1 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:17,839 It's going on. Clippers fans, welcome to season two, episode thirty six 2 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:22,879 of Clips and Dip. I am Chuck Mockler, usually joined by at least 3 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:27,719 one of Adam Austin or Will Updyke, but it's just me today. It's 4 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:32,479 Club Chuck. It's Chuck's only It's Chuck. Rissa explains it all. Thank 5 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,960 you to Joseph frass Ward for that one. So we're doing a quick episode 6 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,439 to talk just kind of how I'm feeling after Clippers versus Suns happened last night. 7 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:45,399 A fantastic game down in Phoenix. We got a Clippers versus Pelicans preview. 8 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,560 I'll let you know later the last time we won in New Orleans, 9 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,719 but it was a long time ago. These teams are kind of on a 10 00:00:52,759 --> 00:00:56,359 fun collision course. This is gonna be a great regular season game. I'll 11 00:00:56,359 --> 00:01:00,159 do my player of the Game pick and then we probably have to wait for 12 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,840 the full council to be here. But I'm gonna put my suggested winners for 13 00:01:03,959 --> 00:01:10,079 the YouTube best comment contest. If you ever want to watch us, you 14 00:01:10,079 --> 00:01:14,079 can go to YouTube dot com slash at Clippers podcast. This one's not gonna 15 00:01:14,079 --> 00:01:17,239 be on there. Full disclosure I just don't want to be on YouTube by 16 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,560 myself. I gotta look at the notes. It's too much. I want 17 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:25,120 to welcome all the new listeners. If you're not on the Clips bandwagon yet, 18 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:29,000 it's wide open, feel free to join. We love having new fans 19 00:01:29,079 --> 00:01:30,799 of the Clippers, and hey, get in, get in while the iron's 20 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:36,319 hot. Sometimes these things don't go very well. Will Updike wanted me to 21 00:01:36,359 --> 00:01:42,519 add one note. The Clippers are sitting first in the Pacific Division. What 22 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:46,280 a time. One game ahead of the Kings, three and a half games 23 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,599 ahead of the Suns after the win last night, and five games ahead of 24 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:57,239 the Lakers and Warriors. A journalist who I respect very much after two games 25 00:01:57,599 --> 00:02:01,000 after the Hard and Trade said the clip were the worst team in the Pacific 26 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:06,920 Division. Well as of Thursday, January fourth, at two thirteen pm, 27 00:02:07,319 --> 00:02:09,599 that person is one hundred percent wrong. They are quite literally the best so 28 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:15,840 far. So that's great to see. Ty Lou was also named Western Conference 29 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:20,680 Coach of the Month. I can't imagine anyone listening to this pod doesn't think 30 00:02:20,719 --> 00:02:24,719 that he deserved that. Per the Clippers press release, the Clippers finished the 31 00:02:24,759 --> 00:02:30,919 month of December with an eleven and two record, which is absurd. Obviously, 32 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:35,039 the nine game win streak the longest for the Clippers since twenty fifteen. 33 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:39,840 Twenty sixteen, they had the best offensive rating in the month, which was 34 00:02:39,879 --> 00:02:45,840 one hundred and twenty two point six, which is insane for an entire month, 35 00:02:46,159 --> 00:02:49,039 and we were ranked tied for six in the NBA in points per game 36 00:02:49,039 --> 00:02:53,520 at one hundred and twenty one point six. It's fantastic. Tylu has been 37 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:57,719 pulling all the right strings, He's been pressing all the right buttons. It's 38 00:02:57,759 --> 00:03:01,159 just good stuff to see. We love to see Tyler get the recognition he 39 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:07,759 deserves. Let's get into this Clippers versus Suns. Just kind of next day 40 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,800 thoughts for those of you that missed it. I got to go on AM 41 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:15,919 five seventy with Adam Oslin do a little double dip, but that was it 42 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:21,080 was kind of almost a borderline. I guess. It was just a tense 43 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,639 game, right. It was kind of a tale of two halves for the 44 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:27,120 Clippers. They were able to hold on for the dub in the desert. 45 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,400 Some things that we liked from that game if you missed the whole thing, 46 00:03:30,439 --> 00:03:37,680 Paul George probably had his best half of that complete basketball as a Clipper. 47 00:03:38,639 --> 00:03:42,719 He finished the game with thirty three points, seven boards, and three assists. 48 00:03:43,159 --> 00:03:46,680 A note that was brought up by our parent pod. I think parent 49 00:03:46,719 --> 00:03:52,800 pod is right. Sister Pod doesn't seem right over on the lob the jam 50 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,159 of the pod. Paul George is taking a lot more catch and shoot threes 51 00:03:55,199 --> 00:04:00,639 lately. TYLERU has done a great job and that was on display in this 52 00:04:00,759 --> 00:04:04,560 Sun's game of taking. You know, kind of maybe some of the creativity 53 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:11,599 and responsibility of ball handling out of Paul George's kind of to do list. 54 00:04:11,879 --> 00:04:15,000 If you've watched the Clippers recently over the seasons, you know that sometimes Paul 55 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:18,160 George makes bad decisions with the ball in his hand, but if he's just 56 00:04:18,199 --> 00:04:21,800 catching it and shooting it, it usually works out well. So that's a 57 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:28,040 new fun wrinkle that Tyler is kind of getting added into the Clippers offense, 58 00:04:28,079 --> 00:04:30,959 and it was on full display against the Sun. So it's really cool to 59 00:04:30,959 --> 00:04:34,279 see. Felt like in the first half he didn't have to dribble really at 60 00:04:34,319 --> 00:04:38,399 all for a lot of his three point attempts, so that was great to 61 00:04:38,439 --> 00:04:42,839 see. Kawhi Leonard hasn't missed a beat since he's been back from injury. 62 00:04:43,319 --> 00:04:46,879 Just more superstar stuff on both ends. Thirty points, eight boards, three 63 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:51,480 assists, two steals, two blocks, Just a feather in the cap of 64 00:04:51,519 --> 00:04:57,160 a wonderfully absurd season from him so far. So far this year, Kawhi 65 00:04:57,199 --> 00:05:01,759 Leonard's shooting eighty one percent at the rim and fifty four percent in the floater 66 00:05:01,959 --> 00:05:09,519 range, which is just not human or normal. It's this this level of 67 00:05:09,519 --> 00:05:11,879 play that Kawhi is on. We've talked about, you know, on this 68 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,439 pod a lot. This team goes as far as Kawhi Leonard will take them, 69 00:05:15,439 --> 00:05:18,079 well, Kahi Leonard MPG. But even it was just Kawhi Leonard the 70 00:05:18,079 --> 00:05:24,879 way we're going up into the right very exciting for the Clippers. Terrence Man 71 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:29,839 hit multiple three pointers in this game, which was I don't I guess surprising. 