1 00:00:12,279 --> 00:00:17,600 What is going on? Clippers fans, Welcome to another live edition of Clips 2 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:21,199 and Dip. We've been doing a whole mess of these lately because there's been 3 00:00:21,199 --> 00:00:26,320 a lot of Summer League, and now we actually have some Clippers news. 4 00:00:26,559 --> 00:00:33,600 Russell Westbrook has been traded from the LA Clippers. They're sending Russ and a 5 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:38,000 second round pick swap and cash to the Utah Jazz and a sign and trade 6 00:00:38,039 --> 00:00:44,840 deal for Chris Dunn. Which this has been what I don't know, long 7 00:00:47,359 --> 00:00:52,399 professed law. You know, it's been seen from a mile away. It 8 00:00:52,479 --> 00:01:00,560 feels like there's been so many allusions to this. Uh, but that's what 9 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,120 happens. You know, Chris Dunn is going to slot in probably as the 10 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:10,079 second Okay, the first couple of people in the chat are very excited, 11 00:01:11,239 --> 00:01:14,879 which is good. Also forgive me, I'm gonna be eating a bagel sandwich 12 00:01:14,879 --> 00:01:18,640 at some point because I'm starving. We're just gonna do a quick one. 13 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:22,760 Adam Ollison's gonna pop in, ay, speak of the devil. There he 14 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:27,400 is, Adam Osland joining, WHOA not the view we need? Adam Osland 15 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:32,239 joining seemingly in his funeral. Oh I thought you were wearing all black person. 16 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,359 What's up, buddy, I wouldn't do that to Russ. Stop like 17 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:44,920 that some of his stands. Yeah, they're hurting today and obviously the amount 18 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:51,799 of incoming that we have taken last year over Russell Westbrook with just pointing out 19 00:01:51,799 --> 00:01:55,599 the obvious that James Harden is a much better player, especially at this point. 20 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,519 Uh. I'm happy that he's gonna get an opportunity I guess to go 21 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:04,760 to the Denver Nuggets. That's what the buyout is going to be. He's 22 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,280 not playing in Utah. Second time he's been traded as Utah. They bought 23 00:02:07,319 --> 00:02:12,759 him out two times now. That's so has that happened as a as a 24 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,199 person, ever been traded to a team, bought out, traded, and 25 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:20,599 then traded and bought out in like the two year span, Not that I 26 00:02:20,599 --> 00:02:24,039 can remember. Russ not as historic as all the triple doubles, but this 27 00:02:24,159 --> 00:02:30,639 is something for him. I'm excited about Chris Dunn. I'm not the fan 28 00:02:30,759 --> 00:02:36,000 that Doctor shapp is, but I am. I mean, I'm not either, 29 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,159 but the advanced stats love Chris Dunn and he plays good defense, so 30 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:49,360 he is one of the elite perimeter defenders on ball defenders point of attack defenders 31 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:53,120 in the league that we've seen over the last you know, decade or so, 32 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:57,039 he has been really good in that area. He's not great offensively, 33 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:00,639 so he doesn't get the minutes, but in fifteen to twenty minutes per night 34 00:03:00,759 --> 00:03:07,280 as a backup guard for your team, that is definitely helpful to this Clippers 35 00:03:07,319 --> 00:03:09,800 team that we've talked about. They're revamping in a way where you can see 36 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:14,439 and it's not like we didn't see this coming. The reports have been out 37 00:03:14,479 --> 00:03:16,400 there for a bit, and there was a snag with the Chris duntrade. 38 00:03:16,439 --> 00:03:22,759 Apparently it was Utah Jazzagreen and Russell Westbrook. But we've been talking about a 39 00:03:22,759 --> 00:03:28,080 more defensive oriented Clippers group this year and that seems to be where they're heading 40 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:32,240 with bringing back b toom Derek Jones junior. Again. Guys, the last 41 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:38,560 seventy games of last season, the Clippers were twenty first defensively, so bottom 42 00:03:38,719 --> 00:03:45,199 nine defensive team for seventy games of last season. That's not good enough. 43 00:03:45,479 --> 00:03:49,400 So we do expect them to take a step back offensively, but defensively, 44 00:03:50,039 --> 00:03:53,599 if they can get around being a top ten defense this year, and if 45 00:03:53,599 --> 00:03:59,159 they could stay within being a top twelve offense, they'll still be very competitive. 