WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.120 --> 00:00:06.559 Time for a postgame Look, it's your La Clippers. This is Clippers Locker 2 00:00:06.639 --> 00:00:10.000 Road, brought to you by Cedars Sinai, the official health partner of the 3 00:00:10.160 --> 00:00:15.000 La Clippers, and by Patschonga, official travel casino of the LA Clippers. 4 00:00:15.320 --> 00:00:19.559 Breaking down today's action with the pre and post game voice. If you're La 5 00:00:19.679 --> 00:00:25.800 Clippers, they're locking in every game every night, Adam Osland, Well, 6 00:00:25.839 --> 00:00:30.760 unfortunately everything's bigger in Texas and Dallas, including losses. As the Clippers fall 7 00:00:30.800 --> 00:00:35.759 one to one twenty six to Luka Doncic and the Mavericks, and they've dropped 8 00:00:35.799 --> 00:00:40.039 their last four ball games. Welcome into your postgame show. This is Clippers 9 00:00:40.159 --> 00:00:43.840 Locker Room. I'm at a Oslin still to come. Your final box score, 10 00:00:44.200 --> 00:00:47.880 it'll be fun to look at and phone calls coming up on m five 11 00:00:47.880 --> 00:00:51.200 to seventy LA Sports, we'll have Clippers Talk eight sixty six nine eight seven 12 00:00:51.280 --> 00:00:54.719 two five seventy. But first let's get back out to your radio voice of 13 00:00:54.759 --> 00:00:58.920 the Clippers in Carlo Jimenez. Carlo, you look at the final score, 14 00:00:58.960 --> 00:01:02.039 it's hard to believe this clip. First team was locked in early, had 15 00:01:02.079 --> 00:01:06.640 a twelve point lead, but that turnaround at the end of the first quarter 16 00:01:06.680 --> 00:01:10.000 where they didn't close out that quarter. It was a big momentum swing. 17 00:01:10.319 --> 00:01:12.959 Gotta think it it contributed to this big loss. Hey, Kyrie Irving had 18 00:01:12.959 --> 00:01:18.159 an eight zero run by himself and downa was about all she wrote. The 19 00:01:18.560 --> 00:01:22.680 Dallas Mavericks didn't look back from a six point stretch. They turned a ten 20 00:01:22.719 --> 00:01:26.400 point deficit into a from a six minute stretch. They turned a ten point 21 00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:29.640 deficit into a twenty point lead, and the Clippers could just never really get 22 00:01:29.680 --> 00:01:33.359 closer until late in that fourth quarter. And Adam, you look at this 23 00:01:33.480 --> 00:01:38.519 game and Luka Doncics does Luka Doncics things against this Clipper squad. But it's 24 00:01:38.599 --> 00:01:42.319 not all negative. They did a better job on the offensive glass. The 25 00:01:42.359 --> 00:01:47.840 Mavericks just had three offensive rebounds in that second half until garbage time when they 26 00:01:47.840 --> 00:01:52.239 got a couple more. And the Clippers only turned it over tonight fourteen times, 27 00:01:52.239 --> 00:01:55.640 which you'll take ty los as they try to sit around twelve or thirteen. 28 00:01:56.040 --> 00:02:00.640 Just fourteen turnovers. There's some things to take away. The offense got 29 00:02:00.680 --> 00:02:04.640 going one twenty six, that's a season high. You're trending in the right 30 00:02:04.640 --> 00:02:07.039 direction. But it's just Luka Doncic. At the end of the day, 31 00:02:07.080 --> 00:02:13.479 that's the difference in this one, forty four points. He missed four shots 32 00:02:13.520 --> 00:02:17.039 six of nine shooting from the outside as well. He's been a Clipper killer 33 00:02:17.159 --> 00:02:22.039 since he entered the league and came to the States. It is what it 34 00:02:22.120 --> 00:02:25.319 is. But this Clippers team really searching for answers right now. We talked 35 00:02:25.319 --> 00:02:30.280 about it in the first half. You know, Kawhi Leonard and James Harden, 36 00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:34.360 great two man game to start things off, but Paul George and Russell 37 00:02:34.360 --> 00:02:37.560 Westbrook, I believe combined to start zero for eight or something like that. 38 00:02:37.639 --> 00:02:39.919 How do you get all the guys pointed in the same direction and staying in 39 00:02:40.000 --> 00:02:44.800 rhythm together with this big four, It's been a struggle so far. PG 40 00:02:44.919 --> 00:02:50.280 finished three of twelve, just eight points. Obviously they'll regroup, but interested 41 00:02:50.280 --> 00:02:53.840 to hear what the messages postgame from coach lou Just how do you think this 42 00:02:53.879 --> 00:02:59.120 team's gonna respond? Carlo. They have to continue to play with the defensive 43 00:02:59.120 --> 00:03:02.360 intensity they play in the first corner, that one went away after the lead 44 00:03:02.840 --> 00:03:07.439 was taken by Irving, and that second unit gave up those quick a points. 45 00:03:07.560 --> 00:03:10.879 But Adam, there was a real intensity on the defensive end. In 46 00:03:10.879 --> 00:03:15.199 those first eight minutes, the Mavericks were struggling from the field, The Clippers 47 00:03:15.240 --> 00:03:19.280 were getting rebounded, was one done trips and it seemed to just all fizzle 48 00:03:19.639 --> 00:03:23.919 when they took that first punch ended up being a knockout with all George one 49 00:03:24.000 --> 00:03:28.280 for seven, sorry, Adam, a one more thing, twenty nine percent 50 00:03:28.319 --> 00:03:30.879 from the three point line. That three point shooting did not come back for 51 00:03:30.919 --> 00:03:34.080 the Clippers. Oh, it's a great point. They've been struggling from the 52 00:03:34.080 --> 00:03:38.080 outside. We've been waiting to see when they'll be due maybe a little home 53 00:03:38.120 --> 00:03:42.439 cooking. As they returned back to Crypto dot com arena, we'll hear what 54 00:03:42.520 --> 00:03:47.000 ails them tiptime against the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday is at twelve thirty. Well 55 00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:52.319 of your pregame show starting at eleven thirty, Carlo. Even in a ballgame 56 00:03:52.439 --> 00:03:55.479 like this, a blowout, the great shine through anyways you did in this 57 00:03:55.520 --> 00:03:59.840 one great call by you, my friends. We'll talk to you on s 58 00:04:00.560 --> 00:04:02.120 Thank you so much, Adam. As no Eagle says, the best thing 59 00:04:02.159 --> 00:04:06.199 about the NBA is you play another one in two days. See a Sunday 60 00:04:06.280 --> 00:04:11.280 in person. Clippers Grizzlies. Let's get a win. Huh. Let's go 61 00:04:11.439 --> 00:04:15.759 Clippers looking to bounce back. They've lost four straight. They lose one forty 62 00:04:15.759 --> 00:04:18.800 four to one twenty six in Dallas to the Mavericks. More postgame coming up 63 00:04:18.920 --> 00:04:23.560 right here on the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. Well, the n Season 64 00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:28.199 Tournament not kind to the Clippers in their first experience. They lose one four 65 00:04:28.240 --> 00:04:32.360 to one to twenty six in Dallas to the Mavericks and Luka Doncic, who 66 00:04:32.399 --> 00:04:36.920 finished right about his average at least against the Clippers. He had forty four. 67 00:04:39.439 --> 00:04:42.759 Clippers were down by as many as thirty two in that third quarter, 68 00:04:44.040 --> 00:04:47.720 with a final one forty four to one twenty six. Welcome back into your 69 00:04:47.720 --> 00:04:51.720 Clippers locker room postgame show. I'm at a Moslin Get to me at follow 70 00:04:51.759 --> 00:04:57.040 Adam a on Twitter on X Coming up, we will have Clippers talk on 71 00:04:57.079 --> 00:05:00.279 a M five to seventy LA Sports eight sixty six ninety seven two eight sixty 72 00:05:00.279 --> 00:05:05.639 six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. I guess I'll 73 00:05:05.759 --> 00:05:11.800 go over this final box score. Clippers ended up shooting a respectable forty nine 74 00:05:11.839 --> 00:05:17.680 percent from the field, but a couple of inconsequential quarters and inconsequential second half. 75 00:05:17.800 --> 00:05:21.120 I mentioned the Clippers being down by thirty plus in that third quarter. 76 00:05:21.439 --> 00:05:25.800 Yeah, they scored thirty eight in the third. Cool story bro, they 77 00:05:25.839 --> 00:05:30.079 also gave up thirty eight points. They scored thirty seven in the fourth, 78 00:05:30.639 --> 00:05:34.079 they gave up twenty nine. I commend the guys off the bench. Terrence 79 00:05:34.120 --> 00:05:36.399 Man got a lot of run at the end of this game. I think 80 00:05:36.399 --> 00:05:40.439 that was intentional to get him back into a rhythm, and you could see 81 00:05:40.439 --> 00:05:43.439 it out there. That was big. But guys like a mere Coffee, 82 00:05:43.519 --> 00:05:47.560 Kobe Brown Bones, Highland Mussa Diabate, they played hard. They had it 83 00:05:47.560 --> 00:05:53.480 to within fourteen with about five minutes left in a game where the Clippers were 84 00:05:53.480 --> 00:05:57.160 down thirty two. Tip of the cap to them for continuing to play the 85 00:05:57.240 --> 00:06:01.000 right way, bringing energy and fighting and battling out there, regardless of what 86 00:06:01.040 --> 00:06:04.319 you thought. The game was put away already in the refrigerator, whatever you 87 00:06:04.360 --> 00:06:10.639 want to say, those guys played the right way. Can't say that for 88 00:06:10.720 --> 00:06:14.319 a lot of the rest of the team right now, and look, growing 89 00:06:14.360 --> 00:06:17.759 pains, it's happening right before our eyes. Just the third game with James 90 00:06:17.759 --> 00:06:23.240 Harden. But I don't think anyone expected them to get off to this brutal 91 00:06:23.600 --> 00:06:28.399 of a start to this era of Clippers basketball. Harden finished playing twenty nine 92 00:06:28.399 --> 00:06:30.720 minutes fourteen points, had all of those in the first quarter. Again, 93 00:06:30.759 --> 00:06:35.319 he and Kawhi Leonard combined for twenty six points of the Clippers thirty three in 94 00:06:35.360 --> 00:06:40.079 the first. They led by twelve early, and they let go of it, 95 00:06:40.319 --> 00:06:42.839 and like Carlo Amena said, once they got punched in the mouth, 96 00:06:43.240 --> 00:06:46.120 let's see how my tyson line. They didn't have a plan. Kyrie Irvings 97 00:06:46.120 --> 00:06:50.560 started knocking down three pointers, had his own eight to zero run. Clippers 98 00:06:50.600 --> 00:06:55.399 only led by three heading into the