1 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:16,199 What is going on? Clippers bands. Welcome to season two, episode thirty 2 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:20,879 nine of Clips and Zip. I am Chuck Mockler, joined by Adam Oustland 3 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:25,480 and Will Updyke. We're your favorite podcasts that talks about the Clippers. I'm 4 00:00:25,519 --> 00:00:29,440 pretty sure, I hope. So today we're gonna talk about Kwhi's extension, 5 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:34,600 the near quasi disaster against the Raptors. We're gonna preview the game against the 6 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:38,079 Grizzlies, some of the Grizzlies, and then talk a really cool article that 7 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:42,159 kind of broke down, Uh just how good and why the James Harden pick 8 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,679 and roll is so good. But before we get to that, Hello to 9 00:00:45,679 --> 00:00:49,200 everyone on YouTube. Over at YouTube dot comp slash at Clippers podcast. Hello 10 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:53,560 everyone listening, Will Adam, how are you guys doing? Will? We'll 11 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:56,600 start with you. How's it going doing? Good man? Ready to talk 12 00:00:56,600 --> 00:01:02,960 to some clips. I'm good. Fun game last night against the Toronto Raptors 13 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:07,959 in that uptempo style, big day with Kawhi signed the contract, did a 14 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:12,040 quick lives great? Yes, thank you for doing the live. I guess 15 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:17,319 that one will live on YouTube. There's no podcast. Go to the YouTube, 16 00:01:17,359 --> 00:01:19,799 guys. We want you to start going there subscribing. Please, we're 17 00:01:19,799 --> 00:01:25,319 trying to get our subscriptions up. Yeah, so we get our subscriptions up, 18 00:01:25,359 --> 00:01:27,480 we can get Adam more fantastic shirts. If you're not watching this, 19 00:01:27,599 --> 00:01:32,319 you can't see Adam's great shirt. It's a tie to Clipper shirt from a 20 00:01:32,359 --> 00:01:34,280 listener. So shout out to whoever that was. We don't remember who it 21 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:42,079 was, no disrespect. But let's talk that Kawhi Leonard contract. He got 22 00:01:42,079 --> 00:01:45,439 the extension done on the tenth, three years, one hundred and fifty two 23 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:49,599 million dollars fully guaranteed. It's the max per year salary next year and then 24 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:53,280 fifty million dollars over the next two years. Let's just talk first reactions, 25 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:57,760 will Did you throw your phone against the wall and excitement and knock things over 26 00:01:57,799 --> 00:02:05,319 when you saw the Kawhi extension news. No, I mean it was unexpected 27 00:02:05,359 --> 00:02:08,120 the timing of it, but this was always gonna be, you know, 28 00:02:08,159 --> 00:02:13,599 this was always gonna be what the Clippers were gonna do. There really wasn't 29 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,319 another avenue for the Clippers. Like, let's say, even if this season 30 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:20,319 hadn't gone well or you know, knock on wood, Kawhi Leonard had been 31 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:24,680 injured or something. There really aren't a lot of other moves that this franchise 32 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,319 could have done. You know, if you look at the free agent class, 33 00:02:28,439 --> 00:02:32,840 you're not getting the player better than Kawhi. You gain absolutely nothing by 34 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:38,400 letting him walk, and by keeping him on your roster, you have the 35 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:42,120 you know, a top five or the potential of a top five player, 36 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,919 and you know, a seat at the table of contenders. So I think 37 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:51,439 that you know, this was ultimately the only move for the Clippers. I 38 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:55,520 like that, you know, financially, I don't know what those conversations were 39 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:59,639 like in the off season. You know, we heard that they were in 40 00:02:59,759 --> 00:03:02,520 tak you know, throughout all of that. I don't know, you know, 41 00:03:02,599 --> 00:03:07,199 necessarily what took so long. I don't know if maybe there was some 42 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:13,360 hesitation just with the thought that James Harden might be added to this roster sometime 43 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,680 in the in the off season or throughout the season. I don't know if 44 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:19,719 that like affected it at all. But I think, you know, him 45 00:03:19,759 --> 00:03:23,919 willing to take a little bit less than the max and less than max years. 46 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:28,280 I just don't know what better you would want. I know, like 47 00:03:28,439 --> 00:03:31,919 some people are fans of the one plus one idea and I think that that's 48 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:36,719 all well and good. I think that Kawhi has done enough to deserve whatever 49 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:38,520 contract you wanted, even if you wanted the max. I mean, like, 50 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:40,919 you know, what are you going to do with a player of that 51 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:45,800 caliber? You're gonna say no, like it just for a franchise like this, 52 00:03:46,159 --> 00:03:47,719 Like, I mean, it just doesn't make any sense. So I'm 53 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:52,479 very very happy. Like I said, the timing was unexpected, the result 54 00:03:52,759 --> 00:03:55,439 was completely expected. Yeah, I like the timing thing. It really did 55 00:03:55,439 --> 00:03:59,680 just kind of come out of nowhere, which is a nice, nice little 56 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:03,080 surprise that day that it happened. He said that. There's another encouraging quote. 57 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,319 Adam. We talked about this a little bit on the double dip, 58 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:10,520 but what he said postgame last night, which was like he basically expects pretty 59 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:15,439 much everyone else to be back next year. Paul George has talked about it. 60 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:17,720 Harden can't sign until the you know, the off season actually starts. 61 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,680 But yeah, there's some flexibility here. I'm wondering when the Paul George thing 62 00:04:21,759 --> 00:04:25,319 is gonna get done. But that's as great of a quote as you can 63 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,720 hope for, especially if you look at the Clippers' payroll. Everyone who's pretty 64 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:32,199 important should be locked up. Yeah, it sounds like they're extending the two 65 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:36,920 to one three era in full. Plus James Harden. Now that's a different 66 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:43,600 situation. He's not extension eligible. He'll be a legit free agent coming next 67 00:04:43,639 --> 00:04:47,279 summer. But to Will's point, you know, it's not like if you 68 00:04:47,439 --> 00:04:53,680 don't bring in Kawhi Leonard or extend him with him making fifty million dollars a 69 00:04:53,759 --> 00:04:58,000 year, that that fifty million just shows up his cap space and you can 70 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,639 go out there and then get another guy. No, you can go over 71 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,639 the cap to re sign your own guys. So they didn't have alternatives, 72 00:05:04,879 --> 00:05:08,800 and I don't know if there's a better one when you consider how well he 73 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,560 can play in a seven game series and the chance he gives you to win 74 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:15,720 a championship. A prooven winner in multiple stops has already won a championship for 75 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:19,639 a franchise that was devoid of one in their history, and now he's trying 76 00:05:19,639 --> 00:05:23,199 to do it for the Clippers. And he also said postgame last night, 77 00:05:23,519 --> 00:05:28,000 it was funny with Christina pink Right after the game, he already had basically 78 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:31,399 moved on from the contract, and what happened he did talk about how, 79 00:05:31,439 --> 00:05:35,160 you know, feels blessed from God that he's able to get something like this, 80 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:42,000 but he's so locked in that he was saying how he's living in the 81 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:48,000 moment at the press or at the podium later on, and I posted it 82 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,720 at a follow out of May, but he said something to the effect of, 83 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:56,160 I'm trying to take this team to a place where they've never been before. 