72 00:05:29,879 --> 00:05:32,959 I hate to say surprising. He hasn't obviously, you know, he 73 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:38,040 hasn't been his usual self from three. This podcast has not lost faith in 74 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,439 Terrence Man. He's still part of one of the best, if not the 75 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:44,439 best, you know, starting lineups in the league when it comes to net 76 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:48,639 rating. But he was great in this Phoenix game. Two three pointers in 77 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:53,720 the first quarter, It's just awesome to see. This is another you know, 78 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:58,879 building block for Terrence Man a couple games ago. We pull up these 79 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,560 stats real quick. So versus the heat, he was one of two from 80 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:05,360 three. He had twelve points, three rebounds. It was kind of like 81 00:06:05,399 --> 00:06:10,879 a okay. Obviously not not a bad game by any means, Clippers one. 82 00:06:11,439 --> 00:06:14,439 Terrence did a lot of good things that he normally does, but that 83 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:16,279 was kind of like a okay, there there could be a corner being turned 84 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:19,519 here. Then against the Suns, two of four from three, so a 85 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:25,720 nice little bump twice as much again, three boards and assist and two steals, 86 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:29,079 one of which was on Devin Booker, which led to Devin Booker getting 87 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:33,639 a tech which I always like to see that. Also, this is a 88 00:06:33,639 --> 00:06:38,160 bit of an aside, and you can come at me on Twitter at clippers 89 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:42,560 Pod if you want to, or at Chuck Mockler. I guess do we 90 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:49,680 actually like Devin Booker's shoes or were they just like the information behind them is 91 00:06:49,759 --> 00:06:54,199 very cool? Hey, the back tab looks like book pages. Fun. 92 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:59,399 It's just a poofy air Force one. I don't know, I don't know. 93 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:00,759 It doesn't seem like it would be very good to play basketball in. 94 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,240 It just looks like a bad air force one. Anyway, back to Terrence 95 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:10,600 Man, I think this was kind of you can see this as like step 96 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:15,240 two or maybe step one and a half in the Terrence's outside shooting is back, 97 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,839 because if you've watched the Clippers all year, you know that everything else 98 00:07:17,879 --> 00:07:23,399 that Terrence Man has been doing has been very good. His defense has been 99 00:07:23,439 --> 00:07:26,839 great, His decision making for the most part has been very good. He 100 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:30,000 tried to catch that one insane pass from Paul George it didn't work out, 101 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,560 But everything other than the shooting has been good. So if the shooting gets 102 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:38,519 there, it's just gonna make the starting lineup even better. The Suns really 103 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:41,600 had to make decisions when Terrence had the ball in his hand. Teams are 104 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:46,040 gonna have to stop playing kind of this free safety ish defense against him like 105 00:07:46,079 --> 00:07:50,160 we saw, especially with against Memphis and stuff like that. So shout out 106 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:54,160 to Terrence. He's going up into the right when it comes to outside shooting. 107 00:07:54,279 --> 00:07:57,959 He's already at the total top right corner for everything else, So hats 108 00:07:57,959 --> 00:08:03,879 off to Terrence. James Harden shockingly still very good at being a point guard 109 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:09,519 for the LA Clippers. He had a wonderful quote after the game about how 110 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:13,920 a lot of people had a lot of things to say, you know when 111 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:16,680 when he first got traded there and whatnot, and now you cannot find those 112 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:22,199 people the full quote. Excuse me, James Harden said on LA Clippers early 113 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:26,920 struggles in November gave people so much to talk about in a negative way. 114 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:30,720 And now those people that we're talking are nowhere to be found, like literally 115 00:08:30,759 --> 00:08:33,320 nowhere to be found, which we knew that was going to happen. Yes, 116 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:39,080 James, Yes, you are totally right man. This is the good 117 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,120 part of Brooklyn. James Harden. This is pretty much close to what he 118 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:46,480 was last year when he loved the league in assists and helping Joel Embiid get 119 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:52,200 an MVP. He is I don't know if he is the system. He 120 00:08:52,279 --> 00:08:56,559 might be the system. He's making everyone orbit at the same speed, which 121 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:01,360 is usually Kawhi's speed. Everyone's brought down to to knowing what they have, 122 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:05,039 knowing that they will get the ball if they put themselves in the right position 123 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:09,279 that they're supposed to be in. James Harden was great that that was a 124 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:13,919 good I know the Sons were down KD obviously, and it really did show. 125 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,759 But you still got to take care of business. The Suns team did 126 00:09:16,799 --> 00:09:22,399 not go quietly into the night this game. I think both teams put up 127 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:26,039 seventy over two quarters at one point, so it got a little dicey, 128 00:09:26,159 --> 00:09:30,360 especially in the fourth quarter. But Norm Powell in the fourth quarter two of 129 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:35,639 two from three in a frame where the Clippers really needed it, it was 130 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:41,159 looking a little bleak. If you follow us over on at Clippers Pod on 131 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:45,720 Twitter and you see the hashtag too stress to tweet, it was too stressful 132 00:09:45,759 --> 00:09:50,399 to tweet. The Clips lost the second half by ten points, and there 133 00:09:50,399 --> 00:09:54,120 were just times where it was a little shaky. You know. James Harden 134 00:09:54,159 --> 00:09:56,679 was phenomenal in the second half. He was great, but it was just 135 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:01,559 I mean, the Suns just couldn't miss, which hey, the Clippers couldn't 136 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:05,039 miss for the whole game, so that's nice too. One other thing I 137 00:10:05,039 --> 00:10:07,559 want to point in about this game, uh Nurkicch is very bad at defense. 