46 00:04:00,159 --> 00:04:02,120 Yeah, I mean, and especially like this. The Chris Dunn defensive 47 00:04:02,159 --> 00:04:05,560 stuff really lines up with what the quotes we've seen. I think Law got 48 00:04:05,599 --> 00:04:09,879 him from from Derek Jones Junior about how he's like, I'm here to guard 49 00:04:09,919 --> 00:04:13,000 the best player every night. It's exactly what I want to do. We're 50 00:04:13,039 --> 00:04:16,279 building these guys around Kawhi Leonard, who's going to have those short spurts of 51 00:04:16,439 --> 00:04:20,399 very good defense to help him not have to do that the whole game. 52 00:04:20,519 --> 00:04:25,920 So I'm really excited for the defensive angle. We're gonna talk more about Summer 53 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:30,399 League on tomorrow's pod. But Jordan Miller's doing some things that are making me 54 00:04:30,439 --> 00:04:33,079 think he's going to be lower on the rotation in a good way. But 55 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:39,720 I don't know. I hope the rest era was up and down for the 56 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:50,240 Clippers usually is I mean innately in erratic player with very volatile play, and 57 00:04:50,959 --> 00:04:57,279 I wasn't saying it jokingly recently, but he's become almost we'll see what happens 58 00:04:57,319 --> 00:05:01,600 endeavor, but a zero level score. He's not getting stuff to go at 59 00:05:01,639 --> 00:05:06,439 the rim anymore. I do suspect that a lot of that is just mangled 60 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:11,680 hands. Over the years, he's lost his touch there and he was never 61 00:05:11,759 --> 00:05:16,439 great because he goes so fast downhill. But it's just something where if you're 62 00:05:16,439 --> 00:05:18,800 not scoring from the outside, if you're not getting it to go at the 63 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:23,319 rim, if you're struggling in the mid range, love Russ, love the 64 00:05:23,439 --> 00:05:28,319 energy, but eight for forty two the last five games of that series against 65 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:33,000 the Dallas Mavericks. He was certainly a liability on offense, even though defensively, 66 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,720 especially in the Phoenix series, he had his moments as a Clipper, 67 00:05:36,759 --> 00:05:41,399 no doubt. Absolutely. The non existent take foul that should have been a 68 00:05:41,439 --> 00:05:45,560 take foul could have changed some things for sure. The vibe you know on 69 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,120 court that there was always a pop from the crowd when Russ checked in, 70 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:51,199 which was needed on some nights. We can't pretend like the Clippers team was 71 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:57,800 full of energy twenty four to seven, but hoping for the best in Denver 72 00:05:57,879 --> 00:06:00,120 unless they're playing the Clippers. But you know, I mean, I think 73 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:05,240 it's worth mentioning this is someone that Paul George campaigned to be on the Clippers 74 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:10,079 to bring him in after Lawrence Frank came out after the trade deadline, said 75 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:13,439 this is the type of guard we were looking for. None of the criteria 76 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:16,079 match to Russell Westbrook is. And then Paul George came out and said, 77 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,800 basically, go get Russell Westbrook. He can help this team. Well, 78 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:26,160 Paul George is no longer on the Clippers, so maybe you know that friendship 79 00:06:26,199 --> 00:06:31,160 there, that connection between those two. When Paul George was gone, Russell 80 00:06:31,199 --> 00:06:38,199 Westbrook might have wont out even more looking for a bigger rule. So you 81 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:42,120 know, it's just it's a new phase of Clippers basketball they're entering right now. 82 00:06:42,399 --> 00:06:46,399 It's gonna be a good time. Yeah, it's And again this move 83 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:50,079 is so funny. It's like that scene in Austin Powers with the steamroller, 84 00:06:50,199 --> 00:06:55,079 Like that's what this move has felt like, where it's just like it there, 85 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:59,240 it's gonna be here, We're gonna get. But now begs the question 86 00:06:59,439 --> 00:07:02,519 we have so many guards. Someone was asking about Tyas Jones in the chat, 87 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:06,720 like are we based on what Lawrence Frank said, it doesn't sound like 88 00:07:06,759 --> 00:07:11,800 bones Hyland has much of a future on this team, which is you know, 89 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:16,399 disappointing for you know, for the skeleton keyholders. So something else has 90 00:07:16,439 --> 00:07:19,439 to be coming or they're just waiting for the deadline, and we're gonna see 91 00:07:19,439 --> 00:07:25,920 a bunch of weird rotations which might go into play. My brother in law 92 00:07:25,959 --> 00:07:29,720 just texted me all capital letters jazz. He does not like Russell Westbrook either. 