1 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:15,199 What is going on? Clippers fans? Welcome to season two, episode thirty 2 00:00:15,359 --> 00:00:20,519 seven of Clips in Dip. I am Chuck Bocher. We're live doing this 3 00:00:20,559 --> 00:00:26,679 episode recording over on YouTube YouTube dot com slash at Clippers Podcast. I hope 4 00:00:26,719 --> 00:00:30,280 everyone's doing good. I'm feeling great after the win last night. We're here 5 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:34,119 with Adam Osmen and Will Apdyke Fellas while we're letting people trickle into this live 6 00:00:34,439 --> 00:00:37,799 Hello to everybody as well. Adam, how are you feeling? You were 7 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:42,359 working the phones last night after the big victory in the Bayou? It was 8 00:00:42,399 --> 00:00:46,560 a good time. Everybody was pretty excited for the most part. It was 9 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,960 a huge victory for the Clippers, leading by as many as thirty one because 10 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:56,240 the team they hadn't beaten on the road in January eighteenth of twenty twenty. 11 00:00:56,359 --> 00:01:00,799 So what do you mean for the most part? Were there people who weren't 12 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:06,640 excited? Uh? No, there was. There's one thing that's kind of 13 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:08,599 bugging me. I don't know if we're allowed to start the show yet or 14 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,079 well, I think will Will do you want to say hello? Do you 15 00:01:12,079 --> 00:01:15,560 have anything you want to get off your chest? Before Adam jumps into this, 16 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:21,319 let's start. Do we have a receipt on top? Oh? God, 17 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:26,359 no, I don't know if it's a receipt. And UH, props 18 00:01:26,359 --> 00:01:30,599 to Chuck for keeping the receipts going with the solo episode he did recently. 19 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,840 I was a low key receipt. I did a respectful receipt. I have 20 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:38,879 respectful receids season. Uh. But there's there's one thing that's kind of bugging 21 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:46,280 me. And you know, I don't want to have to say Russ stands, 22 00:01:46,359 --> 00:01:53,439 stand down and we'll get in. But I don't want to. It's 23 00:01:53,560 --> 00:02:04,519 just I'm obligated. I think there are some people confusing energy with effectiveness at 24 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:09,080 times and execution. And I'm not saying it's you know what Russ said about 25 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:14,599 Patrick Beverly, He tricked you all. Russ has been great off the bench. 26 00:02:15,199 --> 00:02:21,120 What he is doing is needed. His sacrifice is changing this season for 27 00:02:21,199 --> 00:02:29,360 the Clippers. But when I hear reporters in podcasters and there's this new guy. 28 00:02:29,759 --> 00:02:34,159 So there's this new guy, Pete Fox who's all of a sudden jumping 29 00:02:34,199 --> 00:02:38,759 on the gravy train with locked on Clippers, and my guy Dime is getting 30 00:02:38,759 --> 00:02:44,439 this territory stepped on. I don't know you guys built that was locked on 31 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,639 and then Dime is taking the baton from you guys and doing a great job. 32 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,800 Chuck, you went on with him and kind of passed the torch. 33 00:02:51,879 --> 00:02:54,360 It was awesome, and all of a sudden, some other guys coming on 34 00:02:54,439 --> 00:02:58,000 and he's like, yeah, Russ came into the game and brought all this 35 00:02:58,199 --> 00:03:00,280 energy right away and just turned the game around for the Clippers, And it's 36 00:03:00,319 --> 00:03:06,800 like, so he came in, they're up sixteen fifteen, and two minutes 37 00:03:06,879 --> 00:03:10,879 later they're down eight, and that was him flipping the game around. Some 38 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:15,360 people are confused with what they're seeing out there. They see a guy playing 39 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:20,919 really hard, which is great, but ultimately it's still about winning your minutes. 40 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,719 And things did turn around once they took the Big four off the floor, 41 00:03:25,879 --> 00:03:30,080 which did not work last night, which was weird. Yeah, and 42 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:34,080 they tried it for the first time since I saw it in the rundown, 43 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:37,719 but I saw Justin Russo was all over this too, and fly by Night 44 00:03:38,199 --> 00:03:43,639 November thirtieth, for the first time, they tried James Harden out there with 45 00:03:43,919 --> 00:03:49,159 Russ next to pg Kawhi and it beats the Zubots and they got beat by 46 00:03:49,199 --> 00:03:52,080 fourteen in those four minutes they were on the floor. They tried it in 47 00:03:52,159 --> 00:03:54,159 the first half, they tried in the second half out of nowhere, and 48 00:03:54,199 --> 00:03:59,240 it got killed. And that's what happened when Russ first got onto the floor. 49 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:03,879 But I'm still just seeing this overall sentiment of Oh, this energy, 50 00:04:03,919 --> 00:04:11,719 this energy, It's still about winning minutes. Regardless of energy, It's about 51 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:17,480 execution. And while Russ has done a great job overall coming off the bench, 52 00:04:17,639 --> 00:04:21,600 and I am so thankful he has sacrificed for this team, and the 53 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:26,560 way he's cheerleading on the sidelines and getting guys up out of their seats, 54 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:31,600 it is incredible. It is amazing, It is imperative. It is something 55 00:04:31,639 --> 00:04:34,879 that is so needed for this Clippers team. Vibes wise, we haven't had 56 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:41,319 a guy like this with that level of leadership really since Patrick Beverly. That 57 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,639 is not just doing it on the court with this hard play, and I 58 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,720 think that's what's most valuable the defense we're seeing from Russell Westbrook. He did 59 00:04:47,759 --> 00:04:51,720 have a couple of steals, a block on Larry NAIs Jr. That stuff 60 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:57,879 is great, But when a guy comes in and they're up by one and 61 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,560 then two minutes later they're down by eight. Not putting it on Russ because 62 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,639 it was just a bad light up and you're saying, yeah, he just 63 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:06,120 turned the game around when he came in the game. It was like what, 64 00:05:06,519 --> 00:05:13,600 That's not what happened at all. That's just generalizing and casual speak. 65 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,360 And I don't know, but I keep hearing this stuff. It's it's weird. 66 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,920 I agree with you in defense, I will say that, like, 67 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:24,839 I can't understand by like why you would enjoy watching his game, how it's 68 00:05:24,879 --> 00:05:29,839 exciting, and I and the guy, I mean, the guy is giving 69 00:05:29,879 --> 00:05:32,639 it as all. And I agree that there you know, it hasn't hasn't 70 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:36,240 added to a whole lot of plus in the in the box score. But 71 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:42,480 I do think that there is some permeating effects just of that sort of attitude 72 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,000 on the floor. And you know, and I'm not saying that that, 73 00:05:45,439 --> 00:05:48,000 you know, the Russ experience just has its ups and it's downs. We 74 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:51,480 want to talss to this question from x Mango Project, since Adam, you 75 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:56,120 gotta started off on this again, didn't read the rundown, so we're we're 76 00:05:56,160 --> 00:06:01,560 starting on a completely different note than this is over here. And one of 77 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,720 the first things we're going to talk about is that that that lineup that they 78 00:06:04,759 --> 00:06:09,319 went back to, doesn't it work? Is my question? Like, I 79 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:12,120 don't get not that I think that would be lighting the world on fire. 80 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:14,959 But it's kind of crazy how bad it was last night. There's so much 81 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:16,680 good last night, but that lineup being bad. I guess I was a 82 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:20,160 little surprised by how bad it was. Not enough space, there's just not 83 00:06:20,319 --> 00:06:24,600 enough space on the floor. Offensively, well, I think too many guys 84 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,439 that need the ball in their hand to be effective. Also, it's like 85 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:30,759 when Norm is out there, he doesn't necessarily need the ball in his hands, 86 00:06:30,759 --> 00:06:32,199 and when it's in his hands, it's not going to be in it 87 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:35,519 for long. He's either going to shoot it or drive to the basket and 88 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:41,920 take a shot. My ultimate issue with this is it goes back to why 89 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:46,800 people didn't want James Harden to begin with a lot of people it was because 90 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:50,000 of style of play. Don't let style of play get in the way of 91 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:54,879 what's actually more effective out there on the court. I understand you may like 92 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:59,160 energy, you may like pace, but ultimately it comes down to winning your 93 00:06:59,199 --> 00:07:04,360 minutes or than the other teams is the most basic part of basketball so esthetically 94 00:07:04,439 --> 00:07:11,800 pleasing, but I think it still comes down to actually outscoring the opponent and 95 00:07:11,839 --> 00:07:15,519 winning your minutes. And James Harden has brought that to the team, regardless 96 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,480 of what you think of his style of play, and by the way, 97 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:21,199 it's looked beautiful for the most part. He's getting better. His first step 98 00:07:21,279 --> 00:07:26,879 is getting a little quicker every every game or so. Uh. The first 99 00:07:26,959 --> 00:07:29,639 question we have on this rundown and then all of us read, of course, 100 00:07:30,199 --> 00:07:32,759 have you come down from the high of that win at all? Or 101 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:36,399 are we still because I was riding very high last night after that win. 102 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:41,160 I'm gonna be honest that we you know, we got the We hadn't won 103 00:07:41,199 --> 00:07:46,199 there in however many years situation solved like that was a good win against a 104 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,560 fully healthy Can you know a team that was on a hot streak. I 105 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:58,360 think I'm still pretty high off that win. I'll I'll say I'm I'm very 106 00:07:58,439 --> 00:08:03,800 high. I'm that bathsal tie on that win from last night. It's just 107 00:08:03,839 --> 00:08:09,360 the overall stretch nineteen of their last twenty four games. They have won fourteen 108 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:15,040 of their last sixteen since December first, and all of it has coincided with 109 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:18,319 bringing Russell Westbrook off the bench and him sacrificing a willing to be that guy 110 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:24,360 and still having an imprint on this team in a lesser role and being more 111 00:08:24,439 --> 00:08:30,959 impactful in a lesser role. But James Harden has been otherworldly. Thirteen assists 112 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:35,440 to one turnover last night. He doesn't shoot the ball well, who gives 113 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:39,120 a damn? He was controlling the entire game. He made two shots and 114 00:08:39,159 --> 00:08:46,200 he controlled the entire game. James Harden is exactly what this team has needed. 