of the minority of Hippers fans who would have rather seen the 13 00:01:07,799 --> 00:01:11,599 Pelicans. Definitely the Phoenix Suns, not just because of the last two games, 14 00:01:11,519 --> 00:01:15,359 but it's the Mavericks That's who you got to deal with, and if 15 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:19,120 you get through them, it looks like it's gonna be the Denver Nuggets in 16 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,840 the second round. Now, Minnesota couldn't get that victory last night, so 17 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,599 not gonna be easy, but Clippers just got to get done. Will how 18 00:01:27,599 --> 00:01:33,040 are you feeling? We got a week plus to to really wade into this. 19 00:01:34,519 --> 00:01:40,439 I mean, of potential playoff matchups, this one is you know, 20 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:44,959 we know how difficult this matchup is going to be. I still like, 21 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,079 and I was talking about this with Adam a little bit last night on the 22 00:01:47,079 --> 00:01:52,000 Double dep I still like the Clippers the way they match up against guard heavy 23 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:57,359 teams. I think that that I think that that presents an interesting challenge for 24 00:01:59,079 --> 00:02:01,200 those teams. And I think too, like, look, this one's going 25 00:02:01,239 --> 00:02:05,799 to be super difficult, there's no way about it. But looking at a 26 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:12,439 possession game, if defensively on the floor, you have to have Kyrie Irving 27 00:02:12,439 --> 00:02:16,319 and Luka Doncic at all times against Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. I mean 28 00:02:16,439 --> 00:02:21,360 theoretically, I like the way that that shakes out in a close game when 29 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:24,680 you have to grind out you know, hard shots, uh every time down 30 00:02:24,719 --> 00:02:29,080 the floor. But it's you know, it's it's not a cakewalk. I 31 00:02:29,159 --> 00:02:32,560 know nobody was though, you know, like maybe if you hurt Pelicans or 32 00:02:32,599 --> 00:02:35,919 something, But like, is that the way you really want to start the 33 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,479 playoffs? Like I don't know, like you know what I mean, Like 34 00:02:38,599 --> 00:02:40,879 I guess it'd be it'd be nice like to get out of the first round, 35 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:44,639 but like you want to dust the team that's not in one hundred percent 36 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:46,159 of health and then hope that you're ready to take on the Nuggets in the 37 00:02:46,159 --> 00:02:53,719 next round, like iron sharp and iron would iron sharp AND's iron? Like 38 00:02:54,319 --> 00:03:00,319 I think the I think the reason, uh they started off slow against Utah 39 00:03:00,479 --> 00:03:04,199 down two in twenty twenty one is because they win seven games with the Maps 40 00:03:04,199 --> 00:03:07,919 in the first round. So I don't know I would sign up for a 41 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,479 lesser opponent in the first round. But that's not what it's gonna be, 42 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:19,240 and it's gonna be very entertaining basketball. So we got that coming season a 43 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,400 little more seriously, do you want an ease your opponent in that first round? 44 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:27,800 You mean, is that a message for Phoenix or somebody else that could 45 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,639 have been? Oh real, it's a message with a team that we talk 46 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:36,639 about three times. They look he looks looks horrible. Just I wanted to 47 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:38,560 get that out of the way off top. We're not going to talk a 48 00:03:38,599 --> 00:03:42,520 bunch about what happened. But does that not look like a team that likes 49 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,599 playing for their coach or is going to go anywhere in the playoffs? Right 50 00:03:45,639 --> 00:03:50,879 now they look ready to implode. It looks that bad for the Phoenix Suns 51 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,120 right now. One, two, three, Cancun type of stuff. Now, 52 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:57,199 it could turn around very quickly. They still have the high end star 53 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:00,879 power and it showed up late against the Clippers last out at Crypto. But 54 00:04:00,479 --> 00:04:04,919 yeah, something doesn't smell right, Yeah, And I mean if they're looking 55 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:10,400 at the Thunder in the first round, you know, it's who knows? 56 00:04:10,639 --> 00:04:15,000 Who knows? Like, yeah, I'm like a much less experienced team, 57 00:04:15,279 --> 00:04:20,399 Yeah, who knows? Do we? Okay, so it's Clippers MAVs. 58 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:26,639 The seating isn't totally locked in here, but looking at the last two games, 59 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:30,160 right, Clippers have Jazz tomorrow with no Kawhi Leonard, the Rockets on 60 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:34,519 Sunday. MAVs play the Pistons tomorrow and then the Thunder on Sunday. Who 61 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:39,199 could be resting? People? Where will were you at? Clippers are staying 62 00:04:39,199 --> 00:04:44,120 at four? Yeah, they just need to win one more and it's all 63 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,720 but locked up, right, Yeah? Magic numbers one if they win one 64 00:04:47,879 --> 00:04:51,839 or if Dallas loses one, therefore they're gonna be four. So they're four 65 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:57,600 for the most part unless yeah, I mean tomorrow's who knows who the Jazz 66 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:02,959 are playing tomorrow because they're resting everybody of any meaningful ability in terms of winning 67 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:08,480 basketball games. I was wrestling tonight for them, So who knows? Yas 68 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,560 do not want to win? They do not. They might try and petition 69 00:05:11,639 --> 00:05:20,480 to start four guys tomorrow. Familiar This is gonna be a fun series legacy 70 00:05:20,519 --> 00:05:27,839 wise, just for both sides. Clippers being three zero vers a team as 71 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,399 good as Luca, you know, as I guess the players goes Luca would 72 00:05:30,399 --> 00:05:33,000 be fun. And then I saw a story on Twitter. Because Luca hates 73 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:36,360 the Clippers. He's lost to them more times than any other team he's played. 74 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:41,000 He's lost them nineteen times. Someone had a story on Twitter. I 75 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,160 saw where they were at euro Basket and they like, just had they just 76 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,240 brought a jersey to get autographs from people, and it happened to be a 77 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:50,319 Clippers jersey and Luca would not sign it, which is very funny, and 78 00:05:50,399 --> 00:05:56,800 I respect that. I respect deep hatred, deep competitive hatred. I am 79 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,959 very pro. So you're right, this is gonna be some high level hoops. 80 00:06:00,079 --> 00:06:03,079 I'm excited for the petty bits. I think that would be the most 81 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:08,839 electrifying, like Round one series, of any of the matchups. Right, 82 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:13,079 Like, this is must see TV as must see as a first round can 83 00:06:13,399 --> 00:06:17,639 can be. You have two teams who you know have gone all in and 84 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:21,199 either one of them, I mean, it's going to be a massive disappointment, 85 00:06:21,759 --> 00:06:26,120 you know, like it'll be a failure. I don't know how else 86 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,079 to call it that. I mean, it sucks because the competition is so 87 00:06:29,199 --> 00:06:31,160 good, but like it will be a failure for either one of these teams 88 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:35,560 not make it out of the first round. It feels a little bit similar 89 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:39,680 to twenty fifteen in the first round with the Clippers having to take on the 90 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:44,160 San Antonio Spurs, the defending champs. They drew them at the very last 91 00:06:44,199 --> 00:06:47,600 day or on the very last day of the season and san Antonio well, 92 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:51,720 I think it ended up being a three to six matchup. San Antonio was 93 00:06:51,759 --> 00:06:59,800 favored going into that series at the Clippers pull it out in seven games off 94 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:04,439 of shot from CP three on a bad sane and insane and the to the 95 00:07:04,519 --> 00:07:17,360 series Rember. What coo. I remember Kawhi uh not not playing tomorrow. 