1 00:00:10,279 --> 00:00:15,480 What is going on? Clippers fans? Welcome to season two, episode fifty 2 00:00:15,679 --> 00:00:20,640 nine of Clips in Dip. I am Chuck Walckler joined by Adam Oslin and 3 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:24,839 Will Updyke. We have a very fun show for you today. We're gonna 4 00:00:24,839 --> 00:00:27,760 be talking to it. We're gonna be oh, is this because of the 5 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:33,600 Auto Porter news? Are you so sad now that your non playoff eligible king 6 00:00:33,719 --> 00:00:38,359 can't will no longer play basketball? We're talking Clippers were Simmerwolves. We got 7 00:00:38,399 --> 00:00:42,759 the high five ready for you to start the show off. We're gonna get 8 00:00:42,759 --> 00:00:48,240 into the Clippers. Not very new but maybe new issue dependency on James Harden. 9 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:52,840 The San Diego Clippers are back and PJ. Tucker continues to lead by 10 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:58,840 example for the young guys. We're coming off Welcome to all the new listeners, 11 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:02,320 Welcome all the new viewers on YouTube. We're coming off a weird loss, 12 00:01:02,759 --> 00:01:06,719 so the Bucks. Before we get all the basketball stuff, Adam, 13 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,439 Will, how are you fellas doing on this ball? Me? What day 14 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:12,760 is it? Monday evening? In Los Angeles? We split the brunch, 15 00:01:14,079 --> 00:01:18,400 the brunch back to back, So I mean, isn't that what? Like? 16 00:01:18,519 --> 00:01:21,840 I feel like that was my most optimistic want, so I can't be 17 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:23,959 too bummed out on it. That's fair, Adam. You had to deal 18 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,879 with the callers. No split the doubleheader. I mean that's pretty impressive. 19 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,959 Two games and less than twenty four hours, and the Clippers were able to 20 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,760 get a split there, even without Kawhi and Paul George. Yesterday, they 21 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:38,640 fought as well in that game against the Bucks. It was good to see. 22 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:42,760 It was more of the same, like taking the regular season seriously right, 23 00:01:42,879 --> 00:01:46,439 Like we kind of assumed they would maybe drop that game, but they 24 00:01:46,439 --> 00:01:49,640 didn't play like they they thought they were gonna They didn't plan they didn't play 25 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:53,680 like they were planning on dropping its. Faith, Chuck, have some damn 26 00:01:53,879 --> 00:01:57,920 faith, all right, Uh, there was some good stuff in that game. 27 00:01:57,959 --> 00:02:01,480 We're gonna talk, you know. I mean, bones obviously get a 28 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:06,439 little bit better. Paul George and Choi were held out of that game. 29 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:14,400 They are questionable for Clippers versus Timberwolves, but as La Murray said on Twitter, 30 00:02:15,159 --> 00:02:19,039 standard procedure from a team after a player missed the previous game, expect 31 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:23,199 both to play for a chance at the regular season series. So that's good. 32 00:02:23,439 --> 00:02:29,639 Nothing really freak out there, Adam. I believe you have five clips 33 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:32,599 that we need to get into and how this could pertain to the Clippers hopefully 34 00:02:32,719 --> 00:02:38,319 beating the Minnesota Timberwolves, who will be without Karl Anthony Tennis. Yeah, 35 00:02:38,319 --> 00:02:40,120 but if you want to experience the High Five, it's gonna be on the 36 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:45,360 YouTube side because it's kind of a visual medium. The Clippers did what they 37 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,719 could, and I still think there was some progress there, some good, 38 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:52,479 some bad. Brandon Bowson had his moments a visa Zubats was really good at 39 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,360 times. Defensively, they are, i want to say, trending the right 40 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:59,919 way, now starting to I think I agree. I think they're starting to 41 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:04,319 a little bit. I thought Brandon Boston in this game is he's still so 42 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,439 young. He had the great dunk, gets teed up for it right, 43 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:10,000 like he has the defensive play. It's these things that he still needs to 44 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,599 put those together a little bit. But it was encouraging from him too. 45 00:03:15,719 --> 00:03:21,039 What how are you feeling going into Minnesota? No Cat, you know they 46 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,319 are kind of on the upswing Will how are you feeling heading into this? 47 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:29,039 Did anything from the High Five encourage you or discourage you before Tomorrow's game? 48 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:31,879 I mean, it's gotta be zoo right, like Zoo at full health against 49 00:03:31,879 --> 00:03:36,599 this team. I think that that's major. Regardless of how we end up 50 00:03:36,639 --> 00:03:38,599 closing this one out or the amount of small ball that we use, a 51 00:03:38,719 --> 00:03:43,520 strong showing from Zoo on both ends of the floors is gonna be able to 52 00:03:43,599 --> 00:03:46,120 keep this team going. And I'm I'm right there with La Marie. I'm 53 00:03:46,159 --> 00:03:50,439 assuming that we're still gonna see Paul George and Kawhi that despite them being listed 54 00:03:50,479 --> 00:03:55,159 as questionable. But if not, obviously, then then Zoo and the which 55 00:03:55,159 --> 00:04:00,159 we're gonna we're gonna talk about later. But the all important harden also looms 56 00:04:00,199 --> 00:04:04,960 heavy that performance over this one, the all important heart. Adam, what 57 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:09,680 are you taking from your own high five which keep getting better and better for 58 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:13,360 tomorrow's game against the Wolves. I'm a dumbass. I couldn't hear that the 59 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,560 sound was on my bad guys. I'll make sure it change that in the 60 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:19,959 future. Here, h Adams over here, just high five in himself. 61 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:25,480 Visa Zoubots is kind of the revelation going on with this Clippers team right now, 62 00:04:25,519 --> 00:04:28,959 just getting him back to the place that he was, and therefore him 63 00:04:28,959 --> 00:04:31,199 and James hardened working the pick and roll like we used to see. What 64 00:04:31,319 --> 00:04:34,920 I want is to see them get back to the Powell Rangers late in the 65 00:04:34,959 --> 00:04:39,959 ball game now that they have these guys available again. I don't think we've 66 00:04:39,959 --> 00:04:44,120 been able to see that once against Minnesota so far. Zoo was out the 67 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:49,560 first game. The second game what he was on a minute's restriction. They 68 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:55,319 ended up getting the win the third game, but there were a lot of 69 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,959 things in that game that I don't want to say it was discouraging. A 70 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:03,560 discouraging win as opposed to an encouraging loss. But some of that stuff isn't 71 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,759 repeatable. When you get out rebounded by I think almost fifteen boards in that 72 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:11,560 ball game ninety five percent of the time, you're likely going to lose. 73 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,439 The Clippers got enough stops they did, and Minnesota's now without Karl Anthony Towns 74 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:19,439 too, But in some ways, I don't want to say they're better without 75 00:05:19,519 --> 00:05:24,800 Towns, but I do think they have a little bit of a different wrinkle 76 00:05:24,879 --> 00:05:28,240 to them with nas Reed getting more playing time, who also I think was 77 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:30,879 zero for seven against the Clippers in that game. Don't expect that to happen 78 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:36,160 