115 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:50,840 Said it day one. He unlocked the best version of two pine three 116 00:08:50,879 --> 00:08:54,720 and to this point he has I don't know what else you could ask from 117 00:08:54,799 --> 00:08:58,039 him. And he's sacrificing too. What did you take eight shots last night? 118 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,759 He is still sacrificing as well on the court, being that floor general 119 00:09:03,799 --> 00:09:07,279 and making life so easy for two to one three. There was a great 120 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:11,440 comment from Justin Wilson the other day on the Lob of the Jam the podcast, 121 00:09:13,039 --> 00:09:20,480 saying that he's turning Paul George at times into Michael Porter Junior on steroids 122 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:26,440 with the catch and shoot ability and how easy Paul George can blend in and 123 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:31,679 fit in because he doesn't need the ball in his hands for long either he 124 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:35,279 can make quick decisions when he's quick strike Paul George like he was last night 125 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:39,679 and the last two games where he's been their best player. It's amazing to 126 00:09:39,799 --> 00:09:43,679 watch. He's just putting them up immediately from the outside. The Clippers have 127 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:48,360 been shooting forty seven percent from three over their last three games. And I 128 00:09:48,399 --> 00:09:56,240 saw this comment from on Twitter from Lucas Holland, our boss, saying saying 129 00:09:56,279 --> 00:10:01,440 that, excuse me, James Harden is saving two one three era. I 130 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:03,399 brought that up last show with us. That's what it's looked like right now. 131 00:10:03,639 --> 00:10:09,000 He's saving the era. He is taking this team to new heights. 132 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:13,559 Guys, this has to be I asked Will last night on the Clips and 133 00:10:13,639 --> 00:10:16,519 Double Dip, who was awesome. Thanks for doing that again, Will and 134 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:20,639 picking me up, especially because my voice is still condrect. But this is 135 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:26,879 the best regular season stretch in Clippers franchise history. I went back and looked 136 00:10:26,879 --> 00:10:30,799 at the seventeen games straight they won back in the twenty twelve twenty thirteen season, 137 00:10:31,279 --> 00:10:35,320 like ninety nine percent of those were against really bad teams. It wasn't 138 00:10:35,399 --> 00:10:37,759 as impressive when you looked into the details. It's still awesome. It's still 139 00:10:37,799 --> 00:10:41,639 amazing. This is better. What they're doing right now. What is happening 140 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:48,039 now better translates to what can happen in the postseason, Chuck, Will, 141 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,679 are you as high as Adam is? After that? I'm Lucas Holl's number 142 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:54,320 one employee. I guess I don't have a plaqu or anything. Will. 143 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:58,200 Are you still high off the wind? How are you feeling? Are you 144 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,639 rational or I'm bordering irrational on how hyped I am? After that? No? 145 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:05,320 I mean I said it with Adam on the radio last night, like 146 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:07,600 this is I just feel like this team could win at all. I have 147 00:11:07,799 --> 00:11:13,480 not felt that way really all season, but I think this game what stood 148 00:11:13,519 --> 00:11:18,679 out to me was we had two of our big three not have very efficient 149 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:22,360 games. You know, Kawhi didn't have a big game, Pardon was one 150 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:26,559 of six from three, and they still put this game away in three quarters. 151 00:11:26,919 --> 00:11:30,720 I mean, arguably even earlier this thing was basically over. We saw 152 00:11:30,759 --> 00:11:35,840 the defense at you know what I think is definitely playoff ready, like playoff 153 00:11:35,879 --> 00:11:39,919 level ready, and just you know, this was the first time I felt 154 00:11:39,919 --> 00:11:43,120 like the depth was in a spot that was good. But It's not like 155 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,720 overachieving to the point where you're like, oh, well, that's not going 156 00:11:46,799 --> 00:11:48,279 to really hold up. I mean, we just had like multiple guys around 157 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:52,600 that seven to eight points number, playing great defense and doing all the little 158 00:11:52,639 --> 00:11:58,639 things. So this one was really impressive to me just in how easily they 159 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:01,600 did dispatch the Pelicans. I mean, like the only knock I could really 160 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:07,720 say on it is like Zion did only play what like sixteen nineteen minutes. 161 00:12:07,759 --> 00:12:11,000 I think that was like the hip thigh contusion or something. Yeah, so 162 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,759 you could maybe not that, but I thought the way they, like the 163 00:12:13,759 --> 00:12:18,720 bald denial on on brandon Ingram was was other worldlife, like they they they 164 00:12:20,159 --> 00:12:24,360 snuffed out a guy who cooks them routine. May the doubles got better as 165 00:12:24,399 --> 00:12:26,639 the game went on, yeah, which I like. And so you're just 166 00:12:26,639 --> 00:12:28,960 starting to see the growth. And I think the big thing for me has 167 00:12:30,039 --> 00:12:33,279 just been the cohesion. Charles, we talked about this while were watching the 168 00:12:33,279 --> 00:12:35,840 game out and we talked about it on the thing. But they just they've 169 00:12:35,879 --> 00:12:39,480 found a tempo now, and James Harden is like that metronome or that thing 170 00:12:39,519 --> 00:12:46,039 that keeps everything revolving where it's supposed to be in time and it's just it's 171 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,919 really really good. It's just looking really really good right now. That's such 172 00:12:48,919 --> 00:12:52,799 a great point. You said it last night, the cohesiveness of this group, 173 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:56,559 because I was talking about now, all of a sudden, Kawhi Leonard 174 00:12:56,600 --> 00:13:00,919 doesn't do much in the first half, doesn't matter. He still is in 175 00:13:01,039 --> 00:13:03,879 rhythm enough to take over. Then in the third quarter it can be your 176 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:09,000 turn, my turn, and everybody still feels like they're involved and the timing 177 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:13,399 is still there, when at first it felt like if one guy's going the 178 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:18,639 other guy's gonna be cold. And James Harden, like you just said, 179 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:24,720 he's just creating this this rhythm with this team of keeping a hot potato out 180 00:13:24,759 --> 00:13:28,200 there with the passing, and even when guys aren't shooting it, they're still 181 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:31,000 touching the basketball, and that's meaningful. I was watching James Worthy, I 182 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:37,240 like his analysis often on Spectrum, and he was talking about that with the 183 00:13:37,279 --> 00:13:41,279 Lakers recently. And we're gonna talk about Clippers Lakers in the next segment. 184 00:13:41,279 --> 00:13:46,559 That's gonna be fun. But even if guys aren't getting shots, just touching 185 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:54,360 the basketball and sharing the basketball usually leads to higher efficiency and more makes Eventually, 186 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:58,480 when they do put those shots up when you're more involved in the offense, 187 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:03,799 and it's about the hot potato, hot pocket? Is it the hot 188 00:14:03,799 --> 00:14:07,080 potato offense? Is that what we're gonna call when James Harden is playing well 189 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:11,919 now? Is that? I mean, I'm not I'm not against that at 190 00:14:11,919 --> 00:14:16,080 all. Get some great comments on the chat to about how it's not just 191 00:14:16,159 --> 00:14:18,519 two one, three plus James Harden. Uh, you know the level that 192 00:14:18,639 --> 00:14:22,120 Zoo has gotten to. I mean you have to give a lot of a 193 00:14:22,159 --> 00:14:26,759 lot of credit to James Harden. And it's completely transformed Zoo, not just 194 00:14:26,799 --> 00:14:30,000 in his numbers, but just entirely how he plays the game. He is 195 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,480 that dominant center now that you know, we always thought he could be, 196 00:14:33,399 --> 00:14:39,799 and he's just looking like it right now. People are wondering Team Ann's shooting 197 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:43,279 back on track already. I hope, so that would be great. Let 198 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,879 me pull up his numbers right now, but they certainly he's six for his 199 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:50,320 last nine from three. Yeah, Like it was, it was a rough 200 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:54,360 start. I think it was against the Palace. He had a rough opening, 201 00:14:54,440 --> 00:15:01,200 like two possessions, real bad, and then he's he kind of killed 202 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,639 a possession down low and it was like this might be rough, but he 203 00:15:03,679 --> 00:15:05,799 bounce back, he came back, He hit his the only two shots he 204 00:15:05,879 --> 00:15:11,600 took after that, which was totally fine, and they were both three. 205 00:15:11,679 --> 00:15:16,480 So it's like I think, yeah, I think for what Terrence is going 206 00:15:16,519 --> 00:15:18,120 to give the Clippers in terms of points per game, which was never going 207 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:22,120 to be a bunch, right, Like we weren't relying him to even be 208 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:26,159 he's maybe the fifth, He's the fifth option in the starting lineup. Zoo 209 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:30,600 was very much ahead of him when you look at his points per possession and 210 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,679 efficiency and all that stuff. So if he can just be in that the 211 00:15:33,759 --> 00:15:37,919 rate, I mean, obviously whatever, the sixty percentile, sixty percent from 212 00:15:37,919 --> 00:15:41,960 three has been great, But I think this is exactly what we're going to 213 00:15:41,039 --> 00:15:46,000 see more from Terrence. He hasn't gotten too down trodden on himself, which 214 00:15:46,039 --> 00:15:50,639 has been an issue with him, and he's just playing more free. So 215 00:15:50,679 --> 00:15:54,759 hopefully it opens up like it did as this Pelicans game went on. I 216 00:15:54,960 --> 00:16:00,159 think also I was I didn't believe this, or I did want to believe. 