96 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:21,079 He's he's on the injury report. He's out. We're gonna maybe get more 97 00:07:21,079 --> 00:07:24,639 of that way, you can go ahead and just pencil him out against Houston 98 00:07:24,639 --> 00:07:30,639 as well, right, got so, I would think so we were texting 99 00:07:30,639 --> 00:07:33,639 about it earlier. It's like, unless they needed that victory against Houston, 100 00:07:33,759 --> 00:07:39,319 they didn't have it wrapped up yet with the four spot and Kawhi was feeling 101 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:44,199 great. Both those things were happening. Yeah, I don't see I don't 102 00:07:44,199 --> 00:07:47,639 see him playing to end the season. It's just so his first game back, 103 00:07:48,439 --> 00:07:54,800 I mean, and this is optimistic. Optimistically his first game back is 104 00:07:54,839 --> 00:07:59,800 against the mass having not played in three weeks. Yeah, exactly three weeks 105 00:08:00,079 --> 00:08:05,480 one days. Yes, Yeah, that uh how good? Good sign. 106 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:09,079 We can talk about it. We're gonna we're gonna talk about the fan poll 107 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:11,839 that we put on Twitter that we had a very level headed response as far 108 00:08:11,839 --> 00:08:18,040 as things you could put on Twitter ask questions to get responses to how we 109 00:08:18,079 --> 00:08:20,199 feel about the Kawhi thing. I know again, and I want to I 110 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:28,000 want to preface this by saying, uh, if don't tweet at us individually, 111 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:31,039 or on the show asking for more information or being upset the team is 112 00:08:31,039 --> 00:08:35,200 not giving more information. We're not gonna get it, we haven't gotten it 113 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:41,480 in the past five years. Then it will go to a national reporter first 114 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:46,960 and then and and I get being frustrated by it, but then we're not 115 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:50,159 getting anything. Take a nibble at the very end. Yeah, will aggregate 116 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:56,159 that agree. It's also something everyone new going in when they signed Kawhi Leonard 117 00:08:56,279 --> 00:09:00,200 was going to be part of the equation. Yeahnto didn't get it. San 118 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:05,200 Antonio didn't get it. It's his own private way of handling his health. 119 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:11,840 So I think it's it's a good trade off overall. It can be a 120 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:16,039 little frustrating around these times, but there's so many murky reports by the way 121 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:20,480 throughout the league when it comes to injuries. It's not just Kawhi anymore, 122 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:24,360 but that's the guy who's become I guess, the poster child for this or 123 00:09:24,399 --> 00:09:26,480 the example just well, it's just the one that we see on a day 124 00:09:26,519 --> 00:09:31,840 to day day. Yeah, we have our own bias there, but everybody 125 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:35,320 would like more clarity when it comes to injury reports, every fan of every 126 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:39,320 team. Yeah, it's an exception to get a lot of information about it. 127 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:43,279 I think Zach said. I think that Zach Love said on his podcast 128 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:48,039 that the Clippers have zero goodwill when it comes to news about like Kawhi Leonard's 129 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:50,519 name, Like what what you know? Whenever they're sharing, they've they've earned 130 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:54,559 zero what they've earned zero goodwill? Could you know? It could be fine? 131 00:09:54,639 --> 00:09:58,240 It could be he's They already know he's out for the season. But 132 00:09:58,399 --> 00:10:05,000 that aside, How are we feeling, just ability wise about the potential twenty 133 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:11,960 one days? It's a lot of rest in between games. I honestly am 134 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:18,440 not worried about rust with Kawhi, even though I know he's a machine or 135 00:10:18,519 --> 00:10:20,320 robot. You might have to worry about rust. But if he's healthy, 136 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,840 I think he can be one shot hot. The first shot he hits, 137 00:10:24,879 --> 00:10:26,720 he's gonna be fine. He's gonna be locked in. I'm not that overly 138 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:30,600 concerned about it. As long as he's one hundred percent ready to go, 139 00:10:31,159 --> 00:10:35,240 I think he'll fall right back into where he was playing, and he was 140 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:37,919 playing at a very high level before this injury. He was moving so well. 141 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:41,080 We were just talking about it. The last game he played him was 142 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:48,240 that game in Charlotte and the guy was blowing past Miles Bridges. So yeah, 143 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:50,480 it's it's concerning to me. I said earlier. I was talking with 144 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:56,159 Justin Wilson at Ellie Clippers film. I think it is on X earlier today 145 00:10:56,240 --> 00:11:00,639 he said I'm concerned about Kawhi, and I once again brought up and I've 146 00:11:00,639 --> 00:11:05,919 talked about it here too, that if he was fully healthy, if it 147 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:09,519 was just load management as some people have called it, saying, oh, 148 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:13,080 I have a source, he's fine, They're just resting him before the playoffs 149 00:11:13,159 --> 00:11:16,639 and things like that. If it was just that, I'm pretty sure he 150 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:20,399 plays against that Denver game a week ago. That was a big game a 151 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:24,759 lot. I don't think Kawi rests that game. If everything was fine now, 152 00:11:24,799 --> 00:11:28,240 it doesn't mean it's serious. They could just be overly cautious right now, 153 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:33,360 which it'd be well within the right to be. With finally having this 154 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:37,320 team for the first time in three years, Paul George and Kawhi Leonard both 155 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:41,639 together to start a playoff series, that's what we all want to see. 156 00:11:41,159 --> 00:11:46,360 But I'm not trying to be an alarmist or anything. But when coach lou 157 00:11:46,759 --> 00:11:50,879 last night, he was asked by tomar Azzari. One of the first questions 158 00:11:50,919 --> 00:11:54,759 at the pregame press conference to Maier said, is there any concern Kawhi Leonard's 159 00:11:54,759 --> 00:11:58,519 absence could bleed into the playoffs at all? Coach lou said, no, 160 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:03,600 not as of right now. And I think part of that I don't know. 161 00:12:03,759 --> 00:12:09,679 I'm just trying to deduce here and interpret. But if it's inflammation, 162 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:16,919 if it's swelling, then how will you know everything's fine until you get back 163 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:22,879 to playing basketball in a five on five setting, in a playoff series, 164 00:12:22,879 --> 00:12:24,919 by the way, where things are more intense and more taxing, Like, 165 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:30,399 we're not gonna know for sure, maybe until he gets back on the court 166 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:33,519 and he feels great after game one, right, I mean, that just 167 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:37,320 makes sense to me. So anyone knowing or trying to act like, oh, 168 00:12:37,639 --> 00:12:41,279 everything's cool, everything's cool, everything's fine, it very well might be. 169 00:12:41,519 --> 00:12:45,480 I think that's the most likely scenario. Kawhi learn is gonna be good 170 00:12:45,519 --> 00:12:50,200 to go game one, of course, but time will tell, uh So, 171 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:56,440 I just I don't know. I don't think it's crazy to at least 172 00:12:56,480 --> 00:13:01,399 bring up the fact that obviously he's been extremely injury prone for people being upset 173 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,320 to talk about it or saying, oh, you're trying to cause a panic 174 00:13:03,399 --> 00:13:07,080 or something like that. It's like, I think, I look about I 175 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:13,320 look at Kawhi every game to see how he's moving. I've been molded into 176 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:18,320 this over the years because of PTSD and past injuries and a guy with chronic 177 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:22,600 right knee issues. It's his right knee. People are coming at me and 178 00:13:22,639 --> 00:13:26,519 saying, well, Jamal Murray, you know he was out for two weeks 179 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:28,759 same thing, and said in the inflammation, he's back now, looks great. 180 00:13:28,799 --> 00:13:31,320 It's like, well, first of all, it's a completely different player, 181 00:13:31,399 --> 00:13:37,240 completely different body. A guy who's five or six years younger hasn't had 182 00:13:37,399 --> 00:13:41,440 the meniscus, also hasn't had the tendinopathy also, which was reported, and 183 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:46,799 I'm pretty sure his inflammation was not an his surgically repaired to acl kN. 184 00:13:46,919 --> 00:13:50,360 So I don't think it's a clear parallel. I don't think you can ever 185 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:54,799 just say, well, this guy had the same knee injury and he's back 186 00:13:54,840 --> 00:14:00,279 already. You're really doing that with knee injuries. I don't know. I 187 00:14:00,399 --> 00:14:07,039 just you know, we're all so I feel I could probably judge, Yeah, 188 00:14:07,519 --> 00:14:13,600 take my qualifications, we've got, Yeah, kind of like Adam, 189 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:18,159 it kind of feels like we're just kind of like floating right, like we're 190 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:22,399 you know, everything's probably fine. But again, because of how they handle 191 00:14:22,399 --> 00:14:24,399 the information is kind of like, all right, we'll wait for the next 192 00:14:24,519 --> 00:14:30,000 update. Well, everyone was asking was there an MRI to reported that there 193 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:33,679 was, and they didn't find anything significant. So that's obviously great news, 194 00:14:33,759 --> 00:14:37,320 right there. Yeah, that's good. Do we know if he's practicing? 