1 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:15,839 Welcome to season two, episode twenty two of Clips in Dip. We are 2 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:20,519 your more than once a week Clippers podcast. You can find us on Spotify, 3 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:25,280 Deezer YouTube, YouTube, dot com, slash at Clippers podcast. I 4 00:00:25,359 --> 00:00:29,719 Am Chuck Mockler. William Updyke is usually with us. He is unavoidably detained. 5 00:00:29,839 --> 00:00:33,799 Adam Osland is always with us. The Voice of your Clippers prem postgame 6 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:39,920 on AM five seventy n l A Adam. Things a little rough right now, 7 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,240 Clippers, we're three and four. How are you feeling before we give 8 00:00:43,439 --> 00:00:47,320 kind of these people a preview into what we're talking about tonight. Doesn't matter 9 00:00:47,359 --> 00:00:51,679 how I feel. It's about what I do. I don't know what that 10 00:00:51,759 --> 00:00:55,240 means. I no idea what that means. I'm not following that train of 11 00:00:55,280 --> 00:01:02,119 thought, but I'm excited to see where this episode goes. It's about actions, 12 00:01:02,159 --> 00:01:03,840 not good. I'm good, I feel I feel fine, Chuck. 13 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:07,159 It's good to be on with you. It was me and Will last time 14 00:01:07,239 --> 00:01:11,480 out. We're not just your once a week podcast. We're not just your 15 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:15,159 almost every day podcast. But we do stuff on the weekends because the Clippers 16 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:19,159 play like they're going to be on Sunday you were, Will you're coming on 17 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:23,319 with me post game, so we got you covered in ways nobody else really 18 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,359 does. Yes, we're doing our best here at Clips and diff. We 19 00:01:26,439 --> 00:01:30,959 are part of the two and three Empire. Shout out two and three hoops, 20 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:34,840 go follow all their good stuff. Today we're gonna be talking the Clippers 21 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,000 and the MAVs in season tournament game. The Clippers are struggling a little bit 22 00:01:38,439 --> 00:01:42,120 as they head into a game against I think we can both agree the best 23 00:01:42,159 --> 00:01:46,599 team they've played so far this year, probably, Yeah, that's accurate. 24 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,920 They're heading into the tougher part of their schedule and they're three and four. 25 00:01:49,159 --> 00:01:53,040 Yes, sure, and they're three and four. And then we're also going 26 00:01:53,120 --> 00:02:00,680 to talk the Mason Plumbley injury timeline. No official team announcement yet press release 27 00:02:00,719 --> 00:02:02,719 wise, but we got some news. Is gonna be up to two months. 28 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:07,400 They're targeting Daniel Tye. We're going to talk about all that, Adam. 29 00:02:07,439 --> 00:02:08,400 I think you and I might be on the same page with that whole 30 00:02:08,439 --> 00:02:14,960 thing. Well, we'll get into it later, but let's talk about Clippers. 31 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,520 Yeah, yeah, exactly. Hey, Terrence Man for daniel Tye works 32 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:24,080 straight out, That's all I'm saying Clippers versus MAVs. The MAVs right now, 33 00:02:24,199 --> 00:02:28,840 they're six and two. Luca is averaging thirty one nine to nine, 34 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:31,400 Kyrie is at twenty points and seven assists a game. He's not shooting that 35 00:02:31,479 --> 00:02:35,599 well. And Tim Hardaway off the bench is absolutely killing it for them. 36 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:40,800 The Clippers are in the opposite end of the boat right now. I guess 37 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:45,639 things have not been going well. Let's talk broadly before we get into the 38 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:50,039 specific matchup, Adam, where can the Clippers be better on offense? Ninety 39 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:54,639 three points against the Nets? We think we're better than that, But what's 40 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:59,879 going to break one hundred points so far? With James Harden in their first 41 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:05,520 two games? Two games games? It is two games. But I do 42 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,879 want to make this clear. You look at it. The Clippers have played 43 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:14,240 seven so far. Oh, that means they have seventy five more games to 44 00:03:14,319 --> 00:03:20,280 go. No, actually they don't. They don't have seventy five more games 45 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:25,280 where pg Kawhi, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook will all be available. 46 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:30,680 That's just the reality of the situation. It would be great if they were, 47 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:36,560 but that's not gonna be the case. The schedule gets tougher there's more 48 00:03:36,599 --> 00:03:39,599 back to backs guys get dinged up. We've already seen it with Mason Plumbley. 49 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:45,199 You never know what's gonna happen, so we're gonna talk about that. 50 00:03:46,039 --> 00:03:51,960 But to play itself, it was rough, Chuck. It's a bad play 51 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,599 on Julius Randall's part. So are you? It feels like you're are you 52 00:03:54,680 --> 00:04:01,960 sounding alarm bells? Two bells games? I call him urgency bills. I 53 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:09,400 call him urgency urgency pings. They're not alarmed bells, they're urgency pings. 54 00:04:09,639 --> 00:04:12,599 It's like, well, chat, you're throwing out there. I just I 55 00:04:12,759 --> 00:04:16,079 don't want it to seem like they have so much time when in reality they 56 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:20,600 don't, and they don't have several five more games of all those guys being 57 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:27,319 healthy together that is fair so looking. I mean, let's start with the 58 00:04:27,319 --> 00:04:31,959 obvious. The Clippers offense has been rough. Joey Linn had a tweet that 59 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,519 I want to pull up though that he pointed out the last two games of 60 00:04:34,519 --> 00:04:39,480 shooting variants has been wild. It's been It's been very bad for the Clippers. 61 00:04:39,959 --> 00:04:43,040 Peg is nine for his last thirty one. In the last two games, 62 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:46,000 he's three for sixteen from three that's gonna hit the other side. There 63 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:51,079 were two games before that where Paul George was very good, and it's we're 64 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:58,439 hitting a rough shooting slump at the worst time, which is when you're integrating 65 00:04:58,439 --> 00:05:04,879 a new piece. So is it though that they're hitting this at this time 66 00:05:05,199 --> 00:05:11,279 while they're while they're integrating a new piece. I'm not blaming for this. 67 00:05:11,399 --> 00:05:15,079 What I'm saying is this, it's harder to do. It makes it harder 68 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:19,600 to bounce out of the slump, for sure. Yeah, but they could 69 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:25,279 be related. There could be a correlation there. And I had this thought 70 00:05:25,639 --> 00:05:30,279 late last night, just like I had with Bones, where I thought about 71 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:34,120 tweeting something out. It was late. We're talking like two in the morning. 72 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:39,879 Okay, so not crazy late. That's not crazy late. It's two 73 00:05:39,959 --> 00:05:43,839 am is not crazy late. Six am? And that then it's morning, 74 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,800 Like, what are we talking crazy late? Yeah, that's crazy late, 75 00:05:46,959 --> 00:05:50,519 but that's closer to the time I'm waking up. Okay, okay, okay, 76 00:05:50,759 --> 00:05:55,000 is a crazy Okay? What was What the fuck goes on in Montana? 