1 00:00:08,679 --> 00:00:12,960 What is going on? Clippers fans? Welcome to Season two, episode fifty. 2 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:17,079 I believe of clips and Dip. It's a frigid night in Los Angeles 3 00:00:17,199 --> 00:00:24,519 and we are here to talk about the Clippers trade deadline activity, lack thereof 4 00:00:24,559 --> 00:00:28,199 activity. What some of the competitors in the West did that maybe gives us 5 00:00:28,239 --> 00:00:31,679 pause and some possible buyout guys, because there are some names that are floating 6 00:00:31,719 --> 00:00:34,640 around that could maybe fit with the Clippers. We're also going to preview that 7 00:00:34,679 --> 00:00:37,479 Piston's game in some of the Timberwolves game. But before I get to all 8 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:41,159 that, Adam and Will, how are you fellas doing? Adam, how 9 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:46,200 are you doing after last night's lost to the Pels. I'm okay. I 10 00:00:46,359 --> 00:00:49,880 was prepared for that. I mean, Carlo and I were trying to sell 11 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:52,359 the game but also tell the truth that it could be a tough one for 12 00:00:52,399 --> 00:00:55,759 the Clippers pregame, just because of the situation with coming back off the road 13 00:00:55,799 --> 00:01:00,240 trip. And we heard where Coach lu said after the game in Atlanta, 14 00:00:59,759 --> 00:01:04,079 it's a tough roe to hoe when you have eight games, eight cities in 15 00:01:04,239 --> 00:01:08,560 thirteen days. But it's good to be here. Episode fifty on the Pod 16 00:01:08,799 --> 00:01:14,319 in Season two, and the Clippers are fifty games into this season, So 17 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:18,719 how about that one? Wow? Wow, get all together? Well, 18 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:21,400 how you doing, buddy, I'm good. I actually hate five. Oh 19 00:01:21,519 --> 00:01:23,799 so it's the fifty first episode and the fifty first game for the Clippers. 20 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:27,159 As far as I'm concerned, I'm doing good. I'm doing good. I 21 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:34,480 don't I feel like I was measured in my down nests after last night's loss. 22 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,959 If you caught Charles ny On alive, yeah it you know, it's 23 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,280 not a big deal. Clippers have still been incredible. They've shown who they 24 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:46,799 are what they are, they are, you know, making true on promises 25 00:01:46,799 --> 00:01:49,920 and things that we've heard, and certainly hurting preseason this year. This one 26 00:01:51,079 --> 00:01:56,840 just hurts a little bit because I just feel like we're seeing just sort of 27 00:01:57,239 --> 00:02:00,239 a recurring theme where, you know, larger team, especially teams that are 28 00:02:00,599 --> 00:02:05,239 super physical with the Clippers, it really is able to knock them out of 29 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,680 a rhythm. And they've struggled to get through that. So still the regular 30 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:13,199 season still uh what about a third of the way to go, so they 31 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,199 got some time to figure it out. But it is something to monitor for 32 00:02:15,199 --> 00:02:20,639 sure. Well interestingly enough, on the trade deadline, the Clippers did not 33 00:02:20,719 --> 00:02:25,639 make any moves to address any trade deadline overall. Oh, let's get that 34 00:02:25,719 --> 00:02:31,120 out of the way. Just the Pistons and Knicks were the big movers. 35 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,319 I like what the Knicks did. I like what the Knicks did. I 36 00:02:35,319 --> 00:02:38,479 I like to have no idea what the Raptors are doing. It makes no 37 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,800 goddamn sense to me. I did. They were not on my board, 38 00:02:40,879 --> 00:02:45,120 even of Kelly Olynic teams. But uh, you know, that's that's where 39 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:49,240 we are. Adam Howard, is your trade deadline? That Mavericks got a 40 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:53,319 little bit better losing Grant Williams. I guess the numbers were they were better 41 00:02:53,400 --> 00:03:00,319 with him off the floor because they brought him in for defense. So they're 42 00:03:00,319 --> 00:03:02,800 going to lean into offense even more and be more devastating on that end. 43 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,159 Would not be a fun first round matchup. It never is, of course 44 00:03:07,199 --> 00:03:09,759 against Dallas. We know that all too well. But yeah, Dallas got 45 00:03:09,759 --> 00:03:14,479 better. Dallas and New York really impressed me with the moves today. Yeah, 46 00:03:14,479 --> 00:03:16,599 how did you guys feel, I mean about the Clippers, I make 47 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,599 any moves. We kind of talked it out a little bit last night. 48 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,439 Will and I, You and I were kind of okay with it with just 49 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:28,719 the pieces they really have to move and how well everyone was playing. Not 50 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,120 a huge surprise they didn't make any moves in this one, I don't think. 51 00:03:31,439 --> 00:03:36,159 No, not a huge surprise, And I mean the Clippers, it's 52 00:03:36,199 --> 00:03:38,879 a bit of a tight wire actor right now, Like as well as this 53 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:42,840 season is going, I mean, how much of the rotation are you really 54 00:03:42,879 --> 00:03:46,520 willing to upend to, you know, in theory acquire more talent, you 55 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:50,439 know. Notably, we didn't see Jeremy Grant move who I thought would be 56 00:03:51,479 --> 00:03:57,599 who I thought certainly would somebody would be willing to fork over something considerable to 57 00:03:57,639 --> 00:04:00,680 get him off the Blazers. Not that the Clippers really could have even been 58 00:04:00,719 --> 00:04:04,319 in that bittingmore, but with how limited they were, and especially it seems 59 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:08,800 like there's a you know, there's a hesitance to give up that twenty thirty 60 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:13,439 there. There wasn't a lot there. But I do, where are you 61 00:04:13,479 --> 00:04:17,079 guys at on this? Because I do expect them. I would be surprised 62 00:04:17,079 --> 00:04:21,319 if they don't pick up somebody off the buyout market. Yeah, Adam, 63 00:04:21,319 --> 00:04:25,639 how'd you feel about the no moves? Not surprising even if you're yeah, 64 00:04:25,759 --> 00:04:29,199 that happened. I think it's a little bit surprising, just that I wasn't 65 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:32,399 expecting a huge move something on the margins, and just given the track record 66 00:04:32,439 --> 00:04:36,319 of Lawrence Frank, I think the last seven seasons they have always done something, 67 00:04:36,439 --> 00:04:42,519 so somewhat surprising in that respect. But I put this out on Twitter 68 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,199 at follow out of May, just saying, you know, there are no 69 00:04:45,319 --> 00:04:49,639 perfect teams out there. There are no teams that have this beautiful roster that 70 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:56,839 is impenetrable. Yeah, there's there's some teams just like everybody else. The 71 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:00,439 Clippers have some flaws, but they might I have the fewest out of any 72 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,519 roster in the league. And wouldn't you settle for that? Wouldn't you take 73 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:08,800 that? I think you know somebody was getting on me on Twitter saying we 74 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:12,560 don't have enough biggs. We can't stop the bigger teams. They always beat 75 00:05:12,639 --> 00:05:15,199 us slick. What happened against Minnesota and the Cavaliers, And I'm going dude, 76 00:05:15,199 --> 00:05:18,079 I Visa Zubas didn't play in either of those games. Like, the 77 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:24,199 solution to this stuff is zubots being back to one being able to play thirty 78 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,319 five plus minutes. I think you only played what twenty one or twenty two 79 00:05:27,399 --> 00:05:30,759 last night. Uh, that's how you win against these physical teams. They 80 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:34,839 still have Big Zoo, they still have Mason Plumley, who I know struggled 81 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:42,079 against Zion Williamson. And for anyone who needed an example of how much better 82 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,920 Visa Zubots is than everybody else on this team when it comes to protecting the 83 00:05:45,959 --> 00:05:48,920 rim and playing against Biggs. For those Zubots haters out there, Carl Tart, 84 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:54,000 what's up? Uh yeah, Carl Tart friend? Oh yes, Car 85 00:05:54,759 --> 00:06:00,879 not fired. I mean, come on every show he's talking, can jalk 86 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:02,800 about Avitza Zubas. That's what he's known for. I see the only Clippers 87 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:08,680 jersey he won't have. Uh he has Tucker jersey, which is insane. 