second, and then they got blitzed, 99 00:06:55.639 --> 00:07:01.000 ambushed. They lost the second quarter forty seven to eighteen. It was just 100 00:07:01.120 --> 00:07:05.439 Luca. It was lively at times with hustle plays, but he and Kyrie 101 00:07:05.480 --> 00:07:09.240 Irving. Luka Dons and Kyrie Irving, who had gotten off to a slow 102 00:07:09.279 --> 00:07:15.079 start so far this season, those guys combined to shoot eleven of eighteen from 103 00:07:15.160 --> 00:07:19.600 three. The Mavericks, best three point shooting team in the league so far 104 00:07:19.639 --> 00:07:25.160 this season, went nineteen to forty two. As a team that's forty five 105 00:07:25.199 --> 00:07:29.800 percent from the outside Kyrie and Luca had eleven of their nineteen three pointers, 106 00:07:29.800 --> 00:07:32.680 and the Clippers continue to miss open looks, good looks. They're eight of 107 00:07:32.720 --> 00:07:36.279 twenty seven from three and just have no rhythm out there. As good as 108 00:07:36.319 --> 00:07:40.879 Kawhi Leonard and James Harden were in the first quarter, well Russe and Paul 109 00:07:40.920 --> 00:07:45.399 George, they couldn't get anything to go, didn't take many shots, timing, 110 00:07:45.480 --> 00:07:49.519 rhythm was off. How do you keep all four of your big four 111 00:07:49.920 --> 00:07:57.639 involved in rhythm? It's tough. It's solving one side of the Rubik's cube 112 00:07:57.680 --> 00:08:03.040 and then the other side is now showing missmash of colors and you just can't 113 00:08:03.040 --> 00:08:07.439 get everything aligned. That's what the Clippers are dealing with right now. They 114 00:08:07.480 --> 00:08:11.839 lose one forty four to one twenty six in Dallas to the Mavericks. Was 115 00:08:11.879 --> 00:08:16.639 this their final? Breakler Network side Zach No Zach Olcrdier, producer. We'll 116 00:08:16.639 --> 00:08:22.399 do a little one on one later. Clippers have dropped to three and five 117 00:08:22.439 --> 00:08:26.480 now in the season. More postgame next right here on the Los Angeles Clippers 118 00:08:26.519 --> 00:08:31.960 Audio Network. Clippers lose one forty four to one twenty six in Dallas to 119 00:08:33.039 --> 00:08:37.360 the Mavericks, and it really wasn't even that close. Welcome back into your 120 00:08:37.360 --> 00:08:41.720 post game show. I'm Adam Oslin. Coming up on AM five seventy LA 121 00:08:41.799 --> 00:08:45.679 Sports. We will have Clippers Talk. Expect it to be a lively one 122 00:08:46.320 --> 00:08:50.159 eight six six nine, eight seven two five seventy eight six six, nine 123 00:08:50.200 --> 00:08:54.519 eight seven two five seventy. Get to me on Twitter on x AT follow 124 00:08:54.559 --> 00:08:58.679 out of a Clippers next contest coming up back home on Sunday against US struggling 125 00:09:00.360 --> 00:09:03.840 Memphis Grizzlies team still without John Morant. Have to find a way to get 126 00:09:03.840 --> 00:09:09.120 a victory there. We're looking for answers. I got a few for coming 127 00:09:09.200 --> 00:09:13.759 up on Clippers Talk outside of Los Angeles. We will leave you until eleven 128 00:09:13.879 --> 00:09:16.919 thirty. We'll have your pregame show then on Sunday in LA. Don't go 129 00:09:16.919 --> 00:09:22.559 anywhere. It's Clippers Talk next. Hello Clippers fans, if you're gonna go 130 00:09:22.679 --> 00:09:26.559 for it, if that's what you want to do, you do. Welcome 131 00:09:26.600 --> 00:09:31.000 the Clippers Talk, your first chance to react to all the action of Clippers 132 00:09:31.039 --> 00:09:35.879 basketball. To hear every episode. Subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeartRadio or wherever 133 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:41.120 you podcast. Hen me right now, your host on your home for the 134 00:09:41.200 --> 00:09:48.519 Clippers. They were in attack mode. Adam Astley well once again, luc 135 00:09:48.559 --> 00:09:54.200 at the dawn, I want to pay my respects. Put out a hit 136 00:09:54.279 --> 00:09:58.720 on the Clippers, and the hits keep coming. They drop four straight. 137 00:10:00.320 --> 00:10:05.960 They're zero to three with James harden As they lose big in doubtless one forty 138 00:10:05.000 --> 00:10:11.279 four to one twenty six as Luka Nancez has forty four goes seventeen of twenty 139 00:10:11.320 --> 00:10:15.240 one from the field, six of nine from the outside. The Clippers were 140 00:10:15.240 --> 00:10:18.799 down by as many as thirty two. The starters were pulled basically by the 141 00:10:18.919 --> 00:10:24.480 end of the third quarter, and your Los Angeles Clippers are three and five. 142 00:10:24.519 --> 00:10:28.759 Welcome into Clippers Talk. I'm at a Moslin eight six six nine eight 143 00:10:28.840 --> 00:10:33.600 seven two five seventy eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy is the 144 00:10:33.639 --> 00:10:37.840 phone number coming up. We got postgame audio from coach Lou we'll hear from 145 00:10:37.879 --> 00:10:43.480 Will Updyke of Clips and DIP. But I want to address a few things 146 00:10:45.759 --> 00:10:50.480 off top something I talked about yesterday on C and D Clips and DIP. 147 00:10:52.159 --> 00:11:03.679 I had some concerning thoughts after Wednesday, and I couldn't sleep after that loss 148 00:11:03.720 --> 00:11:05.840 to the Brooklyn Nets. But the Clippers had eight turnovers in the fourth quarter, 149 00:11:07.840 --> 00:11:13.879 and guys just looked out a sink out of sorts, disjointed the offense, 150 00:11:13.240 --> 00:11:16.159 even though they scored one hundred and twenty six. Come on, what 151 00:11:16.159 --> 00:11:20.320 are we talking about? That second half was meaningless basketball, not for some 152 00:11:20.360 --> 00:11:24.279 of the guys out there trying to earn minutes. No no disrespect to them, 153 00:11:24.559 --> 00:11:28.799 but the game was already out of reach when it was your top five 154 00:11:28.879 --> 00:11:33.519 versus their top five, and the Clippers had an eighteen points second quarter, 155 00:11:33.799 --> 00:11:39.120 had two points midway through the second quarter and got out scored forty seven to 156 00:11:39.159 --> 00:11:43.759 eighteen, and were down twenty six at the half. Game was just about 157 00:11:43.799 --> 00:11:48.399 over. Then. You never know what the Clippers. They've had tremendous historic 158 00:11:48.440 --> 00:11:54.480 comebacks, but not to be against Luca Nacis tonight. But the one thing 159 00:11:54.519 --> 00:12:03.600 that kept me up late at night, the terrifying thought I had was just 160 00:12:03.759 --> 00:12:09.879 how do you keep all four guys in rhythm? And we saw it in 161 00:12:09.919 --> 00:12:16.720 the first quarter play out. Kawhi Leonard and James Harden were cooking, but 162 00:12:16.639 --> 00:12:24.919 Russell Westbrook and James Harden, or excuse me, Russell Westbrook and Paul George 163 00:12:24.919 --> 00:12:28.000 weren't getting chopped up. They combined to go z five in that first quarter, 164 00:12:30.039 --> 00:12:33.200 when Kawhi and James Harden combined for twenty six points and looked great, 165 00:12:33.399 --> 00:12:37.120 and the Clippers were up twelve, Well, what about the other guys that 166 00:12:37.120 --> 00:12:43.519 aren't touching the basketball? How do they stay in rhythm? Because you're gonna 167 00:12:43.519 --> 00:12:46.679 need them eventually? You could say, oh, Kawhi and James Harden, 168 00:12:46.679 --> 00:12:52.759 that's enough, they can just take over. The next three quarters too unlikely. 169 00:12:54.279 --> 00:12:56.840 There's gonna be lowells, and they had one. First half of the 170 00:12:56.840 --> 00:13:03.440 second quarter. Clippers looked like a mess out there. You gotta be honest, 171 00:13:03.639 --> 00:13:05.200 that's what they look like. And it really started the end of the 172 00:13:05.240 --> 00:13:13.320 first I'm still waiting because I thought I heard it media Day and I could 173 00:13:13.399 --> 00:13:18.080 be wrong about this, but I thought I heard that they were gonna stagger 174 00:13:18.159 --> 00:13:20.879 Kawhi and Paul George and always have one of them on the court at all 175 00:13:20.919 --> 00:13:26.320 times. And we're eight games in and it hasn't happened. And at the 176 00:13:26.399 --> 00:13:31.480 end of the first quarter, the lineup was Russ Bones, Norman Powell, 177 00:13:31.679 --> 00:13:37.519 Terrence Man, and PJ. Tucker. They got blitzed. Kyrie Irvings started 178 00:13:37.600 --> 00:13:41.399 knocking down three after three went on his own eight to zero run, and 179 00:13:41.480 --> 00:13:46.480 what was a twelve point lead was just three heading into the second and the 180 00:13:46.519 --> 00:13:54.039 second quarter was just a disaster. Paul George couldn't find a shot. I 181 00:13:54.039 --> 00:14:00.879 believe at the half he had still yeah, gone scoreless, zero five from 182 00:14:00.919 --> 00:14:05.960 the field. At the half. Russell was one of six. So while 183 00:14:07.000 --> 00:14:11.440 you had Kawhi and James Harden hot early, what about the two other guys? 184 00:14:13.679 --> 00:14:18.080 How do they stay in the flow of the game. One of my 185 00:14:18.159 --> 00:14:26.039 concerns is, I've never seen a big four like this in NBA history. 