1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,799 It was a forty point turnaround on your Los Angeles Clippers, who led by 2 00:00:03,799 --> 00:00:07,679 twenty two and lose by eighteen. Here at home at Crypto dot Com Arena 3 00:00:07,759 --> 00:00:11,240 to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Welcome back in This is Clippers Doc. I'm inta 4 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:15,720 Maslin coming up. We'll get back to a few phone calls, but before 5 00:00:15,759 --> 00:00:22,199 that, on the Super Secret Guest Hotline, it's Will Updyke of Clips and 6 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:26,600 dip Fame. I'm glad we have Will on tonight because he normally doesn't come 7 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:31,000 on during losses, so I know he's already annoyed. He's already gonna be 8 00:00:31,039 --> 00:00:35,240 hot. Will. We got what a certain show likes to call five good 9 00:00:35,759 --> 00:00:40,280 minutes here with you give it to me. What's your biggest gripe coming out 10 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:45,119 of this? Just brutal, nightmarish type of loss by the Clippers, the 11 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:50,359 way this team continually chooses to take their foot off the gas. I realized 12 00:00:50,399 --> 00:00:53,759 that we didn't have Kawhi Leonard after the first quarter, but there's just no 13 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:59,479 excuses for this. They just defensively did not have the effort there. They 14 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:02,840 did not have the speed, and I thought they were getting blocked around the 15 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,400 room because they just looked a step slow in the lane, like I don't 16 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:10,760 understand why they can't sustain this sort of effort. And Kawhi going down, 17 00:01:10,799 --> 00:01:12,879 I feel like makes it less of an excuse because you know you have to 18 00:01:12,879 --> 00:01:18,000 do more, you know you have to step up. Look at having a 19 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:23,120 near forty point performance is even acceptible to me. That's fine. What's less 20 00:01:23,159 --> 00:01:26,640 acceptable is Mike Conley going off for twenty three points and to Keil Alexander Walker 21 00:01:26,719 --> 00:01:30,280 coming off the bench for damn near thirty where, I mean, where was 22 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:34,280 Paul George late in this game? Nine second half points? It's ridiculous, 23 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:38,280 man, these guys, I just I don't know what to do. I 24 00:01:38,359 --> 00:01:44,400 keep thinking every single time that we have one of these terrible like take our 25 00:01:44,439 --> 00:01:47,480 foot off the gas losses, like oh, this is the wake up call, 26 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:49,480 it's really coming now. Now they're gonna get it. Now they're gonna 27 00:01:49,519 --> 00:01:53,040 be on the same page. This, I mean, this surely has to 28 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:59,359 make them snap into gear. And it just doesn't. And if Kawhi Leonard 29 00:01:59,359 --> 00:02:02,439 misses any of this back to back or part of this four and six or 30 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:06,879 whatever it is, I don't even know how much trust they have. And 31 00:02:06,959 --> 00:02:12,080 these guys being able to pull it together. It feels like you mentioned the 32 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:16,080 wake up call there and this team just hit the trip to fam snoozel arm 33 00:02:16,159 --> 00:02:21,719 or something. It's you're up fifty seven to thirty five with five thirteen left 34 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:29,080 in that second quarter, and somehow at the half it's only an eight point 35 00:02:29,199 --> 00:02:31,719 lead. It's just like the Lakers game. You know, they gave it 36 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:36,639 up within a couple of minutes early in that fourth quarter. A twenty one 37 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:39,599 point lead was down to I think nine by the time Kawhi Leonard came back 38 00:02:39,599 --> 00:02:46,280 in. I just it's confounding. It is. It is honestly as much 39 00:02:46,319 --> 00:02:50,439 of a head scratcher as you can have for a team that has had too 40 00:02:50,439 --> 00:02:54,000 many of these recently. And I feel the same way of regarding Paul George 41 00:02:54,039 --> 00:02:58,680 and James Harden in this one. It's not even so much the points. 