77 00:05:55,040 --> 00:06:00,399 What time is there? There's no sun so it's always nice. It's 78 00:06:00,439 --> 00:06:05,800 the darkness like Alaska. Yeah. Uh so I just had this terrifying thought, 79 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:13,800 and I want your help with this. Maybe you can think, maybe 80 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:19,920 you can think of some instance in NBA history where there have been four guys 81 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:27,480 like this on the same team that all needs shots, that all need shots 82 00:06:27,519 --> 00:06:32,920 to stay in rhythm. What if it's just not possible to have a big 83 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:42,480 four of scoreres not just Oh, Draymond does this really well, or Chris 84 00:06:42,519 --> 00:06:46,120 Bosh can play this position and do these things too in rebound, or Kevin 85 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:50,319 Love can also do this, not a specialized of a big four where there 86 00:06:50,399 --> 00:06:56,480 are obvious defined roles. Hey, Klay Thompson doesn't want to dribble anyways, 87 00:06:56,519 --> 00:07:02,680 he doesn't need to. What if there's just there's no really precedent to what 88 00:07:02,759 --> 00:07:08,000 we're seeing right now with what the Clippers are trying to do, and it's 89 00:07:08,079 --> 00:07:15,319 damn near impossible to keep everyone in a rhythm when four guys need shots out 90 00:07:15,319 --> 00:07:19,920 there. And I'm not trying to sound the alarm bells here, I'm just 91 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:26,920 wondering. I'm just wondering. When the Clippers average eighty seven shots per game, 92 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:32,519 Let's say, right those four guys we divvy it up and they all 93 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:38,839 come out to averaging around fifteen Maybe and I'm not saying that's gonna be the 94 00:07:38,839 --> 00:07:44,959 case every night. I'm saying, on average during a season, well that's 95 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,879 sixty shots. There's seventeen more to go around for the rest of the team 96 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:53,839 while just trying to get each of those guys around fifteen. And we know 97 00:07:53,959 --> 00:07:58,519 Kawhi is gonna take more. Paul George last night he had twenty. James 98 00:07:58,519 --> 00:08:01,759 Harden only had nine, but Russell Westbrook I think got eighteen. Kawhi had 99 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:05,439 sixteen. Yes, russ took way too many shots, which is what my 100 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:09,759 main argument is going to be. How which I think you're going to agree 101 00:08:09,759 --> 00:08:15,319 with, do you keep guys in rhythm that a lot of these guys are 102 00:08:15,399 --> 00:08:18,439 rhythm shooters. A lot of these guys when they cook, it's not because 103 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:26,879 it's happening intermittently throughout the ball game. You're getting to eat, you're getting 104 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:30,319 to eat, you're getting to eat. It's oh, this guy is feasting 105 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,519 because he's hot right now, Well, what does that do for the guy 106 00:08:33,639 --> 00:08:37,000 next to him that hasn't touched the ball in a while. Kawhi Leonard came 107 00:08:37,039 --> 00:08:41,360 into the game last night, was six and a half minutes left in the 108 00:08:41,399 --> 00:08:45,480 fourth quarter. He did not take a shot till the one to fifty five 109 00:08:45,759 --> 00:08:48,960 March. It was about the fourth quarter, about four and a half minutes 110 00:08:48,639 --> 00:08:56,440 of him not taking a shot. I just wonder how practical it is to 111 00:08:56,559 --> 00:09:00,320 keep a bunch of guys in rhythm. And it doesn't mean they all have 112 00:09:00,399 --> 00:09:03,440 to eat every game that one of them can't have an off game and three 113 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:07,000 can or two can and they can still be successful. They certainly can. 114 00:09:07,519 --> 00:09:13,840 But the idea of a big four and is that they all are coming at 115 00:09:13,879 --> 00:09:18,279 you in waves and who you stop. But in this case, if they're 116 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:24,200 all needing to score as they're big four, and it's not like the Golden 117 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,799 State Warriors, Hey, Steph can set guys up, he can come off 118 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:31,000 screens, he can do all these other things. Well, Kevin Durant can 119 00:09:31,039 --> 00:09:33,840 be a catch and shoot guy at times. That's the EF and truth he 120 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,840 was. He was the greatest catch and shoot guy john times. Ever, 121 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:43,039 Yeah, Draymond Green doesn't even want to shoot. So there's a different big 122 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:48,559 four here then. Really, I think we've seen before because they all want 123 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,240 to get shots up, need to get shots up, are so good with 124 00:09:50,279 --> 00:09:56,759 the ball in their hands. It's a little bit it's a little bit concerning. 125 00:09:58,759 --> 00:10:03,200 It is new ground. You're not wrong about that, but where the 126 00:10:03,279 --> 00:10:07,799 other part that they've talked about that we've heard them say is sacrifice and the 127 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:13,600 biggest thing that's going to be sacrificed if if it wants to be successful as 128 00:10:13,639 --> 00:10:18,600 we think. And again it's only been two games. It's been two games, 129 00:10:18,639 --> 00:10:22,159 so we got a little more runway to go at least with seeing how 130 00:10:22,159 --> 00:10:24,759 this goes. I'm not saying it's been good yet, but it has been 131 00:10:24,759 --> 00:10:31,639 two games. James Hardt Night, is that what you mean by sacrifice? 132 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:37,240 I'm trying to understand. I'm trying to explain. What needs to happen is 133 00:10:37,279 --> 00:10:39,480 that Russ needs to go to the bench and get his bunch of field goal 134 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:45,240 attempts on the bench. I'm not and I don't think that's this week. 135 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,600 Do you think that's happening anytime soon? No, that will not happen because 136 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:52,399 we're going to see ten to fifteen games, because the big because all the 137 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:56,879 four wants it, and because Tyler wants it. Do I think that's the 138 00:10:56,919 --> 00:11:01,639 best idea? Not at all. But after this ten games sample size, 139 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,159 I hope we got to see it because Russ off the bench is nice. 140 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:09,360 You've talked about it. It's not a weird emotion. If they've talked about 141 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:15,360 the sacrifice stuff and they've talked about all this stuff, this shouldn't be an 142 00:11:15,399 --> 00:11:20,320 issue. And I think that I hope that's what they do next. What 143 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:24,399 you're saying, like, isn't wrong about this starting lineup? But well, 144 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:28,879 we're talking about fluky shooting variants, right, Why is this happening? It's 145 00:11:28,919 --> 00:11:37,039 just wonky. It's gonna stop. But if guys are without touching the basketball 146 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:41,960 two games, that can lead to some of these shooting woes. Sometimes. 147 00:11:41,039 --> 00:11:46,000 I agree, they don't have the feel out there. They're used to touching 148 00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:48,639 the ball more, they're used to getting more reps. So it's just a 149 00:11:48,759 --> 00:11:52,600 hard thing to juggle. I'm with you. I think that would be great. 150 00:11:52,639 --> 00:11:54,720 I thought it was my biggest reason for bringing in James Harden. You 151 00:11:54,759 --> 00:12:03,759 can get Russ off toge so and what is the Clippers are playing a MAVs 152 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:07,960 team that they're gonna have to catch up with. Scoring wise, the MAVs 153 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:13,600 are number one and three point attempts per game and number one and three point 154 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:18,799 percentage per game, which is you're that's absurd. It's early in the season. 155 00:12:18,799 --> 00:12:22,039 It's crazy sample size, but that's what we're running into right now. 156 00:12:22,399 --> 00:12:26,559 So this is the game where the Clippers where this big four who's been everyone 157 00:12:26,639 --> 00:12:31,279 seemed a little herky jerky to kind of start. This is the game where 158 00:12:31,919 --> 00:12:37,720 hopefully it kicks into something or a couple of these guys that it's time to 159 00:12:37,759 --> 00:12:39,840 put the pedal to the medal because they they I don't want them to get 160 00:12:39,879 --> 00:12:43,879 blown out in this game. I don't think they will, but it's going 161 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:48,240 to take someone being assertive or shots to fall. Because if Paul George hits 162 00:12:48,279 --> 00:12:52,039 a couple more shots, we're talking I think a little bit different. But 163 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:58,720 someone's got to be assertive in this MAVs game specifically for sure, if they 164 00:12:58,759 --> 00:13:01,759 play the way they play the last two games, they likely will get blown 165 00:13:01,759 --> 00:13:07,039 out. So something has to change because the MAVs are that potent on offense. 166 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:11,399 You said something interesting last night. I believe it was to the degree 167 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:16,840 of a they're all being aggressive at the same time or all being passive at 168 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:20,879 the same time. Yeah, so yeah, elaborate on that for me, 169 00:13:20,919 --> 00:13:26,720 because I thought that was pretty good. It just feels like everyone you've been 170 00:13:26,799 --> 00:13:30,879 it's been your first day at a new job before, and you've seen a 171 00:13:30,919 --> 00:13:33,320 task that needs to be done, even though you haven't been there before, 172 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:37,559 you know that this is there's a motion you can make to complete something. 