1 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:16,559 Welcome in to Clips and Dip episode seventeen of season two. I'm Adam Moslin. 2 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:20,719 We got Chef Moffler, we got Will Updyke. We also had him 3 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:24,359 on a Clips and Double Dip episode last night after the Clippers started off the 4 00:00:24,399 --> 00:00:29,879 season one in oh. Coming up on today's episode, we'll talk about the 5 00:00:29,879 --> 00:00:34,520 shirts from last night. Now we'll talk about the Clippers and if they can 6 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:37,759 be three and oh by Monday. A couple of games over the weekend. 7 00:00:37,799 --> 00:00:41,960 We'll preview both of them for you. But guys, how we feeling. 8 00:00:42,119 --> 00:00:48,079 I know, we took an unbelievable picture that Bryan Seman took the picture. 9 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:52,640 The getty already Brian Semen took the picture. I thought that was funny. 10 00:00:53,119 --> 00:00:58,759 But just getting Brian Stemen to be our photographer, yes, without him being 11 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:03,079 in the photo, very gracious. But Joseph and Brian were there. You 12 00:01:03,079 --> 00:01:07,840 guys were at the Bachelor party and the vibes were immaculate because the Clippers got 13 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:11,640 the victory. It was great. That was We'll dive into it more, 14 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:15,719 but I mean that's exactly what we all wanted, I think from the Clippers 15 00:01:15,799 --> 00:01:19,040 first game, for the most part, from the Bachelor party. Bachelor party 16 00:01:19,159 --> 00:01:25,319 was very low key. We went to the game and then the game was 17 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:26,680 hype though, and then the game was hype Yeah, but no, we're 18 00:01:26,719 --> 00:01:30,640 feeling good. Shout out to all the new listeners by the way as well. 19 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:34,040 If you're just getting all this bandwagon, you can find us everywhere, 20 00:01:34,079 --> 00:01:37,799 including YouTube where you can see us do funny names. Uh Will, how 21 00:01:37,799 --> 00:01:38,879 are you? How are you feeling this morning? I was a little slow 22 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:42,879 to get up this sporning. I'm good. Yeah, I'm feeling good, 23 00:01:44,359 --> 00:01:47,760 recovering from you know, the stupor of a of a great Clippers win. 24 00:01:49,239 --> 00:01:52,439 All right, so let's talk more about it. Can I just tell you 25 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:57,200 guys why I couldn't sleep last night? And maybe you'll think I'm an idiotcy 26 00:01:57,879 --> 00:02:04,359 No, I don't both. Actually it's it's weird. I thought about tweeting 27 00:02:04,439 --> 00:02:09,439 this out at like three in the morning last night. Not a picture. 28 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,840 It was just a thought that I couldn't get out of my head, and 29 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:23,319 it was this. And this may sound bold or over the top, and 30 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:28,520 I could be totally wrong. It's happened, but I was gonna tweet out 31 00:02:28,599 --> 00:02:34,800 or text out x out whatever what if? Bones Highland is the key to 32 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:39,439 everything, and Kawhi Leonard has known this. I keep thinking, Yes, 33 00:02:40,599 --> 00:02:46,240 O, Bones, we talked about a postgame a little bit will on Clipperstock. 34 00:02:46,719 --> 00:02:52,360 Bones is the one guy that we really don't know his full potential, 35 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:54,840 Terrence Man, we have a pretty good idea with he's there. He can 36 00:02:54,879 --> 00:03:00,520 be a star role player our championship team. Bones highlight now that he can 37 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:05,199 finish at the basket and it looks like it's real. It happened in the 38 00:03:05,199 --> 00:03:07,280 preseason. I think he shot eighty percent at the rim. It happened in 39 00:03:07,319 --> 00:03:10,439 Game one in the second half. He had that float over the top, 40 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:15,319 off high off the top of the backboard. His body controls there the defense. 41 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:20,960 He's competing on that end. As long as he's decent there what he 42 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:25,759 brings offensively, I'm starting to think the Clippers need to bring in anyone else 43 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:30,479 because that's gonna take away minutes from Bones Highland. I just I love what 44 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:38,199 I agree with what you're saying. Bones was phenomenal. Yes, that's where 45 00:03:38,199 --> 00:03:46,000 I'm lost. Because Kawhi has befriended Bones throughout training camp, throughout the preseason, 46 00:03:46,639 --> 00:03:52,280 they have been tied at the hip. He sees star type potential from 47 00:03:52,319 --> 00:03:57,840 him. Nicholas batum Win asked, after I think the final preseason game or 48 00:03:57,879 --> 00:04:01,000 it was during the practice week, who has impressed you the most? Immediately 49 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:08,439 said Bones Highland. It seems like everybody is recognizing WHOA, we have something 50 00:04:08,479 --> 00:04:13,520 here. There is untapped potential with this player that Lawrence Frank saw and I 51 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:17,000 think the Denver Nuggets saw at times and their fans. But this is a 52 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:23,199 Clippers team that may have something, a secret weapon of sorts that nobody knows 53 00:04:23,199 --> 00:04:28,120 about yet that could be flourishing this season. And I said it last night 54 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:32,120 to Will, but their ceiling could somewhat be tied to Bones Highland. Tell 55 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:38,360 me I'm crazy. I don't think you're super crazy. I think if the 56 00:04:38,399 --> 00:04:43,680 ceiling is tied, we're in trouble. I said this last night, Like 57 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,680 I think that he is tied as a little heavy. I think he could 58 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,879 be a huge contributor. I think he Yeah, Like he can be a 59 00:04:49,959 --> 00:04:55,920 huge contributor. If our you know, championship hopes are solely tied to Bones 60 00:04:55,959 --> 00:05:00,079 being the ceiling racer, I would say that's that's reason for concern. Not 61 00:05:00,199 --> 00:05:02,160 to say that I don't think he has an m I think the Bones, 62 00:05:02,519 --> 00:05:05,800 no matter what, is gonna be the key of extending, you know, 63 00:05:05,879 --> 00:05:12,639 whatever, with with all that we have left to extend two, one, 64 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,360 three, like with whatever that looks like, whether you know, if things 65 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:16,519 don't go well this year, we keep them trading one. Still way too 66 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,959 early to say we're only one game in, but I do see him being 67 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:25,240 a crucial piece. I think if this team is like dependent to get over 68 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:30,360 the humph on Bones being an all star level player that is that feels a 69 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,199 little scary. I don't know about all star level this season. But the 70 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:39,800 one thing you brought up was, and I disagree you said, I don't 71 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:43,959 think he can swing a playoff game yet. I think he can yet. 72 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,639 I think he almost did in Game three against the Phoenix Suns, but that 73 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,959 three pointer didn't fall from him. It went in