93 00:07:30,439 --> 00:07:34,480 Yeah, I am preparing myself for Bones Highland to be moved. It 94 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:39,680 sounds like like with PJ. Tucker and with Russell Westbrook when Lawrence was talking 95 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:45,279 about those three players, they were looking for a better landing spot for them 96 00:07:45,639 --> 00:07:47,639 if the playing time's not going to be there. With the Clippers, we 97 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:51,120 knew it wasn't gonna be there, or at least the fit wasn't there with 98 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:55,399 Russ anymore. We know it's not really there with PJ. Tucker, even 99 00:07:55,439 --> 00:07:59,879 though he started Game six in a must win situation. Uh, Bones Highland 100 00:08:01,079 --> 00:08:05,920 with Chris Dune on, this team was still having Norman Powell, was still 101 00:08:05,959 --> 00:08:11,399 having Terrence Man borderline, he's more comfortable at the two than like a wing. 102 00:08:11,519 --> 00:08:16,800 Usually if tis Jones. And by the way, that is not something 103 00:08:16,839 --> 00:08:22,160 from Haynes or Sham Sharania or Adrian Wojarowski. That was a reporter for what 104 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:28,519 hoops Hype who's commenting about the ty Jones. Yes, so it's not you 105 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:33,840 know you're getting Yeah, you're getting warmer. I like that. Yeah, 106 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:41,159 it's not exactly made its way up to the most credible reporters. No offense 107 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:45,919 to this guy, but when they say something, it's almost written in stone 108 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,360 that you're good to go. For the most part, we'll see. I 109 00:08:48,879 --> 00:08:52,679 talked about him a little bit when I was doing the live on Sunday after 110 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:56,039 the Clipper second Summer League game, and I love Tias Jones, but you 111 00:08:56,120 --> 00:09:00,320 mentioned the lol jam there at the guard position right now for a team that 112 00:09:00,799 --> 00:09:05,840 I do think within the front office structurally they want to get back to having 113 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:09,759 more wings, if anything, not so many guards out there. They've done 114 00:09:09,759 --> 00:09:13,120 a little bit of consolidation with the guards over the years with no more John 115 00:09:13,159 --> 00:09:16,519 Wall, no more Reggie Jackson, no more Luke Nard, but they still 116 00:09:16,519 --> 00:09:20,480 have a few. Now. Maybe you could make the argument, okay, 117 00:09:20,519 --> 00:09:24,000 bones could work playing next to Chris Done, because Chris done so much better 118 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:28,000 defensively. But then you throw a Norms to that mix, it doesn't seem 119 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:33,039 like that is a second unit unit that is built for success, and you'd 120 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:37,679 be running into three guard situations all the time, or at least one guy 121 00:09:37,799 --> 00:09:39,879 just not playing, which is the situation they're trying to get away from right 122 00:09:39,919 --> 00:09:46,080 now with Bones Highlands, who was obviously unhappy with that. And also it's 123 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:50,000 opening up a spot if you're able to move one of these guys for somebody 124 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:54,080 like Jordan Miller, who is thriving, who is arguably the best player right 125 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:58,960 now in Summer League him or Kobe Brown or one of these other guys. 126 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:05,759 One of these young guys needs minutes this season. It's yeah, I don't 127 00:10:05,799 --> 00:10:09,600 We're getting smaller, right like we added dj we added Derek Jones. You're 128 00:10:09,639 --> 00:10:11,679 like, oh great, we're kind of getting some sized up and now we 129 00:10:11,759 --> 00:10:15,840 just have all these guards, so we are effectively a small team right now. 130 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,679 And I don't want Olive Garden again. I don't want to go back 131 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:26,679 to Olive Garden ever, especially at the moment it looks like Kawhi is stu 132 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:30,639 guarding up at the fore position is where he's going to be starting, just 133 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:33,559 like last season. What does that mean for wear and tear on the knee. 134 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:37,200 I don't know. It didn't seem like that was necessarily the reason it 135 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:41,279 happened last year at the very end of the season, after he played almost 136 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:45,799 seventy games that it was having him at the four. I don't think it's 137 00:10:45,879 --> 00:10:50,440 ideal, but oh they just don't have that option yet. So are they 138 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:56,320 still looking for four breaking news from law Murray. We've been breaking some really 139 00:10:56,399 --> 00:11:05,960 solid tweets here Chris