217 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:06,679 I didn't want to believe Terrence Man's offense would affect his defense as much, 218 00:16:06,759 --> 00:16:10,919 but I think it really was, and that connection confidence. I mean, 219 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:14,879 like, you know, I feel like a lot of defense is like 220 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:18,480 sort of that confidence and decisiveness as well as you know, there's there's other 221 00:16:18,519 --> 00:16:21,840 things, of course, but the thing we see again and again with Terrence 222 00:16:21,919 --> 00:16:25,080 is like when he's not confident, he's overthinking stuff. He can't really do 223 00:16:25,279 --> 00:16:29,919 either side of the ball that effectively. Yeah, you're not a complete robot 224 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:33,840 where you can say, Okay, I'm playing bad offensively, but I'm still 225 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:37,360 gonna be just as good defensively. It just doesn't work like that, right 226 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:41,720 that. As you said, the confidence is still going to be affected overall 227 00:16:42,159 --> 00:16:45,039 with his game, and you can see over the last three to four games 228 00:16:45,039 --> 00:16:51,240 since he has been playing better offensively defensively he's been much better. The way 229 00:16:51,279 --> 00:16:55,679 he was picking up Devin Booker ninety four feet against the feet, Yeah, 230 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:59,759 we all punking him in the first half was impressive. Well that's the other 231 00:16:59,799 --> 00:17:03,080 part. Every other part of Terrence's game has been great this year, Like 232 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:07,519 it's everything else has been really good for the most part from Terrence, which 233 00:17:07,559 --> 00:17:11,400 has kept him in the starting lineup. So it's really just this one thing 234 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:15,720 that needs to get rounded out to average. Yeah, I still felt like 235 00:17:15,759 --> 00:17:19,839 there was slippage on the defensive end because he just didn't have the confidence over 236 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:23,680 all. Fair, that's fair. It was in his head well, and 237 00:17:23,759 --> 00:17:27,599 it's crazy. So even with the shooting woes, you touched on it a 238 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:33,279 little bit, Adam, which was the continuity of the Clippers. Only nine 239 00:17:33,319 --> 00:17:37,119 other lineups in the league have played more minutes than the current Clippers starters, 240 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:41,039 which feels like, if you've been a Clippers fan for I don't know however 241 00:17:41,079 --> 00:17:45,039 many seasons, you want to put the cap on it. That's unbelievable. 242 00:17:45,279 --> 00:17:48,480 We have that act, that level of continuity for the first time in a 243 00:17:48,559 --> 00:17:52,119 very long time. The only starting lineup to have a higher net rating is 244 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:55,839 Denver and Boston, and the Clippers are plus sixteen point six right now. 245 00:17:56,039 --> 00:18:00,599 So the Clippers starters are some of the best at any given time on a 246 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,799 night, they can be the best starting lineup in the NBA based on net 247 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:07,720 rating. And it's because of this continuity and ty Lou I think someone said 248 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:11,119 it in the chat. Yeah, credit to Tyler for taking the pressure off 249 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:15,279 Terrence man. Like he's done a good job of kind of protecting him just 250 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:19,640 you know, like media wise and just letting him get his confidence back to 251 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:22,960 help build that continuity because they know how important it is. I mean, 252 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:26,319 if anyone knows it's tylu remember when he used to have the card with all 253 00:18:26,319 --> 00:18:30,559 the minutes restrictions for guys because there was so much like in and out on 254 00:18:30,599 --> 00:18:34,319 the lineup, Like it's it's a weird feeling to have this much continuity. 255 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:41,480 L Frank said in the exit interview last season that we have to get back 256 00:18:41,519 --> 00:18:45,599 to respecting the regular season, and they have now. Some of it has 257 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:51,160 been on the luck side with availability. There's nothing you can do when guys 258 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,599 get hurt, and for the most part, knock on wood, they have 259 00:18:53,759 --> 00:18:59,640 been more available. Why played the first twenty seven straight games? I think 260 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:03,799 it was Paul George has only missed two games so far, Kawhi Leonard only 261 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:07,960 four, Russ hasn't missed a game, James Harden hasn't missed a game yet. 262 00:19:07,039 --> 00:19:11,519 It's becoming a Clipper. You can only control that so much. But 263 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:15,039 only missed a couple games, which I think is true. I think he's 264 00:19:15,039 --> 00:19:18,119 getting a little bit glossed over in some of this stuff. Is like, 265 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:23,079 this is the most time we've had with Norm continuously on the floor, which 266 00:19:23,319 --> 00:19:26,720 makes sense why that lineup is looking so good. Sorry to interrupt at him, 267 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:30,599 No, no, no, you're right. Coach Lou made the point 268 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:36,160 though, of even if guys are out, there are things we can do 269 00:19:36,319 --> 00:19:41,359 to prepare better for games. They're having more practices, they're having more walkthrough 270 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:47,680 shoot arounds, film sessions. They're just overall so much more focused. And 271 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:51,480 that's how you get a game like last night, where all right, we're 272 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:55,119 gonna try something different, just double brandon Ingram right off the bat, disrupt 273 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,759 him weird beginning of the ball game, and it took him out of his 274 00:19:57,839 --> 00:20:02,079 game, and it took them out of the offense, and they got blissed. 275 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:03,720 And they had just won four in a row and just beat Minnesota for 276 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:08,319 the second time they had lost at home miss season the Wolves to the Pelicans, 277 00:20:10,039 --> 00:20:12,160 they also had won four in a row, both them and the Clippers 278 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:18,160 going into that game hottest teams in the West. That was a huge win. 279 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:22,319 The Clippers looked like the team who were on some rest advantage of the 280 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:26,079 team that we're playing at home last night. Right, that's a good call. 281 00:20:26,519 --> 00:20:30,559 We mentioned we were talking about those doubles. Do you know what's funny 282 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:33,599 is in that Clippers Suns game, the Sons were sending weird doubles kind of 283 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:37,799 randomly towards Kawhi and PG and stuff like that, and that's the Clippers kind 284 00:20:37,799 --> 00:20:41,359 of mirred a similar thing against Brandon Ingram in that Peal's game, which was 285 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:44,359 cool, and the doubles at first were a little shaky, but then it 286 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:48,119 got better as the game progressed, which was awesome to see the Clippers kind 287 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:53,559 of work through those early growing pains and whatnot. Do we have anything else 288 00:20:53,599 --> 00:20:56,799 we want to talk to in terms of what's been the key before? We 289 00:20:56,839 --> 00:21:02,759 talked those Clippers versus Lakers preview, which has so much weird spice and potential. 290 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:07,519 I guess ramifications for it. Where did Adam go? Did Adam fall? 291 00:21:07,079 --> 00:21:12,039 Unclear? I thought I heard a cat and he doesn't have the cat. 292 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,440 No. I think just the other thing is like, how how good 293 00:21:15,559 --> 00:21:21,200 the defense has looked for the regular season so far? It still doesn't feel 294 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:26,119 like we've seen like the It doesn't seem like we've seen the penultimate form of 295 00:21:26,519 --> 00:21:30,200 what that will be. But yeah, I think the defense, the level 296 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:34,119 at which they're playing during the regular season, I think has got to be 297 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:37,160 one of the most encouraging things out of this year too. We're just not 298 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:41,480 getting those I hate to say lazy but like lacks of daisical kind of starts. 299 00:21:42,319 --> 00:21:48,319 You're not getting like those low energy sort of performances. Yeah, and 300 00:21:48,799 --> 00:21:52,720 even when we do come up, when we're down big kind of early, 301 00:21:52,759 --> 00:21:55,920 I feel like generally you can look at it and be like, Okay, 302 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:57,599 well the shots are just not falling down right now, Like that's going to 303 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:03,359 get better. It's not terrible process combined with you know, not combined with 304 00:22:03,559 --> 00:22:07,279 everything else. So yeah, it's just looking really good right now. I 305 00:22:07,279 --> 00:22:10,799 mean, Charles and I were talking and like, like, let's say the 306 00:22:10,839 --> 00:22:14,839 playoffs started tomorrow and the Clippers are at where they're at right now, where 307 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:18,319 they're at where they're at right now, I'm feeling pretty good. I'm feeling 308 00:22:18,319 --> 00:22:21,839 pretty good, Adam, anything other positive thing you want to talk about before 309 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:25,680 we get into the spicy Clippers Lakers matchup, I was just gonna say, 310 00:22:25,759 --> 00:22:26,799 like, you know, hey, what up, Eric? Wait, sorry 311 00:22:26,799 --> 00:22:32,119 he just joined the life. Yeah, you know, their margin for air 312 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:38,960 it went like from this to like from this, Okay, that's the difference. 