195 00:14:37,639 --> 00:14:43,600 I know, they get weird with well qualifies as significant? I guess it 196 00:14:43,639 --> 00:14:46,000 goes back to the question of whether or not he would miss time in the 197 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:50,600 playoffs. You know, yeah, I mean will how are you questionable for 198 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:58,240 all of the playoffs in twenty one? So so you're feeling optimistic, is 199 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:01,159 what it sounds like. Well, this is the class up night copimism. 200 00:15:01,879 --> 00:15:07,159 Oh no, yeah, and it's I mean, he's already ruled out for 201 00:15:07,639 --> 00:15:13,799 tomorrow, and then we'll learn on Saturday if he's ruled out for Sunday's game, 202 00:15:13,799 --> 00:15:16,519 which, again, if he's rolled out for Sunday's game, don't be 203 00:15:16,679 --> 00:15:20,120 surprised about that. If they win tomorrow, don't be surprised. If everyone 204 00:15:20,399 --> 00:15:22,799 if we don't run the same crew they ran against the Suns last night. 205 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:28,240 Yeah, if they win tomorrow. Trying to read into whether or not Kwi's 206 00:15:28,279 --> 00:15:33,000 on the injury report for these last two games and what conclusions you can draw 207 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,679 from that. I don't think there's anything you can take away from that because 208 00:15:35,679 --> 00:15:41,159 of the opponents, because it looks like it's almost a foregone conclusion they're gonna 209 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:45,639 end up being the four seed. I wonder if Dallas thinking the same thing, 210 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:50,080 seeing the Clippers' opponents, might start resting guys too, because they believe 211 00:15:50,159 --> 00:15:54,639 obviously the Clippers are gonna you know, they could fall into a victory in 212 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:58,080 these next two ball games. Eh, Houston, if they really go hard, 213 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:02,600 that could be trouble so much twelve thirty start, but we saw Utah 214 00:16:02,679 --> 00:16:06,440 we could go They absolutely do not want to win ball games right now. 215 00:16:06,519 --> 00:16:10,440 Danny Ainge has made the call we might see a worse Utah team tomorrow than 216 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:14,440 what we saw week ago, which is pretty incredible to think about. Yeah, 217 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:17,360 maybe sex and doesn't even play. I don't know, he's like. 218 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:26,480 We took to Twitter to ask Clippers fans how they were feeling about this upcoming 219 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:30,600 matchup, and we have some results right here, We said, Clippers For 220 00:16:30,639 --> 00:16:33,480 those of you listening and not seeing this, we said, Clippers fans, 221 00:16:33,639 --> 00:16:36,960 how do you see Clippers versus MAVs? Round three? Going the options were. 222 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:40,559 I did not put a sweep on here. I apologize to some people. 223 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:44,879 I put clips in five, clips and six, clips and seven or 224 00:16:44,879 --> 00:16:49,480 MAVs win the series. Uh fifty one point two percent of the three hundred 225 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:52,720 and forty votes. Let's call it, dame, Let's call it three hundred 226 00:16:52,720 --> 00:17:00,360 and forty thousand, uh fifty one percent pick clips and six, oh the 227 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:06,799 MAVs, which I feel like is a pretty rational take for this scenario. 228 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:11,720 Obviously, the least picked was MAVs win series, and then the second least 229 00:17:11,799 --> 00:17:17,119 chosen was Clippers in seven, which I did think was kind of surprising, 230 00:17:17,559 --> 00:17:21,039 but it's not by much. But I think clips and six it's a fairly 231 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:25,319 level headed take right now, because that's kind of how I'm feeling. It's 232 00:17:25,319 --> 00:17:27,759 gotta be six or seven, is what it feels like. When I posted 233 00:17:27,799 --> 00:17:32,680 the grimacing emoji face a couple of weeks ago, when the Mavericks were in 234 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:36,240 the five spot and jumped over the Pelicans for the first time, and you 235 00:17:36,279 --> 00:17:41,640 could see the upcoming inevitable series between the Clippers and Dallas Mavericks. The first 236 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:45,279 thing I thought was clips and six, clips and six, and there's no 237 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:52,279 disrespect. This is a series where there's high variants when it comes to outcomes. 238 00:17:52,599 --> 00:17:56,440 You know, I could see the Clippers winning faster than six games. 239 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:02,519 I could see the Dallas Mavericks winning a series in six, winning a series 240 00:18:02,599 --> 00:18:07,799 in seven. There are so many different places you could land with prognosticating this 241 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:11,359 series. A lot of it obviously comes down to Kawhi and his health. 242 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:14,440 If he's fully healthy, and the Clippers play to their potential and the Dallas 243 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:18,359 Mavericks plays to their potential, I would say the Clippers can win in six 244 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,319 or seven. I think they are just the better team with the higher ceiling. 245 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:23,839 If both teams bring their a game. If the Clippers, though slip 246 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:27,160 up and a couple of guys, if James Harden has a tough series, 247 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:30,720 or if Paul George has a tough series, or if Kawhi misses a game, 248 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:37,000 their margin for air isn't wide enough where you can count on still taking 249 00:18:37,039 --> 00:18:40,480 down the Dallas Mavericks. Now with Luca next to Kyrie, with the front 250 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:47,160 court that they've assembled, Yeah, the margin for air is something. Yeah, 251 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,960 that is something rough to try and think about. Will are you on 252 00:18:51,079 --> 00:18:52,519 clips and six? Did you vote in this poll? I don't see your 253 00:18:52,519 --> 00:18:56,839 eye. Voted sticker, which is fair. I did not. I leave 254 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:08,559 the fan. The fans polled six. Six fields may be optimistic to me. 255 00:19:08,599 --> 00:19:15,079 I I just unless the Clippers are firing on a level that we haven't 256 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:18,160 seen them in about half the season. I just don't see this going shorter 257 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:25,319 than seven. I mean, incredibly reasonable. Again, another fair take with 258 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:27,519 that? What with the half of the basketball we've seen? I think I 259 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:34,759 just heard clips of nine. Yeah it is. We are in the Ultimate. 260 00:19:34,799 --> 00:19:47,440 Oh no, we are. We are in the Ultimate Battle. This 261 00:19:47,519 --> 00:19:52,960 is horrible. Welcome back in clips and as episodes. We are in. 262 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:56,559 We're gonna talk about some stats in a sec. We are in the Ultimate. 263 00:19:56,720 --> 00:20:03,799 I don't realize we could do this. This is fun. Oh sure, 264 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:10,279 this is I love this version a lot more. Actually, yeah, 265 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:14,839 I'm amongst the screen sharing of like like, yes, the Clippers are what 266 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,359 seven and two in their last nine, It's a very good win loss record. 267 00:20:18,759 --> 00:20:22,799 The MAVs have been playing an incredible level of basketball. We're in this, 268 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:25,799 like, oh, the flip to switch versus the coming and hot in 269 00:20:25,839 --> 00:20:30,480 the playoffs battle is like at its peak right now between these two teams, 270 00:20:30,519 --> 00:20:34,960 which is very interesting to me as someone who isn't the biggest fan of the 271 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:40,519 flip to switch method. Not to say the Clippers haven't had some good process, 272 00:20:40,559 --> 00:20:44,440 but the level of process that the MAVs have been on since about a 273 00:20:44,519 --> 00:20:48,240 month ago, especially on the defensive side of the ball, it's pretty crazy. 274 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:49,839 Before we get into the statue real quick, we got to take an 275 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:55,720 audio break for the podcast edition. There might be some loud ads. We're 276 00:20:55,720 --> 00:21:02,039 talking more MAVs stats coming up in three two one, Right, all right, 277 00:21:02,279 --> 00:21:07,920 it's inevitable Clippers are taking on the MAVs in the first round. We're 278 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:11,559 gonna dig a little bit into this. Charles, tell us a little bit 279 00:21:11,559 --> 00:21:15,240 about how these two teams have been performing since the All Star break. I 280 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:18,000 have a feeling I already know. But why don't you go ahead? One 281 00:21:18,079 --> 00:21:23,440 Knos, Actually I already know how they're performing. I mean I think you 282 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,400 could make a guess, well, the Clippers. Sure, the Clippers are 283 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:33,359 fifteen and twelve since the All Star break. The MAVs are nineteen and five. 284 00:21:33,079 --> 00:21:37,880 They've made some adjustments there. MAVs are scoring at one hundred and eighteen 285 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:41,279 points per game, Clippers are at one hundred eleven. MAVs are eighth in 286 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:45,680 pace, Clippers are twenty second in pace, which is interesting when it comes 287 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,920 to playoff basketball stuff because that pace slows down, and I think you know 