1 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:06,799 Last time that fine chains on my neck. It was no smart on my 2 00:00:06,919 --> 00:00:11,720 rep last time. Clippers one twelve to one hundred to the Phoenix Suns and 3 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:16,600 they are down three one in this best of seven first round series. Welcome 4 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,679 back in this is Clippers stock here on the Patriot, Am eleven fifty. 5 00:00:20,039 --> 00:00:25,000 I'm Adam Oslin. Game five is coming up Tuesday night in Phoenix. We 6 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:28,879 got Chuck Mockler online from Clips and Dip. We will get back to your 7 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:33,159 phone calls eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five two 8 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:37,399 zero eleven fifty. Believe that we'll get back to them, but first Chuck. 9 00:00:37,679 --> 00:00:42,479 Another frustrating one where I feel like the Clippers, you know, they're 10 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:46,679 playing at an a level, they just don't have the guys to get you 11 00:00:46,759 --> 00:00:50,399 over the top because the talent disparity. I still don't feel like the Phoenix 12 00:00:50,399 --> 00:00:52,880 Suns have played that great yet in this series, and that's part of what 13 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:57,640 makes it so frustrating. Yeah, I think the thing that's tough is that 14 00:00:57,679 --> 00:01:00,240 you have guys who are playing at in a level. You have Russ and 15 00:01:00,359 --> 00:01:04,439 Norm who are absolutely lighting it up. You know, Terrence and his limited 16 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,000 minutes has played great too, but then no one else is really kind of 17 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:12,000 on a medium to just okay level. You have a starting power board and 18 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:17,480 Marcus Morris who was removed from the starting lineup for very good reasons, and 19 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,959 then his replacement, Nick the Tomb, couldn't do well, and then you 20 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,799 kind of have this this subox drop off as well, where there's not a 21 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,719 lot of balance on this team right now in terms of the good and the 22 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:30,000 bad. It's just it's kind of a team of extremes. But you are 23 00:01:30,079 --> 00:01:34,000 right, um, I think if you're a Suns fan, you're probably a 24 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:37,359 little worried about the fact that you know you're letting this version of the Clippers 25 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,599 team makes you really nervous a lot of the time. But you know, 26 00:01:40,799 --> 00:01:44,879 I mean, I think I said on our last episode that the Clippers needed 27 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,640 to find a way to score one hundred and fifteen points and they couldn't get 28 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:53,799 that done tonight, which is unfortunate because we saw some great russ basketball and 29 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,599 you know, the rest of their thing. Again, they're still of frustrating, 30 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:00,120 but here we are getting a lot of calls on that ten three or 31 00:02:00,159 --> 00:02:04,239 attempts to twenty seven for the Phoenix Suns. The last two games, they 32 00:02:04,239 --> 00:02:07,759 have attempted seventy three free throws, doubling the Clippers, who are just at 33 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:13,240 thirty five. More than doubling. The output at the line from the Clippers 34 00:02:13,439 --> 00:02:16,199 is frustrating, especially they scored more points in the paint than the Phoenix Suns. 35 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:21,120 You would think that would mean something. Russell Westbrook getting thirty seven and 36 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,879 not one free throw. It's tough to explain. I don't know what it 37 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:29,439 is right now, but you can't control that stuff. I guess you gotta 38 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:34,719 keep moving and just hope that you'll get some more other worldly performances from some 39 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,520 of the role players. But you brought it up. Marcus Moore starts, 40 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,360 it's a storyline in this one. I'm getting a ton of tweets my way 41 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:45,639 about it, and I don't get it either. I do not understand it. 42 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:52,039 Twenty five minutes minus nineteen. I understand starting him and trying something because 43 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:58,560 desperate times. But when he's a minus fourteen in his fourteen minutes in the 44 00:02:58,599 --> 00:03:01,680 first half and the eyeball test completely matched it, he's not hitting shots. 45 00:03:02,159 --> 00:03:07,240 He's not a good defender right now. I just don't understand. And they 46 00:03:07,319 --> 00:03:10,840 have looked. Nick Blotombs played six minutes. I know he's not hitting shots. 47 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:15,240 He's also only taken I think nine so far in the series. But 48 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:19,719 at least he's giving you defense. Robert Covington is just more of an unknown. 