173 00:13:37,879 --> 00:13:41,559 But you know the other person who's been here before is also going to notice 174 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:43,960 that, and you hope you noticed it and enough time to get it done 175 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:48,879 without it being awkward for you to do that for them. That's what it 176 00:13:48,919 --> 00:13:54,080 feels like. The Clippers playing offense right now. It feels like like everyone 177 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:58,440 somehow knows what has to happen, but there's just this, like there was 178 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:03,000 a path, Like James Harden has hit Zoo with some wonderful pocket passes from 179 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:07,600 the pick and roll. We've also seen Zoo miss time the run and the 180 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:11,960 ball goes behind him or some crazy thing like that. Like it's early, 181 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:18,360 but it just feels like once two guys get on the same page, I 182 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:20,320 don't care about all four right now. Let's just get baby steps, which 183 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:26,000 I know isn't where we want to be, but let's see James Harden specifically 184 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:31,360 and one other guy of the big three develop something nice and this and this 185 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:35,799 MAVs game when it comes to chemistry, and I'll and I think that will 186 00:14:35,919 --> 00:14:41,039 click quickly. That that's what really I'm hoping for in this Maps game. 187 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:46,279 I want to see some kind of connection where two guys are in sync with 188 00:14:46,559 --> 00:14:50,480 the you go, I go type energy because right now everyone's on a completely 189 00:14:50,519 --> 00:14:54,240 different frequency. And I know this isn't analytical in any way, but like 190 00:14:54,799 --> 00:14:58,679 if you watch the games, no one is in sync and that is a 191 00:14:58,759 --> 00:15:05,600 it's time thing, like, but they gotta find something. The MAVs don't 192 00:15:05,639 --> 00:15:11,440 have the best defense. They're not like very good, they're just below average 193 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:15,240 and their defensive ratings, so there'll be some space there. It's not as 194 00:15:15,279 --> 00:15:18,440 big of a team as like the Knicks or something like that. But we 195 00:15:18,879 --> 00:15:22,519 got to hope that we see a two man game from some of the Big 196 00:15:22,559 --> 00:15:26,919 four in this MAVs game, right because there hasn't really been one between the 197 00:15:26,919 --> 00:15:30,720 big four well, I mean, part of the reason that I have some 198 00:15:30,759 --> 00:15:33,559 concern is just it was set up for them going up against the twenty fifth 199 00:15:33,639 --> 00:15:41,159 ranked defense missing a ton of guys, including Cam Thomas in the Brooklyn Nets 200 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,919 last night. It was set up for them to figure things out or have 201 00:15:45,399 --> 00:15:48,159 a little bit more chemistry out there, just two guys. Something happened, 202 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:54,080 Yeah, and they couldn't. And it was just really strange to see. 203 00:15:54,159 --> 00:16:00,120 You may have the three best guys on your team that played in that ballgame 204 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:06,519 with Kawhi, Paul George, and James Harden you could quibble over as Michale 205 00:16:06,519 --> 00:16:15,039 Bridge whatever. Yeah, yeah, And I would have thought just talent alone, 206 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:19,039 they get it done. And there's something else that's been on my mind. 207 00:16:19,759 --> 00:16:23,000 You know, you mentioned guys not going to step on their toes, 208 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:30,759 guys not just being too courteous. But they're both trying to open the door 209 00:16:30,799 --> 00:16:34,879 for each other exactly at the same time, and they run into each other 210 00:16:36,759 --> 00:16:40,159 side and they're both just holding the door closed still, like that's what the 211 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:48,279 offense feels like. I kind of just want to see more of playoff Kawhi 212 00:16:48,639 --> 00:16:52,600 in the regular season. And by that, I mean we saw it in 213 00:16:52,639 --> 00:16:56,120 the overtime against the Lakers. By that, I mean Kawhi just says, 214 00:16:56,600 --> 00:17:00,360 whatever, guys, you guys can be out of sink. I'm gonna get 215 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:03,680 mine now. I need to take over that. I may play a little 216 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:08,079 bit of hero ball here. Sorry, he cannot be good process. We're 217 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:12,599 trying to win the ball. We have good process or we tried things the 218 00:17:12,599 --> 00:17:17,079 first three quarters. Now I'm gonna take things into my own hands and I'm 219 00:17:17,079 --> 00:17:19,960 gonna try to win the ball game. Specifically to that point. If you 220 00:17:21,079 --> 00:17:26,039 watch that possession against the Nets late in the game, which we're gonna we're 221 00:17:26,079 --> 00:17:27,240 probably gonna talk about it, we might as well talk about it now, 222 00:17:27,519 --> 00:17:33,000 where the Nets got like three of their seven or like three of their four 223 00:17:33,039 --> 00:17:37,519 offensive rebounds in the fourth quarter came on one possession. So why Leonard is 224 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:45,359 sprinting around the perimeter guarding guys making those shots difficult, which is why they're 225 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:51,160 missing them, And then the guards and Zoo are I guess doing their best 226 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:56,880 to box out, but nothing is happening, and you see assignments on blocking 227 00:17:56,240 --> 00:18:00,799 and you see Kawhi kind of throw his hands up, and it's like they 228 00:18:00,839 --> 00:18:03,319 need to feed into what Kawhi is doing on the defensive end, because the 229 00:18:03,319 --> 00:18:07,279 defense has also been there, right like one hundred points, that's good defense. 230 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:11,759 But they slipped at key times, like in those in the offensive boards 231 00:18:11,799 --> 00:18:17,640 the MAVs, not the wild not very good offensive on the boards or anything 232 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:21,359 like that. But like that is what Clippers fans are upset about. Is 233 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:26,759 that late execution, and Kawhi is doing his best and I hope that they 234 00:18:26,839 --> 00:18:30,759 feed into that. On the defensive end, Kawhi and Paul George, I 235 00:18:30,799 --> 00:18:36,359 think have been great defensively so far this season, and even the last two 236 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:41,400 games while missing Nicholas Batum last three games so missing Batum, missing Roco, 237 00:18:41,559 --> 00:18:48,000 I've seen an amazing effort from them on rotations on the perimeter. Paul George 238 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:52,039 has been elite. He's been so good there and in tune. And I 239 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:57,480 like everybody has possessions where they fall asleep for a little bit, but for 240 00:18:57,519 --> 00:19:03,160 the most part, those two have impressed me with their play defensively. I 241 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:10,160 thought Russ had a tough defensive game last night when against Lonnie Walker hitting those 242 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,680 threes in the third, a couple of them were on Russ. Yeah, 243 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:18,640 so against the Mavs' just like that's I mean, that's a tough one to 244 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:23,440 two to go against. Like we got Kyrie and Luca now it is the 245 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:30,279 MAVs are surging. It was tough with just Luca when they had him. 246 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:34,799 It was tough with Russ, Kyrie, Dallas Maverick beating the Clippers, and 247 00:19:34,839 --> 00:19:38,039 I feel bad for Zoo in this game because Zho's going to be put on. 248 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:44,200 If there's one thing we know about Tyleru playing the MAVs, Zoo's taking 249 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:48,240 that switch and he's we've been we heard about in the off season how Zoo 250 00:19:48,279 --> 00:19:52,359 was going to go closer up on these overscreens, right like he was gonna 251 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:56,039 play a little further up. I'm very interested to see if that happens against 252 00:19:56,039 --> 00:20:00,839 this MAVs team. I don't think it will because I don't thing they're still 253 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,200 they got a new guy that got to figure out. I think we're gonna 254 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:07,920 see Zoo and drop and I think we're gonna see some absurd Lucas shots that 255 00:20:07,039 --> 00:20:10,559 Zoo's doing his best on and as a seven foot or what else are you 256 00:20:10,599 --> 00:20:12,720 supposed to do? But they're gonna go in. Yeah. I just feel 257 00:20:12,759 --> 00:20:15,359 bad for the highlight snippets. I guess if you know what I'm saying, 258 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:18,519 just know what's gonna happen. Don't let demoralize you, play through it, 259 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:25,039 keep going. Remember how he got worn out by fourth quarters in that first 260 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:30,440 