again. He's too good. So new issues from Minnesota, plus they just 79 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:40,040 lost of the Lakers, just like the Bucks lost to the Lakers. Before 80 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,399 the Clippers had to play the Bucks and Gobert was out, go Beart was 81 00:05:43,439 --> 00:05:46,519 Outami versus the Lakers, which is something to maybe keep an eye on. 82 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:53,720 I'm not sure if it's if they don't have Gobert. Obviously that changes a 83 00:05:53,879 --> 00:05:59,879 lot for this Clippers team that is obviously the defensive anchor and one of the 84 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:04,600 best over the last twenty five years in the league. Yeah, I mean 85 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:08,639 Zoo all. I mean he's playing so well right now that I hope Gobert 86 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:12,519 can go because I want to see Zoo first. Go bear kind of at 87 00:06:12,639 --> 00:06:15,079 Zoo's trajectory right now. But this is a note that I feel like we 88 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:20,759 put in every single preview that involves a game against Mike Codley, which has 89 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:29,040 put Mike Codley in motion on defense, like, let's do it. Their 90 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:34,600 problem has been when you're hunting Mike Conley, they bring help pretty soon. 91 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:39,639 Minnesota sees it, they sniff it out. You gotta make a quicker decision 92 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:44,040 once you get that mismatch, go at him, take the shot, or 93 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:46,319 yeah, if you're gonna wait for the double team. The Clippers have to 94 00:06:46,399 --> 00:06:49,639 be better executing out of that. Yeah. I like that you highlighted that 95 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:55,439 hearted shot too, because I feel like with his size and Zoo's range, 96 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,800 that can't help in those scenarios where we do wait for the double to come 97 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:02,439 more, where things are just going a little slow. Yeah, and Zoo's 98 00:07:02,439 --> 00:07:05,759 extended range kind of helps mitigate some of the issues Harden's had him there with 99 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:10,639 his floaters. Obviously they're from further distances, but they are seemingly getting like 100 00:07:10,839 --> 00:07:15,000 closer and he can bridge the gap. Yeah, which, Hey, I 101 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:19,319 love it. I just the fact that Zoo is back and we thought, 102 00:07:19,319 --> 00:07:23,959 okay, two days off, maybe the illness can pass through him. And 103 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:29,759 he looked great in both games. What sounds like you think he had diarrhea? 104 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,360 Oh? I was thinking it sounds so biblical and like intense, like 105 00:07:32,399 --> 00:07:36,439 the illness has the illness has passed through, the angel death passed over. 106 00:07:39,399 --> 00:07:43,959 No. I just he looked like a completely different player than what we had 107 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,439 seen over the last month. He got back to where he was very quickly 108 00:07:46,519 --> 00:07:51,959 too. And I'm hoping after what happened against the Bucks, especially because did 109 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,879 he miss like two shots? Was he nine of eleven or something like that? 110 00:07:56,959 --> 00:08:01,279 Guys. You have to exploit of each's zubos in his offense. He 111 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,560 is a weapon on that end. You don't have to make things so difficult 112 00:08:03,639 --> 00:08:09,600 where it's just the two Pine three and James Harden show. Avisa Zubats is 113 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:13,920 another way to win ball games. It's another dimension and element to your offense. 114 00:08:15,199 --> 00:08:18,720 You have to use him, especially against teams that have good defenders, 115 00:08:18,759 --> 00:08:22,519 because when he's leaning on guys, when he's getting the leaner to go, 116 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:26,199 when he's getting push shots and floaters and being physical in the paint like that, 117 00:08:26,199 --> 00:08:30,680 that wears a team down. That has a cumulative effect as the game 118 00:08:30,759 --> 00:08:33,720 goes on. It's almost like a running back only getting a couple of yards 119 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:37,519 in the first half, and then eventually he starts to break through in that 120 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:41,200 second half because the defense is a little bit more worn down. Avitsa Zubas 121 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:46,240 plays are physical, they're taxing, they take something out of the defense. 122 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:50,399 So I just you see the array of shots that he has hit over the 123 00:08:50,399 --> 00:08:52,279 weekend, It's like, how do you not get him the basketball a little 124 00:08:52,279 --> 00:08:56,559 bit more well? And inversely it makes things easier for the Clippers offense, 125 00:08:56,639 --> 00:09:01,279 Like so often I feel like we're active, he's searching for one of the 126 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:03,519 harder shots on the floor, or that's just what it ends up being if 127 00:09:03,519 --> 00:09:07,000 we're slow to get into the offense, and it's just a little bit easier, 128 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,200 Like I don't want to say you can take a breather, but it's 129 00:09:09,279 --> 00:09:13,679 like, you know, if you have somebody else take some of that burden 130 00:09:13,759 --> 00:09:20,240 of off the high usage of Harden and Kawhi and Paul George, I just 131 00:09:20,279 --> 00:09:22,039 don't like. It just seems like a no brainer to me. I guess 132 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:26,519 it's that weird thing with Zue's like leash length, right, Like, even 133 00:09:26,519 --> 00:09:30,120 when he's being efficient offensively, it just kind of gets lost in the shuffle. 134 00:09:31,399 --> 00:09:33,200 It just seemed like they finally got to the point. I kept saying, 135 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:39,000 he's a made man. He's being accepted as one of the most important 136 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:43,440 guys on this team because he was playing late, he was playing big minutes 137 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:46,519 later in ball games, and they were running the Powell Rangers out there, 138 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:50,159 and it just seemed like when they were in that groove when they went twenty 139 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:54,919 six and five or whatever it was during a thirty one game stretch, Vistazubats 140 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:58,360 was a huge part of that. And finally he was I don't know who 141 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:03,799 is being uh looked at as a real force offensively, but like like Will 142 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:09,399 said, okay, so if you get into your offense slowly, it becomes 143 00:10:09,399 --> 00:10:11,960 a problem for this team. We know what the numbers are in the first 144 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:15,639 twelve seconds of the shot clock versus the last twelve seconds. Like, if 145 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,639 it comes down to that, the bailout and security blanket sometimes can just be 146 00:10:18,759 --> 00:10:22,200 get it to a beat to zoo bos He's had the grenade be a zoo 147 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:26,240 instead of like, you know, instead of some of the other options on 148 00:10:26,279 --> 00:10:28,240 the floor, instead of a really difficult, contested mid range shot, Like 149 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:31,840 what if zoo is the grenade is, you know, the grenade once the 150 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:35,159 pin is pulled. I like that. Yeah, I like the visual of 151 00:10:35,159 --> 00:10:41,200 that too. It's gonna be interesting to see how many shots Anthony Edwards puts 152 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:45,440 up in this game. He put up twenty the last time the Clippers played. 153 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:48,600 I think he's gonna be north of that. With no Karl Anthony Towns. 