49 00:03:19,759 --> 00:03:22,719 What is he going to give you because he's played so little? Just 50 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,719 how do you feel about the four spot right now? The Clippers? The 51 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:31,039 fourth spot? Really? Since Robert Covington came back from that short stint, 52 00:03:31,199 --> 00:03:35,560 I think it was how some safety protocolls his quote. I think that day 53 00:03:35,639 --> 00:03:38,479 was something like he's looking forward to playing a lot of basketball. Pretty much 54 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:43,280 since that quote, he has stopped playing a lot of basketball. And we've 55 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:47,879 now gotten into a scenario where a team that was builled as being all in 56 00:03:49,159 --> 00:03:52,479 on this wingstop thing and the personnel and the guys he brought in and on 57 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:54,240 paper looks so good. Think of all the five out lineups you could do. 58 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:59,479 Obviously, with quiet PG being out, that takes a large hit. 59 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,639 But the Clippers don't even really have a backup plan because of how the other 60 00:04:03,759 --> 00:04:09,759 power forward rotations have been dealt with. Right like Tyler waited too long to 61 00:04:09,759 --> 00:04:13,879 switch out but toomb for Marcus Morris and so now but two masks to get 62 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,680 used to playing with our new starting point guard Russell Westbrook in a very limited 63 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,920 amount of time to get playoff caliber ready, Well what were they But when 64 00:04:20,959 --> 00:04:25,079 he's like like six and two, five and two, like it was, 65 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:29,519 it was good, Like there were results. Yeah, but now you get 66 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,439 to the playoffs and it's just Roco can't even play a game without having to 67 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:38,000 be on the bike because his body isn't use to actual NBA basketball. So 68 00:04:38,439 --> 00:04:42,399 the management of the four position for the Clippers on this season is probably one 69 00:04:42,439 --> 00:04:45,319 of the things that I'm most upset about taking Kwie and PG out of this 70 00:04:45,399 --> 00:04:47,720 obviously because we know that there's spots are safe, but it's just been wonky 71 00:04:47,879 --> 00:04:53,680 and at this point the five guard lineup feels a lot better to fans than 72 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:57,199 four guards. This Marcus Morris, which I think is kind of all we 73 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:02,240 need to know about the current state of the the power forward rotation. It's 74 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:06,920 been a mystery a lot of this season has been a lot of what ifs, 75 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:13,519 but not having Kawhi and Paul George right now it stands out more than 76 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,560 ever. It's just def con one. It's amazing to have both of them 77 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:20,240 out with the same right knee injury. Not the same, but it's being 78 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:24,879 called a right knee sprain. We don't know the extent of it really, 79 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:30,680 especially with Kawhi Leonard, but I am proud of this team. Like we're 80 00:05:30,759 --> 00:05:34,360 seeing the resilient spirit of the Clippers once again. There's something to that. 81 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:40,199 It reminds you why you're a fan of them, because they continue to battle 82 00:05:40,439 --> 00:05:44,240 no matter what the odds are. It's feeling like twenty eighteen, twenty nineteen 83 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:48,600 again. It's feeling like the twenty sixteen first round series Blazers and Clippers when 84 00:05:48,639 --> 00:05:55,959 they lost CP three and Blake Griffin after the first two games. It's unfortunately 85 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:00,519 classic Clippers in some ways. But there's also you know reason this to hold 86 00:06:00,519 --> 00:06:06,120 your head high? Sure, I mean, I'm sorry, yes, we 87 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:11,720 can hold our head high. You're just over it. I get that side 88 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:13,839 of it too. I don't know if I'm over it. I just mean, 89 00:06:13,959 --> 00:06:18,600 right now we're staring at three one right like it's not it's just a 90 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,839 little tough. They have played great. They haven't rolled over. That's something 91 00:06:21,879 --> 00:06:25,680 they've had to do. Even in the regular season when we were led by 92 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:29,680 Reggie Jackson and Marcus Morris a couple of seasons ago. You know, that 93 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:31,839 mentality has always been there, so it's great to see that mentality there. 94 00:06:32,199 --> 00:06:38,040 It's just difficult that that mentality usually should be kind of the second dary if 95 00:06:38,079 --> 00:06:41,160 we need to tap into this thing, But because of the key absences, 96 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:46,160 it's now just kind of the Clipper's identity of fight very valiantly but come up 97 00:06:46,199 --> 00:06:49,079 short, partly because of things that are totally out of your control. So 98 00:06:49,639 --> 00:06:54,240 maybe I'll probably feel better tomorrow. I'll feel better when we're doing the tripod. 