88 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,720 But we can talk more on him a little bit. Oh we will a 89 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:16,079 Vitza Zubats. The missing piece is internal. It's getting Avitza Zubats back to 90 00:06:17,759 --> 00:06:21,360 Yeah. Yeah, Well, And I think something worth noting too is like 91 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:26,240 the Pelicans are a bit of an anomaly in these larger type of teams that 92 00:06:26,639 --> 00:06:30,000 give the Clippers trouble in that they actually have a really good offense. You 93 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,439 look at the Lakers, you look at the Timberwolves. Yes, very solid 94 00:06:33,439 --> 00:06:38,439 defensively. Those teams do give the Clippers issues on offense, there's no way 95 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:42,240 around it. But they can stop those teams, and those teams already struggle 96 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:46,079 to score. So it's it's offensively, I think is where is where they 97 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,519 need to get things together against some of these larger teams. It's not like 98 00:06:48,519 --> 00:06:53,480 they're being dominated on that end. It's that they have been struggling to score. 99 00:06:53,519 --> 00:06:56,279 They've been struggling to find a rhythm when they're playing against these teams that 100 00:06:56,360 --> 00:07:00,040 play really physically against them. That is a really good point. People look 101 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,560 at the Pelicans and they think, oh, it's just a team that has 102 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,160 the Clippers number. No, they have a lot of the league's number. 103 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:10,079 There were fifth i think a net rating on the season coming into last night's 104 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:14,560 game, and have great balance on both ends where they're almost the top ten 105 00:07:14,639 --> 00:07:18,199 defense in offense out there. And they've also struggled with health for years. 106 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:21,959 But when they have been healthy, when they have it together last season, 107 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,120 I think for two weeks they were at the top of the West, then 108 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,480 they got banged up. But when they're together, when they're a whole, 109 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:31,839 that's a team that could contend for a top four spot in the West. 110 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:36,079 So I'm not surprised that the Clippers struggle against them, because a lot of 111 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:41,839 teams have their issues against Zion Williamson, who really didn't take over till the 112 00:07:41,879 --> 00:07:45,160 fourth quarter. He ended up with thirteen if I think it's twenty one points 113 00:07:45,199 --> 00:07:47,839 in that fourth quarter. The Clippers did do a good job against him before 114 00:07:47,879 --> 00:07:51,639 that, but at some point, and I think there was some urgency on 115 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:55,639 his part to try to put the game away. When you play off of 116 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:59,000 him like that like Mayson Plumley was and dare him to shoot and then he 117 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:03,439 just goes bawling and china shop towards the basket with these crazy acrobatic layups. 118 00:08:03,439 --> 00:08:05,480 It's like, yeah, we don't have a guy who can stop this. 119 00:08:05,839 --> 00:08:09,800 Uh, no one can stop this. This is insane. He's a very 120 00:08:09,879 --> 00:08:16,639 unique, talented, gifted player of the ilk of. I don't know Charles, 121 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:18,639 I say, Charles Barkley, Blake Griffin, and Larry Johnson, like 122 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:24,079 he's part of all those guys. So he's just a problem some of these 123 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:26,920 guys. When people complain about, oh, we don't have a big to 124 00:08:26,959 --> 00:08:31,160 stop this guy, nobody does. But I'm okay going up against the Denver 125 00:08:31,199 --> 00:08:35,720 Nuggets with Big Zoo, Mason Plumley, Daniel Tice, and even PJ. 126 00:08:35,799 --> 00:08:39,480 Tucker I think for a few minutes. Yeah sure, Yeah, we'll see. 127 00:08:39,759 --> 00:08:41,960 We'll get to the tuck stuff in a bit. So talking the size 128 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,039 thing, buyout guys, right, we were talking in the group chat earlier 129 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:50,200 about some buyout candidates. The Clippers have a full roster, but there's you 130 00:08:50,279 --> 00:08:52,600 know, you could cut Josh Primo if you really wanted to add someone who's 131 00:08:52,639 --> 00:08:56,879 gonna help you in the playoffs or something like that. Who have you, 132 00:08:56,919 --> 00:09:01,360 guys seen who do you like? I know? So will you kind of 133 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:05,279 opened my eyes to uh fir Con? Yeah, which, yeah, I 134 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:09,879 don't know. I kind of like that idea. Freakhon is interesting. Look, 135 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,399 if you look at his numbers on the season, nothing is going to 136 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:16,159 jump out at you. The thing that I like is he has somewhat of 137 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:18,200 a guard's skill set. You know, he's kind of like a tweener shooting 138 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:22,840 guard, small forward. But he has played a decent amount of time at 139 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,120 the four for the Philadelphia seventy six ers, and he's he's a pretty solid 140 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:30,679 shooter. I believe his career thirty six thirty seven percent, but in his 141 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,879 lone season, taking nearly five attempts per game, he's shot forty percent. 142 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:37,080 Like the shot is there, and he, to me, is kind of 143 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:41,919 the mold of a guy who just needs a new situation. Lest we forget 144 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:46,399 fer con Core Prons has two of the most silent and under the rug trade 145 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:52,360 requests that we're both denied one I believe in twenty eighteen, and then another 146 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:56,279 later one and he's still remained on the Philadelphia seventy six ers. My friends, 147 00:09:56,360 --> 00:10:01,799 he just needs a change the scenery. And again it's I'm not saying 148 00:10:01,799 --> 00:10:03,320 that you would be a starter. I'm not saying that he is the missing 149 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:07,919 piece that of this Clippers team over the edge. I am saying that he 150 00:10:07,039 --> 00:10:11,399 is a guy who I could see as being more valuable in a rotation than 151 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:15,440 PJ Tucker currently is. And PJ Tucker, you know what, kind of 152 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:20,039 stuck with him do the contract stuff. But you get the point of what 153 00:10:20,039 --> 00:10:22,960 I'm saying, Like, having one extra person who could play the four in 154 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,120 the rotation would be nice, right, That's kind of where we have all 155 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:31,120 landed in. If we could make an addition to this team correct. I 156 00:10:31,159 --> 00:10:33,200 had yes, I had no idea. He had two trade requests and they 157 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:37,840 were just like no, we kept it really quiet. He kept it really 158 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:41,399 quiet. But it's professional. Yeah, but like just like I would like 159 00:10:41,399 --> 00:10:43,639 to leave and they're like no. I mean, I guess that's kind of 160 00:10:43,639 --> 00:10:46,879 what the Cooper's name with PJ. Tucker. I'm not the cork Mas historian 161 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:52,559 that will is. Yeah, he knows his stuff and we've been educated. 162 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:56,399 But the other benefit is he's still young. You know, he's still only 163 00:10:56,480 --> 00:11:01,480 twenty six or twenty seven in the league. I was looking at somebody like 164 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:05,159 that. He is young, who's thirty five, but still has game. 165 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:09,919 He just recently went six for six with boards and assists against the Clippers and 166 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:15,200 look pretty darn good. Uh. That's that's another piece out there. And 167 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:20,279 then we just saw that Danilo Gallinari was waved by the Pistons former Clippers legend. 