154 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:52,000 He is currently listed as questionable, but I assume, I assume he 155 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:56,840 will play. Yeah. So the Timberwolves report, which just came out about 156 00:10:56,639 --> 00:11:03,960 forty five minutes ago, has Edwards Gobert, Morris, and Anderson all listed 157 00:11:05,039 --> 00:11:11,360 is questionable with Towns obviously, everybody's questionable this time here, Yeah, everybody, 158 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:20,159 Bill Belichick report right. Uh. Bench Wise, Daniel Tye was plus 159 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:26,600 fourteen versus the Wolves last time. He had a you should start yea. 160 00:11:26,799 --> 00:11:31,759 Hori brough out everything we said that's far in the podcast. Let's actually let's 161 00:11:31,799 --> 00:11:37,080 actually go, oh he should start? Yeah. Uh. Daniel Tye plus 162 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,879 fourteen. Uh with only four points, he had thirteen boards. Four of 163 00:11:39,919 --> 00:11:45,600 those were offensive rebounds. We're gonna need a similar rebounding game from him, 164 00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:48,720 depending what his time in rotation or his his time looks in this one, 165 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:54,159 because he was helpful off the bench first versus the Wolves last time. And 166 00:11:54,320 --> 00:12:00,559 how about the way the Clippers rebounded yesterday just knowing that, oh under Man 167 00:12:00,639 --> 00:12:03,559 were shorthanded. We have to find a way to compete in this ballgame. 168 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:07,559 They get off to a much better start than they really have over the last 169 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:11,639 month. They freaking won the first quarter against the Bucks by three points I 170 00:12:11,639 --> 00:12:16,200 believe it was, and they ended up out rebounding them fifty two to forty 171 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:22,159 one and seventeen to seven on offensive rebounds. When you think about it Is 172 00:12:22,159 --> 00:12:26,919 it so much about personnel or is it more about activity, energy, effort, 173 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:33,720 sense of urgency intensity. Maybe that makes up for a lot of what 174 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:37,279 we have thought is a weakness on this team alone. I felt like you 175 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:39,440 were about to pull out a big PJ. Tucker poster as you were saying 176 00:12:41,159 --> 00:12:48,840 to put it up exemplifies all these teams. I'm feeling pretty as good as 177 00:12:48,919 --> 00:12:54,440 you can realistically feel about the Clippers going into this game right now. It's 178 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,559 not going to be a beatdown. Obviously, it's gonna be a difficult game, 179 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:58,440 but what we saw from Zoo, I'd be pretty hyped up. And 180 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,240 with our big three playing, we are gonna talk about hard next segment. 181 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:07,679 I'm feeling pretty I'm feeling okay about this one. I feel good about it 182 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:13,600 too. Honestly, if Will also feels good about it, though they might 183 00:13:13,639 --> 00:13:18,600 lose by twenty, I don't know. I guess my one caveat would be 184 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:24,039 I just is this the trap of where I feel like many times this season 185 00:13:24,039 --> 00:13:28,159 when the Clippers have had a chance to prove something against an opponent above the 186 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:33,960 standings, sometimes we get a real poop the bed performance, a real kick, 187 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:37,000 yeah, real kick in the Neck. Who is your Kawhi Leonard Player 188 00:13:37,039 --> 00:13:48,120 of the game. Pick great pick, Adam, No explanation needed, Adam, 189 00:13:48,879 --> 00:13:56,399 I will go with Man. Good pick. All right, let's go. 190 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:58,840 No. I like Man, but I'm gonna go with Paul George because 191 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:05,480 he has struggled in three games against Minnesota so far. He really is their 192 00:14:05,519 --> 00:14:11,039 ceiling razor. Paul George plays well, you feel like this Clippers team is 193 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,519 unbeatable at times. You know, when he's playing well, everything else seems 194 00:14:13,519 --> 00:14:18,440 to fall into place. And for the last five games he's been much better 195 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:24,039 that one is. The last time out against Minnesota, they won anyways, 196 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,519 in a little scoring affair. No cat though, So we won't have to 197 00:14:26,879 --> 00:14:31,039 you know, he won't. He won't upset Sat his friend. He doesn't 198 00:14:31,039 --> 00:14:33,759 have to worry about. Yeah, he doesn't have to feel bad about playing 199 00:14:33,799 --> 00:14:37,960 good. You know, that's play good defense. He's been feeling good about 200 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:43,679 playing bad. I was gonna go James Harden because he was over ten the 201 00:14:43,759 --> 00:14:46,919 last time these two teams played. But I don't think we can pick three 202 00:14:46,919 --> 00:14:50,879 starters. Uh, So I'm gonna go with the guy who made six out 203 00:14:50,919 --> 00:14:54,000 of eight threes last time we beat the Timberwolves, which is Norm Powell. 204 00:14:54,039 --> 00:15:00,240 Hell yeah, Norm Powell. We're gonna need not a season high, but 205 00:15:00,279 --> 00:15:03,480 maybe close to it like we got from him against the Bucks. I'm going 206 00:15:03,679 --> 00:15:07,159 I'm going big Norm for my coiland player of the game. That's a good 207 00:15:07,159 --> 00:15:13,480 call, especially because he was three of fourteen from three yesterday. Now, 208 00:15:13,519 --> 00:15:15,840 I think a lot of that. You look at the three point shooting from 209 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,679 the Clippers under thirty percent. I believe by the end of the game, 210 00:15:18,879 --> 00:15:22,759 it's like, oh yeah, it tired lakes, Like that's what happens. 211 00:15:22,279 --> 00:15:26,799 And overall this team has not been shooting it well from three, as we 212 00:15:26,879 --> 00:15:31,320 have chronicled here for some time. Since the Grammy road trip, they've been 213 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:35,000 shooting thirty four percent from the outside. And I looked this up earlier today 214 00:15:35,519 --> 00:15:39,840 put a dad follow out of may on X. But over their last thirteen 215 00:15:39,879 --> 00:15:46,080 games, they are shooting thirty one percent on wide open threes. That is 216 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:50,720 a defender six plus feet away. That is completely unsustainable. That's last in 217 00:15:50,759 --> 00:15:56,279 the league over that stretch. They are so due to explode, not just 218 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:58,320 for a game, but for a week, a couple weeks. They're too 219 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:04,799 good. They're too good. I like that sense of it. I like 220 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:11,039 that they're too good. Coming up after this quick break, we're talking the 221 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:14,960 final ten games in March after the Wolves game, and how hopefully the Clippers 222 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:18,919 can maybe get James Harden some kind of rest, if that even is possible. 223 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:21,799 What does that look like? Uh? But if you're listening to this 224 00:16:21,879 --> 00:16:22,919 pod, the ads have been allowed for some people. If that's been the 225 00:16:22,919 --> 00:16:26,799 case for you, go ahead and turn it down. We got March schedule 226 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:32,000 talk and the James Harden dependency coming up in three two? What all right? 