and out in a game 74 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:54,920 they should have won. They got screwed on that take foul with Devin Booker 75 00:05:54,959 --> 00:05:58,639 on Russell Westbrook causing a turnover. That was a game they should have had, 76 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:02,040 and Bones was electric. I think I think he's the real deal. 77 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:06,199 I don't know. I I think the players know it. I think they 78 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:10,360 see something in him. He was great with Russ. Last night, him 79 00:06:10,399 --> 00:06:13,759 and Russ running the floor. There was that I think it was the behind 80 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,160 the back pass second quarter or first quarter or something. It was Bones and 81 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,959 Russ and it was just perfect, like this is this is a great environment 82 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:26,160 for Bones. Having the trust of Tylo is already pretty impressive. I think 83 00:06:26,199 --> 00:06:29,439 that's actually probably impressed me the most. That ties like you're this you're the 84 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:33,040 backup point basically to Bones. I think that's a that's a huge I mean, 85 00:06:33,079 --> 00:06:35,560 that has me hyped. And he, I don't know, man, 86 00:06:35,639 --> 00:06:41,959 he the potential is what I think excites me the most. He's very good. 87 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:46,240 But this is like the first young Clippers young for sure guy we've had 88 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,319 in a while, right ever since. I'm not just gonna say he's gonna 89 00:06:49,319 --> 00:06:53,160 be as good as Shay or anything like that, but age wise and a 90 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:58,000 young player to be excited about. This is the guy, and I'm excited. 91 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:00,600 It's it's a perfect situation for him. He doesn't have to do too 92 00:07:00,639 --> 00:07:04,399 much. He's got a coach who will, you know, pull him if 93 00:07:04,439 --> 00:07:08,319 things aren't going well, and you got to make good decisions usually if you're 94 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,560 gonna get extended run from Tylu. So it's all set up for him to 95 00:07:11,639 --> 00:07:15,480 do everything Adam is saying, and I think it's more on the possible side 96 00:07:15,519 --> 00:07:20,360 than the not possible side. Okay, I think his decision making has improved. 97 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:25,680 Everything looks like it's developed. He seems like a much more mature player. 98 00:07:26,079 --> 00:07:30,079 I will say, like he passed him to Mason Plumbley for the little 99 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:35,480 reverse layup jam he had, the way he can set guys up. Nobody 100 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:40,920 knew he was this good of a playmaker but him. He said when he 101 00:07:40,959 --> 00:07:44,600 came in he thought of himself as a point guard. He doesn't lot confidence. 102 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,519 We can all agree on that, so I'm not surprised. He's like 103 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:51,040 the opposite of Luke Canard. He gets in the game and he puts them 104 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:56,199 up immediately. He is hunting for his shot and he doesn't care who's out 105 00:07:56,279 --> 00:07:59,800 there. The guys love it, though, well, because he's playing control. 106 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:01,279 You guys are saying, he's doing it in a way where you're like, 107 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:05,560 all right, that makes sense. It's like it's like when you're arguing 108 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:07,839 with someone and you're like, I don't necessarily agree with you, but I'm 109 00:08:07,839 --> 00:08:11,759 following how you're getting there, and I'm not really mad at the process. 110 00:08:11,839 --> 00:08:13,720 So I don't disagree, but I don't agree with Bones. You're like, 111 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,199 yeah, go for it, man. None of this looks truly insane, 112 00:08:16,399 --> 00:08:22,120 so let's keep it up. Six of eleven, seventeen points, three of 113 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,680 eight from distance, more threes in one game in the regular season than he 114 00:08:24,759 --> 00:08:30,279 hit throughout the entire preseason. Three assists, just two turnovers. Oh and 115 00:08:30,319 --> 00:08:33,240 by the way, that ankle turn looked bad in preseason game number four when 116 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:37,840 he had twenty five points, and he came back and was absolutely fine turning 117 00:08:37,879 --> 00:08:45,399 the corner getting past guys that he's everything that they have needed in some ways, 118 00:08:45,799 --> 00:08:48,799 like, hey, it looks like he can supply some of them Reggie 119 00:08:48,879 --> 00:08:52,480 Jackson did during that playoff run in twenty twenty one. He's also off the 120 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,360 injury report totally, which is good. He's not questionably, he's not anything. 121 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:58,480 So he's good to go for the weekend. Yeah, he's I mean, 122 00:08:58,519 --> 00:09:01,200 I'm excited to see him. It's gonna be you know, where Bones 123 00:09:01,279 --> 00:09:05,600 is really gonna be valuable. And the eighth game in March, when we 124 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:09,159 have nine more to go, we have seventeen games that month, which is 125 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:13,960 something I'm gonna harp on all season. Bones is gonna be huge during that 126 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:18,159 month. We need the young legs. He's gonna get his most, you 127 00:09:18,159 --> 00:09:22,120 know, minutes per game in that month. I would not be surprised by 128 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:26,440 a fair amount towards the tail end of it. So I'm excited. Hey, 129 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:28,720 there's gonna be growing paints. He's gonna have a game where he has 130 00:09:28,759 --> 00:09:33,679 eight turnovers. I'm fine with it. Guy ready for the playoffs. I 131 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:37,759 think he has it. He embraces the moment. I'm telling you that three 132 00:09:37,799 --> 00:09:41,519 pointer was about to blow the top off Crypto dot Com arena in Game three 133 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:46,840 against the Suns last year, and it's just rattled in and out as Bowles 134 00:09:46,879 --> 00:09:50,440 was starting to take over the ball game like he's incendiary, because he's if 135 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:56,159 he's hot. It's not like everyone else needs to look for him and find 136 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:58,759 him and get him the ball. He's nobody gonna have it in his hands. 137 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:01,600 He gets to the ball, he's like a middle linebacker. Like he's 138 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:05,759 getting to the ball. He will be around it. I just can't believe 139 00:10:05,759 --> 00:10:09,120 what we're seeing from his playmaking. I thought his defense was better than advertised 140 00:10:09,159 --> 00:10:11,200 last year, and it looks even better this year. And the way if 141 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:16,759 he can finish at the rim like he has been so far. They have 142 00:10:16,919 --> 00:10:22,679 something special. This is somebody that can change the trajectory of the Clipper season. 143 00:10:22,759 --> 00:10:26,200 I truly believe that. Maybe I'm sleep deprived and a fucking idiot. 