1 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:10,839 Uh well, the Clips and Dim Season two, episode sixty six. We're 2 00:00:10,839 --> 00:00:13,759 doing this one live. Thank you everyone who's gonna watch, ticker, who's 3 00:00:13,759 --> 00:00:18,559 gonna listen. The Clippers came back down from twenty six, their biggest comeback 4 00:00:18,559 --> 00:00:23,160 of the year, right and in part to Paul George, in part due 5 00:00:23,199 --> 00:00:26,280 to a bad first half. Everything came together in the second. We're gonna 6 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,120 talk about it. We're gonna talk about the stuns, back to about coming 7 00:00:29,199 --> 00:00:31,839 up. Will and Adam. How the hell are you guys doing on this 8 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:39,399 seemingly Sonny, Los Angeles evening. After the Clippers get this win, I'm 9 00:00:39,399 --> 00:00:44,799 good. I feel great about it. I was down on them early in 10 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:51,159 the ballgame. But hashtag comeback clips works sixty percent of the time. Russo, 11 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,759 Justin Russo left at half and had to listen to the rest of the 12 00:00:54,799 --> 00:00:59,119 game on the radio, and the Clippers won, So there might be something 13 00:00:59,159 --> 00:01:00,439 to that. Justin Rouster, if you're listening and the Clippers go down in 14 00:01:00,439 --> 00:01:04,640 the playoffs, you need to leave the building like he left out of disgust 15 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:07,840 or just something I think he had to go. That would be great. 16 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,359 Russo is not Russo stays for every game. If he can't think he had 17 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,719 to do something. I would to make that very clear. I'm not trying 18 00:01:14,719 --> 00:01:19,200 to him under the bus. We'll see it's the bad ones. Yeah, 19 00:01:19,239 --> 00:01:21,439 Will. How are you doing you guys chopped it up on the radio. 20 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:23,640 You feeling good? Yeah, I'm feeling good. I mean, this was 21 00:01:23,719 --> 00:01:27,799 I was in the same boat as Russo. I didn't exactly have anything to 22 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,159 do, but I was. I was ready to turn this game off. 23 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:34,719 It was just sort of it's just sort of the same thing we've seen right 24 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:38,840 in these losses, Like just the turnovers pile up. There doesn't seem to 25 00:01:38,879 --> 00:01:42,799 be a lot of urgency on the defensive end, and teams get hot. 26 00:01:42,879 --> 00:01:46,120 You see tons of you know, you see, however, many players like 27 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,959 scoring above their point averages, shooting the lights out as compared to their regular 28 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,840 season averages. And it's just like it's one of those things that we'll talk 29 00:01:53,879 --> 00:01:56,920 about it. I mean, I'm glad they were able to get the comeback 30 00:01:56,959 --> 00:02:01,159 in. I think these kinds of wins all they are ultimately good because you 31 00:02:01,239 --> 00:02:06,680 are really getting put through the fire and really coming through adversity. But you 32 00:02:06,719 --> 00:02:08,479 know, like Paul George says, it's not ideal. The way that it's 33 00:02:08,479 --> 00:02:13,439 happening, right. It's not like an anomaly where a team is like shooting 34 00:02:13,439 --> 00:02:16,759 the lights out and you're still defending well, or you know, like it 35 00:02:17,439 --> 00:02:21,120 you just can't keep up with them. You know, it's a lot of 36 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:25,120 it is pretty self inflicted, so that I think that just gets really difficult 37 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:29,080 for me. Yeah, I mean, it was a tail that you have. 38 00:02:29,719 --> 00:02:32,560 We should, I think before we get really deep into stuff. First 39 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,960 fifty one season for the Clippers in sixteen seventeen, So hats off to the 40 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,280 Clips for that. Despite how these last two months have been pretty damn good 41 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:45,439 season overall, sixth in franchise history. Of course, some of these would 42 00:02:45,479 --> 00:02:50,719 have been fifty wins seasons if it wasn't for COVID and the lack of games. 43 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:58,680 I'm pretty sure actually they lost like Ted gabs here and there. The 44 00:02:58,719 --> 00:03:01,719 schedule has only gotten back I think the last two seasons. Now. Yeah, 45 00:03:01,759 --> 00:03:07,680 something weird like that. William Updike's camera has cut out. We're gonna 46 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:10,599 talk about what shar is talking about with hard and riding the bench down the 47 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:15,159 stretch. I'm assuming that was a minutes thing. I don't think that was 48 00:03:15,439 --> 00:03:21,439 It was a minute restriction. He was capped at twenty I think he was 49 00:03:21,479 --> 00:03:24,599 capped at twenty five and he played twenty six something like that. Yeah, 50 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,800 but yeah, I mean, let's talk. I mean, Adam, first 51 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,800 of all, do we have a high five? Did you get one out 52 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:30,960 of this or was it? I'm sorry, guys, I went to the 53 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:37,159 afterwards. You gotta get that pump and that makes total sense. So I 54 00:03:37,199 --> 00:03:39,680 mean, let's talk the good stuff. Paul George. Interesting that you couldn't 55 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:45,719 work out post stream. It's sad that your gym closes so early. It 56 00:03:45,759 --> 00:03:51,000 does, it closes at seven, that's crazy. Paul George is peaking at 57 00:03:51,039 --> 00:03:55,400 the right time. That block on Garland late was maybe his best defensive possession 58 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,639 of the year. That was wonderful defense. To see his fourth quarter was 59 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,680 absolutely absurd. He made the three, which he has done all season. 60 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:08,360 Like Paul George as up and down, and he's been and as down at 61 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:12,240 points as we've been on him. Like the man has shown up big in 62 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:16,439 fourth quarters all year long. He basically had two bad months and outside of 63 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,519 that, he's having one of the best seasons of his career. If you 64 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:24,199 take the start of the season and now the last month it wasn't just the 65 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,399 start of the season. But we're talking when they got rolling with James Harden 66 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,040 in that twenty six and five run and his efficiency was off the charts. 67 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:34,040 So I want to say, like four of the six months, is that 68 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:40,480 how long the season ends up being? Were spectacular for Paul George. Yeah, 69 00:04:40,519 --> 00:04:43,279 And it's happening at the right time again, right, Like we've talked 70 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:47,959 about on this show, and the large Clippers Twitter has talked about it is 71 00:04:47,959 --> 00:04:51,079 he is a ceiling razer. When he's playing like this and he's finding a 72 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:56,600 shots and he's being aggressive, He's a ceiling raizer for the Clippers. Junction 73 00:04:56,759 --> 00:05:00,000 says they're peaking at the right time. Couldn't agree more. Same here, 74 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,480 if big, if true, Paul George stealing racer, Yeah, yeah, 75 00:05:04,639 --> 00:05:10,000 who knows what else other than I mean, it's very easy to pick out 76 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:14,360 Paul George. Twenty seven points in the second half. He played also the 77 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,360 entire what the last thirty three minutes of this game? Yeah, what a 78 00:05:17,439 --> 00:05:21,439 stud. He didn't want to go on the bench. He said he felt 79 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:26,160 warm in the second half and he didn't want to cool off. He just 80 00:05:26,199 --> 00:05:30,480 thought he could play through it and speaks to how he's healthy again. Like, 81 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,160 I don't think those two months were just fluky bad shooting where he was 82 00:05:33,199 --> 00:05:36,920 only scoring eighteen points per game. I think it was obviously related to the 83 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,839 left knee injury, to the left groin injury. Who was playing through You 84 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:46,000 see him now, he looks like peek Paul George once again, it couldn't 85 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:49,720 happen at a better time. Guys play better when they're healthy. It's weird. 86 00:05:49,959 --> 00:05:54,000 It's something that we've learned on this show as the games have gone on. 87 00:05:55,079 --> 00:05:57,560 Didn't know that before. Yes, he's not washed now, guys, 88 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,360 I guess not. Yes, Terrence Man fake passed into a three. It's 89 00:06:01,399 --> 00:06:05,519 cash every time. It feels like he's like three for his last three when 90 00:06:05,519 --> 00:06:09,279 he does the fake pass. Well. I don't want to get too far 91 00:06:09,439 --> 00:06:14,160 off Paul Georgie, but Adam and I talked about how, like I thought 92 00:06:14,199 --> 00:06:18,639 this game, especially in that fourth quarter, was really encouraging from the role 93 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:24,720 players. Right, we had been threes from Coffee and Man that that chipped 94 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,040 away at the deficit, got us, you know, started to get us 95 00:06:27,079 --> 00:06:32,199 into a lead and keep the rhythm up and just with all the limitations of 96 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:36,040 like that TYLERU had to deal with rotation wise, obviously no Kauai Harden on 97 00:06:36,079 --> 00:06:40,720 the minutes restriction and kind of a goofy lineup to close out this one, 98 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:45,040 especially against a like a larger Calves team, a larger front court. I 99 00:06:45,519 --> 00:06:47,600 you know, I think a tip of the cap obviously all the role players, 100 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:53,120 but to Tylo as well to stick with that, I guess it's easier 101 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:56,240 to stick with anyone it's working. But still it was, I mean, 102 00:06:56,399 --> 00:06:59,560 I thought it was something. It was definitely some inspired play there in the 103 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:03,000 fourth court or from the rotation on the floor. I mean, Terrence Man 104 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:06,720 came back in down five and the three to zero four mark for Mason Plumbley, 105 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:11,199 you're going up against the team with Jared Allen, I don't think. 