Done basically out or Tias Jones basically out. For those 140 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:09,279 who believe things that made no sense. Let me also confirm that the Clippers 141 00:11:09,279 --> 00:11:11,879 were never in on Tias Jones, and this transaction finally closing for Chris Dunn 142 00:11:11,919 --> 00:11:18,440 ends all of that. So shout out law Murray for providing that information which 143 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:22,279 helps us. I'm gonna go ahead and update our outline for somebody else. 144 00:11:22,279 --> 00:11:28,759 See bows Hyland on that depth chart there. I don't see PJ. Tucker 145 00:11:28,799 --> 00:11:33,559 either, so that I mean that in this literally what we were just saying, 146 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,480 this makes sense. Tias Jones is very good. This isn't a knock 147 00:11:37,519 --> 00:11:43,360 on Tias Jones. But that would be to put it in norcow speak, 148 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,559 hella guards to have on the team if they also traded for Tyas Jones. 149 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:52,159 Well maybe it's also I mean, people were talking about giving up PJ. 150 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:58,919 Tucker and norm or Man for him. Maybe it's just I think he's a 151 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,919 free agent, but if he wants to go to a certain destination, it 152 00:12:01,919 --> 00:12:05,159 would likely be in a sign in the trade via the Washington Wizards would be 153 00:12:05,159 --> 00:12:09,200 helping him out. I know Michael Winger works there now as the president of 154 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:13,000 basketball Operations, who has helped him over the past couple of seasons before this 155 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:16,440 last one. I don't know if he's helping out the Clippers so much that 156 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:20,919 he's just making PJ. Tucker to get rid of Tyas Shones, who also 157 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:24,919 could be making so much more money. It could put the Clippers into the 158 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:30,480 luxury tax. It may just be unrealistic. Yeah, and the tax thing, 159 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:35,399 so the deal for done is supposedly three years. For seventeen million dollars, 160 00:12:37,159 --> 00:12:41,919 signing trade deals have to be three years. It's something that I learned 161 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:46,840 from Lucas Hahn or hand from the internet. So that's interesting. And I 162 00:12:46,879 --> 00:12:50,000 believe we're still we're over the luxury tax, but under that first apron still, 163 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:54,679 I think just by a little bit. Uh, they're definitely under the 164 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:58,679 first apron because they have to be. They're hard capped after using the non 165 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:03,240 taxpayer mid level. Except how far into the luxury tax is a bit of 166 00:13:03,279 --> 00:13:07,519 a question. I guess because they were slightly under at least before today. 167 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:13,320 How much of a difference does that make Because Russ was on the books for 168 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:20,879 about five million and Chris Dunn three years seventeen is just under six million per 169 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:26,159 year, they might still be under the luxury tax and not in repeater status. 170 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:31,799 Yeah, or there might be a way at least very a very easy 171 00:13:31,879 --> 00:13:35,080 path to get there with another move, Yeah, for sure, which we 172 00:13:35,159 --> 00:13:39,240 have to imagine is shedding salary. I don't know if they're gonna wave and 173 00:13:39,279 --> 00:13:45,519 stretch PJ because that contract that's you know, that's three million and three and 174 00:13:45,519 --> 00:13:48,039 a half million bucks on the books for the next three years. But that 175 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:50,200 contract could be useful. Again, I think they're setting up for the deadline. 176 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:54,200 I'm not saying they're gonna be sellers or anything like that, but they're 177 00:13:54,399 --> 00:14:01,279 trying to find some kind of formidable cast around the Mac Player after this year. 178 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:03,639 So I think the deadline might be busy for the clips with what we 179 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:09,440 have contract wise, because it's not like there's championship aspirations don't come for me. 180 00:14:09,519 --> 00:14:13,799 But I don't think, you know, that's going to keep them from 181 00:14:13,799 --> 00:14:18,600 making moves or anything. Like that. I think a lot is going to 182 00:14:18,639 --> 00:14:22,960 be determined with the health of Kawhi Leonard, availability of James Harden now at 183 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:31,159 thirty five, how much they click in defensively, how much they're getting a 184 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:35,639 visa Zoo Boss and Terrence Man, you know, more involved offensively, and 185 00:14:35,679 --> 00:14:39,000 that could determine whether or not they're buyers or sellers in the trade deadline? 