1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:04,719 Hey child, I'm here. I appreciate you coming on tonight. I don't 2 00:00:04,759 --> 00:00:07,879 want to make it like you're just any other caller. We want to make 3 00:00:07,919 --> 00:00:13,160 it special for you. He is Charles Mockler of the Clips and Dip podcast. 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:17,079 I think we got a new one coming on the YouTube tomorrow, joining 5 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:20,399 the show after the Clippers win on eleven to one oh two. Follow him 6 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:26,719 at Chuck Mockler on X Charles, your biggest takeaway from this performance from the 7 00:00:26,719 --> 00:00:30,480 Clippers? I know a lot of people were doubting them after being down fifteen. 8 00:00:30,559 --> 00:00:33,240 It felt like Groundhog's Day. It was going to happen again. Denver 9 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:38,560 was going to dominate, and then they figured it out. Uh Am, 10 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:44,880 I crazy for My biggest takeaway is a little more belief in tylu Is That 11 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:49,759 a crazy takeaway to take on this game. He made some good rotation choices. 12 00:00:50,399 --> 00:00:53,240 We saw the usual, you know, we stuck with you know, 13 00:00:53,439 --> 00:00:57,920 Harden for like the five to eight minutes or whatever the first but things went 14 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,000 a lot better when he was making when he was kind of pulled the strings 15 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,159 lineup wise. So my hat thought to Tyler while this one he split up 16 00:01:03,239 --> 00:01:07,040 James Harden and Russell Westbrook, which we talked about. There's no shade on 17 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:11,519 either of these players. They just can't play together right now, this current 18 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:15,280 version of the Clippers. So I like a lot of what Tyler did. 19 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,560 Yeah, that's my biggest takeaway. We needed this win. They're back at 20 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:23,959 five hundred, which is a little tough, you know, when you take 21 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,000 a step back and look at the whole thing. But this, hey, 22 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:30,439 it feels good. First time since January twenty twenty two. So we'll take 23 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:34,079 where we can get it. How about Daniel Tice. I thought the game 24 00:01:34,159 --> 00:01:38,760 really turned when he came in. The hustle plays he made to end the 25 00:01:38,799 --> 00:01:42,439 first quarter, and I know they were still down fifteen, but he was 26 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:46,840 playing really good defense on Nikola Jokicic. I mean, he had his worst 27 00:01:46,879 --> 00:01:51,120 shooting performance of his career, and it started with Daniel Tice. If he's 28 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:56,680 Tuzubas wasn't effective early, he certainly was late. But Tys being undersize like 29 00:01:56,719 --> 00:02:00,239 that and giving that level of effort, I don't think anyone expected him to 30 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:05,319 be this good in the Clipper's uniform. No, And it was funny he 31 00:02:05,439 --> 00:02:08,439 kind of sparked a bit of the offense from the Clippers him and Harden had 32 00:02:08,439 --> 00:02:12,680 a little pick and roll going when things were not going well, and I 33 00:02:12,719 --> 00:02:15,439 think that was I think Tys got his first bucket off that. But no, 34 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:22,120 I mean eleven boards'll excuse me, yeah, eleven boards total, five 35 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:25,319 offensive rebounds from Tyson. This was his best game as a Clipper for sure, 36 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,439 but hey, we needed it. It happened to come and side with 37 00:02:30,479 --> 00:02:35,759 a night when Yokic was incredibly cold. But when ty started playing good defense, 38 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,599 then it felt like when things were getting a little shaky, Zoo would 39 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:42,599 come back in. And Zoo picked up his defense on Jokic late in the 40 00:02:42,599 --> 00:02:46,080 game, I thought, which was nice. So no hass off to Daniel 41 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,800 Tys. I said he wouldn't be an outside threat, but tonight he kind 42 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,520 of proved me wrong. Uh so, yeah, I mean a lot of 43 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,840 things had to go right tonight and they did. And like I said, 44 00:02:57,039 --> 00:03:00,360 we will take it a couple more for you here before we get out. 45 00:03:00,319 --> 00:03:04,280 We don't got to play him out. I don't think it is. Ain't 46 00:03:04,319 --> 00:03:07,800 the Gomp show, not Mikell. I don't know. Yes, I messed 47 00:03:07,879 --> 00:03:09,400 up. I thought we were gonna get out earlier. I do that often. 