288 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:53,279 that's gonna benefit the Clippers a little bit. One hundred and eighteen offensive rating 289 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:56,640 for the MAVs, one hundred and fifteen offensive rating for the Clippers. Not 290 00:21:56,680 --> 00:22:00,799 super far there. One hundred and eleven defensive rating for the MAVs, one 291 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:06,200 fifteen for the Clippers. So the MAVs have been plus six points six in 292 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:10,759 net rating and the Covers have been minus point one in net rating since the 293 00:22:10,799 --> 00:22:15,440 All Star break. So yeah, I don't know, Adam, you were 294 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:18,279 going to say something before we kind of started this, But the defense is 295 00:22:18,319 --> 00:22:21,960 just that's what pops into your head. Right. If you're one of these 296 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:23,359 people who's like, oh, the MAVs their defense is bad, you're like, 297 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:26,359 well, it hasn't been. It has not been bad. That's very 298 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:32,079 misconception about this team. We've been talking about it, we've been trying to 299 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:36,480 prep everyone for this. But the dirty little secret about the Dallas Mavericks is 300 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:40,480 they've been the best defense of their last eighteen games in the league. Now, 301 00:22:40,559 --> 00:22:45,559 some of that they've had an easier schedule, but they've also had great 302 00:22:45,559 --> 00:22:48,519 wins against the Denver Nuggets. They won both those games in Sacramento. I 303 00:22:48,559 --> 00:22:52,720 know the Kings have been down a little bit and they're missing some players, 304 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:55,079 but they've had good wins, and if you want to go back further, 305 00:22:55,160 --> 00:23:00,359 their last thirty five games, they're eighth defensively, so almost half the season 306 00:23:00,519 --> 00:23:06,599 they have been a top ten defense. Now it's real and they must be 307 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:11,880 doing it collectively because when people make the argument of well, Luca and Kyrie 308 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:15,960 are gonna have to guard on the other end, I think teams during the 309 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:22,319 regular season also have noted that, and yet they're still the eighth best defense 310 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:26,079 over their last thirty five games. So just to say, I know the 311 00:23:26,079 --> 00:23:30,279 playoffs are different, the way you scheme, the way you attack mismatches, 312 00:23:30,319 --> 00:23:34,519 but it's pretty obvious going into a ballgame any night that Luka Doncic isn't the 313 00:23:34,519 --> 00:23:38,680 greatest defender. He's big, he has some of that James Harden post defense, 314 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:42,200 and he's been giving a better effort defensively, I think all throughout this 315 00:23:42,319 --> 00:23:48,480 season. But that's not a brain hatch to know that if you go after 316 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:52,200 Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, even in a regular season game, that has 317 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:56,559 to be part of your game plan. And it hasn't been working for teams, 318 00:23:56,880 --> 00:24:00,359 not to the extent you would expect. That's for sure. They got 319 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:03,839 the bigger wings. Now it's it's different. Yeah, with PJ. Washington, 320 00:24:04,559 --> 00:24:08,519 I'm guessing he's gonna be on Kawhi. Derek Jones Junior is gonna start 321 00:24:08,599 --> 00:24:14,000 on PG thirteen, And yes, they're gonna run screens to try to get 322 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:15,880 switches, to try to get matched up with Kyrie and Luca, and that 323 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:21,799 is the formula for success. Wear them out on the defensive end. I 324 00:24:21,799 --> 00:24:25,039 don't think the Clippers did enough of that though the first two times over in 325 00:24:25,079 --> 00:24:30,079 twenty and twenty one against Luca. Honestly, it's not always that easy either. 326 00:24:30,079 --> 00:24:33,960 But Kyrie is undersized. However, there have been times in his career 327 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:38,519 where he's played stellar defense. I remember Game one against Steph Curry in twenty 328 00:24:38,599 --> 00:24:44,480 fifteen where he was playing great defense in the NBA Finals. He's just undersized, 329 00:24:44,559 --> 00:24:49,839 but he has quick hands high basketball IQ. I don't think it's gonna 330 00:24:49,839 --> 00:24:53,960 be as easy as some people do when it comes to just hunting their superstars 331 00:24:55,359 --> 00:25:00,920 and putting them on an island with Kawhi and Paul George, like seemingly on 332 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,960 paper it would play out to be. Well, like the thing is, 333 00:25:03,039 --> 00:25:07,039 even with a bad coach, which the MAVs have, you like, your 334 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:11,519 entire defense, you know, like it's predicated on the idea that that teams 335 00:25:11,559 --> 00:25:17,319 are going to try to attack one of your two like backcourt stars, right, 336 00:25:17,559 --> 00:25:19,920 so like you you know, you develop a system that's going to mitigate 337 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:23,680 some of that. And then the other thing about this Maus defense that I 338 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:26,319 think, like again not to discredit get it, because Adam is right, 339 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:30,119 they've you know, they've shown us a lot more. We've seen a lot 340 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:33,039 more of who they are versus this like being a fluke or something. But 341 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:37,279 like, let's not deny that. A huge thing has just been Luca actually 342 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:41,519 running back in transition instead of arguing with reps when he doesn't get a call 343 00:25:41,599 --> 00:25:47,119 and every in almost every play ending in like a five on four on the 344 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,519 other end, he's trying. Yeah, that's his version of trying is cutting 345 00:25:49,519 --> 00:25:52,039 out the riff raf Yokic had to do it. Yok was a weird hot 346 00:25:52,079 --> 00:25:57,720 head when he you know, kind of had to calm that down. Yeah, 347 00:25:57,759 --> 00:26:02,640 I do like never like Luca though. This is like no no, 348 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:04,000 no, no, no, no no no. Yeah, that's that's fair. 349 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:08,640 The other thing with the Mavericks is their top three net rating in the 350 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:14,759 clutch. They're so good at executing laton ball games, which they always like, 351 00:26:14,839 --> 00:26:18,920 which they have been year over year, which yeah, if they're twenty 352 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:22,720 three and nine, I don't know. They played in a lot of close 353 00:26:22,759 --> 00:26:26,559 games. I don't know if that makes them battle tested or very vulnerable. 354 00:26:26,759 --> 00:26:30,799 But twenty three and nine, the last five minutes of games within five points 355 00:26:30,839 --> 00:26:34,880 this season is kind of predictable. When you look at Luka Doncics, when 356 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:40,640 you look at Kyrie Irving, the other what I think is going to end 357 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:44,000 up being a false narrative in this series that's going to fall by the wayside. 358 00:26:44,039 --> 00:26:49,400 Point has been to downplay how good this Dallas Mavericks team uh has been. 359 00:26:49,519 --> 00:26:53,160 Is people saying, well, Kyrie Irving his last couple of playoff series 360 00:26:53,720 --> 00:27:00,960 twenty twenty two and twenty nineteen, he wasn't very good. He petered out 361 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:06,839 at the end, teams were able to slow him down. I don't want 362 00:27:06,839 --> 00:27:11,839 to rely on that happening again. I just like I've seen let's stop him 363 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:18,440 well, I I just mean him having off shooting nights, a player who 364 00:27:18,519 --> 00:27:22,359 has been very clutch and has played in a ton of big games next to 365 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:26,720 Lebron James with the Cleveland Cavaliers. I don't know if you can rely on 366 00:27:26,799 --> 00:27:32,039 him having another bad playoff series. I just don't. He now has another 367 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:36,319 Lebron James next to him and Luka Doncics. The pressure isn't on him like 368 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:40,440 it was in Boston. You can say he had KD next to him. 369 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:44,920 In Brooklyn, they had a ton of injuries stuff out. I feel like 370 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:48,440 that. That's like I truly feel like all the nets stuff. Yeah, 371 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:52,279 I mean you just would from any they had twenty games together, less than 372 00:27:52,319 --> 00:27:57,359 twenty games with him k D and James and James Harden. So, I 373 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:02,240 I don't know. I think people are bad underestimating this Dallas Mavericks team, 374 00:28:02,279 --> 00:28:06,720 But I hope I'm wrong. Clip The Clippers can still win even if you're 375 00:28:06,799 --> 00:28:08,640 under vastly underestimating. It's just gonna be harder for the Clips to win, 376 00:28:08,799 --> 00:28:12,880 right, like it does match up. You know, we do have the 377 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:17,960 bigger wings, we do have some more physical defenders to make Like you said, 378 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:19,960 Luca work a little bit harder. Because he's gonna score, he's got 379 00:28:21,039 --> 00:28:25,000 to