84 00:05:57,639 --> 00:06:00,480 The mindset is still there. I don't even know if it ever left, 85 00:06:00,759 --> 00:06:05,600 maybe because the contract was so inevitable that he had already you know, 86 00:06:05,639 --> 00:06:11,199 it was a given, a done deal and the focus just was never there. 87 00:06:11,319 --> 00:06:15,959 It's still about the team and what they can accomplish this season. But 88 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,959 something else kind of crossed my mind last night, and he said this at 89 00:06:19,959 --> 00:06:24,439 the podium as well, you know, because it's only a three year deal, 90 00:06:24,759 --> 00:06:27,560 he'll be thirty five at the end of it, and they kind of 91 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,720 asked him about that, and he's like, you know, we'll see how 92 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:36,399 I'm playing at that age. But Kawhi is I think most people would assume 93 00:06:36,439 --> 00:06:43,279 this is one of the types that you could see leaving the game early. 94 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:47,879 If he went a championship with the Clippers in the next three years, including 95 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:53,199 this year, so in the next you know, four seasons, I wouldn't 96 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,319 be shocked if this is one of those guys that then walks away. There's 97 00:06:56,319 --> 00:07:00,639 not much else he needs to do in this league. So it's just something 98 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,600 to think about. Kind of interesting. Jordan walked away at thirty five with 99 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:10,000 Chicago. He was at that age, and obviously it's a different situation. 100 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,519 They just three peated again and they were going to run it back until you 101 00:07:13,519 --> 00:07:18,240 know, the last dance and clips. So yeah, but just you know, 102 00:07:18,279 --> 00:07:21,600 I was kind of comparing them yesterday on the Live with body type and 103 00:07:21,639 --> 00:07:28,439 how Kawhi could age gracefully when he's healthy and on the court. The type 104 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:32,399 of old man game he's always had. It lends itself to, you know, 105 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:36,759 being doing the same type of stuff he's doing now, even later on 106 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:40,959 in his career. And you're seeing it a lot more with guys I think 107 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,920 Kadi's now thirty five, Steph Curry's about thirty five, are right there. 108 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:47,839 You're seeing guys extend out their careers. And Kevin Durant went through a major 109 00:07:47,959 --> 00:07:53,959 injury as well. Just seeing that coming, uh, not the injury, 110 00:07:54,000 --> 00:08:00,600 the name tag. If you're watching YouTube. But guys are playing it's not 111 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:05,959 just Lebron at a very high level later on into their careers now, and 112 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:09,120 Kawhi Leonard could certainly be one of them given his playing style. Yeah, 113 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:11,240 I had that thought too. He's a guy where it's like, you know, 114 00:08:11,279 --> 00:08:15,680 I got some text from people who aren't exactly Clippers fans, and they're 115 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,360 like kind of trying to like make fun of the you know, give me 116 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:22,720 shit for the contract, but it's less than the max. And then it 117 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:24,600 was funny you mentioned that. I was thinking that too. I was like, 118 00:08:24,639 --> 00:08:26,800 he's the most likely guy to just retire at thirty five. He's just 119 00:08:26,839 --> 00:08:31,600 gonna be like he's mentioned like we've heard Dirk talk about maybe that last year 120 00:08:31,679 --> 00:08:35,399 was too much, and you know, he can't really do the thing. 121 00:08:35,759 --> 00:08:39,679 The cliche thing of run around with his kids is what announcers always say, 122 00:08:39,879 --> 00:08:41,759 but that does have some truth to it. So I think Kawhi, I 123 00:08:41,759 --> 00:08:46,360 think you're right, he's definitely a candidate to maybe, you know, walk 124 00:08:46,399 --> 00:08:50,279 away at thirty five. It also kind of solves, interestingly enough, what 125 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:56,440 I perceived is what could be one of the biggest locker room issues going into 126 00:08:56,440 --> 00:09:00,200 this free agency, which would be if you know, if they were to 127 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:03,919 give maxes to these players, the best they could do is to Max's and 128 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:07,480 someone would be the odd the odd man out pretty hard, like that's just 129 00:09:07,519 --> 00:09:11,320 what they would have to do. And I think that that could, you 130 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,120 know, you know, not saying that it will, but that could set 131 00:09:13,159 --> 00:09:18,360 an odd precedent that that does set you up for kind of some tension in 132 00:09:18,399 --> 00:09:20,480 the locker room. I think, you know, it's a lot of money, 133 00:09:20,759 --> 00:09:24,720 uh, and so for Kawhi to already have set this precedent that he's 134 00:09:24,759 --> 00:09:28,559 willing to take a little bit less to make it work. I mean, 135 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:31,600 that's got to have everybody feeling really good about what the you know, what 136 00:09:31,639 --> 00:09:37,279 the eventual figures and contracts could look like for these other two, even with 137 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:41,200 Harden, who you know, I mean, it's irrelevant to the Clippers, 138 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:46,240 but throughout his career has left you know, nearly one hundred million dollars on 139 00:09:46,279 --> 00:09:48,480 the table, and so you think about a guy like that, and if 140 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,399 you know, both Kahi and Paul George get the maxes, and he's standing 141 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:54,960 over here thinking, you know, I feel like I'm a part of this. 142 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,480 I feel like I deserve this just as much as everybody else. I 143 00:09:58,519 --> 00:10:01,240 think that that sets really you know that that makes for a really tense and 144 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:07,519 weird situation. So by Kawhi once again being the leader, the not the 145 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:11,000 vocal leader, but the leader through actions, I feel like we've kind of 146 00:10:11,039 --> 00:10:16,240 already sidestepped what could have been the biggest dramatic fiasco for the Clippers in the 147 00:10:16,279 --> 00:10:18,159 offseason, and we just like, let yeah, lest we forget what he 148 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:22,559 was upset with Darryl Morey about contract stuff. We don't want him called Lawrence 149 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:31,440 Frankel liar. China's like Lawrence Frankdon's Larry Liar. He's given, He's given 150 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:37,360 him like Trump styled terrible. The Christy ones, Yeah, yeah, we 151 00:10:37,399 --> 00:10:39,639 don't want that to happen. And then they don't think it will. Lawrence 152 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:43,399 Frankdon' sound two fays about getting these guys back, right like, he sounded 153 00:10:43,759 --> 00:10:48,480 pretty confident that these deals were gonna get done. Paul George spoke about it 154 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:52,559 post game two at the podium. I mean, I wouldn't be shocked if 155 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:56,360 it happened within the next couple of weeks. Now, the way they were 156 00:10:56,399 --> 00:11:00,519 talking about it, it just seems like a foregone conclusion and those three. 