144 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:31,519 I don't know, but last night you've ever had you said John Wall is 145 00:10:31,519 --> 00:10:33,759 gonna shoot forty five percent from three. This is way more level ahead of 146 00:10:33,759 --> 00:10:39,039 than that. I think it was above thirty eight percent off Chuck. You 147 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:43,360 see, I can't have nice takes close Every time I do, you'll bring 148 00:10:43,399 --> 00:10:46,279 out John Wall or something. You know what, I could dig in your 149 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:50,720 closet too, if you like Chuck. Absolutely, it's filthy in there. 150 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:56,559 All right, let's talk Paul George and Kawhi? Who the Clipper season does? 151 00:10:56,759 --> 00:11:01,120 Uh? You know go? By way of now, the ceiling is 152 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:07,919 tied to Bolls PG twenty seven three six, four steals four seven from three, 153 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:11,519 Kawhi twenty three five six and one five of five from three. They 154 00:11:11,519 --> 00:11:15,960 were playing good defense as well, Like, there couldn't have been a better 155 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:18,279 way to start this season for two, one three than how they started it 156 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:24,240 last night. And I don't really know what to say because it's not that 157 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:28,080 I didn't think they would do it. I guess I'm just happy that they 158 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:31,440 did after what we talked about, like showing all the stuff that they've been 159 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,360 saying all this offseason was real. And I know it's only game one, 160 00:11:33,399 --> 00:11:37,759 but it was still. Yeah, through one game we got the you know, 161 00:11:37,799 --> 00:11:41,200 we got the bill of sale of one was actually of what we were 162 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:45,159 actually promised. And I thought Paul George, especially on the defensive end, 163 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,120 his hand like active hands really early. The way he was like getting into 164 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:52,000 guys, going after guys, I thought was great. You know who knows. 165 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:56,000 Hopefully they can keep up like this pace and trajectory for at least a 166 00:11:56,080 --> 00:12:01,039 sizeable enough portion of the season for the Clippers to have a decent seed. 167 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:05,159 But yeah, I mean so far like at delivered as promise delivered on the 168 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:09,399 company lines that we heard all preseason long. Last show, I brought up, 169 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:13,440 well, what if because somebody else I think it was Law Murray mentioned 170 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:18,840 it. What if expending all that energy on defense leads to its tired legs 171 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:24,120 on offense? Would the Clippers end up shooting last night fifty three or no, 172 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,799 fifty two percent from the field forty seven percent from three They knocked down 173 00:12:26,919 --> 00:12:33,279 sixteen to three pointers. Whatever RUSS there was in the preseason, it was 174 00:12:33,399 --> 00:12:37,120 over within the first five minutes when it was either a dunk or a three 175 00:12:37,159 --> 00:12:41,120 pointer. They had seven dunks in that first Going to say the dugs were 176 00:12:41,159 --> 00:12:46,879 insane. The first play was a dunk Paul George to Kawhi. Believe the 177 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:50,200 first three field goals I believe were all dugs. If I'm not mistaken, 178 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:54,120 Yeah, I think Zoo had the first points to the season with no It 179 00:12:54,159 --> 00:13:00,200 was Kawhi underneath the baseline from Paul George. Yes, seven of the eight 180 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:03,919 opening buckets were dunks. The Clippers averaged less than five dunks a game last 181 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:11,399 year a game. The blocks also to start things off. The first thing 182 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:15,320 I talked about on Clippers Talk was four. Yes, Zoo with four, 183 00:13:15,879 --> 00:13:20,480 but he had one on Scoot right after. Kawai had a block on Scoot 184 00:13:20,759 --> 00:13:24,399 the first or second possession of the game. Welcome to the NBA, young 185 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:28,559 man, tough team to play your your debut. I don't hold his debut 186 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:33,080 against them, but you gotta go against Kawi. Zoo like first game, 187 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:37,919 very motivated and he turned it around. Though I mean it was it wasn't 188 00:13:37,919 --> 00:13:39,159 garbage time. But you got to give it up to Scoot. It's like 189 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:43,120 he had a rough first half. He could have completely shut down. Uh 190 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:46,960 you know, he turned he managed to mind something out of it, which 191 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,960 I do think is promising for the young man. So I will I will 192 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,759 give that to his credit. Yeah, you know, and we were playing. 193 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:58,120 I also was kind of shocked that half the Blazers looked they do not 194 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:03,639 look Jeremy Grant and gone from that team. Brogden looked great, Rodin looked 195 00:14:03,639 --> 00:14:07,440 great. Jeremy Grant is too good. They're being underwhelmed. I'm really like, 196 00:14:07,519 --> 00:14:09,840 I really am curious about what the future of that is. But sorry, 197 00:14:09,879 --> 00:14:13,360 we're getting like we're getting a little lot of topic. Sorry, what 198 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:18,080 did we so? Roco was the starter with Terrence out? How do we 199 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,600 feel that that worked? It made me more excited to see Terrence. I 200 00:14:20,639 --> 00:14:24,559 know it worked well, but I'm more excited now to see Terrence just because 201 00:14:24,559 --> 00:14:28,440 there's a little more pet well everything to me. I mentioned the Kawhi block, 202 00:14:28,519 --> 00:14:33,799 the Zoo Bloc. Early everything was contested at the rim. There were 203 00:14:33,799 --> 00:14:39,080 typically two guys waiting for them, even when they got called for some tough 204 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,039 fouls, some tiki tac stuff. Roco got called for one of them. 205 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:45,960 He got called for being out of bounds on a strip on Anthony Simons. 206 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:50,039 That should have been a clean uh steal because he actually didn't step out of 207 00:14:50,039 --> 00:14:56,039 bounds. I thought Roco was phenomenal defensively at the rim. I thought he 208 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,600 was exactly where he needed to be, and he helped set the tone as 209 00:14:58,639 --> 00:15:03,480 well, and just shrinking the floor because he's out there because of all that 210 00:15:03,519 --> 00:15:07,360 wing stop length they have. And Russ was very good too, who was 211 00:15:07,399 --> 00:15:11,240 on scoop. Russ was on him a lot, so they were all fighting 212 00:15:11,279 --> 00:15:16,039 through screens. Everybody was playing hard. Yeah, Covington was kind of the 213 00:15:16,039 --> 00:15:20,639 perfect blue guy, Like five four and two with three steals. You'd love 214 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:24,440 to see even one more three point attempt go in. I think he was 215 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:28,320 one for four. But like that is that is what we need from him, 216 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:31,519 right, Like it doesn't need to be it really doesn't need to be 217 00:15:31,559 --> 00:15:35,360 more