186 00:14:26.240 --> 00:14:30.519 And if somebody wants to throw out a team that had a big four like 187 00:14:30.600 --> 00:14:33.360 this, please eight six, six, nine, eight seven two five to 188 00:14:33.440 --> 00:14:35.360 seventy. But I've never seen a big four where all of them were so 189 00:14:35.480 --> 00:14:39.399 dependent to have the ball in their hands. Paul George can play off ball 190 00:14:39.399 --> 00:14:46.320 pretty darn well. But if you're talking about maximizing the talent here and getting 191 00:14:46.399 --> 00:14:52.480 the most out of these guys, is James Harden playing off ball the best 192 00:14:52.600 --> 00:14:58.120 version of James Harden. No, same with Paul George, same with Kawhi 193 00:14:58.200 --> 00:15:07.200 Leonard, with Russell Westbrook, he doesn't offer much off ball. This isn't 194 00:15:07.200 --> 00:15:09.799 something like with the Golden State Warriors, where you have four guys with their 195 00:15:09.840 --> 00:15:15.399 own particular set of skills. Steph can play off ball, run around, 196 00:15:15.600 --> 00:15:20.080 backcut, come off of screens, catch and shoot. He can also playmake 197 00:15:20.399 --> 00:15:26.840 assist to others. Kevin Durant was a catch and shoot guy at times on 198 00:15:26.919 --> 00:15:30.679 Golden State they had an embarrassment of riches, but he could also iso, 199 00:15:30.759 --> 00:15:35.279 go one on one, defend multiple positions, rebound, find other ways to 200 00:15:35.279 --> 00:15:39.960 contribute. Draymond Greed didn't want to shoot. He could bring the ball up 201 00:15:39.960 --> 00:15:46.120 the four at times, set great screens, get offensive rebounds, make hustle, 202 00:15:46.120 --> 00:15:48.799 plays guard one through five on the other ends. And Klay Thompson, 203 00:15:50.159 --> 00:15:56.200 probably the greatest catch and shoot player ever, doesn't want to dribble. I 204 00:15:56.240 --> 00:15:58.639 think when he had that sixty point game, he had eleven dribbles. So 205 00:15:58.840 --> 00:16:07.159 that big four had guys that could do other things, and you could still 206 00:16:07.639 --> 00:16:11.799 get guys playing at an elite level when the ball's not in their hands, 207 00:16:11.879 --> 00:16:15.360 they're still finding other ways. I don't know if that's the case for this 208 00:16:15.360 --> 00:16:19.320 Clipper's Big four and starting aller and three with James Harden, it seems to 209 00:16:19.360 --> 00:16:23.519 not be the case. So what do you do? How do you fix 210 00:16:23.600 --> 00:16:30.559 this? I think it starts with something I was preaching all summer and talking 211 00:16:30.639 --> 00:16:38.879 about before and after they brought in James Harden. I don't know if he 212 00:16:38.960 --> 00:16:45.600 and Russell Westbrook can both be in your starting backcourt. I don't know how 213 00:16:45.600 --> 00:16:51.240 do you get the best out of both of them starting there when they both 214 00:16:51.279 --> 00:16:55.120 need to be on ball to bring out the best in them. How do 215 00:16:55.159 --> 00:16:59.159 you deal with that tug of war? Seems like one of them should be 216 00:16:59.159 --> 00:17:03.279 coming off the bench, and then they can be the focal point of a 217 00:17:03.320 --> 00:17:06.799 second unit, and then you can get back to maximizing their talents there. 218 00:17:07.759 --> 00:17:12.920 I'd like to see more James Kawhi and Paul George on the floor together, 219 00:17:15.039 --> 00:17:19.079 just those three next to a combination of Terrence Man, Big Zoo, whoever 220 00:17:19.160 --> 00:17:27.960 else. I know. Russ has sacrificed a lot for this team, including 221 00:17:29.039 --> 00:17:33.680 only making four million this season. They got him on a very team friendly 222 00:17:33.759 --> 00:17:36.960 contract. He's been doing the little things, He's been doing what he has 223 00:17:37.000 --> 00:17:42.440 been asked. I just don't know how you feature him and the best version 224 00:17:42.480 --> 00:17:52.000 of him next to James Harden. Same goes the other way. How is 225 00:17:52.039 --> 00:17:55.640 the best version of James Harden playing off ball. You know what he said 226 00:17:55.680 --> 00:18:00.839 postgame after the loss on Wednesday, Because everybody's been focused in on his catch 227 00:18:00.839 --> 00:18:04.240 and shoot numbers on threes last season, shooting forty one percent on catching shoot 228 00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:07.799 threes. See, he can do it. He took one point eight per 229 00:18:07.880 --> 00:18:11.960 game. He can do it well. Apparently it's still weird to him. 230 00:18:14.720 --> 00:18:18.480 He literally said it's weird. He's not used to it. That's what you 231 00:18:18.519 --> 00:18:26.559 said postgame after the Nets loss. So maybe he can do it. That 232 00:18:26.640 --> 00:18:30.799 doesn't mean it's what he's great at, or what he's most comfortable with, 233 00:18:33.119 --> 00:18:37.160 or how you're going to be able to maximize who he's been and why he's 234 00:18:37.160 --> 00:18:40.359 been a Hall of famer, Why he's going to be a Hall of Famer. 235 00:18:41.720 --> 00:18:48.000 I don't know. Just seems like some of these rotations and lineups, 236 00:18:48.240 --> 00:18:52.440 something's got to be done. I love what coach Lou did in the second 237 00:18:52.480 --> 00:18:56.599 half. Started Terrence Mann. Vita Zubats has been bad to start off this 238 00:18:56.720 --> 00:19:00.480 season. It's been a carryover of that playoff series against the Phoenix Suns. 239 00:19:00.759 --> 00:19:04.839 And you know, I'm a big big Zoo guy. He's been great for 240 00:19:04.920 --> 00:19:12.079 this team. He's been a bargain. He is sacrificed, but I don't 241 00:19:12.079 --> 00:19:15.640 know. He's in a funk and he's going through a rough patch at a 242 00:19:15.759 --> 00:19:21.119 very tough time. Because they don't have Mason Plumley. They're right back where 243 00:19:21.160 --> 00:19:23.960 they were to start off last season without a true backup big. We know 244 00:19:25.000 --> 00:19:30.559 how that went. PJ Tucker, he got some run tonight. They've been 245 00:19:30.559 --> 00:19:36.359 trying him. I will play small him. Terrence man Kawhi, Paul George, 246 00:19:36.519 --> 00:19:40.279 James Harden out there with certain teams. I think it can work, 247 00:19:41.400 --> 00:19:45.519 but some of the three guard lineup stuff, and I know they're trying to 248 00:19:45.519 --> 00:19:48.359 get guys minutes and it's not easy. You got bones, you got Norman 249 00:19:48.400 --> 00:19:53.400 Powell. How do you get everyone involved? But that's my point. They're 250 00:19:53.480 --> 00:20:00.359 trying so hard to get everyone involved, to get everyone their minutes, and 251 00:20:00.359 --> 00:20:06.880 it's just not working right now. So all this talk about guys are open 252 00:20:06.920 --> 00:20:12.079 to sacrificing, it may have to start soon. I know it's just three 253 00:20:12.119 --> 00:20:18.759 games so far with James Harden, but they're three and five and teams like 254 00:20:18.839 --> 00:20:23.079 Dallas are starting to already pull away. In the West. Teams are setting 255 00:20:23.079 --> 00:20:29.359 themselves apart. Don't tell me there's seventy four more games left, because it's 256 00:20:29.400 --> 00:20:34.880 not true. And I'll tell you why they don't have seventy four more games 257 00:20:34.960 --> 00:20:40.920 left where Kawhi, Paul, George Russ, and James Harden are all going 258 00:20:40.960 --> 00:20:47.039 to be healthy. They may have forty more fifty more for Lucky. Just 259 00:20:47.079 --> 00:20:52.960 going off track record recent history, there's not as much time as you think. 260 00:20:55.880 --> 00:20:59.920 So yeah, I'm going with a sense of urgency tonight here on clip 261 00:21:00.279 --> 00:21:03.839 talk. I want to see them make some moves quickly here and coach Leu, 262 00:21:03.920 --> 00:21:08.759 to his credit, did in the second half. We'll see you what's 263 00:21:08.839 --> 00:21:11.920 yet to come. But if one of the big four have to come off 264 00:21:11.920 --> 00:21:18.480 the bench, all right, then they're sacrificing. If they're happy to do 265 00:21:18.599 --> 00:21:25.799 whatever it takes to win. I think that might be the move because right 266 00:21:25.839 --> 00:21:30.759 now it's not working. The rotations aren't working, the stuff they're tinkering with 267 00:21:30.880 --> 00:21:38.160 is not working. And while Dallas is very good, I still don't know 268 00:21:38.160 --> 00:21:41.319 how they lost that game to a Brooklyn Nets team missing half their guys. 269 00:21:44.000 --> 00:21:52.119 You would think talent alone would overcome a lack of chemistry, continuity. It 270 00:21:52.160 --> 00:21:57.799 has been strange to watch so far. It's just a week and this team 271 00:21:59.119 --> 00:22:02.720 was looking really good. But even in the loss of the Lakers, down 272 00:22:02.759 --> 00:22:06.240 many men themselves because it was right after the trade. I liked the way 273 00:22:06.279 --> 00:22:11.240 they were playing. They competed, but it sure looked like Carlo brought it 274 00:22:11.359 --> 00:22:15.680 up once they got punching them out tonight. That was it had two points 275 00:22:15.720 --> 00:22:23.960 midway through the second quarter. Just no flow, no harmony, no cohesive 276 00:22:25.039 --> 00:22:30.720 units out there, and something's got to be done. I don't know if 277 00:22:30.720 --> 00:22:33.119 you can take a ten game sample size or a fifteen game sample size right 278 00:22:33.160 --> 00:22:37.240 now and say, hey, give us more time. We'll figure it out. 279 00:22:38.960 --> 00:22:41.240 I amount of time in this segment coming up next, we'll get your 280 00:22:41.240 --> 00:22:45.559 phone calls eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine 281 00:22:45.559 --> 00:22:49.119 eight seven two five seventy. I mean, James Harden said it after last 282 00:22:49.160 --> 00:22:52.960 game, well, yeah, it's a process, but we want to win 283 00:22:52.759 --> 00:22:57.160 while going through this learning curve. They have the talent to do so. 284 00:23:00.079 --> 00:23:03.200 Didn't take the Brooklyn Nets long, but they didn't have four guys that they 285 00:23:03.240 --> 00:23:11.240 were trying to feed. They had three. And I think there's too much 286 00:23:11.319 --> 00:23:18.839 crossover right now with skill sets, especially in the starting lineup. We'll see 287 00:23:18.680 --> 00:23:22.440 that's where I'm coming from right now. More Clippers stock next here on five 288 00:23:22.480 --> 00:23:30.640 seventy LS sports, LA Clippers basketball is odd. The two one three era 289 00:23:30.799 --> 00:23:40.279 continues. You're listening to the LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio Network favorite 290 00:23:40.279 --> 00:23:44.720 song in the last year, I wish I knew what was going on with 291 00:23:44.720 --> 00:23:51.119 the Clippers. They traded defense and rebounding for more offense, and the offense 292 00:23:52.079 --> 00:23:55.519 hasn't been more yet. They haven't been able to lean into it yet to 293 00:23:55.640 --> 00:24:00.440 make up for being a worse defensive and worst rebounding team out there. They 294 00:24:00.519 --> 00:24:06.440 lose tonight one forty four to one twenty six in Dallas to the Mavericks. 