WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.360 --> 00:00:04.400 The game is over. Paul George money in the pain, but the postgame 2 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:08.960 reaction has just be gone. GOHI Leonard is so smooth in the mid range. 3 00:00:09.759 --> 00:00:13.560 This is Clippers locker Row, a recap of today's game and a look 4 00:00:13.599 --> 00:00:19.039 ahead on your home for LA Clippers playoff basketball. Now your host, You, 5 00:00:19.280 --> 00:00:24.399 sir, are a bad man, Adam Oslin, And with that, 6 00:00:24.440 --> 00:00:29.199 the Clippers twenty twenty two twenty twenty three season comes to an end at the 7 00:00:29.239 --> 00:00:32.960 hand of the Phoenix Suns as they lose Game five here in Phoenix, Arizona 8 00:00:33.039 --> 00:00:37.640 at Footprint Center, one thirty six to one thirty. Welcome into your postgame 9 00:00:37.679 --> 00:00:41.119 show. I'm Adam Oslin. Coming up. We'll get the second half highlights, 10 00:00:41.119 --> 00:00:44.359 your post game boxcore. You'll hear from the head coach and the players. 11 00:00:44.359 --> 00:00:46.920 But first I want to get back to your voice of the Clippers in 12 00:00:47.000 --> 00:00:52.039 Noah Eagle. It was Noah's final broadcast as your voice of the Clippers, 13 00:00:52.359 --> 00:00:55.560 and we've been damn lucky to have him the last four seasons. I call 14 00:00:55.640 --> 00:00:59.560 him the young Goat for a reason. And before I get too much into 15 00:00:59.560 --> 00:01:02.719 the mushy stuff here, Noah, I'm a little worried I do want to 16 00:01:02.759 --> 00:01:07.799 talk about this Clippers season the way it ended. Obviously unfortunate not having the 17 00:01:07.799 --> 00:01:11.719 two on three connection out there, but there are reasons to hold your head 18 00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:15.959 high, Clipper Nation. This team fought and showed exactly who they were down 19 00:01:15.040 --> 00:01:21.239 the stretch of this ball game. If this didn't make you feel excited about 20 00:01:21.280 --> 00:01:23.840 what's to come for this team, I'm not really sure what will. It's 21 00:01:23.840 --> 00:01:27.000 gonna happen at some point for this team, and I just want to make 22 00:01:27.040 --> 00:01:30.200 sure that's known. And I want to make sure that people understand. Because 23 00:01:30.239 --> 00:01:34.040 I've lived it here these last four years with all of you and Clipper Nation, 24 00:01:34.159 --> 00:01:41.000 I understand why anyone would feel frustrated, why you feel like it's never 25 00:01:41.040 --> 00:01:45.159 gonna go the right way. It always does eventually, And I always say 26 00:01:45.159 --> 00:01:48.319 that good things happen to good people. Well, Steve Bomber is as great 27 00:01:48.319 --> 00:01:51.799 of a person as you'll find. He does great work for the community. 28 00:01:52.200 --> 00:01:56.799 He treats everybody with nothing but respect, care and admiration. He actually genuinely 29 00:01:56.840 --> 00:02:00.840 takes an interest in people that he doesn't have to do that way. And 30 00:02:00.879 --> 00:02:05.280 so I wholeheartedly believe that for a person like that who cares so much about 31 00:02:05.319 --> 00:02:08.240 this team, and it's such a big fan as all of you. It's 32 00:02:08.240 --> 00:02:12.759 gonna happen eventually for him. He knows he's gonna he's gonna put all the 33 00:02:12.800 --> 00:02:15.199 resources to work. He's gonna make sure that they find the right places, 34 00:02:15.240 --> 00:02:19.120 He hires the right people, he brings in the right players, the right 35 00:02:19.159 --> 00:02:23.199 coaches, doesn't matter. So I do want people to remember that it is 36 00:02:23.240 --> 00:02:25.280 going to happen for this team. Eventually. The stars are going to align. 