round series in twenty twenty one and his shooting percentage dipped precipitously. Zu, 261 00:20:30,559 --> 00:20:34,279 though picked a rough time to go into a funk, which is basically where 262 00:20:34,319 --> 00:20:40,519 he's been thigh. Do we think his thigh is still hurt because he's I 263 00:20:40,559 --> 00:20:42,720 think it was Russo who pointed out on Twitter, or maybe it was till 264 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:48,240 mayor he's not throwing it down like he was late in the season. He 265 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:52,200 there was some Zoo dunks where it was like, oh, Zoo's putting it 266 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:55,839 down a little bit. He doesn't have the same burst. I just wonder 267 00:20:55,880 --> 00:21:00,000 if the thigh is bothering him. This isn't some weird excuse or anything, 268 00:21:00,039 --> 00:21:02,640 but I think there's an issue there with I don't think he's totally on. 269 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:07,720 It could be that it could be bleeding in from him not having a good 270 00:21:07,759 --> 00:21:11,240 series against Phoenix, Like is it confidence right now? With a beatsa Zoo 271 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:18,359 box. He seems very frustrated, demonstrably with the officials and how things are 272 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:22,799 being called. And he didn't play big against the Brooklyn Nets, who were 273 00:21:22,839 --> 00:21:26,079 small the entire game, and that's why you got pulled early in that third 274 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:29,759 quarter for PJ. Tucker, like two minutes in which we're going to talk 275 00:21:29,759 --> 00:21:34,240 about in the next second. That cannot continue. Let's back to this Maps 276 00:21:34,279 --> 00:21:37,480 game. We got off course, but I think all this is relevant to 277 00:21:37,599 --> 00:21:41,240 the Clippers have to play against the Maps, who are playing very good basketball 278 00:21:41,319 --> 00:21:47,599 right now. I gotta think Paul George is gonna start or he's gonna shoot 279 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:53,160 a little bit better. We've seen some glimmers of hope with Harden and Zoo 280 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:56,319 in the pick and roll. I hope we see more of the good than 281 00:21:56,359 --> 00:22:00,480 the bad. What are you looking for on the bench, because the Tim 282 00:22:00,559 --> 00:22:03,960 Hardaway is what I'm a little bit worried about. He's putting up an efficient 283 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:07,400 eighteen a game off the bench for Dallas, and our bench defense with plumb 284 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:15,960 Lee out is in flux. Just put it nicely. I guess I'm worried 285 00:22:15,039 --> 00:22:19,880 right now that what I said about Bones before the James Harden trade is just 286 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:26,599 going to come become scantly irrelevant because I did he play in the second half 287 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:29,880 last night? I thought, I know they went down to an eight man 288 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:36,200 rotation in the second half of the Brooklyn, but Bones also is somebody that 289 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:41,960 what he got I think six shots up something like that. This was somebody 290 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:45,519 that I really thought was going to continue to develop. And then you see 291 00:22:45,599 --> 00:22:48,319 Terrence Man come back in and he's not even playing heavy minutes last night? 292 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:52,759 Just how do you find room for bones? Had no minutes? Bones had 293 00:22:52,880 --> 00:23:00,920 no minutes in the second half. That is I don't like I did not 294 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:06,720 know that until eight nineteen Mountain Standard time. I don't like that. I 295 00:23:06,759 --> 00:23:12,079 hate that. How has that not been talked about for the hellscape that Clippers 296 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:18,519 twitter is right now? How is it the most apparently? But this is 297 00:23:18,559 --> 00:23:22,279 an actual important issue that I think could be discussed. This is a real 298 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:27,960 this is okay, do we have to start second half bones minutes? Watch? 299 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:36,680 Maybe that's crazy? I know something else. I'm sorry, that's insane. 300 00:23:37,079 --> 00:23:40,400 There's one other thing that's been on my mind, and it's going back 301 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:45,000 to the Lakers game when normOn Powell played like twenty three straight on court minutes 302 00:23:45,519 --> 00:23:49,480 he got the middle of the third until he fouled out and overtime. Have 303 00:23:49,599 --> 00:23:56,720 we just like forgotten or not not caring about a mere coffee anymore? Is 304 00:23:56,720 --> 00:24:03,920 a mere coffee still on the team. I think he was more than serviceable, 305 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:07,680 and that was a game where they were getting beat up on their defensive 306 00:24:07,839 --> 00:24:11,880 end. He could have switched onto multiple guys if you had him out there 307 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:15,039 against the Lakers and he's a big body. I think you're not. I 308 00:24:15,079 --> 00:24:18,000 think you're partially not wrong. I don't think he totally swings, but like 309 00:24:18,039 --> 00:24:22,319 so that this is this is indicative of the larger issues that they ran an 310 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:26,599 eight man rotation in the second half, that was it when there's just no 311 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:30,359 reason to like I think a mirror is maybe a known quantity at this point. 312 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:36,160 Well I don't, but you're not wrong, Like we need these wins. 313 00:24:36,519 --> 00:24:41,160 That's what's important, Like use everybody. I'm on your side, like 314 00:24:41,519 --> 00:24:47,559 I'm I'm fully on I'm agreed, Like I don't. It's rough. We 315 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:53,759 gotta fit these minutes for James, which just cramps things up rotationally. Can 316 00:24:53,839 --> 00:25:03,599 Can I just point out how good a mere coffee was in January? We've 317 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:07,319 all we know, we know, we have the receipts. I was there. 318 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:14,000 It was a good time. He's he's like he's got he's disappeared, 319 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:19,640 like he's not getting well. When's the last time he got consistent, real 320 00:25:19,759 --> 00:25:25,359 rotation, meaningful minutes though, either to prove himself. I know last year 321 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:30,079 his shot wasn't great, but he didn't play much at all. Like sure, 322 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:33,240 I'm not that worried about his shot I want to see versatility defensively and 323 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:37,519 some because wing stop is pretty much over now in some ways. Oh it's 324 00:25:37,559 --> 00:25:41,359 been over. No, that was that was a pop up. We got 325 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:45,119 to pop up wing stop. Well, he's very good service. The mirror 326 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:49,200 is not in the long run a solid wing to give you ten minutes here 327 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:56,559 there to sick on guys. I My thing is that I'm not disagreeing with 328 00:25:56,599 --> 00:26:00,559 you. The thing that's difficult for me to reconcile with is that this would 329 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,519 actually make a difference. This shouldn't make a difference. Well, you know 330 00:26:03,559 --> 00:26:07,839 what I'm saying. When I see my three guards out there and it's Norm 331 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:14,160 Bumbs and Russ or James Harden, I think to myself sometimes, like you 332 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:18,480 know, a mere Coffee is still on the team, Like he could still 333 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:25,000 be useful in certain in a certain role. And has the guy had did 334 00:26:25,039 --> 00:26:29,319 he have the game winning layup when that big comeback they had against Philadelphia against 335 00:26:29,319 --> 00:26:33,799 Doc Rivers to Amir really has shown things at times for this team, and 336 00:26:33,839 --> 00:26:40,200 he's just completely gone and out of the rotation. I'm not saying he should 337 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:44,079 be getting thirty five minutes a night or he's the one who's bridge the gap 338 00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:48,480 between a big four or something like that. I'm just wondering in certain situations 339 00:26:48,519 --> 00:26:52,319 like that Laker game where Norton Fowls playing twenty three straight minutes out there, 340 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:56,799 and uh, they were going after him defensively. Amir's Emir's around, right, 341 00:26:56,880 --> 00:27:00,880 He's not He's not hurt. Uh, he's not hurt. He's there. 