42 00:02:58,759 --> 00:03:02,120 It's tied together, but they weren't even taking shots. They combined for six 43 00:03:02,199 --> 00:03:07,000 shots in the second half. Well, how it makes no sense. Norm 44 00:03:07,039 --> 00:03:10,560 Powell didn't even get in double digitch when he was super hot. Zoo, 45 00:03:10,879 --> 00:03:15,800 who I thought looked really good early, didn't get opportunities. And this is 46 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:19,400 like a continual thing I feel like offensively for this team. I know, 47 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,439 look, Charles and I did a live stream. Ty Lou was catching a 48 00:03:23,479 --> 00:03:27,599 lot of strays. I don't think it's Tyleru's fault that these guys can't execute 49 00:03:27,599 --> 00:03:31,280 an offensive game plan. They continuously look for the hardest shot on the floor, 50 00:03:31,439 --> 00:03:36,759 waste so much time on the clock, and then will for suboptimal shots. 51 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:40,159 And I think that that's one of those things that makes it really tiring 52 00:03:40,199 --> 00:03:43,960 on yourself. Why not throw the ball, download a zoo, why not 53 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,080 get try to get him going? Why not get Norm Powell some shots? 54 00:03:46,199 --> 00:03:50,639 Look, the three point shooting that we have in that first quarter was not 55 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,400 going to be sustainable for an entire forty eight minutes. It's not sustainable for 56 00:03:53,439 --> 00:03:58,960 an entire game. I get that, But if you watch that first quarter, 57 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,919 the motion that they had, the ball movement, they were getting easier 58 00:04:02,199 --> 00:04:06,199 looks, and I just did not see that happening in the second half. 59 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:12,039 Yeah, they had seven assists on their eleven makes in that first quarter, 60 00:04:12,759 --> 00:04:15,159 and you let a team go on on twenty to two run, Like, 61 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:18,959 where is the run stopper? When are we going to see that? Someone 62 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:25,480 has to step up in those moments take the bull by the horns and say 63 00:04:25,519 --> 00:04:29,639 no, this is not happening tonight. But instead, I don't know, 64 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,519 is this team now, you know, in that position because of all the 65 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:39,519 comebacks over the last couple of weeks where they are in that afraid to fail 66 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:41,959 mode where they feel like, oh, oh, here we go again. 67 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,399 The comeback is on and there's nothing we can do about it. The floodgates 68 00:04:45,439 --> 00:04:48,000 have opened and we have nothing left in the tank. Because that's what it 69 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,040 looked like throughout the second half and really the end of the second quarter on. 70 00:04:53,319 --> 00:04:55,519 I mean, that's the way they're playing. I mean, I said 71 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,040 take the foot off the gas, which I think is true. But they 72 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:02,160 just they've visit, are tensing up in these situations, and maybe you're right. 73 00:05:02,199 --> 00:05:05,439 Maybe it's because it's become a repeated thing and like they you know, 74 00:05:05,439 --> 00:05:10,399 they're overthinking it. They get too into their heads about it. But like, 75 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,399 look, man, this would be a very different story if you know 76 00:05:14,639 --> 00:05:17,120 this turned into a possession battle and it was a back and forth game. 77 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:21,480 I could understand that down your best player. I mean, certainly the Wolves 78 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:25,839 are missing a major rotation player, but this is a good team, Like 79 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:30,240 it makes sense that they could overcome a twenty point deficit and this could be 80 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:33,519 a tight game. It's a forty point turnaround, though, I mean like 81 00:05:34,079 --> 00:05:39,639 a quarter and a third essentially that you I mean that you got beat by 82 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:46,120 is completely unacceptable and unfathomable for a team that considers itself a contender. And 83 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:50,279 right now, I mean in this game, you know, like we're now 84 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:56,120 what three games back, I believe of the Timberwolves, it's looking more and 85 00:05:56,199 --> 00:06:00,680 more inevitable that Denver is gonna take that top spot. And I mean, 86 00:06:00,759 --> 00:06:04,120 how long does this