106 00:07:11,319 --> 00:07:14,000 Yeah. Evan Mobley came back in the game about a minute and a half 107 00:07:14,079 --> 00:07:18,399 later. But that is a big move from coach Lou that worked out for 108 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:21,879 this team, where he would have been heavily criticized if it didn't, if 109 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:26,160 they were able to just feast against the Clippers. But something he's been saying 110 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,120 all season long is when you go small, it presents more of a sense 111 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,920 of urgency. You have to be better on the defensive end at that point, 112 00:07:31,959 --> 00:07:35,800 and guys were scrambling and covering for one another, and they ended the 113 00:07:35,839 --> 00:07:41,079 game small with Jared Allen I think at least still out on the floor in 114 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:46,079 that final possession where Paul George was the backside defender gained the block. Yeah, 115 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:51,120 and the like the aggressiveness rebounding Paul George season high in rebounds tonight. 116 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:55,560 I mean, I think that is one thing obviously, like that's that's how 117 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,000 the small ball lineups are kind of going to live and die, is like, 118 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:01,079 how are they able to, you know, outside of scoring, able 119 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,879 to clean up on the boards. And they did. I mean, Paul 120 00:08:03,879 --> 00:08:09,079 George was incredible tonight, but everybody did well. Yeah, this was a 121 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:11,120 season high in boards for PG Right, there was what was it, Yeah, 122 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:16,879 eleven correct out rebounded them in the second half, which is great because 123 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:22,000 they also rerun in the first half. So the rebounding in general was good 124 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,920 for the Clippers. There was the same we talked about a little bit off 125 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:28,560 top, but the first half was kind of that same like, Okay, 126 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,440 they're turning the wall over, they're not exactly getting back in the transition, 127 00:08:31,879 --> 00:08:35,600 and we're all frustrated, and it was fair to be frustrated. It wasn't 128 00:08:35,759 --> 00:08:41,799 inspired to play against the team missing a key guy again this I'm just talking 129 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:43,799 the first half missing a key guy who had played yesterday. It was kind 130 00:08:43,799 --> 00:08:48,039 of like, what are we doing here? Clips? But they they they 131 00:08:48,399 --> 00:08:50,320 figured it out, and I'm really looking out to get too far down the 132 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:54,440 old breakdown here. I really hope we get to see a whole game of 133 00:08:56,159 --> 00:09:00,159 the second half, right like from tonight or from this afternoon, you know, 134 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:03,519 against the Suns, hopefully not going down twenty six or anything like that. 135 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:07,559 But even if they do, I guess go down twenty six, do 136 00:09:07,639 --> 00:09:11,279 it because the Suns are shooting on some insane shooting night, not because you're 137 00:09:11,279 --> 00:09:13,600 turning the ball over and not getting back in transition and stuff like that. 138 00:09:13,639 --> 00:09:18,120 You know what I'm saying. I don't know if it's gonna happen, honestly, 139 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:22,320 because there's four games left. They need one to hold onto the four 140 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,399 spot. Pretty much when I said when they were seven games left, they 141 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,200 win four of their next seven, they should have four wrapped up, and 142 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:31,159 they're really close, so I don't know how they're going to play it. 143 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:35,600 They're remaining four games now, the closer you get or if you get that 144 00:09:35,759 --> 00:09:39,840 secured Tuesday night, if you do play hard, so you make sure you 145 00:09:39,919 --> 00:09:43,600 have that four spot and then you know you can pretty much rest guys to 146 00:09:43,759 --> 00:09:46,559 the rest of the way. That could be big for this team too. 147 00:09:46,639 --> 00:09:50,440 But obviously Phoenix has a lot more to play for at this point than the 148 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:56,759 Clippers. Yes, very much. So. Yeah, the injury stuff, 149 00:09:58,159 --> 00:10:01,559 So let's talk to Harden thing, because some one in the in the stream 150 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:05,480 evidently missed that Harden had a minute restriction. He was questionable with the right 151 00:10:05,519 --> 00:10:11,200 foot soreness. He played twenty six minutes. La Murray said that he was 152 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:13,919 told that it's likely Harden will rest in at least one game the final week 153 00:10:13,919 --> 00:10:20,480 of the season. It was a consideration today, But per La Murray, 154 00:10:20,639 --> 00:10:24,559 you know, James wants to play, so he's going to get some rest 155 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:28,360 at some point. I hope, Yeah, I hope it's more than one 156 00:10:28,399 --> 00:10:31,879 game, to be honest, I hope he's not playing heavy minutes the rest 157 00:10:31,879 --> 00:10:35,279 of the way. Even if he is playing in games, maybe he ends 158 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:39,759 up being under thirty minutes the rest of the way the last four games at 159 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:43,159 most. Yeah, So regardless if he's out there or not, I just 160 00:10:43,159 --> 00:10:45,840 don't want to see him play heavy minutes. Yeah, that's a good call. 161 00:10:45,919 --> 00:10:48,320 And I mean twenty two to five and five, he was fifty from 162 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:54,279 three. Like, we saw good aggressive Harden. We saw good process from 163 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:58,200 Harden in terms of being aggressive with the ball. He looks pretty good the 164 00:10:58,279 --> 00:11:01,240 last three games now, he's looked like he's moving a lot better out there. 165 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:05,360 I know, whatever he has going on with the foot is a little 166 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:09,480 bit worrisome, but he's been playing probably more banged up through tougher stuff during 167 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:15,440 the season than that. He's just a guy wants to continue to play out 168 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,120 there no matter what. He always talks about losing his rhythm if he doesn't 169 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:20,360 play, and I guess we've kind of seen it. Yeah, when he 170 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:22,879 misses. When he missed those two games, when they sat him for a 171 00:11:22,919 --> 00:11:26,240 couple of games, he didn't look great when he came back. It's it's 172 00:11:26,279 --> 00:11:31,039 the opposite of Paul George every time he misses games. That first game back, 173 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:37,080 he's on a heat out of sixty. Yeah, that's a really good 174 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:41,960 point. And then Kawhi rested again. It was the right knee inflammation. 175 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:45,879 Again. This is a PSA to people the Clippers can only put could only 176 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,720 put soreness on the injury report for two games and then you have to up 177 00:11:48,759 --> 00:11:54,519 it to something else. Can it just be anything? It just has to 178 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:58,200 be a little bit more specific, Like soreness doesn't denote any sort of actual 179 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:03,799 injury or timeline, and inflammation to me feels just as sort of nebulous. 180 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:07,600 But I guess it's not in the eyes of betters, which is really what 181 00:12:07,639 --> 00:12:13,200 this is all about, right, Like it's not it's not about transparency or 182 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,480 like player health or anything. It's it's about betting and to not you know, 183 00:12:16,639 --> 00:12:22,360 for betters and sharps to not have the correct information is apparently very important 184 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:26,399 in the NBA. You can't have that. Ty isn't sure if Kawhi travels 185 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:33,360 to Phoenix on Tuesday, but he's also not concerned, which I'm kind of 186 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:35,200 just riding with how tay Lu feels about this. Adam, where are you 187 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:39,960 at? Do we think Kawhi plays one more game before the season is over? 188 00:12:41,919 --> 00:12:46,360 I don't know. I'm really up in the air on that, Like, 189 00:12:46,399 --> 00:12:50,320 even if he was fully healthy, it's almost like, you know what 190 00:12:50,399 --> 00:12:54,240 Kawhi is going to bring every time, Do you really need to see him 191 00:12:54,279 --> 00:12:58,960 out there? Unless they needed a win the last game of the season to 192 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:03,360 secure the forest against Houston next Sunday, I don't know if i'd necessarily need 193 00:13:03,399 --> 00:13:07,399 to see Kawhi. I understand the good process stuff, but it's like, 194 00:13:09,279 --> 00:13:13,000 I think it's kind of close to over of hoping to get like a bunch 195 00:13:13,039 --> 00:13:16,799 of consistent games strung together. I want, yeah, just give me one 196 00:13:16,919 --> 00:13:22,080 personally, What do you even mean that much? Like if you get won 197 00:13:22,159 --> 00:13:24,519 the next game and then they take the next three games off after that, 198 00:13:24,799 --> 00:13:30,159 is that gonna be a continuation in Game one of the playoffs from the game 199 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,080 they played three games ago, Like can you really build a momentum off of 200 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,000 that? I don't know, Like I think the end of the season you 201 00:13:35,039 --> 00:13:37,840 get a lot of weird stuff, So I just I don't think it's that 202 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:41,679 necessary. Honestly, at this point, I think we know who this team 203 00:13:41,799 --> 00:13:46,360 is. They have been consistently and consistent at times, but when they seem 204 00:13:46,399 --> 00:13:50,120 to care, they turn it on, and I'm pretty sure the same thing's 205 00:13:50,159 --> 00:13:52,759 gonna happen like we saw last year in Game one of the playoffs where they're 206 00:13:52,759 --> 00:13:56,039 playing really hard for forty eight minutes all of a sudden, and people are 207 00:13:56,080 --> 00:14:00,639 gonna say, yes, I guess they did flip a switch. I get. 208 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:03,279 I mean, I totally