168 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:24,320 I'd be super down for gal. I mean I don't. Yeah, 169 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:28,879 it'd be fun, I guess, but I think that and Corklas are those 170 00:11:28,919 --> 00:11:33,000 are guys that on a buyout. Yeah. Like that's what's tough too, 171 00:11:33,159 --> 00:11:37,200 is like people talk about trades and you get kind of in your head that 172 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:41,000 there's gonna be large pieces moved, like the rotation moves, and people were 173 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,039 asking, you know, who does a LINUX, who does like whose minutes 174 00:11:43,039 --> 00:11:48,679 does a LINUX take? Like stuff like that, which is kind of interesting 175 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:50,159 when you think about the power forward spot. If you think about what Kawai 176 00:11:50,279 --> 00:11:54,039 said about like getting a real power forward or whatever, is it a meres 177 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:58,240 minutes that would be distributed to this guy in the regular season to get them 178 00:11:58,279 --> 00:12:05,080 up to speed. It seems kind of that way. Daniel Tye or Tice 179 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:09,120 is yeah, like, but it adds another kind of thing for Tyler to 180 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:11,200 figure out. I'm happy everything's going so well offensively that like, it's not 181 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:15,120 like an issue, but it is still kind of a new thing to figure 182 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:18,360 out if you add a power forward for this team that's also been going small 183 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:22,159 more often. And let's not forget when I talk about, you know, 184 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:26,799 being a little bit surprised with the Clippers not making a move one because PJ. 185 00:12:26,919 --> 00:12:30,519 Tucker has made it known vocally that he wanted to be out, so 186 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,159 it's a little bit surprising he's still on the team. Yeah, But also 187 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:37,399 I had feared that Bones Highland was going to be lost at this trade deadline 188 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:41,360 to package with PJ. Tucker. Most likely Bones Hyland is still a Clipper 189 00:12:41,399 --> 00:12:43,360 and that's great news today to me. Yeah, I'll take that. I 190 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:46,840 was. I was. I'm bummed for him. Development wise, I would 191 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:52,759 say, unless you know, something crazy happens in March. But I'm happy 192 00:12:52,799 --> 00:12:54,120 Bones is still a Clipper. As Will says, you need good, cheap 193 00:12:54,159 --> 00:13:00,919 players, and for the next season, he's pretty good and very cheap for 194 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,120 the Clippers. Is there anyone else on the buyout market? Do you think 195 00:13:03,159 --> 00:13:11,159 the Clippers would maybe kick the tires on or will they even sign somebody they 196 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:15,080 could be fine with the roster as is. It depends on how that comment 197 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:20,279 from Kawhi Leonard landed. Really, I think, you know, but the 198 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:24,480 fact that they didn't go out and make a trade for somebody makes me think 199 00:13:24,519 --> 00:13:26,679 that, you know, they have a pretty good beat on their superstar and 200 00:13:26,759 --> 00:13:31,799 Kawhi Leonard and what he needs and what he wants and what he's about and 201 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:33,559 what he can do out there. Obviously, he's been playing the power forward 202 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:37,559 position, was guarding Zion Williamson a ton last night and when he was guarding 203 00:13:37,639 --> 00:13:43,720 him, he wasn't scoring. So he's capable. The question is how much 204 00:13:43,919 --> 00:13:46,120 the season goes along. And this goes back to stuff we talked about last 205 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:50,639 summer. What's more taxing playing the four or playing the two and the three 206 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:54,399 when you've got to cover guys around the perimeter more. What's going to take 207 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:58,679 more out of his body to where you have shooting ice like last night and 208 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:03,039 granted you only took ten, but he's just four of ten. But just 209 00:14:03,279 --> 00:14:07,120 something that SAPs your energy. And I don't know if that's the four yet. 210 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,519 If Kawhi feels like that, then yeah, that's a little bit of 211 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:18,000 a concern. Yeah, yeah, I think that's that is fair. Well, 212 00:14:18,279 --> 00:14:20,080 I'm not sure what's hard. Yeah, I'm just trying to Yeah, 213 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:28,240 sorry, Yeah, I mean I can totally understand standing pat the Kawhi comments. 214 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:33,039 I'm I'm a little bit baffled by, to be perfectly honest, just 215 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:37,360 because it has seemed like internally there's been a lot of like there's been a 216 00:14:37,399 --> 00:14:41,559 lot of excitement, there's been a push to get a lot of guards on 217 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:46,039 this roster, and when that happens, these guys have to shift down a 218 00:14:46,039 --> 00:14:48,879 position like that's just the way that it works. It can't work any other 219 00:14:48,919 --> 00:14:52,679 way. We got rid of all the wings, we got rid of all 220 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:56,000 the fours. You guys didn't want those guys. And I love the James 221 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,240 Harden trade. It's worked out very well. But like there has to be 222 00:14:58,279 --> 00:15:01,559 here, there has to be some sort of understanding that, like there's only 223 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:05,240 fifteen roster guys, when you got this many guards, you're gonna have to 224 00:15:05,279 --> 00:15:13,840 shift down a position as to ultimately what's more taxing. It's just very matchup 225 00:15:13,879 --> 00:15:18,360 dependent, man, Like it's it's very matchup dependent. I would say, 226 00:15:18,399 --> 00:15:20,799 there's not a lot of forts like Zion in the league, so that's kind 227 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:26,399 of an outlier, Like that's an outlier cover. But even with that cover, 228 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:28,960 I mean, had he been able to come in earlier in the fourth 229 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:33,639 quarter, you know, maybe Zion doesn't go five for five or whatever. 230 00:15:33,679 --> 00:15:37,519 He went there to go on that run that ultimately sealed the game for the 231 00:15:37,559 --> 00:15:43,039 Pelicans last night. Was just by the comments, I guess I just don't 232 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:46,039 know what to say about it. I'm baffled by it. He's baffled. 233 00:15:46,759 --> 00:15:50,799 Well, it's also just such a small comment. It wasn't within a paragraph 234 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:54,519 or anything like that. It just said something to the effect it was from 235 00:15:54,559 --> 00:16:00,279 Lot Murray of the Athletic that until we get a real one, yeah, 236 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:03,559 and that's it. There was no other context to it, So I don't 237 00:16:03,559 --> 00:16:07,480 know what the conversation was. The question anything he's saying, like my we 238 00:16:07,519 --> 00:16:12,159 need a real power forward T shirt is answering a lot of questions or cast 239 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:17,759 of questions already answered by the shirt. And the Clippers move wise, already 240 00:16:17,759 --> 00:16:21,000 did the big move. They got James Harten, They did the big move. 241 00:16:22,039 --> 00:16:25,799 There wasn't anything that was gonna be in comparison to that. Lawrence Frank 242 00:16:25,879 --> 00:16:29,919 made that known that this was our big move and we got it done earlier 243 00:16:29,919 --> 00:16:33,519 in the season, and thank goodness, they did. So. Of the 244 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:38,360 teams that made moves today in the Western Conference, you got the Timberwolves, 245 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:42,279 they got Monty Morris, Thunder got Gordon Hayward, which is kind of maybe 246 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:47,240 a sneaky good pick up for them. MAV's got gafford in PJ. Washington, 247 00:16:47,519 --> 00:16:49,480 Sons got Royce O'Neil, and the King's got Robin Lopez. Which of 248 00:16:49,519 --> 00:16:56,320 those teams do you guys think fortified themselves in a way that makes it more 249 00:16:56,320 --> 00:17:02,480 difficult to maybe face them by the Kings, Oh, was he I took 250 00:17:02,519 --> 00:17:04,960 that note earlier. Let me double check, all right, disregard the Kings 251 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:08,000 then, because I don't think they were gonna be number one anyway. Disrespect 252 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:14,240 to the Kings, but Royce O'Neil definitely raised an eyebrow with me, just 253 00:17:14,279 --> 00:17:18,200 because we've talked about the Suns and what they're missing, and that's a perfect 254 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:21,599 fit for them. But I also have confidence in the fact that they are 255 00:17:21,799 --> 00:17:26,039 very aware of him and have cooked him in the playoffs before a couple of 256 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:30,319 years ago. He's good, he's solid. He'll be out there with a 257 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:36,200 lot of small ball liaups with probably Kevin Durant at the five, but he 258 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:41,119 doesn't necessarily, you know, strike a ton of fear into me with guarding 259 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:45,720 Kawhi and Paul George. Still, yeah, that's a good call, I 260 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,440 think, though. I mean, the MAVs just getting bigger. I know 261 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:52,079 they kind of leaned into offense, but again that's still it's they got a 262 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:55,440 little bit bigger. With the Gafford and the Washington stuff, I think they 263 00:17:55,440 --> 00:18:00,920 did the most to try and not to not specifically they got smaller though. 