313 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:45,440 They're in that mode. Right now, that prop that that's why you 314 00:22:45,559 --> 00:22:51,240 left me. Well, I also had to howk up a loogie into the 315 00:22:51,279 --> 00:23:00,839 sink. I mean, they went from a team that had to play their 316 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:07,920 A game to beat another good team or to have a chance against another top 317 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:14,440 team. Now they can play their B minus game. Still have what fifteen 318 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:18,440 turnovers last night? How many they have against the Miami Heat. The turnovers 319 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:22,160 have been up a little bit recently, and they're still dominant, and they're 320 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:26,920 still handling business and blowing teams out. They can make more mistakes. This 321 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:32,200 is something you used to see with the KD Golden State Warriors. They didn't 322 00:23:32,279 --> 00:23:34,359 have to play their best every night. They could be at their C game 323 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:38,400 and beat you when you're playing your B plus A game because the talent disparity 324 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:45,400 and so that margin for error has grown with this Clippers team with James Harden, 325 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:48,920 because when they lock in for five minutes, when they go on these 326 00:23:48,039 --> 00:23:52,440 runs to end every quarter like they did last night, where it was a 327 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:56,200 ten too run to end the first quarter, a twenty three to seven run 328 00:23:56,400 --> 00:24:00,319 to end the second quarter, and then a sixteen five I've run with Norm 329 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:03,759 Palll knocking down that three port to end the third quarter. When you close 330 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:07,480 quarters like that, it also reminds me of the Golden State Warriors, but 331 00:24:07,599 --> 00:24:12,880 it just shows that level of focus before quarter ends. A lot of teams 332 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:18,920 waiver, and that's why they say championship teams they step pedal to the medal 333 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:21,920 at the end of quarters. They put their foot on the gas a little 334 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:25,960 bit more, and the Clippers are starting to do that now. It's been 335 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:30,839 impressive to see, but overall, it's just that talent ceiling has been raised 336 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:34,440 by having James Harden, so you can get away with having more mistakes out 337 00:24:34,519 --> 00:24:37,960 there and you can throw out that lineup that didn't work. It was a 338 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:42,079 minus fourteen and four minutes, and you can still lead that game by thirty 339 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:45,799 one on the road in New Orleans against a team that had won nine or 340 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:49,240 ten against you. It was great to see. 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If you're missing that on that, go ahead and check us. 350 00:25:22,519 --> 00:25:27,559 That's over on YouTube dot com Slash at Clippers Podcast. So we talked 351 00:25:27,559 --> 00:25:32,160 a little bit about what has been working. After a great win over the 352 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:36,720 Pelicans. Now we're looking ahead to taking on the Lakers, a team that 353 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:42,400 just suffered a loss last night. It's not looking too good for them. 354 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:47,160 I believe it's what four straight? Now, will the Clippers make it a 355 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:52,000 fifth? Yeah? This is very different from when the last time these two 356 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:57,079 teams played No Terrence Man, No James Harden, Clippers lost to No T. 357 00:25:57,559 --> 00:26:00,599 Kawi and Paul George went off. PJ. Tucker played twenty minutes, 358 00:26:02,599 --> 00:26:07,039 which was very not fun. Before we kind of cause I did a little 359 00:26:07,039 --> 00:26:11,400 thing here between you know, the last eleven games between these two teams is 360 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:15,279 basically two completely opposite teams. Before we get into that, we do have 361 00:26:15,319 --> 00:26:19,880 to talk a little bit about this. If the Clippers take care of business 362 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:23,680 in a way that is authoritative, let's just say tomorrow, let's say things 363 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:30,079 go very well for the Clippers. Uh Is Darvin Him's like he has the 364 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:34,200 hottest seat in the league right now. Haggle, No haggle, Adam Oslin, 365 00:26:36,599 --> 00:26:41,279 no haggle. It's obvious, brutal. It's been hotful week and a 366 00:26:41,319 --> 00:26:48,200 half. It's been hot since season tournament. Are they three and ten or 367 00:26:48,279 --> 00:26:52,559 somewhere in that range two and nine over their last eleven Okay, I told, 368 00:26:52,799 --> 00:26:57,200 I'm told Bronnie Is will be playing soon, and he's better than some 369 00:26:57,279 --> 00:27:02,880 of the players on the roster. He would be easy. It might be 370 00:27:02,759 --> 00:27:04,640 better than his pops. With the way you breck that one off the side 371 00:27:04,680 --> 00:27:10,440 of the backboard last night, I don't want to see Darvin ham get let 372 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:12,960 go. It just feels like it's so early, just his second year, 373 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:18,799 and they've had success. They made the Western Conference finals last year when everybody 374 00:27:18,839 --> 00:27:21,839 was counting them out, and they had that great move of the trade deadline, 375 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:23,880 and I do think a lot of it is injury influenced, and they're 376 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:30,880 still a really good team there, but roster construction wise versus rotations has been 377 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:33,519 a little bit iffy. That's what I'm hearing from Lakers fans, and that's 378 00:27:33,519 --> 00:27:37,160 what I've seen. I pay attention to. You got to know the enemy. 379 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:40,319 I pay attention to them quite a bit and what they're doing. And 380 00:27:40,559 --> 00:27:47,039 some of these starting lineups have been curious. So would I be surprised? 381 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:49,039 No? Do I hope it happens. No, I don't want that to 382 00:27:49,079 --> 00:27:52,519 happen. And I think the Lakers are gonna play hard tomorrow. And I 383 00:27:52,559 --> 00:27:56,480 think this may be one of those games where you throw out the records or 384 00:27:56,480 --> 00:28:00,759 how the teams are playing because they both get up playing one another. Yeah. 385 00:28:00,799 --> 00:28:04,160 So, over these last eleven games, the Lakers are two and nine. 386 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:08,400 The Clippers are nine and two. The Lakers are twenty fourth and plus 387 00:28:08,440 --> 00:28:12,079 minus the Clippers are seventh. The Lakers are twenty fourth, and points per 388 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:17,440 game the Clippers are fifth. The Lakers are twenty fifth and three point percentage 389 00:28:17,599 --> 00:28:22,920 the Clippers are first over the last eleven games, So completely different trajectories right 390 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:26,960 now. One thing that's interesting. The Clippers are fifth and points per game, 391 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:30,839 but they are twenty eighth and field goal attempts per game. That's how 392 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:34,880 efficient the Clippers have been over these last eleven games. Part of me wonders, 393 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:37,839 like Adam, you mentioned you kind of throw out maybe records and stuff 394 00:28:37,839 --> 00:28:41,799 like that. With these two teams and the situation across the hall, that's 395 00:28:41,839 --> 00:28:45,359 something where I really hope that efficiency can keep up, because if the Clippers 396 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:51,440 do lose that possession battle, things get a little harry sometimes. Yeah, 397 00:28:51,599 --> 00:28:55,920 and the turnovers recently have been up. I just saw Adam's Nay, I'm 398 00:28:56,000 --> 00:29:00,519 sorry, that's amazing. Best way to keep your eye on the enemy, 399 00:29:00,559 --> 00:29:06,279 dude. If you're wondering who came up with the Power Rangers nickname is this 400 00:29:06,319 --> 00:29:08,319 guy below who just came up with this as well, which we got to 401 00:29:08,359 --> 00:29:11,400 talk to about. We got to talk about a little project maybe with him 402 00:29:11,359 --> 00:29:15,319 about Yeah, and we got a lot of comments coming in here, guys. 403 00:29:15,319 --> 00:29:18,519 We got to respond to some of this stuff. Like it, Michael 404 00:29:18,599 --> 00:29:21,759 Young, if this team is serious, they really should bowl the Lakers the 405 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:26,319 f out tomorrow. That would be nice. I do team is serious. 406 00:29:26,359 --> 00:29:32,039 I don't think that's the indication or the uh, the telltale sign of whether 407 00:29:32,119 --> 00:29:34,160 or not the Clippers are in serious mode right now, but it would be 408 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:37,880 nice because they did lose the Lakers earlier this season for the first time I 409 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:45,720 want to say the last eleven tries. But I just I still think a 410 00:29:45,759 --> 00:29:48,480 desperate team is a dangerous team. A wounded animal is a dangerous one. 411 00:29:48,839 --> 00:29:56,720 The Lakers are at that breaking point where they know and I don't think you 412 00:29:56,720 --> 00:30:00,279 know, I know there's been some reports from Yova on Buja of the athletic 413 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:11,440 that there's some disconnect from the locker room and Darwin. I just it's a 414 00:30:11,519 --> 00:30:17,920 bad look still after winning the N Season Tournament obviously, and them playing really 415 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:22,680 well and looking like they had okay, they still got a squad that wants 416 00:30:22,759 --> 00:30:26,160 to get back into the Western Conference Finals and see what they can do against 417 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:29,759 the Denver Nuggets this time around. For things to fall apart this quickly, 418 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:33,200 and Lebron last night was talking about how it look it was just two games, 419 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:37,480 well it was just two games in Vegas, but they swept all their 420 00:30:37,519 --> 00:30:41,759 They won all their games that were in the N Season Tournament. They were 421 00:30:41,799 --> 00:30:45,319 dominant. They beat some really good teams. So I don't think you should 422 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:51,200 underestimate them, is what I'm saying. As good as the Clippers are training 423 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:55,240 upwards right now, and the Lakers are training downwards. I don't want anyone 424 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:59,319 to get too overconfident because they're probably going to get the Lakers' best shot tomorrow. 425 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:02,920 So the Lakers are, for how poorly they have played, still a 426 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:06,279 top ten defensive rating team. It's the offense. It's the issue. They 427 00:31:06,279 --> 00:31:10,559 have the tenth rated defense in the league. That's at this sample size. 428 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:15,359 Right we're basically halfway through the season. That's a legitimate tenth in the league. 429 00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:18,160 You know what I'm saying. It's not like Game five or something like 430 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:22,359 that. So Will what do you what are you looking for for the Clips 431 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:26,200 to do to really put this one away? Other than you know, we 432 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:29,640 know the mentality is gonna be there. They're going to hopefully assert themselves early. 