295 00:24:06.920 --> 00:24:11.359 All right, let's start with you know what, Tejus in Walnut, you're 296 00:24:11.400 --> 00:24:15.960 on Clipper stock without a mawsm what's up, tagous hey, Adam? Uh, 297 00:24:17.319 --> 00:24:21.279 you know, I agree with everything you were just saying, uh to 298 00:24:21.400 --> 00:24:26.039 kind of what you were saying about the big four and the crossover and the 299 00:24:26.119 --> 00:24:30.319 talent. To further that point, I was thinking of another big four like 300 00:24:30.720 --> 00:24:34.920 the Celtics with Rondo, rey Aalen KG and Paul Pierce. Hey, guess 301 00:24:34.960 --> 00:24:41.000 what, Rondo did not care about scoring at all. Yeah, the Clippers 302 00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:47.039 don't have a guy like that. Yeah, And they all had their own 303 00:24:47.119 --> 00:24:51.160 kind of role. Ray Allen was a spot up shooter, KG didn't you 304 00:24:51.160 --> 00:24:53.359 know? He was a power forward and Paul Pierce was the main score. 305 00:24:53.440 --> 00:24:56.640 But you know, they all had their role in here. Like you said, 306 00:24:56.759 --> 00:25:04.160 a lot of the talents crossing over and redundant. Yeah, the redundancy 307 00:25:04.240 --> 00:25:08.440 department has reared his ugly head with the Clippers right now. And it's not 308 00:25:08.519 --> 00:25:14.880 just with the starters. You look at Bones with norm similar similar skill sets. 309 00:25:15.680 --> 00:25:18.920 All right, who's going to stand out? Who's going to be the 310 00:25:18.960 --> 00:25:22.559 gritty, tough guy. I know Terrence Man does some of it, but 311 00:25:22.599 --> 00:25:27.359 it can't just be him doing the dirty work, especially without Big Plumb right 312 00:25:27.400 --> 00:25:33.039 now. No, I agree. You know what's funny, it's a little 313 00:25:33.039 --> 00:25:37.200 food for thought. When Kyrie came last year and he was traded to the 314 00:25:37.240 --> 00:25:40.759 Dallas, they struggled like crazy and they didn't even make the playoffs. And 315 00:25:40.880 --> 00:25:45.920 now they look like a different team. So we don't have that luxury. 316 00:25:47.599 --> 00:25:49.039 But when I looked at the first quarter at him, it was kind of 317 00:25:49.079 --> 00:25:55.480 weird because I know Harden and Kawhi were in rhythm, but I also thought 318 00:25:55.480 --> 00:25:57.519 Paul George was in rhythm. It's just he didn't hit those open shots, 319 00:25:57.839 --> 00:26:02.440 but he was getting the wide to open and if he knocked some of those 320 00:26:02.480 --> 00:26:06.799 shots, maybe we're saying he was also in rhythm. But he just missed 321 00:26:06.839 --> 00:26:11.519 a lot of open shots in that first quarter, and then it just kind 322 00:26:11.519 --> 00:26:15.960 of manifested into a lot of new shots later on. But I don't know 323 00:26:15.960 --> 00:26:18.920 if you saw that as well. The only person that was kind of out 324 00:26:18.960 --> 00:26:22.160 of the mix was Russ in that first quarter for the first four or five 325 00:26:22.160 --> 00:26:26.319 minutes, and then he got subbed out. The problem is when guys know 326 00:26:26.359 --> 00:26:30.880 they're only getting a handful of shots compared to what they used to get, 327 00:26:32.400 --> 00:26:34.880 or they're down five shots a game compared to what they used to get, 328 00:26:34.920 --> 00:26:38.039 it can make you press, oh, I gotta hit this one. If 329 00:26:38.079 --> 00:26:41.720 I'm gonna get close to my average, I better be great tonight. I'd 330 00:26:41.720 --> 00:26:45.880 better be really efficient because I'm not getting eighteen shots. I'm getting thirteen. 331 00:26:45.640 --> 00:26:52.440 Paul George finished three or twelve. And you know, it's just guys playing 332 00:26:52.480 --> 00:26:57.960 new roles and they aren't the roles that brought them to this point that made 333 00:26:59.000 --> 00:27:03.599 them Hall of famers. Okay, so you're asking them to do things that 334 00:27:03.640 --> 00:27:06.039 are out of the ordinary. No, I know, we're some Pattiko. 335 00:27:06.119 --> 00:27:07.880 We're on the same page here. I like what you brought up with Kyrie 336 00:27:07.880 --> 00:27:11.039 Irving, by the way, and now things are working out. I do 337 00:27:11.079 --> 00:27:15.480 want to make this point. It's not just that they brought in James Harden. 338 00:27:15.079 --> 00:27:18.960 They brought in James Harden who didn't have a training camp, who didn't 339 00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:22.640 have a preseason, who didn't have a regular season. He didn't have any 340 00:27:22.680 --> 00:27:26.039 of that, he didn't have any of that ramp up process. He's just 341 00:27:26.200 --> 00:27:30.079 literally playing his third game since last May. That makes things even tougher, 342 00:27:30.279 --> 00:27:33.240 It makes it even more of a unique situation. And while he was really 343 00:27:33.240 --> 00:27:37.680 good in that first quarter, still had a couple of really bad turnovers and 344 00:27:37.720 --> 00:27:41.839 the pieces just aren't fitting right now. Appreciate the phone calls, Agis and 345 00:27:42.440 --> 00:27:47.240 the knowledge. Let's go to Javier and the Hobber Heights hobby Air. What's 346 00:27:47.319 --> 00:27:49.640 up? It was so bad? I'm thank you were taking my car again. 347 00:27:51.039 --> 00:27:53.079 You guys were talking about it's only three games. But you know what, 348 00:27:53.319 --> 00:27:57.839 there's no excuse for this. They're not losing to Phoenix, They're not 349 00:27:57.880 --> 00:28:03.759 losing to Denver. They're not loosening to Boston. So this excuse like alls 350 00:28:03.759 --> 00:28:07.359 on the game now that SBS they lost, They were losing by thirty in 351 00:28:07.400 --> 00:28:12.680 the second quarter at them. I know it. I was listening on the 352 00:28:12.759 --> 00:28:18.400 radio, I was watching the ball game. I understand they had an eighteen 353 00:28:18.480 --> 00:28:22.000 point second quarter, but it wasn't even that they had two points through the 354 00:28:22.000 --> 00:28:26.160 first half of that second quarter. They got beat. They got outscored by 355 00:28:26.200 --> 00:28:30.480 twenty one points in a quarter. Wait more than that, Uh nuts, 356 00:28:30.680 --> 00:28:34.759 it was more. It was more than a half. It's a type of 357 00:28:34.880 --> 00:28:41.359 number that's almost hard to do, forty seven to eighteen to be outscored like 358 00:28:41.400 --> 00:28:45.680 that in a quarter, like the amount of things that have to go wrong 359 00:28:47.839 --> 00:28:51.599 like it would be it's I mean, to lose a quarter by twenty nine 360 00:28:51.640 --> 00:28:59.039 points is just it's remarkably extraordinarily bad. Yeah, and you were just talking 361 00:28:59.079 --> 00:29:04.880 about earlier about the Golden State. Yeah, the Golden State team. But 362 00:29:06.000 --> 00:29:08.640 you know what, you know the difference from that team and the Clippers. 363 00:29:08.680 --> 00:29:15.920 They have a really good coaching staff. Honestly, after tyleru who who's assistant 364 00:29:17.000 --> 00:29:21.200 Kassel who's the other? I mean, they need a better coaching staff. 365 00:29:21.680 --> 00:29:26.480 Adam. I mean it just happened game after game, just like last year. 366 00:29:26.720 --> 00:29:30.519 There's no he doesn't adjust this Titan help. It sure does in the 367 00:29:30.559 --> 00:29:34.640 playoffs in a playoff series, like he maximized their talent against Phoenix, the 368 00:29:34.640 --> 00:29:38.720 guys they had available, and he was great in twenty twenty one. I 369 00:29:38.759 --> 00:29:42.319 appreciate the phone call. I got too many to get you here, Javier. 370 00:29:45.200 --> 00:29:48.799 He has a proclivity to go small ever since we thought, oh wing 371 00:29:48.960 --> 00:29:53.079 stop. He wants a bunch of interchangeable sixty eight guys, because that's what 372 00:29:53.119 --> 00:29:57.279 we saw in the twenty twenty one playoff run. Apparently that's not what he 373 00:29:57.359 --> 00:30:04.160 wants as an affinity for guards. He has said as much. I don't 374 00:30:04.200 --> 00:30:07.200 know. They're getting cooked on the defensive end. They're getting cooked on the 375 00:30:07.200 --> 00:30:11.559 boards when they're playing small. That's just what I see out there. And 376 00:30:11.640 --> 00:30:18.119 maybe one of these guys, these young guys with Musa and Kobe Brown getting 377 00:30:18.160 --> 00:30:22.359 minutes and being successful out there, maybe they get a bigger opportunity moving forward. 378 00:30:22.599 --> 00:30:27.359 Because I was hoping a mere coffee after the trade, oh forward, 379 00:30:27.440 --> 00:30:33.319 consolidation, Marcus Roco, But Toomer gone, you have to do something well, 380 00:30:33.319 --> 00:30:36.400 A mere Coffee is a wing. Maybe he'll play more now. He's 381 00:30:36.440 --> 00:30:41.480 given the Clippers great games in the past, an entire month where he was 382 00:30:41.519 --> 00:30:45.359 the best player in January of twenty twenty two, a game winner against Philly 383 00:30:45.359 --> 00:30:49.319 in a big comeback. I don't know how he's just disappeared completely out of 384 00:30:49.319 --> 00:30:53.880 the rotation. I get he didn't shoot well and the amount of minutes he 385 00:30:53.920 --> 00:31:00.200 got last year weren't a lot. It was up and down. But I 386 00:31:00.279 --> 00:31:03.720 believe in that guy. He brings things other than just scoring, and I 387 00:31:03.720 --> 00:31:08.400 think they need some of that. Right now. Let's go to Sean in 388 00:31:08.599 --> 00:31:14.240 Inglewood. Sean, what's up here on clipperstoffer that I'm awestin all right, 389 00:31:14.319 --> 00:31:18.759 my man Adam, basically to mirror some of the things that you said, 390 00:31:18.759 --> 00:31:22.960 but also to get my take on it. I have to say, first 391 00:31:22.039 --> 00:31:26.480 off, as you know, I really didn't want to trade. However, 392 00:31:26.880 --> 00:31:33.240 this we have him at this time, especially for the next five or ten 393 00:31:33.359 --> 00:31:37.119 games. Russ needs to start and James needs to come off the bench. 