157 00:11:01,039 --> 00:11:03,639 It sounds like a top because of what Kawhi Leonard said, it seems like 158 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:09,519 everybody's coming back. Basically I'm paraphrasing, So if Kawhi is taking a little 159 00:11:09,519 --> 00:11:13,799 bit less, then maybe Paul George takes a little bit less too, maybe 160 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:18,279 James Harden does two. And it's that pecking order of also in a contract 161 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:22,480 situation, we'll see. And we're still not even the halfway point of the 162 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:28,159 season. There is uh so much, but I am thankful that everyone's playing 163 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:33,080 this well and it and it played out this way with Kawhi Leonard getting paid 164 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:39,399 and hopefully retiring a Clipper. I think that's that's significant. That's monumental. 165 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:43,080 Absolutely, And if you look at the payroll, the only guy's not locked 166 00:11:43,159 --> 00:11:46,000 up, so we got we assume Paul George James Harden are gonna be locked 167 00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:50,399 up. PJ Tucker has a player option, and then it's Mason plumbley Uh 168 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:54,759 and Daniel Tice are the only two other guys who aren't resigned for next year. 169 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:58,960 So again, Clippers have structured all of their contracts very well with this 170 00:11:58,039 --> 00:12:03,559 window with Kawhi and Paul Georgian, now James Harden and Kawhi did a really 171 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:07,080 great thing. He signed his new contract, which helps the Wilber's financially, 172 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:15,200 and then he helped the Clippers not get Jim the young and very fun to 173 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:18,600 watch. As Adam mentioned Raptors, that was Darko's a sweet coach. I 174 00:12:18,639 --> 00:12:22,799 don't obviously watch a lot of Raptors games, but like Louvers, Darko's are 175 00:12:22,799 --> 00:12:26,039 pretty fun. That would be an interesting series, like just the weird stuff. 176 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:31,679 They're both kind of thrown out at each other. Raptors were impressive to 177 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:33,399 me last night. I know a lot of people were down on the Clippers. 178 00:12:33,399 --> 00:12:37,600 I got a call post game somebody's saying like, I don't think they're 179 00:12:37,639 --> 00:12:41,080 a good defensive team, and it's like, okay, well, if you 180 00:12:41,159 --> 00:12:45,840 just go off the first three quarters of this game and don't look at what 181 00:12:45,879 --> 00:12:48,080 they've been throughout the entire season, I guess you could come to that conclusion. 182 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:52,559 And I brought up, how you know they're eleventh defensively since making the 183 00:12:52,639 --> 00:12:54,759 change in the starting lineup, and they're actually much better than that if you 184 00:12:54,799 --> 00:12:58,720 just take out two games against OKC and Boston, but they got blown out 185 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:03,759 without Kawhi, they're like a top five defense, so they have been elite 186 00:13:03,879 --> 00:13:09,559 on both ends. But Toronto with the quick decision making out there, it 187 00:13:09,639 --> 00:13:13,320 was just get it past it or go to the basket, like they were 188 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,279 scoring so quickly, and they were just so efficient and so decisive. And 189 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:22,919 while they did have some turnovers, I was impressed and with Emmanuel Quickly and 190 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:28,679 RJ Barrett, they got something there. It's impressive for a team that's had 191 00:13:28,759 --> 00:13:31,360 such little time together. You talked a little bit about the turnovers, but 192 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:35,919 just like the composure and sort of the I mean we talked about the cohesive 193 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:39,080 quality of the Clippers, like how the Raptors are kind of gelling. I 194 00:13:39,399 --> 00:13:41,000 agree. I was impressed. I think I took them a little bit lightly 195 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:45,600 in the Oh yeah, we talked about them in the preview. But yeah, 196 00:13:45,639 --> 00:13:48,720 there's definitely there's something interesting there. They got something interesting going on. 197 00:13:48,759 --> 00:13:52,279 And depending on what kind of return they end up getting for Siakam who I 198 00:13:52,279 --> 00:13:56,360 imagine they would end up shopping just due to some of the timelines of the 199 00:13:56,399 --> 00:14:01,840 younger players and whatnot. They not that they have to, but they could 200 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:05,600 see they could be a little feisty. Yeah, I think he definitely gets 201 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:11,679 moved. But it also was a mix of contrasting styles because going into that 202 00:14:11,759 --> 00:14:16,120 game, last five games for them, they were top five in pace, 203 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:18,159 last five games for the Clippers they were bottom five. I think they were 204 00:14:18,159 --> 00:14:24,759 twenty seven. And it gave the Clippers a test defensively on how to guard 205 00:14:24,759 --> 00:14:28,200 the team like that. And the one thing that came to mind was, 206 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:33,279 Okay, see plays a little bit like this, and they're gonna see them 207 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:35,399 soon and who knows, maybe they see him down the line in the playoffs. 208 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:39,000 This was and even coach Lou said it, and I don't think he 209 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:43,759 meant it. He obviously didn't make mean it in a disrespectful way, but 210 00:14:43,799 --> 00:14:48,080 he said it was good practice for us post game to see a team like 211 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,399 that. So those were good reps for the Clippers last night, and once 212 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:54,240 again, you love to see it in a win where you can learn something. 213 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:58,960 Yeah, that's a good call. The winning was definitely a good part. 214 00:15:01,039 --> 00:15:03,519 Yeah, the transition defense really got put to the test, which is 215 00:15:03,559 --> 00:15:05,679 something we've heard the guys talk about needing to be better. Brian Seman talked 216 00:15:05,679 --> 00:15:09,879 about that a bunch on the broadcast, and there really isn't You're right, 217 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:13,679 like a better team to work on transition defense than the Raptors. This game 218 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:18,279 also showed, Uh, I'm just one last thing we always talk about. 219 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:22,000 I feel like we always talk about pace with this team, and I'm fine 220 00:15:22,039 --> 00:15:26,480 with this team being towards the bottom and in pace if that's due to their 221 00:15:26,519 --> 00:15:31,519 offense and the way that they're running the offense, albeit if the process is 222 00:15:31,519 --> 00:15:35,000 still good, not like dribbling down the shot clock, you know, isolation 223 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:39,159 bad, you know, mid range shot whatever. I'm fine with this team 224 00:15:39,159 --> 00:15:41,919 being a slow offense. There's no reason to me why they can't be a 225 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:46,840 fast defense, is it. I like that? No, that's great that 226 00:15:46,919 --> 00:15:48,600 because my next ploy was going to be a mere Coffee was probably one of 227 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:52,840 our better transition defenders. Terrors Man was great in transition against the Raptors. 228 00:15:52,879 --> 00:15:56,639 Him and Zoo had a really nice like Terres got the block and then Zoo 229 00:15:56,679 --> 00:16:00,360 cleaned up the board on a on a Raptor's breakaway and a mirror. The 230 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,480 Raptors play so fast. They were down six with like forty five seconds left, 231 00:16:03,519 --> 00:16:07,279 but it still felt like it was gonna be a close game, and 232 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:10,919 a Mirror made a great one on one stop. You know, so many 233 00:16:10,919 --> 00:16:14,480 of their possessions felt like breakaways, but a meer made a great defensive play. 234 00:16:14,559 --> 00:16:18,919 Like the Clippers got a nice contribution from the other guys who were still 235 00:16:18,039 --> 00:16:22,440 very good, but they really picked up some slack in ways that you need 236 00:16:22,559 --> 00:16:26,440 role players do to win games in the playoffs, and this game kind of 237 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:29,399 had a playoff five to it. Both teams were playing really hard. The 238 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,840 refs kind of let them go to start the game, like the first quarter 239 00:16:32,919 --> 00:16:36,759 was so quick. But yeah, it was a really kind of a complete 240 00:16:37,759 --> 00:16:40,759 win, I guess, despite being a little shaky, if that makes sense. 