342 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:04,279 I don't know, So how are we okay? Let's bring it back 343 00:27:04,319 --> 00:27:08,759 to the MAVs game. MAVs are rolling, Clippers are not so much. 344 00:27:10,319 --> 00:27:15,200 What's your prediction for this Maps game? In your heart of hearts? What 345 00:27:15,319 --> 00:27:18,279 we want to see? Obviously, we got to assume Paul George is gonna 346 00:27:18,279 --> 00:27:22,079 shoot better. I don't know about that. He had a really he has 347 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:27,759 seventeen in the first half. You look at seven for twenty, but but 348 00:27:27,799 --> 00:27:30,200 the shoot you still want the shooting to be better, right, Like, 349 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:34,799 we can't pretend that we don't. We can't pretend that we're okay with three 350 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:38,720 for sixteen from three over the last two games. That's rough. It's gonna 351 00:27:38,759 --> 00:27:44,440 be. Everybody has to shoot better. I don't even know about isolating. 352 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:47,759 Paul George's got to shoot better. And this is like everybody's a guy, 353 00:27:47,839 --> 00:27:52,559 but Paul George is Paul George is a guy who's he's the he's the number 354 00:27:52,559 --> 00:27:55,759 two, So I would like him to shoot better. I think it's fair 355 00:27:55,799 --> 00:27:59,680 to ask him to shoot better. Yeah, in this game, of course, 356 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:06,720 it's it's just so atypical compared to what we're normally looking for. Oh, 357 00:28:06,759 --> 00:28:08,119 this guy needs to have a bounce back and performance like no. The 358 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:14,720 team has to bounce back after two really bad offensive games and figure things out 359 00:28:14,799 --> 00:28:18,400 quickly with James Harden. Here's what I hope happens. Because I mentioned this 360 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:22,400 last night on Clips and Double Dip on Clippers Talk. We've seen this team 361 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:25,680 at times play down two opponents and then get up for opponents. And it's 362 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:30,160 a big game. It's the first nd season tournament game. They're going into 363 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:33,960 Dallas. It's a familiar foe, they know him really well. I'm hoping 364 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:41,519 they lock in and they find their offense and they find some chemistry and oh 365 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:47,960 no, what you just I just I mean they haven't scored one hundred points 366 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:52,359 the last week. I'm hoping they figure it out. They haven't. Just 367 00:28:52,440 --> 00:29:00,200 sound so this I am with you, No, I'm I'm empathizing with you. 368 00:29:00,319 --> 00:29:04,319 Because it's been so rough. I haven't heard you this downtrowd on the 369 00:29:04,359 --> 00:29:08,279 pod. This is I'm not I'm I'm with you. I want to try 370 00:29:08,319 --> 00:29:12,680 to have a sense of urgency early in the season. Seven games. My 371 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:18,880 point is seventy five more with all these guys healthy. Don't even get me 372 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:22,720 started on that Paul George quote that he set after the game. You know 373 00:29:22,759 --> 00:29:25,079 what I didn't see. You know what what I'm talking about. You can 374 00:29:25,119 --> 00:29:27,200 tell me you didn't see it. I haven't full disclosure. I haven't gone 375 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:30,319 through all the postgame audio yet like I normally do. Don't go through it. 376 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:33,960 Paul George said, I'm not worried about this. Of course you want 377 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:37,559 to win these games. These are games we feel we should win. But 378 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:41,880 it's early in the season, too early to even be in that mindset. 379 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:45,559 We got too much star power here, great players for it not to work. 380 00:29:45,119 --> 00:29:48,920 I personally, I tweeted this, said we should be in that we 381 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:53,319 should win these games mindset. We're three and four. This isn't a team 382 00:29:53,359 --> 00:29:57,799 that's noted for bouncing back from adversity. We do our best in the face 383 00:29:57,799 --> 00:30:00,640 of adversity, and it oh as well as it should. When your guys 384 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:06,359 are out. But when everyone's healthy, maybe we should think we should win 385 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:10,440 these games. That's how I'm saying, that's how I feel. Let's get 386 00:30:10,519 --> 00:30:14,000 let's get some dubs. Yeah, I'm with you. They need to and 387 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:19,559 this is their toughest opponent this week is their toughest so far. Yeah, 388 00:30:19,599 --> 00:30:25,400 and more tough teams are coming. So look, I can't I predict go 389 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:27,480 into the season saying, oh, they should be like nine to four at 390 00:30:27,599 --> 00:30:33,160 worst in their first thirteen games, and now they're three and four, and 391 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:37,039 I just completely ignore that I said that. I mean, that's part of 392 00:30:37,079 --> 00:30:40,599 why I think there should be a sense of urgency, or at least I'm 393 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:42,720 gonna talk like, hey, these games matter, it's a big deal. 394 00:30:44,359 --> 00:30:47,680 It maybe early in the season. It may just be Game three with James 395 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:51,880 Harden, but they still matter. There are teams right now that are taking 396 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:55,279 off in the Western Conference, and you don't want to be left behind. 397 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:59,359 I love the urgency. I love the urgency. I think they get the 398 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:03,359 win. I think they get the way. It's the in season tournament. 399 00:31:04,119 --> 00:31:08,240 Paul George is gonna shoot better. Excuse me, I'm enjoying this wonderful Montana 400 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:12,960 scotch Ale, Paul George is gonna shoot better, Zoo. People are still 401 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:21,000 gonna hate no matter what he does. I hope PJ. Tucker takes three 402 00:31:21,039 --> 00:31:23,400 shots, I don't care and just make him think you're gonna take him m 403 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:27,039 Yeah, I don't know. That's what I'm hoping for. Yeah, actually 404 00:31:27,119 --> 00:31:32,440 was their best player yesterday. He was a plus ten in a game they 405 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:37,960 lost by seven. That is that makes my head hurt. That's that's what 406 00:31:38,079 --> 00:31:44,240 happened. They basically got outscried by seventeen in the twenty eight minutes that PJ. 407 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:48,119 Tucker wasn't on the court. All Right, we're gonna talk about PJ 408 00:31:48,279 --> 00:31:52,519 Tucker. We're gonna talk about Mason Pumley being out for up to two months. 409 00:31:52,759 --> 00:31:56,119 Let us know what you thing's gonna happen over on at Clibber's pod on 410 00:31:56,160 --> 00:32:00,720 Twitter. Also, welcome to all the new subscribers on a Clippers podcast over 411 00:32:00,759 --> 00:32:05,480 on YouTube. We have six hundred sickos who for some reason love to hear 412 00:32:05,559 --> 00:32:08,279 us talk about the Clippers, which is a good time. There are dozens 413 00:32:08,319 --> 00:32:13,079 of us, yeah, yeah, dozens, So thank you for following us. 414 00:32:13,079 --> 00:32:15,079 We've got ads coming up. They've been a little too loud for some 415 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:17,920 people. We got ads coming up there. We're talking Mason Pulmy's injury and 416 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:25,839 potential targets ads in three two one Welcome back into Clips and Dip episode twenty 417 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:32,720 one, twenty twenty two. Just a little bit behind. Everything's just a 418 00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:37,559 little bit off righty, okay, a little bit of fine tuning. Maybe 419 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:43,359 we're gonna be Everything's fine. Everything is fine. It can it be fine. 420 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:45,240 I don't know why, even why my name Tex says scary thoughts. 421 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:52,839 Halloween's f and over check out. So coming up in this segment, we'll 422 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:59,960 talk about trade scenarios or people that could be available. I guess we could 423 00:33:00,079 --> 00:33:02,119 do that. Right off the top, here is Mason Plumbley, and this 424 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:07,920 was actually it's still good news overall. Yeah, it's not a season ending 425 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:14,480 injury. Anything outside of that is pretty darn good news regarding Mason Plumbley and 426 00:33:14,559 --> 00:33:17,519 what you brought up was a scary, dangerous, maybe reckless play out there, 427 00:33:17,799 --> 00:33:22,880 but had no want to go after it. I don't want to go 428 00:33:22,039 --> 00:33:25,359 after it. But if you watch the play you I think everyone thought to 429 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:30,000 theirself, what the fuck is he doing? Like I'm not saying it's like 430 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:31,680 a wreck. I don't think it was. I don't think he was like 431 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:36,000 I want to tear Mason Plumley's knee, like, but it's just a play 432 00:33:36,039 --> 00:33:38,839 where it's just like that was a dumb ass play, you know. I 433 00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:44,359 think that play happened because he was playing so bad, shooting just twenty seven 434 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:46,559 percent coming into that game. The New York media, the fans, they 435 00:33:46,559 --> 00:33:51,319 were destroying him, and he wanted to look like, hey, I'm on 436 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:55,160 the floor giving it full, all out Dennis Frodman, superman like effort. 