than that. He's there to help alleviate some of the defensive load, 218 00:15:35,639 --> 00:15:39,919 you know, space the floor a little bit and and hopefully be efficient from 219 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:43,480 three. But like we don't need much more than that. He's there to 220 00:15:43,519 --> 00:15:46,600 fill in the cracks he has. He has the old batoon role you know, 221 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:50,679 or you know what Batoon's role could return to be in closing lineups are 222 00:15:50,679 --> 00:15:54,559 in smaller sample sizes, so I think that it worked great. I still, 223 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:58,159 you know, I would have loved to see with Terrence being named the 224 00:15:58,159 --> 00:16:03,600 starter Terrence opening night, but glad that Robert Cumington got an opportunity, and 225 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:07,879 much like in the preseason, he looked pretty good with the starters. So 226 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:11,320 yeah, it's nice to know it's an option. I feel like we all 227 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:15,679 felt a little down on the future of before for the Clippers and like how 228 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,600 they were going to consolidate that, how they were going to do that. 229 00:16:18,639 --> 00:16:22,120 And I think we honestly got a lot of answers with Marcus Morris being in 230 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:26,480 street clothes last night. So yeah, in bid I called it. I 231 00:16:26,559 --> 00:16:29,480 called it. I thought he was gonna catch a couple lot of d nps 232 00:16:29,519 --> 00:16:32,399 this year, and it seems like he's on that track. We also learned 233 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:34,720 ooh Adam, when we're not recording, we can tell you a spicy little 234 00:16:34,759 --> 00:16:41,600 nugget that we learned about about one Marcus Morris. So a lot of good 235 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:48,600 stuff. Is there anything that we maybe take away with not his rose colored 236 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:52,320 glasses. Ice, We'll get the anphant out of the room. Break the 237 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:56,559 paint? What are we doing? What are we doing with this? What 238 00:16:56,679 --> 00:17:00,080 is fifteen dunks? What's your problem is? They broke the paint? I 239 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:03,519 have a real problem with I can't. I said on Twitter that if we 240 00:17:03,519 --> 00:17:07,480 were if we did an episode yesterday, the first twenty minutes would have been 241 00:17:07,519 --> 00:17:10,279 about that shirt. So I'm not gonna say anything about it. What did 242 00:17:10,279 --> 00:17:14,440 we what's maybe not the rosiest? I can't break the paint. I cannot 243 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:18,359 break the paint. Uh, what's maybe soon as they're not with the rosiest 244 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:23,880 colored glasses. Seventeen turnovers, but when you have thirty six f ing assists, 245 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:26,720 yeah, I can live with that. That was the most assist they 246 00:17:26,759 --> 00:17:32,599 ever had in a season opener, and they were always making the extra pass. 247 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:36,279 Yeah, there were five or six that were completely unforced. Kawhi called 248 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:40,319 himself out post game because he had four turnovers. That's unlike him. Paul 249 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:44,160 George had four. That's somewhat like him very much. Yeah, that's three 250 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:45,599 of them. I want to say came in the first quarter and he started 251 00:17:45,599 --> 00:17:51,079 to clean things up afterwards. But overall, it was the right idea for 252 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,720 the most part. It was poor execution here and there, but guys were 253 00:17:53,759 --> 00:17:57,759 trying to get others involved, make the extra pass, find a Vitza Zubots 254 00:17:57,799 --> 00:18:02,880 early and off, but keeping him. It wasn't just oh, give give 255 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:04,240 a beat to Zubos the first touch of the second half, get him an 256 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:08,279 easy bucket there. No, they kept him consistently involved. That was something 257 00:18:08,319 --> 00:18:12,519 they talked about in the preseason at media Day. Came to fruition. A 258 00:18:12,559 --> 00:18:17,799 lot of the themes all kind of reared their heads in a good way. 259 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:22,119 Last night. We saw them come through with the things they said they were 260 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:25,160 gonna do. Will said it postgame. I didn't just talk the talk, 261 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,720 they walked the walk out there. Will, what was your maybe potential not 262 00:18:27,839 --> 00:18:34,519 super hype takeaway? I mean, honestly, like, outside of the turnovers, 263 00:18:34,519 --> 00:18:37,279 I just don't have a lot to complain about. Yeah, it was 264 00:18:37,279 --> 00:18:44,720 only Portland, which I guess is a qualifier and something. This Clippers team, 265 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:48,960 I'm like, I don't care. Where were these wins last year like 266 00:18:48,039 --> 00:18:52,400 this? How many games did we have this much fun? Where it was 267 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:59,799 just an exciting brand of basketball to watch that was completely different from what last 268 00:18:59,880 --> 00:19:03,799 year, year to this year to game one, it's all because of the 269 00:19:03,839 --> 00:19:07,920 great shirt BA baby what I guess one other thing would be I I the 270 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:14,319 Kenyan Martin fitt is Now it's good call very it's very unclear. It's very 271 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:17,440 unclear to me which is and it's still very early, you know, it's 272 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:22,640 not it's not over yet and not unsurprising. Yeah, yeah, but I 273 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:25,319 didn't see anything last night where I'm like, oh, okay, he's got 274 00:19:25,319 --> 00:19:29,799 a place here. Airball to a three pointer? Again, that was rough, 275 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:30,960 dude. I felt bad. That sucked. I think it was a 276 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:38,079 zero for four from the floor. Looks like more of a specialized situational player 277 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:44,079 than I would have thought. But it's early. He's been playing multiple different 278 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:47,599 positions figuring it out. He's never played the five, you know, I 279 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:52,720 bet, I bet kJ Martin has never played the five, like at a 280 00:19:52,839 --> 00:19:56,000 level of basketball like this, you know what I mean? Like, that's 281 00:19:56,039 --> 00:19:59,920 a tough, tough position to learn if you're kJ. I think the good 282 00:20:00,039 --> 00:20:03,000 thing is he still has an elite skill as a dunker. A rim runner 283 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:07,200 like that is going to be there. Yeah, and he can still get 284 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:11,680 so much better and develop as the season goes along and then they can make 285 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:18,319 a decision on him contract year. He'll probably pick it up. Man, 286 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:21,240 what a what a way to start the season. A lot of people on 287 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:22,759 Twitter were hyped, Adam, how are the callers? I didn't hear uh 288 00:20:26,759 --> 00:20:30,720 outside the one that just wanted to get his agenda across about not bringing in 289 00:20:30,799 --> 00:20:36,200 