433 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:30,759 Gameplay wise, What are you looking for? Who do you want to 434 00:31:30,759 --> 00:31:36,799 see on Lebron? What are you what are your talking points for this quasi 435 00:31:36,839 --> 00:31:38,440 important game? I guess for the standings, I want to see Terrence Fan 436 00:31:38,519 --> 00:31:44,119 on Lebron. Terrence Terrence, Yeah, is one of my more underrated matchups 437 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:48,240 in the NBA. So yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing that. I 438 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:51,200 I just I want to see the defense at the at the level that we've 439 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:56,279 seen it at because I just don't know what this Lakers team can really do 440 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:59,400 if you put the clamps on early, like if you put the kind of 441 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:02,079 pressure on them that they were giving the Pelicans. I really, I'm just 442 00:32:02,119 --> 00:32:07,200 struggling to see. I mean, I don't think they'll put up a hundred 443 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:15,400 points, damn that. I mean they average what are they averaged game? 444 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:16,799 They average one hundred and thirteen per game, So if they don't put up 445 00:32:16,799 --> 00:32:21,119 on hundred points things are why I would love that, But I don't know 446 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:22,680 if I would take that on. You hope the Lakers put up more. 447 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:28,759 Though I don't hope the Lakers put up more. I think they might put 448 00:32:28,839 --> 00:32:31,759 up more. Want to be a challenge cripple one of our players before? 449 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:37,240 Yeah you could, sir, Yeah, play PJ. Tucker twenty minutes again, 450 00:32:37,759 --> 00:32:38,960 Adam, what are you looking for? Well, this will be the 451 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:43,799 first game James Harden plays against the Lakers as a member of the Clippers. 452 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,160 They didn't have him, remember, the trade went through the last time they 453 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:51,920 played him, That overtime thriller one of the best games in the two to 454 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:58,559 one three era with Kawhi PG versus Lebron and Anthony Davis last time out that 455 00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:01,400 was a Lakers home game as well. This one will technically be so too. 456 00:33:02,920 --> 00:33:06,599 So I want to see what James Harden can do against this team and 457 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:10,720 breaking down their defense and trying to draw Anthony Davis away from the paint, 458 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:17,640 because yes, he is their defensive rating, that's all Anthony Davis. He 459 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:22,519 has been so good on that end, especially this season. And what's most 460 00:33:22,559 --> 00:33:27,400 confounding with the Lakers is, for the most part, he and Lebron have 461 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:31,119 been healthy this year and they're under five hundred. That's what's crazy to see 462 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:36,759 right now. So pieces aren't fitting. But I still think there's enough guys 463 00:33:36,839 --> 00:33:39,920 there with Austin Reeves who picked it up after a still start this year, 464 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:45,559 that they can still be very dangerous and take you down. And d Loo 465 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:52,000 Cook last time we played too and he might come back. And all they 466 00:33:52,039 --> 00:33:53,359 need, like all they need is one big win, you know what I 467 00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:57,359 mean? Like that, that's oh yeah, that's all a team in this 468 00:33:57,440 --> 00:34:02,000 position really needs, right looking at this the contender that gives them that big 469 00:34:02,079 --> 00:34:07,640 win. But you know that turning things around in the NBA, especially when 470 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:10,880 you do have the talent of of Lebron and Anthony Davis like it is possible. 471 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:16,239 If you look at their last two losses. The Miami Heat loss is 472 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:21,079 in stark contrast to the way they lost the Memphis Grizzlies. They didn't show 473 00:34:21,159 --> 00:34:24,559 up against the Heat and they got beat and they couldn't break the zone and 474 00:34:24,599 --> 00:34:30,280 that was alarming. But against Memphis, they just had a hot shooting night. 475 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:34,880 Memphis I think is the worst shooting team from three, and they came 476 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:37,400 in and just lit up the Lakers from the outside, and we're hitting an 477 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:42,679 inordinate amount of three pointers. Lakers didn't play that bad. They're not the 478 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:49,280 worst three point shooting team. Who Memphis, Yeah, well, they probably 479 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:52,280 won't end up there. They just started off the season, I think, 480 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:55,800 so bad from the outside. But there is something to this. The Lakers 481 00:34:55,880 --> 00:35:02,079 give up the most open threes wide open threes so six feet beyond in the 482 00:35:02,199 --> 00:35:05,440 NBA. Did you have that in the notes? Check? No, I 483 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:07,840 didn't. I just I'm I'm pro that and I'm happy to tell me. 484 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:12,760 I know you didn't have the notes because you read the notes. See it's 485 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:15,760 I started color coding it. You know they give up twenty two wide open 486 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:21,079 threes per game. So if you are a team that is having a good 487 00:35:21,159 --> 00:35:23,440 night or a good three point shooting team like the Clippers are, and they 488 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:27,679 have a chance, by the way, before this season is over, to 489 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:30,159 be the best shooting team from the outside in the league. I think we're 490 00:35:30,199 --> 00:35:36,039 just starting to see that now. Yeah, you gotta take advantage of that. 491 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:38,239 They are giving up some open shots. So some of it was shot 492 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:42,760 variants and just walking shooting from the Memphis Sczies. Some of it was due 493 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:46,480 to the Lakers poor perimeter defense. Yeah, so, uh one thing I 494 00:35:46,519 --> 00:35:50,840 was just looking up. We'll mention the defensive prowess that he wants to see 495 00:35:50,840 --> 00:35:54,599 set early. Andrew Greif wrote a nice piece that also talked about how the 496 00:35:54,639 --> 00:35:58,800 Clippers are. You know, they're focusing on their transition defense, making their 497 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:02,639 transition defense better. The Lakers are a top ten team in transition points per 498 00:36:02,679 --> 00:36:06,599 game right now, So that is an area. Will you mentioned it. 499 00:36:07,159 --> 00:36:09,159 You don't want to give them easy. Transition points are the easiest points, 500 00:36:09,239 --> 00:36:13,199 and the defense for the Clippers and transition has been maybe their worst part. 501 00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:16,800 Not that that was a big part of the Lakers' identity when they did win 502 00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:22,239 a championship, but they put up so few field goal attempts overall. I'm 503 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:24,480 not saying like get you know, give them up or whatever, but I 504 00:36:24,519 --> 00:36:29,119 think the biggest thing is it's just kind of sticking to the formula that works 505 00:36:29,199 --> 00:36:32,559 right now. And yeah, I agree, you don't want to give up 506 00:36:32,559 --> 00:36:37,239 easy buckets. But I think the Clippers need to stay the course right now 507 00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:43,199 and not overthink like how they're going to approach this team, because I just 508 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:45,000 feel like they have it figured out. They got it. I mean, 509 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:50,280 we have this version of the Lakers number yeah, I mean because they don't 510 00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:52,119 even really know what version of themselves they are right now, which is what 511 00:36:52,199 --> 00:36:57,800 I think is really The Clippers have an identity, right They've built up like 512 00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:00,000 we talked about, James Harden has saved the two and three Clippers. He's 513 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:04,320 helped them make this identity and all that stuff. The Lakers have none of 514 00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:07,639 that right now. They don't know what kind of team they are. The 515 00:37:07,679 --> 00:37:10,400 Clippers know what kind of team they are, and they're rolling Adam, what's 516 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:14,559 something that could go wrong in this game? Who's a random Laker that you're 517 00:37:14,599 --> 00:37:19,039 maybe worried about? Because sometimes those things happen. Tori and Prance has had 518 00:37:19,039 --> 00:37:23,199 some really good shooting nights he's had when they play well. He was active 519 00:37:23,239 --> 00:37:29,480 on defense in that Memphis game too. Yeah, typically when they play well, 520 00:37:29,599 --> 00:37:31,559 he plays well. It used to be D'Angelo Russell was kind of the 521 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:36,320 barometer for that, but he's been banged up recently and that has hurt them 522 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:39,159 to an extent. They've been running the offense through Lebron James a lot more, 523 00:37:39,199 --> 00:37:43,480 which is not that that is a bad thing. It just still shouldn't 524 00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:46,760 be happening to this degree when he's thirty nine. Sure out there, somebody 525 00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:52,679 had a comment earlier, Jay and CT and Kawhi should give Lebron a little 526 00:37:52,760 --> 00:37:57,559 kiss before the game to throw them off. That would throw them off their 527 00:37:57,639 --> 00:38:01,119 magic and Isaiah Thomas back in the day with that not throw off. I 528 00:38:01,159 --> 00:38:06,119 also just notice we can overlay the chat on the video if we want to 529 00:38:06,119 --> 00:38:08,559 do Oh yeah, why not do we need the whole chat on there? 