agree with that. I think my my good 209 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,879 process Hunt is like, I want one game and it's hopefully one against the 210 00:14:05,919 --> 00:14:11,279 Suns the Jazz. I know, I'm I'm telling you what I want, 211 00:14:11,279 --> 00:14:16,960 though, I want another one. The Jazz are so bad that throw that 212 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:22,279 game out. Who knows what the Rockets are going to be doing this for 213 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:24,720 the last game of the season. I guess, like just in terms of 214 00:14:24,799 --> 00:14:28,679 game shape, like maybe get him in a little bit versus the Suns. 215 00:14:28,759 --> 00:14:31,639 I would like to see everyone caring at the same time versus the Suns. 216 00:14:31,679 --> 00:14:35,600 But I'm not going to think that this like sky is falling, you know 217 00:14:35,639 --> 00:14:37,639 what I'm saying. There's just like a game shape thing that I'm kind of 218 00:14:37,679 --> 00:14:43,240 thinking about. But again, I'm not like concerned for the playoffs, like 219 00:14:43,279 --> 00:14:46,000 I think Kawhi is going to be Kawhi. He is the only guy on 220 00:14:46,039 --> 00:14:50,480 this team who has proven the flip to switch theory to be doable at some 221 00:14:50,559 --> 00:14:56,600 point in his career. So yeah, I just I don't know. Four 222 00:14:56,639 --> 00:14:58,279 games left, I don't know if there's going to be the same urgency now 223 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:01,840 because they're so close to clinching that four spot. Yeah, it's gonna be 224 00:15:01,879 --> 00:15:09,559 tough. They will be Tuesday, right, Maybe if James Harden isn't feeling 225 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:11,759 great with the foot injury, are they gonna play him in that game coming 226 00:15:11,759 --> 00:15:20,519 out of this restriction POxy? Yeah? I don't know if, like, 227 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:26,440 if they push things at this point and somebody ended up exacerbating an injury or 228 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:28,759 getting hurt, It's like, come on, what were we doing? Yeah? 229 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:35,000 I thought they were guys. I honestly thought early in the third quarter 230 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:39,200 coach lou might pull the starters. It was getting out that today. Yeah, 231 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:41,519 I totally agree with that. We had a question that we'll just had 232 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:45,759 up that I thought was good. Uh, his home court advantager, well 233 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,320 rested players more important in the playoffs. Let's open that up to the floor, 234 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:54,200 will what do you think well rested players? Yeah? Especially, I 235 00:15:54,279 --> 00:16:00,200 mean it'd be different if you were looking at like three seed versus as a 236 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:04,000 four seed, But like in all likelihood, you're I mean, we're looking 237 00:16:04,039 --> 00:16:10,360 at optimism leads well both the maps, but I mean one, we're looking 238 00:16:10,399 --> 00:16:15,720 at one round of of home court you know, like that's yeah, it's 239 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,279 gonna be it. So if it was between those two things, like four 240 00:16:18,399 --> 00:16:22,679 versus five, or everybody's like coming in well rested and looking their best, 241 00:16:22,679 --> 00:16:26,960 I mean that's I don't know, it's pretty easy decision. Yeah, well, 242 00:16:26,039 --> 00:16:30,559 Mike, My thing is, you can get both if you're not in 243 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,240 the plane, Like you're gonna get five or six days off from the end 244 00:16:33,279 --> 00:16:37,799 of the regular season next Sunday to when Game one starts in the first round. 245 00:16:37,879 --> 00:16:41,639 So get home court and get rested, get them both, Like why 246 00:16:41,679 --> 00:16:45,600 not? I think court could be the difference against Dallas. Guys, if 247 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,840 you have to go to Dallas for the first two I think that's very troublesome. 248 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:51,120 I think a lot of people all of a sudden, they're coming around 249 00:16:51,159 --> 00:16:52,360 on are maybe we don't want to play Dallas. I didn't know they were 250 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:56,720 this hot and the defense was playing this good for this long. Yeah, 251 00:16:56,759 --> 00:17:00,480 guys, it's real. Last thirty two games they've been the eighth best defense 252 00:17:00,519 --> 00:17:04,160 in the league. That's forty percent of the season and a wild ass comeback 253 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:11,839 today both and been twenty eighth. I haven't checked it. They've been twenty 254 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:15,400 seventh. Let's chill. Well, they were coming into this one. Their 255 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:18,920 last seven games they were top ten, so they were trending back in the 256 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:23,359 right direction. But overall, yeah, over their last thirty or so games, 257 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:30,720 they've still likely been bottom ten. Yeah, that's not ideal. I 258 00:17:30,759 --> 00:17:34,720 do believe, Yeah, no good, I do believe in this team being 259 00:17:34,759 --> 00:17:38,279 able to flip a switch, like for better or for worse. This is 260 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:42,640 who they are. Yeah, when Will brings up Paul George Sam post game, 261 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:47,200 it's not ideal, it's not. We all know it. It would 262 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:52,599 be if they kept it together for forty eight minutes. But I definitely think 263 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:56,359 they have built up a bad habit over years of all these comebacks. There 264 00:17:56,400 --> 00:18:00,359 is a downside to that where you think you can turn it on when you 265 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:04,160 want to, and that's just who this Clipper team is. But I think 266 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,480 in a playoff series, I think it's more of a bad habit that applies 267 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:12,039 in the regular season. I think in a playoff series they will be up 268 00:18:12,319 --> 00:18:18,160 no matter if it's the first quarter or if they're down fifteen heading into the 269 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:21,200 third quarter and need to scrap and get their way and call their way back 270 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:25,799 into a ball game. I honestly am not that concern with them playing hard 271 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:30,079 or playing down to competition when you're always playing good teams in a playoff series, 272 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:33,640 I just it doesn't concern me as much. I like that theory if 273 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:37,599 they're playing down to their competition and the competition is the very good MAVs and 274 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:44,039 we're playing up. Someone mentioned in the chat that their daughter was at the 275 00:18:44,079 --> 00:18:47,319 game for their first game today, so he thinks she needs to attend all 276 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:51,799 of them. You're absolutely correct, Ray. We hope that you can make 277 00:18:51,839 --> 00:18:55,400 that happen. We hope you have that in the budget for that. All 278 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:57,599 right, we're gonna talk about this final week of the regular season kind of 279 00:18:57,599 --> 00:19:00,279 a little more in depth, just specifically these Suns games. In just a 280 00:19:00,319 --> 00:19:03,079 sec. We're gonna put this out as audio, so there's gonna be ads, 281 00:19:03,079 --> 00:19:06,920 and if you listen to our podcast, which if you want to hear 282 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:10,400 us talk about these Suns games, we're gonna do some double dips Tuesday and 283 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:14,039 Wednesday, you can listen to those wherever you get your podcasts. There's gonna 284 00:19:14,079 --> 00:19:18,839 be some loud ads. And then we're talking the mostly the wonky by the 285 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:23,000 week of the season of potalized for the Clippers coming up in three two one. 286 00:19:25,039 --> 00:19:26,720 All right, we're back in. We just talked about the clippers incredible 287 00:19:26,759 --> 00:19:32,599 twenty six point turnaround against the Cavaliers. Here. Now we're just looking ahead 288 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:34,160 to the end of the schedule, like as we're recording this, this is 289 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:38,720 the final week of the NBA regular season, which just feels pretty crazy to 290 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:42,359 say out loud. But we've got a duo with some pretty difficult games against 291 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:45,880 Phoenix, who are you know, l who still have something to play for? 292 00:19:47,799 --> 00:19:49,799 And then we're looking at the Jazz and we also look at the Jazz 293 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:55,480 uh and the Rockets who the Rockets are also not a step over team the 294 00:19:55,599 --> 00:20:00,400 Jazz a little bit more so. So where are you guys at what? 295 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:04,279 No, they're so bad, Like it's like astonishing, how bad that roster 296 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:08,440 they're gonna get fine, It's like they're being bad. It's like they're being 297 00:20:08,599 --> 00:20:12,559 bad. We talked about it before the last game, and things were even 298 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:17,720 worse than I think we presented it as like that Jazz team did not care 299 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:21,400 at all. That was wild, dude. I was like, holy shit, 300 00:20:21,599 --> 00:20:23,400 like this is yeah, this team is a lot worse than I thought 301 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:27,039 it was. Kind I said during the game on the air. I wonder 302 00:20:27,039 --> 00:20:32,079 if Colin Sexton feels like he's back in college playing three on five again, 303 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,599 like he had that one game for Bama. I like, I like calling 304 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:40,720 Sexton it's too wet tea right that Bama game. I forgot that was that 305 00:20:40,799 --> 00:20:42,440 a fight? And like all the players got suspended, but they were like, 306 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:47,839 we gotta still play the game. I can't either a fight or guys 307 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:51,319 fouling out. I forget, who is it against somebody in the Big ten? 308 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:52,920 I think it was and they like lost, but it was only by 309 00:20:53,039 --> 00:20:57,920 like five, had forty or something. It was a total badass. Yeah, 310 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:02,680 so throw the Jazz game. About the Jazz game on Friday, we 311 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:07,759 can just That's why I worry about the Phoenix games because they know they almost 312 00:21:07,839 --> 00:21:12,720 have one in the bag against Utah on Friday, to get that one victory 313 00:21:14,079 --> 00:21:17,720 to get the four seed. That's what it feels like to me. That's 314 00:21:17,759 --> 00:21:19,319 a good yeah, But what if you just put it away early, like 315 00:21:19,519 --> 00:21:23,440 take it to Phoenix at home on their home court, let's do it, 316 00:21:23,559 --> 00:21:30,440 lock it up, lock it up, and Carl Curtains man like, you 317 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:33,440 could play well against Phoenix and still lose that game, Like they're good enough 318 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:38,359 to beat you. Wow, you have little faith. I just I know 319 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:42,240 they're two and oh against them so far this seasonalistic, gotta be realistic. 