postseason go? Is if we get out of the first 87 00:06:04,199 --> 00:06:08,680 round and then you're staring just staring Denver in the face. Yeah, you 88 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,920 know, we've been planning out a roadmapping. Oh, how can the Clippers 89 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:15,959 get to the Western Conference finals? What's the path of least resistance? Right 90 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,560 now, they should be worried about getting out of the first round and who 91 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:24,199 that opponent could be and where they might end up in a situation where they're 92 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:27,439 the road team, they could end up the five seat again, just like 93 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,319 last season. They could be going to Phoenix. They could be going to 94 00:06:30,399 --> 00:06:33,240 New Orleans. If they don't figure it out quickly. Here there has to 95 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,439 be a sense of urgency, and I think it just comes down to mental 96 00:06:36,439 --> 00:06:42,160 toughness right now and this Clippers team, I don't know if it's scar tissue 97 00:06:42,199 --> 00:06:46,360 from the comebacks we've seen over the last couple of weeks for why tonight happened 98 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:50,160 in the way in the manner it did, but there are some wounds on 99 00:06:50,199 --> 00:06:58,199 this team where it just seems like psychologically they're not able to snap out of 100 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,879 some of these funks in time to rescue a ball game, and that is 101 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:08,399 just frustrating to watch. Yeah, and look, they have an extremely difficult 102 00:07:08,519 --> 00:07:12,399 schedule coming up. We know how hard March is going to be. But 103 00:07:12,519 --> 00:07:15,560 for me, the game I'm watching like the game I have circled on my 104 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:19,680 calendar to see if this is finally the wake up call? Is that Pelicans 105 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:24,040 game? Because you have a team that has come out of the All Star 106 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:27,639 Break as one of the hottest teams in the NBA, a team that has 107 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:31,240 had your number all year? How are you going to respond? How are 108 00:07:31,279 --> 00:07:35,360 you gonna how are you going to take on that challenge and win or lose. 109 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:40,160 It's going to be about what this team looks like in that matchup and 110 00:07:40,519 --> 00:07:43,079 that's what they should be focused on. I'm not saying, you know, 111 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,800 you can't fall asleep at the wheel in Chicago or anything, but like that 112 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:50,920 needs to be the statement game. It's time to make a statement again, 113 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:56,079 which they haven't done since the Grammy Trip. Yeah, it's been since that 114 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,079 Boston game. Really the Grammy Trip going six and one, it was great. 115 00:07:59,319 --> 00:08:03,800 Everybody sell bring it. I try to tell people clear jets, pump 116 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:07,160 your brakes a little bit. It's still late January, early February, and 117 00:08:07,199 --> 00:08:13,120 now a month later or so, looks like a completely different ball club with 118 00:08:13,199 --> 00:08:16,959 all kinds of issues going on right now. Just whack them all problems where 119 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:22,879 you think you fix one, another arises. He is well Updyke from Clips 120 00:08:22,959 --> 00:08:26,319 and Dip. We'll have a big YouTube for you, of course tomorrow previewing 121 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:30,079 the upcoming road trip. Will thanks for doing this tonight a little Clips and 122 00:08:30,079 --> 00:08:33,399 Double Dip here and Clippers stop my friend absolutely thanks for having me. Let's 123 00:08:33,399 --> 00:08:37,440 hope this is the wake up call people. I like it. I like 124 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:41,919 the positivity from Will. We'll come back, We'll close things out. Clippers 125 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:50,320 have a forty point turnaround happen against them up twenty two to down eighteen and 126 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:54,519 losing by eighteen one. Eighteen to one hundred was the final here at crypto 127 00:08:54,519 --> 00:08:58,320 dot com Arena. They fall to the Minnesota Timberwolves.