227 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:36,120 Welcome back into clips and dit. We talked a little bit about the 228 00:16:36,159 --> 00:16:40,759 Clippers taken on the Timberwolves, which brings us to this point in March, 229 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:51,320 only ten games remaining after this Timberwolves game so far three and one looking okay, 230 00:16:52,279 --> 00:16:56,360 I guess yeah, I guess. One of the more I guess for 231 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:59,360 me a little unexpected, but one of the kind of storylines going on right 232 00:16:59,399 --> 00:17:03,519 now is of iron Man James Harden, and can we expect this to keep 233 00:17:03,599 --> 00:17:08,759 up? If so, what are those implications for the playoffs where he, 234 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,920 you know, has generally had his most trouble and what can we do to 235 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:17,880 make it any easier? It's really crazy I was, It's kind of crazy 236 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:22,240 to me he didn't take or take or get that last game off. He 237 00:17:22,279 --> 00:17:26,480 hasn't missed the game as a Clipper. He's on pace to play his most 238 00:17:26,559 --> 00:17:32,559 minutes since eighteen nineteen. And then there was a stat from La Murray who 239 00:17:32,599 --> 00:17:37,440 said overall, the Clippers outscored teams six point two points per one hundred possessions 240 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:41,680 with James Harden on the floor since January twenty second. But here are the 241 00:17:41,799 --> 00:17:47,839 off court net ratings for the Clippers since that time up until March ninth. 242 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:52,799 Kawhi Leanerd off the floor for the Clippers minus point three, Paul George off 243 00:17:52,839 --> 00:17:56,680 the four for the Clippers minus three point six, James Harden off the floor 244 00:17:56,720 --> 00:18:03,440 for the Clippers minus nine point one, which is a pretty big drop. 245 00:18:03,559 --> 00:18:07,519 We know that James Harden is very good, obviously needed him to be this 246 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:11,960 good. He's a great player, he is a system. But Adam, 247 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:15,319 how are we feeling about this? This is a lot of minutes to go 248 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:18,400 on to James Harden. I'm assuming he wants this because again I think they 249 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:22,400 probably asked him, maybe, do you want to maybe take some day off 250 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:26,359 and he said no, Well, yeah, are we Okay with this, 251 00:18:26,839 --> 00:18:30,279 is this alarmist? Is it just because I got Marchhead. I'm not that 252 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:37,400 surprised by it because on the season up until recently he had the biggest swing 253 00:18:37,599 --> 00:18:42,119 in the on off numbers. He is extremely valuable. He is a system. 254 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:48,720 Their offense of rating is completely different with him off the floor. On 255 00:18:48,799 --> 00:18:52,599 the court, they have an offensive rating of one twenty two basically when he's 256 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:57,359 on there. When James Harden is off the court, Uh, it's one 257 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:03,440 oh nine. We're talking going from historic to bottom in the league. So 258 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:10,160 it's not that shocking to me. What is this kind of Kawhi Leonards not 259 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:15,160 being as impactful right now? Paul George is still being impactful. In fact, 260 00:19:15,799 --> 00:19:19,440 on the season now he has the bit the biggest net rating differential over 261 00:19:19,599 --> 00:19:25,119 James Harden Paul George, So when he's playing well, it means a lot 262 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:30,839 to this team when he's on the court out there, I just think it's 263 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:33,440 such a bad stretch right now to try to extrapolate too much out of the 264 00:19:33,519 --> 00:19:38,480 numbers. It basically just says they are playing bad. Like all the numbers 265 00:19:38,519 --> 00:19:45,240 are saying they're playing poorly, They're playing mediocre basketball. Somebody got after me 266 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:49,359 with showing the starting lineup numbers since the Grammy road trip. They've been bad, 267 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:56,319 too, really bad. They're what seven and seven last fourteen games post 268 00:19:56,319 --> 00:20:02,960 Gramy road trip do for that explosion? Though more than do overdue? Someone 269 00:20:03,079 --> 00:20:08,359 say over Buck stopped up? Do you think there's a way to maybe are 270 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:11,279 they gonna even try? And like, because I'm trying to figure out how 271 00:20:11,279 --> 00:20:14,839 they're gonna try and get him rest, But we need wins right Like. 272 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:18,279 It's not like we're in a position where he can chill. The Clippers. 273 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:22,119 They got ten games left in March, Bulls, Pels, Hawks, that's 274 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:26,400 a four and six. They played the Blazers twice, seventy six Ers, 275 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:30,319 Pacers seventy six ers, that's another four and six, and then Magic and 276 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,440 Charlotte. I gotta imagine one of these back to backs he's getting rest. 277 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:37,160 Both those back to backs are four games in six days. I would maybe 278 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:40,640 want him to take one of those off, just I don't know. It's 279 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,400 a whole mess of basketball that we played because we know PG and Kahi are 280 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:47,559 gonna maybe take one of those off. I think the problem with yesterday and 281 00:20:47,599 --> 00:20:51,920 why he played was if you already are without Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. 282 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:56,559 What's your identity? You only have one other point guard in Bones Highland because 283 00:20:56,559 --> 00:21:00,839 there's no Russ right now. So they kind of had to play James Harden 284 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:04,359 to an extent, I think, just to have some flow to their offense 285 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:08,720 against a really good Milwaukee Bucks team, and it almost worked. Even though 286 00:21:08,759 --> 00:21:12,559 he had an off night shooting, he was still the system out there, 287 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:17,400 a system for the team. So it's got to come on a night where 288 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:22,240 I think at least one of two one three is playing. When you give 289 00:21:22,319 --> 00:21:26,440 James Harden that night off, yeah, I think that's a good call. 290 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:27,960 Will what do you want to see? Are you fine with him just powering 291 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:30,640 through? I mean again, it seems like they're just letting him call it 292 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:33,880 himself, which is good. He wants to play. But is there a 293 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:40,519 point you might get worried pre playoffs? I just think it depends, you 294 00:21:40,519 --> 00:21:42,759 know, usually get worried. I see, it depends on how he's looking 295 00:21:42,799 --> 00:21:47,720 and moving. I mean, is the off shooting like due to this some 296 00:21:47,759 --> 00:21:51,799 of this you know, some some of this sustained workload that has increased. 297 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:56,559 If so, you know, it's so tough because you have to get through 298 00:21:56,599 --> 00:22:00,000 March. But like if that, if that seems to be the issue, 299 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:03,759 you you know, like if his if his accuracy is stuff is still still 300 00:22:03,839 --> 00:22:07,720 kind of tailing off, then I would say, yeah, maybe maybe rest 301 00:22:07,759 --> 00:22:11,000 a couple of games. We'll have to see what these back to backs look 302 00:22:11,079 --> 00:22:15,839 like in terms of how desperate the Clippers are going to be the stack up 303 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:21,119 wins and you know, with this team likely in the four or five matchup 304 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:23,119 in the first round, I mean like maybe maybe we maybe we move up 305 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:26,920 to three. I'm curious to see, like how hard they go after that 306 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:32,799 because it hasn't really been It's never really been the priority, I feel like 307 00:22:32,839 --> 00:22:36,519 in the two and three era, right, So I don't think that this 308 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:41,880 team, I don't think that this team is gonna suddenly you know, prioritize 309 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:48,759 