37 00:02:25.319 --> 00:02:29.719 And if there's anything we've learned about the last few years in the NBA, 38 00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:32.520 it's not just who the best team is, it's who's the best team 39 00:02:32.639 --> 00:02:37.680 that's also healthy. And we're seeing in the playoffs right now the Memphis Grizzlies, 40 00:02:38.199 --> 00:02:42.479 John Morant's playing without a shooting hand, essentially, Daron Fox is about 41 00:02:42.479 --> 00:02:45.240 to do the same thing for the Sacramento Kings. In the series that has 42 00:02:45.280 --> 00:02:51.120 been wildly, wildly entertaining. You've got Janis who is playing through an injury 43 00:02:51.199 --> 00:02:54.840 and last night lost to the Miami Heat in dramatic fashion. You've got Joel 44 00:02:54.879 --> 00:02:59.120 and Bide who's now out with a knee string. We're talking about the top 45 00:02:59.280 --> 00:03:01.479 players in the NBA and of course Kawhi Leonard and Paul George fit into that, 46 00:03:01.560 --> 00:03:06.120 but the top players in the NBA who can't be there for their team 47 00:03:06.159 --> 00:03:10.199 right now. So luck certainly plays a role, and at some point the 48 00:03:10.280 --> 00:03:14.280 luck is going to turn in the favor of this team and this organization. 49 00:03:14.520 --> 00:03:16.400 They do everything the right way. They do too much the right way for 50 00:03:16.479 --> 00:03:20.960 it not to so I just I think everybody needs to remember that, and 51 00:03:21.000 --> 00:03:23.400 they also need to remember just how proud they should be of the way this 52 00:03:23.439 --> 00:03:29.120 team fought, the way this team showcased themselves for a national audience against the 53 00:03:29.240 --> 00:03:35.919 firepower of four super duper stars, three first ballot Hall of Famers, and 54 00:03:35.960 --> 00:03:39.680 without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, had chances to win every game. That's 55 00:03:39.879 --> 00:03:44.080 unheard of. There's no other team that can say we could go ahead and 56 00:03:44.120 --> 00:03:47.400 do that. There's very few teams that lose all their superstar power and then 57 00:03:47.639 --> 00:03:51.560 let the rest of their team go and say, we're gonna make you work 58 00:03:51.599 --> 00:03:54.400 for everything. Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Chris Paul. But that's 59 00:03:54.400 --> 00:03:58.360 what this team did. So be proud and I like what you used. 60 00:03:58.520 --> 00:04:00.759 Hold your head high after what this team just did. In the last couple 61 00:04:00.759 --> 00:04:03.280 of games. We saw a little bit of this at the end of the 62 00:04:03.400 --> 00:04:06.479 run in twenty twenty one when they made it to the Western Conference Finals for 63 00:04:06.520 --> 00:04:12.159 the first time in franchise history. But the Clippers were getting respect from a 64 00:04:12.159 --> 00:04:15.120 lot of different places. The other day, I was at a bar, 65 00:04:15.439 --> 00:04:19.439 Shocker and a Laker fan said, you know what, if you guys had 66 00:04:19.600 --> 00:04:24.480 PG. Thirteen, if you guys had Kawhi Leonard, I'm convinced you would 67 00:04:24.480 --> 00:04:28.079 win that series. You would win this series. A Laker fan said that, 68 00:04:28.399 --> 00:04:30.759 and I saw a lot of the same stuff back in twenty twenty one. 69 00:04:30.800 --> 00:04:33.680 Snoop Doc, a well known Laker fan, saying, these Clippers are 70 00:04:33.680 --> 00:04:39.279 tough, they got dogs, and this team I couldn't be more proud of 71 00:04:39.319 --> 00:04:43.600 the way they played in this series. Despite the talent advantage the Phoenix Suns 72 00:04:43.639 --> 00:04:46.720 had, where it just felt like eventually talent one out, they would overwhelm 73 00:04:46.759 --> 00:04:49.839 you by the time the game ended in the second half, even with the 74 00:04:49.839 --> 00:04:54.120 Clippers putting up value effort. Every time the Clippers put together a run, 75 00:04:54.160 --> 00:04:56.920 it felt like they had an answer. Devin Booker more than anybody else, 76 00:04:56.920 --> 00:04:59.800 who had forty seven points eight rebounds and tennisis today. And I think a 77 00:04:59.800 --> 00:05:01.439 lot credit goes to Devin Booker for the way he played in this series. 