264 00:18:00,519 --> 00:18:04,640 Yeah, that's fair because Grant can like kind of guard up. Yeah, 265 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:10,160 that's true. They likely got worse defensively, but but I don't know, 266 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:14,319 because Grant wasn't a good fit for them, so it was just addition by 267 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:18,000 subtraction anyways, getting them off the floor and off that team. Plus you 268 00:18:18,039 --> 00:18:22,559 bring in some really talented rim runners that are gonna make life hell for you 269 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:26,559 trying to card Luca Dontonson, Kyrie Irving with them constantly getting to the basket. 270 00:18:26,559 --> 00:18:32,440 It will offensively, that is not fun for anybody who has to take 271 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,359 on that team in the first round, because you are going to app to 272 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:37,160 outscore them. Can the Clippers do that? Yeah, they could outscore anyone 273 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:41,599 probably and they'll get more stops than Dallas would against them, you would hope, 274 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:45,119 but it's it's gonna be crazy and it could take a lot out of 275 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:49,119 your legs playing that team. Yeah, I think they got the most. 276 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:53,400 I mean, I still obviously I feel fine about the Clippers, and against 277 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:56,799 them in the first round, it would you know, it would be difficult. 278 00:18:56,799 --> 00:19:00,000 It's still six games, like, but I still confident the Clipers way, 279 00:19:00,319 --> 00:19:03,319 but I think they maybe got the most. I wouldn't sleep though on 280 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:07,799 the Thunder getting one more like actual rotation player, like I think that that 281 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:11,640 is maybe going a little under the radar. We did somebody on the chat 282 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:15,039 yesterday when I said, I still think the Clippers are probably the deepest team 283 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:18,119 in the West, top to bottom, and someone else said the thunder and 284 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:21,359 this was before the Hayward trading, and I was like, I just don't 285 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:23,200 see how you figure that. Like, there are guys, there are guys 286 00:19:23,279 --> 00:19:27,480 in their rotation who I have never heard of, and so sorry, you 287 00:19:27,519 --> 00:19:32,440 know, like that's no disrespect to them, it's just it is what it 288 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:34,799 is. It's a young team, it's sort of an unknown entity, which 289 00:19:34,839 --> 00:19:40,039 can work in your favor. But I think adding another, you know, 290 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:45,720 rotation player who is of that caliber, a former All Star caliber, is 291 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:49,319 a good move for them. Yeah. It also opens up money for them 292 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:53,000 this summer because he makes I think thirty million dollars and it's coming off the 293 00:19:53,000 --> 00:20:00,200 book, so Sam Presty light years, He's doing some really smart stuff. 294 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:03,160 Makes them better now, and it could open up a slot to bring in 295 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:07,319 someone even better next season. It's scary. It is a little scary. 296 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:11,799 That's fair. Let's talk. We got to talk about the PJ Harden stuff 297 00:20:11,799 --> 00:20:15,839 that happened today before we get into the Pistons game. So, first of 298 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:21,160 all, I miss this James Harden quote that proves that Adam and James Harden 299 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:27,680 are maybe connected neurally system the system. Yeah, they got the intra link 300 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:33,119 going on there. James Harden said last night this about PJ Tucker. He 301 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:37,319 said he needs to get locked in as far as getting in the rotation because 302 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:42,759 he's a game changer. Not the words that I don't think Will would use 303 00:20:42,839 --> 00:20:45,519 to describe PJ. Tucker in his spot on the Clippers, but it is 304 00:20:45,559 --> 00:20:52,240 what James Harden called him. Is this a directive or a not a directive 305 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:56,920 that feels too harsh, But so it's on tie. It's more like a 306 00:20:56,960 --> 00:21:00,440 game boy link PJ Moore. This is like, this is kind of saying 307 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:03,759 like PJ, just get locked into their rotation. We gotta get it this 308 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:07,400 figured out because I think he was hyping I think he was hyping him up 309 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:11,519 a little bit though to a trade deadline. Well, no, I just 310 00:21:11,559 --> 00:21:14,839 mean being a good teammate being like, no he can play like you're not 311 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:18,839 gonna, you know, be dismissive of a guy on your own team. 312 00:21:18,599 --> 00:21:22,440 Well yeah he wasn't. Yeah, he sucks it. Didn't come out of 313 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:27,319 nowhere, right, But he was probe with a question regarding just just before 314 00:21:27,319 --> 00:21:30,720 the trade deadline. Of course he's gonna say glowing things about him and then 315 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:34,119 he can still help this team. He's on the roster. He still is 316 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:38,079 on the roster. And he made his feelings perhaps known about that on Instagram 317 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:44,480 after the trade deadline. He said all this shit is a fucking joke in 318 00:21:44,599 --> 00:21:48,559 text on his Instagram. I love when like thirty eight year old man is 319 00:21:48,559 --> 00:21:53,359 a baby on Instagram. So twenty twenty four, man, what a time 320 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:57,680 to be a lot. Here's my thing about the situation. I'm just confused. 321 00:21:59,519 --> 00:22:04,319 I'm not like, I'm just what's going on over here as what happens 322 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:08,759 now right, Like I guess you guys don't know. Ball must not. 323 00:22:11,279 --> 00:22:14,799 He's been Adam, as you pointed out, he's been on the bench. 324 00:22:14,839 --> 00:22:17,519 He was talking up Terrence. He's been a good like you knows, a 325 00:22:17,599 --> 00:22:21,119 good soldier. He's been. Yeah, he hasn't rocked the boat really until 326 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:25,079 maybe this Okay, except for the multiple interviews where he's talking about how he's 327 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:29,599 unhappy with his playing time. He can help this team. But that's also 328 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:33,680 what adds to my confusion. I'm just like, so where like it's he's 329 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:38,599 being a consummate pro with the with the players, it seems like he hasn't. 330 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:42,000 There's been no reports that the locker room's weird or anything. I think 331 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:48,960 with the media now, there's a difference between being a good teammate and I 332 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:55,880 would never do that, you know what, As you said it, I 333 00:22:55,920 --> 00:23:00,759 believe it. Yeah, you have the intel, you know everything. There's 334 00:23:00,759 --> 00:23:06,039 a difference between being a good teammate and respecting the guys who were going out 335 00:23:06,039 --> 00:23:10,559 there on the court and having disagreements with the front office or the coaching staff 336 00:23:10,599 --> 00:23:14,079 and how you're viewed as a player. And I think that's where you know, 337 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:18,440 there's two sides of PJ. Tucker make things a little bit confusing in 338 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:22,400 that respect. Yeah, it's gonna be I don't know. Maybe he'll get 339 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:26,599 some more time, Maybe Adam will get his wish And I don't give me 340 00:23:26,839 --> 00:23:30,759 what about Will wanted him in the starting lineup. That's true, man, 341 00:23:30,799 --> 00:23:33,240 That was That was a crazy time on the pot. That was the greatest 342 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:40,000 nickname of all time, the greatest name tag in CND history. He sucks 343 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:45,079 start. I don't think he sucks. By the way, I stand by 344 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:49,440 this, I think there's a lot of recency bias with PJ. Tucker. 345 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:52,160 I understand he's an older player. I'm not trying to compare him to where 346 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:56,920 he was five years ago. But I've watched him plenty over the last year, 347 00:23:56,359 --> 00:24:00,440 and I still think he can have utility out there, especially on a 348 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:03,680 team with this much firepower. Now, if he's not taking threes at all, 349 00:24:04,039 --> 00:24:07,200 that's one thing, and that's kind of what played him off the court. 