320 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:47,519 Yeah, yeah, so I put this in the notes, but like not 321 00:21:47,599 --> 00:21:49,680 to be disrespectful, but the Sun's back to back. That's the last meaningful 322 00:21:49,759 --> 00:21:52,559 games that we're going to learn anything, if we're going to learn anything new 323 00:21:52,599 --> 00:21:59,319 from this Clippers team this last of the season, unless they bring Jordan Miller 324 00:21:59,319 --> 00:22:02,240 in and he'd crushed against the Jazz or something like that, we learned that 325 00:22:02,279 --> 00:22:07,240 he's actually really good. It's yeah. The Suns. They're playing the Pels 326 00:22:07,519 --> 00:22:11,839 right now, right, I think we I think they are. I don't 327 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:17,599 know if it's tipped off it. Oh they lost. They lost to the 328 00:22:17,599 --> 00:22:22,200 Pells one thirteen. Wait, that game's over. Yeah that happened at three. 329 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:27,000 Ooh. That is a brutal loss for the Phoenix Suns. Sucks to 330 00:22:27,039 --> 00:22:37,119 suck Phoenix. So standing's update after that? Now, Okay, I guess 331 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:41,000 they're still in the sixth spot. So they're just gonna try to hang in 332 00:22:41,039 --> 00:22:45,200 there and at least be six. I guess like they're uh, yeah, 333 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:48,759 they're not going to be able to I think catch the Dallas Mavericks then at 334 00:22:48,759 --> 00:22:55,480 this point, because Dallas had the tiebreaker against Phoenix, so that's probably out 335 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:59,759 the door. They may they might start resting some guys too, depending on 336 00:22:59,839 --> 00:23:02,559 what they have to stay in front of New Orleans. I don't know who 337 00:23:02,559 --> 00:23:07,440 had the tiebreaker between them two. They're two back of Dallas now, right, 338 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:11,319 Yeah, but they lost the tiebreaker too, so they're three back against 339 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:14,279 them, really, just like the Clippers are three games up on them really, 340 00:23:14,799 --> 00:23:18,119 So yeah, Tuesday might be weird. Yeah, who's gonna play hard? 341 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:22,559 Is it gonna turn into the South Park episode with the youth baseball kids 342 00:23:22,559 --> 00:23:27,720 both trying to lose the game just kicking the ball into the stand? Yeah? 343 00:23:27,839 --> 00:23:30,839 I put in some stats for the Suns over the last ten games. 344 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:36,480 They've been shooting the lights out. They've been passing the ball very well. 345 00:23:36,519 --> 00:23:41,480 But I don't know if any of that's gonna mean anything on Tuesday and Wednesday. 346 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:45,119 Uh yeah, I thought those games, you know, it could be 347 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:49,920 over for the Clippers, getting that good processed game. Okay, doubt Phoenix 348 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:56,720 does have the tiebreaker over the New Orleans Pelicans. They won the series two 349 00:23:56,759 --> 00:24:03,160 games to one. Okay. This season show I guess they feel a little 350 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:08,400 bit safer. Yeah, I don't know what they're looking at. Then, 351 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:11,519 I mean, nobody wants to be in the play and so they're probably still 352 00:24:11,559 --> 00:24:14,960 going to be playing to win that game against the Clippers. So when the 353 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:18,440 Clippers go all out against them, when likely Kawhi Leonard's still not going to 354 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:22,799 be back for that game. I don't know, Uh, if he plays, 355 00:24:22,839 --> 00:24:26,279 he's only playing in one of those games against the Phoenix Suns totally is 356 00:24:26,839 --> 00:24:33,240 what is the I guess argument for the Clippers playing to win that game against 357 00:24:33,279 --> 00:24:37,160 Phoenix is my question on Tuesday? What do you mean lock up? Lock 358 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:41,160 up the four seed? Call like, call it a rap, but you 359 00:24:41,279 --> 00:24:45,119 still have Utah, you still have Houston, Like the forest seed is pretty 360 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:49,519 close, it's really close to being locked up. That that could be it, 361 00:24:49,799 --> 00:24:52,240 that could be it. Get it done then so then you can start 362 00:24:52,279 --> 00:24:56,640 resting guys. I don't know. I think it depends on Tie too. 363 00:24:56,000 --> 00:25:00,359 If Tie is satisfied with what he's seen earlier in the season, not in 364 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:06,240 the second half, I think we'll we'll know pretty quickly. Do you think 365 00:25:06,319 --> 00:25:10,880 Kawhi would be back for either of these games against Phoenix again? Selfishly, 366 00:25:11,079 --> 00:25:12,960 I want to see him back against Phoenix. He's hey, he's just been 367 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:17,599 playing so great that I would love to watch Kawhi Leonard play some more basketball 368 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:21,240 before we have to go on a break without watching him. But it would 369 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:23,160 be I think someone in the chat put a funny comment like, just just 370 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:26,759 rest Kawhi until the Clippers lose again, because the Clippers do need to get 371 00:25:26,799 --> 00:25:30,920 better without him on the floor. That's been an issue, you know, 372 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:33,920 of the past couple of months. So selfishly, I would like to see 373 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:37,279 him beat the Phoenix Suns because I hate the Sons, So for me, 374 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:41,200 selfishly, yeah, I would like I hope he plays one of them. 375 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:47,200 So to get Kawhi a little bit of rhythm. There's one reason, as 376 00:25:47,279 --> 00:25:51,240 Will said, to lock up the four seed now and start being able to 377 00:25:51,319 --> 00:25:57,000 rest guys. There's another one. Good process is another one. Maybe to 378 00:25:57,160 --> 00:26:00,880 just feel like you got one, really the last good game in before you 379 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:06,759 get what almost a week and a half all that's that real serious game in 380 00:26:06,799 --> 00:26:10,559 the opening round. Well, like, we just know how this team looked. 381 00:26:10,559 --> 00:26:12,599 We've talked about it extensively coming out of the All Star break. It's 382 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:18,960 it's not like a rest is necessarily been that good for this team, So 383 00:26:18,039 --> 00:26:22,319 I you know, like I think that overall, especially with sort of the 384 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:26,160 tiki tacky injuries, it's it's better than not having the rest. But it's 385 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:30,960 not like you know, they've been lights out on long breaks or something. 386 00:26:32,799 --> 00:26:37,240 Yeah, that's a good point. Hopefully that that to that one week off 387 00:26:37,279 --> 00:26:41,480 two weeks to get back into shape ratio that we've been talking about. Doesn't 388 00:26:42,279 --> 00:26:47,400 the older team, Yeah, the old as team, But yeah, I 389 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:49,359 mean the Sun's been good over the last ten games. They're fourth and offensive 390 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:53,440 rating. The Clippers are fifth, which is not something to you know, 391 00:26:55,279 --> 00:26:59,599 shake a stick at, which has been encouraging. So yeah, it's gonna 392 00:26:59,599 --> 00:27:03,200 be odd. And again for these other games, the Jazz and the the 393 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:11,279 final Brunch game at Staples for the regular season, it's just gonna be weird. 394 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:14,480 I like what you said, Adam. It's because of today, because 395 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:18,160 that result for the Suns, it really truncates things into being kind of weird. 396 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:23,359 I believe if the Suns had won that game, it would have guaranteed 397 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:30,279 the Clippers having a top six seed. It's still very close to being guaranteed. 398 00:27:30,319 --> 00:27:33,839 They need one more win, one more win and they're in really good 399 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:40,759 shape because I guess theoretically, if the Pelicans won the rest of their games 400 00:27:40,799 --> 00:27:44,799 and the Clippers lost the rest of their games, they could end up with 401 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:48,119 the same record. Is that right, and therefore the Pelicans would jump them? 402 00:27:48,519 --> 00:27:53,160 But I don't know it. Somebody put in there there's like a ninety 403 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:56,000 four percent chance or a ninety five percent chance. I'm not sure if that 404 00:27:56,079 --> 00:28:00,680 was about the Clippers securing the number four seed in the West, but it 405 00:28:00,759 --> 00:28:03,799 feels like that. I don't know if that's mathematically where it's at, but 406 00:28:03,839 --> 00:28:07,640 it sure feels like that with just needing one more victory and with having Houston 407 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:11,359 and Utah still on the upcoming schedule. Here, I don't know why you're 408 00:28:12,759 --> 00:28:17,880 at home only because they don't have They're not gonna have much to play for 409 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:21,200 that last game. They're out of it now. That shot they had to 410 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:29,880 jump into the top honors. Yea, Dylan the villain, I don't know. 411 00:28:30,079 --> 00:28:36,039 Uh. I was looking at the Sun's remaining schedule, and so they 412 00:28:36,079 --> 00:28:37,759 played the Pels a day two games versus the Clips, then away to the 413 00:28:37,839 --> 00:28:41,200 Kings and away to the Wolves. What a brutal end of the schedule. 