James Harden. We don't need James Harden. I brought up right now, 290 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:41,880 what the fuck are you talking about? Man? Look, wot's tweeting stuff 291 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:45,759 out. We can't react to it. No, it's fine. I don't 292 00:20:45,079 --> 00:20:49,039 look with the way Bones Highland is playing now. We did bring up Malcolm 293 00:20:49,079 --> 00:20:52,200 Brogden earlier and that could be interesting too, if they ever circle back to 294 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:55,720 that with how good he looked last night. But it feels like there's more 295 00:20:55,759 --> 00:20:57,680 targets now for the Clippers. Like everyone on Twitter was like, these guys 296 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:02,079 are gonna all be available before the deadline. You're like, great, So 297 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:07,599 we got other options, and I don't think they need a rush necessarily with 298 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:11,440 them, you know, with James Harden or Malcolm brog and they could take 299 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:15,640 their time see what they have adjust accordingly. I would like to see what 300 00:21:15,759 --> 00:21:19,400 this group can do for ten to fifteen games. The old coach Lou sample 301 00:21:19,519 --> 00:21:23,599 size. That's a good call. All right. Coming up, we're gonna 302 00:21:23,599 --> 00:21:26,680 be talking if the Clippers can go three and oh by Monday, a little 303 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:30,920 bit of a Jazz preview as well as Wemby and the Spurs. We do 304 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:33,599 have ads coming up, so if they've been too loud for you, go 305 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:37,119 ahead and turn it down. Ads coming up, and then Clippers we can 306 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:44,039 preview in three two one. All right, we're back here on Clips and 307 00:21:44,079 --> 00:21:47,759 Dip. We talked a little bit about the Clippers game one victory, perfect 308 00:21:47,799 --> 00:21:49,759 record so far, back in one thousand. We love it. Gonna keep 309 00:21:49,799 --> 00:21:53,680 a rolling looking ahead the day that you're listening to this, if you're listening 310 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,319 to it on Thursday, that the Clippers tomorrow are taking on the Jazz and 311 00:21:56,359 --> 00:22:00,640 then they're back home to take on the Spurs on Sunday. What are we 312 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,359 thinking, fellas Chuck, I'll kick it to you. Do you think the 313 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:10,000 Clippers or do you think Monday morning the Clippers are a perfect three and oh 314 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:15,920 I do. I think I might be buoyed from Adam's rousing take about Bones 315 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:18,839 Highland that has me hyped up. I think I'm maybe a little too hyped 316 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:22,200 up still from the game last night, but obviously the tougher game is against 317 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:26,720 the Jazz. Injury reports fairly clean. Terrence Man's out with the ankle, 318 00:22:26,839 --> 00:22:30,480 Brandon Boston Junior out, which is tough just for him. But I'm feeling 319 00:22:30,559 --> 00:22:36,240 good. I don't really know who's gonna stop Kawhi and PG on the Jazz, 320 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:38,759 on either of these teams. Uh, you know, Spurs are just 321 00:22:38,799 --> 00:22:42,440 too young. I'm feeling pretty good about three and oh I'm yeah, I 322 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:48,680 would say I'm Adam Oslin level of confident in the Clippers this weekend. Are 323 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:51,880 you more worried about one matchup than the other? Yeah, the Jazz, 324 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:56,559 they're a better team. Yeah when you say three, and oh, I 325 00:22:56,680 --> 00:23:00,599 say eighty two and oh okay, okay, all right, man, all 326 00:23:00,759 --> 00:23:06,759 right. The Jazz game scares me just because it's their first road game and 327 00:23:06,799 --> 00:23:11,119 they played so poorly in Sacramento, so you expect them to get Utah's best 328 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:17,200 shot their home opener, and they got run and that Malik Monk dunk that 329 00:23:17,319 --> 00:23:22,440 happened in the game up at Golden One Center. It worries me. But 330 00:23:22,599 --> 00:23:26,680 the fact that Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are available, no restrictions with how 331 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:30,680 good they looked and what they said coming out of that game last night, 332 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:36,440 We're not satisfied. A Vicha Zubats came on a post game with us and 333 00:23:36,799 --> 00:23:41,480 immediately harped on how bad the fourth quarter was, the fact that the starters 334 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,079 had to come back in and I'm not even sure if they needed to, 335 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:49,160 but we owe a quarter. We all collectively ow one quarter into the give 336 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,400 a quarter jar. I also did the math on this. We're going to 337 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,240 be buying a hot and ready at the end of the season, is what 338 00:23:55,279 --> 00:23:59,759 we're going to be able to afford with our quarters. So we all owe 339 00:23:59,759 --> 00:24:03,799 one quarter into the quarter yard? Do we all eight point three cents? 340 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:08,640 Is that how it works with the three us? Oh? Each of us? 341 00:24:08,839 --> 00:24:11,279 Yeah? Okay, even though it was just one quarter they lost, 342 00:24:11,319 --> 00:24:15,400 that's for all of us. It's a solidarity thing, extended garbage time. 343 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:22,880 But whatever, No, that's fair. I'll take a check. Yeah, 344 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:26,480 the Utah Jazz. It worries me a little bit. It's just early in 345 00:24:26,519 --> 00:24:30,279 the season. You don't want to have any letdowns coming off a big victory 346 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:33,920 where you imposed your will, something we rarely saw it all last season. 347 00:24:34,039 --> 00:24:38,680 I just want to see them keep this same focus in mindset and them come 348 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:41,200 out and play the way they did in that first quarter. I want to 349 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:45,519 say the Portland trail Blazers had four points five minutes in. I'm pretty sure 350 00:24:45,559 --> 00:24:51,400 that's the case, something close to it. Yeah, the Clippers were maybe 351 00:24:51,599 --> 00:24:55,359 and Will You've talked about this post game, but it can sound cliche, 352 00:24:56,039 --> 00:25:00,839 but having someone like Russ and how infectious his energy is getting into it, 353 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:03,720 getting the crowd into it, those dunks where he's ripping down the rim. 354 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:08,640 You mentioned it earlier, pass from bones. Excuse me, the net can't 355 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:14,240 rip the rim. It's always the net. You rip the net, you 356 00:25:14,279 --> 00:25:18,920 break the paint, you give one quarter, usually at least. But I 357 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:22,960 think it permeates throughout the team, or it did in game one. I'm 358 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:27,480 interested to see what they look like because so much was made of their offensive 359 00:25:27,559 --> 00:25:32,960 rating in those ten games with Russ, with Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, 360 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:37,000 but if you just took the last six of them where they were