350 00:24:07,519 --> 00:24:11,559 But if he is at least being somewhat of a threat in the corner, 351 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:15,000 his defense is still good. Guys. I think in a game like 352 00:24:15,079 --> 00:24:18,480 last night, he would have done a much better job against Zion than Mason 353 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:25,359 Plumber would have. Maybe James, maybe James Harden can get him into the 354 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:29,240 James Harden catch and shoot academy, because James Harden was having a difficult time 355 00:24:29,279 --> 00:24:32,359 getting used to catching and shooting with the Clippers. You get PJ. Tucker 356 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:37,599 in there on an accelerated program or something for March we're in business. I 357 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:41,599 just think in a seven game series, you throw him on Zion or Jokic 358 00:24:41,799 --> 00:24:45,519 for five minutes here and there, he can be a disruptor. He can 359 00:24:45,519 --> 00:24:48,240 disrupt the flow of an offense. He's just a different wrinkle. I've posted 360 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:52,880 video multiple times of what he's done against Nikola Jokisch in the past, and 361 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:56,039 even in that game where they lost and didn't play Zubos down the stretch in 362 00:24:56,119 --> 00:25:00,119 Denver when they were going through their losing streak initially with James Harden. I 363 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:03,799 saw some flashes in that game with PJ. Tucker against Jokish. I was 364 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:07,519 like, Okay, we're not talking about twenty five minutes. We're talking about 365 00:25:07,559 --> 00:25:14,799 five to ten minutes here and there against the right matchup where you can completely 366 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:19,400 utilize what he does best and with that with minimizing his weaknesses. That's I 367 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,640 think that's still there. I don't I don't know if that's not what the 368 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:29,119 Clippers are thinking about. But remember when coach lou said that Terrence Man was 369 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:33,279 going to be the starter after the James Harden trade, that he was still 370 00:25:33,319 --> 00:25:37,599 back in and when Russell Westbrook was put to the bench, he said the 371 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:44,359 decision was between Terrence Man and PJ. Tucker. He said that, I 372 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:48,839 know, so he might view him differently than the fan base than the front 373 00:25:48,839 --> 00:25:53,440 office. Who knows and maybe Kawhi Leonard reviews him differently too, and is 374 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:57,240 he the guy that he wants at the floor position? I know he's got 375 00:25:57,359 --> 00:26:03,160 thirty four dnps. I understand, I mean, I mean it just it 376 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:06,880 begs the question. And I don't think that you're I don't think that you're 377 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:11,480 completely off base he or anything, but I could be if that if that 378 00:26:11,759 --> 00:26:17,359 is the plan, And I mean, you would hope it's a mystery just 379 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:19,960 because he's filling a roster spot, you would you would hope that there's some 380 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:23,799 vision of utility for him in the future. But if that is the case, 381 00:26:25,079 --> 00:26:30,440 and with a cooling month coming up like March, should they be peppering 382 00:26:30,519 --> 00:26:33,720 him into the rotation, like where are you at? Because I don't think 383 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:38,400 yes, so old. I don't think you can just come into the playoffs. 384 00:26:38,759 --> 00:26:45,079 No, that's my thing to my thought was always with him and bones 385 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:48,000 that if they're still on the roster, March is when you're going to get 386 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:52,960 a look at guys deep on the bench and see what they have. Because, 387 00:26:52,039 --> 00:26:56,039 as we have seen, last night was a great example. We were 388 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:59,519 tweeting about it. This is a preview of what could happen in March. 389 00:26:59,559 --> 00:27:03,839 With guys being this worn down and you simply have to give minutes big chunks 390 00:27:04,319 --> 00:27:11,359 to lesser players, but players with more energy to expand out there. It's 391 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:14,799 gonna happen in March. So that's the other reason on the last pot, 392 00:27:14,839 --> 00:27:17,119 I didn't need to be Debbie Downer when I was trying to say, like, 393 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:18,839 hey, pump the brakes a little bit cool. The Jets, they're 394 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:22,720 great. I understand this, and you should celebrate this moment in time because 395 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:26,400 they've never looked better in the regular season. You also got to understand, 396 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:33,960 as Chuck has made known, March is coming. It's still February and they 397 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:37,319 have seventeen games. It's not just about having seventeen games in a month, 398 00:27:37,799 --> 00:27:41,559 it's when that month is. And it's so close to the playoffs. That's 399 00:27:41,599 --> 00:27:45,319 what's concerning. Because you can't ride guys too much. You can't play your 400 00:27:45,319 --> 00:27:51,920 superstars heavy minutes in a seventeen game month right before the playoffs start. So 401 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:55,440 peekaboo, some guys are gonna be popping up and be like, hey, 402 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:59,079 I'm still on the team and I'm getting I'm playing twenty minutes in this game. 403 00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:03,279 All of a sudden, you shouldn't be shocked by it. Yeah, 404 00:28:03,279 --> 00:28:06,039 I mean once fur Con gets in there, those twenty minutes are gonna be 405 00:28:06,079 --> 00:28:10,920 that's gonna be unbelievable. Uh yeah, sat Id's of March I will take 406 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:14,880 that. If you're wondering what names we're talking about. Also, you can 407 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:18,920 watch the podcast over on YouTube dot com Slash at Clippers Podcast. Thank you 408 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:22,880 everyone who's listening to. We're getting some new listeners because the Clippers are good 409 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:26,200 and we get new listeners and viewers when that happens. Uh. Coming up, 410 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:29,559 we're gonna be talking Clippers versus Pistons, a little bit of Clippers versus 411 00:28:29,559 --> 00:28:33,480 Timberwolves. But first there are some ads. If you've been listening to the 412 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:34,759 pods, they've been allowed for some people. That's been the case. You 413 00:28:34,799 --> 00:28:38,279 go ahead and turn it down. We got the Brunch Battle preview coming up 414 00:28:38,319 --> 00:28:44,960 after these advertisements in three two one. All right, we're back in on 415 00:28:45,079 --> 00:28:48,640 clips and did look the trade deadline is over. Stop sending us screenshots of 416 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:52,599 your trade machine of West. They're not has been happening, And yes I'm 417 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:57,720 talking to you, Joseph Ryan Award if you're listening. Oh, anyways, 418 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:03,200 now that now that the trade deadline is firmly in the rear view mirror. 419 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:07,279 It's time to look ahead to another dreaded brunch game for the Clippers as they 420 00:29:07,359 --> 00:29:15,720 take on the Pistons and that the old pals, the Timberwolves. Yeah, 421 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:18,839 I think this is the third to last brunch battle. I think I'll shed 422 00:29:18,839 --> 00:29:23,160 a tear at that last one. I think this is the most warranted and 423 00:29:23,279 --> 00:29:30,839 appropriate matinee madness game in Clippers history, considering the Super Bowls the next day, 424 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:34,279 and they're taking on the Pistons like, now, you don't take up 425 00:29:34,319 --> 00:29:37,960 lightly. They're just won in Sacramento last night. They'd smoke them in the 426 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:44,319 fourth quarter, and they obviously won against Okay see recently. But it does 427 00:29:44,359 --> 00:29:48,079 feel like one of those games where it will get buried within the news cycle 428 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:53,960 very quickly. Yes, I agree one hundred percent. The two things I 429 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:56,720 think most people are gonna be looking for in this game. If you watch 430 00:29:56,799 --> 00:30:03,799 this game, if you're a complete psychopath, pg's health and does the defense 431 00:30:03,799 --> 00:30:07,680 look good? But there's been a lot of time off, not a lot 432 00:30:07,799 --> 00:30:10,359 in the context of the Clipper season. They're getting it quite a bit of 433 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:15,000 time off in between the Pelts game and this flow summer break. Yeah, 434 00:30:15,079 --> 00:30:19,079 right, Like I wonder what hobbies are all going to pick up. They're 435 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:26,359 out the ropes course right now. Nothing rope swing, rope