437 00:33:55,839 --> 00:33:59,759 I think that's why it happened. Honestly, he had a good game before, 438 00:34:00,039 --> 00:34:02,119 it wouldn't have happened. But no, I like that idea. I 439 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:07,000 think that's that's maybe. I think that that also like makes sense to me, 440 00:34:07,319 --> 00:34:09,880 Like if I were in his position and there was a loose ball and 441 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:15,000 the New York Post was posting wild shit about me, I could see me 442 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:20,960 anyway. It was a rough situation. But now PJ. Tucker is spelling 443 00:34:21,039 --> 00:34:25,159 of Itza Zubats, which Carl tart I can say this on the show, 444 00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:30,480 got a PJ. Tucker jersey. He purchased a PJ. Tucker Clippers jersey. 445 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:32,360 I think he's the first. He's the first and maybe only person outside 446 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:36,360 of the Tucker family to do that. But you have to do it. 447 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:38,880 Create a jersey on NBA. Oh yeah, no, that's not Yeah, 448 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:45,119 that's not an available jersey's Yeah, that's a couple extra shekels for the PJ. 449 00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:49,000 Tucker jersey. I do like PJ Tucker. I've been a fan for 450 00:34:49,039 --> 00:34:51,920 a long time. Sure, I don't like him as the backup center. 451 00:34:52,119 --> 00:34:58,079 Yeah, well that's not crazy like he's No, we cannot play small ball 452 00:34:58,199 --> 00:35:05,039 five with PJ Tucker. Oh they have and we lost and it was bad. 453 00:35:05,679 --> 00:35:08,360 Well, actually I thought he won his minutes. He was a plus 454 00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:12,280 ten out there. I'm just saying I thought he was pretty darn good. 455 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:19,039 I cannot argue with the plus ten thing. But the Clippers front office seemingly 456 00:35:19,119 --> 00:35:22,239 understands that they also can't have PJ. Tuckers the back of five. Daniel 457 00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:30,960 Tice was reported as shams as the center of interest won the gold medal with 458 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:36,280 Germany over the summer, has not played I don't think at all for the 459 00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:38,599 Pacers, and he's vocal about it. He said, obviously after a great 460 00:35:38,599 --> 00:35:43,079 summer, I'm not happy with the situation I'm in right now. He's a 461 00:35:43,239 --> 00:35:47,559 six eight center. He sets really good screens, hustle defense guy. People 462 00:35:47,599 --> 00:35:51,880 seem to love his passing. I'm not sure I'm totally sold on that. 463 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:58,480 But he makes nine million a year, so this is not like an easy 464 00:35:58,599 --> 00:36:02,519 thing to do. Where are you at on the Clippers reported? For everyone 465 00:36:02,519 --> 00:36:06,760 telling us maybe we shouldn't talk about this, it's been reported they want daniel 466 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:12,679 Tye Adam, Where are you at? On the Daniel Tye scale? One 467 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:16,039 to ten? What ten? Gimme Tye one? What the hell are we 468 00:36:16,079 --> 00:36:21,800 doing? What number does he wear? Can I let me chat it into 469 00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:24,440 that scale? One of ten? Look, I really liked him actually with 470 00:36:25,039 --> 00:36:30,320 Boston. I like the way he played with Boston. I thought he was 471 00:36:30,360 --> 00:36:32,679 a big time similar to PJ. Tucker in some ways. He would still 472 00:36:32,719 --> 00:36:39,079 be an undersized backup setter and somebody that just plays with a lot of heart, 473 00:36:39,159 --> 00:36:45,079 a lot of hustle out there, doesn't take a lot of shots. 474 00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:49,519 His passing ability, yeah, he showed that off at times with playing next 475 00:36:49,519 --> 00:36:53,719 to Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown. I just don't know how realistic it is 476 00:36:54,199 --> 00:36:59,559 in less because everybody's looking at his contract situation where he's making nine million, 477 00:37:00,119 --> 00:37:04,760 so you have to get within what eighty percent of that in a trade? 478 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:08,039 Hey, Terrence Man for Daniel Tye works, straight up? No, I 479 00:37:08,039 --> 00:37:13,079 don't think. I don't think that's why they held out in Philadelphia to the 480 00:37:15,199 --> 00:37:19,719 Wait a minute, Daniel, Daniel, you don't know this deal we got 481 00:37:19,719 --> 00:37:23,800 in the works over here. Yeah, Karon's taken and not by us, 482 00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:30,199 it's actually Indiana. No, so he's number twenty seven for Indiana. Doesn't 483 00:37:30,199 --> 00:37:34,760 really help me out anyway. Bad number, I would argue, bad number. 484 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:39,119 Uh, okay, how do they make it work for him? Who 485 00:37:39,159 --> 00:37:43,880 would the most likely players be involved? I'm assuming a Mere Coffee is one 486 00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:46,400 of them. Well, so Man and Zoo works straight up if you do 487 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:50,440 a one for one, but they're not going to do. Hey, PJ. 488 00:37:50,679 --> 00:38:00,679 Tucker for Tye works. But if you're Indiana, why you're you're wanting 489 00:38:00,719 --> 00:38:06,960 more than PJ Tucker? Are you a wave? Right? But also like 490 00:38:07,199 --> 00:38:10,079 they don't have to make this trade. They don't, right, so they 491 00:38:10,079 --> 00:38:14,440 would be like, give us more. They're not gonna be nice of them. 492 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:21,719 Maybe it's a future second round pick something like that. What if it's 493 00:38:21,760 --> 00:38:24,239 about more than just Daniel Tice. Then to make the money work, I 494 00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:28,559 haven't done. I haven't done enough research for that. Can I tell you 495 00:38:28,559 --> 00:38:32,760 the research I have done? Yeah? What a low level research? Have 496 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:37,480 you been doing? Very low level Plumbly and coffee work? But Plumbly can't 497 00:38:37,519 --> 00:38:39,320 be traded for a while to do it his contract and a lot of people 498 00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:44,920 want Norm traded. A lot of people think Norm is redundant, and they 499 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:52,840 think that maybe you do Norm for McConnell entice. H I do think Norm 500 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:58,639 is a legit trade asset, a chip. I don't know if this is 501 00:38:58,719 --> 00:39:00,559 the move though. I know a lot of people say, well, I 502 00:39:00,599 --> 00:39:06,400 agree with you too much. Uh and a lot a lot of teams aren't 503 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:09,119 going to want that contract. I disagree. Once you get closer to the 504 00:39:09,159 --> 00:39:14,679 trade deadline and somebody sees Norm as an easy fifteen, a game that can 505 00:39:14,760 --> 00:39:19,400 aid their team, I think it becomes a lot more valuable then. I 506 00:39:19,559 --> 00:39:22,920 like Norm on the Clippers right now, But there's a minutes crunch. You 507 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:27,719 want to talk about Boneshiland not playing, that's one of the major reasons. 508 00:39:28,599 --> 00:39:32,639 Uh. So, I don't know if this is because I think Norm is 509 00:39:32,639 --> 00:39:38,960 one of their last season yeah, well and Norm. So Norm plus the 510 00:39:39,039 --> 00:39:43,920 twenty thirty pick, if they want to get really crazy, it's worth a 511 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:47,679 lot. Yeah, what if they make a move for Jeremy Grant, Like, 512 00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:52,679 that's a that's a I think if things get crazy and they want to 513 00:39:52,719 --> 00:39:55,360 make a move later in the season for someone who's going to help them more 514 00:39:55,559 --> 00:40:00,679 than Daniel Tice, you save Norm and the twenty thirty pick. I don't 515 00:40:00,679 --> 00:40:06,159 think they will. It's not based on anything, but I would rather just 516 00:40:06,239 --> 00:40:10,320 sign WINNYM. Gabriel. I like Winnam Gabriel. I saw him plenty of 517 00:40:10,360 --> 00:40:15,119 the Clippers last year. He hustles, he plays hard. We're talking about 518 00:40:15,119 --> 00:40:21,440 somebody playing ten to fifteen minutes a night. But so here's the other thing 519 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:27,880 that's tough is that Plumbley was getting around seventeen a night. Most of his 520 00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:30,760 nights were over twenty because he had some offset ones in there to start this 521 00:40:30,840 --> 00:40:36,519 thing. What worries me is, sure, let's say we sign you know, 522 00:40:36,559 --> 00:40:38,760 we sign a backup five who's not six eight Daniel Tice. I'm hung 523 00:40:38,840 --> 00:40:43,840 up on the height. I will say that Gabriel is a little bit undersized 524 00:40:43,840 --> 00:40:47,880 too, but that guy bullies. But we're still stuck with Tucker playing some 525 00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:53,000 small ball five minutes. So I think in the greatly likes Tucker. He's 526 00:40:53,039 --> 00:40:59,079 going to play some which sucks, which like, which is not ideal. 