make him work hard to do it. Also, one thing, does 380 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:33,359 anyone considered that, oh, don't go on the Clippers. There was another 381 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:37,160 thing too with Kyrie especially, is the vibes are good. Kyrie is very 382 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:42,319 much someone who feeds off of good and bad vibes, and right now the 383 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:47,519 vibes with him and Luca they're having fun in the layup lines like they're goofing 384 00:28:47,599 --> 00:28:52,400 on each other. I don't like seeing that as the Clippers fan, because 385 00:28:52,480 --> 00:29:00,000 Kyrie is very again, there's no say he's very good. Well, it's 386 00:29:00,039 --> 00:29:04,480 a good point, Chuck, because they took the Clippers to seven with Christaps 387 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:10,279 apparently feeling like he was completely left out a locker room that maybe wasn't completely 388 00:29:10,279 --> 00:29:15,000 connected. They weren't even totally gelling or meshing and having these good vibes, 389 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:19,599 and Lucas still was able to take them to seven games. And really, 390 00:29:22,039 --> 00:29:25,640 for everyone being overly confident against the Dallas Mavericks, let's not forget they were 391 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:27,680 down oh two. And not only were they down oh two, they had 392 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:33,160 home court advantage, and not only that, they were down thirty to eleven 393 00:29:33,279 --> 00:29:37,599 in Dallas in Game three before they turned it all around and they figured it 394 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:41,279 out and they had that Clippers magic, the comeback Clippers magic. Kawhi led 395 00:29:41,319 --> 00:29:47,240 them, said get come with me if you want to live, and it 396 00:29:47,319 --> 00:29:52,960 was incredible. I just it was such a close series, and this MAVs 397 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:56,200 team on paper is better. And what I worry about with the Clippers is 398 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:03,039 they can't place I think as well as they could. Then they don't have 399 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:06,079 Marcus, who was very good in twenty twenty one. They obviously don't have 400 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:11,519 Nicholas Batoum, who was amazing. And if a Viza Zubots isn't able to 401 00:30:11,559 --> 00:30:15,559 stay on the court, that's to me how this series could unravel for the 402 00:30:15,559 --> 00:30:21,680 Clippers. They need a Viza Zubots to be playable for thirty thirty five plus 403 00:30:21,759 --> 00:30:26,279 minutes thirty five plus, I would say, per night to try to offset 404 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:30,640 the rim runners and the rollers that the Dallas Mavericks have. And that means 405 00:30:30,279 --> 00:30:33,480 Luka Dancis is gonna be looking for him and trying to pull him away from 406 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:37,480 the basket and try to pull him out on the perimeter, where Luca is 407 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:41,559 the most confident player ever if he isn't already, when he sees a Viza 408 00:30:41,599 --> 00:30:45,720 Zubats for whatever reason, he never misses. We've seen it time and time 409 00:30:45,759 --> 00:30:49,640 again, and people were telling me on Twitter big Zoo's gonna have a big 410 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:52,519 series and all this stuff. I'm saying, I hope so, because if 411 00:30:52,519 --> 00:30:56,200 he doesn't, I don't see a path to victory in this series. Honestly, 412 00:30:56,240 --> 00:31:00,039 it's that critical for this Clippers team because they don't have the switch ability 413 00:31:00,079 --> 00:31:03,640 like they did in twenty twenty one or twenty twenty. They don't have this 414 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:12,000 versatile wing stop lineup anymore. They don't unless a buddy I think that might 415 00:31:12,079 --> 00:31:17,720 happen. Yeah, I think it's a good matchup for us in this series. 416 00:31:17,799 --> 00:31:21,920 Dallas as opposed to the Pels, but need a size at the point 417 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:25,920 right in terms of point of attack stuff like he's long, he he was 418 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:29,440 getting these getting knows how to get in passing lanes like those. That disruption 419 00:31:29,559 --> 00:31:33,079 is going to be needed as I just for a team that has issues with 420 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:40,799 boards and is small, really out of the Gates because they have PG and 421 00:31:40,839 --> 00:31:45,160 Kawhi move up positions this season. If Visa Zubos can't stay on the floor. 422 00:31:45,359 --> 00:31:51,240 Derek C. Lively, PJ. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Daniel Radcliffe, 423 00:31:51,359 --> 00:31:56,200 these guys are going to feast. Daniel Gafford. I looked it up 424 00:31:56,240 --> 00:32:01,240 earlier. He has had four games of five blocks or more since he came 425 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:06,200 to Dallas. I mentioned on the last show, but I mentioned that weird 426 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:13,039 Wilt Chamberlain field goal made streak. He made thirty three straight field goals over 427 00:32:13,079 --> 00:32:15,599 the span of I don't know how many games that was, but yes, 428 00:32:15,039 --> 00:32:19,400 only second to Wilt Chamberlain, who made thirty five straight at one point. 429 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:22,759 That's incredible. What is funny is they do get the week off right, 430 00:32:22,880 --> 00:32:27,599 Like there's there's always a discussion when a team is super hot going into the 431 00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:30,440 playoffs of any sport, they're like, Oh, is this week off gonna 432 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:35,640 Is this gonna knock out their rhythm? Is this gonna make them like forget 433 00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:37,960 how good they were? I don't know if it does, because I think 434 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:42,559 if you're looking back at when you last played and it was the best basketball 435 00:32:42,599 --> 00:32:45,039 of your life, you're probably like, great let's let's try to get that 436 00:32:45,079 --> 00:32:50,720 going again. So yeah, I mean, you know, major themes zoo 437 00:32:51,279 --> 00:32:53,119 in the point of attack when whenever that gets happened, and then like the 438 00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:58,359 calculated doubling right like will we saw it against the Pels and that that game 439 00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:00,880 where we beat the Pels in New Orleans, they did those like the like 440 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:06,640 very calculated doubles on Ingram, And I hope we don't do the over double 441 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:09,440 on Kyrie because that, as we all know, when he gets into like 442 00:33:09,519 --> 00:33:15,200 the real meaty triple doubles, that's when things go back. Luca. Yes, 443 00:33:19,799 --> 00:33:22,559 you have to make him be one or the other. He can't be 444 00:33:23,079 --> 00:33:29,759 a guy who's getting thirty five plus points and twelve to fifteen assists. That's 445 00:33:29,799 --> 00:33:31,640 when you're in trouble. That's what happened the first couple of games when the 446 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:36,279 Clippers got down. Now, part of it was just outlier shooting. When 447 00:33:36,319 --> 00:33:38,640 the Mavericks were at like sixty percent from three those first two games. It 448 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:43,440 was crazy, and the numbers finally went the Clippers way. That regressions of 449 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:47,440 the mean happened in twenty twenty one. But if you double Luca now and 450 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:52,039 throw those blitzes his way. He has a safety valve in Kyrie Irving to 451 00:33:52,079 --> 00:33:58,640 get it too. It's different, It's at a part of me wonders, 452 00:34:00,039 --> 00:34:02,759 I'm trying to look for positives here because this matchup with Luca doncis just always 453 00:34:02,759 --> 00:34:07,360 sperience. He's playing some of the best basketball of his career right now in 454 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:12,840 your coffee. Does help with I mean, doesn't have the size obviously of 455 00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:16,039 a Morris or of a Tune, but he does help with some defensive switch 456 00:34:16,079 --> 00:34:22,840 ability. Russ is motivating, he's playing well. I almost wonder if it's 457 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:28,320 a good thing for the Clippers that Kyrie Irving is another option, another high 458 00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:30,519 usage player to have the ball in his hands just to get it away from 459 00:34:30,599 --> 00:34:37,639 Luca for some time. Is that a crazy thought? Like it's almost scarier 460 00:34:37,679 --> 00:34:42,360 when Luca's gonna have it ninety percent of the time instead of seventy percent of 461 00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:46,079 the time. Now I can see that Kyrie is also very good at being 462 00:34:46,119 --> 00:34:51,639 second fiddle, though he is he is Okay, I will say I'd rather 463 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:58,719 play Luca next to Kyrie right now than Luca next to Jalen Brunson right now. 464 00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:04,400 That's fair. Yeah, hey, yeah, I'll drink that that's super 465 00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:14,800 fair. Yeah, And again this is where also we are speaking as assuming 466 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:19,480 Kawhi is playing every game of the series, which is kind of a looming 467 00:35:19,519 --> 00:35:22,519 thing to think about. You know, we're gonna do a more in depth 468 00:35:22,519 --> 00:35:25,320 preview for game one obviously next week, but right now we're just we're assuming 469 00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:31,880 he's playing Game one, and hopefully he continues like Adam you said, like 470 