even even wins if it's going to come at the expense of the longevity of 310 00:22:48,759 --> 00:22:52,440 of one of the most integral players. So it I mean, I know 311 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:55,039 this isn't a great answer, but yeah, it's it's mostly a wait and 312 00:22:55,079 --> 00:22:59,720 see. Should he I mean, I feel like it's well deserved some rest, 313 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:03,759 but yeah, you just have to balance you just have to balance those 314 00:23:03,799 --> 00:23:07,839 wins and if you can still get some process done, you know what I 315 00:23:07,839 --> 00:23:15,599 mean exactly like I I feel like outside of obviously wins and the seating is 316 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:21,519 important, but if we're not laying down sort of foundational stuff or expanding upon 317 00:23:21,599 --> 00:23:26,359 that kind of stuff in game, I mean, other than just getting the 318 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:29,960 dub, Like, is there really that much of a point to playing and 319 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:33,400 you know, to playing a starter? I don't, I know what you 320 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:34,640 mean, because the process is what I was you know, I mentioned that's 321 00:23:34,759 --> 00:23:37,880 really what I'm looking for. This tail end of the month is the process 322 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:42,119 and the back end of these ten games left. You have some easier games 323 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:45,559 in there. I guess you know the ball the Blazers are at the front 324 00:23:45,559 --> 00:23:49,200 of it. But like the Charlotte game, yeah there, and Bones stepping 325 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,079 up has a lot to do with this too, right, Like like what 326 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:55,359 you said, Adam, they're not sitting in because who else is the backup 327 00:23:55,400 --> 00:24:00,759 point guard other than Bones who just started playing meaningful basketball again. He's definitely 328 00:24:00,759 --> 00:24:04,720 not ready to start the game as a point guard for the Clippers. Man 329 00:24:04,759 --> 00:24:11,079 back at the point. I love that, Yeah, I don't. I 330 00:24:11,079 --> 00:24:14,519 don't think it would be that detrimental if you had Bones in the starting lineup, 331 00:24:14,599 --> 00:24:18,599 if he's next to Kawhi or Paul George, it's just if he's all 332 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:23,279 by himself and you're resting the big three, Yeah, it's gonna be interesting. 333 00:24:23,519 --> 00:24:26,400 I hope Bones's minutes maybe go up, But I think ties in a 334 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:30,920 weird place because I can't you know, before the Rust injury, I don't 335 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:36,079 think Bones was gonna be a playoff guy right, Like, it just wasn't 336 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:38,680 trending that way. We might have wanted it, but it just wasn't trending 337 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:41,079 that way. So now it ties kind of in this weird spot where it's 338 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:45,079 like, do you just keep giving Bones more minutes because he's playing well? 339 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:48,799 And does that maybe affect the playoff rotation if Russ comes back early. It's 340 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:52,079 like we're hearing that a lot, like are we if I we're getting kind 341 00:24:52,079 --> 00:24:56,559 of chatter all these little news pieces about Rust that it's like he might be 342 00:24:56,640 --> 00:25:00,079 back before the playoffs or something like that, But I he totally should. 343 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:04,400 Well, he offers a completely different dimension. Like I said before, if 344 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:10,240 he's hitting threes, I don't think you can keep him out because it's just 345 00:25:10,319 --> 00:25:15,920 a different type of offense out there, especially if teams in a playoff series. 346 00:25:15,039 --> 00:25:18,799 I didn't necessarily say that, but in a playoff series, they're gonna 347 00:25:18,799 --> 00:25:23,759 scheme even more against your weaknesses, and they're gonna playoff Russ even more. 348 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:27,279 In every possession that the ball is not in his hands, you're gonna be 349 00:25:27,279 --> 00:25:32,279 playing four and five on offense even more. Now, there's other stuff that 350 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:34,200 Russ brings. Of course, the rebounding. He's a better defender. But 351 00:25:34,319 --> 00:25:38,759 guys, bones Hiland's defense has been very solid. Now going back to last 352 00:25:38,839 --> 00:25:41,920 year when he came in with the Clippers, that whole h he's a sieve 353 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:45,720 defensively and he's such a liability there and he can't stay on the floor because 354 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:48,799 of his defense. I think we have to drop kick that out of here. 355 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:56,200 Because he's been more than holding his Yeah, like the Jack Black scene 356 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,920 an anchorman when he says that's how I roll, he drop case the dog. 357 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:06,960 Uh, he's been doing his part. And you look at what's happened 358 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:10,920 over the last week is we saw a game against the Rockets where Bones gets 359 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:12,559 to the basket, he's turned the corner and showing off his speed there, 360 00:26:12,759 --> 00:26:15,759 quickness. What was that? Something crazy like that? Like that was the 361 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,880 Nuts. Yeah, the Tigus Edney play at the end of the first quarter. 362 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:23,359 Then the next game against the Chicago Bulls, we see Bill Bones Hihland 363 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:26,839 go what three of three from distance? And then this last game he puts 364 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:30,000 it all together where he got to the basket and he hit a three pointer. 365 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:33,240 He was kind of cooking early in that fourth quarter. Did you hear 366 00:26:33,279 --> 00:26:38,319 Coach Luke get asked about why he took out Bones postgame. Now, obviously 367 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:42,440 he took him out because he brought back in James Hearted, which was the 368 00:26:42,559 --> 00:26:45,240 right move, of course, and coach lou was like, yeah, I 369 00:26:45,279 --> 00:26:48,640 brought in James. There was kind of a ridiculous question. But I think 370 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:52,039 a lot of people were just feeling the momentum swing and a part of that 371 00:26:52,279 --> 00:26:56,279 was Bones Highland bringing that energy. When he knocked down that big three pointer. 372 00:26:56,880 --> 00:27:00,400 I think it was over Bobby Portis. People were saying, like, 373 00:27:00,519 --> 00:27:06,240 oh, Bones Highland's running back the other way. He's getting into it with 374 00:27:06,279 --> 00:27:10,920 the crowd. There were some good feelings there between a player that's electric and 375 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:15,160 just brings, you know, a different element. It's good to see Bones 376 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:18,359 succeed. It's nice to see him. It's got to be a weird situation 377 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:21,119 because he, you know, traded because he wanted more playing time, got 378 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,440 it, didn't get it. Now back to getting it. Talk about it 379 00:27:23,599 --> 00:27:27,319 up and down, and yet he's not being a huge baby about it like 380 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:32,720 a veteran who is had the exact same kind of scenario. Should we get 381 00:27:32,759 --> 00:27:34,119 into that right now? I know I haven't at the end of the outline, 382 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:40,279 but I feel like we should talk about it. Yeah, let's address 383 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:44,880 the thirty nine year old baby on the team. Okay, do we have 384 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:48,880 anything else to say about the hard and stuff before we discuss PJ. Tucker's 385 00:27:49,000 --> 00:28:03,319 latest quotable quote? Nothing more had been good to give him some resss end 386 00:28:03,319 --> 00:28:08,359 the story. So for those who missed it, uh, PJ. Tucker 387 00:28:11,519 --> 00:28:14,799 is, I don't know what I don't know what he wants. Uh, 388 00:28:14,839 --> 00:28:19,720 he doesn't know what he wants. So postgame, Tylu said it might have 389 00:28:19,799 --> 00:28:23,200 been tough for PJ. Tucker to find a rhythm Sunday. If you watch 390 00:28:23,279 --> 00:28:27,000 the game, it was it's been tough for him to find a rhythm in 391 00:28:27,039 --> 00:28:32,599 most games because he sucked. He did take shots, which was good. 392 00:28:32,599 --> 00:28:34,640 He put up six shots, which we needed him to do, which is 393 00:28:34,759 --> 00:28:42,160 unbelievable. The rebounds were there, I said postgame rebound, give him four 394 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:45,920 offensive rebounds. We needed them. They were big, good defense on the 395 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:51,960 honest at times, and just taking taking the shots. Taking the shots. 