527 00:41:00,159 --> 00:41:02,199 Right now, He's gonna play, but he can't play as the center. 528 00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:09,119 The team is rough with him at center. I you want him at the 529 00:41:09,239 --> 00:41:14,400 four, like guarding guys that are even quicker. I mean no, but 530 00:41:14,559 --> 00:41:17,480 like it's a no win situation. Like I'm not saying there's a there's a 531 00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:22,000 better scenario. So I guess I wish. I guess I wish Mason Plumley 532 00:41:22,079 --> 00:41:27,119 wasn't hurt because I feel like I guess that's what it comes back to. 533 00:41:27,159 --> 00:41:30,639 Mason Plumley's hurt, and Big Zoo is going through a rough patch at the 534 00:41:30,639 --> 00:41:32,199 same because he was going through rough patch, we can talk about that. 535 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:39,519 He it bums me out that he's gonna have such a he's got to make 536 00:41:39,559 --> 00:41:43,360 so much more quick decisions in the short role. We've seen him make good 537 00:41:43,360 --> 00:41:46,440 decisions in the short role, but James Harden is a different level of distributor, 538 00:41:46,840 --> 00:41:52,960 a very quick like it's it's a to B right there, and Zoo 539 00:41:53,039 --> 00:41:58,119 needs to get to that and he's not ready for it yet and the spacing 540 00:41:58,199 --> 00:42:01,440 is wonky. He needs to get on the jugs machine or have John Elway 541 00:42:01,519 --> 00:42:07,960 so a few balls to him or something like that scene. Is it that? 542 00:42:07,239 --> 00:42:10,880 The scene in Airbud, the really sad scene where the bad dad is 543 00:42:10,920 --> 00:42:15,679 throwing the basketballs at the kid to try and get him to catch the passes 544 00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:21,000 better. I thought was something we talked about by the preview, but nobody 545 00:42:21,079 --> 00:42:27,159 actually had seen. If you haven't seen, you want to talk about a 546 00:42:27,199 --> 00:42:34,239 specific seed from Airbun, remember that one part. It's a horrifying scene. 547 00:42:34,280 --> 00:42:40,920 It's terrible. I think Zoo needs to make quicker decisions out of the short 548 00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:49,199 roll and at the basket go up strong. He got blocked by small yesterday. 549 00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:53,119 I think it was about possessions where he got blocked. Paul George usually 550 00:42:53,159 --> 00:42:57,760 doesn't say the right thing, but when he said that Zoo Bots needs to 551 00:42:57,760 --> 00:43:01,760 play like the biggest guy on the court, he absolutely nailed that. Most 552 00:43:01,760 --> 00:43:07,119 of the time he's he's doing his own thing. But that quote is totally 553 00:43:07,119 --> 00:43:08,599 on point. Zoo needs to play how big he is, and I think 554 00:43:08,599 --> 00:43:12,760 it's the quad thing. I think it's the quad. I don't think it's 555 00:43:12,760 --> 00:43:16,599 one hundred, which sucks. Yeah, that's the problem then too. Whatever 556 00:43:16,880 --> 00:43:22,800 the reason is, whether it's between the ears or physically, he's laboring right 557 00:43:22,880 --> 00:43:25,880 now and not one and just trying to fight through it. We know he's 558 00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:30,400 the type of guy that would he never wants to miss a game. No. 559 00:43:30,559 --> 00:43:35,239 Typically when he can go on, there's something related going on there. 560 00:43:35,280 --> 00:43:37,920 Like even last season, before he started missing games, you could tell, 561 00:43:38,679 --> 00:43:42,719 Uh he was a little bit hobbled out there. He wasn't quite right. 562 00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:46,760 So Biggs is a tough guy. He is. What do you think about 563 00:43:46,760 --> 00:43:54,360 Nerlin's Knoll Noel? Yeah, I love him, actually wanted him. I 564 00:43:54,440 --> 00:44:06,079 wanted him on the first Noel. I wanted him years ago. Dude. 565 00:44:01,679 --> 00:44:07,840 You see, he had a really good year a few years ago with Okac, 566 00:44:08,119 --> 00:44:10,440 and then I think he went to New York and I was like, 567 00:44:10,519 --> 00:44:15,519 man, I wouldn't mind seeing him. So I just don't. I don't 568 00:44:15,559 --> 00:44:17,400 know if he's been bad or hurt, which if that's the case, then 569 00:44:17,400 --> 00:44:20,800 maybe I don't want it. I obviously don't want him on the team. 570 00:44:20,840 --> 00:44:25,480 He's a free agent and I and I know I keep harping on this. 571 00:44:27,119 --> 00:44:32,360 I don't Mason Plumbley was a legit seven footer. Daniel Tye is six to 572 00:44:32,440 --> 00:44:37,880 eight. We're just playing small ball again. We're just playing small ball with 573 00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:44,840 a shooter. And I don't think that is what the Clippers need for eighteen 574 00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:47,639 minutes a game, because then that means that daniel Tye is six to eight. 575 00:44:47,679 --> 00:44:53,280 That means the backup center after him is PJ. Tucker. And it's 576 00:44:53,360 --> 00:44:57,519 just like more of the same shit, Like what is PJ Tucker? And 577 00:44:57,639 --> 00:45:01,079 daniel Tye is a way better passer than PJ tu Obviously everything else is the 578 00:45:01,119 --> 00:45:07,920 same. Here's what's so longing about last night. Last night's game. They 579 00:45:07,960 --> 00:45:14,039 saw a team in the Brooklyn Nets, who played small the entire time. 580 00:45:14,679 --> 00:45:19,760 They didn't have Nick Clackson, they didn't have Cameron Johnson, Cam Thomas goes 581 00:45:19,800 --> 00:45:24,519 out, they didn't have Ben Simmons, and they still played bigger down the 582 00:45:24,559 --> 00:45:30,920 stretch or looked like it than the Clippers. Yeah, that was the ideal 583 00:45:30,039 --> 00:45:37,960 situation for Zoo to detonate, yeah and take over, and it didn't happen. 584 00:45:37,159 --> 00:45:40,480 That was an ideal situation for the Clippers to crush them on the boards. 585 00:45:40,480 --> 00:45:45,039 I think they ended up winning it by like two but they lost on 586 00:45:45,119 --> 00:45:49,920 the offensive Clippers. So yeah, hold on, I actually I've been pouring 587 00:45:50,039 --> 00:45:59,920 over these stats for the whole game. The Clippers won boards. Yeah, 588 00:46:00,119 --> 00:46:05,800 offensive boards for the nets fourteen to eleven for the clips, eleven for the 589 00:46:05,840 --> 00:46:12,679 clips. And by the way, yeah, to watch just watch some of 590 00:46:12,719 --> 00:46:16,719 the guard play. Yeah, and we have seen so far in fourth quarters. 591 00:46:17,119 --> 00:46:22,159 Not only have they lost the last two games, they got worse by 592 00:46:22,159 --> 00:46:27,880 the end of the last two games when the going in fourth quarters. Yeah, 593 00:46:27,920 --> 00:46:30,800 they had eight turnovers in the fourth quarter last night, it was there 594 00:46:30,840 --> 00:46:32,599 seven or eight. I've seen two different box scores on this, but I 595 00:46:32,599 --> 00:46:38,480 believe that. Can we talk about that for a second. What the fuck 596 00:46:38,599 --> 00:46:44,079 is up with the box scores? Dude, NBA dot Com? Not right. 597 00:46:44,679 --> 00:46:47,400 I'm getting team box scores that I assume are right, but they're different 598 00:46:47,400 --> 00:46:52,679 than like, how can we not figure the ship out? It's like that 599 00:46:52,719 --> 00:46:55,599 scene in air Bud where they thought he had the quadruple double, but uh, 600 00:46:55,719 --> 00:47:01,920 they took the courts took it away, they ruled mistrial. Like, 601 00:47:02,639 --> 00:47:07,159 I don't know what the statisficians are here, make it the same. It 602 00:47:07,159 --> 00:47:09,519 should all be the same anyway, Sorry, they're talenting it in real time 603 00:47:09,599 --> 00:47:14,760 and people see things differently, Okay, but like have one person tally it, 604 00:47:14,840 --> 00:47:20,920 you know what I'm saying. Like, that's why during Jordan's defensive MVP 605 00:47:21,119 --> 00:47:24,800 season, you got a lot of love at home by the box. Everyone 606 00:47:24,840 --> 00:47:28,920 does. There are a lot more steels and blocks at home than when I 607 00:47:28,960 --> 00:47:35,320 was on the road. John Stockton got hockey assists. Who cares, it's 608 00:47:35,519 --> 00:47:38,599 just anyway I mean, I mean they have been fudged forever, like the 609 00:47:38,639 --> 00:47:44,280 box scores inconsistencies, that's that's a well known thing. But I think it 610 00:47:44,440 --> 00:47:47,320 was it was either seven or eight assists in the fourth quarter. My point 611 00:47:47,400 --> 00:47:53,199 is when teams are starting to tighten the screws during winning time, that puts 612 00:47:53,239 --> 00:47:58,360 even more pressure on you to fall back on whatever foundation or system or what 613 00:47:58,440 --> 00:48:04,480 you're running offensively, and the don't have anything to fall back on. That's 614 00:48:05,320 --> 00:48:08,840 that's why it's looked so bad those early minutes in the fourth quarter. They 615 00:48:08,840 --> 00:48:13,119 had four turnovers in the in the first three minutes. Four turnovers. Last 616 00:48:13,159 --> 00:48:16,480 night, they had that set quick seven er run against them h with the 617 00:48:16,480 --> 00:48:20,679 New York Knicks in a rough lineup that was out there, and that's something 618 00:48:20,760 --> 00:48:25,320 else I'm still I'm still a little bit perplexed. Correct me if I'm wrong, 619 00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:31,920 But I thought I was at media day and I thought Coach flu specifically 620 00:48:31,960 --> 00:48:37,599 said when they were talking about availability and having Kawhi and Paul George fully unleashed 621 00:48:37,239 --> 00:48:40,599 that I could be wrong, but I thought he said they were going to 622 00:48:40,639 --> 00:48:44,880 stagger them. One of them would be on the court at all times. 