78 00:05:01.480 --> 00:05:05.680 He was he was probably the best player in the playoffs once Kawhi went out, 79 00:05:05.839 --> 00:05:09.319 because the first two games, I think Kawhi Leonard was proving that he 80 00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:11.839 was the best player in the playoffs. He had thirty seven in Game one, 81 00:05:12.160 --> 00:05:14.319 grinded them to a victory. In Game two, he had thirty one 82 00:05:14.319 --> 00:05:16.879 on a bad knee. I mean, yeah, that's ridiculous. He's superhuman. 83 00:05:17.079 --> 00:05:21.399 But Devin Booker since Kawhi went down, has completely taken that title. 84 00:05:21.399 --> 00:05:25.399 He has been the best player in the postseason. To go for forty seven, 85 00:05:25.399 --> 00:05:27.959 eight and ten in the elimination game is big time stuff. And to 86 00:05:27.959 --> 00:05:30.120 have Kevin Duran on your team, who had thirty one in this game. 87 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:32.800 But to have Kevin Duran on your team basically saying, nah, he's good, 88 00:05:32.839 --> 00:05:35.879 he's got it. That's when you know you're really special. So for 89 00:05:35.879 --> 00:05:40.360 the Clippers to not just fight, but have chances to win pretty much all 90 00:05:40.360 --> 00:05:44.079 those games again goes back to the culture, goes back to everything that they've 91 00:05:44.120 --> 00:05:47.360 built up, the energy. I think Russell Westbrook deserves all the flowers in 92 00:05:47.399 --> 00:05:50.360 the world for the way that he's handled himselves since getting to the Clippers. 93 00:05:50.759 --> 00:05:57.879 I think that Norman Powell shooting struggles in games won two and four, but 94 00:05:57.959 --> 00:06:00.319 in Games three and five when they needed him in a big way, he 95 00:06:00.399 --> 00:06:02.680 came through in a big way. Mason Plumley, I mean Mason Plumley today 96 00:06:02.920 --> 00:06:05.680 went for one of his best games of his career, twenty ten and three 97 00:06:05.800 --> 00:06:10.560 off the bench in twenty four minutes of EACHA Zubots had a double double nineteen 98 00:06:10.639 --> 00:06:14.240 for Batum, who finally makes big shots and almost helped save the season. 99 00:06:14.360 --> 00:06:16.319 So so many guys I could go out, you know, Terrence and Man's 100 00:06:16.319 --> 00:06:21.839 god in double figures every game this series. So I just this team deserves 101 00:06:21.879 --> 00:06:26.079 so much more praise than anything else, And if they're getting anything else, 102 00:06:26.399 --> 00:06:29.160 then I just think everyone's just drinking too much hate to rate at them. 103 00:06:29.160 --> 00:06:31.000 I don't like Haytor rate, I like gatorade. I don't like hat rate. 104 00:06:31.600 --> 00:06:34.319 I don't like Haytor raid Frost. I don't like hay toor raide zero. 105 00:06:34.839 --> 00:06:38.639 I no want I don't want any hat rate. I don't care how 106 00:06:38.720 --> 00:06:40.800 much it is. I don't care how little it is. Don't drink the 107 00:06:40.839 --> 00:06:44.360 hator rate. This team deserves none of it. This team deserves just praise 108 00:06:44.680 --> 00:06:47.079 for the way they competed, the way they fought. And now it's gonna 109 00:06:47.079 --> 00:06:50.439 be an offseason, no doubt, but an exciting one. And I can 110 00:06:50.439 --> 00:06:55.000 pretty much promise you that because I know that this team and this organization there 111 00:06:55.040 --> 00:06:58.279 never they never get complacent. They're always looking for ways to improve, always 112 00:06:58.319 --> 00:07:00.000 looking for ways to put themselves over the top. I told you Steve Bomber 113 00:07:00.079 --> 00:07:03.439 will do anything it takes to win, so you're always in good hands, 114 00:07:03.519 --> 00:07:09.279 just like all states. The saying goes, the biggest advantage in sports is 115 00:07:09.360 --> 00:07:13.720 ownership and Clipper Nation, I think you have the best owner in the league, 116 00:07:13.759 --> 00:07:16.680 who's committed to winning, who's committed to helping this team break through. 