394 00:31:37.559 --> 00:31:44.240 They have to get Russ and George active. George looks like he was about 395 00:31:44.240 --> 00:31:48.119 to have the season of his life. I know it. He started out 396 00:31:48.240 --> 00:31:52.440 so intense so intense, and now he's looking like I don't know what to 397 00:31:52.519 --> 00:31:57.759 do with myself. So we have to migrade James and to this production and 398 00:31:57.799 --> 00:32:02.880 to this offense, not just have him come and didn't hope everybody assimilates with 399 00:32:04.000 --> 00:32:07.480 him. And that's one of the bigger problems. As you touched on, 400 00:32:07.720 --> 00:32:10.480 and as I've been touching on, and now you're finally starting to believe me, 401 00:32:12.039 --> 00:32:16.400 six six five does not work in the in the front court with one 402 00:32:16.440 --> 00:32:21.519 big man. You have to have more big Now sixty seven could work, 403 00:32:21.559 --> 00:32:24.079 Sean, what's happening now is we're getting guys that are six to three all 404 00:32:24.079 --> 00:32:29.200 over the place. That's the difference. Yeah, when you're playing Bones Highland, 405 00:32:29.319 --> 00:32:32.240 Terrence Man and Norman Powell out there, that's the difference. It was 406 00:32:32.319 --> 00:32:37.519 working back when they actually had guys that were six seven or six eight. 407 00:32:37.680 --> 00:32:42.640 Roco rebounded, but Toom rebounded. The problem is they went from wink Stop 408 00:32:42.720 --> 00:32:47.400 to Olive Garden as well. William Updyke would say, now, unless your 409 00:32:47.480 --> 00:32:52.880 name is Montres Harrow or Draymond Green, you have no business sixty seven or 410 00:32:52.920 --> 00:32:59.720 six six playing power forward in the NBA because you will get worn down and 411 00:32:59.720 --> 00:33:04.039 it show in the rebound especially in the second half. How about Aaron Gordon 412 00:33:04.599 --> 00:33:07.880 on a championship winning team last year, did he have a business being out 413 00:33:07.880 --> 00:33:12.759 there for the Denver Nuggets. So that's what I thought, all right, 414 00:33:12.920 --> 00:33:16.720 uh hay six six nine eight seven two five seventy. Look, you can 415 00:33:16.839 --> 00:33:21.920 have your own opinions, but the fact is the league is going small. 416 00:33:21.920 --> 00:33:24.440 It's not just the Clippers out there and the team that won the championship does 417 00:33:24.440 --> 00:33:32.599 it. Multiple teams that have won championships recently have done it. We're talking 418 00:33:32.599 --> 00:33:38.400 about just not going and playing three or four guards out there. You can 419 00:33:38.440 --> 00:33:45.039 play wings, you can get by that way. Collectively rebounding. Kawhi Leonard 420 00:33:45.079 --> 00:33:50.279 is a great rebounder. Paul George was awesome in that playoff run rebounding when 421 00:33:50.279 --> 00:33:55.240 they need him to play big, but too many smalls. It doesn't make 422 00:33:55.279 --> 00:34:00.519 sense to me. I don't get it. I thought coach lou Love winks 423 00:34:00.200 --> 00:34:06.079 guess not. Didn't realize itun till now, well on the last season. 424 00:34:06.119 --> 00:34:09.599 Really all right, quick time out here eight sixty six nine eight seven two 425 00:34:09.719 --> 00:34:15.039 five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number? 426 00:34:15.559 --> 00:34:17.920 Well, here from coach lou coming up. Clippers dropped four straight, 427 00:34:19.079 --> 00:34:24.960 three straight now with James Harden, and I'm not putting it on James. 428 00:34:25.480 --> 00:34:30.880 I'm not. There was gonna be an adjustment period. But the offense, 429 00:34:31.239 --> 00:34:35.519 as chef Mockler said recently, looks broken, even though they got off to 430 00:34:35.559 --> 00:34:39.800 a good start, but then the second quarter came. There are so many 431 00:34:39.880 --> 00:34:46.880 moving parts in undefined roles. It's just a moving target right now. For 432 00:34:46.920 --> 00:34:52.000 the Clippers to settle in on any rotations. It's whack a mole, saw 433 00:34:52.079 --> 00:34:57.840 one thing another, leaks springs up in the in the boat. I'm not 434 00:34:57.840 --> 00:35:00.239 saying it's sinking. There's seventy four games left. There's time to figure it 435 00:35:00.280 --> 00:35:05.920 out. But I think it's okay to still have urgency early in the season. 436 00:35:07.400 --> 00:35:12.280 Most championship teams all get off to hot starts. I told you that 437 00:35:12.280 --> 00:35:15.519 before the year started. I'm at a Maslin and this is Clippers stock. 438 00:35:15.519 --> 00:35:21.760 You're on a five seven LA Sports. La Clippers basketball is odd. The 439 00:35:21.800 --> 00:35:25.400 two one three era continues. You're listening to the LA Clippers on the LA 440 00:35:25.480 --> 00:35:30.320 Clippers Audio Network. Spirited night here on Clippers Talk. I'm here for it. 441 00:35:30.400 --> 00:35:38.079 I like it. Because people care, because they're passionate about this team, 442 00:35:38.119 --> 00:35:42.440 because what they think was promised to them has yet to come to fruition 443 00:35:45.199 --> 00:35:47.239 that night of the earthquake in twenty nineteen, when they brought in Kawhi, 444 00:35:47.280 --> 00:35:54.599 when they brought in Paul George. They've had an extraordinarily bad luck, but 445 00:35:54.639 --> 00:35:59.880 they haven't won it all, and they're still striving to win it all. 446 00:36:00.119 --> 00:36:05.880 That is the point of bringing in James Harden eight six six nine eight seven 447 00:36:05.960 --> 00:36:09.880 two five seventy eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy. Clippers lose 448 00:36:09.960 --> 00:36:15.360 big in Big D final score one forty four to one twenty six to Luka 449 00:36:15.440 --> 00:36:21.159 Doncics and the Mavericks. I'll say this, if there's ever a silver lining, 450 00:36:21.880 --> 00:36:24.639 it's that Kawhi Leonard still is moving great, looks great. Had twenty 451 00:36:24.679 --> 00:36:30.639 six points in twenty nine minutes, eight of fifteen. Shooting started hot like 452 00:36:30.679 --> 00:36:35.159 it was playoff. Kawhi, the game got away from him when he was 453 00:36:35.199 --> 00:36:40.280 taken out, and then that second quarter happened, which needs to stop these 454 00:36:40.559 --> 00:36:47.320 giant lulls where I can't understand for the life of me, why one of 455 00:36:47.400 --> 00:36:52.559 Kawhi or Paul George aren't out there on the court at all times, or 456 00:36:52.559 --> 00:37:00.920 at least two of their big four with Russ and James Harden two. How 457 00:37:00.920 --> 00:37:04.880 do they not have two of those guys out there. I know they're trying 458 00:37:04.880 --> 00:37:08.559 to figure things out. I know it's different now with James. You have 459 00:37:08.639 --> 00:37:15.320 to see some lineups. It could be one step back before two or three 460 00:37:15.360 --> 00:37:20.800 steps forward. That has to be the hope right now, Jose, I'm 461 00:37:20.880 --> 00:37:24.400 Southgate, what's up here on Clipperstoper that I'm Aasen what's up at them? 462 00:37:25.239 --> 00:37:29.400 All right? So, yes, no, we'll want to be on a 463 00:37:29.440 --> 00:37:32.719 winning street, now a losing street. It's all about the LARRYO b And 464 00:37:32.800 --> 00:37:37.360 I did find the strange that Harden started with a team in at a starter, 465 00:37:37.000 --> 00:37:39.480 but you know what, I'm looking at it. And if you're tight, 466 00:37:39.599 --> 00:37:44.119 Lou, everybody should be on the same page now, all right, 467 00:37:44.440 --> 00:37:46.599 sacrifice it should be way easier to make now, all right. So, 468 00:37:46.880 --> 00:37:50.599 and they're only eight games in. I know you say, well, forty 469 00:37:50.639 --> 00:37:52.000 games left. At the end of the day. I know Westbrook and Harden 470 00:37:52.039 --> 00:37:54.199 are going to be there, so we better get used to it now. 471 00:37:54.400 --> 00:37:59.880 We don't know how many games they have with the four intact fully healthy. 472 00:38:00.239 --> 00:38:02.920 No, yes, yeah, but we at least have we at least have 473 00:38:04.000 --> 00:38:06.840 these games coming up. We at least have, like you said, Adam, 474 00:38:06.880 --> 00:38:09.159 thirty games, right, and Tyleru wants to least ten to fifteen games. 475 00:38:09.360 --> 00:38:13.239 All right, so we're gonna get I'm looking I wanted the freeze. 476 00:38:13.280 --> 00:38:15.760 Looks at the schedule right now, I'm all right, we're about to some 477 00:38:15.800 --> 00:38:19.000 good wins. We're about to some good wins because we lost the ones that 478 00:38:19.039 --> 00:38:21.880 we should have win. But back to my point, Adam, I like 479 00:38:21.880 --> 00:38:22.400 where we're at. I know, I like I said, I want to 480 00:38:22.400 --> 00:38:23.920 be on the winning stream. But at the end of the day, we're 481 00:38:23.920 --> 00:38:28.079 at a point where everyone should be humble. Now and I'm not gonna call 482 00:38:28.119 --> 00:38:31.360 it a garbage time, but Tyleru, with the sacrifices that are gonna have 483 00:38:31.400 --> 00:38:34.760 to be made, the other players are gonna be called up. And the 484 00:38:34.760 --> 00:38:37.559 other players are the players that just made the head coach put their starters back 485 00:38:37.599 --> 00:38:40.320 game with how much left. So it's like it's there, Adam, it's 486 00:38:40.360 --> 00:38:46.039 there. It's gonna be there for Tyleru. Let's go play parts. No, 487 00:38:46.119 --> 00:38:52.000 you're right, the backups balled out in that fourth quarter. They made 488 00:38:52.079 --> 00:38:58.760 Dallas and Jason Kidd have to think about it and reinsert Luka Doncic. That's 489 00:38:58.800 --> 00:39:04.519 amazing to me. That's impressive and they deserve all the love for doing that. 490 00:39:04.760 --> 00:39:07.880 Bringing the game down to fourteen with about five minutes left. They played 491 00:39:07.920 --> 00:39:13.119 hard. They didn't worry about how many points they were down, just took 492 00:39:13.119 --> 00:39:20.679 it possession by possession and look like these guys that haven't been on the court 493 00:39:20.760 --> 00:39:25.880 much, that haven't played much, they came together quickly. They looked like 494 00:39:25.960 --> 00:39:31.280 they had continuity out there. The backups. I'm talking about Moosa Bones, 495 00:39:31.760 --> 00:39:37.480 Terrence Man who just came back last game, a Mere Coffee, and Kobe 496 00:39:37.519 --> 00:39:45.039 Brown. Those guys played together. I want to see the stars do it. 497 00:39:45.679 --> 00:39:53.239 I want to see guys not worry about scoring at all. I think 498 00:39:53.280 --> 00:39:58.920 it's gonna happen. We knew it would take time. We didn't know it 499 00:39:58.920 --> 00:40:04.599 would be like this though, Harold in North Hollywood, you're on Clippers stack 500 00:40:04.639 --> 00:40:13.239 with that of Mawson. Harold, I may have fall asleep. I'd like 501 00:40:13.280 --> 00:40:17.800 to go to coach lou right now. Might produce for producer left me After 502 00:40:17.840 --> 00:40:25.239 the Clippers fall one twenty six in Dallas to the Mavericks. I just keep 503 00:40:25.280 --> 00:40:30.639 going back to, how do you keep all those guys happy, involved and 504 00:40:30.679 --> 00:40:36.320 in rhythm at the same time when they all do their best work with the 505 00:40:36.320 --> 00:40:43.280 ball in their hands. This isn't Chris Bosh on the Miami Heat sacrificing next 506 00:40:43.280 --> 00:40:47.119 to Dwayne Wade and Lebron James because hey, he could just rebound play defense 507 00:40:49.880 --> 00:40:55.599 offers a ton while not scoring. I'm not saying Kawhi and Paul George aren't 508 00:40:55.599 --> 00:41:01.280 great defenders. They are, but they're all so your superstars, your best 509 00:41:01.280 --> 00:41:07.239 two scores. It doesn't make sense for them to have to sacrifice as much. 510 00:41:07.320 --> 00:41:13.239 I'm looking at Russ, I'm looking at Harden. I know Harden just 511 00:41:13.239 --> 00:41:22.679 got here, but something's gonna have to change. And I Viza Zubats, 512 00:41:22.960 --> 00:41:27.480 by the way, who I called out last show, wasn't much better tonight. 