414 00:28:41,319 --> 00:28:47,440 For the Songs like that is rough. I mean, I love it for 415 00:28:47,519 --> 00:28:51,960 them again because I hate the Phoenix Suns and they are playing to win Tuesday 416 00:28:52,359 --> 00:28:59,720 period. The Suns, yeah, because they gameft Yeah, there was like 417 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:04,559 are They're like what a half game out of the plan? So they have 418 00:29:04,799 --> 00:29:08,079 no they have the same as the Elegans, but they have the tiebreaker, 419 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:12,279 got right, so they need to stay ahead of them. The Lakers have 420 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:17,720 the tiebreaker against the Suns too. I don't know where the Kings were at 421 00:29:17,759 --> 00:29:22,400 when it comes to tie breakers with them, but there's no way they're laying 422 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:25,880 down on Tuesday night because of how bloo the back end of the schedule is. 423 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:30,759 They have no given victories coming up. They're gonna play hard es I 424 00:29:30,839 --> 00:29:34,039 want it, which maybe gets the Clippers to meet them on that same competitive 425 00:29:34,119 --> 00:29:38,440 level Tuesday night. I hope. So Junction with a very good point though 426 00:29:38,519 --> 00:29:41,359 he thinks Xavier Moon could win one of the four games if we just rest 427 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:45,359 our starters. Let's save your ball out get a full season's earth shots. 428 00:29:47,799 --> 00:29:52,279 Alfredo Rodriguez was asking about the Pacific Division. Great question, Alfredo, thank 429 00:29:52,319 --> 00:29:56,960 you so much for bringing this up. The Clippers. The Clippers, he 430 00:29:56,000 --> 00:30:02,000 doesn't. He doesn't know shit about the division play. The Clippers are four 431 00:30:02,079 --> 00:30:08,559 games up on the Suns with two very large games remaining, So yeah, 432 00:30:08,599 --> 00:30:11,960 I think if they win one, they win the Pacific Division. Right, 433 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:17,119 sounds right? Sounds right, and then the party begins and then we get 434 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:21,160 nothing for it. Maybe I'll make myself a T shirt that says great, 435 00:30:21,319 --> 00:30:26,279 great Pacific, Great division win man. We had a lot of power today 436 00:30:26,319 --> 00:30:30,440 in the stands. We had someone's daughter's first game. Alfonso Lopez was at 437 00:30:30,559 --> 00:30:33,279 church and prayed for the Clips, and they won a lot of good vibes 438 00:30:33,319 --> 00:30:36,039 from the fan base so far, to be honest, that's good stuff. 439 00:30:37,599 --> 00:30:41,359 Someone said it in the chat earlier too, Sorry I forgot your name or 440 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:45,720 who said it, but they were talking about how good the home crowd was, 441 00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:49,640 and I think that's something that in the home court. I feel like 442 00:30:49,759 --> 00:30:56,039 the crowd has been just very different this year than seasons pass and it makes 443 00:30:56,079 --> 00:30:59,079 sense, right, Like there have been injuries, there have been reasons why, 444 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:02,440 you know, maybe you're not one hundred percent all in on this team. 445 00:31:02,559 --> 00:31:04,680 But for me, during the regular season, I think that this has 446 00:31:04,759 --> 00:31:11,400 been one of the best regular season fan sort of experiences that I that I've 447 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:14,799 ever seen. People are really really into the games, and let's let's hope 448 00:31:14,839 --> 00:31:18,359 that that carries through to that to that first round playoff matchup. I couldn't 449 00:31:18,359 --> 00:31:22,839 agree more. The crowd at that Nuggets game was phenomenal. We were a 450 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:26,359 lot of games. I gotta be honest, like I mean, and this 451 00:31:26,519 --> 00:31:29,240 is no like, this is no knock on clubers fans like exactly like I 452 00:31:29,279 --> 00:31:32,119 said, the last couple of years hasn't exactly been a whole lot to play 453 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:37,119 for fully understand, but I just feel like they've been on another level this 454 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:41,000 year, Like it feels like a playoff atmosphere from what the fans are giving, 455 00:31:41,319 --> 00:31:42,440 like night in, night out. Would you agree at him? I 456 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:45,720 mean, you're there all the time. Yeah, I give Russ a lot 457 00:31:45,799 --> 00:31:49,559 of credit for that. The energy he brings kind of permeates throughout the building 458 00:31:49,599 --> 00:31:53,079 whenever he comes into the game. There's a huge ovation. And that second 459 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:57,039 half by Russell Westbrook something I wanted to bring up. Defensively, the way 460 00:31:57,119 --> 00:32:00,839 he played in the second half for the most part, that's what I want 461 00:32:00,839 --> 00:32:04,519 to see in a playoff series. Because we talked about this a couple of 462 00:32:04,559 --> 00:32:08,680 months ago, but without patom without Marcus Moors, the twenty twenty one version 463 00:32:08,839 --> 00:32:14,880 going through a long playoff run a mirror and Russell Westbrook off the bench for 464 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:19,880 their defense is gonna be huge. Like Russ in the first round series against 465 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:23,119 the Dallas Mavericks, he's gotten a little bit chippy with Luka Doncis already in 466 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:27,880 the regular season and Terrence too doing that. That's gonna be fun. Luca 467 00:32:28,119 --> 00:32:34,640 and Kyrie Irving matchup wise, aren't bad for Russ if he's focused in defensively 468 00:32:34,799 --> 00:32:38,440 like he can be. Russ can be a great defender at times when he 469 00:32:38,599 --> 00:32:42,960 wants to dog guys like we saw against Kevin Durant. He obviously gets up 470 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:47,359 for that matchup last season it turns out, Yeah, it turns him into 471 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:52,519 the all first team type defensive Russell Westbrook. And today there was a little 472 00:32:52,519 --> 00:32:55,759 bit of that in the second half. Yeah, his energy was good in 473 00:32:55,759 --> 00:33:00,119 the second half, like we need it. One mast thing about the the 474 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:02,400 fans. To a large reason, the fans have been so good Section two 475 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:06,079 oh seven. Shout out Section two oh seven. They've been doing more stuff. 476 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:07,720 They put spotlights on two oh seven when they get chants going, and 477 00:33:07,839 --> 00:33:12,839 things like that so tip of the hat to section two oh seven. I 478 00:33:13,119 --> 00:33:16,319 like this, this point by Roland, and this seems like something that Tylu 479 00:33:17,559 --> 00:33:21,119 would absolutely do. He said, I have a fin the Clippers are saving 480 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:22,720 actions for the playoffs. During the twenty six and five run, we had 481 00:33:22,759 --> 00:33:25,039 a lot of pick and roll and elbow action in the middle of the court 482 00:33:25,079 --> 00:33:29,680 for PG and Kui. Paul George on the elbow has been insane this year. 483 00:33:30,799 --> 00:33:31,720 You always love to see the shot. Kui is able to get to 484 00:33:31,759 --> 00:33:36,440 his spots right where he wants to, So I think Roland's got something here. 485 00:33:36,759 --> 00:33:38,880 I think we always kind of wanted this with Doc Rivers and never got 486 00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:44,559 it. But with Tylu, I agree with this. There's some stuff he's 487 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:47,759 been keeping in the back pocket a little bit. Nothing groundbreaking, like nothing, 488 00:33:47,799 --> 00:33:55,599 nothing crazy, but there's gonna be some some new things moving. Yeah. 489 00:33:57,119 --> 00:34:00,759 Well, when they, you know, drop the full play in during 490 00:34:00,799 --> 00:34:04,039 the playoffs, then you can almost really start to judge this team and where 491 00:34:04,039 --> 00:34:08,239 they're at offensively and what a mad scientist coach Lu can be. One thing 492 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:12,280 that has concerned me though. Did you hear the comment coming out? I 493 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:15,559 think it was after the game against the Utah Jazz Or after the Denver Nuggets 494 00:34:15,599 --> 00:34:22,400 game with him talking about simplifying things defensively, which you would take as encouraging, 495 00:34:22,639 --> 00:34:24,800 but he said what they stopped doing over the last ten games was not 496 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:30,079 nearly as much trapping and blitzing because guys were getting out of position. But 497 00:34:31,079 --> 00:34:37,480 obviously that's going to be necessary in the playoffs much more, and that discipline 498 00:34:37,639 --> 00:34:39,280 has to be there, and it just seems like, you know what we'll 499 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:45,679 get by right now just playing a more traditional drop switch switch for drop big 500 00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:50,199 zoo, and it's worked, But I don't know if that's a recipe for 501 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:52,639 success in the playoffs. You just have to be more sophisticated defensively, and 502 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:58,159 guys have to help the helper and rotate. So that's that's a little concerning 503 00:34:58,199 --> 00:35:00,000 to me. Honestly. You don't want to see rop coverage Rosus Luke in 504 00:35:00,039 --> 00:35:07,199 the playoffs. I can't even say it. I'm getting hell of laugh I 505 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:10,800 mean, or him just pulling out a Visa Zubas on the perimeter isn't great 506 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:13,559 either. I don't know what I want to see in the playoffs, but 507 00:35:13,719 --> 00:35:19,079 I definitely want to see them trapping blitz Luca at times Yeah, we saw 508 00:35:19,119 --> 00:35:22,880 it against Remember against that the Pedals game. They did the soft kind of 509 00:35:23,519 --> 00:35:28,480 doubles on Ingram and they made good decisions when to do that and how much 510 00:35:28,519 --> 00:35:30,679 pressure to put on that With Paul George, I really like that, So 511 00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:34,039 I agree. I hope we see some of that. We need to see 512 00:35:34,039 --> 00:35:37,519 it. Rob One. This comment from Andrews interesting. He says, I 513 00:35:37,559 --> 00:35:40,360 think we're gonna see a lot of center RUSS minutes because Lively and Gafford aren't 514 00:35:40,719 --> 00:35:46,079 post threats. Well, their lob threats is the problem. Their vertical space 515 00:35:46,239 --> 00:35:52,199 is significant. I do think though, that's a good series for RUSS defensively, 516 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:55,360 I think there's a good matchups there. Just like last season against Phoenix, 517 00:35:57,199 --> 00:36:00,039 I think the Pelicans would have been a tougher series for US. Uh, 518 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:05,920 there's a lot of a there's a lot and like a more traditional team, 519 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:10,320 there's more switching on. Maybe it'd be annoying as hell if you were 520 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:16,559 Ion, dude, he'd be like a little nat flying around. Do we 521 00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:21,920 We haven't even talked about PJ. Tucker