241 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:45,080 What's interesting is when you talk about pace and tempo and speed of play, 242 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,840 when the Clippers tried to play with Toronto, where you would think, 243 00:16:48,919 --> 00:16:52,600 oh, this is a good game for Russell Westbrook, he only ended up 244 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:57,000 playing fifteen minutes. He smoked at least three layups. It may have been 245 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:02,159 four, but that is what he'll be. We're all bad turnovers, like 246 00:17:02,799 --> 00:17:07,920 those turnovers you can't I love Russ and his energy, but don't confuse it 247 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:11,920 with effectiveness all the time. For the most part, it has been with 248 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:15,680 the Clippers, but that was a game where he just had a really bad 249 00:17:15,759 --> 00:17:18,839 one against a team where you can't miss those shots and they all turned into 250 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:23,519 points going the other way. Gary Trent a couple of three pointers in transition, 251 00:17:23,599 --> 00:17:26,559 where the Clippers part of it was, yeah, their defense needs to 252 00:17:26,559 --> 00:17:30,759 be better in transition, but on a night like that, you just have 253 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:33,440 to make those buckets so you can set your defense on the other end. 254 00:17:34,799 --> 00:17:37,920 Yeah, that's a good call. There was. It was not the best 255 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:41,880 Rusk ge not putting it on Russ the game. They still want it, 256 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:47,160 but it was just like, man, you actually have a guy that could 257 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,680 help you play at that pace and it didn't work. They just kind of 258 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:56,079 have to impose their will on these teams. And the first three quarters, 259 00:17:56,200 --> 00:18:00,079 I don't know. It wasn't the greatest effort defense. There was a lot 260 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:04,079 of guys being disconnected out there now exactly five guys on a string, Paul 261 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:08,880 George showing some frustration at times. Fourth quarter much better. I want to 262 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:12,519 say, Toronto only had like six points the first six minutes or something of 263 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:18,319 the fourth quarter. The Clippers tightened things up as it went along. But 264 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:21,400 those are games you have to win during a long regular season. Two when 265 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,799 you are a great team, they do it all the time. I've seen 266 00:18:23,839 --> 00:18:27,960 this for years with teams that are dominant, they flip a switch, they 267 00:18:29,079 --> 00:18:30,759 find it. You don't want to rely on that all the time because it 268 00:18:30,799 --> 00:18:33,799 can burn you, but some nights you have to have it, and they 269 00:18:33,839 --> 00:18:38,279 did. And two on three down the stretch were so good executing in the 270 00:18:38,319 --> 00:18:42,039 half court, Kawhi pulling the basketball out when they tried to double him and 271 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:45,960 just going around it for that dunk, I was crazy. And then him 272 00:18:47,039 --> 00:18:49,240 kicking it out and spraying it to Paul George for that three porter. That 273 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:53,680 was the eventual dagger. They both had twenty nine. They were awesome when 274 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:56,960 they needed to be. Gotta stack these wins before March gets here. You 275 00:18:56,960 --> 00:19:00,519 know, it's nice to see him taking care of business where they can't. 276 00:19:00,559 --> 00:19:04,160 And I like what you said. It didn't feel like the Clippers won just 277 00:19:04,279 --> 00:19:08,519 because they had the majority, you know, the better roster. The process 278 00:19:08,599 --> 00:19:11,720 was good when they were starting to figure it out too. Will kind of 279 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:14,000 to your point, right, like we've seen this team kind of just out 280 00:19:14,039 --> 00:19:17,480 talent other teams where it was like, Okay, sure we have the better 281 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:21,240 players, they're gonna beat you individually. We beat them a little more as 282 00:19:21,279 --> 00:19:22,799 a team, you know, it was a little more gelled and process wise 283 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:27,960 was better down the stretch. Yeah, I agree, definitely. The Clippers 284 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:33,440 also, after having a long run where they were averaging almost fifteen turnovers per 285 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:37,240 game, had just seven. And that's one of the things that saved them 286 00:19:37,279 --> 00:19:40,960 last night because I think Toronto had fifteen and the Clippers ended up getting up 287 00:19:41,079 --> 00:19:45,799 nine more shots because of less turnovers and offensive rebounds where they had eleven, 288 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:48,039 Big Zoo had five of them. Of course, he was huge. He 289 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:55,119 ripped the ball out of two Raptors hands on different occasions. He just ripped 290 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:57,000 the ball out of their hands. We've never seen him do that, Like, 291 00:19:57,039 --> 00:20:02,160 that's the first time in Zoo's career he's ever literally ripped the ball away 292 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:07,200 from two different opponents. I actually thought at one point, because of how 293 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:11,839 fast Toronto was playing and because they had a bunch of wink stop out there, 294 00:20:11,319 --> 00:20:15,000 that maybe in past years, I'm sure it would have happened, the 295 00:20:15,039 --> 00:20:18,759 Clipper should have gone small. They didn't. They stayed with Big Zoo. 296 00:20:18,839 --> 00:20:22,160 They trusted him, and it ended up working out. When I was kind 297 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:26,039 of like, you know, this might be a good time to actually go 298 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:30,720 small and be a little bit more switchable out there. But it worked out. 299 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:34,720 Has anybody done a rundown yet of I haven't seen anybody post the stats, 300 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:40,720 but has anybody done a rundown of Visa Zoo Box's total fourth quarter minutes 301 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:47,200 so far this season versus any other season with the Clippers, because I just 302 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:51,839 we've never seen a stretch where he closes this much to my knowledge. Yeah, 303 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:53,440 that's a good call. Yeah, what are his minutes totals per cord? 304 00:20:53,920 --> 00:21:00,759 Like maybe like unless it maybe I got that twenty one two New year 305 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,440 where like we were where we were depleted, we knew no KWHI and we 306 00:21:03,599 --> 00:21:07,319 got a contender. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah he might have. 307 00:21:07,559 --> 00:21:11,279 He might have, you know, been close then, but I still don't 308 00:21:11,279 --> 00:21:17,680 think so. So he's averaging five point seven minutes in fourth quarters this season. 309 00:21:18,079 --> 00:21:22,160 I can take it back now to last year and see where he was 310 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:26,359 at. Oh it's down there. Uh no, it was, it was 311 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:30,400 it. It was at six point five. It was at six point five 312 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:38,640 minutes per game. Now that's also different than just like his closing closing now, 313 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:41,880 you know what I mean, like maybe those six point five well, 314 00:21:41,039 --> 00:21:45,359 if we go to clutch time, I bet that's what's different where he's playing 315 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:49,839 much more in tight games within five points. Yeah, and by the way, 316 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:53,920 since November seventeenth, with the new starting lineup, the Clippers have the 317 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:59,960 second best net rating in clutch time. They're nine to four and thirteen opportunities 318 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:03,960 and clutch time with an offensive ratio one to twenty five point seven and a 319 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:10,039 defensive rating of ninety eight point four. We love it. They're smoking teams 320 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:14,720 