48 00:03:09,759 --> 00:03:14,759 I'm sorry Zach could give us a couple more minutes, Buddy, I'd 49 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:20,199 appreciate it. James Harden and Russell Westbrook and Russell only playing sixteen minutes in 50 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:23,759 this one. But there were a lot of people that questioned coach lou in 51 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:27,960 going back to what you were talking about with him earlier in this performance and 52 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,400 the way he was pulling the strings and punching the right buttons at the right 53 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:34,439 time. He went back to James Harden even though Russell Westbrook had his best 54 00:03:34,479 --> 00:03:38,439 stint early in the fourth quarter, and it worked and it was the right 55 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:44,199 move and the Clippers offense was humming down the stretch. Yeah, this is 56 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:46,560 This is the part of the game where I don't think Tyler gets put up 57 00:03:46,599 --> 00:03:51,759 credit, where when the feel is off, you notice it. You know, 58 00:03:51,879 --> 00:03:53,719 when there's a lineup change that doesn't work, he really don't it. 59 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:57,759 Well, there's one that worked. I think a lot of the times we're 60 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,599 all content with the fact that worked, and we don't get credit to the 61 00:04:00,639 --> 00:04:06,039 fact of when the change was made. So, yeah, that was I 62 00:04:06,599 --> 00:04:11,599 will say, it's not, you know, the most secure position to be 63 00:04:11,639 --> 00:04:15,120 in. I would like to see a bit more of a process from the 64 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:19,439 Clippers offense. Maybe dictating these kinds of changes late as opposed to vibe or 65 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:24,519 energy or something like that. But Ty got it right tonight and things are 66 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:28,120 trending up for the Clippers. The wins have been good, so I'm hoping 67 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:33,879 we get a little more less feel decisions and more pattern based decisions for this 68 00:04:33,959 --> 00:04:40,720 offense late. He is Chuck Mockler. Follow him on x at Chuck Mockler 69 00:04:41,199 --> 00:04:45,600 with the Clips and Dip podcast. One more for you here, Chuck, 70 00:04:45,639 --> 00:04:47,600 your guy Kobe Brown. I mean he hit the three pointer to tie the 71 00:04:47,639 --> 00:04:53,240 ball game. Hey, hey, I didn't want to say anything, but 72 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:56,680 he was. I think what was the Was he a team best plus seven 73 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:00,439 teen or something insane like that, which I think goes to show how important 74 00:05:00,519 --> 00:05:04,240 the plus minus stats are. No, sorry, he was the second best 75 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:08,920 plus minus on the team behind Norb. We didn't talk about Norb, but 76 00:05:08,959 --> 00:05:12,439 he had a phenomenal game offensive weight when the Clippers really needed it too. 77 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:17,600 But no Kobe Brown plus seventeen. It makes no sense how PJ. Tucker 78 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:21,319 had his plus minus staffs. Thank Kobe Brown has his plus minus stats. 79 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:27,959 I think we all know that. Maybe Kobe Brown or a beer coffee needs 80 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,959 to take those PJ. Tucker butt it and the Clippers will not be worse 81 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:35,920 for the wear. Paul George knocked down some huge three pointers in the second 82 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:40,519 half, But the one shot where I went, Okay, Paul George has 83 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:44,439 it going tonight. It was that bailout three pointer on the left wing OVERKCP 84 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:47,879 at the end of the shot clock. Absurd. And then he was hunting 85 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,959 for those three pointers in the fourth quarter, and when he hit that second 86 00:05:51,959 --> 00:05:56,759 one, the Clippers never looked back. That was when they took the lead 87 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:00,000 and took control the ballgame. But the confidence, I'm wondering how much that 88 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:03,959 game winning three pointer did for him against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, 89 00:06:04,319 --> 00:06:09,879 and just that carryover effect because I felt like you know that he was brimming 90 00:06:09,879 --> 00:06:14,839 with confidence in the fourth quarter from distance. I do respect how you didn't 91 00:06:14,879 --> 00:06:17,959 say was something born from back? I could see what I already did on 92 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:23,360 Saturday. You mean I already did on Saturday. I tweeted at you, 93 00:06:23,759 --> 00:06:26,759 was something born out of this victory? How can you deny it? Chuck? 