117 00:07:17.399 --> 00:07:20.199 They did a couple of years ago getting to the Western Conference finals for the 118 00:07:20.199 --> 00:07:25.000 first time. There's still that next step, obviously, but Noah, as 119 00:07:25.040 --> 00:07:29.160 you said earlier, it is going to happen. The leadership is there at 120 00:07:29.199 --> 00:07:31.120 the very top, which means you always have a chance to win. It's 121 00:07:31.160 --> 00:07:35.120 only a matter of time, And so the saying goes, good things come 122 00:07:35.199 --> 00:07:39.600 to those who wait. The Clippers and Clipper Nation. They've been waiting a 123 00:07:39.600 --> 00:07:43.040 long time. I get it, but to stay patient, stay the course. 124 00:07:43.439 --> 00:07:46.040 It's coming. It's just it's happening, and they've got all the right 125 00:07:46.040 --> 00:07:50.040 pieces and too many right pieces for it not to happen. So in due 126 00:07:50.040 --> 00:07:55.319 time, it'll all come together and click and the luck will be in the 127 00:07:55.360 --> 00:07:57.720 right place, the skill and the town will be in the right place, 128 00:07:57.959 --> 00:08:00.240 and that's when it is the most fun at them. It's only a matter 129 00:08:00.279 --> 00:08:03.560 of time. Congratulate the Phoenix Suns who do move on to the second round. 130 00:08:03.600 --> 00:08:05.920 They're taking on the Denver Nuggets in Round two after they eliminate your Los 131 00:08:05.920 --> 00:08:11.800 Angeles Clippers today here in Phoenix, one thirty six to one thirty in Game 132 00:08:11.920 --> 00:08:16.920 five. This was Noah Eagle's final game as your voice of the Clippers. 133 00:08:16.000 --> 00:08:20.959 We've been blessed to have him Clipper Nation, and this isn't just the same 134 00:08:20.079 --> 00:08:24.319 because it's your final game. It's been happening for years where people have been 135 00:08:24.319 --> 00:08:28.879 calling into Clippers Talk and saying, I'm so glad Noah Eagle is with us. 136 00:08:30.240 --> 00:08:33.879 So you didn't have to wait long to get your flowers or just happened 137 00:08:33.919 --> 00:08:37.360 because you're leaving. Noah, it's been happening for years. Clipper Nation loves 138 00:08:37.399 --> 00:08:41.320 you. We appreciate you. Jake and I drove here just in case this. 139 00:08:41.399 --> 00:08:45.080 I still don't actually think you guys are here like I still there's still 140 00:08:45.080 --> 00:08:46.879 like a part of me that thinks you guys are like holograms or something. 141 00:08:48.039 --> 00:08:50.480 Oh we're here, bro here, We're going to miss this for the world. 142 00:08:50.559 --> 00:08:54.200 Man. I know. That's why I love you guys. There's a 143 00:08:54.240 --> 00:08:58.360 couple of things I want you to be able to hear. Zachocaldy is back 144 00:08:58.360 --> 00:09:03.480 in Burbank. He's our producer tonight. We'll start with this. But Noah 145 00:09:03.480 --> 00:09:07.960 Eagle for the listeners here, and some have asked why he does it, 146 00:09:07.279 --> 00:09:11.159 and I'll explain it right now. At the three oh five mark of each 147 00:09:11.360 --> 00:09:16.639 in every quarter, Noah Eagle says, shout out pit bull. He is 148 00:09:16.679 --> 00:09:20.000 mister three oh five. That's why he says it. Now. Don't get 149 00:09:20.000 --> 00:09:24.559 too excited here, Noah, you get don't get so excited. I may 150 00:09:24.600 --> 00:09:31.039 have gotten the next best thing, the number one pit bull. It's a 151 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:35.320 person since the world wide Chicken in che get out. Who is sober there? 152 00:09:35.840 --> 00:09:41.159 Oh my god, it's no Eagle, the men played by playing men 153 00:09:41.399 --> 00:09:48.039 for the Ela Cleepers, and every time that you see Cluck hits five, 154 00:09:50.039 --> 00:09:56.440 thanks to thanks for that. I know that you are leaving the team off 155 00:09:56.519 --> 00:10:05.159 their decision. I'm babby, Guido is the best. I just want to 156 00:10:05.200 --> 00:10:07.840 say, just when I wish you the best for you in your future. 