right games, and we're hoping that the next game they play is not necessarily 321 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:17,920 one that involves clutch time, but we are going to talk about it. 322 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:22,680 Coming up, the Clippers take on some of the Memphis Grizzlies. We're gonna 323 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:26,119 talk that. We're going to preview that game and then talk just kind of 324 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:30,200 a cool piece about the Clippers pick and roll. The ads have been loud 325 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,400 for some people. If that's been the case for you, go ahead and 326 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:36,079 turn it down. We got ads coming up in three two one. All 327 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:40,720 right, welcome back into clips and did you're listening this far? So I'm 328 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:42,519 assuming you know we already talked about the quiet extension, we talked about the 329 00:22:42,559 --> 00:22:47,079 win over the Raptors. Now we're looking ahead of the Grizzlies taking on a 330 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:51,480 bear of an opponent and in the Grizzlies. Wait, the Clippers taken on 331 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:56,799 a bear of an opponent. Nope, Well, staying with it. We're 332 00:22:56,799 --> 00:22:59,960 going with it, man, I know the Clippers are taking on the Grizzly 333 00:23:00,319 --> 00:23:03,240 Who are I don't know. I don't know what to say. What do 334 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:07,000 you want me to say about the Memphis Grizzlies? Do you want me to 335 00:23:07,039 --> 00:23:11,519 talk about Zach Williams, who I have not watched since the year he was 336 00:23:11,599 --> 00:23:15,480 drafted? Should you know? Will did say they suck like three weeks ago 337 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:19,519 and he might end up being right because San rants out for the season now 338 00:23:19,599 --> 00:23:23,240 and it's gonna be a rough one for them. Yeah. Uh, law, 339 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:26,759 this is a pretty crazy So here's that. You got Steven Adams out, 340 00:23:27,039 --> 00:23:33,200 Santiell Dom was out, Brandon Clark is at job, rants out, 341 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:37,799 Derek I know, Marcus? What the hell? Man? Marcus Smart is 342 00:23:37,839 --> 00:23:44,400 out with your classic rupture of the proximal interfalangel joint central slip. Anyone who's 343 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:48,160 played basketball know that what that is the worst. We hope he gets better. 344 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:51,839 Since is that a weigh injury? What is that? It's a finger 345 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:56,519 injury? Uh? They beat a Luca Les Dallas but then also waved. 346 00:23:56,640 --> 00:24:00,440 This is also why it's terrible luck for them. They just waved back. 347 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:06,359 So they waved. Oh no, what was that? Just? Was that 348 00:24:06,519 --> 00:24:10,400 just a money move? I don't know enough about what they brought someone else? 349 00:24:10,839 --> 00:24:14,400 I think the Yeah. I think they waved him and brought thought they 350 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:18,680 brought up I thought they brought up a guard though, right, that's it 351 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:22,839 was. It seemed odd, but now it seems particularly rough because they don't 352 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:27,880 have him for this game. Oh I don't like that. Lakers might pick 353 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:33,039 him up, Adam. I feel like Adam just went in the lockdown. 354 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:37,400 I feel like you just had I didn't know. I didn't know they waved 355 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:40,759 him. I'm like, what, yeah, you know. I'm just curious 356 00:24:40,799 --> 00:24:45,039 about the Yeah. But they're still gonna happen money move. I don't really 357 00:24:45,039 --> 00:24:51,119 get it. They're still gonna haven't pick him up. Oh yeah, bring 358 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:59,599 him back. That's bad. That's bad. That's active bad. They still 359 00:24:59,599 --> 00:25:03,240 got dea triple J is gonna be on two days rest. He sat out 360 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:04,839 their last game with a knee contusion. Not sure how serious that is, 361 00:25:04,839 --> 00:25:10,759 but he was out for that game, Clippers by three. What are you 362 00:25:10,799 --> 00:25:17,799 thinking? What with good process? Yeah, hey, win by three with 363 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:21,640 good process. I'm happy because that also means that Luke Canard goes like seventeen 364 00:25:21,759 --> 00:25:26,880 for twenty from three points if that happens. So he's still gonna worry about 365 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,839 Baine, right, so gonna worry about Paine. He's gonna worry about Triple 366 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:33,279 J. You gotta worry about Luke Canard. Triple J is playing. Triple 367 00:25:33,319 --> 00:25:37,039 J is playing. But he don't know about Big Zoo at this level. 368 00:25:37,519 --> 00:25:42,000 He does not, he really does. They played recently. But here's my 369 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:48,039 body. Here's who's available for the Grizzlies, per Law Murray. Uh, 370 00:25:48,079 --> 00:25:49,960 we're gonna assume what's they're starting five? Desen Bane, Luke Cannard, Vince 371 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:55,440 Williams Junior, Jaron Jackson, Xavior Tillman. Bench is going to be Jacob 372 00:25:55,480 --> 00:26:02,160 Gilliard, John conchar Zire Williams, David Roddy. I feel pretty good about 373 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:07,240 the Clippers in this game. Uh So, in that last time out, 374 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:11,680 Big Zoo in their one seventeen one oh six victory, giving the Memphis Grizzlies 375 00:26:11,759 --> 00:26:17,359 their first loss with John Morant, Big Azoo had fifteen and twenty and six 376 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:23,359 offensive rebounds and triple J had two boards in thirty seven minutes. That was 377 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:30,759 unbelievable. So you're feeling pretty good too about this one. I'm gonna say, 378 00:26:30,759 --> 00:26:34,559 Clippers by four, Clippers by four, Okay, Will? What are 379 00:26:34,799 --> 00:26:37,880 is there? We have to give the Clipper, We have to give the 380 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:41,799 Grizzly sum credit. Maybe something crazy could happen. I mean, it's crazy 381 00:26:41,799 --> 00:26:45,000 thing that could happen. It is still the thing that like a team down 382 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:48,960 guys with a collection of I mean outside of like Bine and Triple J, 383 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:52,359 like guys who aren't locked up. These are hungry guys like that. You 384 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:57,039 know that always can present a problem, especially if you take your foot off 385 00:26:57,039 --> 00:27:00,359 the gas at any point. But outside of that, man, I don't 386 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:04,480 really know. I don't know what. I don't know enough about this, 387 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:11,039 this rotation of the Grizzlies to say much about it. Sorry, I didn't 388 00:27:11,039 --> 00:27:14,160 prepare enough for this one. I thought you were a big David Roddy guy. 389 00:27:14,559 --> 00:27:18,039 The rundown man. The rundown does not very helpful for this is one 390 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:22,680 rundown. Yeah, I didn't. This one is is a tough one to 391 00:27:22,799 --> 00:27:26,559 run down, given their players. I want to so I'm excited, Like 392 00:27:26,599 --> 00:27:29,359 from the Clippers side. This is a great game to get Plubly back into 393 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:33,359 right. We can give him some some minutes. Maybe they matter ish, 394 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:36,640 maybe they don't, but it's gonna be nice to see plub Dog out there 395 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:41,240 getting some red. Well, I'm just looking at how they ended up beating 396 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:45,720 Dallas the way they did in Dallas, and they knocked down threes from the 397 00:27:45,759 --> 00:27:48,839 outside. Now Marcus Smart helped them. He went four of eight and he 398 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:52,920 will not be available, but they went thirty Fourteen threes were made in the 399 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:57,640 ballgame. They got really hot, and they out rebounded the Dallas Mavericks my 400 00:27:57,759 --> 00:28:03,920 god, by twenty one, and had eighteen offensive rebounds