186 00:14:39,039 --> 00:14:46,360 Maybe yeah, was it. I'm trying to find law posted like something about 187 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:52,240 Terrence's touches needing to go up this season, which I agree with, right 188 00:14:52,279 --> 00:14:56,399 like we want him and Zoo Lawrence. Frank kind of mentioned, you know, 189 00:14:56,480 --> 00:15:01,440 the Zoo and Terrence extensions coming up. But Man's gonna have to show 190 00:15:01,799 --> 00:15:05,000 what he can do, and he's gonna have to get more touches. He's 191 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,200 gonna have to show what he can do when he gets him. I have 192 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:11,919 faith in Terrence Man. I don't think it's going to be superstar Max level, 193 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:15,159 but I have faith that he can be a very good guy who's going 194 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:18,000 to deserve the nineteen to twenty four million a year or whatever that the Clippers 195 00:15:18,039 --> 00:15:22,399 are going to think about giving him. But him and Zoo like they have 196 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:26,080 a real opportunity to show what they can do coming up this season, and 197 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:30,440 I really hope they can do it for the Clipper's sake. Yeah, I 198 00:15:30,519 --> 00:15:37,559 don't think it's out of the question or unrealistic to see Terrence Man average twelve 199 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:43,679 to fourteen points per game in a larger role on offense where he's a little 200 00:15:43,679 --> 00:15:48,159 bit more utilized a Vita Zubas. I think that he should be averaging fifteen 201 00:15:48,159 --> 00:15:52,039 per game this season. I really think he needs to be a focal point 202 00:15:54,039 --> 00:15:58,440 if you're going to have success. I don't see a path there without getting 203 00:15:58,519 --> 00:16:02,960 Zubas much more involved in the offensive bed. Yeah, and he's shown the 204 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:04,840 efficiency. It's not like he needs like a ton of touches, right. 205 00:16:04,879 --> 00:16:10,799 This isn't a guy who is an inefficient post scorer or even inefficient at the 206 00:16:10,799 --> 00:16:17,240 free throw line like the Zoo could be. I don't know. I think 207 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:19,159 Zoo could be at the twenty and ten level next year if Harden is going 208 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:23,480 into more of a field general type role. I think twenty and ten that 209 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,559 is peak, is what I'm saying. I'm not saying like let's expect it, 210 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:33,240 but I think I'm all for they do it right, And I think 211 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:38,559 Terrence all I've wanted from Terrence is though, just chunky stat lines sixteen seven 212 00:16:40,159 --> 00:16:42,240 six, stuff like that. Again, not easy. I'm not pretending like 213 00:16:42,279 --> 00:16:48,039 that's an easy thing, but that there's room for that with how this Clippers, 214 00:16:48,799 --> 00:16:49,960 I mean, the offense is gonna be rough, the defense is gonna 215 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:53,200 be there. They're gonna reward each other after making good defensive plays on offense, 216 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:57,519 hopefully in transition now that we have DJJ able to run that too. 217 00:16:57,639 --> 00:17:02,279 So there's just ways to get these guys maximized in their role for what the 218 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:07,279 Clippers could be after this season. Well, and Terrence, you know, 219 00:17:07,319 --> 00:17:14,720 he's been such a good development player and it's showed so much progress through absorbing 220 00:17:14,799 --> 00:17:18,279 some of the powers you could say, of guys around him, like Rogue, 221 00:17:18,319 --> 00:17:22,240 playing next to some of the guys he's been with. So maybe when 222 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:29,200 you talk about those meaty full stat lines, maybe he's gonna take something from 223 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:36,400 Russell Westbrook. Maybe he can be a much better playmaker, rebounder, all 224 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:41,440 around player on the offensive end, because he's always been really good at just 225 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:45,039 being a sponge for this Clippers team and learning that way next to you know, 226 00:17:45,279 --> 00:17:51,440 Hall of Fame veterans. Yeah, and now that he has a defined 227 00:17:51,519 --> 00:17:55,240 role, hopefully, because he flourished in a defined role. That's been a 228 00:17:55,279 --> 00:17:59,839 thing that Terrence has been, like one of those old medieval machines where they 229 00:17:59,880 --> 00:18:03,720 just stretch people out. Terrence has been in that with his position on this 230 00:18:03,799 --> 00:18:07,279 team since