138 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:11,840 The Clippers went right at Nirk pretty much on the third and it was, 139 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:15,080 you know, a bucket or a foul every time to start out this 140 00:10:15,159 --> 00:10:18,840 one. I don't I know that Deander Ayton had his issues there, but 141 00:10:18,879 --> 00:10:24,440 he's just a better basketball player than Nirk. Nirk also took a misguided three, 142 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:28,440 which I was happy to see, but like I mentioned, this one 143 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:33,039 almost got away from the Clips. The Shun's Suns excuse me, shot sixty 144 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,840 three percent and the second half to make the say very real game. It 145 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,840 looked like, you know, I was watching the game and just kind of 146 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:43,440 following the fantastic you know, power users of Clippers Twitter, you got La 147 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:46,399 Clippers film, you got Law Murray and your greif, all the Beat reporters, 148 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:50,159 Till mayor Justin Russo, Joey Lynn, our own adam osend of course, 149 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:52,960 and stuff like that. But a lot of people were pointing out the 150 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:58,039 Sun started to use book and deal in ball screens, which really kind of 151 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:01,960 mucked things up for the Clippers. And then you saw some kind of classic 152 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:07,240 Frank Vogel like random doubles like here's a double, and that caused some turnover 153 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,200 issues for the Clippers too, which is how you know, you can let 154 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:13,679 a shorthanded team feel a little more comfortable than they should. But the Clippers 155 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:18,240 overcame it, which was cool to see. Bull Bull went six of seven, 156 00:11:18,279 --> 00:11:22,759 which from an offensive perspective, I don't think is sustainable. But the 157 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:26,440 crowd in Phoenix loves Bull Bull. He seems to be a crowd favorite. 158 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:31,320 The Clips didn't really take advantage of him on defense, which I I didn't 159 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:35,399 really understand. We had him isoed a couple of times and couldn't really do 160 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:39,399 anything to punish him defensively. I have to imagine that'll change the next time 161 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:43,559 they play, especially if the Suns are fully healthy. But I think maybe 162 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:48,360 some missed opportunities, you know, not maybe putting Bull Bull into as many 163 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:52,759 actions like we did NRK, but still got the win. Overcame the Bull 164 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:56,639 Bull game. You know. I think last year, if Bull Bull goes 165 00:11:56,679 --> 00:12:01,360 six of seven, that's a game that mentally the Clipper have been able to 166 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:05,879 overcome. But we saw championship habits on display in this game. They didn't 167 00:12:05,919 --> 00:12:09,240 get shook. This game got into the mud. This game was gross for 168 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:13,480 a while, and they got it done despite some kind of mental slippage. 169 00:12:13,799 --> 00:12:18,720 There's some defensive stuff going on where guys just you know, weren't locked in 170 00:12:18,759 --> 00:12:20,559 one hundred percent of the time, but they pulled out of it right. 171 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:26,559 There was a bit of a noseedi've going. They pulled up on the rudders. 172 00:12:26,639 --> 00:12:30,360 I don't know how a plane works, but they got out of it 173 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:33,720 and they just they buckled down. They got the wind and they got clutch 174 00:12:33,759 --> 00:12:39,639 buckets. The Clippers of now won thirteen of their last fifteen eleven straight with 175 00:12:39,759 --> 00:12:43,559 Kawhile Leonard in the lineup. Paul George said this in the post game. 176 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,600 There's still a ton of stuff we can get better at. This is a 177 00:12:46,639 --> 00:12:50,639 team that's not content about where we're at. We love to hear it. 178 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:54,039 That's exactly what Clippers fans want to hear. That's the message that we've been 179 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:58,200 fed all off season and all that stuff building up to this season of if 180 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:01,279 guys are not hurt, you know, if guys are healthy, they're going 181 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:05,440 to play it. That's been true working on this championship mindset, more practices 182 00:13:05,519 --> 00:13:09,320 than usual. They were practicing in between games when they had the chance. 183 00:13:09,399 --> 00:13:13,080 Just we're seeing these things actually come to fruition, which if you've been a 184 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:16,840 fan of the Clippers, has been something we've kind of wanted to see. 185 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:22,720 Right like, we're seeing it happen in real time now. I understand being 186 00:13:22,759 --> 00:13:26,320 skeptical of this as a Clippers fan, I fully get that we've been burned 187 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:33,759 before by this team and just believing in this team. But I'm fully I'm 188 00:13:33,799 --> 00:13:37,960 coming around to it. I now I think it's real. I think it's 189 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:43,480 really real. I know I'm saying that as of Thursday, January fourth, 190 00:13:43,519 --> 00:13:46,480 two, twenty four pm. If you're new to the Pod, I time 191 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:50,559 stamp a lot of takes just in case. But I'm really starting to fully 192 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:52,480 believe. I know they can get better. They can still go up into 193 00:13:52,519 --> 00:13:58,039 the right. There was a quote Harden and Kawhi or excuse me, sorry, 194 00:13:58,080 --> 00:14:01,039 that Paul George quote. I think illustrates like this team's been great. 