to eight for the 401 00:28:03,039 --> 00:28:10,440 Dallas Mavericks. Jesus, so there is a formula there. And Triple Jays 402 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:14,319 still wasn't playing in that game. Now, they did have Biambo, but 403 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:18,759 he only had two boars, okay for him, I'm looking here. It 404 00:28:18,799 --> 00:28:23,119 was by committee. Desmond Baye he had nine with the starters. Tilman off 405 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:29,400 the bench had eleven, okay. Tilman Xavier Tillman wrecked Dallas. He had 406 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:33,079 eleven boards and six of them were offensive rebounds. He had fourteen points, 407 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:38,000 was a plus seventeen out there, so he hasn't y he hasn't fared as 408 00:28:38,039 --> 00:28:44,200 well against the Clippers, but very limited sample size. Interesting, all right, 409 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:48,160 So Xavier Tillman maybe a guy to watch out for. Uh and David 410 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:52,480 Roddy Will's guy really workshopping this Clippers victory and how it's gonna come on the 411 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:56,759 fly. We're trying, I mean, we're it's hard against the game and 412 00:28:56,839 --> 00:28:59,279 this so this is maybe also what the Clippers are dealing with. How do 413 00:28:59,319 --> 00:29:00,440 you play it? Again? It's a team like this, they're familiar with 414 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:04,119 Luke Canard. Obviously you just have to, I don't know, give Luke 415 00:29:04,119 --> 00:29:10,200 Canard open shots and he'll turn them down. So there is a known quantity 416 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,599 over there. But like like Will said, there's guys who were hungry. 417 00:29:12,599 --> 00:29:17,920 There's guys who were playing for for more than just this game and what they've 418 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:22,920 had three days off? Uh, Dallas win two days off? Two? 419 00:29:22,039 --> 00:29:27,200 I think yeah? Maybe one? Well no, yeah, I think so 420 00:29:29,839 --> 00:29:36,640 Charles is continuously moving the goalbus. I'm saying, maybe take the Clippers, 421 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:38,640 however much their favored to win by. I think that would maybe be a 422 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:45,799 safe bet in this game. Are you all comfortably saying double digits. Yeah, 423 00:29:45,519 --> 00:29:48,880 yeah, I would. I would hope so. Man, depends how 424 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:52,480 much barbecue they have, but I'd say double digits. Will, who is 425 00:29:52,519 --> 00:29:59,880 your player of the game pick for this game? Man? Did we already 426 00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:03,359 do this? We did? Did we? I don't know the hell? 427 00:30:03,039 --> 00:30:07,880 Russell Westbrook all right, I'm going kawhi. I think I said that. 428 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:12,880 I think I might have switched it, but I'm I'm absolutely cheating. All 429 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:18,559 right. So Clippers by double digits in Memphis, then they have that would 430 00:30:18,559 --> 00:30:21,240 be an official win streak, that'd be three wins in a row. Then 431 00:30:21,319 --> 00:30:25,480 they have a tougher opponent, which we're gonna talk about on Saturday. That's 432 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:29,880 also. Oh, if you're in LA and you're listening to this podcast and 433 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:32,720 you want to see the Clippers play the Thunder, you can get in for 434 00:30:32,759 --> 00:30:36,680 like twenty dollars right now, all in on stub Hub. What Yes, 435 00:30:36,799 --> 00:30:40,960 people don't want to watch the Thunder? I dude, I Kevin Will, 436 00:30:41,119 --> 00:30:45,119 I'm blown away, Kevin Well, I'm literally blown away, sarcastic, I'm 437 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:48,359 blown away. Twenty bucks all in on some pub and I like people not 438 00:30:48,519 --> 00:30:52,799 care about teams that are good playing on Tuesdays not on Tuesdays. I'm gonna 439 00:30:52,799 --> 00:30:57,759 look it up. But people not care about Shay returning like any time he 440 00:30:57,839 --> 00:31:02,759 returns to stay thunder It Clippers. I'm looking at it right now. Twenty 441 00:31:03,119 --> 00:31:07,920 I'm baffled by fully blown away. Everyone. If you're listening and you want 442 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:11,680 to go, go shit, it's a Tuesday night. Also, get at 443 00:31:11,759 --> 00:31:15,440 us, get out of us. I'm curious about this. Let us know. 444 00:31:15,599 --> 00:31:19,079 You don't have to give us exact figures, but how how much more 445 00:31:19,119 --> 00:31:25,119 are they asking for your season tickets into it dome versus what you're paying right 446 00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:27,039 now? Like give us a number like, oh it's three times more or 447 00:31:27,119 --> 00:31:32,559 whatever, because I'm hearing some contrasting figures, but from what I've seen so 448 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:37,799 far, looking like quite the price height. Yeah, that sounds about right. 449 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:41,279 I think. I know I've seen like Ricky Chew tweet about that and 450 00:31:41,279 --> 00:31:44,960 stuff like that, and that we were I think during the losing streak we 451 00:31:45,039 --> 00:31:47,440 mentioned how we felt bad for the season ticket rap. So I have to 452 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:51,559 call people during that six game losing streak. That's not would not be an 453 00:31:51,559 --> 00:31:56,119 easy job. Adam, you have thoughts on the season tickets? No, 454 00:31:56,119 --> 00:32:00,839 no thoughts whatsoever. There are you still thinking about beambo on Lakers. I'm 455 00:32:00,839 --> 00:32:07,640 blown away that Will's blown away, and uh it doesn't surprise you. Surprise 456 00:32:07,759 --> 00:32:14,519 me so cheap that the second best team in the West, they're as banged 457 00:32:14,599 --> 00:32:16,400 up as the Memphis Grizzlies are and they're not going to see the Stars that 458 00:32:16,519 --> 00:32:21,319 night or something. But I'm pretty sure the okay see Thunder is still playing 459 00:32:21,319 --> 00:32:23,759 good ball overall. Yeah, let us know if you listen to this podcast 460 00:32:23,759 --> 00:32:28,359 and then buy a ticket, because that would be cool. All right. 461 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:30,720 This next thing I wanted to bring up. There was a great piece on 462 00:32:30,799 --> 00:32:36,119 the Harden led pick and roll by Jackson Frank h Some people have like we 463 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:38,319 all know that it's good, right, Like everyone knows that it's a very 464 00:32:38,359 --> 00:32:43,240 good pick and roll. But why is pretty interesting. He used the Pelicans 465 00:32:43,279 --> 00:32:46,880 game as an example because that was a team that was playing very good defense 466 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:52,240 at the time. They just beat Timberwolves. They looked very good. But 467 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:58,279 this stat I thought was crazy. On the year. You know, since 468 00:32:58,319 --> 00:33:02,559 Harden has been in the starting lineup, the rate of assisted makes for pg 469 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:09,599 Kawhi and Zoo are their highest marks during five seasons of this whole era. 470 00:33:10,119 --> 00:33:15,839 The last time James Harden, then field goal percentage, yes, because they're 471 00:33:15,839 --> 00:33:22,200 getting there. That's it's only assisted ones, it's not gotcha. The last 472 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:25,440 time Harden assisted this much was twenty thirteen, twenty fourteen. Kawhi hasn't been 473 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:30,359 assisted this much since fifteen sixteen, and Paul George hasn't gotten this many assisted 474 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:35,000 field goals since twenty seventeen twenty eighteen. So like these guys, like Harden 475 00:33:35,079 --> 00:33:38,519 is setting these guys up more than they ever have been and better than they 476 00:33:38,519 --> 00:33:45,279 ever have been in this pick and roll because the defense has to do basically 477 00:33:45,319 --> 00:33:47,599 like five different things. If they're in drop, they can put Paul George 478 00:33:47,599 --> 00:33:52,319 and Kawai in the corners, and then the defenders have to stick with them 479 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:54,599 and not let them shoot because they're killing it, which leaves it open for 480 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:59,480 Zoo or something like that. If Harden's trapped, he can find somewhere else 481 00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:01,119 to go with. The man has been really good in that role, being 482 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:05,440 kind of that safety valve. And if they're switching, Harden can get a 483 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:07,960 screen from Kawhi and head to the corner and they have to stick with Harden. 