623 00:48:45,519 --> 00:48:50,320 That is yet to happen seven games into the season. In fact, the 624 00:48:50,400 --> 00:48:52,840 last minute and a half of the first quarter last night, sure none of 625 00:48:52,840 --> 00:49:00,440 the Big four were on the court, which happens. You know, I 626 00:49:00,480 --> 00:49:05,440 thought we have two of them at all times once they brought in Harden, 627 00:49:05,519 --> 00:49:10,480 and it hasn't happened yet. And I know it's it's built in that you 628 00:49:10,559 --> 00:49:15,760 are going to try new things because you haven't seen James Harden play with this 629 00:49:15,800 --> 00:49:19,880 group or that group, and there's different combinations out there, and I understand 630 00:49:20,000 --> 00:49:24,199 there's built in tinkering happening, and it has to happen, but I would 631 00:49:24,239 --> 00:49:30,880 just I'm wondering, can we get Paul George and Kawhi Leonard? Is it 632 00:49:30,920 --> 00:49:34,199 a minute thing why one of them can't be on the court at all times? 633 00:49:34,320 --> 00:49:37,679 I don't understand it. I will say pretty much every advanced at shows 634 00:49:37,719 --> 00:49:42,639 that the Clippers absolutely destroy opponents with both of them on the floor. So 635 00:49:43,639 --> 00:49:47,199 I do get it from that standpoint, But this is also based on what 636 00:49:47,280 --> 00:49:52,159 they said, so you're not I get that. I just and I think 637 00:49:52,199 --> 00:49:55,079 this is actually kind of a good way to close the show, where we 638 00:49:55,159 --> 00:49:59,760 obviously want the Clippers to beat the Maps. We want that to happen. 639 00:50:00,480 --> 00:50:06,639 I don't think anyone knows how, and I mean that in a very honest 640 00:50:06,679 --> 00:50:09,639 way. We don't know how, like none of us really like in terms 641 00:50:09,639 --> 00:50:13,719 of what needs to happen. We yeah, sure, maybe Russ maybe needs 642 00:50:13,719 --> 00:50:16,800 to get benched for Transpan. That's not gonna happen tomorrow. We're at this 643 00:50:16,880 --> 00:50:22,719 point where we're going game by game, which is uneasy, and we have 644 00:50:22,880 --> 00:50:29,039 enough talent that they should probably not be three and four. They definitely shouldn't 645 00:50:29,079 --> 00:50:32,880 be three and four, and we need when this is the situation if we're 646 00:50:32,880 --> 00:50:37,679 talking about the sacrifice, we're talking about who really is the big four and 647 00:50:37,719 --> 00:50:42,719 how that works on this team. It's Kawhi and Paul George lifting us during 648 00:50:42,719 --> 00:50:45,360 this time of uncertainty, and I don't think that's A. I don't mean 649 00:50:45,360 --> 00:50:49,840 that in some mean way like they haven't. They were great in the Lakers 650 00:50:49,880 --> 00:50:52,760 game, you know, like maybe you have too bad games. Sure, 651 00:50:52,960 --> 00:50:55,320 this is the game that was a Western Conference opponent. This matters a lot 652 00:50:55,360 --> 00:51:00,320 more than these two other Eastern Conference games we played. This is the time 653 00:51:00,280 --> 00:51:04,559 for Kawhi and Paul George. Not that they haven't done this, but this 654 00:51:04,599 --> 00:51:10,320 would be a really great time for them to assume their responsibilities and play like 655 00:51:10,360 --> 00:51:16,320 we know they can play. Because if they are at eighty percent at the 656 00:51:16,440 --> 00:51:22,519 same time, give me the Clippers every single day, even just eighty percent 657 00:51:22,559 --> 00:51:25,639 of them at the same time together, give me the Clippers every single day. 658 00:51:27,119 --> 00:51:31,159 And that's what we need right now while Mason Plumley's out and we try 659 00:51:31,199 --> 00:51:37,599 and integrate James Harden into this lineup. Yeah, with those two available, 660 00:51:38,480 --> 00:51:44,599 when they have been the Clippers have won seventy percent of the games. They 661 00:51:44,639 --> 00:51:49,280 have a gas when they're still the stars when they're there. So to be 662 00:51:49,360 --> 00:51:54,000 three and four having them all seven games so far is tough. And I'll 663 00:51:54,000 --> 00:51:58,519 say it again, but it could just be, and it really has to 664 00:51:58,559 --> 00:52:02,000 be if it's going to be successful. This is the one step back to 665 00:52:02,079 --> 00:52:07,639 get to two steps or three steps or four steps of things really forward. 666 00:52:07,719 --> 00:52:13,239 Let's yeah forward, yeah for man greatly forward. Maybe not, that's a 667 00:52:13,239 --> 00:52:19,000 little d okay. So we hope the Clippers win against the Maps. We're 668 00:52:19,039 --> 00:52:22,559 gonna be we're doing a double dip tomorrow. You and Will maybe, yeah, 669 00:52:22,599 --> 00:52:25,480 either one of you, guys, whoever's available, let's definitely do it. 670 00:52:28,079 --> 00:52:30,599 I am back in Los Angeles on Saturday. I'll tell you what I 671 00:52:30,679 --> 00:52:37,960 cannot wait to be back. I can A lot is wrong with number one. 672 00:52:38,000 --> 00:52:40,639 I have to have a Vitamin D light when I work. There's no 673 00:52:42,199 --> 00:52:45,159 fucking sun here. I don't know how I lived here for so long. 674 00:52:45,239 --> 00:52:52,599 Anyway, full try, oh my god, full tripod on Sunday, after 675 00:52:52,719 --> 00:52:55,559 the nooner. There's the noon thirty game on Sunday. We can get a 676 00:52:55,559 --> 00:53:00,639 full tripod going. That'll be fun. Yeah, just guys, hang it 677 00:53:00,719 --> 00:53:05,039 up. Maybe we go live, let's do it live. I'm good with 678 00:53:05,079 --> 00:53:07,199 that. Yeah. Actually we haven't done like a post game like that live. 679 00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:10,199 That'd be fun. The last time we did live was when we did 680 00:53:10,199 --> 00:53:15,239 the Hardened thing and everyone watch what we said. And then after a bunch 681 00:53:15,280 --> 00:53:17,199 of stuff happened came and commented on it. Yeah, wish I could do 682 00:53:17,239 --> 00:53:22,480 the same. Uh. Check us out on YouTube over on YouTube dot com 683 00:53:22,559 --> 00:53:27,719 Slash at Clippers podcast. You can find us on iTunes. Reviews help us. 684 00:53:27,719 --> 00:53:30,079 We haven't read them in a while, but we will when we're all 685 00:53:30,079 --> 00:53:34,599 together. We appreciate everyone who's listening. If you're a new fan and you're 686 00:53:34,639 --> 00:53:37,440 still a fan after they lost two games in a row, you're in the 687 00:53:37,440 --> 00:53:40,320 family. If you bailed after they lost two games in a row, enjoy 688 00:53:40,360 --> 00:53:44,599 whatever else you're doing. Welcome to all the new people. Thank you to 689 00:53:44,639 --> 00:53:46,239 all the old people who've stuck with us. Shout out Eric Bue for these 690 00:53:46,280 --> 00:53:52,440 wonderful graphics. Adam, I've been pretty positive this episode, but you send 691 00:53:52,440 --> 00:53:59,280 out the listeners with a fantastic positive thing most episodes. What can you tell 692 00:53:59,280 --> 00:54:04,000 these fantastic people as we head into this crucial matchup against them? HAPs look 693 00:54:04,039 --> 00:54:07,800 as concerned as I've been in this episode regarding just whether or not it's possible 694 00:54:07,840 --> 00:54:13,440 for four guys to stay hot and stay in rhythm together at once. The 695 00:54:13,519 --> 00:54:15,719 truth is, these are the problems you typically do want to have in the 696 00:54:15,840 --> 00:54:21,280 National Basketball Association. These are first world NBA problems. How do we figure 697 00:54:21,280 --> 00:54:24,320 out how to get James Harden, Paul George Kawhi Leonard, and Russell Westbrook 698 00:54:24,360 --> 00:54:28,840 to work together. You'd rather have this than what some of the teams coming 699 00:54:28,840 --> 00:54:31,199 into the season that just have hopes of maybe being in the play in tournament 700 00:54:31,960 --> 00:54:37,639 are dealing with right now. So let's put things in perspective. And coach 701 00:54:37,719 --> 00:54:42,039 Lou I think is the right guy. Uh when the going gets tough. 702 00:54:42,199 --> 00:54:46,320 We've seen him be masterful in playoff situations and make those tough decisions. And 703 00:54:47,400 --> 00:54:51,440 I feel like tomorrow night, you know, it's an nd season tournament game, 704 00:54:51,480 --> 00:54:53,599 it's basically the playoffs. No, okay, it's not that. It's 705 00:54:53,599 --> 00:55:00,480 not like that. It's basically it's not. But it's gonna be a heightened 706 00:55:00,599 --> 00:55:04,320 atmosphere. It's gonna be fun, sure, and I think the Clippers are 707 00:55:04,320 --> 00:55:07,960 gonna rise to the challenge. I hope they do. And some of that 708 00:55:07,079 --> 00:55:12,159 shooting stuff, like the five straight open three pointers they miss in the fourth 709 00:55:12,239 --> 00:55:16,159 quarter against the Brooklyn Nets, They're due to hit five straight from the outside. 710 00:55:16,519 --> 00:55:21,119 So maybe it's the right time there we go wrong time for the Mavericks 711 00:55:21,119 --> 00:55:23,559 have to deal with the Clippers with the right time for the Clippers to find 712 00:55:23,559 --> 00:55:27,960 themselves and get their shooting, shooting luck and variants back in their favor. 713 00:55:28,960 --> 00:55:30,960 There we go. We will be back with the full crew. William Hopdyke 714 00:55:31,079 --> 00:55:34,960 is usually with us. I am Chuck Mockler. He is Adam Oslin. 715 00:55:35,400 --> 00:55:37,960 Find us on Twitter. Just look up our names. We'll find him. 716 00:55:37,320 --> 00:55:39,719 We'll be back and as always, let's go Clips