195 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:07,000 They have the same point differential as the Minnesota Timberwolves, which is a big 196 00:14:07,039 --> 00:14:11,240 deal. I think that is. The Timberwlves are a team that for a 197 00:14:11,279 --> 00:14:16,919 while had they still might I think the best defensive rating in the NBA, 198 00:14:18,799 --> 00:14:24,799 and they've kind of been playing well for kind of the whole season. Sorry, 199 00:14:24,799 --> 00:14:28,200 excuse me, not the best defensive rating in the NBA. Oh, 200 00:14:28,279 --> 00:14:31,120 it is one hundred and eight point seven. We have the same point differential 201 00:14:31,159 --> 00:14:35,480 as that team. Right now, with a six game losing streak on our 202 00:14:35,519 --> 00:14:37,039 resume, I don't know why you would put that on your resume, maybe 203 00:14:37,039 --> 00:14:43,559 in the humility section. But that's fantastic. This is good stuff. It's 204 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,960 hard, it's hard to want to get your hopes up again, but I'm 205 00:14:48,039 --> 00:14:50,080 getting there. I'm very close, folks. We know Adam Os on his 206 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:54,919 hopes already as hig as they could possibly be. Will maybe somewhere lower than 207 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:58,639 me, not sure, but I think I'm fully in there, ready to 208 00:14:58,679 --> 00:15:03,000 believe. Let's do this thing. Yeah, I'm ready to get kicked in 209 00:15:03,039 --> 00:15:07,759 the throat again. I think I really am one thing. Kind of back 210 00:15:07,799 --> 00:15:11,679 to this game real quick. Hard and Kwi both talked about the Clippers need 211 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:20,200 to improve their defense and transition. It's been nice, you know, as 212 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:22,639 recently as like a couple days ago from Andrew Greif there was saying it's been 213 00:15:22,639 --> 00:15:26,840 a big talking point in team meetings and whatnot. But this still is an 214 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:31,960 area for improvement. I'm pulling up kind of the game chart, the game 215 00:15:31,039 --> 00:15:37,000 charts right now from Phoenix, and it looks like if I can get this 216 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:43,519 pulled up quick enough, yeah, fast break points Clippers one ten to eight. 217 00:15:43,679 --> 00:15:46,240 Right, So for defending in transition, we're still winning these fast breakpoints. 218 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:50,360 I'm not super worried about it, but it's still It's nice again, 219 00:15:50,399 --> 00:15:54,519 there's still emphasis. This team is rolling. This team is absurd over its 220 00:15:54,559 --> 00:15:56,440 last twenty five games, and they're still talking about things they can improve. 221 00:15:56,879 --> 00:16:02,519 This does not feel like a team that is winning games by just showing up 222 00:16:02,639 --> 00:16:04,159 and being better than the other team. They very much are doing that, 223 00:16:04,559 --> 00:16:08,159 but they're drilled. They know what their jobs are supposed to be. They're 224 00:16:08,159 --> 00:16:12,960 communicating with each other both in maybe fun and not as fun ways when those 225 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,519 conversations need to happen. But those conversations are happening. We're not seeing this 226 00:16:17,639 --> 00:16:22,919 team that a lot of people maybe rightfully or wrongfully use the word entitled to 227 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:27,799 talk about this Clippers team. The Clippers team with James Harden is not an 228 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:30,879 entitled Clippers team. I don't think they were before James Harden in this season 229 00:16:30,919 --> 00:16:36,080 specifically, but we're not seeing any of that. That Denver loss left a 230 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:40,159 horrible taste in all of the fans' mouths and the player's mouths. It was 231 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:45,519 awful. It took like five games of that winning streak for will Updike and 232 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,240 I had to come on this podcast and say I think that bad taste is 233 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:52,279 finally out of our mouth. That's how ugly that Nuggets loss was completely different 234 00:16:52,279 --> 00:16:57,840 teams since then. This team took that moment where they basically just got beat 235 00:16:57,919 --> 00:17:04,079 to death by a so institute Nuggets team and said, we're we're not gonna 236 00:17:04,079 --> 00:17:07,240 do this this year. We're gonna maybe do it once. Well not, 237 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:11,759 maybe they did do it once against that Nuggets team. We haven't seen that 238 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:15,519 version of the Clippers in a very very long time. I hope we never 239 00:17:15,599 --> 00:17:22,440 see it again. We might, but it's just good to see everyone clicking 240 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:26,680 and clicking up right now. If you go down this Clippers roster, there's 241 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:36,119 not a single guy who overall is not playing close to the best basketball he's 242 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:40,119 played as an LA Clipper. And I really think that coincides with James harden 243 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:45,279 Cone to this team. Amir Coffee was fantastic in this game against the Sense 244 00:17:45,319 --> 00:17:48,640 Amir's defense in this game he was getting switched on too, and I wasn't 245 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:51,000 worried about it. You know, He's like, oh, there's a switch. 246 00:17:51,039 --> 00:17:52,839 I wasn't worried about it. Amir is making the case he's going to 247 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:56,759 get minutes in the playoffs. I hope it's double digits minutes per game. 248 00:17:56,079 --> 00:18:00,160 He was fantastic. Daniel Tice won the gold medal chip on his shoulder playing 249 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:04,359 great basketball. Norm Powell don't really know what else needs to be said there. 250 00:18:04,799 --> 00:18:08,279 Russ, great glue guy. Maybe not his best night shooting wise against 251 00:18:08,279 --> 00:18:11,720 Phoenix, but still a plus five. He's getting boards, he got assists, 252 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:15,519 he got two steals. And then you have the starting lineup, which 253 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:21,799 I mean Kawhi PG James Harden, some of their best basketball. James Harden 254 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:26,240 is orchestrating one of the better looking offenses in the league of Vitza Zubats getting 255 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:30,799 rewarded by his point guard for being a good big man, having his best 256 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:37,319 year ever as a Clipper or in the NBA. Terrence Man. Yes, 257 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:40,720 we know the shooting hasn't been there. Like I said earlier, everything else 258 00:18:40,799 --> 00:18:44,519 is good. Everything else is good. Every guy is playing well right now, 259 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:48,319 and Tyler's coaching his ass off, so things are going pretty good. 260 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,839 We've opened twenty twenty four with a win streak, as some of us, 261 00:18:52,319 --> 00:18:56,680 I believe it was me predicted, so it's good to see. It's it's 262 00:18:56,759 --> 00:19:02,799 good to get this win in Phoenix because we have a game that I don't 263 00:19:02,799 --> 00:19:04,960 know if it's a must win, but it's a I'll call it a must 264 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:07,920 win. This this is a marquee matchup early in the season. This is 265 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:11,440 the matchup we kind of all wanted Clippers Celtics to be, or even fully 266 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:17,200 healthy sons versus fully healthy Clippers. We're playing the Pels in New Orleans. 