530 00:38:08,719 --> 00:38:12,480 You don't think we need the whole chat? Should West of us let us 531 00:38:12,559 --> 00:38:15,840 know because we're probably gonna say this is a standalone video to let us know 532 00:38:15,880 --> 00:38:19,159 if you like the chat in the overlay. I'm gonna be honest, I 533 00:38:19,199 --> 00:38:22,360 don't I don't like it to start off. But that's only because I see 534 00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:34,320 John Cooperman's commented about Mark Madson the dogs out. Yeah, I'm I'm feeling 535 00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:37,199 way too confident about this game. I don't think it's gonna be a blowout 536 00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:40,880 or anything like that, but I'm just it's hard for me to really envision 537 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:45,800 a way in which the Clippers lose this game that doesn't involve the Clippers emptying 538 00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:49,599 the clip directly into their own foot, you know what I mean? Like, 539 00:38:49,639 --> 00:38:52,320 I don't see a way that the Lakers are They don't have a thing 540 00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:57,320 that I'm worried about, you know, Like I just don't. I mean, 541 00:38:57,360 --> 00:39:00,199 like I think that I feel bad. I feel way too. But 542 00:39:00,719 --> 00:39:05,599 if you give up seventy paint points to the Lakers and they're getting to the 543 00:39:05,639 --> 00:39:08,440 free throw line, that's how you lose the game. Or if they happen 544 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:12,639 to have a good shooting night from the outside, which is typically a bonus 545 00:39:12,639 --> 00:39:16,599 for them, they have a formula to beat you. If your defense isn't 546 00:39:16,639 --> 00:39:22,960 on point, you will get burned by that? Is it more right now? 547 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:25,960 About the Clippers and how they're playing and self inflicted wounds? Of course, 548 00:39:27,519 --> 00:39:31,199 because it goes back to that margin for air they have the larger talent. 549 00:39:31,280 --> 00:39:37,119 Disparity is in their favor now almost every night, unless they're playing the 550 00:39:37,199 --> 00:39:40,800 Boston Celtics or the Denver Nuggets, like there are only a couple of teams, 551 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:45,960 and I think the OKC thunder who really scare me against the Clippers when 552 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:49,480 they're even at their best. If they're at their best, they'll win. 553 00:39:50,159 --> 00:39:52,760 But if they slip up and the Lakers happen to be on their game that 554 00:39:52,920 --> 00:39:57,880 night, there's still a problem. They are a problem. Will are you 555 00:39:57,960 --> 00:40:02,639 too confident? We can't hear you. For some reason, I'm feeling too 556 00:40:02,639 --> 00:40:07,840 confident. But I think the thing about these two teams every matchup is is 557 00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:13,760 even when the Lakers are in their depths and not really doing that well, 558 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:17,000 they still do their best to make this one an exciting game, like at 559 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:22,440 the Battle for the Battle for LA. In the last four years, we 560 00:40:22,519 --> 00:40:28,119 have not really had many duds, you know, like these games are These 561 00:40:28,199 --> 00:40:30,920 games always seem to mean a little bit more and things are a little bit 562 00:40:31,039 --> 00:40:35,800 ratcheted up. And when they're at that level, obviously Lebron and a d 563 00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:39,679 are at their best and size wise, they do present some interesting challenges for 564 00:40:39,679 --> 00:40:44,239 the Clippers, especially if you know, if we see stuff with the with 565 00:40:44,360 --> 00:40:52,280 the four the four Hoffers, the half of lineup, with the half of 566 00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:55,960 lineup, I I think that that could be a real issue. And I 567 00:40:57,159 --> 00:41:00,360 think that things could go south fairly quickly. And that's not a knock on 568 00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:04,440 Russ. It's not a knock on anybody in particular. It's just that kind 569 00:41:04,519 --> 00:41:07,920 of size is going to give you problems. And so we'll see, well, 570 00:41:07,960 --> 00:41:10,440 you know, we'll see if rotations are changing. And I'm brought up 571 00:41:10,480 --> 00:41:13,559 the stats, so if you just tune in, sorry I don't have them 572 00:41:13,639 --> 00:41:17,840 right in front of me. But the Russ plus Kawhi, PG and Harden 573 00:41:19,079 --> 00:41:22,760 has not been a particularly powerful look for the Clippers. Well, the stats 574 00:41:22,760 --> 00:41:27,480 are on the rundown, so it's too high up. Man, We're so 575 00:41:27,639 --> 00:41:30,079 deep deep into this thing now. No, So I do go back to 576 00:41:30,639 --> 00:41:34,920 what I go back to the prologue. What I do like about that lineup 577 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:37,119 is that we hadn't seen it for a while, right, Like, we 578 00:41:37,119 --> 00:41:42,599 hadn't seen it since November thirtieth until last night again, so I really hope 579 00:41:42,599 --> 00:41:45,519 we don't see it. I agree with you there, Yeah, and Tys 580 00:41:45,679 --> 00:41:49,559 is going to be interesting. Tys is. Everyone's playing very good right now 581 00:41:49,639 --> 00:41:52,800 for the Clippers. Tys is a bit is where I get a little worried 582 00:41:52,840 --> 00:41:58,360 if he's out there against some size as good as Daniel Tye is and has 583 00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:04,920 been for this Clippers team. Unlike when Russ sacrificed. Where you're going with 584 00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:14,400 that? No, unlike when Russ sacrificed for James Harden. That's because well, 585 00:42:14,679 --> 00:42:20,119 James Harden is the better player. Mason Plumbley is sacrificing for Daniel Tice. 586 00:42:21,480 --> 00:42:23,679 Daniel Tice is not a better player than Mason Plumby. Mason Plumbley is 587 00:42:23,719 --> 00:42:28,760 the better player than Daniel Tye. At some point, he needs to start 588 00:42:28,760 --> 00:42:31,679 playing more. I understand he's just coming back. He just played garbage time 589 00:42:31,760 --> 00:42:37,000 minutes. He actually looked pretty good, even though the Clippers overall in those 590 00:42:37,599 --> 00:42:44,199 inconsequential minutes WORKBA was really bad. But you know, rhythm, timing, 591 00:42:44,280 --> 00:42:49,480 getting to the basket, hitting some free throws, he looked Okay. Daniel 592 00:42:49,519 --> 00:42:52,679 Tice is not better than Mason Plumbley. I just want to make that clear. 593 00:42:53,119 --> 00:42:58,039 Eventually, Mason Plumbley needs to get back to playing more. Minutes, 594 00:42:58,480 --> 00:43:02,559 he is the more effective and pretty much every way, maybe outside of the 595 00:43:02,599 --> 00:43:07,599 outside shooting, of course, if daniel Tye can keep that going, sure, 596 00:43:07,880 --> 00:43:10,119 Yes, yeah I don't. And someone was in the chat x Mango 597 00:43:10,159 --> 00:43:15,760 project was asking h if Plumbley was gonna return in this game. Everything that 598 00:43:16,360 --> 00:43:22,920 I've seen from beat writers is projecting against like like the twenty first, like 599 00:43:22,960 --> 00:43:29,719 that Nets game, So I don't know. He's also, if you've missed 600 00:43:29,719 --> 00:43:32,159 this in the Clippers verse, told tylu if things are going well with daniel 601 00:43:32,199 --> 00:43:37,480 Tye, just played daniel Tye and I'll wait my turn, which is great. 602 00:43:39,039 --> 00:43:42,719 No, I love the sacrifice. I like that he said it. 603 00:43:42,800 --> 00:43:45,079 I think it makes sense for now. I just think you could eat. 604 00:43:45,239 --> 00:43:50,519 You can start easing Mason Plumbley back in for a few minutes here and there, 605 00:43:50,639 --> 00:43:55,239 and then eventually he's overtaking those Daniel Tice minutes. Doesn't mean daniel Tye 606 00:43:55,280 --> 00:43:59,800 isn't still valuable, doesn't mean there's not gonna be situations where you need him, 607 00:44:00,039 --> 00:44:02,079 especially in a game like last night. I think that would have been 608 00:44:02,199 --> 00:44:08,159 optimal to have a fully ramped up Mason Plumbly against that Pelican's team. It 609 00:44:08,280 --> 00:44:12,079 made sense to go with Daniel Tice. He's the one that's been playing well. 610 00:44:12,119 --> 00:44:15,760 Maason Plumby just came back, But I just I don't want to lose 611 00:44:15,800 --> 00:44:22,119 sight of the fact that he's still the better player. This isn't Westbrooks sacrificing 612 00:44:22,199 --> 00:44:25,559 for James Harden because he's the better player. That makes sense. Tucker, 613 00:44:25,639 --> 00:44:31,960 he had to sacrifice the most. We did get somebody commenting in here about 614 00:44:32,840 --> 00:44:39,480 is Tucker happy right now? He's been encouraging his teammates. I've watched it. 615 00:44:40,000 --> 00:44:44,679 He's been a good teammate, a good soldier. We'll see. Okay, 616 00:44:44,679 --> 00:44:46,760 So let's get to uh, maybe let's get to our player of the 617 00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:52,360 game picks again. These We've been right on these every single game, all 618 00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:55,840 three of us have never gotten one of these wrong. Uh, will who 619 00:44:55,880 --> 00:45:01,239 is your player of the game pick for Clippers versus? Like I want to 620 00:45:01,239 --> 00:45:04,480 say Harden, but I feel like that's a cop out. Although I am 621 00:45:04,639 --> 00:45:08,679 very excited to see Harden in his hometown against the Lakers. But I'm gonna 622 00:45:08,719 --> 00:45:12,159 go with Terrence Man. I think Terrence Man is gonna have a great game 623 00:45:12,199 --> 00:45:15,679 on both ends of the floor. Knockdown, I'm gonna call it three threes, 624 00:45:15,960 --> 00:45:22,039 and I think he's gonna be He's gonna be major, and it'll he 625 00:45:22,119 --> 00:45:25,800 won't close though, We'll still go with the power lineup to close. Okay, 626 00:45:28,239 --> 00:45:32,920 did you say the power lineup? Oh? Wow? The more props 627 00:45:32,920 --> 00:45:38,280 more if you're just joining us, The props have never been on this level 628 00:45:38,280 --> 00:45:45,679 before. All right? Yeah? More more third party audio from Adam. 629 00:45:46,360 --> 00:45:52,599 Who's your pick for player of the game. Uh. I think I'm gonna 630 00:45:52,639 --> 00:45:59,199 go Norman Powell, just to piggyback off the Powell Rangers. I think they're 631 00:45:59,199 --> 00:46:02,280 gonna need him because I expect the Lakers to play wells, which means the 632 00:46:02,320 --> 00:46:07,519 Clippers will have to play that lineup at some point. Spread them out, 633 00:46:07,079 --> 00:46:14,559 bring Anthony Davis away from the paint. And he's too damn good. He's 634 00:46:14,599 --> 00:46:17,800 just too damn good. Fourth quarter Palell over sixty percent from the field, 635 00:46:17,800 --> 00:46:22,159 over fifty percent from the outside on the season. He's unbelievable. I'm so 636 00:46:22,280 --> 00:46:27,679 happy for him because he's a guy that works so hard. He's a perfectionist. 637 00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:31,440 He expects so much of himself. But that Andrew grif article in the 638 00:46:31,559 --> 00:46:37,400 La Times talking about how instead of him chasing being an All Star, thinking 639 00:46:37,440 --> 00:46:40,440 that he needs to be one of the top guys on this team. He's 640 00:46:40,440 --> 00:46:46,800 just controlling what he can controls what he can control, and he's taking advantage 641 00:46:47,039 --> 00:46:52,320 of his minutes. And William Blast, you're wrong. Daniel Tice is not 642 00:46:52,400 --> 00:46:57,079 a better finisher than Mason Plumley, and he's really good the pick and roll. 643 00:46:57,119 --> 00:47:00,800 We haven't even had a chance to see Plumbley next to James Harden the 644 00:47:00,800 --> 00:47:04,360 pick and roll. That is true. Another level this team can get to, 645 00:47:05,360 --> 00:47:07,440 uh people we're talking about with with Tyson's good stretch of play. You 646 00:47:07,440 --> 00:47:09,679 know, when things started to turn around for the Clippers, we had that 647 00:47:10,079 --> 00:47:15,559 the almost double digit win streak, you know, was Mason Plumley already irrelevant? 648 00:47:15,840 --> 00:47:19,320 And when Charles and I talked about it, I said, absolutely not 649 00:47:19,480 --> 00:47:22,079 until I see until we get the chance to see Mason Plumbley on the floor 650 00:47:22,119 --> 00:47:27,079 in some minutes with James Harden. There's no way you could possibly pencil this 651 00:47:27,119 --> 00:47:29,880 guy out of your rotation. That, I mean, the idea, the 652 00:47:29,920 --> 00:47:32,320 notion to me is absurd. All right, For my player the game pick, 653 00:47:32,360 --> 00:47:38,039 I'm going for a very obvious choice. I'm going Kwhi Leonard. I 654 00:47:38,039 --> 00:47:40,920 think Kawhi goes for forty. I would love to see that he did not 655 00:47:42,199 --> 00:47:47,000 have, you know, an elite game against the Pelicans nineteen points nine boards. 