513 00:41:28.280 --> 00:41:30.960 I don't know what is happening with Big su. I could not be 514 00:41:31.079 --> 00:41:35.360 more disappointed. And maybe he's hurt, maybe he's banged up, we don't 515 00:41:35.360 --> 00:41:39.000 know. He's a tough guy in Iron Man. He always wants to play. 516 00:41:40.639 --> 00:41:45.679 Just doesn't look right. Norman Powell awful ball game. He was a 517 00:41:45.719 --> 00:41:55.960 minus thirty five and eleven minutes and a couple turnovers forcing it. I he 518 00:41:57.079 --> 00:42:00.800 and bones Hyland to me, I don't know, are you gonna divvy up 519 00:42:00.800 --> 00:42:05.400 those minutes? They're both similar players. Just see who's hot that night. 520 00:42:07.079 --> 00:42:10.320 Last season, we went through a ton of not enough to find roles. 521 00:42:13.039 --> 00:42:15.400 You got all these guards, Luke Canar, John Wall, Reggie Jackson. 522 00:42:17.559 --> 00:42:22.199 Where are their differences? How can you use those guys and their individual special 523 00:42:22.239 --> 00:42:27.920 talents to help this team? No one when to use them, no one 524 00:42:28.000 --> 00:42:30.119 want to plug them in. So they just kind of threw them all out 525 00:42:30.119 --> 00:42:36.920 there. It was a mess. They were awful defensively. Norm was in 526 00:42:36.960 --> 00:42:42.039 there too, And now they're scrambling and trying to figure it out on the 527 00:42:42.039 --> 00:42:46.480 fly again. When coming into this season, the regular season is gonna be 528 00:42:46.480 --> 00:42:52.280 different. They're gonna take it more seriously. And now it's back to, 529 00:42:52.400 --> 00:42:54.440 oh, you gotta figure it out, give it ten games, give it 530 00:42:54.480 --> 00:42:59.840 fifteen games. And I know, and you knew some of that was going 531 00:42:59.840 --> 00:43:06.239 to happen because they brought in James Harden. But what I thought was, 532 00:43:06.559 --> 00:43:08.639 Oh, there's still enough talent there even while they're figuring things out, They're 533 00:43:08.639 --> 00:43:15.840 gonna win games. Nope, O went through James Harden. They've lost their 534 00:43:15.920 --> 00:43:21.679 last four. Memphis is all of a sudden looking like an early season must 535 00:43:21.719 --> 00:43:23.320 win, and I hate saying must wins, but that's one. They got 536 00:43:23.320 --> 00:43:29.800 to have more clipperstoc next. Will Updike will be here from Clips and Day 537 00:43:29.800 --> 00:43:34.960 if you're listening to am FI seventy LA sports, Clippers lose one to one 538 00:43:35.039 --> 00:43:40.280 twenty six in Dallas to the Mavericks and it feels like there's an identity crisis 539 00:43:40.360 --> 00:43:45.599 going on or a crisis of faith with Clipper Nation and this team and the 540 00:43:45.599 --> 00:43:50.480 way they're constructed in the imbalanced roster. Hey, welcome back into Clippers Talk. 541 00:43:50.519 --> 00:43:53.400 I'm outa monselind eight sixty six ninety seven two five seventy eight sixty six 542 00:43:53.559 --> 00:43:58.280 ninety eight seven two five seventy. We'll hear from coach Lou, but I 543 00:43:58.320 --> 00:44:01.239 do want to get to Will Updyke first, who's joining us from C and 544 00:44:01.320 --> 00:44:07.239 D Clips and Dip podcast On a night like this, Hey, Chuck has 545 00:44:07.280 --> 00:44:09.440 had to wear some tough losses on this show. Will it was your turn 546 00:44:09.480 --> 00:44:15.480 tonight. Thanks for doing it. Yeah, absolutely, my pleasure. It's 547 00:44:15.559 --> 00:44:21.320 normally a tradition you bring me on for a garbage game or a craft loss. 548 00:44:21.800 --> 00:44:28.000 Oh well you can start that up again, apparently. H what are 549 00:44:28.079 --> 00:44:34.880 you most contract What are you most disappointed in right now with this group? 550 00:44:34.920 --> 00:44:38.000 Because I know you weren't on the C and D episode yesterday with me and 551 00:44:38.119 --> 00:44:45.360 Chuck, but I just kind of laid out that I got real concerns about 552 00:44:45.480 --> 00:44:49.480 the roster construction. With having four guys that are at their best when the 553 00:44:49.519 --> 00:44:52.159 ball is in their hands. It's not like any other Big four that I 554 00:44:52.159 --> 00:44:59.760 think we've seen. Yeah, I think that there is definitely issues in the 555 00:44:59.800 --> 00:45:02.320 raw your construction. I think that that is one of those problems that just 556 00:45:02.360 --> 00:45:07.480 with the sheer amount of talent that to me feels overcomeable just with some of 557 00:45:08.400 --> 00:45:12.280 just with some changes in the rotations. Like, I think there are ways 558 00:45:12.320 --> 00:45:15.400 to optimize that obviously. You know, the loss of Plumblee is huge. 559 00:45:15.440 --> 00:45:19.159 They're gonna have to address that right away. They're gonna have to figure that 560 00:45:19.199 --> 00:45:22.199 out. You know, that was an unforeseen circumstance, but that is gonna 561 00:45:22.199 --> 00:45:25.800 have to be addressed like immediately. I don't know how they can can continue 562 00:45:25.960 --> 00:45:30.280 without, you know, a true backup center. But I think the thing 563 00:45:30.280 --> 00:45:32.800 that has got to be most troubling to watch the Clippers lose four straight, 564 00:45:34.119 --> 00:45:37.320 especially the way they've lost this last three, is like there is something rotten 565 00:45:37.440 --> 00:45:42.199 at the core of this team. This team feels to me like they do 566 00:45:42.280 --> 00:45:45.719 not want to win. And we keep saying the same things every game, 567 00:45:45.840 --> 00:45:47.480 every loss, every season. Oh, what's their identity. Oh, they're 568 00:45:47.480 --> 00:45:51.039 gonna find out their identity. Oh something was born out of this. The 569 00:45:51.079 --> 00:45:53.159 players come back and they say, we're gonna approach the regular season more seriously. 570 00:45:53.159 --> 00:45:55.119 We're gonna do this, We're gonna do that. We're gonna play every 571 00:45:55.199 --> 00:45:59.519 night like it matters. And then they've dropped to and then we hear Paul 572 00:45:59.559 --> 00:46:02.400 George that back, and it's just it feels to me again and again and 573 00:46:02.440 --> 00:46:07.559 again like this team does not really want to win. They do not really 574 00:46:07.599 --> 00:46:09.199 want it. You don't get that many points, you don't get almost get 575 00:46:09.199 --> 00:46:14.159 a one fifty dropped on you. If you want to win, you don't 576 00:46:14.199 --> 00:46:17.880 almost come back in the fourth quarter with half a quarter left and the starters 577 00:46:17.880 --> 00:46:22.119 still don't come in because you know that they don't want it bad enough that 578 00:46:22.119 --> 00:46:23.960 they're not going to get over that hump. You've got to use your second 579 00:46:23.960 --> 00:46:28.559 and third stringers to have even a little bit of spark of energy. Well, 580 00:46:28.599 --> 00:46:30.960 I'll say this, there have been a lot of setbacks and restarts, 581 00:46:32.079 --> 00:46:40.199 and it just feels like since Kawi towards acl there's been zero continuity consistency out 582 00:46:40.199 --> 00:46:45.559 there basically, and it always comes down to them just having to figure out 583 00:46:45.599 --> 00:46:49.800 who's available that night, how are we gonna play this night, where's the 584 00:46:49.840 --> 00:46:52.559 foundation that you fall back on. And it's not like they haven't had great 585 00:46:52.599 --> 00:46:58.079 wins the past couple of seasons and they haven't had moments where they have you 586 00:46:58.159 --> 00:47:02.400 believing again. But right now I know Clipper Nation is down, and so 587 00:47:02.599 --> 00:47:07.000 is Paul George. The last three games now with James Harden fourteen points per 588 00:47:07.000 --> 00:47:12.719 game, shooting twenty seven percent from the field, seventeen percent from three, 589 00:47:14.119 --> 00:47:16.679 been a minus twenty eight. That was from Joey Lynn on X. But 590 00:47:17.320 --> 00:47:21.880 to me what was alarming was, Okay, great, Kawhi Leonard and James 591 00:47:21.880 --> 00:47:25.360 Harden have it going in the first quarter and Paul George and Russell Westbrook combined 592 00:47:25.360 --> 00:47:30.639 to go zero for five. They have no rhythm. How do you balance 593 00:47:30.800 --> 00:47:32.800 that? How do you figure that type of thing out? As Paul George 594 00:47:32.800 --> 00:47:37.199 finished three of twelve, and I know Russ had some inconsequential layups in the 595 00:47:37.239 --> 00:47:39.599 third quarter. It looks a lot prettier now five of eleven with fourteen. 596 00:47:39.679 --> 00:47:45.079 But Paul George is too important to this team and was getting off at such 597 00:47:45.079 --> 00:47:49.960 a great start. I gotta think there's a connection there the last three games 598 00:47:49.960 --> 00:47:52.760 with how bad he's been playing, and it seems to be since they brought 599 00:47:52.800 --> 00:47:54.360 in James Harden. I'm not saying it's his fault. I'm just saying this 600 00:47:54.440 --> 00:48:01.239 transitional period is really taking his toll on Paul makes like I have to be 601 00:48:01.239 --> 00:48:05.559 honest with you, that seems to me like a like more of a Paul 602 00:48:05.599 --> 00:48:08.760 George mental thing, because fit wise, basketball court wise, he makes the 603 00:48:08.840 --> 00:48:14.920 most sense around James Harden or James Harden and Kawhi than any of the other 604 00:48:14.960 --> 00:48:17.320 players. He's you know, he's used to you know, he's used to 605 00:48:17.320 --> 00:48:22.920 playing off ball. He's used to like being a little more malleable offensively. 