267 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:21,200 I'm gonna preview that game and just a few we have some ads coming up 268 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:23,839 for those of you. Maybe the ads have been too loud. That has 269 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,759 been some of you on Twitter. You've reached out to us at Clippers Pod 270 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:30,680 to tell us about it. They've been too loud for some people, so 271 00:19:30,759 --> 00:19:36,279 go ahead and turn it down. We have ads and then the preview of 272 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:42,720 the Battle in the Bayou coming up ads in three two one. All right, 273 00:19:42,759 --> 00:19:47,960 we are back at clips in Dip season two, episode thirty six. 274 00:19:48,079 --> 00:19:51,599 Again. If this is your first listen, it's usually not just me. 275 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:56,720 I guess I am the Dip, the titular Dip. In this episode, 276 00:19:56,319 --> 00:20:02,440 Adam Oslin of Am five to seventy Fame and Will Updyke of Just Fame Fame 277 00:20:02,799 --> 00:20:07,559 are usually with me. But it's just just solo. Chuck today we're getting 278 00:20:07,599 --> 00:20:11,319 into this Clippers versus Pels game. This is in New Orleans. The last 279 00:20:11,319 --> 00:20:17,799 time the Clippers won in New Orleans was January eighteenth, twenty twenty. I 280 00:20:17,839 --> 00:20:22,559 looked up things that happened on January eighteenth, twenty twenty, and for the 281 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:27,480 Royal Family fans who are also Clippers fans, I can't imagine that's a big 282 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:32,480 crossover. But on that day, January eighteen, twenty twenty, that's when 283 00:20:32,759 --> 00:20:37,039 Harry and Meghan decided to stop being paid members of the Royal Family. That's 284 00:20:37,079 --> 00:20:41,880 how long ago the Clippers won in New Orleans when people were talking about whatever 285 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:45,880 the Royal Family does. So I think all of us just want this one 286 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,440 so bad. The Pels always have our number. They always have They quite 287 00:20:49,519 --> 00:20:53,359 literally seem to always have our number in New Orleans. We lost on them 288 00:20:53,359 --> 00:21:00,319 back in late November. Really rough game from Kawhi and James harden Or two 289 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:03,839 of thirteen from three. Paul George was four for twelve from three in that 290 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:07,200 game. But this is a different Clippers team. We got killed on the 291 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:14,079 boards in that game, lost it by eleven. I I'm feeling optimistic about 292 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:17,200 this game. The Pels. I just talked about how good Minnesota was. 293 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:21,920 The Pells just beat them behind twenty seven points from Zion and twenty four points 294 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:26,440 from CJ McCollum. They're a top ten defensive rating team. They are seventh, 295 00:21:26,599 --> 00:21:30,240 and they are an incredibly mid offensive rating team at fifteenth. I don't 296 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:34,599 mean mid disrespectfully. They are quite literally the middle of the pack when it 297 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:41,000 comes to offensive rating. I like I mentioned, this is a different Clippers 298 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:44,759 team from last time we had PJ. Tucker on Zion Williamson last game. 299 00:21:45,079 --> 00:21:48,880 Someone on our Twitter asked us if we'll see that again. I hope not. 300 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:52,880 Zion is playing really good basketball. You wouldn't know it. If you'll 301 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:56,720 need go on Twitter. People just seem to kind of roast him, but 302 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:03,480 just specifically through the PJ. Tucker question. Let me pull up my bookmarked 303 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:07,319 PJ. Tucker game log page that I have on here. I'm just trying 304 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:11,759 to look at how many dnps he's had in a row and why man, 305 00:22:12,319 --> 00:22:18,599 whoa wow, Okay, holy shit, he's had like sixteen d nps in 306 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:22,559 a row. I don't know if I want to trot out a quote unquote 307 00:22:22,559 --> 00:22:27,000 well rested PJ. Tucker against Zion after sixteen dnps and then say, hey, 308 00:22:27,039 --> 00:22:30,039 go guard Zion. I don't think that would work. Maybe if we 309 00:22:30,039 --> 00:22:33,359 need to get some fouls in there, I'd be happy with that. But 310 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:44,440 I'm curious who will see on Zion. I gotta imagine it's gonna be I 311 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:51,240 guess Kawhi. He's the biggest between you know, him and PG. I 312 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:53,319 don't think Terrence is gonna guard him. I don't think James Harden's gonna guard 313 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:59,720 him. Who's got to deal with JV Valanchunis. So I'm thinking it's maybe 314 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:03,799 I gonna be Zion, Like I excuse, I think it's gonna be Kawhi. 315 00:23:03,799 --> 00:23:08,160 Sorry, I'm yeah, this is gonna be a bit of a chess 316 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:12,160 match. Both these teams are playing really well. I'm really excited for this 317 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:15,519 game. Both these teams are fully healthy. This is gonna be some good 318 00:23:15,519 --> 00:23:21,039 stuff. But yeah, the Zion thing. Pulling up the matchup data right 319 00:23:21,079 --> 00:23:25,319 now, the matchup data on NBA dot com. Also, if you're ever 320 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:27,359 looking at it and you think this shit doesn't make any sense, it's very 321 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:33,480 wonky. I'm really just looking for the time that we had guys on him. 322 00:23:33,559 --> 00:23:37,960 Yeah, PJ. Tucker was on him. For supposedly six minutes in 323 00:23:37,039 --> 00:23:41,200 seven seconds. Kawhi on him for sixteen seconds, so per that data, 324 00:23:41,319 --> 00:23:47,480 maybe I'm totally wrong, but his main defenders last time were PJ. Tucker, 325 00:23:47,559 --> 00:23:49,960 James Harden, Terrence Man, and Paul George. Again a little wonky. 