484 00:34:07,039 --> 00:34:13,239 Like it's it's this incredible thing that James Harden is in charge of and 485 00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:17,159 they're giving teams like four different looks in one possession. And then if the 486 00:34:17,199 --> 00:34:21,880 team is going really defensive to try and stop the pick and roll, their 487 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:25,000 offense isn't good enough because you know, a really defensive lineup is not gonna 488 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:29,559 score. Like the Clippers defense is also very good. So that was a 489 00:34:29,679 --> 00:34:32,119 very quick summation of it. But I feel like I learned a lot from 490 00:34:32,159 --> 00:34:36,599 the article, just how and why that James Harden led pick and roll so 491 00:34:36,639 --> 00:34:39,400 good. This is what I mean. When the Clippers are creating that unsolvable 492 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:45,679 problem, there's just can be no defense. I think his line from Karate 493 00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:51,440 Kid. I haven't seen the I haven't even thought about the Karate Kid in 494 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:55,400 a very long time. You mentioned just guys getting to their spots with ease 495 00:34:55,480 --> 00:35:00,599 now and Harden setting them up on a silver platter. A doctor shapp put 496 00:35:00,679 --> 00:35:04,920 this out a little bit earlier on the lob of the Jam. The pod 497 00:35:06,119 --> 00:35:10,920 X account, Paul George averaged dribbles per touch went from three point four to 498 00:35:12,039 --> 00:35:16,800 nine last season to now since Russell Westberk came off the bench, to two 499 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:22,480 point five to nine, and it's at two point three four over the last 500 00:35:22,519 --> 00:35:28,440 six games his average dribbles. He's just turning into more of a catch and 501 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:37,360 shoot type guy, and he's taking ten percent or his catch and shoot threes 502 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:44,519 are up ten percent this season. Kawhi Leonard is being assisted on seven more 503 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:47,960 or on seven percent more of his buckets are being assisted than they were last 504 00:35:49,039 --> 00:35:54,079 year. That's all James Harden. It's Avitza Zubas being the best of the 505 00:35:54,199 --> 00:35:59,280 NBA from five to nine feet out of sixty five percent. That's that's James 506 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:05,239 Harden. It's all him taking over. It's it's crazy. He is a 507 00:36:05,280 --> 00:36:08,239 system. He is a system. Will loves the numbers. If you can't 508 00:36:08,239 --> 00:36:12,920 see Adam's name right now, it might be an all timer over on YouTube 509 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:17,360 dot com Slash Clippers podcast speaking and also shout out to Jackson Frank who wrote 510 00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:21,280 that piece and pretty much everything he writes about the Clippers is worth a read. 511 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:23,800 He's not like a Clippers beat guy, but he writes about them sometimes. 512 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:25,960 No, he's a great writer and a great follow on Twitter. If 513 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:30,800 you don't really good, really knowledgeable, and you learn things about basketball, 514 00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:35,519 which is one of the most fun parts about basketball. We just mentioned YouTube, 515 00:36:36,039 --> 00:36:39,760 We got to talk this best comment contest because we have a doozy on 516 00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:44,920 our hands. If you're unfamiliar with this, uh, you leave a funny 517 00:36:44,920 --> 00:36:47,119 comment or a comment we like, and we pick it and we'll give you 518 00:36:47,119 --> 00:36:50,800 a free thing if we have it. We have a free thing this time, 519 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:54,760 Adam, what is that free thing? Check it out? Boys? 520 00:36:55,039 --> 00:37:00,440 This was the giveaway last night. It's them trucker trucker hat. You can't 521 00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:07,559 see it. It's really nice. It's that new City Edition font that has 522 00:37:07,639 --> 00:37:12,280 really grown on me the more I see it. With the jerseys and just 523 00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:15,639 the trademarking, I think it looks pretty clean. It looks good, less 524 00:37:15,639 --> 00:37:19,280 and less like the Washington Wizards from a few years ago. Yes, someone 525 00:37:19,320 --> 00:37:22,480 mentioned that it looks like the word chips and that's hard for me to get 526 00:37:22,559 --> 00:37:24,639 out of my head now when I see it. But that's besides the point. 527 00:37:25,159 --> 00:37:30,960 It looks great. We have to pick a finalist for the Mexican Heritage 528 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:36,079 jersey, which was our second giveaway. I'm gonna be honest, I don't 529 00:37:36,159 --> 00:37:38,559 This one is tough. This might take another twenty five minutes of deliberation between 530 00:37:38,599 --> 00:37:45,760 us three. We have. It's good podcast content. It's great. Danny 531 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:50,599 Perez nine to five eight seven said, I proposed in a Clipper shirt in 532 00:37:50,639 --> 00:37:52,960 Italy last summer. Would be nice to wear this Mexico Clipper jersey on my 533 00:37:53,039 --> 00:37:57,719 honeymoon with a sombrero this summer, celebrating the Clippers in my first ring. 534 00:37:59,639 --> 00:38:04,840 Wholesome story. Love it. Top to your comment, Raymond Nassar said, 535 00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:07,159 my house is in the middle of the Venn diagram for clips and dip and 536 00:38:07,159 --> 00:38:13,840 clipper vision in Espanol, Mia Sposa would love the Mexican heritage jersey go clips 537 00:38:13,880 --> 00:38:17,760 pretty good, got the married crew, got the married guys comments, and 538 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:22,400 then we have Dexodus, which this one is a bit of a deep pull 539 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:27,599 for people who are maybe on the internet's too much myself included. Should I 540 00:38:27,599 --> 00:38:30,320 try and read this in Spanish? Because Adam, are you good at Spanish? 541 00:38:30,360 --> 00:38:32,960 Do you have a good Spanish accent? No obla Espanol? It's been 542 00:38:34,239 --> 00:38:37,599 two years in high school? Okay, you should? You should do that. 543 00:38:37,679 --> 00:38:38,559 Well, you went toigh school in California. We went to high school 544 00:38:38,559 --> 00:38:43,440 in Montana, so I don't know if our our our four years of Spanish 545 00:38:43,559 --> 00:38:46,599 might not be up to your uh, your two years? All right, 546 00:38:46,639 --> 00:38:49,800 I'll do this unless will do you want to do you want to shot at 547 00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:53,760 this? No? You go for it? Great? All right? Cray 548 00:38:53,800 --> 00:39:00,760 okas muie gracios okay ablin mierda sobre clips and dip and those commentatos and lan 549 00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:07,639 no les diama son duros no solo s o sino k visten laropa mos cool 550 00:39:07,119 --> 00:39:14,440 comen and los restaurants mastri and kilos islin colos chicos most attractive posts joy un 551 00:39:14,599 --> 00:39:22,559 on Australiano sudo medicanos sceneos Espanol. Try to tard at Google haslo bien uh 552 00:39:22,639 --> 00:39:27,840 yeah, speaks perfect Spanish, Thank you. I feel like feel like this 553 00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:30,920 could be that video, like the video where it's like, uh podcast host 554 00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:38,559 surprises all Spanish speaking listening would be perfect stop it, order your food, 555 00:39:38,679 --> 00:39:42,920 like get away, like you're taking the lines only up. So what's the 556 00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:49,000 Google translation? The translate is he was referencing a classic James Harden copy pasta 557 00:39:49,400 --> 00:39:52,639 again for people who've been on the internet too much. Damn, this one 558 00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:55,639 has levels. This one has levels. The translation is, I think it's 559 00:39:55,679 --> 00:40:00,239 really funny that they talked about clips and dipping. The comments you a lay 560 00:40:00,239 --> 00:40:02,199 you wouldn't say that ship to them, they're tough. Not only that, 561 00:40:02,239 --> 00:40:06,800 but they wear the freshest clothes, eating the chillis restaurants, and hang out 562 00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:09,679 with the hottest dudes. I have a South America Australian with no knowledge of 563 00:40:09,719 --> 00:40:15,440 Spanish. Google Translate do it right. For those of you unfamiliar with this, 564 00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:20,559 this is just something that was created on