together, 361 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:41,359 it actually was really good. So it was four really bad games offense Will 362 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:42,759 be to start things off, even though they scored one hundred and seventy five 363 00:25:42,759 --> 00:25:47,640 points against Sacramento. Weird, but their offensive ring wasn't good the first four 364 00:25:48,039 --> 00:25:51,799 and then it was really good the last six. Where is that going to 365 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:55,960 level out to? Now? I want to see after ten games where that 366 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:59,440 could be, so we can just get a better picture or a clearer view, 367 00:25:59,519 --> 00:26:02,680 more data, have more input, more evidence on what exactly this team 368 00:26:02,759 --> 00:26:04,960 is going to look like this year. I've just that's what's so exciting to 369 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:07,960 me. There's a lot of unknowns, I guess, but most of them 370 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:12,799 are positives and what we expect to be bright spots will are they are? 371 00:26:12,839 --> 00:26:17,000 We are we all waking up on Monday to a three and oh record? 372 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:21,319 Where are you at? Uh? Yeah, I'm feeling good about it. 373 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:29,480 I'm feeling good about it. You suckers, I'm kidding you. Absolutely the 374 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:36,079 Duke. So the Jazz got smoked by Sacramento in their first game. Clarkson 375 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:41,359 did Clarkson things another like another weird matchup. So yes, I was talking 376 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:45,079 to Charles about this, like last night. Some of the opening like some 377 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:49,279 of the Opening Day, not just Opening Day, but first games were really 378 00:26:49,319 --> 00:26:52,759 well thought out by the NBA. You know, you have the Nuggets and 379 00:26:52,799 --> 00:26:57,119 the Lakers. You have the Suns and the Warriors, you have the MAVs 380 00:26:57,160 --> 00:27:02,359 and the Spurs and the Knicks, like you have things that are that are 381 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:04,079 thought out. And then for the Clippers, it's like, I don't know, 382 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:07,519 the Trailblazers, how about they play the worst team. I don't know, 383 00:27:08,079 --> 00:27:11,519 we get no respect. And that's how I feel about like the I 384 00:27:11,559 --> 00:27:14,960 feel that same way about like Jazz Sacramento. Like what okay, sure, 385 00:27:15,079 --> 00:27:18,519 yeah, who was clamoring for this matchup? Don't worry, man, The 386 00:27:18,559 --> 00:27:22,759 good teams and the gauntlets coming King's Clippers make more sense. After the highest 387 00:27:22,759 --> 00:27:26,160 scoring game of the season last year, that would have been fun. You 388 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:30,400 should say they played the Jazz the first I don't know the preseason. They 389 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:33,359 did play the Jazz first two games in the preseason, and I was very 390 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:37,079 encouraged by that second game because the Clippers dagged them out once again with their 391 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:38,920 physicality. You would have thought the Utah Jazz would have said, Okay, 392 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,279 you got us this time. Now we're gonna come out you little fire underneath 393 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:47,440 us, and they still clamped them defensively. Yeah, what do we is 394 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:49,240 it just gonna be more of the same, uh? Walker Kessler. I 395 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:53,400 don't think is gonna be able to deter Zoo too much. I wouldn't be 396 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:59,640 surprised if we see another heavy double double from Zoo in this one and then 397 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:03,000 in another twenty twelve and then again. Who, who conceivably on the Jazz 398 00:28:03,079 --> 00:28:07,039 is stopping quiet, Paul George, That is a great question. They used 399 00:28:07,079 --> 00:28:11,319 to have some guys at that wing position. That comes simple, right, 400 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:15,240 Like sometimes it's like who literally looking at I'm like, I don't know who's 401 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:19,960 stopping that? Ingles Royce O'Neil are not walking through that door, Lod Mitchell. 402 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:25,759 Yeah, Gordon Hayward, Like, yeah, they are depleted there. 403 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:27,759 Gordon Hayward could play for that. I wouldn't mind if Gordon Hayward played for 404 00:28:27,799 --> 00:28:33,640 the Jazz when we played them this weekend, Young Gordon Hayward before he tore 405 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:37,079 up his ankle. But did you ever see, sorry this is off topic, 406 00:28:37,079 --> 00:28:41,359 did you ever see the Gordon Hayward shoe that was like inspired by barber 407 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:45,000 shops? That was like last year, right when he had the terrible haircut. 408 00:28:45,079 --> 00:28:48,319 Yeah, let me look it up. It's terrible. Was it the 409 00:28:48,319 --> 00:28:52,359 little barber shop pull the red and blue and yeah, it was like, 410 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:56,759 really, it was one of the worst candy cane things. Yeah, it's 411 00:28:56,839 --> 00:28:59,720 terrible. I'll put it in the chat here. Oh it's on Siale for 412 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:07,759 an or Daitty Bucks. Alright, it's in the private chat anyway. Yeah, 413 00:29:07,799 --> 00:29:10,799 I like, will what what's what's gonna happen in this game? Do 414 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:12,880 we think? Is it gonna I don't know if it's gonna be a blowout. 415 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:17,599 I I don't think. I don't think. I don't think it's gonna 416 00:29:17,599 --> 00:29:22,240 be a blowout at all. I think while I like the you know, 417 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:25,759 while I like the Clippers going three, oh, I still stand by that 418 00:29:25,759 --> 00:29:30,240 prediction. I think that this game is an actual test and is like the 419 00:29:30,359 --> 00:29:34,359 right stepping stone for for sort of what they need and then you know, 420 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:38,039 and and then sort of an X factor in the Spurs and that it's a 421 00:29:38,079 --> 00:29:41,319 young team and it's like, you know, so much is kind of they're 422 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:45,640 less scouted. I guess I would say they're a little bit less scouted. 423 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:49,079 But this Jazz team, uh, you know, solid team last year. 424 00:29:49,119 --> 00:29:52,720 They're coming back with some continuity and yeah, they're like you know, like 425 00:29:52,759 --> 00:29:56,480 Adam said there, they're gonna be eager to avenge a loss after getting smoked. 426 00:29:56,519 --> 00:30:00,640 So I think that this is gonna be a decent test. I don't 427 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:03,480 think there's gonna be at It's not going to resemble Game one at all, 428 00:30:03,559 --> 00:30:10,039 where they're comfortably leading by you know, twenty points, thirty points and then 429 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:14,000 you know, are are I'm hoping still that it's you know, starters aren't 430 00:30:14,079 --> 00:30:18,200 out past the midway point of the fourth quarter. But I don't know that 431 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:22,319 we're gonna that it's gonna be that comfortable. Yeah, I also stand by 432 00:30:22,319 --> 00:30:26,400 Will's prediction, and uh, I do want to mention that Rope on this 433 00:30:26,559 --> 00:30:30,359 episode. Utah has a tough place to play because of their fan base, 434 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:33,880 and they have not forgotten about that game five and twenty twenty one where the 435 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:40,119 Clippers came in there without Kawhi and got that victory the dunk on Gobert. 