99 00:06:54,319 --> 00:06:58,079 But right now, man, I don't know how many we fought valiantly 100 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:02,639 as I got in me today, typically completely understand it. The moral victories 101 00:07:03,079 --> 00:07:10,160 are ringing hollow with some right now is completely understandable. What do you think 102 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:14,000 with their backs against the wall, officially they have to win or their season 103 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:16,959 is over. On Tuesday night, let me just ask you, what would 104 00:07:16,959 --> 00:07:24,519 you go with rotations wise in that ball game. The thing that's tough about 105 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:29,879 that is that time's kind of exhausted every possibility. I guess I'm really hoping 106 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:33,000 that Zoo can step it up. We a couple a week ago, we 107 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,879 were talking about how great zoo is and now we are eating some of those 108 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:40,600 words because he just hasn't looked himself. What we're gonna see, I think, 109 00:07:41,279 --> 00:07:46,000 is more of the same from Russ, which is unparalleled hustle, you 110 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,279 know, passion, whatever of those words you want to use. He has 111 00:07:48,279 --> 00:07:51,439 been phenomenal with that. He's gonna you know, Russ is gonna have to 112 00:07:51,439 --> 00:07:56,600 be efficient. He's getting He's going to get yet again, twice as many 113 00:07:56,639 --> 00:07:59,759 field goal attempts as anyone else on the Clippers. We need Russ to be 114 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:05,240 ah, we need I guess let's start Robert Covington. Nko hasn't had it, 115 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:09,160 Morris hasn't had it. Roco hasn't exactly had it either. But I 116 00:08:09,199 --> 00:08:11,279 don't really know what we're waiting for. Or let's see what Terrence Man can 117 00:08:11,319 --> 00:08:16,279 do in the starting lineup. I don't understand what Terrence has to do to 118 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:20,399 get more meaningful minutes to maybe start a game. But we're gonna see a 119 00:08:20,399 --> 00:08:24,839 bunch of weird stuff. I think Tyler is going to be hopefully and you 120 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:28,480 know, fun tinkering time mode. But we got to hope for more of 121 00:08:28,519 --> 00:08:31,399 this, you know, some efficiency from Russell Westbrook and just you know, 122 00:08:31,559 --> 00:08:37,080 we need everyone else to be just as good as they were in Game three, 123 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,799 and hopefully we get a little bit of help, or not even help, 124 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:45,000 hopefully we just get a normally rest game down in Phoenix. Yeah, 125 00:08:45,159 --> 00:08:48,840 I would start Terrence Man if there's no Kauhi, if there's no Paul George, 126 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:54,200 and I would let him go for forty minutes because he's played, he's 127 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,519 earned it that, he's earned it for a while. And you know they 128 00:08:56,559 --> 00:09:01,919 made the run after giving up a on the first quarter. Terrence Man comes 129 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:05,159 in, it's just so plainly obvious that they're better with him on the floor. 130 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,240 Oh that's another head scratcher for this entire season. All right, Chuck, 131 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:13,759 I appreciate it. Man. Not an easy one to come on post 132 00:09:13,759 --> 00:09:16,639 game after, but it's in your contract. You have to do the losses, 133 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:22,799 will has to do wins and moral victories. So thanks for doing this, 134 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,399 and we'll have the tripod coming up soon on Clips and Dip with all 135 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:30,919 three of us. Charles, we'll talk to you soon. Absolutely. Hope 136 00:09:30,919 --> 00:09:33,919 everyone has a good weekend, Yes, sir, More Clippers stock coming up 137 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:39,159 next. Final segment eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven, 138 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,759 five, two, zero eleven fifty Back to your phone calls next, 139 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:45,559 Plus we'll hear from coach Lou postgame. Clippers lose Game four one twelve to 140 00:09:45,639 --> 00:09:50,480 one hundred in a must win situation on Tuesday in Phoenix. This is Clippers 141 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:54,240 stock here on the Patriot emblem. Fifty. Hey, I want to hear 142 00:09:54,279 --> 00:10:00,320 from callers post game who want to blow it up yet don't always have actual 143 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,120 ideas or solutions of how to make this team better by trading their two best 144 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:07,440 players. Well, just check out the Clippers Talk podcast. There were a 145 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:13,879 lot of good calls to I would say overall it was heartening, encouraging, 146 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:20,159 but Clippers down through one. 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