396 00:28:52,039 --> 00:28:53,640 I'm happy if he's taking them, so hey, you know, maybe a 397 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:56,599 nice little chance for him to shine. He's been wanting more playing time. 398 00:28:56,640 --> 00:29:00,519 It's the second time he's been given a second chance. Uh. Anyway, 399 00:29:00,559 --> 00:29:04,799 you know, Ty said it might be tough. Tucker said, tough finding 400 00:29:04,839 --> 00:29:07,759 out the morning of that you were going to start and play minutes in the 401 00:29:07,759 --> 00:29:11,079 first time in five months in the NBA. I don't know. There's got 402 00:29:11,079 --> 00:29:15,920 to be a better word than tough. Okay, man, what are we 403 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:21,799 doing here? Like nature of the beast? Like, what are we supposed 404 00:29:21,799 --> 00:29:26,039 to do with this guy? It feels like it he doesn't want it, 405 00:29:26,119 --> 00:29:30,279 Like what does he want? What you just said? For the second time, 406 00:29:32,519 --> 00:29:34,960 and it's not even the second time it's been like this, Your mascarag's 407 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:40,640 running chuck, Yeah, Pan, explode on me with the you got that 408 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:44,799 Derek carrbrand? Uh? Yeah, I came with my my chemical romance. 409 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:48,559 Things got emo because we started talking about PJ. Tucker and the sadness that 410 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:52,960 it happened after the game. Well, he's kind of defeating himself there because 411 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:56,279 instead of talking about, you know, that was solid performance from PJ, 412 00:29:56,440 --> 00:30:00,400 he showed a few things. Now the narrative has shifted back to, oh 413 00:30:00,519 --> 00:30:06,559 he's unhappy. Is this going to be an issue long term? At some 414 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:08,519 point? Did they have to send him home again? Will be an extended 415 00:30:08,559 --> 00:30:15,960 stay? Insane? And like why wouldn't you just why Like TYLERU is commending 416 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:18,960 your performance with that quote, like, why wouldn't you just be like, 417 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:21,319 yeah, you know, it was a little difficult to step into the starting 418 00:30:21,359 --> 00:30:23,279 lineup, but you know, I wish I would have knocked more shots down, 419 00:30:23,319 --> 00:30:26,599 But you know, overall, feel like I gave it my own, 420 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:30,839 Like I don't I helped the team, Like in the best how heart is 421 00:30:30,839 --> 00:30:34,720 that? Yeah? You started, you gotta start. They gave you twenty 422 00:30:34,759 --> 00:30:40,839 five minutes, and I think for the most part he was effective and helped. 423 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:44,079 I think what what really helped him in that game was the fact that 424 00:30:44,119 --> 00:30:48,400 the Clippers were playing with such pace. It didn't and he was taking those 425 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:52,240 shots from the outside. But you know, if you're stagnan in the half 426 00:30:52,279 --> 00:30:57,119 court, that guy who's a non shooter. Uh is a boss stands out 427 00:30:57,160 --> 00:31:02,079 even more. And because as they were playing with a nice pace out there, 428 00:31:02,359 --> 00:31:03,960 I don't think he was as much of a liability, and he was 429 00:31:04,079 --> 00:31:07,160 he was taking them. After taking three shots in his last one hundred minutes, 430 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:10,359 he got up, how many shots you got to give? Six? 431 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:12,680 Reasn Yeah, that's what's crazy is I'm like, dude, like it. 432 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:15,240 And I said this on the post game too at him, like it's like, 433 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:18,599 great to see him taking the shots. You know out there it is 434 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:23,559 tears of a clown. Uh, it's good to see him taking the shots. 435 00:31:23,599 --> 00:31:26,680 Obviously, you know when we're shorthanded, but take it when we're not 436 00:31:26,799 --> 00:31:33,160 shorthanded. Like he got playing time when we had this version of the Full 437 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:36,359 Clippers and he wasn't taking shots. So it's like, dude, like, 438 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:41,000 yes, you've stayed in shape, wonderful, Like you did it. You 439 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:45,400 did the base level thing that you need to do. But like now you're 440 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:48,920 also just complaining to the press yet again. It's like is this the fourth 441 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:53,440 time or like the fourth weird quote that he's just like And I would understand 442 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:59,119 it more if someone like maligned his performance or something I to me, that 443 00:31:59,279 --> 00:32:02,240 just was not the context they were asking. They were asking for clarity on 444 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:07,960 tyler quote where Tyleru also he wasn't like he didn't blame anything on you. 445 00:32:07,039 --> 00:32:10,880 He didn't. He spoke well about his performance. I felt like, yeah, 446 00:32:12,359 --> 00:32:14,880 I mean that was the way I interpreted it, interpreted it. I 447 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:17,599 just don't understand, like, why you would react in this defensive way when 448 00:32:17,599 --> 00:32:22,519 it's like no one was even saying anything negative. We get it, man, 449 00:32:22,559 --> 00:32:28,519 It's it must be hard to be a starter after not playing. What's 450 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:35,079 different? He won such a great I wish what else can tyler do other 451 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:39,960 than that? If t J. Tucker's like like, oh, what's different 452 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:45,119 to me? Though? And the way this is developing now that could change 453 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:47,720 things is because he's already been disciplined, he already was sent home, and 454 00:32:47,759 --> 00:32:55,680 you're continuing to make a stink right unnecessarily based upon what Tyleru was saying about 455 00:32:55,680 --> 00:33:00,400 his game and nobody was really criticizing him. Chuck gave him his props for 456 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:07,839 the offensive rebounds, like he take his freaking game boy away. Yeah right, 457 00:33:07,839 --> 00:33:12,640 there is what that feels like. Well, yeah, it gets better, 458 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:19,359 I guess right, Like he's DJ Tucker J. T. I don't 459 00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:24,759 know what's gonna happen. I don't know, but you also have to keep 460 00:33:24,839 --> 00:33:30,240 him because his eleven and a half million dollar cap hit next year is very 461 00:33:30,279 --> 00:33:34,839 tradable. Right, but if you cut him, it still counts against the 462 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:37,319 cap or something. Well, they're gonna They're just gonna send him home permanently, 463 00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:40,039 like what happened to John Wall with the rockets. That's what will happen. 