he got here. So I'm hoping for the best I can see 231 00:18:07,279 --> 00:18:12,960 it. We got a question Sanina Shiks asking, uh, if we're gonna 232 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:15,519 talk about Lawrence Franks Presser, We're gonna talk about it. We're doing a 233 00:18:15,519 --> 00:18:19,799 standalone episode tomorrow, so we're gonna all three talk about Lawrence Franks Presser and 234 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:26,039 the Lavigne stuff and stuff like that, and as well as the I would 235 00:18:26,079 --> 00:18:30,680 say, wildly successful Clipper summer league run up to this point. I know 236 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,240 we're going to talk about that tomorrow, but this summer league has gone as 237 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:37,480 well as it possibly could have. I think if you wanted to see development 238 00:18:37,319 --> 00:18:42,359 from two guys who can actually get rotation minutes, they have been right like, 239 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:49,839 unusually connected and well organized this Clippers summer league team. If you watch 240 00:18:51,079 --> 00:18:57,519 your summer league, the Clippers look extremely competent and professional relative to summer league 241 00:18:59,039 --> 00:19:03,480 with how well they're playing and developing. Really a defensive identity in Summer League 242 00:19:03,519 --> 00:19:10,359 already, they're able to clamp down on teams every game. They just you 243 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:14,160 know, the vice scriptus a little bit tighters. The game goes along and 244 00:19:14,279 --> 00:19:18,680 teams aren't able to score on them when they ramp up their defensive identity and 245 00:19:18,799 --> 00:19:23,119 intensity. I should say yeah, and I mean credit to Dante Jones. 246 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:29,519 I mean, there's a very teams can take such weird routes for summer League. 247 00:19:29,519 --> 00:19:33,480 Remember when the Blazers a couple of years ago had like Michael Beasley and 248 00:19:33,559 --> 00:19:38,920 like the oldest Summer League team like of all time. It was just like, 249 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:42,920 what are you guys doing? What is this for? So it's nice 250 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:47,519 to see the Clippers in a rare move. And this isn't a knock on 251 00:19:47,519 --> 00:19:49,519 the Clippers. It's just hard to do in summer league have a competent Summer 252 00:19:49,559 --> 00:19:53,599 league team that has somehow an identity when you think about what summer League is, 253 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:57,160 which is guys aren't even on a sign for a team playing for a 254 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,920 Summer league team. That's such a weird about to be in. Do you 255 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,119 show out, do you do things for the team? Like it's so yeah? 256 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:07,079 Credit to Dante Jones. Credit to the whole staff, and you can 257 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:11,640 downplay it and diminish it. It's Summer League, but hey, if you're 258 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:14,160 gonna be there, you might as well play well. You might as well 259 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:17,279 play to win. You might as well try to take home the Summer League 260 00:20:17,319 --> 00:20:21,759 trophy. These guys, it's a big deal to them because they're not gonna 261 00:20:21,759 --> 00:20:26,000 have a chance right now at the NBA level to play for something, to 262 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:30,000 play for hardware like this. I mean, the excitement level from Clipper Nation 263 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:37,319 has been I think, I don't know, vindicated, or at least it's 264 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:44,200 it's been warranted because how well Jordan Miller has played, because of how Kobe 265 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:47,279 Okay didn't play that great the first game. The last couple of games, 266 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:52,319 he's really come around. Mussi Diabate last game was very good. For the 267 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:56,240 love of ray J Dennis has been very solid. For that man in that 268 00:20:56,319 --> 00:21:03,440 shot vomiting it from distance all there. The Christy shot form, don't look 269 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:07,839 up his stats, those don't matter right now because he's eighteen. That shot 270 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:11,559 form is some good stuff. I'm hoping we get. I hope when he 271 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:14,519 makes like I mean, obviously, I hope he makes as many threes as 272 00:21:14,519 --> 00:21:18,960 he takes but three threes from Cam Christy to close out before we get to 273 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:22,680 this point. Differential tournament or whatever the hell they're doing, would feel good 274 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:26,119 tonight. Yeah. I think he was only three for ten last game, 275 