00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:36,920 he makes his first one, then he's good to go and we see it 471 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:39,800 click immediately. So hopefully that the way PG has looked recently gives me a 472 00:35:39,840 --> 00:35:45,880 little bit more confidence too, because he really struggled in that Mad series, 473 00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:47,840 and I don't think that that is thought about enough. I mean, in 474 00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:52,039 the twenty one one he was able to turn it around. He had a 475 00:35:52,079 --> 00:35:54,880 couple of really really solid games, but the first time they played it was 476 00:35:54,920 --> 00:36:00,000 not great. And to the start of that series in twenty one he had 477 00:36:00,199 --> 00:36:04,719 he did not have a great start either. Another thing I'll go ahead on. 478 00:36:05,039 --> 00:36:07,079 No, that's a great point. I want to say, he shot 479 00:36:07,159 --> 00:36:10,199 like thirty four percent in the twenty twenty series in the bubble. Yeah, 480 00:36:10,239 --> 00:36:15,880 obviously he just wasn't right, But like Will said, he turned it around 481 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:19,599 in twenty twenty one, he got his his sea legs underneath him as that 482 00:36:19,679 --> 00:36:22,480 series went along. Yeah, I'm looking at this. He ended up shooting 483 00:36:22,519 --> 00:36:27,079 Okay, it was thirty six percent in that series in twenty twenty, but 484 00:36:27,599 --> 00:36:31,599 in twenty twenty one against Dallas he shot forty six percent. Still just thirty 485 00:36:31,639 --> 00:36:36,519 percent from the outside. So he wasn't great, but we know he got 486 00:36:36,519 --> 00:36:39,719 better as the Utah Jazz series came, and then when he was solo against 487 00:36:39,719 --> 00:36:44,599 Phoenix he had some great games. Yeah, we need and he's been getting 488 00:36:44,639 --> 00:36:46,800 kind of the you know, the number one alpha treatment right since Kawi has 489 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:51,559 been out, He's been getting that feeling back, you know, to really 490 00:36:51,599 --> 00:36:54,639 take charge, which we need him to do in the playoffs. Another one 491 00:36:54,719 --> 00:37:01,079 crazy thing about this series, first Clippers MAVs series in the two and three 492 00:37:01,119 --> 00:37:08,079 era with full stadiums, it's there were not full fans and the last one 493 00:37:08,119 --> 00:37:12,639 and there definitely weren't full fans of the move before that. So we're gonna 494 00:37:12,639 --> 00:37:17,239 see an incredibly I'm so excited to see what two seven does. I mean, 495 00:37:17,239 --> 00:37:21,360 the whole staying is gonna be crazy at Crypto for this series. But 496 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:27,960 I'm excited for fans Clippers fans to be in that building making it absolutely insane, 497 00:37:29,199 --> 00:37:32,840 which good I think it was, and the Clippers they were on the 498 00:37:32,840 --> 00:37:36,920 wrong end of that, I believe in twenty twenty one because it was full. 499 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:42,159 I believe in Texas. In Dallas it wasn't full years when Game three 500 00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:46,159 was going on and they were up to eleven on the Clippers, when their 501 00:37:46,199 --> 00:37:51,639 backs were fully against the wall staring at going down three, the crowd was 502 00:37:51,679 --> 00:37:54,039 absolutely on top of them, which made it even more impressive for the Clippers 503 00:37:54,039 --> 00:37:59,239 to come back. And the Game six performance with the forty five spot by 504 00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:01,519 Kawhi Leonard, which is an all time playoff performance in NBA history, to 505 00:38:01,599 --> 00:38:07,119 me, yeah, absolutely, Yeah. Is there anything you know? Like, 506 00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:10,519 I don't know this. It's gonna be very difficult. I don't want 507 00:38:10,559 --> 00:38:14,519 people to think that we're saying that the Clippers are going to lose. It's 508 00:38:14,519 --> 00:38:16,800 just going to be an incredibly If you think this is something other than an 509 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:21,800 incredibly difficult series, this is not the podcast for you. I don't know 510 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:25,280 what to tell you. Because the Clippers can win, they should win, 511 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:30,599 but it's going to be a war. Even if you thought the rosters were 512 00:38:30,599 --> 00:38:35,280 bad last time for the MAVs like it was still a war, right, 513 00:38:35,480 --> 00:38:39,119 Like, it's not like, yeah, it's and the Clippers have gotten they 514 00:38:39,119 --> 00:38:42,559 figured out how to use their piece as well. Right, Tyler's been pulling 515 00:38:42,559 --> 00:38:47,079 the right strings for the most part. Recently, Russ playing well. Everyone's 516 00:38:47,079 --> 00:38:50,880 citing this, Oh the Clippers are seven and two since he's come back from 517 00:38:50,920 --> 00:38:53,599 his injury. I don't think it's that deep. But he has been playing 518 00:38:53,719 --> 00:38:57,719 very well. I don't think he was very good against Philly Orlando and both 519 00:38:57,800 --> 00:39:01,000 those game I'm not sure if that was about Russ. Yeah, now the 520 00:39:01,079 --> 00:39:06,159 last three or four games definitely, Obviously the game in Phoenix where he was 521 00:39:06,159 --> 00:39:08,079 shot out of a cannon and almost in a triple double in the first half 522 00:39:08,599 --> 00:39:13,400 unbelievable. And I do like Russ matchup wise in this series. I think 523 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:16,320 he can guard Kyrie and Luca. I think that's somebody who can holm them. 524 00:39:16,719 --> 00:39:22,159 Somebody gave Themvin Durant Jersey because when Russbrook, when Russell Westbrook is going 525 00:39:22,239 --> 00:39:27,079 up against kd like, there is a different level to him. Yeah, 526 00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:31,320 you can tell the vendetta is real. Yeah, he's going over screens every 527 00:39:31,360 --> 00:39:35,119 time, he's fighting through Like, oh my god, oh man, and 528 00:39:35,159 --> 00:39:39,119 we haven't seen Russ in Dallas in a playoff series. Yeah, they are 529 00:39:39,199 --> 00:39:44,280 going to hate him, the fans because it's I mean, it's just that 530 00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:46,239 kind of place, right, Like they don't like, they don't like opposing 531 00:39:46,280 --> 00:39:50,800 players like that, and he is gonna thrive in that environment. And they 532 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:53,039 played a ton. I want to say they matched up at some point in 533 00:39:53,079 --> 00:39:58,440 the playoffs when he and KD were together in a round, but obviously, 534 00:39:58,679 --> 00:40:04,760 yeah, they're familiar with thr Us. This game a stat that law Murry 535 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:07,559 has been tweeting out as it's happened. The Clippers are ten and oh when 536 00:40:07,559 --> 00:40:14,239 one of Kawhi Paul George hardener Man get ten plus rebounds eleven now this year 537 00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:17,840 eleven though this season, Let's watch those rebound numbers go up because I think 538 00:40:17,880 --> 00:40:21,480 Kawhi and PG both it's like two and a half more per game in the 539 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:24,000 playoffs. Points obviously goes up like five or six per game for those guys. 540 00:40:24,039 --> 00:40:27,440 So keep an eye on the rebounds. You know, when we were 541 00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:30,320 talking about going small, like that's the big issue with going small. It's 542 00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:34,920 giving up extra possessions and stuff like that. So I'm excited to see Paul 543 00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:38,639 George's rebounding continue to be on the upswing. Two. What I what I 544 00:40:38,679 --> 00:40:44,079 worry about? And it goes back to Vita Zoobots and how important it is 545 00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:47,719 for him to play well and for the Clippers stick to stay believing in him 546 00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:52,039 because you're gonna need him to win this series. Is obviously Coach lou was 547 00:40:52,039 --> 00:40:58,559 more comfortable going small often. We just saw it in that third quarter when 548 00:40:58,559 --> 00:41:02,320 the Clippers were up thirty seven on the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday Night and Phoenix 549 00:41:02,360 --> 00:41:07,960 went small and instead of punishing them and feeding of Vitza Zubots, who was 550 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:12,639 being guarded at times by Eric Gordon down low, they eventually gave in as 551 00:41:12,679 --> 00:41:16,639 Phoenix was making a run and the Clippers matched them and they went small themselves. 