436 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:44,400 I'm just saying the environment is not going to be easy. They're opening home 437 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:47,519 game. I expect it to be a tough game, But I want to 438 00:30:47,519 --> 00:30:51,680 see how the Clippers in a close game execute down the stretch. I'd be 439 00:30:51,759 --> 00:30:55,400 interested to see. That's obviously not something we had to worry about in Game 440 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:56,599 one. Sure, Yeah, and that'd be a nice test. That'd be 441 00:30:56,640 --> 00:31:00,079 a nice see where we're at with the late game Mexico Houston stuff, Like 442 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:04,559 what happens just because all of a sudden they had fifteen points in the fast 443 00:31:04,559 --> 00:31:10,319 break and they were averaged twenty points in transition the preseason. What happens when 444 00:31:10,359 --> 00:31:12,240 the game slows down and that's taken away. Can they get back to how 445 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:17,960 good they were in the half court in past seasons or do you lose something 446 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:22,680 there because now you're more focused on fast break transition buckets and you, I 447 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:26,119 mean, the goal is to marry those two things totally. Yeah, have 448 00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:30,759 a nice balanced attack and maybe against you know, the Blazers. It was 449 00:31:30,799 --> 00:31:33,039 funny. Did you see the clip when I think it was Paul George hit 450 00:31:33,119 --> 00:31:37,480 Kawhi with like that crazy bounce pass in transition. It was like the Clippers 451 00:31:38,359 --> 00:31:41,720 in like it wasn't a fast break, but almost looked like it. They 452 00:31:41,759 --> 00:31:45,640 inbounded the ball they took I think it was two passes. They were sprinting 453 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:48,359 up the court. Scoot like was looking around as Clippers players were sprinting by 454 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:52,920 him, and we got that layup. Those are those kinds of buckets and 455 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:55,640 we saw it in the preseason two was Zoo where it's just like simple, 456 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:57,880 it's a to B. Zoo's got the seal. Give them the ball. 457 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:01,000 You see, they're not getting back. We're sprinting down the court. The 458 00:32:01,079 --> 00:32:05,680 Jazz are a great or a nice team to see if this continues, because 459 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:07,440 they're gonna get a couple more stops on the Blazers, will we got to 460 00:32:07,519 --> 00:32:14,279 assumed. Remember Utah had about a week or two early last season where they 461 00:32:14,279 --> 00:32:17,079 were actually at the top of the Western Yeah, people were really high on 462 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:22,440 Utah. Uh huh. They were the surprise Darling team the first month and 463 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:24,720 a half of the season, Like, whoa, the West is even tougher 464 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:29,480 than we thought. The Utah Jazz are in the picture, and then injuries 465 00:32:29,599 --> 00:32:34,319 and the rebuild kind of started to take hold and things changed. But they're 466 00:32:34,359 --> 00:32:37,240 healthy right now, and they do have guys that are very dangerous. Kessler's 467 00:32:37,279 --> 00:32:42,960 tough man. Yeah, you need to bring your hard hat going up against 468 00:32:43,039 --> 00:32:45,359 him and making sure you don't get beat up too much. On the boards 469 00:32:45,359 --> 00:32:50,559 because the Clippers still with Roco in there. Yeah, they're a little bit 470 00:32:50,599 --> 00:32:54,359 bigger than what Terrence man obviously, but they still need to collectively get boards 471 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:58,039 and that's also how you get it to Russ and get out there and push 472 00:32:58,079 --> 00:33:01,200 the pace. Yeah. Yeah, Russ, by the way, deserves a 473 00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:05,240 ton of credit for last night a plus thirty. I think it was only 474 00:33:05,319 --> 00:33:08,039 the sixth time in his career he's been a plus thirty or better. That 475 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:12,960 was the team high last night. He had a pass in the first quarter. 476 00:33:13,039 --> 00:33:15,799 I think it was on Kawhi's first three pointer in the corner where Russ 477 00:33:15,839 --> 00:33:20,759 got all the way to the rim two feet in the paint. Two players 478 00:33:20,759 --> 00:33:22,799 were there, one was lost. I felt like Russ could go up for 479 00:33:22,839 --> 00:33:27,720 the layup, and he still kicked it out to Kawhi. Leonard there found 480 00:33:27,759 --> 00:33:31,400 to begin in transition in the quarter for a three pointer, but he was 481 00:33:31,599 --> 00:33:37,200 just really sacrificing looking for his shot and trying to get others involved. I 482 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:39,839 mean he had more assistant points thirteen to eleven. Yeah, which we were 483 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:44,400 just three turnovers. We love to see it. And then why don't we 484 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:47,799 look in a little farther ahead to Wemby in the Spurs on Sunday night? 485 00:33:50,559 --> 00:33:54,480 Who do we want to see guard Wemby? Everybody? I kind of want 486 00:33:54,519 --> 00:34:00,759 to watch everyone guard Wemby. Yeah, because it gets your shot. Dude. 487 00:34:00,839 --> 00:34:05,160 It is fascinating to watch him play basketball. I've never used that word 488 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:07,159 to describe a player who's good, if that makes sense. A lot of 489 00:34:07,159 --> 00:34:10,760 bad players you watch like this is a fascinating to play a basketball Wemby is 490 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:15,519 fascinating to watch because he's so big and so smooth. I do not understand 491 00:34:15,519 --> 00:34:19,199 it. I bet you Kawhi rips him. I bet you as a block 492 00:34:19,480 --> 00:34:22,559 or big steal on him, just to tell him a young man. I 493 00:34:22,599 --> 00:34:25,360 did the same to Scoot. I know you were the first pick, but 494 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:30,360 remember that craziest takeaway he had in the bubble against Dallas in the first round 495 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:36,960 with Marianovich. Like Kawhi is also a freak in many ways with his hands, 496 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:39,320 so I want to see that match up the most. That's a good 497 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:43,880 call. Will Who do you want to see guard Wemby? Uh? Yeah, 498 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:45,079 I think it's kind of like a I hope it's by a bit of 499 00:34:45,119 --> 00:34:50,079 a committee thing, but it'd be great to see. I mean, I'd 500 00:34:50,119 --> 00:34:53,320 love to see like the like Paul George, Kawhi Leonard sort of baptism welcome 501 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:58,280 to the NBA, just running. I would love if they continue to do 502 00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:01,360 that, just running running a hit us through the all lottery picks. So 503 00:35:02,719 --> 00:35:07,039 yeah, that's what I'm looking forward to. Curious to see how Roco fars 504 00:35:07,079 --> 00:35:12,840 defensively in this assuming he gets to start again, because I feel like he 505 00:35:13,679 --> 00:35:15,840 also can cover, like he can cover some ground. I think it's a 506 00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:21,840 really interesting It's it's a way different cover than anyone I can think of him 507 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,159 spending a lot of time on. I wish we could bring Xavier Moon back 508 00:35:24,199 --> 00:35:30,719 so we could have a shot of Xavier Moon trying to guarda Kawhi. Also 509 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:35,880 Earl Boykins Kawhi. Also, the clip of the guy on the fast break 510 00:35:36,039 --> 00:35:40,000 literally just doing a big dribble over Earl Boykins is one of the craziest highlights. 