606 00:48:22.280 --> 00:48:25.599 And you know, we heard in the Doc Rivers area it wasn't necessarily his 607 00:48:25.599 --> 00:48:29.320 favorite. He wanted to handle the ball more. That didn't work out. 608 00:48:29.360 --> 00:48:34.480 We've been We've sought every single possible point guard. I don't think that this 609 00:48:34.559 --> 00:48:37.320 is a hard I have to be really honest with you. This is not 610 00:48:37.360 --> 00:48:39.880 a Harden issue to me. No, these games are not a hard an 611 00:48:39.920 --> 00:48:45.599 issue to me. If the answer was that simple, then I don't think 612 00:48:45.639 --> 00:48:49.239 we would have had three straight losses with garbage time minutes and all of them. 613 00:48:49.280 --> 00:48:53.079 That's not one person. One person on a team of fifteen guys doesn't 614 00:48:53.119 --> 00:48:58.079 pro the entire game away. I don't know what happened at the end of 615 00:48:58.119 --> 00:49:02.079 that first quarter, but that lineup out there with Russell Westbrook next to Bones 616 00:49:02.119 --> 00:49:07.159 Highland and Norn Powell and Terrence Man and PJ. Tucker, maybe I do 617 00:49:07.239 --> 00:49:12.079 know what happened. They went so small and in a minute and a half 618 00:49:12.639 --> 00:49:17.559 they just got destroyed by Kyrie Irving going off and they lost all momentum. 619 00:49:17.639 --> 00:49:22.480 A twelve point lead in the first quarter. Kawhi coming out cooking like he 620 00:49:22.639 --> 00:49:25.719 was against the Lakers, looked great. Harden had fourteen in the first quarter, 621 00:49:27.280 --> 00:49:31.480 and they just gave it all back. And I don't understand that lineup, 622 00:49:31.519 --> 00:49:35.800 and I don't understand what is going on with so many guards playing. 623 00:49:36.119 --> 00:49:38.480 I guess it's a necessity at some point now because of the trade they made. 624 00:49:38.559 --> 00:49:42.280 But I'm sitting here thinking, you know, Mere Coffee is still on 625 00:49:42.320 --> 00:49:45.320 the team, and he's a wing, and he has done very good things 626 00:49:45.320 --> 00:49:49.480 for this franchise the past couple of seasons. I thought I had some nice 627 00:49:49.480 --> 00:49:52.880 flashes in the fourth. Yeah, cook on that because some of those guys 628 00:49:53.400 --> 00:49:57.920 they looked like they had more continuity and rhythm, Guys that have not played 629 00:49:58.519 --> 00:50:04.239 probably together or at least significant minutes at all this season, and they looked 630 00:50:04.239 --> 00:50:09.000 Okay, I give them credit. Yeah, no, I agree that. 631 00:50:09.280 --> 00:50:15.679 Yeah, that unit that was out there with bones and terns and a mirror 632 00:50:15.159 --> 00:50:20.280 and brown and diavaate, I mean that was lively. Like, look, 633 00:50:20.360 --> 00:50:23.199 man, if we had taken three straight losses and the team looks like that 634 00:50:23.360 --> 00:50:27.599 on the floor, like there was that kind of energy, Uh, this 635 00:50:27.639 --> 00:50:30.119 would be totally different. I Like, it's not just that they're losses, 636 00:50:30.199 --> 00:50:35.440 it's that they're blowout losses with garbage time minutes, and like it does, 637 00:50:35.599 --> 00:50:39.199 it's not looking any better, and you know, still only three games. 638 00:50:39.679 --> 00:50:45.559 This guy hasn't completely fallen yet. But man, I mean you just look 639 00:50:45.599 --> 00:50:50.159 ahead of the Clipper schedule and it's it's just not looking very friendly. You 640 00:50:50.199 --> 00:50:54.400 know what else, I the guy who's probably disappointed me most because he's been 641 00:50:54.639 --> 00:51:00.719 so consistent and so reliable, and he has been there no matter who is 642 00:51:00.800 --> 00:51:06.559 playing next to him, he performs and holds it down. It's been Big 643 00:51:06.679 --> 00:51:10.400 Zoo and he's going through one of the worst stretches since he's been a Clipper. 644 00:51:10.480 --> 00:51:15.880 Right now, he just looks lost and doesn't have the same burst. 645 00:51:15.960 --> 00:51:19.519 I don't know if he's hurt, but something's going on with Big Zoo and 646 00:51:19.679 --> 00:51:22.719 we know how important he's been to this team. Yeah, yeah, I 647 00:51:22.719 --> 00:51:27.079 mean that's that's the thing too, is like defensively, like we knew that 648 00:51:27.119 --> 00:51:30.360 they would take a step back. Obviously we got rid of so many wings 649 00:51:31.159 --> 00:51:35.840 who had their own limitations. But yeah, I mean with the injury to 650 00:51:35.880 --> 00:51:38.159 plumb Lee, like Zoo can only do to do so much, And I 651 00:51:38.159 --> 00:51:42.159 mean you brought up a possible injury. I really hope that that's not the 652 00:51:42.239 --> 00:51:44.760 case, because if that's the case, like, I don't see how this 653 00:51:44.800 --> 00:51:47.639 team is not dead in the water. So that second quarter, I mentioned 654 00:51:47.719 --> 00:51:52.239 the end of the first quarter and who was in it was Russ Bones, 655 00:51:52.360 --> 00:51:55.159 Norm Terrence, PJ. Tucker. The only thing that changed to start the 656 00:51:55.159 --> 00:52:00.000 second and going off the game log was Paul George came in Bones, so 657 00:52:00.039 --> 00:52:05.480 it was PG, Russ, Norm, Terrence, PJ. Tucker. I'm 658 00:52:05.480 --> 00:52:09.719 not saying I hate that lineup, but with the way Paul George is playing, 659 00:52:09.800 --> 00:52:14.639 like he obviously just has to be better in those minutes, that was 660 00:52:14.679 --> 00:52:17.880 his time to start to catch a rhythm and a feel for the game out 661 00:52:17.920 --> 00:52:22.079 there. There was no Kawhi, there was no James Harden. That's just 662 00:52:22.199 --> 00:52:27.239 okay. You guys took over the first quarter tag us in it's our turn, 663 00:52:27.360 --> 00:52:30.159 it's Russ and it's Paul George to start to impose their will, and 664 00:52:30.199 --> 00:52:35.880 they had two points through the first six minutes of that second quarter. To 665 00:52:35.920 --> 00:52:39.119 me, that's where the game was lost right there. Yeah yeah, I 666 00:52:39.119 --> 00:52:43.000 mean you have to be able to do more with that. I mean, 667 00:52:43.960 --> 00:52:47.360 like I thought when we first talked about this game one, and I wasn't 668 00:52:47.440 --> 00:52:51.039 that upset about the loss of the Nick. I was like, this is 669 00:52:51.079 --> 00:52:54.639 gonna be a great situation for Norm, Like things are gonna be easier for 670 00:52:54.719 --> 00:52:58.039 him, and he didn't share the end up sharing the floor with Harden, 671 00:52:58.119 --> 00:53:01.320 But we need more from him. We definitely need more from Paul George and 672 00:53:01.599 --> 00:53:07.960 I don't know. They like it's only it's only three games, but man, 673 00:53:08.159 --> 00:53:13.360 it has been just a miserable it has been an absolutely miserable three games. 674 00:53:13.719 --> 00:53:16.599 It's been about a bad of a start as you could ever in the 675 00:53:16.639 --> 00:53:23.079 worst fevered nightmare type dream could foresee after bringing in James Harden. That's just 676 00:53:23.079 --> 00:53:29.800 why it's so alarmed. But like it's not and it's not. No, 677 00:53:29.920 --> 00:53:35.000 I'm with you about James. It's not James Like he's actually looked relatively pretty 678 00:53:35.079 --> 00:53:37.840 darned good out there, considering this was just his third game played, no 679 00:53:37.920 --> 00:53:43.320 training camp, no preseason, no games with Philly since last may you know, 680 00:53:45.239 --> 00:53:49.639 yeah, absolutely, and it already looks like man's he's trying to take 681 00:53:49.679 --> 00:53:52.239 more catch and shoot. He's trying to set his teammates up. You know. 682 00:53:52.440 --> 00:53:55.760 I it's again, only three games, but it seems like he's at 683 00:53:55.800 --> 00:54:00.840 the point in his career where he is willing to do the things that take 684 00:54:00.880 --> 00:54:06.039 to make the team win. It just it it isn't coalescing. I guess 685 00:54:06.239 --> 00:54:10.440 the real question is are the pieces there? They just have to be reconfigured 686 00:54:10.639 --> 00:54:15.079 for this team to click in. Do you believe the pieces are there, 687 00:54:15.480 --> 00:54:19.639 and there is a team that can get on a roll. They just have 688 00:54:19.719 --> 00:54:25.000 to find the right rotations in lineups and continuity barring injuries. Yet, like 689 00:54:25.119 --> 00:54:30.280 right now, even down plumbly, I don't think that they don't I don't 690 00:54:30.320 --> 00:54:34.519 think that they have enough pieces defensively and they can't really cover up with it 691 00:54:34.559 --> 00:54:38.480 on that second unit. Yeah, they're getting destroyed on the boards. It 692 00:54:38.519 --> 00:54:42.719 was I know, you look at the box score afterwards, and because of 693 00:54:42.920 --> 00:54:46.280 the second half, it's very much skewed. But they gave up nine offensive 694 00:54:46.320 --> 00:54:51.760 rebounds in the first half of this game, and they had nine turnovers in 695 00:54:51.800 --> 00:54:54.400 the first half when it was still somewhat in the balance. So it's kind 696 00:54:54.400 --> 00:54:58.920 of a tough game to evaluate in the final box score because it's not indicative 697 00:54:58.960 --> 00:55:01.239 of how this game went whatsoever in the first half when it was still in 698 00:55:01.280 --> 00:55:07.320 the balance. He is Will Updyke of C and D. I think we're 699 00:55:07.360 --> 00:55:12.199 going to have a tripod on Sunday after the Clippers game against the Memphis Grizzlies. 