464 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:45,720 That's crazy. And he's I don't know, asking them to by continuing 465 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:50,160 to complain like this. I want PJ. Tucker to thrive. I saw 466 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:52,960 enough to be like, Okay, he has utility. Like I said, 467 00:33:53,079 --> 00:33:58,039 I think in certain situations in the playoffs, he's very playable. Did he 468 00:33:58,079 --> 00:34:02,559 hate you with that six second DPOY performance? If I had that clip to 469 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:08,039 come over, that would five right now, that would have been most to 470 00:34:08,119 --> 00:34:15,079 the uh and it's all right, last thing and then we'll go to the 471 00:34:15,079 --> 00:34:20,159 next segment, which has one fun thing. How is this making him look 472 00:34:20,239 --> 00:34:22,400 to the contenders he supposedly wants to go play for? Oh, that's a 473 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:27,039 great point. I mean, like, who, no one wants this guy? 474 00:34:27,159 --> 00:34:30,800 And you know maybe yeah, And I'm sure like maybe other teams aren't 475 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:35,920 that tuned in with Clippers media or whatever. But yeah, I agree with 476 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:37,519 you. That's a great point. It is. It's just not a good 477 00:34:37,519 --> 00:34:39,800 look, like, hey, do you want to come be our third string 478 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:45,119 four? And he's like, no, I want to be your backup for 479 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:52,559 We've all heard that, you know, athletes and their lifespan in the sport 480 00:34:52,679 --> 00:34:59,440 and how difficult it is to see your athletic mortality start to come to an 481 00:34:59,559 --> 00:35:01,599 end and dealing with all that. Now we're seeing it happen like in real 482 00:35:01,639 --> 00:35:07,119 time. Like there's a little bit it almost feels like somewhat denial here. 483 00:35:07,559 --> 00:35:10,840 It's sad you're the second oldest player in the league. You can definitely still 484 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:15,639 help this team, but it's going to be situational and that just has to 485 00:35:15,639 --> 00:35:20,119 be what it is right now. There's no off season coming right now for 486 00:35:20,199 --> 00:35:22,239 them to make a move where all of a sudden, now it's an expiring 487 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:29,840 contract and it's a little bit more appable or any he's functionally the oldest player 488 00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:32,719 in the league. Spent all that money on research and recovery, PJ just 489 00:35:32,719 --> 00:35:37,360 spent it on shoes. Yeah, Lebron doesn't count to me. Like, 490 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:39,119 I know he is the oldest player, but he's Lebron, so it's like, 491 00:35:39,679 --> 00:35:45,440 okay, yeah, like the oldest real player in the NBA. I 492 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:54,079 don't want him. Yeah yeah. I guess the reason that this concerns me 493 00:35:54,280 --> 00:35:59,800 is I think at some point they could very well need him, So I 494 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:04,000 don't don't want to see him not on the bench, not being staying ready 495 00:36:04,039 --> 00:36:07,280 for this team, not staying ready for this team. I think he still 496 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:14,440 can help, but the attitude issue right now is becoming more into the forefront 497 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:15,760 of what we think of when we're talking about PJ. Tucker instead of his 498 00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:20,199 play and when he was a player that I've liked for a really long time. 499 00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:23,440 Like, I'm not like psyched on this. It's just getting ridiculous. 500 00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:28,400 It continues to be ridiculous. I hope if he has a good game, 501 00:36:28,599 --> 00:36:31,960 he just gives what I told you so speech after the game because everyone doubted 502 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:36,599 me. Everyone on this team doubted me, everyone in the media doubted with 503 00:36:36,639 --> 00:36:38,679 it. Dude, Yeah, just be like no one thought I could do 504 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:45,679 it? Uh, four four and three like something? All right, coming 505 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:47,639 up, we're gonna talk a fun thing and then we're gonna send everyone on 506 00:36:47,719 --> 00:36:52,519 their merry way. We're talking the Clippers, the Ontario Clippers rebrane, which 507 00:36:52,559 --> 00:36:57,079 is pretty sick coming up after some maybe loud ads that's been the case for 508 00:36:57,119 --> 00:36:59,559 you, go ahead and turn it down. We got ads coming up and 509 00:36:59,599 --> 00:37:05,159 then Clippers stuff in three two one. Hey, hope those ads weren't even 510 00:37:05,159 --> 00:37:08,320 louder than me leaving the sound on during the High five film breakdown earlier. 511 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:12,199 For some reason, I couldn't hear it in my ears, but everybody else 512 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:15,760 could. My bad guys won't have it again, welcome back. In its 513 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:20,239 season two episode fifty nine of Clips in Dip, we got Chuck Mockler, 514 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:23,199 Will Updyke. Chuck came on with me yesterday for a little clips in double 515 00:37:23,239 --> 00:37:28,079 Dip. If you don't know what that means, well on Clippers Top, 516 00:37:28,119 --> 00:37:30,800 the official postgame show for Los Angeles Clippers. We take calls and we also 517 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:36,239 have guests, and these guys are staples when it comes to coming on with 518 00:37:36,280 --> 00:37:38,039 me postgame after a win or loss. I tried to get a hold of 519 00:37:38,079 --> 00:37:42,800 Will, but the Clippers lost that game to the Bucks. So I got 520 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:47,639 some voicemail and I apologize I missed it. I was I was getting ready 521 00:37:47,639 --> 00:37:52,320 for the Oscars. It's all good. I mean, well, what a 522 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:58,079 way to give out the best picture then the way al Pacino dude, that 523 00:37:58,239 --> 00:38:04,440 was so great, just perfect. Would roll credits? I would. They 524 00:38:04,599 --> 00:38:07,079 shouldn't have even been able to do a speech. They should have just rolled 525 00:38:07,079 --> 00:38:08,760 the credits right after. You want things to move faster at the Oscars. 526 00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:12,920 Don't even tell what the nominees are, just go straight to the award winner. 527 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:21,079 Uh So, the Clippers are back in San Diego. Not this Clippers 528 00:38:21,159 --> 00:38:25,960 team, but the G League team that's been playing in Ontario and sometimes they 529 00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:30,440 have early games at Crypto dot com arena, I believe. But kind of 530 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:35,159 cool. Saw the old logo that we haven't seen in a while, and 531 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:37,800 Norm Powell was there today for the unveiling of it, talked about it, 532 00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:42,280 said, yeah, he'll be there for games obviously, San Diego guy Kawhi 533 00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:45,079 Leonner will be there for games supporting the team as well. Just cool to 534 00:38:45,079 --> 00:38:50,960 see you guys invested in the G League formerly the D League team for the 535 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,199 Clippers, and they got some nice merch obviously. Yeah. I like, 536 00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:58,039 I mean the redo is sweet, Like I'd be hyped if I lived in 537 00:38:58,079 --> 00:39:02,920 San Diego. Does that work for the two way guys like commute three way 538 00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:07,599 contract freeway. Wait, what do you mean commute wise? Yeah, I 539 00:39:07,639 --> 00:39:13,599 go from San Diego to La Oh yeah, you think they put them on 540 00:39:13,599 --> 00:39:17,639 the flight. I don't know. I guess can you carpool with Kawhi? 541 00:39:17,800 --> 00:39:23,159 Or why is used a helicopter? I'm sure if they needed a guy that 542 00:39:23,280 --> 00:39:29,559 night, all of a sudden, they don't want people using helicopters. I'm 543 00:39:29,599 --> 00:39:34,079 pro helicopter. I wish they used two helicopters. Seems unsafe hang a hammock 544 00:39:34,119 --> 00:39:36,119 in between two of them. They could just chill on the way there. 