656 00:47:47,239 --> 00:47:51,159 But I think, uh, I think Kawhi is gonna make a statement 657 00:47:51,159 --> 00:47:55,119 tomorrow. I think he's gonna be back in LA I think he's gonna bounce 658 00:47:55,159 --> 00:47:59,880 back shooting wise, and we're gonna see a vintage you know, get to 659 00:48:00,199 --> 00:48:01,880 spots. He's gonna be here at the top of the elbow, he's gonna 660 00:48:01,880 --> 00:48:05,840 get here in the mid range, and he's gonna he's gonna set the tone 661 00:48:05,880 --> 00:48:07,519 and then at some point he's gonna flip the switch on. The game is 662 00:48:07,559 --> 00:48:10,880 gonna be over. That's what I think, which we have seen him do. 663 00:48:12,559 --> 00:48:15,559 I mean, he basically did it again against the Pelicans. I feel 664 00:48:15,559 --> 00:48:19,440 like we've seen him do it more of this regular season in where any other 665 00:48:19,519 --> 00:48:22,880 top way through than I feel like any previous regular season. It's phenomenal. 666 00:48:23,000 --> 00:48:28,320 It's unreal. I do want to say this though, regarding Kawhi. There's 667 00:48:28,440 --> 00:48:34,840 been this thought out there and a little bit of disrespect from people saying I 668 00:48:34,920 --> 00:48:39,199 got this at follow out of May on X earlier today, when I put 669 00:48:39,239 --> 00:48:45,880 up the Kawhi leonard numbers over the last fourteen games sixty fifty three ninety shooting 670 00:48:45,920 --> 00:48:50,079 splits. Clippers are thirteen to one during that stretch. He's won the last 671 00:48:50,119 --> 00:48:53,239 twelve games that he has played in Individually, They've been undefeated in the last 672 00:48:53,280 --> 00:48:59,239 twelve games with Kawhi Leonard. But somebody responded to that and said, uh, 673 00:48:59,440 --> 00:49:02,320 SEMy said, he has finally looked like the Kawhi they traded for. 674 00:49:02,480 --> 00:49:07,880 Took him five plus years, but later better than ever. I guess that 675 00:49:07,039 --> 00:49:15,119 is disrespectful. Why Leonard tore his ACL while being the best player in the 676 00:49:15,119 --> 00:49:19,559 twenty twenty one playoffs? Wow, what was better than him? What were 677 00:49:19,599 --> 00:49:24,440 you looking at? Better on a Clippers jersey that he was in a Toronto 678 00:49:24,559 --> 00:49:30,840 Raptors jersey. He was playing better than ever. You're not like all of 679 00:49:30,880 --> 00:49:37,320 a sudden, Kawhi Leonard is just starting to reach his potential as a Clipper. 680 00:49:37,440 --> 00:49:42,480 Now he had a setback. He gave his ACL. He's got a 681 00:49:42,519 --> 00:49:45,280 cadaver one or whatever it is now that they had to reconstruct his ACL with. 682 00:49:45,360 --> 00:49:52,039 That's what they often use. Uh been the man he was going to 683 00:49:52,119 --> 00:49:54,599 win them the championship in twenty twenty one okay, oh yeah, can you 684 00:49:54,639 --> 00:49:59,719 pick the cadaver because I would pick like a track star. No, you 685 00:49:59,760 --> 00:50:01,400 can't pick the can I don't think. Also sometimes use a pig. I 686 00:50:01,440 --> 00:50:05,599 can't remember. That's for Tommy John. Anyway, we're getting off we're getting 687 00:50:05,639 --> 00:50:08,840 off track. Uh, we're gonna get the We're all gonna get the for 688 00:50:08,960 --> 00:50:14,440 Kawhi. Yeah. Coming up, we're talking the Sun's Game. We're gonna 689 00:50:14,480 --> 00:50:16,239 talk that because it is a back to back for the Clippers. And then 690 00:50:16,280 --> 00:50:22,079 we're picking the winner of the YouTube contest that Adam and Will need to vote 691 00:50:22,119 --> 00:50:25,719 on. We got Suns Talk and then Clippers Sons Talk coming up in three 692 00:50:27,119 --> 00:50:31,000 two one. Hey, welcome back. In Clips and Dips Season two, 693 00:50:31,199 --> 00:50:36,280 episode thirty seven, I'm out of Moslin. We got Chuck Mackler. William 694 00:50:36,360 --> 00:50:39,440 Updyke is here. If you're listening on the podcast, this was a YouTube 695 00:50:39,519 --> 00:50:45,920 live edition at Clippers Podcast on YouTube is where you find us at Clippers pod 696 00:50:45,480 --> 00:50:50,360 on x is where you can find us there, and that also streams. 697 00:50:50,760 --> 00:50:53,360 Still Elon has that part of it working for us. If you were just 698 00:50:53,440 --> 00:50:59,360 watching this on Twitter, you could just be streaming this episode and have it 699 00:50:59,400 --> 00:51:04,559 in your feet or whatever. So Clippers front end of a back to back 700 00:51:04,840 --> 00:51:08,400 tomorrow it's a three and four taken on the Lakers back end of that back 701 00:51:08,440 --> 00:51:13,400 to back, will be at home against the Phoenix Suns for the second time 702 00:51:13,440 --> 00:51:16,320 in a week. Still don't know if Kevin Durant will be available. I 703 00:51:16,360 --> 00:51:20,519 was a little bit surprised he wasn't back already at this point. I kind 704 00:51:20,519 --> 00:51:24,639 of figured when he missed that game against the Trailblazers that was just him getting 705 00:51:24,679 --> 00:51:28,519 a little bit of rest because he had played so many early on in the 706 00:51:28,559 --> 00:51:32,119 season. But he still hasn't played. Didn't play against the Clippers in their 707 00:51:32,119 --> 00:51:37,719 one thirty one one twenty two victory over the Suns in Phoenix, didn't play 708 00:51:37,760 --> 00:51:42,480 against the Miami Heat when they won one thirteen to ninety seven. They will 709 00:51:42,519 --> 00:51:45,440 be on the second night of a back to back two though they got the 710 00:51:45,559 --> 00:51:50,400 Memphis Grizzlies at home tomorrow night when the Clippers are taken on the Lakers at 711 00:51:50,480 --> 00:51:54,159 Crypto, So not a rest advantage for either team in that game against the 712 00:51:54,159 --> 00:51:59,719 Phoenix Suns. We'll see who's available for the Clippers another back to back, 713 00:52:00,320 --> 00:52:05,360 who will be playing hopefully You know another reason that if you're of the belief 714 00:52:05,360 --> 00:52:07,960 that they should blow out the Lakers. There's a reason too, because they 715 00:52:07,960 --> 00:52:12,960 got a game coming up very next night. Chuck. Yeah, I think 716 00:52:13,000 --> 00:52:15,559 everyone should play in this game, right, If they're not hurt, they're 717 00:52:15,599 --> 00:52:20,880 gonna play. That's been what we've been seeing for the Clippers. So I'm 718 00:52:20,920 --> 00:52:25,000 assuming everyone's gonna play in this Sun's game. The last time we played the 719 00:52:25,000 --> 00:52:29,599 Suns, it was kind of a walky game. Both teams had a seventy 720 00:52:29,639 --> 00:52:32,840 point half. Like the Clippers shot so well for the entire game, the 721 00:52:32,840 --> 00:52:37,960 Suns were absurd in that second half. Will Where do you think the Clips 722 00:52:38,000 --> 00:52:45,119 can improve on that last matchup? Who is better? Whistle on the table? 723 00:52:45,239 --> 00:52:49,119 Is that? Yeah? Oh god, I hope we get a different 724 00:52:49,119 --> 00:52:53,599 ref crew. That was a nightmare to watch that game. Man. I 725 00:52:54,519 --> 00:52:59,480 we just got such great performances out of the big three in that one, 726 00:52:59,519 --> 00:53:07,280 Like really everyone stepped up. Maybe hmmm, I guess I'd like to see 727 00:53:07,519 --> 00:53:10,239 Zoo have have a better game, maybe be able to go to him offensively 728 00:53:10,320 --> 00:53:15,199 a little bit if the shooting isn't as hot as we were. I think 729 00:53:15,199 --> 00:53:19,519 you are you already mentioned with clip shops fifty three percent from three, So 730 00:53:19,599 --> 00:53:22,960 I kind of like that matchup of Zoo on Nurkic. I think he's a 731 00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:27,239 little slow footed. He's still got the size, But the way Zoo has 732 00:53:27,280 --> 00:53:32,920 been expanding the range lately he's been showing off his work is nasty. This 733 00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:37,840 season. He looks a lot lighter on his feet than he has than he 734 00:53:37,880 --> 00:53:39,880 has in previous years. So I think that that's one of those things that 735 00:53:39,920 --> 00:53:43,960 we can if the shooting doesn't have the same level of efficiency, which I 736 00:53:43,960 --> 00:53:46,320 don't expect it to, we can kind of go to and we need to 737 00:53:46,360 --> 00:53:50,639 be exploiting some of those matchups. We need to keep Big Zoo involved because 738 00:53:50,679 --> 00:53:53,400 that's the best way to get to get his peak performance on both ends of 739 00:53:53,480 --> 00:53:57,239 the floor. Really, truly, it's a good call, Adam. What 740 00:53:57,239 --> 00:54:01,440 are you looking for? Uh yeah, Big Zoo to have a big game. 741 00:54:01,719 --> 00:54:06,440 He's one of our young guys. It feels like right now, Like 742 00:54:06,519 --> 00:54:09,199 when he's dunking on Valanciunas in that first quarter, he's not just dunking on 743 00:54:09,320 --> 00:54:14,599 him, He's dunking on the Zoo haters. He's dunking on Carl Tart. 744 00:54:15,079 --> 00:54:21,199 Zubots is a maid the way man. He's a made man happy birthday, 745 00:54:21,239 --> 00:54:25,840 Carl. He is being respected now as being one of the guys, not 746 00:54:25,960 --> 00:54:30,920 just a starter that gets twenty five minutes. Yeah, Will and he'll do 747 00:54:31,000 --> 00:54:36,360 the same for Mason Plumley. Comparing what Mason Plumbley did last year to Daniel 748 00:54:36,440 --> 00:54:38,599 Tize. This year, Daniel Tys is playing next to James Harden. James 749 00:54:38,639 --> 00:54:42,920 Harden next to Mason Plumley is going to work very well. But yeah, 750 00:54:42,960 --> 00:54:45,000 he has unlocked to Viatza Zoobots. They didn't just get James Harden in the 751 00:54:45,039 --> 00:54:49,840 trade, they got a better version of Aviatza zoobots. That is a huge, 752 00:54:50,199 --> 00:54:53,400 huge difference maker for this team and just one more weapon. I still 753 00:54:53,400 --> 00:55:00,000 get frustrated sometimes. It happened against Miami. I think where is Miami or 754 00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:05,199 Phoenix where they just weren't scoring for about five and a half minutes. Yeah, 755 00:55:05,639 --> 00:55:07,480 it's like, guys, just look for big Zoo, just get him 756 00:55:07,519 --> 00:55:12,840 some easy touches here. But James Harden, for the most part, he 757 00:55:12,920 --> 00:55:16,239 has kept him involved offensively. It also helps your defense. Of course, 758 00:55:16,599 --> 00:55:21,119 you keep that guy. We talked about it earlier, but players getting touches, 759 00:55:21,159 --> 00:55:24,440 feeling like they're involved on offense. It just a rising tide lifts all 760 00:55:24,480 --> 00:55:29,119 boats. Whatever you want to say, it helps in every area of the 761 00:55:29,199 --> 00:55:32,480 game. So I'll say I want to see a lot from Beats, the 762 00:55:32,559 --> 00:55:36,480 zoo Bots, and more from Terrence Man on Devin Booker what he did in 763 00:55:36,480 --> 00:55:40,960 that first half against Booker, especially, He's gonna have an even bigger responsibility 764 00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:46,000 on book if KD plays in this one, Yeah, exactly, I want 765 00:55:46,039 --> 00:55:51,760 to see. I want to see this team sweep this not quite a home 766 00:55:51,800 --> 00:55:54,840 stand, but take care of business against the Lakers to put themselves in a 767 00:55:54,880 --> 00:56:00,280 better position against the Phoenix Suns. Yes, I would agree with that would 768 00:56:00,280 --> 00:56:02,800 be interesting if KD plays kind of where Kawhi and PG end up. I 769 00:56:02,840 --> 00:56:07,639 think that I would love to see Kawhi on KD the whole time, but 770 00:56:07,760 --> 00:56:12,239 I don't think the Sons will let that happen. So it's yeah, anxiously 771 00:56:12,239 --> 00:56:16,280 waiting for this injury report for this Clippers Sons game. All right, will 772 00:56:16,320 --> 00:56:23,039 who's your uh, your player of the game for Clippers Sons M I I'll 773 00:56:23,079 --> 00:56:27,119 go Kauhi again. Well, I'll go Harden. You said you already said 774 00:56:27,199 --> 00:56:29,760 Kui. Well, I I mean, I don't know if he's gonna I 775 00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:31,760 don't want to say that your prediction is gonna be wrong for Kaui against the 776 00:56:31,840 --> 00:56:35,199 Lakers. I don't know if he'll go, if he'll go back to back 777 00:56:35,239 --> 00:56:37,840 on it. He will play in both games, but I don't I don't 778 00:56:37,880 --> 00:56:40,719 know that he'll have like knockout performances in both of them. Okay, well, 779 00:56:40,840 --> 00:56:44,760 I'm gonna go Harden in this one because I hesitated to go Harden in 780 00:56:44,760 --> 00:56:50,280 the Lakers one seemed too easy. Adam, I'll go a mere Coffee against 781 00:56:50,280 --> 00:56:55,519 the Suns back to back, all right. I like that logic. Coffee 782 00:56:55,599 --> 00:57:00,280 quietly has been giving him good minutes. Now Kawhi has come back. He's 783 00:57:00,280 --> 00:57:05,679 been getting about fifteen minutes per game. He hasn't popped, though, he 784 00:57:05,719 --> 00:57:09,599 hasn't had as many highlights, and he was good against the Pelicans defensively, 785 00:57:10,519 --> 00:57:14,039 but on a back to back, tired legs. I want to see a 786 00:57:14,039 --> 00:57:16,559 mere Coffee get a few more shots. I think he'll get more minutes in 787 00:57:16,599 --> 00:57:21,760 that ball game. Hopefully he takes advantage of them. I like that. 788 00:57:21,840 --> 00:57:24,280 I like that call. I'm gonna go Kawhi Leonard again. No, I'm 789 00:57:24,280 --> 00:57:29,679 just kidding. I'm going I think Russ we mentioned the back to back thing. 