swing, sorry, 436 00:30:26,799 --> 00:30:32,000 doing backflips into a pool or something. But I want to Yeah, 437 00:30:32,039 --> 00:30:33,359 it's the deep, right. I want to see the defense looking good, 438 00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:37,160 and I want to see Paul George looking in for three quarters and then having 439 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:42,079 to not play because the fourth quarter it's it's out of hand. I'll be 440 00:30:42,119 --> 00:30:47,799 honest. The Pistons, you don't have to play at all at him. 441 00:30:48,119 --> 00:30:52,039 I don't want to play at all, not after guys he went he started 442 00:30:52,039 --> 00:30:56,440 over nine. He was bad. You look like the team overall looked like 443 00:30:56,519 --> 00:31:02,920 they were just mentally drained and somewhat checked out. Not everybody. And I 444 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:07,039 was giving me some Plumley credit last night, just because even though it was 445 00:31:07,079 --> 00:31:11,119 an effective he played really physical defense on Zion and played with some edge out 446 00:31:11,119 --> 00:31:17,599 there, the two Duke guys, but they look doa They're down seventeen in 447 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:22,680 the first quarter and Paul George can't hit a shot and I know he doesn't 448 00:31:22,799 --> 00:31:30,279 lost because no, the some of the some of the worst turnovers, which 449 00:31:30,319 --> 00:31:33,759 is saying something we saw from Paul George in that game, just inexcusable. 450 00:31:33,759 --> 00:31:37,160 The Clippers had eight of them in the first quarter, finished with eighteen like 451 00:31:37,279 --> 00:31:41,400 that is an indication of mental fatigue going on. You combine that with what 452 00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:48,119 he's dealing with with his body. I just don't think, how are you 453 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:52,000 going to get fully healthy before the playoffs if you keep trying to play through 454 00:31:52,039 --> 00:31:56,319 this. If it continues to be sore and there's games coming up all the 455 00:31:56,359 --> 00:32:04,200 time, eventually you need a big enough break to fully heal. And he 456 00:32:04,279 --> 00:32:07,680 said postgame regarding the All Star Game, I think it was Tomarazzarli who asked 457 00:32:07,759 --> 00:32:10,799 him this question in the locker room that his number one priority is his health 458 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:15,359 right now. So maybe there's a chance that he doesn't play at all in 459 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:21,039 it or just skips it. Who knows, because he doesn't look great at 460 00:32:21,079 --> 00:32:24,359 all. The shooting numbers have been woefully down after a season where he was 461 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:30,680 really hot and having his most efficient year just two weeks ago. So I 462 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:36,519 hope he doesn't play on Saturday. They shouldn't need him against Detroit and he 463 00:32:36,599 --> 00:32:39,119 needs to get rest because the season is going to be defined by the playoffs. 464 00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:44,640 I mentioned this before, but I hope Paul George isn't pushing things to 465 00:32:44,759 --> 00:32:49,599 fight against the stigma of load management and that narrative for years to prove a 466 00:32:49,640 --> 00:32:52,279 point now, because I'm here to tell you that point will be proven in 467 00:32:52,319 --> 00:32:57,559 the playoffs. Your legacy is made. Then people are not going to go. 468 00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:00,319 Yeah, but he played those games in February when he was hurt. 469 00:33:00,759 --> 00:33:06,359 That's that's not wanted to find the season. I just I understand as a 470 00:33:06,359 --> 00:33:09,119 contract year two, there's a lot of pressure going on. But yeah, 471 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:14,960 just get healthy because they need him desperately, but they need him to be 472 00:33:15,039 --> 00:33:20,200 himself more importantly, he needs some time to get his dips together for the 473 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:24,079 super Bowl party. Yeah, that's some good cross. Oh yeah, do 474 00:33:24,119 --> 00:33:28,400 we have to do dip recommendations because this is clips and dip for the jam. 475 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:31,440 I guess you have to. I think you just convinced me, Adam. 476 00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:35,119 I'm on team sit Paul George. The day before the super Bowl. 477 00:33:35,119 --> 00:33:38,680 Now, it's only a day off before a game against the other number one 478 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:42,440 seed. Who knows what the seeding is going to be between the top four 479 00:33:43,039 --> 00:33:45,880 at that point they could be one. We could before it could be switched, 480 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:47,519 you know what I mean? That's a really big game against the Timberwolves. 481 00:33:47,559 --> 00:33:51,759 We have two more games against them, I believe, maybe three, 482 00:33:52,839 --> 00:33:57,160 but this is one of them. I think is a back to back. 483 00:33:57,240 --> 00:34:00,480 One of them is away like this, That game on Monday is really important, 484 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:05,640 and this would give him four days off. He doesn't play next two 485 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:08,199 days. He doesn't play Saturday, he doesn't play Sunday. I think I 486 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:12,199 think I'm on I think I'm on team Adam. I think he should maybe 487 00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:19,320 sit this game. Will you want him to play forty minutes? Yeah, 488 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:23,440 run on the fast break and then okay. So other than not Paul George 489 00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:29,360 being there, is it the defense? I would like to see some lockdown 490 00:34:29,519 --> 00:34:34,159 ish defense from the team, not you know, I know what Kawhi can 491 00:34:34,199 --> 00:34:37,719 do. I want to see some kind of everyone's on the same string out 492 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:40,199 there. There's there's not the pointing there, you know what I mean? 493 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:46,599 Like locked in mentally, not an indication of mental fatigue from that. Aside 494 00:34:46,639 --> 00:34:50,920 from that, like the fourth quarter is slipping away, And I do think 495 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:53,480 we talked about it last night, but I do think some of that was 496 00:34:53,519 --> 00:34:59,000 like rotation wise, Tyler was a little bit up against it with managing guys 497 00:34:59,079 --> 00:35:02,639 minutes, you know, notably Zoo and stuff, but like he took late 498 00:35:02,679 --> 00:35:06,159 in the first quarter. He didn't play for a whole first quarter for once. 499 00:35:06,639 --> 00:35:10,440 Yeah, but like defensively, I mean there was some good stuff there, 500 00:35:10,559 --> 00:35:15,519 like they did really none of the big three for the Pelicans had rain 501 00:35:15,639 --> 00:35:20,719 double digits at the half, I believe. Yeah, you're right. Yeah, 502 00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:22,519 it felt like a game where they were like, Okay, if we 503 00:35:22,519 --> 00:35:27,360 can just hang around and if we're close enough, we can put it together. 504 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:29,960 Somebody gets hot, we make one push at the end and steal it. 505 00:35:30,519 --> 00:35:31,840 But we know we don't have the gas right now. But if we 506 00:35:32,039 --> 00:35:36,440 just get our second wing later on in the fourth quarter somehow, maybe we 507 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:37,960 can get this one. But they could. They had it to within four 508 00:35:38,039 --> 00:35:43,119 multiple times on our night where PG and Kawhi what combined seven of twenty five 509 00:35:43,159 --> 00:35:45,119 shooting. It's crazy. Will and I were like, how this should be 510 00:35:45,159 --> 00:35:51,519 a blowout kind of that maybe should have been like an ass kicking, but 511 00:35:51,599 --> 00:35:54,360 the Clippers showed it wasn't. Adam. You weren't on the stream last night. 512 00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:59,000 We missed you. Obviously. The chat was begging they go, where 513 00:35:59,079 --> 00:36:01,239 is Adam oson? You guys could have came by and said Hi. I 514 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:06,480 jumped on for a second come to say hi, damn it, you're in 515 00:36:06,519 --> 00:36:12,280 the building. Do the Clippers are we still gonna be seeing the small ball 516 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:15,880 lineup now that Zoo's healthy? Is that surprising? I'm a little like we're 517 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:19,719 going We're just we're going with it now, like it's Zoo's healthy, but 518 00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:22,280 we're still doing the small ball lineup. I'm not against it because again against 519 00:36:22,280 --> 00:36:24,719 the Hawks, it was very effective. I know Zoo wasn't in that game, 520 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:30,039 but like is We're probably gonna see it Monday. One thing I did 521 00:36:30,119 --> 00:36:37,199 think that was a little baffling. Again, I'm just baffling, no one. 522 00:36:37,199 --> 00:36:40,880 Thing that was a little bit perplexing was when Valanchootters was out of the 523 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:46,159 game. We didn't choose to really exploit that mismatch, especially on a night 524 00:36:46,199 --> 00:36:51,400 where two of your stars are having like some of their worst shooting nights. 