326 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:55,079 I don't know what we're gonna see this time. I think it might 327 00:23:55,119 --> 00:24:00,200 be a crap shoot. He shot fifty percent against PJ. Tucker all in 328 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:06,079 in that wonky matchup data, so I'm interested there. Clipper killer Brandon Ingram 329 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:08,880 Kawhi was on him for the majority of the last time we played. Ingram 330 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:14,079 put up thirty in that game. He turns super saying when he plays the 331 00:24:14,079 --> 00:24:18,000 Clippers, we all know that we don't really like it. So I'm hoping 332 00:24:18,039 --> 00:24:22,480 we get, you know, the defensive version of Kuhi that we've been seeing 333 00:24:22,519 --> 00:24:26,400 lately. I think we'll give Brandon Ingram a tough time. C J McCollum 334 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:30,799 is averaging twenty four and five and absolutely lighting it up from three. So 335 00:24:33,039 --> 00:24:38,440 Terence Man, we'll see is gonna be on him. I'm assuming he didn't 336 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:44,680 play in that last matchup for when the Clippers played the Pels in November, 337 00:24:44,839 --> 00:24:51,920 so kind of a new look for the Clippers to deal with. They had 338 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:57,079 Dyson Daniels out there, so yeah, I think, God imagine Harden will 339 00:24:57,119 --> 00:25:00,559 be on him. You know, they'll probably try and get Zoo switched on 340 00:25:00,599 --> 00:25:06,640 to him. Yeah, this is the The addition of CJ. McCollum is 341 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:11,279 a bit of an interesting one. Just when you try and you know, 342 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:15,799 contextualize this game versus what happened in November. Herb Jones is going to be 343 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:18,359 very annoying. He's very good at defense. Another guy who's going to be 344 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:23,279 annoying is Jose Alvarado. Uh, we got you know, basically Puerto Rico 345 00:25:23,319 --> 00:25:26,960 pap bev. Jose Avado's having a good season. Love watching him play basketball. 346 00:25:27,039 --> 00:25:30,680 But this is a really good Pels team. This is a it's a 347 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:36,799 Pels team that it's a little hot and cold. I'm pulling up their basketball 348 00:25:36,799 --> 00:25:41,759 eriffors right now, but like mostly hot, it's mostly but hot. They 349 00:25:41,759 --> 00:25:45,119 had the team I believe they had like a team meeting at one point. 350 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:48,200 They started off really rough. They started out they lost one, two, 351 00:25:48,279 --> 00:25:51,759 three, five, six of their first ten. So they started four and 352 00:25:51,839 --> 00:25:56,000 six was not going well. It's got a lot better since those opening ten 353 00:25:56,079 --> 00:26:00,000 games are just kind of not killing teams, but they're they're handling their busines. 354 00:26:00,079 --> 00:26:03,960 This basically is what we're seeing from the Pells. So it's funny you 355 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:07,480 look at these two teams, Pels and Clips are basically averaging the same amount 356 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:12,640 of points in transition. I mentioned that transition defense is being something that the 357 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:17,880 Clippers are talking about is a point of emphasis, so it should be interesting 358 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:19,599 to see. I'd love to score more points in transition than the Pells, 359 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:25,519 especially if for Tide more Paul George catch and shoot threes. The Pels defense 360 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:32,680 teams get to shoot forty threes per game against the Pels, which is dead 361 00:26:32,759 --> 00:26:36,599 last in the NBA. They give up the highest number of threes. However, 362 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:40,400 they defend them very well. Teams only shoot thirty three percent from the 363 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:45,799 three point line on those thirty nine excuse me, attempts from three. But 364 00:26:45,839 --> 00:26:48,480 the Clippers have been shooting pretty well. They're definitely going to shoot a lot 365 00:26:48,519 --> 00:26:52,079 better, I hope than they did last time against this Pells team. They 366 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:56,880 shot twenty nine percent from three. It was not ideal. So yeah, 367 00:26:57,000 --> 00:27:00,240 I want to see more catch and shoot three from PG. Hell, we're 368 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:03,799 gonna get a chance to hit, to shoot a bunch of threes anyway, 369 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:08,079 So if James Harden can get his feet in the paint, you know, 370 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:12,440 the drive quick swing mantra we've all heard, We've all thought about maybe getting 371 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:15,960 tattooed on our arms or something like that. That needs to be in full 372 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:21,319 effect against this Pells team. I want to see open looks. I don't 373 00:27:21,319 --> 00:27:26,240 want to see people's hands in people's faces and then trying to defend without fouling. 374 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:30,240 The Pels average the seventh most two point attempts in the league and the 375 00:27:30,279 --> 00:27:36,519 fifth most free throw attempts. We cannot let them live at the line. 376 00:27:36,599 --> 00:27:40,960 They don't shoot very well from the line. They're like bottom five in the 377 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:42,519 league on that. But I don't want them there. I don't want them 378 00:27:42,559 --> 00:27:48,200 to live at the line. That would not be ideal. I'm also a 379 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:53,119 little bit worried about Paul George has been getting their friendly wistle, which US 380 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:56,200 Clippers fans know that's how it should be. Of course, he's a superstar 381 00:27:56,279 --> 00:28:02,200 in this league. But I'm worried that good will might run out. This 382 00:28:02,319 --> 00:28:04,480 isn't any this has nothing to do with Paul George. Cannot control this. 383 00:28:07,039 --> 00:28:11,920 But I hope he can he can keep this good whistle will up. I 384 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:17,799 hope the refs are kind to Paul George and give him the calls that he 385 00:28:17,839 --> 00:28:23,200 deserves. Oh so I apologize. I need to talk about the refs and 386 00:28:23,519 --> 00:28:30,160 Sons Clippers really quick, just just to touch back on that. If you 387 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:36,440 watch this game from both sides, from the Phoenix side from the LA side, 388 00:28:36,599 --> 00:28:44,119 this was one of the sloppiest, worst organized, seemingly no control, 389 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:51,599 petty petty stuff from the ref crew. In that game, both teams got 390 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:56,720 multiple techs. Kawhi got his fifth tech in however many seasons. It was 391 00:28:56,799 --> 00:29:00,519 kind of insane. They seem to take offense to anything that either of the 392 00:29:00,559 --> 00:29:04,319 teams said to them. I get there's gonna be chippiness between the Clippers and 393 00:29:04,359 --> 00:29:10,599 Suns, but give text for chippiness towards Clippers and Sons. Don't give texts 394 00:29:10,599 --> 00:29:15,519 because you're making bad calls. They had bull Bull take a jump ball when 395 00:29:15,519 --> 00:29:18,519 it shouldn't have been bull Bull, And again, that's not something that is 396 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:21,519 usual. That's just something that's maybe like a oh, they messed that up. 397 00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:25,599 But in the context of everything else they were doing. Horribly organized game 398 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:29,119 by the reps. Both coaches were upset at the reps. Both the player, 399 00:29:29,359 --> 00:29:33,599 both sets of players were upset at the reps. No real organization did 400 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:37,119 not feel like they were in control at times, but also just asserted so 401 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:44,640 much control at other times. Figured out. I hope the reffing Impels Verse 402 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:49,400 Clippers is a lot better in that one. This is gonna be an exciting 403 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:55,279 game for the quote unquote neutral fan. So happy for you. Happy. 