790 00:57:29,840 --> 00:57:32,920 I think Russ is gonna be maybe a little needed in the Phoenix game. 791 00:57:34,000 --> 00:57:37,960 I hope it's a little more controlled maybe than the last time. There 792 00:57:37,039 --> 00:57:40,639 was some rough possessions against the Suns for us the last time we played. 793 00:57:40,679 --> 00:57:44,559 But I think he might help us out a little bit. And I'm just 794 00:57:44,639 --> 00:57:47,239 excited to see Paul George be better than Devin Booker again. I think we're 795 00:57:47,280 --> 00:57:52,679 all excited for that. All right, let's get to the most important part 796 00:57:52,760 --> 00:57:59,440 of the episode. We have to pick the YouTube comment winner from a week 797 00:57:59,480 --> 00:58:01,719 and a half ago. They're gonna send They're gonna get a free They're gonna 798 00:58:01,719 --> 00:58:06,000 get the Adam has to grab more props. For those of you who are 799 00:58:06,039 --> 00:58:10,360 watching Adams once again left, we are giving away in a Vitza zu Bots 800 00:58:10,400 --> 00:58:15,400 Croatian Night T shirt. They didn't advertise that it was Croatian Night at all, 801 00:58:15,440 --> 00:58:21,239 despite having a starting center who is a crow. They should have advertised 802 00:58:21,239 --> 00:58:22,280 it more. The shirt is awesome. Adam is gonna show it to you 803 00:58:22,360 --> 00:58:27,599 right now. Adam will personally put this in the in the USPS mail slot 804 00:58:27,880 --> 00:58:30,559 to send this to you. We're gonna splurge for some padded envelopes, so 805 00:58:30,599 --> 00:58:36,400 it comes to you padded nailer's, padded mailers, so it gets to you 806 00:58:36,440 --> 00:58:39,119 in one piece. Hey, complete with into a dome rock. You're gonna 807 00:58:39,159 --> 00:58:42,800 get that too, Yeah, hopefully it dirty's the shirt up in there. 808 00:58:43,519 --> 00:58:49,199 So we had, we had, Here's here's what we had. So Nicholas 809 00:58:49,239 --> 00:58:52,239 Ramos three one eight seven said, willing to buy a car next year in 810 00:58:52,360 --> 00:58:57,599 order to get that zoo shirt. But I'm gonna be honest, he said 811 00:58:57,639 --> 00:59:00,519 next year. I I don't know if I totally believe him. Well, 812 00:59:00,440 --> 00:59:05,719 some one said in the comments section in this in This Live that they bought 813 00:59:05,760 --> 00:59:08,719 a car. Luca E two three said, if you don't want to lose 814 00:59:08,760 --> 00:59:13,119 your only listener from Ibban Buren, you better send that shirt my way. 815 00:59:13,199 --> 00:59:15,360 That is that is in Germany. I said, I wasn't a fan of 816 00:59:15,440 --> 00:59:22,599 the threat. Uh, and then Mike just said ultrazord with an exclamation point. 817 00:59:22,880 --> 00:59:24,599 Who do we think Who's going directed my dumb ass? I was like 818 00:59:24,719 --> 00:59:30,760 super Zord thingy, No, it was the Altarsord? So who who will? 819 00:59:30,800 --> 00:59:32,400 Who's your pick for best comment? I mean, I gotta go. 820 00:59:32,480 --> 00:59:37,119 Luca E two three A, I don't want to lose an international listener. 821 00:59:37,079 --> 00:59:42,039 I think Adam should pay for that international shipping. Okay, he didn't buy 822 00:59:42,039 --> 00:59:45,679 a new car this year, he's got Adam. What's your pick? Uh? 823 00:59:46,000 --> 00:59:50,400 I actually agree, or I did agree until I thought about the shipping 824 00:59:50,440 --> 00:59:54,159 part of it. Yeah, you can split the shipping. It's Daniel Tice 825 00:59:54,239 --> 00:59:59,920 is German, right, we got to expand our brand there. Can you 826 01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:05,679 even take a padded mailer oversea? Because three d all right? I mean 827 01:00:05,760 --> 01:00:09,880 that's that settles it, Luca E two three. If you are watching this 828 01:00:10,000 --> 01:00:16,559 show, get at Adam on uh YouTube or us on Twitter. Yeah, 829 01:00:16,599 --> 01:00:21,400 get to us on Twitter at Fallout of a or at Clippers Pod. You 830 01:00:21,440 --> 01:00:24,039 know, our next giveaway is going to be we actually have some urinal cakes 831 01:00:24,039 --> 01:00:28,559 that are going to be in the three thousand toilets into its stadium. So 832 01:00:28,559 --> 01:00:30,800 if you want to go ahead and get your hands on one of those before 833 01:00:30,840 --> 01:00:34,519 they're pissed on, go ahead and get over to get a hit us up 834 01:00:34,880 --> 01:00:38,280 over at clips pot Clippers. We actually, we actually do have another giveaway. 835 01:00:38,320 --> 01:00:44,639 Adam. You got the the Mexico Heritage jersey. Right, This thing 836 01:00:45,039 --> 01:00:47,760 is way nicer than I ever thought it would have been. So this is 837 01:00:47,760 --> 01:00:54,320 the next giveaway jersey mesh that rules. That's raight as hell. Damn that 838 01:00:54,440 --> 01:00:59,599 is nice. Look at this thing. I wish the back had a number 839 01:00:59,599 --> 01:01:02,719 and it said Mexico, but that is sick. Can I put in a 840 01:01:02,760 --> 01:01:07,360 comment for this? Can I just buy this from you? Okay? So 841 01:01:07,480 --> 01:01:10,000 the contest as we know, as you know, I guess, or maybe 842 01:01:10,039 --> 01:01:14,079 you don't. If you want to watch us on YouTube, go to YouTube 843 01:01:14,119 --> 01:01:16,519 dot com swatch at Clippers podcast, put a comment on this video. We're 844 01:01:16,559 --> 01:01:20,480 gonna turn this live into like a standalone video so you can watch it back 845 01:01:20,480 --> 01:01:22,440 and it's easier to find, and you can comment on it and we will 846 01:01:22,480 --> 01:01:27,840 pick the best common be on the next video. Yeah, yeah, all 847 01:01:27,920 --> 01:01:30,960 right, whatever next video. John Cooperman wants a piss pod. That could 848 01:01:30,960 --> 01:01:34,599 mean a whole bunch of things, but put a put a comment on the 849 01:01:34,599 --> 01:01:37,039 next video. We'll remind you on next episode too. So just think about 850 01:01:37,039 --> 01:01:43,440 this fantastic Mexican heritage clippers jersey. That is very high quality. Thank you 851 01:01:43,480 --> 01:01:45,960 Adam for for getting that together. Do you have to be Hispanic to win 852 01:01:46,000 --> 01:01:51,079 this? You do not. And shout out to Luca E two three, 853 01:01:51,239 --> 01:01:54,599 owner of a brand new Aviatza Zoo Box Croatian night Shure. So hats off 854 01:01:54,599 --> 01:01:59,440 to Luca E two three. We're gonna have a double dip after Tomorrow's and 855 01:01:59,480 --> 01:02:05,440 Monday's if Adam allows us on the radio. Shout out to uh William Blast. 856 01:02:05,480 --> 01:02:07,920 He said he listens to Clippers games. Hears Adam every day on the 857 01:02:07,039 --> 01:02:10,760 radio. Adam, for these YouTube people who are maybe new, can you 858 01:02:10,840 --> 01:02:15,800 explain what the double dip is. Yeah, I'm lucky enough to get to 859 01:02:15,840 --> 01:02:20,000 do pre half and postgame show on the radio for the Clippers, and the 860 01:02:20,039 --> 01:02:23,719 postgame show is called Clippers Talk where we take calls and I also bring on 861 01:02:23,840 --> 01:02:28,519 a guest, and it happens to be one of these two fun gentlemen and 862 01:02:28,599 --> 01:02:32,039 Chef Mockler or will Updyke most nice. Once in a while, I have 863 01:02:34,239 --> 01:02:39,079 Ricky g on when they're taking on the Golden State Warriors or special guests like 864 01:02:39,159 --> 01:02:43,880 that. But these are my goats too, as they have been before we 865 01:02:43,880 --> 01:02:47,239 were even doing this Clips and dip, so we call it clips in double 866 01:02:47,320 --> 01:02:52,079 dip on Clippers Talk whenever they come on with me, and then we podcast 867 01:02:52,199 --> 01:02:58,320 and isolate that later on on our Clippers podcast for Clips and dip as well. 868 01:02:58,639 --> 01:03:00,320 There we go. We love it. It's a great time. Will 869 01:03:00,440 --> 01:03:04,400 Where are the people listening? Where can they find us? How could they 870 01:03:04,480 --> 01:03:08,360 maybe, you know, let us know if they appreciate our work or don't 871 01:03:08,360 --> 01:03:15,119 appreciate our work. Some of those people exist. Yeah, so if you 872 01:03:15,119 --> 01:03:17,920 don't watch the show, you're missing out. We're over on YouTube that's at 873 01:03:17,920 --> 01:03:21,920 clippers Podcast. And just to clarify, if you want a shot at that 874 01:03:22,039 --> 01:03:25,679 sweet sweet heritage jersey, go ahead and leave the best comment on the next 875 01:03:25,800 --> 01:03:30,360 video that we post up. It'll come out sometime next week. We'll remind 876 01:03:30,400 --> 01:03:32,360 you on social media. But that's where you can win a six six jersey. 877 01:03:32,400 --> 01:03:36,400 You can also listen to this podcast anywhere you get your podcasts. If 878 01:03:36,440 --> 01:03:39,159 you happen to be listening over on Apple Podcasts or on Spotify. They accept 879 01:03:39,239 --> 01:03:43,079 ratings, they accept reviews. It would really help us out if you go 880 01:03:43,079 --> 01:03:46,719 ahead and do that. And we're also over on Twitter that's at clippers Pod. 881 01:03:46,960 --> 01:03:51,159 We'd love to chop it up with you anytime. We absolutely would. 882 01:03:52,320 --> 01:03:53,840 We're gonna talk yea, We're gonna have the episode out on Tuesday. We're 883 01:03:53,840 --> 01:03:59,280 gonna talk the standings after this. Back to back, Adam, let's send 884 01:03:59,320 --> 01:04:01,719 us off with the pause thing. Let's let's how are you feeling on this 885 01:04:01,719 --> 01:04:06,400 this Saturday evening. I'm feeling good. Let me play my flute all right 886 01:04:09,039 --> 01:04:14,039 now. Thank goodness. Norman Powell wasn't included in that trade to go back 887 01:04:14,079 --> 01:04:19,440 with Nick Nursus former coach to go to Philadelphia. Thank goodness, Norman Powell. 888 01:04:19,480 --> 01:04:23,840 And I was one that speculated he might be involved in a trade for 889 01:04:23,960 --> 01:04:28,320 James Harden. Yeah, glad, I was completely wrong about that, because 890 01:04:28,360 --> 01:04:32,320 where would this team be without Norman Powell. They finally figured it out how 891 01:04:32,360 --> 01:04:39,639 to optimize him perfectly in a lineup that is their new death lineup thanks to 892 01:04:39,760 --> 01:04:42,480 this. I don't even know if they'd have it if it wasn't for the 893 01:04:42,519 --> 01:04:45,599 great nickname that will Updyke gave. I'm sure somebody's gonna ask coach Lou or 894 01:04:45,639 --> 01:04:51,000 Norman Powell at some point, but it is the Powell Rangers death lineup, 895 01:04:51,360 --> 01:04:58,480 and it is destroying worlds in the NBA right now. And I just love 896 01:04:58,840 --> 01:05:02,400 washing it out there, cause who do you pick? The Clippers are becoming 897 01:05:02,400 --> 01:05:08,920 a team that has some of those unsolvable problems, and that is what's important 898 01:05:09,000 --> 01:05:12,039 right now? Hell yeah, it is. Make the defense think and you 899 01:05:12,039 --> 01:05:15,599 will probably find a way to win. Thank you everybody who hung out on 900 01:05:15,639 --> 01:05:18,280 the live. This was a super fun time. Welcome to all the new 901 01:05:18,320 --> 01:05:23,400 subscribers. We'll have another video out on Tuesday. Yeah, we'll have the 902 01:05:23,440 --> 01:05:27,599 double Dips in between them. Thank you as always, and as always, 903 01:05:27,639 --> 01:05:29,280 as always, let's go clips.