525 00:36:51,599 --> 00:36:55,840 I just I that one was I don't know. And then they went small 526 00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:00,320 they took Zoo out. Zoo had two buckets on dance and like three possessions, 527 00:37:00,599 --> 00:37:02,760 and then they were like, let's what if we went small and he's 528 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:06,760 still on a ministerstriction he's not right. Yeah, that's true. Like he 529 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:08,559 came out afterwards and said, I don't know where it is. I just 530 00:37:10,599 --> 00:37:14,360 I agree with you. They were they combined to go nine of ten, 531 00:37:14,599 --> 00:37:16,280 and they weren't looking for them, and it made me think, Oh, 532 00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:20,760 this team's been playing without Zubos for so long. They're back in that bad 533 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:24,079 habit situation where they just forget about him even though he's dominant out there and 534 00:37:24,079 --> 00:37:28,079 they have nobody that can stop and when Valancunas is out of the ball game. 535 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:30,960 I was frustrated by that. I think there was a path to win 536 00:37:30,039 --> 00:37:35,280 that game if they just exploited matchups with their bigs, and they didn't do 537 00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:37,840 it. And we've seen that far too often. But finally, zubats playing 538 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:43,760 so well James Harden and they were getting him touches within the starting unit with 539 00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:46,400 Kawhi and Paul George out there. He was still being featured in used but 540 00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:49,840 then he's out of sight, out of mind, I guess. And now 541 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:52,159 they got to get back to doing some of that with meats Zubas because he's 542 00:37:52,159 --> 00:37:58,119 been too good offensively this year. Yes, question though, do you think 543 00:37:58,119 --> 00:38:00,039 we're still going to be going small? Is that part than now is that 544 00:38:00,159 --> 00:38:05,760 part of the Clippers thing now? Yes, yes, judging judging by the 545 00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:09,679 lack of move today, yes, yeah, because like I we're gonna see 546 00:38:09,719 --> 00:38:13,400 it on Monday. It. Oh, it got us a little hot water 547 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:16,119 against the Timberwolves last time we played him, but it also almost brought the 548 00:38:16,159 --> 00:38:21,280 game back like and that's all the more reason not to go back to Adam's 549 00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:22,960 point again that maybe PG should sit. If we're gonna play small versus the 550 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:28,400 Timberwolves, you probably want to be one hundred percent for that matchup because it's 551 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:30,960 new and they're a giant team that kind of like to push you around. 552 00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:36,880 I hope Zoo by then you get one more game against Detroit. He's around 553 00:38:36,960 --> 00:38:39,840 twenty minutes. I'm hoping by Monday, maybe he can give you thirty. 554 00:38:40,079 --> 00:38:45,239 Maybe they'll give him a little bit longer time out there. But they haven't. 555 00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:47,800 We haven't really heard much exactly on how he's feeling. He says he's 556 00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:51,639 feeling fine, but I think they're just babying him because he just came back. 557 00:38:52,199 --> 00:38:54,480 Yeah, that's a good call. One thing I did just realize about 558 00:38:54,480 --> 00:39:00,159 the Pistons. We're playing a bunch of brand new guys. Yeah, no, 559 00:39:00,159 --> 00:39:06,960 no Bogdanovich, but always no Bogdanovic. But this is always a wild 560 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:10,159 card. This is usually the game where the Clippers are like, who are 561 00:39:10,199 --> 00:39:16,079 these guys? Why are we down eight? They were just nicked in the 562 00:39:16,079 --> 00:39:21,360 first quarter in Detroit. They eventually won, but they got down early. 563 00:39:22,159 --> 00:39:24,000 Yeah, so there's there's some unknowns, but the Clipper should handle this one. 564 00:39:25,079 --> 00:39:29,199 That Timberwolves game, I was looking at the stats from that game, 565 00:39:29,360 --> 00:39:32,559 and it's weird because it was pretty even for the most part. Clippers lost 566 00:39:32,599 --> 00:39:36,800 boards, but not by anything crazy. They won turnovers. They want assists. 567 00:39:37,239 --> 00:39:40,960 However, they got doubled up almost on second chance points thirteen to seven 568 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:52,119 on second chance points, and the Wolves shot fifty six percent, which is 569 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:54,840 crazy, and the Clippers shot forty three percent, so in the below average 570 00:39:54,920 --> 00:40:00,800 night. So yeah, we're really going to Zoo to set the tone in 571 00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:06,519 this one. Minnesota eight more points on the paint last time. So I'm 572 00:40:06,559 --> 00:40:09,000 excited for that matchup. That is, it's gonna be very tense, but 573 00:40:09,519 --> 00:40:15,079 I'm hoping everyone's healthy for it well, and Western Conference standings implications, it's 574 00:40:15,119 --> 00:40:17,239 gonna be like this. The rest of the way. The Clippers were at 575 00:40:17,239 --> 00:40:21,119 first. They lose last night. Now they're in fourth place, but there's 576 00:40:21,119 --> 00:40:24,400 still just a half game back. We're gonna be coachly talked about a postgame 577 00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:30,239 or a pregame jocking for position. He said, so, don't get, 578 00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:34,440 you know, overreact too much because it's musical chairs in the Western Conference at 579 00:40:34,480 --> 00:40:37,559 the top with the top four. Yeah, that's a good call. I 580 00:40:37,559 --> 00:40:39,400 know. I'm looking at the Eastern Conference of Celtics or in first. They're 581 00:40:39,440 --> 00:40:45,280 just five games ahead. There's just five games ahead. They're playing terrifyingly good 582 00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:52,639 basketball right now. Will who is your pick for player of the game for 583 00:40:52,599 --> 00:40:59,960 Detroit and Minnesota? Who's gonna be good against both teams? Can't say cool, 584 00:41:00,719 --> 00:41:07,800 it's great pick. I love it. Who is Detroit center? Did 585 00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:15,519 they trade their center today? They still Bagley's in d C. Isaiah Stewart's 586 00:41:15,599 --> 00:41:21,960 hurt. They do an open calls before the game. I guess it's Rashid 587 00:41:22,039 --> 00:41:25,519 Wallace. Is that guy who plays Jordan's gonna be suiting up for the Pistons? 588 00:41:28,079 --> 00:41:30,679 Adam, who's your pick for player of the game for the brunch battle 589 00:41:30,679 --> 00:41:34,480 in Monday? I don't want to see Lamber out there against the Clipper, 590 00:41:35,320 --> 00:41:39,880 I really do so. The center rotation is Jalen During, Mike and James 591 00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:46,079 Wiseman. Damn okay, Zoos seems like a good pick at least for Saturday's 592 00:41:46,199 --> 00:41:50,559 game. For sure. This may be great timing to play Detroit. I 593 00:41:50,559 --> 00:41:52,920 mean, I know it's been great timing all season long, but especially on 594 00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:59,719 Saturday. Record in the league, come on, I'm hats off to you, 595 00:41:59,800 --> 00:42:06,440 that was wonderful. Who you're going I'm going with? I had Norm 596 00:42:06,559 --> 00:42:09,239 Powell last time out, performed pretty well. I wanted Big Zoo, but 597 00:42:09,320 --> 00:42:16,199 Big Will took him. I'm gonna go with I'm not going PG Terrence Man. 598 00:42:16,519 --> 00:42:22,840 Damn it, Yeah, that's a yeah. What are your reasons for 599 00:42:22,960 --> 00:42:28,639 choosing Terrence Man? I just like his versatility. I thought I thought he 600 00:42:28,679 --> 00:42:34,079 had some good minutes against Minnesota. Uh, they need him to but Terrence 601 00:42:34,119 --> 00:42:37,239 Man has looked much more confident over since twenty twenty four. Think he's shooting 602 00:42:37,239 --> 00:42:40,360 thirty nine percent from the outside here in the New Year. I was gonna 603 00:42:40,360 --> 00:42:45,679 pick Terrence because I thought the whistle was super weird in that game against the 604 00:42:45,679 --> 00:42:49,400 Peals, and he had he picked up three fouls. He was frustrated. 605 00:42:49,599 --> 00:42:52,199 He was frustrated. I'm picking him to have a good bounce. I was 606 00:42:52,239 --> 00:42:54,239 gonna pick him for the defensive side of the ball. Just guy, I 607 00:42:54,280 --> 00:42:58,360 think he wants to show. I think he wants to bounce back from because 608 00:42:58,400 --> 00:43:04,000 that that game was called very odd. Yeah, it was either really TICKI 609 00:43:04,119 --> 00:43:07,960 tack and tight or do it help speaking a lambierd. Let's take it back 610 00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:13,480 to the eighties. Yeah, all right, so we got Zoo, we 611 00:43:13,679 --> 00:43:17,639 got Terrence picked. I can't say norm because Adam did him last time. 612 00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:24,280 You know who's going to be good at twelve thirty? Uh, and who's 613 00:43:24,320 --> 00:43:29,320 going to be crucial to be in the small ball lineup against the Wolves. 614 00:43:30,119 --> 00:43:31,800 I think this is the first time I've picked this player, Russell Westbrook. 