404 00:29:55,319 --> 00:29:57,519 I always love the neutral fan. I hope the neutral fan has a great 405 00:29:57,519 --> 00:30:03,359 experience in this. But I hope the Clippers win this one. The Clippers 406 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:07,680 are a team. They're shooting so well. We're shooting thirty eight percent from 407 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:11,680 three. If we get forty threes in this game, and we shoot our 408 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:17,440 season average, I like where we're at. It's more threes than we take 409 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:22,960 per game by about six or seven, I think something like that. And 410 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:25,799 if we shoot thirty eight percent on that, I think we're winning this game. 411 00:30:25,839 --> 00:30:29,799 I think it comes out to hitting the We know they're gonna be there, 412 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:33,279 hitting the three point shots we get, which I have a feeling Terrence 413 00:30:33,319 --> 00:30:36,920 Man is gonna get sagged off of a little bit. One of mere Coffee's 414 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:41,640 out there I want him letting it fly. Paul George took twelve threes last 415 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:47,720 time that these two teams played. I'm not mad if if he's hitting shots, 416 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:49,680 I'm not mad at another twelve threes. I'd love maybe half of them 417 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:52,119 to be catch and shoot or something like that. But that new catch and 418 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:57,640 shoot wrinkle is something I'm really interested to see in this this Pelicans game, 419 00:30:57,799 --> 00:31:02,680 I don't know, it's look, I'm not gonna say that. I'm feeling 420 00:31:02,839 --> 00:31:07,720 uber confident because again, it is New Orleans Pelicans for whatever reason, it's 421 00:31:07,839 --> 00:31:11,759 very difficult for the Clippers to beat them. But I'm feeling good with how 422 00:31:11,759 --> 00:31:15,200 well the Clippers team has been playing. It is not even close to the 423 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:19,200 same team that played the Pells back in November. Hell, I mean even 424 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:22,240 with CJ. McCollum, and it's not the same Pells team. This is 425 00:31:22,279 --> 00:31:29,440 a marquee matchup for anyone who just wants to watch high level basketball. The 426 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:32,960 injury report has not come out yet. Again, I'm recording this Thursday, 427 00:31:33,039 --> 00:31:36,759 January fourth, at two forty two pm. No injury report, but the 428 00:31:36,799 --> 00:31:41,799 Clippers injury report was clean for the Sun's game, which if this is how 429 00:31:41,799 --> 00:31:45,920 twenty twenty four is going to be I guess I could get used to it 430 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:49,519 still feels like twenty nineteen was last year. But hey whatever, I'm excited. 431 00:31:49,599 --> 00:31:56,599 I'm nervously excited for this game. I'm really I'm just looking for The 432 00:31:56,640 --> 00:32:00,680 Clippers are playing so well, we have no reason to believe that they From 433 00:32:00,759 --> 00:32:06,480 pure basketball perspective, there is no reason the Clippers cannot win this game. 434 00:32:06,519 --> 00:32:08,880 I'm not saying they're gonna blow it out. It's very difficult to blow teams 435 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:15,000 out, especially good ones, in twenty twenty four. But I'm feeling okay 436 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:17,680 about this one. I'm feeling okay if we can hold onto the ball. 437 00:32:19,039 --> 00:32:23,400 There's a little too many turnovers in that Suns game. I think we're gonna 438 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:29,240 be oh okay. The Pels turn the ball over pretty much the same amount 439 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:32,640 as the Clippers do, but the Pels also average a lot of steals. 440 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:38,200 So if they're kind of on their steals game and all that good stuff and 441 00:32:38,319 --> 00:32:43,880 we're not as controlled with the ball, I think that's how this one gets 442 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:46,400 away from them. The Pells average, also, I think somewhere in like 443 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:52,119 the top three for passes per game in the NBA, So active hands everywhere, 444 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:55,839 active hands in the perimeter, a mere coffee. Really hoping he can 445 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:59,759 build on that defensive performance he had against the Suns. He was just picking 446 00:32:59,799 --> 00:33:02,400 everybody up, making the right plays, helping on loose balls and stuff like 447 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:05,720 that. Terrence Man, I think, is going to be asked to do 448 00:33:05,799 --> 00:33:08,400 a lot to open this game. So he needs to come out, you 449 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:13,720 know, on the aggressive foot from a defensive perspective, and again defend without 450 00:33:13,759 --> 00:33:15,119 fouling. They get a lot of calls, they go to the line a 451 00:33:15,119 --> 00:33:17,680 lot. Let's not make that any easier. They are going to get to 452 00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:21,799 the line. Let's not make it any easier. Right, Let's let's do 453 00:33:21,839 --> 00:33:27,359 our thing. I'm not even gonna mention a certain players three point shooting against 454 00:33:27,359 --> 00:33:30,720 this Clippers team. I don't even want to think about that. But if 455 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:35,400 it happens, it happens. You don't game playing around that specific player making 456 00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:39,079 those threes. It's very annoying, but it happens. It sometimes it happens. 