94 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:30,800 After what happened tonight, the Clipper first of all, the Clippers pad 95 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:33,920 account is all three of us. It's not just me, No, you're 96 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:40,560 I don't think you're totally wrong. I think a part of you is correct 97 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:45,399 in that. It was nice to see the confidence from Paul George lift the 98 00:06:45,439 --> 00:06:47,000 rest of the team because that, you know, the Clippers do go as 99 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:50,120 far as two of the three goes, as much we want to get into, 100 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:56,120 you know, the stay in wars between you know, Hard and Westbrook. 101 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,199 The team goes as far as Paul George and Kawhi Leonard takes them. 102 00:07:00,439 --> 00:07:04,439 So when you see Paul George's confidence lift the rest of the team, it 103 00:07:04,519 --> 00:07:09,399 makes you happy. There was some points in the game where we were working 104 00:07:09,439 --> 00:07:13,199 a little too hard for shots for the two made guys. I think that's 105 00:07:13,199 --> 00:07:16,800 going to get ironed out. But you're right, something was potentially bored out 106 00:07:16,839 --> 00:07:21,399 of that three from Paul George. I love how they responded after being down 107 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:28,000 with some days off and rest and whatnot. So here's to the thing being 108 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,920 bored growing up, I guess will be the best thing I could say off 109 00:07:30,959 --> 00:07:36,199 of that. I'm a big kid, no hug on yet. All right, 110 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:40,600 all right, they need to win in Utah, another place they have 111 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:46,639 struggled, but Kawhi Leonard quietly now over the last couple of fourth quarters. 112 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:50,839 He was four for four in the fourth on Saturday, and he was three 113 00:07:50,959 --> 00:07:56,720 for five in the fourth tonight with some big shots over Jamal Murray. It's 114 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:00,839 been one of those things that Clippers fans have been a little bit irked by 115 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,439 just Kawhi Leonard not closing well enough. The last couple of games. He's 116 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:07,040 been awesome. Yeah, I mean, I think I talked about it that 117 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:11,319 after one game when I was on here where it was just like he's going 118 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:15,800 to figure it out. It was fine. He made eight shots to night, 119 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:20,240 three of them in the fourth quarter. Kawhi, even when he's still 120 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:22,600 ramping up. You know, I'm not going to pretend like he's had a 121 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:28,519 consistent stretch of games and where he's been elite the whole time. Is still 122 00:08:28,959 --> 00:08:33,279 a top fifteen player in this league. We have been spoiled, I would 123 00:08:33,279 --> 00:08:35,440 say, with how many games in a row of Paul George and Kawhi we 124 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:39,840 have got. But we're lucky that he's ramping up right now. I think 125 00:08:39,879 --> 00:08:43,200 everything is going to come into play what it really needs to. I wish 126 00:08:43,279 --> 00:08:46,480 that they were better than five hundred obviously with this ramp up schedule, but 127 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:52,000 there was never any real reason to be concerned about Kawhi. Yeah, it's 128 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:56,799 just steady as she goes with Kawhi. Clippers win one eleven to one two 129 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:03,879 here at Crypto dot Com Arena over the Denver Nuggets. Finally you can relax, 130 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:07,159 take a deep breath. They not just beat the Nuggets, they beat 131 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:11,279 now the defending champions tonight, and they were fully loaded. I think we'll 132 00:09:11,279 --> 00:09:16,240 have a fully loaded podcast tomorrow night with clips and dip. Chuck. We'll 133 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:18,600 talk to you then on the YouTube, my friend. Thanks for doing this 134 00:09:18,639 --> 00:09:22,279 tonight. Hey, thanks for having me happy. I can come on after 135 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:26,120 a win. Yeah, well, is that a shot at Will? Okay, 136 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,600 I'm gonna take that as a shot out. No, no, no, 137 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:31,480 no, come on. Will thought he had it in his contract that 138 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:35,120 whenever the Clippers win he gets to come on. When after the Clippers lose, 139 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:39,039 you have to come on and explain it. So that's rough for you. 140 00:09:39,159 --> 00:09:41,720 I hope you get paid, you know, hazard payer or something like 141 00:09:41,759 --> 00:09:43,799 that. All right, Chuck, thanks for doing this tonight,