700 00:55:12.280 --> 00:55:15.480 Maybe we'll do it live. We'll have some fun with that. Will 701 00:55:15.599 --> 00:55:17.639 thanks for coming on tonight. Thanks for the epic rant. Appreciate you. 702 00:55:19.000 --> 00:55:23.320 My friend. Absolutely, I wish I was on under better circumstances. I 703 00:55:23.360 --> 00:55:27.519 hope you leave these fine folks to something more positive than I brought to the 704 00:55:27.559 --> 00:55:30.800 table today. Hey, you made a better circumstances tonight here on Clippers Talk. 705 00:55:30.840 --> 00:55:34.760 That's all I can ask for before we get out of here. Three 706 00:55:34.760 --> 00:55:38.920 things. First, final call, Brad mission Vajo, what's up? All 707 00:55:39.000 --> 00:55:44.880 right? Thanks for taking my call. I wondering in fact that Zoo might 708 00:55:44.920 --> 00:55:49.079 not really be the most dominant center you can have out there. I mean, 709 00:55:49.480 --> 00:55:52.360 I know he's been struggling, but you know, you look back and 710 00:55:52.679 --> 00:55:57.719 when they had Montross herolds like ten boards. Yeah, Monstra has played power 711 00:55:57.760 --> 00:56:00.719 forward. You play him at center. I mean, that's not the solution. 712 00:56:00.960 --> 00:56:06.039 That's not any solution. I don't know what you're saying there. Do 713 00:56:06.079 --> 00:56:09.480 you think they can need a better center? I think there's a salary cap 714 00:56:09.559 --> 00:56:15.039 in sports, and there's only about five centers in this league right now that 715 00:56:15.119 --> 00:56:19.480 are transformative, and the rest of the guys have to be serviceable and play 716 00:56:19.519 --> 00:56:22.519 their roles and for the most part, body of workwise, Ivita Zubats has 717 00:56:22.599 --> 00:56:27.639 been very good for this team. He's going through a tough stretch and it's 718 00:56:27.719 --> 00:56:30.079 to start the season, so you're it's a little bit more magnified right now. 719 00:56:30.280 --> 00:56:34.519 I get it, but I'm hoping body of work. He's still young 720 00:56:34.559 --> 00:56:37.760 at twenty six, he's gonna pull out of this. Yeah, you know 721 00:56:37.800 --> 00:56:40.400 what the three point shooter on the nets who was at it again thenight? 722 00:56:40.480 --> 00:56:45.280 He wasn't just torching the Clippers early on against Boston. What's his name, 723 00:56:45.320 --> 00:56:52.360 Dinwiddie Spencer, Dinwittie, Yeah, he's yeah, he was. Elannie Walker 724 00:56:52.519 --> 00:56:54.039 was the guy I think, also having a big game tonight like he did 725 00:56:54.079 --> 00:56:58.599 against the Clippers for them. So yeah, it's not just the Clippers dealing 726 00:56:58.639 --> 00:57:01.440 with it. And I know there's been some lookie shooting so far, shooting 727 00:57:01.559 --> 00:57:06.360 variants has been way off for the Clippers. They basically have been shooting twenty 728 00:57:06.400 --> 00:57:09.400 five percent on open threes the last three games, when before that they were 729 00:57:09.400 --> 00:57:14.719 shooting forty two on open threes. They have to progress to the mean there, 730 00:57:14.840 --> 00:57:17.079 that's built in. It's going to happen. It may happen on Sunday, 731 00:57:17.159 --> 00:57:20.719 but before we get out. I want to hear from coach lou post 732 00:57:20.800 --> 00:57:24.239 game after the Clippers lose one twenty six in Dallas to the Mavericks. What 733 00:57:24.360 --> 00:57:28.920 that first nine mess was a work of art, just you know, on 734 00:57:29.000 --> 00:57:31.719 both sides of the basketball, with our blitches getting the bottle Luca's hands. 735 00:57:31.840 --> 00:57:36.679 And then offensively just you know, where we played, the way we attacked, 736 00:57:36.679 --> 00:57:37.920 and so that was good to see. And then you know, we 737 00:57:38.039 --> 00:57:40.519 just got to get used to, you know, that second unit with our 738 00:57:40.559 --> 00:57:45.960 small lineup, you know, just defensively what we got to do to be 739 00:57:45.079 --> 00:57:47.840 better and like I said, a guy, they competing and just you know, 740 00:57:47.920 --> 00:57:52.760 we're just not big enough, I think, you know, so just 741 00:57:52.800 --> 00:57:57.199 trying to find ways to tweak that that lineup, the second unit when we 742 00:57:57.239 --> 00:58:00.719 come in and go small, because defensively not that good. So that's up 743 00:58:00.760 --> 00:58:02.800 to me to get that done. Like I said, not taking away from 744 00:58:02.800 --> 00:58:07.400 the guys that compete and playing hard, just you know, and it's just 745 00:58:07.559 --> 00:58:10.800 a bigger difference of you know, heighth advantage and stuff like that. It's 746 00:58:10.880 --> 00:58:14.000 it's it's tough. So we just got to you know, go back to 747 00:58:14.039 --> 00:58:15.440 the drawing board. But you know, our young guys came at the end, 748 00:58:15.440 --> 00:58:19.199 they competed as well. Like what they did. They had to bring 749 00:58:19.320 --> 00:58:21.960 Luca back at the end of the game, but we had some good spurts, 750 00:58:22.079 --> 00:58:23.320 you know, And so you know, I thought James in that first 751 00:58:23.400 --> 00:58:28.639 quarter probably the most comfortable's been since he's been here. I thought Kawhi, 752 00:58:28.880 --> 00:58:30.599 you know, same way, just when he attacked, and the speed and 753 00:58:30.639 --> 00:58:35.480 pace that he played at and in that first quarter. So just got to 754 00:58:35.559 --> 00:58:37.400 keep going to the like I said, just keep staying together, keep working, 755 00:58:37.559 --> 00:58:40.280 you know, keep competing, and you know, it a turn for 756 00:58:40.400 --> 00:58:43.679 us. But I did like some things, but some things we got to 757 00:58:43.679 --> 00:58:46.199 get better at, all right. Coach Low their post game, I found 758 00:58:46.519 --> 00:58:51.280 some of that encouraging. He's right, they had a very good start to 759 00:58:51.360 --> 00:58:54.239 the ballgame. They couldn't sustain it, but there were positives to take away 760 00:58:54.280 --> 00:58:59.000 there. And him just talking about that second unit and the small ball lineup. 761 00:58:59.039 --> 00:59:01.519 It's something we've talked about add nauseum tonight here on Clippers Talk. He 762 00:59:01.719 --> 00:59:07.000 understands they're just not big enough out there. It's a tough hand to play 763 00:59:07.079 --> 00:59:13.440 without Mason Plumbley right now. For this team, it's not easy, all 764 00:59:13.519 --> 00:59:17.199 right. Zachil called he as our producer tonight. He's actually I don't know 765 00:59:17.199 --> 00:59:20.400 if I should pull back the curtain on this, but let's just say he's 766 00:59:20.440 --> 00:59:23.280 doing a lot of work here at AM five seventy tonight. He's an impressive 767 00:59:23.800 --> 00:59:29.599 young man and undefeated in movie tie. So we're gonna play one in one. 768 00:59:29.800 --> 00:59:32.360 He gets a question towards me, I get a question towards him. 769 00:59:34.039 --> 00:59:37.440 Not quite truth or dare just truth? Okay, truth and truth? Zach, 770 00:59:37.880 --> 00:59:43.360 you want to start throw something to me? What is your favorite Clippers 771 00:59:43.519 --> 00:59:50.760 jersey ever as in jersey design? Correct? M oh, this is good. 772 00:59:51.719 --> 01:00:00.519 I think it's honestly the white San Andreas font mister cartoon jersey that they 773 01:00:00.639 --> 01:00:05.719 had on the cover of Sports Illustrated a couple of years ago when they first 774 01:00:05.760 --> 01:00:08.360 brought in Kawhi and Paul George. I love the San Andreas font ones. 775 01:00:08.480 --> 01:00:15.079 I wouldn't mind if they went white at Home, Black on the Road full 776 01:00:15.159 --> 01:00:17.519 time with those and then threw in all the alternates with more colors and stuff. 777 01:00:17.519 --> 01:00:21.559 I just think they're classy, they're traditional. I know some people say 778 01:00:21.599 --> 01:00:24.039 they look a little too too much like the San Antonio Spurs, but damn 779 01:00:24.119 --> 01:00:28.360 they look good clean. I think they're just saying that because Kwhi is wearing 780 01:00:28.440 --> 01:00:31.760 it. But I think what about the Elton brand Corey mcgetty, Dariy smiles. 781 01:00:31.880 --> 01:00:36.880 The red Wards. Yeah, oh, fans long and pine for those 782 01:00:37.000 --> 01:00:40.400 Red jerseys with that Clippers cursive script on there. Those are nice too. 783 01:00:40.480 --> 01:00:45.119 You're right, those mid two thousands one on the team that went to the 784 01:00:45.159 --> 01:00:49.039 second round against Phoenix nice jerseys. Are those your favorite? Yeah? Those 785 01:00:49.039 --> 01:00:52.159 are mine? You're taking those. I'm taking those. Yaho's your favorite Clipper 786 01:00:52.199 --> 01:00:55.880 player all time? Ooh, Jamal Crawford Jay crossover. Yeah, I gotta 787 01:00:55.880 --> 01:01:00.480 go Jamal because I mean, like, I know I told you this before, 788 01:01:00.599 --> 01:01:04.599 but like when it comes to six men, I really do think the 789 01:01:04.719 --> 01:01:08.360 six man is a portunt role is very underrated, and ironically enough, the 790 01:01:08.360 --> 01:01:13.159 Clippers have had two of the best six man of all time in Low Williams 791 01:01:13.199 --> 01:01:15.280 and Jamal Crawford. But that's why I got to go with Jamal. Well 792 01:01:15.360 --> 01:01:20.000 put great answer, Well, said Zach Ocaldy tonight on the board. Thank 793 01:01:20.079 --> 01:01:23.079 you, Zach, Thank you Adam. All right, Clippers will regroup, 794 01:01:25.480 --> 01:01:30.000 and I do love the fact that Coach lou is obviously not panicking whatsoever. 795 01:01:30.719 --> 01:01:36.119 That's what you need from your leaders. Clippers fall, We're down by thirty 796 01:01:36.119 --> 01:01:38.440 two, they lose one twenty six and Dallas to the Mavericks. But they're 797 01:01:38.480 --> 01:01:43.920 coming home where they have gotten all their wins so far this season. At 798 01:01:43.960 --> 01:01:46.360 home. It's been a safe haven Crypto dot Com arena in his final season 799 01:01:46.679 --> 01:01:52.599 for the Clippers, tip time on Sunday twelve thirty pregame at eleven thirty against 800 01:01:52.639 --> 01:01:54.360 Memphis. Before we get out of here, I do want to thank the 801 01:01:54.360 --> 01:02:00.760 Clippers organization. No At Eagle, Brian Seeman, Ralph Lawler, Carlo Jimenez 802 01:02:00.880 --> 01:02:04.119 on the call, Big Brother, Jake Warner, Zacho Kalady, and Katie 803 01:02:04.199 --> 01:02:07.679 Newton back with me in the bank, the callers, the listeners until Sunday 804 01:02:07.840 --> 01:02:10.079 at eleven thirty with your pregame show Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies. I'm at a 805 01:02:10.159 --> 01:02:12.239 Moslin We'll talk to you then