yet. Uh, that's all you 522 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:24,519 guys. I know I was on the radio. I couldn't talk about him. 523 00:36:24,719 --> 00:36:27,960 Yeah, why don't you why don't you lead us in the PJ Tucker 524 00:36:28,039 --> 00:36:34,679 chat at him so obviously the last two games I thought he was more useful 525 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:40,039 than what happened. What he was more useful than what then what I saw 526 00:36:40,159 --> 00:36:45,639 today in the starting lineup, where he didn't have a great game. He 527 00:36:45,719 --> 00:36:49,360 was part of the reason they got down so much, although I saw the 528 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:52,000 effort was there from him. The reason they gave up eighty, yes, 529 00:36:52,199 --> 00:36:55,480 eighty points in the first half I think the most ever they've given up in 530 00:36:55,519 --> 00:37:00,360 a home game. Actually, guys just were not taking the challenge at all 531 00:37:00,679 --> 00:37:05,280 of staying in front of their man, and then it created it's zoobats have 532 00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:07,119 to come over and help, and the Clippers were just a mess. But 533 00:37:07,239 --> 00:37:14,320 it all started with poor point of attack defense that goes PG, that goes 534 00:37:14,679 --> 00:37:20,199 Russ early on Hardin, Terrence Man, Norman Powell, all those guys in 535 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:23,239 the first half. We're just really bad on that end. So I'm not 536 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:28,440 gonna go after just PJ for that. Everybody was really bad there. PJ 537 00:37:28,599 --> 00:37:30,880 is like giving effort, but he's not quick enough to stay with those guys. 538 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:34,840 Obviously, for the most part, Garland's one of the faster players in 539 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:38,679 the league. Yeah, someone on Twitter was kind of lamenting that, you 540 00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:43,880 know, like why is PJ out there? Woo woo woo. But PJ 541 00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:47,639 is going I don't understand him next to Zoo still. Oh I get that, 542 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:51,599 But you got to give him some run if he's gonna be We talked 543 00:37:51,639 --> 00:37:53,000 about this when he was getting those dnps, right, like, if he's 544 00:37:53,039 --> 00:37:55,639 going to get time in the playoffs, which it seems like he's going to. 545 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:59,639 We're not advocating for this, he's just going to get time in the 546 00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:02,559 l he just needs run. Though. You can't be like, oh, 547 00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:07,119 second oldest player in the league, here's a bunch of dnps and then straight 548 00:38:07,159 --> 00:38:09,039 into the first round of the playoffs, Like, you gotta get him some 549 00:38:09,239 --> 00:38:13,920 game legs in there. And we saw against Denver that's what he's gonna be 550 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:17,360 used for short shifts hedgen they're good big, have zoom run around, Like, 551 00:38:17,599 --> 00:38:22,480 that's what we need PJ to do, and you need to give him 552 00:38:22,559 --> 00:38:25,440 run before that because everyone would be a lot more upset if PJ Tucker didn't 553 00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:29,440 play all year and then all of a sudden was playing in the playoffs, 554 00:38:29,519 --> 00:38:31,280 right Like, which would we rather really have? Oh? Yeah, totally 555 00:38:34,599 --> 00:38:37,039 I'm a waivered I think he has playoff utility. I think he's gonna be 556 00:38:37,119 --> 00:38:42,000 good for them in spot minutes in the playoffs against the right team Dallas. 557 00:38:42,119 --> 00:38:46,199 I don't know if that's a great team for him, but honestly, Dallas 558 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:52,079 has changed so much. I worry about Iviza zoo Bots in that series two, 559 00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:57,920 obviously, not just because of Luca picking on him, but against their 560 00:38:58,639 --> 00:39:04,800 more athletic big men that they have three of them now with the Dallas Mavericks, 561 00:39:05,119 --> 00:39:08,239 that's not typically the best matchup for Viza Zubos. He's done good against 562 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:12,800 the bigger, slower, plotting big men he can just kind of throw his 563 00:39:12,880 --> 00:39:17,039 weight around against and uses IQ to stick with him, like that defensive possession 564 00:39:17,039 --> 00:39:20,880 at the end of the fourth quarter against Nikola Jokics where he got the miss 565 00:39:21,039 --> 00:39:24,360 and then the rebound and then they fouled him. That's when Beats Zubots is 566 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:28,719 at his best. Dallas, I think what we're gonna hear a lot of 567 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:31,760 in that series if they play them, and there's a ninety five percent chance 568 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:37,239 I guess at this point is oh, the Clippers were that athletic forward away 569 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:42,000 and Dallas is the team that ended up getting him in PJ. Washington or 570 00:39:42,079 --> 00:39:44,639 Daniel Gafford, which a lot of people won with the Clippers, and hey, 571 00:39:44,920 --> 00:39:46,840 we kind of mocked at the time. Guys, Daniel Gafford has had 572 00:39:46,920 --> 00:39:51,159 like four or five games with five blocks. I think at one point he 573 00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:54,039 made something like thirty straight shots over the span of a few different games, 574 00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:59,639 something like only like Wilt Chamberlain had did he had an all time field goal 575 00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:06,400 made run. Now they're all looks for him, But I think there's gonna 576 00:40:06,440 --> 00:40:10,320 be a lot of people saying, I told you so, we should have 577 00:40:10,400 --> 00:40:15,880 gotten one of these guys, and we don't match up well against them because 578 00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:19,199 they didn't get just one of them. They got both of them on Dallas. 579 00:40:19,559 --> 00:40:22,079 Yeah, and they already had Derek Lively. And the thing about Dallas' 580 00:40:22,119 --> 00:40:25,480 defense too. People are talking in the chat about, like Harden's point of 581 00:40:25,519 --> 00:40:30,039 attack defense, his low post defense is a lot better than his point of 582 00:40:30,079 --> 00:40:35,280 attack defense. So Harden's gonna be asked to do maybe not asked, They're 583 00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:37,840 gonna force Harden to do more on the like, if you're the MAVs, 584 00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:42,199 who are you gonna put in defensive matchups? Right? Not quiet George, 585 00:40:42,679 --> 00:40:45,320 Like you probably want to try and get Harden in there. So I think 586 00:40:45,320 --> 00:40:50,119 we're gonna see Harden have to do a lot more in the low post against 587 00:40:50,159 --> 00:40:52,880 this MAVs team. He's had some good possessions against Luca actually because of that 588 00:40:53,079 --> 00:40:58,920 reason, lower center of gravity. When Luca typically bullies guys when he goes 589 00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:01,440 down the alley, James Harden he can stand up to him a little bit. 590 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:06,480 Yeah, he can take that. Will Neighborhood clip is asking did we 591 00:41:06,519 --> 00:41:10,199 flip the switch? Do you believe the switches flipped? Uh? Not yet, 592 00:41:12,679 --> 00:41:20,760 not yet. That's gonna flip on at whatever time the first game starts, 593 00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:27,920 the pre the pre switch flip toggle has been activated the switch before the 594 00:41:27,960 --> 00:41:31,639 switch. I kind of think there was some flippage, and it goes back 595 00:41:31,719 --> 00:41:40,119 to Coach Lou some flippage. It just needs, you know, to be 596 00:41:40,239 --> 00:41:45,239 pushed up a little bit more. It's so close, it's dangerously close to 597 00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:49,440 being switched at this point. Fully, but there's six and one since Coach 598 00:41:49,519 --> 00:41:52,639 Lou called him out for being soft guys. I think there's a correlation there. 599 00:41:52,719 --> 00:41:57,920 Like I don't think that's a coincidence that in Philly late that crazy win 600 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:01,639 in Philly with Kawhi Leonard that was meaningful. Then the next win against the 601 00:42:01,760 --> 00:42:06,920 Orlando Magic in the fashion it was, then the big victory over the Denver 602 00:42:07,039 --> 00:42:09,960 Nuggets. Then what we just saw today, like winning gets more winning, 603 00:42:10,079 --> 00:42:15,360 and the type of victories they got with the grittiness they showed. I don't 604 00:42:15,440 --> 00:42:22,119 think what happened today is a coincidence or just a one off. It was 605 00:42:22,239 --> 00:42:28,280 building over a span of wins that we've seen the tough minded Clippers since coach 606 00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:31,559 Louke called them out for playing soft. I really think so, and I 607 00:42:31,800 --> 00:42:37,800 totally agree. You never know player wants to hear their coach publicly say they're 608 00:42:37,920 --> 00:42:42,920 soft, that it's just not ideal for the for the how you feel. 609 00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:49,480 And now that Tuesday's going to matter, we think for Phoenix. For Phoenix, 610 00:42:49,519 --> 00:42:52,000 they're gonna at least try right again. Last ten games tied for first 611 00:42:52,039 --> 00:42:57,320 and assists fourth and offensive ratings shooting the damn lights out. The Clips have 612 00:42:57,400 --> 00:43:01,519 a chance depending. I mean, I want to see it to actually show 613 00:43:01,599 --> 00:43:07,800 that the maybe the second key is in, to take Jeremy Mormon's analogy here, 614 00:43:07,840 --> 00:43:09,760 to show that the second person has put their key in and they are 615 00:43:09,880 --> 00:43:15,480 in unison turning it and then the switch will be flipped. The briefcase has 616 00:43:15,519 --> 00:43:20,639 been taken off of the handcuff man, it's been passed to the right people. 617 00:43:22,519 --> 00:43:27,639 When that glow hits from Marcellus Wallace's soul on your face, yeah, 618 00:43:27,840 --> 00:43:30,480 it's gonna be big. Well no, then it's real. All right coming 619 00:43:30,559 --> 00:43:35,199 up, we're doing kind of something we haven't done. I don't think a 620 00:43:35,239 --> 00:43:37,920 lot of It's not an up to like fun check, but we're kind of 621 00:43:37,119 --> 00:43:40,480 just put in some positive vibes. We're gonna ask for them from the chat. 622 00:43:40,559 --> 00:43:44,719 Adam does this every episode us at the end of the episode, but 623 00:43:44,800 --> 00:43:46,679 now we're all three gonna do it. We got ads coming up and then 624 00:43:46,719 --> 00:43:52,159 a bunch of positive stuff. Ads are going to be loud and then positive 625 00:43:52,199 --> 00:43:57,360 things in three two one welcome back in it's Clips and Dip episode sixty six 626 00:43:57,519 --> 00:44:00,440 of season two. I'm at a mas and we got check mak Clan will 627 00:44:00,519 --> 00:44:05,360 Updyke who joined me postgame that will be potted up a little Clips and Double 628 00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:08,440 Dip on Clippers Top, the official postgame show for your Los Angeles Clippers. 