511 00:35:40,199 --> 00:35:44,039 It's not it's not a carry that he just goes bullet, just bounces 512 00:35:44,119 --> 00:35:49,119 the ball over. The other reason I want to see Kawhi in that game 513 00:35:49,199 --> 00:35:52,559 is because it's against San Antonio and there's still a little something extra whenever he 514 00:35:52,599 --> 00:35:55,920 plays him. Didn't you have a game last year where he had five dunks 515 00:35:57,119 --> 00:36:00,400 against San Antonio? Nothing weird. It was like he was juice up for 516 00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:02,840 it. Yeah. Uh, he caught yat the purdle. I know he 517 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:07,400 wasn't on the Spurs then, but like, yeah, Kawhi Leonard gets up 518 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:10,039 for those games and it's gonna be another home game. Are you guys gonna 519 00:36:10,079 --> 00:36:13,840 be there. I'm gonna be out of town. I'm going back to Montana 520 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:17,119 for a couple of weeks. Man. I might be there on Sunday, 521 00:36:17,119 --> 00:36:22,199 it depends. I got some other stuff cooking, so we'll see cominus. 522 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:30,079 What is that he's literally cooking? Literally, he's got a crock pot. 523 00:36:30,360 --> 00:36:34,920 Yeah. Now this's gonna be a fun weekend. Yeah. Anything else you 524 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:38,079 want to say about this before we let these these Clippers listeners go. I 525 00:36:38,119 --> 00:36:42,559 can't wait to watch Victor Wembanyama. Did you guys see in the highlights of 526 00:36:42,599 --> 00:36:45,239 that game? We watched a little bit of the game. I watched a 527 00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:47,800 little bit of before the Clippers game. Okay, I still understand it. 528 00:36:49,559 --> 00:36:52,760 No one does not even what what's crazy is you see guys that have been 529 00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:57,079 doing this at the highest level in the biggest moments, and they're like, 530 00:36:57,119 --> 00:37:00,519 what the hell just happened? That block he had on Kyrie Irving where it 531 00:37:00,559 --> 00:37:06,519 looked like when Minyama was covering half of the court and then somehow got back 532 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:10,440 to help out and block Kyrie, who is one of the greatest tough shot 533 00:37:10,519 --> 00:37:15,840 makers in NBA history that you think would be able to figure out. Okay, 534 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:19,880 when Minyama is almost, you know, nine feet when he puts his 535 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:22,039 hand up, I just have to put my shot up a little bit higher. 536 00:37:22,079 --> 00:37:23,840 Couldn't get it over him. I mean the picture that's gone around with 537 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:28,400 him in the preseason against the Golden State Orders where he blocks Andrew Wiggins. 538 00:37:29,320 --> 00:37:32,079 It's like Andre the Giant freak Show type stuff. What are we looking at 539 00:37:32,159 --> 00:37:36,599 that? We've never seen anything like this before. It's like KD merged with 540 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:40,719 Kareem abdul Jabbar. I've seen people make that comparison, or Tracy McGrady and 541 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:45,639 Kareem abdul Jabbar. It's Rudy Gobert and KD. Maybe for a modern day 542 00:37:45,719 --> 00:37:50,480 comparison, but you always have to merge guys together when you're talking about a 543 00:37:50,559 --> 00:37:54,400 comp For this guy in Victor Webman Yama, Yeah, I wish I could 544 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:58,719 see him in person. Will you should try and go probably see him from 545 00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:04,840 Montana. We do gotta say a bit of it. We gonna say rip 546 00:38:06,079 --> 00:38:09,440 to Bingo Smith, former Clipper and the reason that Ralph Lawler would say, 547 00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:14,360 bingo on the three pointer was made for those of you who don't if you're 548 00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:16,360 a new fan of the Clippers. Ralph Laller was the announcer for over forty 549 00:38:16,440 --> 00:38:21,960 years before retiring in the team. Now pretending like you never existed, Is 550 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:25,239 there anything else we want to say? Oudam, what's your positive note to 551 00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:29,480 send these Clippers fans out on? We're gonna go three and zero? What 552 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:34,679 else do we got? Uh? They need to handle business to prepare for 553 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:38,320 the game against the Lakers. That's the real, true first test. So 554 00:38:38,840 --> 00:38:44,239 Paul George came out recently on Podcast P and said, we need to handle 555 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:46,639 business against the bad teams. Lock in against the good teams. It happened 556 00:38:46,639 --> 00:38:52,559 opening night. They certainly took care of business against Portland. Keep that mindset, 557 00:38:52,679 --> 00:38:57,760 keep that going, stay on schedule with getting enough fresh legs in there 558 00:38:57,840 --> 00:39:01,079 by getting starters out in the fourth. I want to see more of that 559 00:39:01,199 --> 00:39:05,320 where the game is over midway through the fourth, like Will was saying, 560 00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:07,719 it's a good call. Let's get hyped up. Let's get ready for this 561 00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:13,880 Lakers game by winning and going three and oh Onekeday, we're breaking the paint. 562 00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:15,719 We're ripping the net. We'll be back with a tripod on Monday to 563 00:39:15,719 --> 00:39:20,199 talk to the Clippers. First back to back because they go h Magic and 564 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:22,039 Lakers, which is kind of a pain in the ass. You know why 565 00:39:22,039 --> 00:39:27,599 that happened, right, because you remember the Lakers last game against the Clippers 566 00:39:28,079 --> 00:39:31,719 last season. They were back to back. We were in Utah the night 567 00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:37,719 before and they complained after losing to the Clippers that they were tired. Schedule 568 00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:40,199 is pretty crazy. Yeah, it was like Clippers fans were like, yeah, 569 00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:44,599 your schedule's crazy. Let me tell you something, brother. Yeah, 570 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:46,880 oh you had a back to back. Yeah, please, that's difficult. 571 00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:50,760 But yeah, we'll be back on Monday. Reviews help us. You can 572 00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:54,559 find us on Spotify, deezer iTunes. We're also on YouTube on YouTube like 573 00:39:55,440 --> 00:40:00,519 subscribe to us on YouTube, YouTube dot com, slash at Clippers podcast. 574 00:40:00,559 --> 00:40:02,800 Sometimes we do lives. It's a fun hang and again, welcome to the 575 00:40:02,840 --> 00:40:07,679 new listeners. And only one quarter lost. We will update this every single 576 00:40:07,719 --> 00:40:10,880 show. One quarter lost, one AI written shirt gained from opening night. 577 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:15,880 We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and as always, let's go clips.