552 00:41:17,320 --> 00:41:23,079 I would love to see Avitza Zubots impose his will and secure his spot 553 00:41:23,079 --> 00:41:29,400 on the floor. Uh. It was make themselves so invaluable that they can't 554 00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:34,199 take you off the floor in this series against the Dallas Mavericks because he will 555 00:41:34,239 --> 00:41:37,880 have the size advantage against their bigs. They're gonna have the quickness, they're 556 00:41:37,880 --> 00:41:39,519 gonna have the rim running, the athleticism, and that's part of the reason 557 00:41:39,559 --> 00:41:45,320 they need a Big Zoo out there. But I don't know if the game 558 00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:50,280 plan is gonna be okay. If Lucas hunting that matchup, we're not switching 559 00:41:50,320 --> 00:41:53,000 on those anymore and having Big Zoo go on him. He either takes that 560 00:41:53,119 --> 00:41:57,440 shot or you fight through the screen. And that's where it has to be, 561 00:41:57,440 --> 00:42:00,719 because if he's one on one Luca versus Visa Zoo bots, it's barbecued 562 00:42:00,760 --> 00:42:06,519 chicken. His shack would say, it has been. I don't know what 563 00:42:06,639 --> 00:42:08,840 I remember in the twenty twenty one series. I think I pulled the numbers, 564 00:42:08,840 --> 00:42:14,320 the mashup data when it was Luca taking a shot with with the beats 565 00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:15,920 Zoobots on him, and I want to say it was like seventy five percent 566 00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:21,920 field goal percentage stuff. It was insane, even when we're talking about good 567 00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:24,519 defense too. With his hand up right, you just you just lure them 568 00:42:24,519 --> 00:42:29,719 in, You just let him continue to shoot over Zoo doesn't have any sis. 569 00:42:30,159 --> 00:42:34,000 He's just gonna do that high arching shots that he's just gotta do, 570 00:42:34,119 --> 00:42:37,400 high arcing shots. You tire them out. Well. That was part of 571 00:42:37,440 --> 00:42:42,360 how they won that series too. So much was on Lucas plate. He 572 00:42:42,440 --> 00:42:45,840 shot under thirty percent. I believe in fourth quarters in that twenty twenty one 573 00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:49,719 series he gassed himself out. I don't know if we can rely on that 574 00:42:49,800 --> 00:42:52,440 known though, now, because Kyrie Irving's going to take some of the offensive 575 00:42:52,440 --> 00:43:00,880 scoring load off his plate. Now, it's crazy. This series. We 576 00:43:00,920 --> 00:43:04,920 got Norm, we got twenty one Norm. Now he's gonna be hyped up. 577 00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:07,239 He's been on a playoff, he's been playing in the playoff wars with 578 00:43:07,320 --> 00:43:13,400 Kawhi. That's nice to have. This is gonna I'm in the coach battle 579 00:43:13,519 --> 00:43:16,400 as Lou or as as Will has already talked about the MAVs coach, I'm 580 00:43:16,400 --> 00:43:22,320 interested to see what Tylu who's already been preparing for the MAVs for him, 581 00:43:22,800 --> 00:43:24,800 I'm excited. But he has cooked up. That's a good point too, 582 00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:28,920 though, Chuck, like people trying to compare those series. They had a 583 00:43:28,960 --> 00:43:31,599 different coach. They had Rick Carlisle, they have Jason Kidd. Now. 584 00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:38,119 I know Will does these good coach apparently, but Will and I are on 585 00:43:38,199 --> 00:43:44,719 the team. He's not a good coach. Inconclusive at this point. If 586 00:43:44,719 --> 00:43:49,559 you if they win this first round series, uh sure, hey yeah, 587 00:43:49,800 --> 00:43:53,519 yeah, it was it was all Jason Kidd like this, He's gonna have 588 00:43:53,599 --> 00:44:00,360 to do something clever to beat this Clippers team in TYLERU right, I mean 589 00:44:00,639 --> 00:44:04,079 he will. I wouldn't want to have to match up against Tilou in a 590 00:44:04,159 --> 00:44:12,079 chess match in a seven game series for one quarter? What the hell do 591 00:44:12,159 --> 00:44:16,199 we do? Shorts on. Yeah, this is gonna be a fun one. 592 00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:22,639 And the way that, like trying to dispose of a wasp nests is 593 00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:27,199 fun if that makes sense. Very difficult strategy wise, but once you once 594 00:44:27,239 --> 00:44:29,639 you're done, it feels great and you move on to the next thing. 595 00:44:30,920 --> 00:44:34,599 Yeah, the next thing is Denver, a much larger wasp nests with the 596 00:44:34,599 --> 00:44:38,920 best wasp in the planet inside of it. Yeah, let us know on 597 00:44:38,960 --> 00:44:44,920 Twitter what you think is gonna happen over at Clippers Pod or you can find 598 00:44:44,960 --> 00:44:49,920 Adam at follow Adam a on x dot com formerly Twitter dot com, chatting 599 00:44:49,920 --> 00:44:52,400 it up on don't hey, don't chat it up too are. There's still 600 00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:57,239 like a week and a half until the first playoff game, which also is 601 00:44:57,280 --> 00:45:00,280 probably gonna be in the afternoon. Sorry to burst everyone bubble, but everyone's 602 00:45:00,280 --> 00:45:04,880 saying that Clippers MAVs Game one is gonna be like a twelve game or something 603 00:45:04,960 --> 00:45:08,760 like that on Saturday. There were some people prematurely celebrating Sunday's game like the 604 00:45:08,840 --> 00:45:14,519 last of the twelve thirty. Sorry, yeah, not even close. Hell 605 00:45:15,119 --> 00:45:16,079 hope, it's an eating game. I feel like, like I said, 606 00:45:16,079 --> 00:45:20,519 I do feel like it's like the premiere. It's like, yeah, from 607 00:45:20,559 --> 00:45:23,400 year round one matchup. It should be Marquee Luke would be the face of 608 00:45:23,400 --> 00:45:29,760 the league when Lebron retires. Yeah. Absolutely, coming up, we're gonna 609 00:45:29,760 --> 00:45:32,599 talk just the final regular season weekend at Crypto. That's coming up. There's 610 00:45:32,599 --> 00:45:37,320 a Steve Bamber giveaway on Sunday for a bobblehead, which is pretty funny. 611 00:45:38,639 --> 00:45:42,000 Yeah, we're talking that. There's gonna be some ads that might be allowed 612 00:45:42,000 --> 00:45:45,800 for you listening to this. We thank everyone for listening. Uh yeah, 613 00:45:45,840 --> 00:45:49,679 so turn that down. Ads coming up in three two one. Welcome back 614 00:45:49,719 --> 00:45:52,280 in It's Clips and Dip season two, episode sixty seven. I'm at a 615 00:45:52,320 --> 00:45:57,559 Moslim. We've got Big Chuck Mockler and Will Updike here. If you missed 616 00:45:57,559 --> 00:46:01,159 it last night, we did a little Clips in double Dip on Clippers Talk. 617 00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:07,039 I believe this week's been like a whirlwind for me. Chuck you were 618 00:46:07,039 --> 00:46:13,519 on me last night last night. I guess I'm thinking because the Clippers lost 619 00:46:13,679 --> 00:46:17,239 that it must have been Charles Odd But it was Will powering through that. 620 00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:22,199 Clippers lost last night with Bones Highland, by the way, having a career 621 00:46:22,239 --> 00:46:24,719 high thirty seven points. Do you think we should acknowledge that Bones with the 622 00:46:24,760 --> 00:46:30,360 green light is dangerous? I sure hope he earned himself a chance in the 623 00:46:30,360 --> 00:46:34,800 playoffs. After that, he just gives you a different look. But uh, 624 00:46:34,880 --> 00:46:36,960 yes, it was Will if you want to check that out. That 625 00:46:37,079 --> 00:46:40,440 section of the podcast from Clippers Talk was also uploaded on the clips in dip 626 00:46:40,559 --> 00:46:47,039 pod. We're at Clippers Pod on x We're at Clippers podcast on YouTube. 627 00:46:47,760 --> 00:46:52,400 Chuck, what we got here? What are we looking for in these last 628 00:46:52,400 --> 00:46:59,199 two games? Harden's questionable. I'm fine if he doesn't play. Really, 629 00:46:59,280 --> 00:47:01,519 all that I want to see is maybe Ruskin is two hundredth triple double. 630 00:47:02,239 --> 00:47:06,559 That's the only meaningful thing that can happen in these last two games. Right. 631 00:47:07,400 --> 00:47:10,360 He just got his first as a Clipper right in that Phoenix Suns game 632 00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:15,199 on Tuesday in Phoenix, which was kind of surprising, right, his first 633 00:47:15,239 --> 00:47:17,440 as a Clipper, not this season, but his first overall is a Clipper. 634 00:47:17,519 --> 00:47:23,639 I believe. Yeah, I think you're right. And he was unbelievable. 635 00:47:24,000 --> 00:47:29,440 And that's guys, that thirty five to four start. We're never gonna 636 00:47:29,480 --> 00:47:31,159 see anything like that. I'm not I don't mean watching the Clippers. I 637 00:47:31,199 --> 00:47:35,840 mean watching any NBA game. You will never see that again. What was 638 00:47:35,840 --> 00:47:38,719 it, fifty six to fourteen at one point? You will never see that 639 00:47:38,800 --> 00:47:43,920 again. The only game I could think of, because sadly I'm from Sacramento 640 00:47:44,239 --> 00:47:49,039 and the Sacramento Kings in the eighties. This is I think this is the 641 00:47:49,079 --> 00:47:53,119 record. They were down to the Showtime Lakers in nineteen eighty seven after the 642 00:47:53,159 --> 00:48:00,280 first quarter forty to four. The KEYESUS was the only game that came to 643 00:48:00,440 --> 00:48:05,360 mind watching that Clippers Phoenix Sun's game. No, Will and I were dumbfounded 644 00:48:05,400 --> 00:48:08,559 watching that game. We were it was like it made no sense. I 645 00:48:08,960 --> 00:48:15,760 don't like, yeah, it was wild, I was We're just used to 646 00:48:15,840 --> 00:48:17,960 that happening to us. I feel like, yeah, it was. It 647 00:48:19,079 --> 00:48:22,760 was kind of nice to be on the other side of it instead of sons 648 00:48:22,800 --> 00:48:28,519 and four sons got four and they're down thirty five to four. It was 649 00:48:28,639 --> 00:48:32,599 so purple. They were booing, oh they don't sit until they score their 650 00:48:32,639 --> 00:48:38,639 first point and it took like four minutes. Yeah, believe good stuff. 651 00:48:38,639 --> 00:48:42,840 If you hate the Suns and the city of Phoenix, which I will go 652 00:48:42,880 --> 00:48:47,679 on record saying I hate both, who do we think? So it's it's 653 00:48:47,719 --> 00:48:51,559 the rest is two hundred triple double and you are right, Adam, he's 654 00:48:51,559 --> 00:48:55,039 only had one as a Clipper. Let him get it against the Jazz tomorrow 655 00:48:55,119 --> 00:48:59,920 and then let's just let's see what Kobe Brown and Brandon Boston can do. 656 00:49:00,679 --> 00:49:04,679 Kobe Brown some decent play in that in the last Sun's game, too, 657 00:49:06,360 --> 00:49:09,079 not bad. Something to it. That feed from Bones Highland for the two 658 00:49:09,119 --> 00:49:15,159 handed jam from Kobe Brown was pretty impressive. That was fun winning basketball plays. 659 00:49:15,519 --> 00:49:17,760 I mean, he was getting a bunch of deflections, he was getting 660 00:49:17,760 --> 00:49:22,840 his hands in there. He looked, he looked pretty good, pretty solid. 661 00:49:22,960 --> 00:49:28,280 That last game against the Jazz last Friday, I'm checking to see because 662 00:49:28,280 --> 00:49:30,280 the Clippers did start that one, yes, very fast as well. They 663 00:49:30,280 --> 00:49:35,280 were up forty one to sixteen. That needs to happen tomorrow night. Leave 664 00:49:35,480 --> 00:49:37,800 no doubt. Do not let the Jazz think they have a chance, because 665 00:49:38,119 --> 00:49:42,679 even if there's systemic tanking going on, and I don't know if that's true 666 00:49:42,760 --> 00:49:47,679 or not. I just know they've lost a lot of games recently. You've 667 00:49:49,480 --> 00:49:54,639 the NBA is trying to do away with but the players out there still want 668 00:49:54,719 --> 00:49:59,960 to have good game tape to give to their agent to show to perspective Team 669 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:02,760 Tames. So guys are going to play hard. Whether or not the most 670 00:50:02,760 --> 00:50:07,239 talented players are available for the Jazz Tomorrow night isn't a different story. Uh 671 00:50:07,800 --> 00:50:12,320 Lowberry had a really funny tweet. It said the LA Clippers will not have 672 00:50:12,400 --> 00:50:15,880 Kawhi Leonard guard Bryce sends the ball for tomorrow's game versus Utah Jazz. They 673 00:50:15,920 --> 00:50:20,719 may have James Harden bring the ball up against Kyante George as he is questionable. 