457 00:33:39,079 --> 00:33:44,240 It happened one time, very hard and it was not cool. I 458 00:33:44,279 --> 00:33:45,799 want to see if eats Zoo Bots have a good game in this one. 459 00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:52,640 Obviously, you know, going against JV it can be difficult and Zoo wasn't 460 00:33:52,759 --> 00:33:59,200 you know, he didn't exactly you know, set the world on fire in 461 00:33:59,279 --> 00:34:05,759 the game again, Phoenix. You know, it wasn't bad, but it 462 00:34:05,839 --> 00:34:09,400 wasn't exactly elite. I guess I'm sorry. I'm just looking up the numbers 463 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:15,000 right here. Yeah, you know, two of four he was zero for 464 00:34:15,039 --> 00:34:21,159 plus minus, so not that crazy, not not good, not bad, 465 00:34:21,199 --> 00:34:23,639 but this is you know, they can they can make things happen. Zoos 466 00:34:23,639 --> 00:34:29,679 should make things happen in this game. I really hope that he does. 467 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:31,639 I want to see him have a statement game against JV. It'd be fantastic. 468 00:34:34,519 --> 00:34:37,440 That's all all I really have to preview for for this clips Peals game. 469 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:38,719 I just want him to play right now. I'm excited. I want 470 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:45,039 it to happen. Player of the Game picks. We've gotten every single one 471 00:34:45,079 --> 00:34:49,559 of these right every game all year, which has been pretty incredible. I 472 00:34:49,599 --> 00:34:52,400 believe Adam picked Kawai for the last game, and he was correct. I 473 00:34:52,440 --> 00:35:00,440 think my player of the Game for this one, man, I'm to go. 474 00:35:00,719 --> 00:35:05,519 I'm going James Harden. I'm loving the energy Harden is brought to the 475 00:35:05,519 --> 00:35:09,320 Clippers team. I'm loving the settling he's brought to the Clippers team. I 476 00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:13,239 don't think he'll get the rebounds for a triple double, but I think he's 477 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:16,719 gonna be close. I think we're gonna see maybe like twelve or thirteen assists 478 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:22,159 from James Harden in this game, and that's gonna be awesome if if Harden 479 00:35:22,159 --> 00:35:24,639 gets over tennis sists. I have a very good feeling the Clippers are going 480 00:35:24,679 --> 00:35:28,719 to win and that they got a lot of catching shoot threes from Paul George 481 00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:31,159 show. James Harden is your player of the game, let's hope. So 482 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:37,360 for Pels versus Clips not about wraps it up. For me, I should 483 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:42,320 probably get back to my actual job. But I hope everyone is having a 484 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:45,320 wonderful start to their twenty twenty four. We might have to wait until the 485 00:35:45,519 --> 00:35:51,480 full Clips in Dip Council is here, but we did have a contest going 486 00:35:51,599 --> 00:35:57,639 over on YouTube at Clippers Podcast. The best comment was going will win the 487 00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:02,519 Avitza Zubats you know Croatian night t shirt. Here's my three picks for the 488 00:36:02,519 --> 00:36:06,719 top three comments, and then you know, I'll talk, We'll talk about 489 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:09,320 it amongst ourselves and we'll announce on the next episode, which should be out 490 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:13,480 on Saturday, by the way, might be doing a little live hang on 491 00:36:13,559 --> 00:36:17,000 Saturday. Who knows, but here's my favorites. Nicholas Ramos three one eight 492 00:36:17,119 --> 00:36:22,920 seven said willing to buy a new car next year in order to next New 493 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:25,480 Year's in order to get that zoo shirt. If you're unfamiliar, you can 494 00:36:25,480 --> 00:36:30,119 get fantastic deals on new cars on New Year's Day. And Nicholas Ramos would 495 00:36:30,119 --> 00:36:35,800 buy a car to get this shirt. Uh. Luca E two three said, 496 00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:38,159 if you don't want to lose your only listener from iban Buren, you 497 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:42,960 better send that shirt my way. I'm not a huge fan of threats, 498 00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:45,159 but we'll see what the other guys feel about that. Also shout out to 499 00:36:45,159 --> 00:36:50,559 ibban Buren. I'm probably not pronouncing that correctly, but I hope your local 500 00:36:50,559 --> 00:36:57,159 soccer club is doing great, and I hope that uh German Clippers fans are 501 00:36:57,679 --> 00:37:02,320 doing well. How many fans of the Clippers are in Germany? I would 502 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:06,239 like to know that we can maybe we can do a live show out there. 503 00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:10,559 And then Mike said ultrazord with an exclamation point. I think that's gonna 504 00:37:10,559 --> 00:37:15,400 be Adam Oslin's pick for for comment on the stream. But we'll see we 505 00:37:15,519 --> 00:37:22,400 know who knows things are fluid over here at clips and Dip our next competition, 506 00:37:22,679 --> 00:37:24,840 we're gonna do another best comment competition. We get one up on YouTube. 507 00:37:25,039 --> 00:37:30,880 I believe we have the Mexican heritage jersey. I think Adam snagged one 508 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:34,000 of those, which is awesome and I just, you know, selfishly, 509 00:37:34,079 --> 00:37:36,800 I guess that's selfishly. I have to give a shout out to my co 510 00:37:36,920 --> 00:37:40,440 hosts, Will Uptick and Adam Osland have been fantastic. It's been really fun 511 00:37:40,480 --> 00:37:45,760 starting the new year with those guys. Shout out to Adam forgetting the shirt. 512 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:49,360 Shout out to Will for doing everything when it comes to the video production. 513 00:37:49,639 --> 00:37:52,000 So give those guys some love for a happy twenty twenty four. Over 514 00:37:52,039 --> 00:37:57,719 on Twitter at clippers Pod, we could use some reviews. You can review 515 00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:01,039 us on iTunes, you can find us on YouTube. Again, I am 516 00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:07,559 shy. So this episode of just Me Sitting in my closet will probably not 517 00:38:07,679 --> 00:38:10,440 be up on YouTube, but we thank you everyone who subscribing, and the 518 00:38:10,519 --> 00:38:15,480 next video will be out on Saturday. Probably gonna be a live hang where 519 00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:17,719 we talk what happened against New Orleans, where we talk about the back to 520 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:22,639 back that starts on Sunday, where we go at the Lakers on Sunday and 521 00:38:22,639 --> 00:38:25,079 then at the Sun's on Monday. It's gonna be a fun time. If 522 00:38:25,079 --> 00:38:30,280 you want to follow me on Twitter, I'm at Chuck Mockler, will is 523 00:38:30,360 --> 00:38:35,360 at Will Updike, and Adam is at follow Adam a over on the bird 524 00:38:35,440 --> 00:38:38,320 app. Again, thank you to everyone for listening. I hope you're having 525 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:42,480 as much fun watching the Clippers as we all are. Check us out for 526 00:38:42,519 --> 00:38:46,119 the double dip over on AM five seventy post game with Adam Oslin. It'll 527 00:38:46,119 --> 00:38:51,920 be myself or Will Updike. Hey, here's to a hell of a twenty 528 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:54,400 twenty four. Here's the getting a win in New Orleans for the first time 529 00:38:54,920 --> 00:39:00,360 since people were talking about the royal family. Leave us reviews. We love 530 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:04,199 them, we appreciate all the listens, and as always, let's go clips.