545 00:39:36,239 --> 00:39:39,000 How long is a helicopter ride? I've seen the crash rate is way higher 546 00:39:39,039 --> 00:39:45,559 with helicopters than other forms of air travel. I can't think of too many 547 00:39:45,599 --> 00:39:49,159 other forms of air travel other than helicopter and plane. So yeah, you 548 00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:52,800 got me there. I think there's more helicopter than plane crashes. Yeah, 549 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:58,320 that's true. The San Diego Clips stuff too, I think makes it even 550 00:39:58,360 --> 00:40:01,360 cooler. The Clippers didn't rebrand. I myself was I was thinking maybe they 551 00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:06,719 would rebrand. They had some funny language in that press conference talking about the 552 00:40:06,760 --> 00:40:12,239 new logo and stuff where they used the phrase. People were vehemently opposed or 553 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:15,760 violently opposed in their surveys to the Clippers rebranding, which I think that some 554 00:40:15,800 --> 00:40:20,079 people might have been. I don't know if that was the whole but seeing 555 00:40:20,079 --> 00:40:22,199 this happen and how it all ties with the new like the Clippers name, 556 00:40:22,239 --> 00:40:27,039 it's really cool to see everything kind of beat the Clippers. Still. Who 557 00:40:27,079 --> 00:40:32,519 was opposed to the rebrand I don't know, huh, no zillion they meant 558 00:40:32,559 --> 00:40:36,400 they meant a name change, right, yeah, like a total like a 559 00:40:36,480 --> 00:40:39,679 oh gotcha? Yeah, like a complete like a tearedown. I didn't want 560 00:40:39,719 --> 00:40:43,000 to see that either, Like if that was going to happen, it could 561 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:46,199 have happened when Balmer initially came in maybe, but that's really just feels like, 562 00:40:46,519 --> 00:40:52,639 yeah, wouldn't it be cool to see this team name the Clippers reached 563 00:40:52,920 --> 00:40:55,079 the top of the mountain at some point. That's the turnaround you want to 564 00:40:55,119 --> 00:41:00,880 see, and you couldn't do it like in the like we're already like mid 565 00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:04,239 season to show what the team new team's gonna be next, Well, this 566 00:41:04,360 --> 00:41:07,920 deep into the like Kawhi and Paul George run, I mean they came to 567 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:10,280 the Clippers, they started as Clippers like, I feel like it'd be really 568 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:15,679 weird. I feel like it'd be really weird. Clippers fans like when you 569 00:41:15,800 --> 00:41:20,599 are a lovable loser for some time, as they were, they had the 570 00:41:20,639 --> 00:41:25,599 worst owner in sports. Nobody loved that. But the fans, you know, 571 00:41:25,840 --> 00:41:30,559 who were a glutton for punishment and went through those tough years, didn't 572 00:41:30,599 --> 00:41:35,840 want to be rewarded with the Clippers winning at all. So I think it 573 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:38,119 makes sense to keep the team name, the original team name, and I 574 00:41:38,239 --> 00:41:42,199 like it. And I'm glad they're showing off the ship now because so many 575 00:41:42,199 --> 00:41:45,320 people for so long we're asking what is it? It's cool, it's a 576 00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:51,039 Clipper ship. What would you rebrand the team? If you had to rebrand 577 00:41:51,079 --> 00:41:58,320 the team? Adam Well, and I was gonna go back to Will's old 578 00:41:58,519 --> 00:42:04,360 nick batoum joke when they played the Knicks, playing his team, he had 579 00:42:04,400 --> 00:42:07,840 to hit that shot. He's no longer all the Clippers. I don't want 580 00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:10,719 to go down that road because the name's perfect. I don't even want to 581 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:14,199 think about it. Will, do you have any ideas off top the semen 582 00:42:15,320 --> 00:42:17,079 great, Keep most of the logos, just change, just change the words. 583 00:42:17,239 --> 00:42:22,679 They're not Clippers anymore. There's smen man, and you can interpret that 584 00:42:22,760 --> 00:42:24,559 however you want. It could be a person who works on a ship where 585 00:42:24,599 --> 00:42:29,280 it's like a Merman kind of a situation, or your voice of the Clippers, 586 00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:31,960 Brian's semen. Yeah, there we go, which is Brian Semens face 587 00:42:32,039 --> 00:42:36,800 on jersey. Yeah, that would be great. That like Brian Stemens. 588 00:42:37,880 --> 00:42:45,239 Also like the Steve ol Back tattoo of himself. Oh that's a good time. 589 00:42:45,480 --> 00:42:51,480 All right? Anything else before we wrap up and get maybe way too, 590 00:42:51,559 --> 00:42:54,760 way too excited for this Clippers Wolves game. Na getting hungry. Let's 591 00:42:54,760 --> 00:43:05,480 go, let's get Will's hunger. We have to Clippers basketball. We're gonna 592 00:43:05,519 --> 00:43:09,039 have a double dip after tomorrow's game versus the Wolves. Hopefully it's a winds 593 00:43:09,039 --> 00:43:14,679 So Will can go on hey back to back preview for y'all on Wednesday night, 594 00:43:14,679 --> 00:43:17,079 because believe it'll out the Clippers still have a couple of those Will. 595 00:43:17,239 --> 00:43:21,239 If these people want to reviewers subscribe, where could they possibly do that? 596 00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:24,000 Why should they do that? So if you listen to this show on audio 597 00:43:24,039 --> 00:43:28,119 platforms, you can get that wherever you get your podcasts. If you want 598 00:43:28,159 --> 00:43:31,159 to leave a rating or review, you could do that over on Apple podcast 599 00:43:31,400 --> 00:43:37,039 or on Spotify. If you watch the show on YouTube, you can subscribe 600 00:43:37,079 --> 00:43:40,239 over there at YouTube dot com slash at Clippers podcast. You could essentially review 601 00:43:40,320 --> 00:43:45,079 every single episode. You could leave a comment on every single episode, good 602 00:43:45,199 --> 00:43:47,360 or bad. Have your voice heard, you know, be a part of 603 00:43:47,400 --> 00:43:53,199 the of the larger Clips and Dip cinematic universe. If you will, so 604 00:43:53,239 --> 00:43:58,199 thank you so much, Thank you so much for listening. We really appreciate 605 00:43:58,239 --> 00:44:00,159 it. A couple more films for you're off the four universe, Adam, 606 00:44:00,519 --> 00:44:07,719 Let's get some let's get some positivity before Will gets his his four will You 607 00:44:07,760 --> 00:44:09,760 guys are hungry. He's like six thirty. I had I banged out a 608 00:44:09,760 --> 00:44:15,000 big old thing, a robin with an egg. Uh. I thought you 609 00:44:15,039 --> 00:44:20,880 were working until five thirty. That's why we started at this time. Let's 610 00:44:20,920 --> 00:44:23,280 pull back the curtain, boys, we were supposed to start at five thirty. 611 00:44:23,320 --> 00:44:30,119 That was the original time. So I'm gonna say the Clippers picked up 612 00:44:30,159 --> 00:44:37,599 a new player over the weekend. His name is Zupac. He's back, 613 00:44:37,719 --> 00:44:43,559 baby, Aviza Zubot. Keep your head up. Aviza Zubots is back. 614 00:44:43,960 --> 00:44:47,519 Look at these last two games sixteen and nine, on seven of nine shooting 615 00:44:47,639 --> 00:44:52,360 eighteen and six on nine of eleven shooting. I think he only had six 616 00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:54,079 rebounds because they kept trying to bring him out to the perimeter with the pick 617 00:44:54,119 --> 00:45:00,199 and roll. Like we saw earlier. Avitza Zubots is an absolute freaking game 618 00:45:00,320 --> 00:45:05,079 changer for this Clippers team when he is right. He's still only twenty six, 619 00:45:05,360 --> 00:45:08,320 he's still approving, and he's good enough now to be the fourth most 620 00:45:08,320 --> 00:45:10,920 important player on this team. If they're gonna get to where they need to 621 00:45:10,920 --> 00:45:15,079 get to, to where everybody wants them to get to, Aviatazubus has to 622 00:45:15,079 --> 00:45:17,239 be a big part of it, and I don't know. Maybe the right 623 00:45:17,280 --> 00:45:22,960 calf injury and then getting sick afterwards gave him even more time to respond to 624 00:45:22,039 --> 00:45:28,880 the right calf or to recover from that. So I expect big zoo if 625 00:45:28,880 --> 00:45:34,480 they let him to do some caring over the last nineteen games of this season. 626 00:45:35,079 --> 00:45:37,880 He's young, he's fresh, and he gets easy buckets. Baby, 627 00:45:38,079 --> 00:45:43,199 that's what you need right now. Young fresh and gets easy buckets is an 628 00:45:43,199 --> 00:45:45,880 elite bio line for young Fresh, and easy buckets would just be a great 629 00:45:45,960 --> 00:45:51,599 nickname. Oh yeah, all right. Wonderful notes to go out on Adam. 630 00:45:51,639 --> 00:45:53,199 Thank you so much, well, thank you so much. Always a 631 00:45:53,199 --> 00:45:57,840 great time. We thank you everyone for listening, watching, We'll be back 632 00:45:57,880 --> 00:46:01,400 with a full video on Wednesday, and as always, let's go clips