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:30,400 but you can see it. We talked about it when Lucas Hand was here 276 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:36,039 right after the draft. Cam Christy shot to me reminded me of Michael Porter 277 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:41,319 Junior immediately, the elevation, the high point, release point. But now 278 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:45,519 I'm thinking because of his size and just other similarities in form, it's kind 279 00:21:45,519 --> 00:21:49,279 of in between Michael Porter Junior and Devin Booker. To me, that Cam 280 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:55,240 Christie shot wi, Yes, doesn't mean he's gonna be able to do it 281 00:21:55,279 --> 00:21:57,240 off the bows. Does he's be as good as any of these players. 282 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:03,480 It does mean he he has an NBA level skill right now. Doesn't mean 283 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:07,799 he's gonna be playing. He has to do all the other things right that 284 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:12,279 shot. Yeah, he's got to do one thing that every Clippers draft pick 285 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,000 has to do. Of course, grow He has to grow a little bit. 286 00:22:15,039 --> 00:22:18,559 He's got to put on some weight. He's looked more confident defensively too. 287 00:22:18,599 --> 00:22:21,680 He's not you know, he's not stopping anything, but he looks. 288 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:23,400 You look at that first game where it was like, obviously they're going to 289 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:26,799 target the eighteen year old who you know that that makes sense, But he 290 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:30,160 just looks more each game he's like a little more willing to take on the 291 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,799 challenge. He's not winning every single battle, but he's not afraid to go 292 00:22:33,839 --> 00:22:37,640 into it, which I think is such a key thing for someone so young 293 00:22:38,079 --> 00:22:41,640 on a team in a weird place. No, even in the game against 294 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:47,279 Brooklyn on Sunday, I posted a few different clips of him defensively where he 295 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:52,119 either got deflection or got the steal and was hanging right with his man who 296 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:56,359 could not be shook. Like. It was low key impressive from him. 297 00:22:56,400 --> 00:23:00,599 I know he's why are we strong? I guess he doesn't. He hasn't 298 00:23:00,599 --> 00:23:03,400 filled out yet. He's too young. He's just about Yeah, for the 299 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:08,839 wires, you can look at some of the defensive mechanics or instincts there. 300 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:12,519 At least, even though the body hasn't matched up with it yet, it's 301 00:23:12,559 --> 00:23:17,880 been good enough at times to really throw guys off. Who he is guarding 302 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:22,079 in the summer League. Yeah, and he's in We talked about Terrence Mann 303 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:26,599 being a sponge if there's any great place for an eight for a very young 304 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:30,000 draft pick to be a sponge. It's around the Slippers team, exciting, 305 00:23:30,039 --> 00:23:33,359 it's a good summer league. I am being called back into work, so 306 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:37,799 I think I have to go. Adam, thank you for popping in. 307 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:41,880 I'm glad we did this. We'll talk to everybody tomorrow. Yes, we're 308 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:45,759 gonna be rob a standalone episode tomorrow. Thanks for hanging out. And a 309 00:23:45,799 --> 00:23:48,599 reminder, really quick, we're not paying Elon Musk eight dollars a month to 310 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:52,920 verify our Twitter account, so thank you for watching on YouTube. We can't 311 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:56,359 stream on Twitter anymore unless we pay Twitter eight dollars a month to stream via 312 00:23:56,440 --> 00:24:00,680 restream. I don't want to do that because I don't want to give you 313 00:24:00,759 --> 00:24:08,920 one Moskate dollars doesn't help our bottom line. No, it's his business. 314 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:14,240 It's his business. We'll be back with you all tomorrow. I don't know 315 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:18,640 if there's gonna be an Uncle Oslin's Summer League live tonight, but maybe I 316 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:21,799 don't know. Probably not. I can't. I'm gonna be out and about. 317 00:24:21,839 --> 00:24:26,519 I'm gonna be busy. But oh yeah, we're all watching him. 318 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:30,119 But yeah, we'll hang out with y'all tomorrow night, have a great rest 319 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,559 of your day. And here's the cam Christie hitting ten threes tonight