615 00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:37,880 Russ is a perfect twelve thirty against the Pistons the day before the Super Bowl. 616 00:43:37,880 --> 00:43:40,599 Guy, you want to get a triple double Russ, go for it, 617 00:43:40,639 --> 00:43:45,840 buddy, do it. Run him into the ground man, and then 618 00:43:45,400 --> 00:43:52,599 play some great disciplined small center ball against the Timberwolves. I think that, 619 00:43:53,480 --> 00:43:59,400 Yeah, I think that is something that could maybe happen. Finding Zoo is 620 00:43:59,440 --> 00:44:01,199 going to be so big. I feel like in that Timberwolves game, Adam 621 00:44:01,239 --> 00:44:05,119 talked about how like there's they're a little out of sync from what we saw 622 00:44:05,199 --> 00:44:08,679 previously, and like that's another game where you know they get the offense off 623 00:44:08,719 --> 00:44:14,000 to a slow start. Come on, man, Russ, let's let the 624 00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:16,880 big guy work. Russ had twelve, eight and thirteen against the Timberwolves. 625 00:44:17,599 --> 00:44:22,599 Last time they went from with that small ball lineup. Didn't they get down 626 00:44:22,639 --> 00:44:27,199 by fourteen to then have it within three points or one point or something. 627 00:44:27,440 --> 00:44:29,599 What was the final score on that one, chuck, let me check the 628 00:44:29,679 --> 00:44:35,039 game chart. Yeah, they had it was uh, it was one of 629 00:44:35,639 --> 00:44:38,960 nine, one five. It was incredibly it was a very close game for 630 00:44:39,159 --> 00:44:43,920 the end of it. It's not close in the middle. Small ball wasn't 631 00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:46,559 working until it was and they made a run at it with out a Eatza 632 00:44:46,639 --> 00:44:51,320 zoo bots. Yeah, what do you guys, because if they don't end 633 00:44:51,400 --> 00:44:53,639 up, let's say they pick up somebody, even on waivers. But we're 634 00:44:53,639 --> 00:45:00,039 talking about maybe ten minutes a night. Yeah, the goat. Uh. 635 00:45:00,800 --> 00:45:05,639 I was thinking about this earlier because I'm being inundated with people saying they're still 636 00:45:05,679 --> 00:45:08,719 too small. They didn't get that tween or four or five guy that can 637 00:45:08,760 --> 00:45:15,599 shoot, and it's like guys. There are no purpose guys. It was 638 00:45:15,800 --> 00:45:25,880 great. Uh let them clear. Uh Russ, Terrence Man and a mere 639 00:45:25,960 --> 00:45:32,800 Coffee are really gonna have to guard elite players in the playoffs now if they 640 00:45:32,840 --> 00:45:37,599 don't somehow make a move for somebody, that really starts grabbing minutes in the 641 00:45:37,679 --> 00:45:43,239 rotation on the waiver wire, those three guys, because people are just bringing 642 00:45:43,320 --> 00:45:46,119 up we can't have Kawhi and Paul George having to guard the other team's best 643 00:45:46,119 --> 00:45:51,000 players all the time in the playoffs. It will wear them out and they 644 00:45:51,039 --> 00:45:54,039 won't have their legs for offense, which we saw a little bit last night. 645 00:45:54,239 --> 00:45:58,760 Now that was a unique situation. Eight games, eight cities, thirteen 646 00:45:58,840 --> 00:46:02,760 days. But I think some of these smaller guys, even a mirror because 647 00:46:02,760 --> 00:46:07,559 of his wingspan, they're going to have to guard up a lot more. 648 00:46:07,599 --> 00:46:10,800 They're going to have to do what Roco well, what but Tom was able 649 00:46:10,840 --> 00:46:15,000 to do for them in twenty twenty one, Maybe what Marcus Morris was able 650 00:46:15,039 --> 00:46:20,800 to do for them in twenty twenty one he got bought out. They can't 651 00:46:20,840 --> 00:46:28,320 because his contract their second apron and out of other reasons, no, that's 652 00:46:28,320 --> 00:46:36,480 the only one. Just contract. So yeah, post deadline. That's a 653 00:46:36,480 --> 00:46:39,719 big development to me, though. Those guys are going to have to really 654 00:46:40,360 --> 00:46:45,199 guard the other team's best players. Russell wants to be first team defense. 655 00:46:45,719 --> 00:46:50,000 I know it's a regular season award and he has been good, but in 656 00:46:50,039 --> 00:46:52,840 the playoffs a lot is going to be demanded out of them. A guy 657 00:46:52,880 --> 00:46:55,800 in a mere coffee who just got in the rotation all of a sudden a 658 00:46:55,840 --> 00:47:00,239 month and a half ago and has been this revelation for this team and then 659 00:47:00,239 --> 00:47:04,119 we've seen it before. But that is uh, I don't know. I 660 00:47:04,119 --> 00:47:08,320 don't want to say concerning, but it's it's something to think about. Do 661 00:47:08,360 --> 00:47:14,039 you think to motivate Russ Well, do you remember when the Iba call Ante 662 00:47:14,079 --> 00:47:19,119 Clippers gave out those weird team awards Like it was like the best Dribbler Award 663 00:47:19,199 --> 00:47:21,599 or like something like that. It was really weird at it, Like you 664 00:47:21,599 --> 00:47:24,039 should they gave remember it was a couple of years ago. They should invent 665 00:47:24,079 --> 00:47:27,960 those to give to Ress. To motivate him, they should be like, 666 00:47:28,000 --> 00:47:30,679 you're the playoff first team all defense, dude, and like have a have 667 00:47:30,760 --> 00:47:34,599 a celebration or anything like that. I think that could help motivate him. 668 00:47:35,000 --> 00:47:38,639 People have been talking about this man. People have been talking about him for 669 00:47:38,679 --> 00:47:43,239 six Man recently, which is interesting because, like Well normOn Powell is also 670 00:47:43,280 --> 00:47:45,239 on the team. They could easily split the vote. But I guess that 671 00:47:45,280 --> 00:47:49,960 happened with Lou Williams and Mantrez Harold and Harold still got it. Yeah, 672 00:47:50,920 --> 00:47:55,679 I don't think either of them were winning it. I guess, well, 673 00:47:55,719 --> 00:47:59,000 I way to go. We'll see what happens in March. If one of 674 00:47:59,039 --> 00:48:01,199 them averages twenty four in March, give them the damn trophy, there are 675 00:48:01,239 --> 00:48:06,239 going to be minutes to be had in March. Bones Highland. He could 676 00:48:06,280 --> 00:48:09,639 win six Man of the Year, how well he plays in March. Yeah, 677 00:48:09,840 --> 00:48:17,400 March. I've always said, all right, anything else before we send 678 00:48:17,440 --> 00:48:25,840 these people out on this frigid Thursday evening in Los Angeles, big bounce back 679 00:48:25,880 --> 00:48:30,079 against Detroit. Let's go big bounce back against Detroit. After the game, 680 00:48:30,480 --> 00:48:34,400 Uh, Will, I believe you and I are going to be live on 681 00:48:34,440 --> 00:48:38,599 YouTube for the brunch battle recaps. Perhaps perhaps Will will be there, Perhaps 682 00:48:38,639 --> 00:48:44,559 Will be indevotably detained. Maybe a double dip. We couldn't get one last 683 00:48:44,639 --> 00:48:50,719 night because of the powers that be. Uh didn't want Adam to they wanted 684 00:48:50,760 --> 00:48:55,039 to silence us, basically as what we were doing shows at the same time 685 00:48:55,159 --> 00:49:00,000 and scheduling conflict. Sure, no, it's the first time here. We're 686 00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:07,119 gonna be doing a double after after the game on Monday, just to say 687 00:49:07,119 --> 00:49:09,119 it. I'm We're not gonna do a podcast on Sunday. It's Super Bowl 688 00:49:09,199 --> 00:49:14,960 Sunday. We're not gonna do a podcast unless something crazy. Unless they signed 689 00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:19,159 for CON or for CON. If they if they signed cork Mas, we'll 690 00:49:19,199 --> 00:49:21,639 be partying, and will it be partying in the streets. We'll have to 691 00:49:22,239 --> 00:49:27,239 put out an APV for all update Educate, educate the cork Mas casuals. 692 00:49:27,400 --> 00:49:30,920 Will's gonna be Will's gonna forget what I called the toon. Just don't forget 693 00:49:30,960 --> 00:49:32,519 about That's true. Will's gonna be out there on the sandwich board in the 694 00:49:32,559 --> 00:49:38,199 megaphone at like a cross being like for CON for CON. So when's the 695 00:49:38,239 --> 00:49:47,239 introductory press conference? Who has lords Freak's number? We appreciate everyone watching fifty 696 00:49:47,280 --> 00:49:52,360 games. That's incredible. The Clippers are at the fifty game mark, fifty 697 00:49:52,400 --> 00:49:59,039 one, fifty one for some of us, for one of us. Will, 698 00:49:59,159 --> 00:50:00,719 if people wanted to give you this podcast, I'm going to look up 699 00:50:00,760 --> 00:50:04,159 if there's any good recent ones we can read. Where could they possibly do 700 00:50:04,159 --> 00:50:07,480 that? Where should I look up these reviews? So you can rately review 701 00:50:07,559 --> 00:50:12,880 us over on Apple Podcasts. You can also do it on Spotify. We 702 00:50:12,920 --> 00:50:15,000 really appreciate it if you do something helps us out. You'd listen to this 703 00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:17,800 show either there, you can listen to a basic meeting where you get your 704 00:50:17,800 --> 00:50:22,800 podcast as far as I'm aware, Amazon Music Stitch your dzer. Yeah, 705 00:50:22,800 --> 00:50:27,159 anywhere you listen to the podcast. You want to get the full clips and 706 00:50:27,239 --> 00:50:30,599 dip experience. A double I mean maybe a triple did really you got to 707 00:50:30,639 --> 00:50:36,559 check us out on YouTube that's at Clippers Podcast. Yeah, and you can 708 00:50:36,679 --> 00:50:40,320 chop it up with us anytime over on Twitter or x that's at Clippers Pod. 709 00:50:42,599 --> 00:50:45,719 Adam, we make you do this every single episode. The people love 710 00:50:45,760 --> 00:50:49,480 it. We need one positive thing. We've been so negative this whole episode. 711 00:50:49,840 --> 00:50:53,960 We need one positive thing to go out on. You know, the 712 00:50:54,000 --> 00:50:59,039 Clippers were miserable from their stars at least and Kawhi and Paul George. James 713 00:50:59,079 --> 00:51:02,280 Harden was pretty good with Kahi and Paul George. I think we're seven of 714 00:51:02,400 --> 00:51:07,519 twenty five and they almost feed the Pelicans. If they're miserable against the pistons, 715 00:51:07,840 --> 00:51:12,000 they can still win. There we go. If they're miserable against the 716 00:51:12,000 --> 00:51:15,039 pistons, they can still win. Wise words from a wise man. We 717 00:51:15,199 --> 00:51:19,760 thank everyone for listening, hope you have a great time. Come hang out 718 00:51:20,280 --> 00:51:23,480 on the live stream on Saturday, and as always, let's go clips.