674 00:50:20,880 --> 00:50:23,920 Paul George will be available to possibly shoot against Taylor Hendrix. Like, 675 00:50:24,719 --> 00:50:30,559 that's pretty good. That's what we're getting into tomorrow. Who do we think 676 00:50:30,599 --> 00:50:35,599 addresses the crowd on Sunday for the final regular season game at Crypto? Oh, 677 00:50:36,639 --> 00:50:38,440 this is good, this is good? Right, probably Paul George? 678 00:50:38,480 --> 00:50:46,360 Right? Yeah, either PG or RUSS they will eat it up. And 679 00:50:46,440 --> 00:50:51,519 it's Russell Westbrook section two O seven. Oh, that's true for sure. 680 00:50:52,360 --> 00:50:58,519 I hope they make zoo do it. Terrence. I feel like Terrence would 681 00:50:58,519 --> 00:51:01,039 be kind of interesting. Has been there, kind of de facto press guy 682 00:51:01,119 --> 00:51:05,840 too. He's in the ads for the Wall and and that stuff. He's 683 00:51:05,920 --> 00:51:12,119 kind of been there. Is not gonna do it. Don't sleep on the 684 00:51:12,119 --> 00:51:21,239 tuck Wagon showing up. He's just he's like the home you know, he's 685 00:51:21,280 --> 00:51:24,840 like a homegrown talent. Not from Los Angeles obviously, but I mean like 686 00:51:25,239 --> 00:51:37,159 he's one of the players that the Clippers have. Actually, yeah, yeah, 687 00:51:37,239 --> 00:51:40,239 yeah, true, yeah, I'm here. Let's go real quick though. 688 00:51:40,280 --> 00:51:44,719 You're calling PJ. Tucker the tuck Wagon at you never heard that. 689 00:51:45,519 --> 00:51:49,280 I have not. I've not heard the I don't know how far it goes 690 00:51:49,360 --> 00:51:58,360 back. You gotta hit yourself to the tuck Wagon. Uh baby. I 691 00:51:58,440 --> 00:52:04,960 don't know if it's from his stops in Houston or Toronto Wagon or recent stops 692 00:52:04,960 --> 00:52:09,360 in Miami or Milwaukee or Philadelphia, but somewhere along the way. I think 693 00:52:09,400 --> 00:52:13,719 it's on his basketball reference about it right now, it's on there. It's 694 00:52:13,719 --> 00:52:21,360 his only nickname. What's up, hey, egg on my face? I 695 00:52:21,400 --> 00:52:24,519 guess we're not knowing the tuck Wagon. My best friend growing up was named 696 00:52:24,519 --> 00:52:29,079 Mike Tucker. We used to call mother Tucker. I love that for a 697 00:52:29,199 --> 00:52:35,880 Tucker. I would not call PJ. Tucker that. Okay, and I 698 00:52:35,920 --> 00:52:42,800 think we need to give out a keyword. Someone on our YouTube commented that 699 00:52:42,840 --> 00:52:47,360 they thought they got all three, which I'm gonna I'm gonna sorry j Bos, 700 00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:51,119 you did not get it. The first one is positivity, correct, 701 00:52:52,280 --> 00:52:55,920 but eclipse is not the second one and inevitable is not the third one because 702 00:52:55,920 --> 00:53:01,159 we haven't even given you. I mean, honestly, for us not giving 703 00:53:01,159 --> 00:53:05,800 the words, I feel like that was very well done. Jabo's incredible. 704 00:53:05,920 --> 00:53:08,840 Jabo's if you see us in public at the game or ever, shout something 705 00:53:08,880 --> 00:53:10,960 and I'll buy you a beer for a deer or something like that, or 706 00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:15,440 we'll I don't know, give you whatever is in my right pocket. That's 707 00:53:15,480 --> 00:53:19,480 like there was this guy on Survivor that used to, without any hint, 708 00:53:19,719 --> 00:53:24,079 just goes searching for the idol throughout the island and he would end up finding 709 00:53:24,119 --> 00:53:30,320 them somehow, like he's just digging everywhere. He had this knack for it. 710 00:53:31,320 --> 00:53:36,000 Okay, So the first one though, is positivity. That is correct 711 00:53:36,119 --> 00:53:39,679 if you are listening or watching the first tear of his positivity Adam, what 712 00:53:39,840 --> 00:53:45,159 is the second keyword to win the James Harden and comb bubblehead. I don't 713 00:53:45,159 --> 00:53:49,320 know if we should game the first one, make him go back and listen, 714 00:53:49,360 --> 00:53:52,960 but uh, I believe it is Chuck. It really should be you 715 00:53:53,039 --> 00:54:00,800 giving this out. The second keyword process, get that right, exactly what 716 00:54:00,840 --> 00:54:05,840 it is? So positivity and process. The third one, which we know 717 00:54:06,079 --> 00:54:09,920 and we'll give out on the double dip tomorrow, is very funny. Uh, 718 00:54:10,000 --> 00:54:12,760 Will, are you doing the double dip? Or am I doing the 719 00:54:12,760 --> 00:54:16,480 double dip? I think it's all right. There was talk of the way 720 00:54:16,519 --> 00:54:22,760 that will delivers this particular keyword is very funny, So Will you might have 721 00:54:22,800 --> 00:54:29,400 to come on. I will. I'll interview just for one word. Yeah, 722 00:54:29,559 --> 00:54:31,320 just pass the phone to me. That would be great. We'll probably 723 00:54:31,320 --> 00:54:35,320 be hanging out, so that sounds perfect. Actually, what is the third 724 00:54:35,400 --> 00:54:37,320 keyword? And I'll pass it. I'll go, mister updyke your call? 725 00:54:38,039 --> 00:54:44,920 Uh and Will will then say the keyword. So we have positivity and process. 726 00:54:45,039 --> 00:54:47,599 That's it. We're gonna definitely remember to give out the third one. 727 00:54:52,320 --> 00:54:59,000 Bad guys definitely dropped the It's a good don't worry about it. I love 728 00:54:59,519 --> 00:55:04,800 I love you putting the pieces together in Fearing Out. Well, I was 729 00:55:04,880 --> 00:55:07,480 kind of wondering if Chuck was going with a different way about this game where 730 00:55:07,519 --> 00:55:12,639 you would have to guess based upon themes we were throwing at you in episodes, 731 00:55:12,679 --> 00:55:15,000 which isn't a terrible way to go. It could take longer to win 732 00:55:15,039 --> 00:55:19,800 the prize, but that's okay if you're watching more of our shows. I 733 00:55:19,840 --> 00:55:22,559 mean, half our listeners when they watch our show read Scientific American. We 734 00:55:22,679 --> 00:55:28,119 know that for a fact. We have documentation that that's true. We have 735 00:55:28,119 --> 00:55:30,559 a very smart audience. If you listen to the show, you're very smart. 736 00:55:30,760 --> 00:55:34,039 Half of you. The other half you're not reading Scientific American. I 737 00:55:34,039 --> 00:55:38,079 don't know. I think that. How about all the Mavericks fans watching now? 738 00:55:38,920 --> 00:55:42,679 Oh the oh, So that is a very real thing that we should 739 00:55:42,719 --> 00:55:46,559 address that there's gonna be a bunch of MAVs fans watching these videos. When 740 00:55:46,599 --> 00:55:52,360 Will and I hosted Lockdown, Clippers are most listened to episodes. I believe 741 00:55:52,440 --> 00:55:57,760 the top two most popular episodes we ever did worthy two times that we did 742 00:55:57,800 --> 00:56:01,079 a post game after the Clippers were down to the maps. Because MAVs fans 743 00:56:01,559 --> 00:56:09,920 engage with podcasts and things like that. It's a very uh uh deep YouTube 744 00:56:10,239 --> 00:56:15,960 fan base. I feel like the Raccoon Squad, I think is what it's 745 00:56:15,960 --> 00:56:22,280 called over all, the lockdown MAVs. So yeah, engage healthily would be 746 00:56:22,760 --> 00:56:25,920 my advice for Clips and MAVs fans. Will do you have anything to say 747 00:56:25,960 --> 00:56:30,280 to the Mavericks fans? We love Nick ag stat we we don't mean anything 748 00:56:30,280 --> 00:56:35,159 malicious. I like Dallas more than Phoenix as the city. Who are your 749 00:56:35,199 --> 00:56:37,599 guys favorite Dallas Mavericks players in the past. Nobody that's going to be seen 750 00:56:37,639 --> 00:56:45,239 in this series. There's Dirk, I don't. I mean, yeah, 751 00:56:45,280 --> 00:56:50,400 I don't. I don't Pine for years past. Man, I'm going with 752 00:56:50,480 --> 00:56:54,639 Jim Jackson, but whatever. Okay, your first opponent in NBA jam and 753 00:56:54,719 --> 00:56:59,440 Jamal Mashburn. That's pretty sick. Will do you have anything to say to 754 00:56:59,440 --> 00:57:02,400 the Mapps fans, We're gonna be watching, Hey, let's have a good 755 00:57:02,440 --> 00:57:08,280 time. It's gonna be so toxic, it's gonna be horribly toxic. Try 756 00:57:08,360 --> 00:57:13,920 and not engage with the toxicity. To the rational fans of MAVs country, 757 00:57:14,159 --> 00:57:17,159 welcome. We try and not be your reactionary. But I don't know if 758 00:57:17,159 --> 00:57:20,960 the Clippers win by forty at some point there might be some wild stuff talked 759 00:57:20,960 --> 00:57:27,960 about. Will if MAVs fans wanted to tell their grand peppy where to listen 760 00:57:28,079 --> 00:57:31,360 to our show so they could get more intel off the Clippers, Where could 761 00:57:31,360 --> 00:57:37,159 they do that? You can check us out over on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 762 00:57:37,199 --> 00:57:39,000 You can leave a rating and review over on those two platforms were also 763 00:57:39,000 --> 00:57:43,960 available wherever you get your podcasts. Best way to view the show, though, 764 00:57:44,320 --> 00:57:46,039 you gotta be honest with you, So we're on YouTube dot com at 765 00:57:46,079 --> 00:57:52,280 Clippers podcast, easy enough to remember even for an e MAVs fan like yourself. 766 00:57:52,599 --> 00:57:58,280 Away, No thanks, So what you're rocking with us? Oh? 767 00:57:58,360 --> 00:58:01,920 No? All right? Uh? Flip flapping that out of one positive thing 768 00:58:02,039 --> 00:58:05,599 before we get out of the here, as we do on every show. 769 00:58:06,039 --> 00:58:08,599 As much as I have praised the Dallas Mavericks for the run that they have 770 00:58:08,719 --> 00:58:12,960 been on and what a difficult series it could be, as I try to 771 00:58:13,119 --> 00:58:16,360 ingratiate myself with Dallas Mavericks fans, I still got clips and six. Maybe 772 00:58:17,599 --> 00:58:22,880 it's clips and six. It's clips and six. Thank y'all for hanging out. 773 00:58:22,920 --> 00:58:28,800 We'll have the double dip with the final keyword tomorrow on AM five seventy 774 00:58:28,840 --> 00:58:31,039 and then maybe a podcast on Saturday or maybe Sunday. We're trying to figure 775 00:58:31,039 --> 00:58:35,400 it out. Thank you for hanging out, and as always, let's go Clips