629 00:44:09,599 --> 00:44:16,880 So guys, it's your turn. I'm all positive vibed out, all the 630 00:44:17,079 --> 00:44:24,239 time, after a season of spinning and a lot of it. I did 631 00:44:24,320 --> 00:44:29,320 believe, of course, but there were some times after some rough losses where 632 00:44:29,360 --> 00:44:32,159 I had to grasp its straws and look for anything that was a positive from 633 00:44:32,199 --> 00:44:37,880 this Clippers team. But they've I think, legitimately started to turn a corner 634 00:44:38,079 --> 00:44:42,960 six and one your last seven games, and that one loss was up against 635 00:44:43,000 --> 00:44:45,920 the Sacramento Kings. Not a terrible loss, although the way they lost it 636 00:44:46,079 --> 00:44:51,440 wasn't great, and you could see Paul George and James Harden seem to have 637 00:44:51,559 --> 00:44:54,880 since responded after that. But Chuck, you want to start things off here 638 00:44:55,079 --> 00:45:00,760 with some positive vibes for this, I would love if you're in the chat, 639 00:45:00,840 --> 00:45:02,599 put your positive vibes up. We're gonna We're gonna put those on screen. 640 00:45:04,719 --> 00:45:07,679 Yeah, I will say the Clippers did kill the High five at one 641 00:45:07,719 --> 00:45:09,599 point, so it was difficult for us to be positive throughout the whole season. 642 00:45:09,960 --> 00:45:13,880 Great segment, it's gonna come back, but they killed it at one 643 00:45:13,920 --> 00:45:20,679 point because it just letting good tape. I am taking a positive vibe point 644 00:45:20,760 --> 00:45:25,199 that it's nothing groundbreaking, but seeing Paul George hit this stride, hearing him 645 00:45:25,239 --> 00:45:29,920 talk about I don't want to come out. Seeing him on the floor is 646 00:45:29,920 --> 00:45:31,559 a little scary in the moment, but you do like to see the hustle. 647 00:45:31,719 --> 00:45:35,320 I think he was on the flour twice today going after rebound or something 648 00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:39,599 like that. So I'm incredibly encouraged by Paul George's end of season performance, 649 00:45:40,159 --> 00:45:45,159 and again not shocking to say, if he plays this well in the playoffs, 650 00:45:45,199 --> 00:45:46,440 Clippers have a really good shot with Kawi Leonder playing well too. So 651 00:45:46,880 --> 00:45:52,000 from an individual player perspective, I'm going I'm so happy that Paul George is 652 00:45:52,039 --> 00:45:54,559 playing at the level he's playing at. I wish you would stop promoting his 653 00:45:54,679 --> 00:46:00,000 podcast after games, but I'm very excited to see the level of play that 654 00:46:00,119 --> 00:46:06,679 he is at. Following Adam a On on Twitter dot com, x now 655 00:46:07,000 --> 00:46:12,920 it actually resents your your criticisms of self promotion. That's fine. Yeah, 656 00:46:13,360 --> 00:46:15,960 that's being consistent. I'm fine with it. So I'm fine with it with 657 00:46:16,079 --> 00:46:19,800 him. What's the issue. I'm not mad at Adam for doing it. 658 00:46:20,000 --> 00:46:23,480 Adam isn't my hopes and dreams for a championship don't partially rest on Adam's shoulders, 659 00:46:24,480 --> 00:46:30,760 So different argument. Okay, It's just I do I get it when 660 00:46:30,800 --> 00:46:34,039 they lose games, sometimes it feels bad. Oh, but he's got a 661 00:46:34,079 --> 00:46:37,519 podcast dropping on Monday. However, I don't know how many times they've lost 662 00:46:37,599 --> 00:46:40,000 a game and he's brought up ever that, Hey, but check out the 663 00:46:40,039 --> 00:46:45,239 podcast tomorrow. I think he's self aware enough about it. I'm becoming an 664 00:46:45,280 --> 00:46:50,239 old man, Adam. I'm annoyed by it. It's his hobby, like 665 00:46:50,360 --> 00:46:53,239 he said, like, no one is in the gym twenty four hours a 666 00:46:53,360 --> 00:46:58,360 day. So if he wants to talk basketball, which he said has got 667 00:46:58,440 --> 00:47:00,000 him more engaged, and it kind of beds make sense, like you'd be 668 00:47:00,119 --> 00:47:04,400 more in tune if you have to talk about these players, so then when 669 00:47:04,440 --> 00:47:07,559 you're going up against them, annoying tendencies and things like that, because he 670 00:47:07,599 --> 00:47:09,519 does like breakdowns and stuff. Sometimes, I don't know, I like it. 671 00:47:10,280 --> 00:47:14,079 Maybe he'll do a pod from the bench ur in the playoffs, will 672 00:47:14,280 --> 00:47:19,639 what is what is your positive vibe? We got some good ones in the 673 00:47:19,679 --> 00:47:23,679 chat. I'll put up the potential for rest both for Kawhi Leonard, which 674 00:47:23,880 --> 00:47:27,639 even though that's like a little bit more of a day to day situation that 675 00:47:27,679 --> 00:47:30,400 we're not fully sure of, but I think the rest for Harden is actually 676 00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:34,199 going to end up being huge. He played a lot of consecutive games for 677 00:47:34,239 --> 00:47:37,039 the Clippers. He played through a lot of like kind of just ticky tacky 678 00:47:37,119 --> 00:47:42,280 injuries to the extremities we know, hand stuff, foot stuff, and I 679 00:47:42,360 --> 00:47:50,679 think, I mean, he's doing it all what stuff. Yeah, of 680 00:47:50,800 --> 00:47:57,199 course it's twenty twenty four man, but you know, him like playing as 681 00:47:57,239 --> 00:48:00,280 many games as he did, I think it was kind of clear that, 682 00:48:00,679 --> 00:48:02,800 you know, not having a full training camp and not not playing games, 683 00:48:02,840 --> 00:48:07,079 he needed to get into shape and his body right gets where he needed to 684 00:48:07,159 --> 00:48:09,880 be. I think he's one hundred percent there now, and I think he's 685 00:48:09,960 --> 00:48:14,199 ready. I think that he's ready, and it's deserved for him to, 686 00:48:14,719 --> 00:48:16,559 you know, be able to hang a little bit, chill a little bit, 687 00:48:17,679 --> 00:48:22,039 and he hasn't always had that luxury going into the postseason with securing and 688 00:48:22,119 --> 00:48:27,280 seeding and everything. So I think that I think that that's gonna be really 689 00:48:27,320 --> 00:48:31,000 good. I think that that could be a huge factor because Harden being able 690 00:48:31,199 --> 00:48:36,400 to play at the level we know he can, and especially in this role 691 00:48:36,480 --> 00:48:38,559 where he doesn't have to be the number one or number two option. You 692 00:48:38,599 --> 00:48:42,519 know, he's just got to be a really good number three and and be 693 00:48:42,599 --> 00:48:46,320 able to run this offense and get guys going. I think he's in a 694 00:48:46,440 --> 00:48:52,000 really great position and compressed. I think that's just a really good spot for 695 00:48:52,119 --> 00:48:57,920 him to be coming into the playoffs. I think they have relocated their identity 696 00:48:58,400 --> 00:49:00,760 and that is being a tough, gritty, resent, hand stuff and foot 697 00:49:00,800 --> 00:49:07,639 stuff four maybe all the way to the parade. Like I mentioned earlier, 698 00:49:07,840 --> 00:49:13,000 I think it could have a downside all the comebacks in the regular season because 699 00:49:13,480 --> 00:49:16,639 you're prone to not showing up in first quarters and just thinking you can come 700 00:49:16,719 --> 00:49:21,679 back in ball games. But in the playoffs, I just I don't think 701 00:49:21,719 --> 00:49:23,159 that's gonna happen. If they get off to a solow start in the first 702 00:49:23,239 --> 00:49:25,880 quarter, it might just be because they're not playing well. It's nothing to 703 00:49:25,960 --> 00:49:30,519 do with them not being engaged, because well, the game, the magnitude 704 00:49:30,559 --> 00:49:35,159 isn't there for them to really have their attention like we see sometimes in the 705 00:49:35,280 --> 00:49:37,679 regular season, even though I think, you know, you come back down 706 00:49:37,760 --> 00:49:43,000 seventeen against Denver and then the very next night you blow out as bad as 707 00:49:43,159 --> 00:49:45,639 Utaie is. We've seen them play down to their competition and they were up 708 00:49:45,800 --> 00:49:51,199 forty one to sixteen in the first quarter of that game, it just seemed 709 00:49:51,239 --> 00:49:53,199 like, and Coach Wu talked about a post game, we wanted to validate 710 00:49:53,280 --> 00:49:59,119 the victory against Denver and not have a letdown this very next game. That's 711 00:49:59,159 --> 00:50:01,840 good. That's good to see. I'm not gonna, you know, diminish 712 00:50:01,920 --> 00:50:07,039 that just because it's Utah, because how many times will we seen them not 713 00:50:07,199 --> 00:50:09,800 get up against really bad teams, especially at home. Ass of late, 714 00:50:10,360 --> 00:50:15,079 they finally did it against the Utah Jazz and destroyed them. So I do 715 00:50:15,320 --> 00:50:19,840 think they are trending in the right direction, like they figured it out just 716 00:50:20,039 --> 00:50:22,679 in time before the regular season is over. To me, that gives me 717 00:50:22,800 --> 00:50:25,880 hope that they're gonna be all right. And what you guys said about, 718 00:50:27,320 --> 00:50:30,760 you know, James Harden and how important he is to getting some rest before 719 00:50:30,800 --> 00:50:37,840 the postseason starts. It's not just now worrying about Paul George and him being 720 00:50:37,920 --> 00:50:43,159 inconsistent at times. James Harden has been that at times in his career. 721 00:50:43,559 --> 00:50:46,119 Of course in the postseason, so and even this season. You know, 722 00:50:46,320 --> 00:50:52,360 like for as much as we credited Harden during that great Wayne streak and leading 723 00:50:52,440 --> 00:50:57,880 into the Grammy trip, I mean his decline play was a factor in the 724 00:50:57,920 --> 00:51:02,079 Clippers being a five hundred ball club. Yeah, and you know, I 725 00:51:02,199 --> 00:51:07,639 want to attribute his decline and then Paul George for a couple of months to 726 00:51:07,800 --> 00:51:12,559 them being worn down or injuries. But time will tell, you know, 727 00:51:12,800 --> 00:51:15,840 you all have a chance to prove that. At least we've seen the aggressive 728 00:51:15,960 --> 00:51:20,320 version of James Harden, even in that game against Denver where he goes six 729 00:51:20,400 --> 00:51:22,599 of twenty three. Okay, at least he got up twenty three shots. 730 00:51:23,000 --> 00:51:27,199 He didn't say I don't have it tonight and then just turn into a shell 731 00:51:27,199 --> 00:51:30,440 of himself or you know, running hide from it. He continued to shoot, 732 00:51:30,639 --> 00:51:35,519 and he got to twenty points for the first time in over a month, 733 00:51:36,079 --> 00:51:40,000 which was very much needed in a low scoring affair. So I like 734 00:51:40,079 --> 00:51:43,760 the way this team is looking. Honestly, even if we weren't doing this 735 00:51:43,840 --> 00:51:46,079 segment right now, I do feel there are a lot of good things going 736 00:51:46,119 --> 00:51:50,280 on with this Clippers team. It's still all hinges on the right knee of 737 00:51:50,360 --> 00:51:55,880 Kawhi Leonard and until we know the full side, Jesus Christ, how are 738 00:51:55,920 --> 00:51:59,880 we not it's he's out right now. This is I think you missed. 739 00:52:00,760 --> 00:52:04,199 You missed the point of this segment. It's more of a positivity seck. 740 00:52:05,920 --> 00:52:09,239 I'm just saying, I, you know, obviously as good as I think 741 00:52:09,320 --> 00:52:15,159 things are trending right now, with so much is about Kawhi Leonard's health, 742 00:52:15,960 --> 00:52:19,000 how could I not bring it up. But I think for the most part, 743 00:52:19,039 --> 00:52:22,880 this team is in the right place. I like this comment from Jay. 744 00:52:22,159 --> 00:52:25,800 They said positive Kauhi isn't seriously injured. He's getting extra rest before the 745 00:52:25,800 --> 00:52:30,920 playoffs, allowing others to get extra on court time together and find some way 746 00:52:30,960 --> 00:52:34,000 to win without him. It can all be Kawhi. I especially like that 747 00:52:34,159 --> 00:52:39,280 second point. You know, Adam and I have talked postgame about how like 748 00:52:39,440 --> 00:52:45,559 it's it's been. It hasn't been exactly inspiring sometimes. The way that that 749 00:52:45,079 --> 00:52:51,360 the PG and Harden led team is able to rally around and you know, 750 00:52:51,599 --> 00:52:53,800 get wins with without Kawhi, I think that that's looking a lot better. 