the Internet as a meme to 565 00:40:20,679 --> 00:40:27,000 defend James Harden in the comments, and it is personally I think one of 566 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:30,920 the this is the winner. I don't know this. We do hang out 567 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:35,840 with the hottest dudes. It's so funny, and if you are Internet pilled, 568 00:40:36,079 --> 00:40:39,000 it's even funnier. I'm gonna be honest. The Danny Perez one for 569 00:40:39,119 --> 00:40:44,800 me is hard to not say yes to which one? Which guilt trip? 570 00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:51,960 Was that? Which fishy expedition? You wonderful? Whoam? Adam hates love? 571 00:40:52,119 --> 00:40:54,239 We're gonna call this episode. Uh. He said he proposed in a 572 00:40:54,239 --> 00:40:59,679 clipper shirt in Italy last summer and he wants to wear this with a sombrero 573 00:40:59,840 --> 00:41:02,719 on his honeymoon. That's a hole. So it's fun. It is fun, 574 00:41:04,840 --> 00:41:07,360 Adam. What's your call? Because Will, Will and I have said 575 00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:10,199 our two votes. So by the natural order of this conversation flow. You 576 00:41:10,239 --> 00:41:15,440 have to decide. Because Will said it's fun, it doesn't necessarily mean no. 577 00:41:15,519 --> 00:41:20,559 Will's going with Will's going with the James Hart the Spanish one. Oh 578 00:41:20,639 --> 00:41:23,480 yeah, I'm going with that. For Shane whatever, all right, for 579 00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:36,039 Shane. For e Bomb's World, you get off the fore chain. I 580 00:41:36,159 --> 00:41:44,119 told you no more fore chain forums. Okay, Dexodus you win. Dexodus 581 00:41:44,159 --> 00:41:49,559 wins. Danny Pretz alright, brand new Clippers Mexican heritage cheersy yes, five? 582 00:41:49,719 --> 00:41:52,480 Going on? You can you show that baby off? You're not wearing 583 00:41:52,519 --> 00:41:55,760 it? Right? Okay? Adam's like, get right here, I'm not 584 00:41:55,840 --> 00:42:00,599 wearing it, but I will get this way to get If you're listening, 585 00:42:00,679 --> 00:42:02,480 this is what you get. If you watch this show on YouTube, leave 586 00:42:02,559 --> 00:42:06,920 some comments, maybe maybe subscribe. We're gonna try. We're gonna try to 587 00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:14,480 keep these giveaways going. We're gonna try to bankrupt Adam and shipping the costs. 588 00:42:13,840 --> 00:42:17,320 But so and again, if you leave a comment, congrats the Dexodus. 589 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:21,320 Follow at Clippers Pod, send us the d M. We'll get your 590 00:42:21,320 --> 00:42:23,639 address, we'll get it sent and then we're also if you leave a comment 591 00:42:23,679 --> 00:42:28,360 on this video, you can win that city edition trucker hat. It's pretty 592 00:42:28,360 --> 00:42:30,039 sick. If you have a Steam ripper, you can take that into it 593 00:42:30,199 --> 00:42:32,639 tax logo off the back, it won't take it. You'd like us to 594 00:42:32,679 --> 00:42:39,320 remove it for you, we will. I that's a legit sponsor. Though 595 00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:45,360 when you think about it now, like that's not like nothing to do with 596 00:42:45,440 --> 00:42:49,960 the Clippers. It's into it. That's what the new stadium is about. 597 00:42:50,360 --> 00:42:52,880 Yeah, that's not the best. We're not giving into a free pro that's 598 00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:58,480 probably gonna next year. I know, and I don't like that either. 599 00:42:58,559 --> 00:43:00,480 I'd rather have them a big get. The internet say it, if you 600 00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:04,639 buy an official jersey, it's gonna have it all there. Well, that's 601 00:43:04,679 --> 00:43:08,719 why I buy unofficial every jersey. Send us your jerseys. We'll go ahead, 602 00:43:08,719 --> 00:43:13,840 steam repose. Hey, I'll see if we have no problem again. 603 00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:16,960 Congrats to Nexodus. Congrats to you. If you're maybe watching this, if 604 00:43:16,960 --> 00:43:21,559 you want to leave a funny comment Spanish memes, that's a pretty easy way 605 00:43:21,599 --> 00:43:25,559 to our hearts. We've learned that huge thanks to Danny Present Raymond Sarth. 606 00:43:25,559 --> 00:43:31,679 These were both great stories. Yeah maybe next time. Maybe next time. 607 00:43:31,760 --> 00:43:37,599 I hope so Or just bring much better cases. Than Joseph ryle Ward. 608 00:43:37,679 --> 00:43:42,800 Just say give it to me. Yes, very very good point I want. 609 00:43:44,599 --> 00:43:46,079 Yeah, we're gonna get that sent out, Luca. Your everything's gonna 610 00:43:46,119 --> 00:43:50,599 be sent at once. I cannot wait to see, you know, leave 611 00:43:50,599 --> 00:43:53,000 a comment or something when you get it. We're gonna be back on Saturday 612 00:43:53,079 --> 00:43:58,559 to preview Wolves and Thunder, maybe alive. Who knows. That could be 613 00:43:58,559 --> 00:44:01,079 a fun time. Last time was really fun. We're gonna do on Saturday. 614 00:44:01,559 --> 00:44:05,559 We don't have to work on Saturday. Do you know what are you 615 00:44:05,639 --> 00:44:07,280 busy? This is work? What are you doing? Well? What are 616 00:44:07,280 --> 00:44:13,480 you doing on Saturday? He's running the numbers on the Clippers new lineup. 617 00:44:13,519 --> 00:44:16,519 That's gonna you surf the gotta look at I gotta look at my advanced stats. 618 00:44:16,760 --> 00:44:21,039 You know, I keep some spreadsheets. I keep some spreadsheets by my 619 00:44:21,079 --> 00:44:23,199 bedside table. I don't want to work. I gotta look at these advanced 620 00:44:23,199 --> 00:44:29,800 stats that I printed out. He's on his warp and rapt stuff. Yeah, 621 00:44:30,920 --> 00:44:34,079 got a big warping weekend. I gotta catch his svarp wave. Man, 622 00:44:34,480 --> 00:44:37,159 don't snake it, dude. We're gonna be back on Saturday, maybe 623 00:44:37,199 --> 00:44:40,760 alive. It would double dips after all, the games, which is very 624 00:44:40,760 --> 00:44:45,440 fun. Well, where can these people find this pot? Uh? So 625 00:44:45,559 --> 00:44:49,000 you can check this pot out wherever you listen to podcasts. If you feel 626 00:44:49,079 --> 00:44:51,960 so inclined, you could leave a rating or review over on Apple Podcasts or 627 00:44:51,960 --> 00:44:53,960 Spotify. That helps us out a lot. You can also listen to this 628 00:44:54,000 --> 00:44:58,480 wherever you get your podcasts. But really, if you want the full clips 629 00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:00,480 and dip experience, you gotta check us out over on YouTube. That's YouTube 630 00:45:00,519 --> 00:45:07,440 dot com slash at clippers podcast. If you subscribe there, drop a comment, 631 00:45:07,480 --> 00:45:08,880 we'd love to hear from you. Also, you can chop it up 632 00:45:08,880 --> 00:45:13,760 with this account anytime. Send us your send us your your stray thoughts, 633 00:45:13,880 --> 00:45:15,519 you know, send us your your well wishes, send us your your poor 634 00:45:15,559 --> 00:45:22,480 wishes. Send us straight that. You can do that over well, send 635 00:45:22,519 --> 00:45:28,000 us your six thoughts. You can do that over on Twitter at clippers pod. 636 00:45:28,199 --> 00:45:30,760 I've been trying to stay away from stray thoughts for twenty twenty four. 637 00:45:31,239 --> 00:45:35,719 Adam, give us a get us, give us a word of positivity to 638 00:45:35,760 --> 00:45:38,639 send these wonderful listeners out with or did we mention Terrence Man in this show? 639 00:45:38,840 --> 00:45:43,159 Did we mention ta Man? Going five of five and three of three 640 00:45:43,320 --> 00:45:46,599 from distance, and now he's hit thirteen of his last twenty one from the 641 00:45:46,639 --> 00:45:50,639 outside. I don't know, guys, I'm not sure if they should replace 642 00:45:50,679 --> 00:45:54,239 from the starting lineup that now is shooting forty four percent from three since November 643 00:45:54,280 --> 00:46:00,599 seventeenth, with Terrence Man in twenty one games and fifty four percent from it 644 00:46:00,599 --> 00:46:04,679 seems like it's working pretty damn good right now with James Harden, who I'm 645 00:46:04,719 --> 00:46:08,679 glad we can talk about again and we can talk about pick and roll articles 646 00:46:08,719 --> 00:46:14,119 and things when this offseason we were told to shut up and put the kebash 647 00:46:14,119 --> 00:46:17,280 on the James Harden talk. And now the Clippers are currently having their best 648 00:46:17,440 --> 00:46:22,000 stretch and regular season history. What a time to be a member of Clipper 649 00:46:22,079 --> 00:46:27,639 Nation, right They've won twenty one to twenty seven, sixteen of nineteen and 650 00:46:27,800 --> 00:46:30,719 seven of their last eight, and they got a Memphis team that Chuck says 651 00:46:30,760 --> 00:46:35,760 the Clippers are gonna blow out on Sideay. Oh no, I'm getting all 652 00:46:35,760 --> 00:46:37,760 the flame of things go wrong. If they do go wrong, I guess 653 00:46:37,760 --> 00:46:40,199 I will have to go on the radio to talk about it. Since it 654 00:46:40,280 --> 00:46:44,920 is in Will's contract, it only goes on after wins. Uh, we 655 00:46:45,000 --> 00:46:46,840 will be back with y'all soon. We hope everyone has a great rest of 656 00:46:46,880 --> 00:46:50,159 your week, and as always, let's go clips.