751 00:52:54,079 --> 00:53:00,840 And I do think that this is both good for for their on court chemistry 752 00:53:00,920 --> 00:53:05,079 and the minutes that you know will be played inevitably in the playoffs without Kawhi 753 00:53:05,159 --> 00:53:07,880 Leonard, and also I just feel like it's given a bunch of role players 754 00:53:07,880 --> 00:53:12,400 an opportunity to get back into rhythm with more minutes and and kind of step 755 00:53:12,519 --> 00:53:15,239 up in a big way. Yeah. I like what Neighborhood Clips said to 756 00:53:15,480 --> 00:53:19,079 kind of about rest. Bouncing back helps the second, you know, to 757 00:53:19,119 --> 00:53:24,639 have an identity. I think Junction mentioned a mere coffee being a legit bench 758 00:53:24,760 --> 00:53:29,280 guy, Like, yeah, absolutely, that's huge. Yeah, they got 759 00:53:29,400 --> 00:53:32,719 to feel a little empowered and stuff like that. Amir wasn't incredibly efficient today, 760 00:53:32,760 --> 00:53:37,360 but he hit the most important three. I think he was zero for 761 00:53:37,480 --> 00:53:44,000 five before that shot and he hit it and like without hesitation, Man like 762 00:53:44,119 --> 00:53:47,760 I don't know a mir like, Yeah, his confidence is unreal. It's 763 00:53:47,800 --> 00:53:52,480 so good. We say all the time. How you know Amr's on the 764 00:53:52,559 --> 00:53:55,440 court later and fourth quarters, Maybe because he's a more willing shooter out there, 765 00:53:55,920 --> 00:54:00,960 but Man hitting that three porter and him being four team for his last 766 00:54:00,039 --> 00:54:05,639 fifteen the last two games from the field, that's good to see. Terrence 767 00:54:05,760 --> 00:54:09,280 Man has been at the basket, Like every time they have a big comeback, 768 00:54:09,599 --> 00:54:13,360 Terrence Man is always a huge part of it. He's a spark and 769 00:54:13,800 --> 00:54:15,519 he gets a lot of easy shots. I mean we talked about last season 770 00:54:15,559 --> 00:54:20,480 he ended up top three in points at the rim or excuse me, field 771 00:54:20,480 --> 00:54:23,159 goal percentage at the rim. It's happening again. Hasn't he been over eighty 772 00:54:23,239 --> 00:54:28,800 percent shooting at the rim this season? He was at one point, So 773 00:54:29,159 --> 00:54:32,079 I mean, that's a guy. He has utility that they really need because 774 00:54:32,079 --> 00:54:36,880 they don't have enough of those guys getting easy shots for them. And it's 775 00:54:36,920 --> 00:54:39,559 funny this team does play slow, which you know, they that's just how 776 00:54:39,599 --> 00:54:44,440 it's designed. They kind of need to. He is very good in transition, 777 00:54:44,559 --> 00:54:46,599 so if things do open up, he's probably the Clipper's best, if 778 00:54:46,679 --> 00:54:51,840 not second best, transition guy. And him and Harden had some nice chemistry. 779 00:54:51,840 --> 00:54:52,719 I can't rember what game it was, but when Terrence was getting to 780 00:54:52,760 --> 00:54:57,000 the paint without the ball, Harden was finding him with the ball. So 781 00:54:57,159 --> 00:55:00,440 him and Harden being you know, kind of the same wavelength when man wants 782 00:55:00,480 --> 00:55:04,079 to cut and things like that when he's off ball is going to be very 783 00:55:04,159 --> 00:55:10,920 crucial for the Clips. I feel dangerously optimistic of where this team's a slip 784 00:55:12,480 --> 00:55:20,039 right into the dangers out hell yeah yeah, oh no, he's gonna start 785 00:55:20,079 --> 00:55:22,599 pulling out. Okay, everyone, if you if there's any receipt that you 786 00:55:22,719 --> 00:55:30,039 may have, if there's any receipt material you may have tweeted, Adam tweets 787 00:55:30,079 --> 00:55:35,760 Yeah, I would, I would hide those receipts. We are about to 788 00:55:35,840 --> 00:55:38,079 head out of here this this flew by. The streams are a lot more 789 00:55:38,199 --> 00:55:45,519 fun after wins, which is something we've learned. Shocking shock, But we 790 00:55:45,679 --> 00:55:52,679 have our final of the regular season giveaway these in the playoffs? Do they 791 00:55:54,039 --> 00:55:57,320 how many games are going to get? Well? They give away? Really? 792 00:55:57,840 --> 00:56:00,280 Uh? Oh, you know we're gonna get in the playoffs. Oh, 793 00:56:00,559 --> 00:56:04,760 we're gonna get some break the paint, rip the net shirts at some 794 00:56:05,000 --> 00:56:10,639 point one hundred percent. We're gonna get those insane shirts again if I can 795 00:56:10,719 --> 00:56:15,880 get my hands on any Oh yeah, well, Jeremy Moore, when we 796 00:56:15,880 --> 00:56:19,000 wish we were giving away diet coke, we'd give it all the will as 797 00:56:19,039 --> 00:56:21,519 who we'd give it to. But Adam, what are we giving away? 798 00:56:22,119 --> 00:56:28,599 What are we giving away? And how are we giving it away? Boom? 799 00:56:29,719 --> 00:56:35,440 The last of the regular season Bobbleheads, the beard seep it called here 800 00:56:36,079 --> 00:56:38,800 the James hard one given out the other night. Are we just going best 801 00:56:38,800 --> 00:56:43,159 comment here? Guys? I would maybe do since we have two double dips 802 00:56:43,199 --> 00:56:47,519 coming up? What if what if we didn't cluse keyword keywords back to the 803 00:56:47,599 --> 00:56:52,480 keyword. Three keywords from the two double dips. I mean, this is 804 00:56:52,559 --> 00:56:54,679 a pretty damn good prize. This is nothing to sneeze at. I saw 805 00:56:54,760 --> 00:56:59,599 people getting very covetous when they were walking. I'm grabbing one of these. 806 00:57:00,079 --> 00:57:02,320 It has a it has a comb, and you have to you gotta put 807 00:57:02,360 --> 00:57:08,760 oil on that thing or it's gonna ca Yeah, you gotta have that good 808 00:57:08,800 --> 00:57:13,320 beard oil and everything. Okay, so what do you guys want to do 809 00:57:13,400 --> 00:57:16,079 for the first keywords? We'll say one kind of material from the Classymerican factory, 810 00:57:19,039 --> 00:57:25,679 the nice one, the nice Uh. We do three keywords over the 811 00:57:25,800 --> 00:57:29,440 next week or so, and you have to have all three. Let's do 812 00:57:29,559 --> 00:57:36,400 three keywords from the two double dips from from this plus the two double dips. 813 00:57:36,400 --> 00:57:40,639 I feel like where you give I mean that otherwise we got to give 814 00:57:40,679 --> 00:57:44,800 away two and one of the double dips to give away three and two double 815 00:57:44,840 --> 00:57:47,760 dips. Right, got to listen, whatever you guys want to do. 816 00:57:47,960 --> 00:57:53,559 All right, We'll do one key one secret word from this uh podcast. 817 00:57:53,639 --> 00:57:55,920 I already know what it's gonna be. I'll tell you guys after. It's 818 00:57:57,000 --> 00:58:00,960 very easy, and there's gonna be two secret key words. I'm never giving 819 00:58:00,960 --> 00:58:06,320 the Peace side again. And then there's gonna be two secret keywords on the 820 00:58:06,440 --> 00:58:09,840 double dips after Tuesday and Wednesday's game. So it's going to be a secret 821 00:58:09,920 --> 00:58:14,239 heyword from this episode, one from the next Double Dip, and one from 822 00:58:14,280 --> 00:58:16,800 the double Dip after that. Well, how is the one given out from 823 00:58:16,840 --> 00:58:20,400 this episode if we don't do it right now, like in the comment section, 824 00:58:21,400 --> 00:58:22,960 Uh, teck's getting given out before we get out of here. Yeah, 825 00:58:23,000 --> 00:58:24,920 we got out before we get out of here. Oh okay, Yeah, 826 00:58:25,199 --> 00:58:30,039 I'm just gonna spoil it right now. And viewers can tell that we 827 00:58:30,159 --> 00:58:34,960 put really a lot of thought into this. It's a very very careful and 828 00:58:35,119 --> 00:58:38,039 precise. I'm looking at my charts right now and they're they're just are all 829 00:58:38,079 --> 00:58:42,360 over the place. We're gonna give them one keyword right now, and I 830 00:58:42,400 --> 00:58:46,519 think it's a very pretty obvious one positivity. That's what we were going for 831 00:58:46,679 --> 00:58:52,440 with this final segment. The first keyword to win maybe the best bobblehead ever 832 00:58:52,519 --> 00:58:57,280 given away by the Clippers, second to the Melo Star Wars bobblehead. Maybe 833 00:58:57,400 --> 00:59:00,440 also behind the Kawhi Christmas bobblehead. But this is up there in the upper 834 00:59:00,519 --> 00:59:07,320 echelon of clippers bible heads. The first keyword positivity. The next two keywords 835 00:59:07,679 --> 00:59:10,159 you're gonna have to listen to the double dips. Be that live, be 836 00:59:10,320 --> 00:59:14,639 that afterwards, because we do post them, there will be two other keywords 837 00:59:14,800 --> 00:59:20,760 that we will definitely know are being said on those. So yeah, comment 838 00:59:20,880 --> 00:59:24,519 it. And then if you comment on this video that that freaking if you 839 00:59:24,599 --> 00:59:29,599 do it first, that freaking bibblehead is yours. But you have your problems 840 00:59:29,639 --> 00:59:35,639 to put oil on the Beard weekly weekly. Yeah, it's a schedule. 841 00:59:35,960 --> 00:59:38,559 It's actually, man, what did they They had it like a chia ped. 842 00:59:38,599 --> 00:59:45,159 I'm sure James Harden has had a chia p must be out there somewhere 843 00:59:45,280 --> 00:59:55,280 that there's not wow right here. Guys, if you do this, we 844 00:59:55,320 --> 01:00:00,119 will sue you, all right that what about? Wraps it up? We 845 01:00:00,280 --> 01:00:04,920 are going to be back again with that double dip. And the second keyword, 846 01:00:05,159 --> 01:00:09,480 the first keyword is positivity. Will where can these people listen to this 847 01:00:09,599 --> 01:00:14,599 episode of balloons? Dude? Yeah, I gotta hate this. Well, 848 01:00:14,639 --> 01:00:16,599 where can these people review our episode? Tell people to listen to it? 849 01:00:16,760 --> 01:00:21,239 Find these double dips? Where's that even possible? Yeah, so you can 850 01:00:21,320 --> 01:00:24,280 find all the double dips and all audio versions of this podcast wherever you get 851 01:00:24,320 --> 01:00:27,920 your podcasts. We're on Apple podcast, We're on Spotify. If you listen 852 01:00:27,920 --> 01:00:30,920 to on either one of those platforms. If you feel so inclined to leave 853 01:00:30,920 --> 01:00:31,880 a little rating and review, let us know what you like, let us 854 01:00:31,920 --> 01:00:35,360 know what you don't like. It helps the show out. You can listen 855 01:00:35,400 --> 01:00:37,000 to us on anywhere you get your podcast. You know, also view us. 856 01:00:37,400 --> 01:00:39,719 We're doing this live right now. If you missed it, we're over 857 01:00:39,800 --> 01:00:45,000 at YouTube dot com slash at Clippers podcast. We'd love to chop it up 858 01:00:45,000 --> 01:00:46,679 with you. But yeah, wherever you listen, however you listen, Hey, 859 01:00:46,719 --> 01:00:50,840 we appreciate it. We do appreciate it. We already did so much 860 01:00:50,880 --> 01:00:52,960 positivity. We're gonna give it Adham a break because his face is in that 861 01:00:53,079 --> 01:00:57,599 kool aid. He is drinking that kool aid and he might be full. 862 01:00:57,639 --> 01:01:00,320 We'll see what happens on Tuesday with a game that matters for the Suns. 863 01:01:00,400 --> 01:01:02,400 Now, we'll have the double dip where you can get that second keyword after 864 01:01:02,480 --> 01:01:07,440 the game on AMS ive seventy with Adam. It's gonna We're gonna a standalone 865 01:01:07,480 --> 01:01:09,039 episode on Thursday. It's gonna be a good time. We hope everyone has 866 01:01:09,079 --> 01:01:14,079 a good rest of your Sunday evening in Los Angeles, and as always, 867 01:01:14,639 --> 01:01:15,440 let's go clips.