157 00:10:09.519 --> 00:10:15.559 I heard that you are moving on the new endeavor in jury bench for a 158 00:10:15.559 --> 00:10:22.759 whole of time broadcasting career. Oh my god, Poppy, I just want 159 00:10:22.759 --> 00:10:28.320 to say things. For the shoot out each quarter from mister three or five, 160 00:10:28.840 --> 00:10:33.440 it's a people in person who run say dally okay. So was that 161 00:10:33.480 --> 00:10:41.679 like the Russian pitfall? Was that like like John Malkovich comb the budget? 162 00:10:41.679 --> 00:10:43.720 That was awesome? Are you kidding me? That was? That? Was 163 00:10:43.799 --> 00:10:46.840 awesome? If there was so, I said, if there was a way 164 00:10:46.840 --> 00:10:50.559 to go out for the Clippers, that was it to fight and claw your 165 00:10:50.559 --> 00:10:52.919 way all the way back from twenty down. If there's a way for me 166 00:10:52.000 --> 00:10:54.799 to go out, that's it. I I can't top that. Are you 167 00:10:54.879 --> 00:10:58.440 kidding me? Well? We aren't done yet, oh Adam. Because we 168 00:10:58.480 --> 00:11:03.480 have the best imaging man the business, Bob Schmidt, who put together this 169 00:11:03.559 --> 00:11:07.639 piece along with a lot of us at AM five seventy LA Sports, and 170 00:11:07.679 --> 00:11:11.000 I want you to hear this. We'll play it again at the very end 171 00:11:11.080 --> 00:11:13.399 of today's broadcast, but I wanted you to hear it as well, all 172 00:11:13.480 --> 00:11:18.480 right, Zach hit it. He joined us in the summer of twenty nineteen. 173 00:11:18.720 --> 00:11:22.519 The stands share of sector in Hannolulu, Hawaii, aig he earned fresh 174 00:11:22.519 --> 00:11:26.360 out of Syracuse. It's not about winning the summer, It's about winning the 175 00:11:26.399 --> 00:11:31.879 season. And for four years he served as the voice of your Los Angeles 176 00:11:31.879 --> 00:11:35.440 Clippers. The play dominance, It's stable center through to win thirty nine for 177 00:11:35.600 --> 00:11:41.639 three men, three seconds left, step back eighteen, butter foh Kawai letter, 178 00:11:43.120 --> 00:11:48.320 through the losses, and the most successful season in Clippers history ends in 179 00:11:48.440 --> 00:11:52.879 defeats, all with an incredible appreciation for you, the fan. He delivered. 180 00:11:54.240 --> 00:11:56.759 This season marks the end of Noah Eagles time. Is the voice of 181 00:11:56.799 --> 00:12:01.519 the LA Clippers. This is up for basketball, new challenge. It's lad 182 00:12:01.600 --> 00:12:07.320 diving into the fray in prime time. So we're Big ten football for NBC 183 00:12:07.519 --> 00:12:09.960 this fall. But from every LA Clippers fan, and we think that you're 184 00:12:11.039 --> 00:12:15.879 a first class Allan Cary, that guy is incredible. The Clippers Radio Network. 185 00:12:16.000 --> 00:12:18.639 Love you, but I love you. Good luck with what's coming next. 186 00:12:18.759 --> 00:12:22.279 I wish you nothing but success and I'll always be proud to have worked 187 00:12:22.279 --> 00:12:26.240 with the l at AM five seventy LA Sports. Thank you for all the 188 00:12:26.279 --> 00:12:30.200 great book you do. All right, Noah Ego in your fancy shoe collection. 189 00:12:30.279 --> 00:12:31.879 We're gonna miss you were a star when you started, and now in 190 00:12:33.000 --> 00:12:37.360 the country will realize that as well. Everybody loves Noah. Whatever you do, 191 00:12:37.559 --> 00:12:39.279 you're gonna be great at it because you're a great talent. Noah, 192 00:12:39.360 --> 00:12:45.399 the Magical Run has come to a close. Thank you for your service to 193 00:12:45.519 --> 00:12:48.399 the city of Los Angeles. You're welcome. You're welcome. That's it all 194 00:12:48.480 --> 00:12:52.240 be gonna say. The Home of the Clippers. Man, Oh, this 195 00:12:52.399 --> 00:12:56.720 is too much. This is too much. That was amazing. I mean 196 00:12:56.360 --> 00:13:00.559 from the second I got there and I was in LA was one of the 197 00:13:00.600 --> 00:13:03.759 first people I met, and to your point, Adam, I mean, 198 00:13:03.759 --> 00:13:07.320 there's no one better. And he made me feel safe, comfortable, excited 199 00:13:07.360 --> 00:13:11.360 for whats ahead. And then you guys took that to another level. So 200 00:13:11.799 --> 00:13:13.879 Adam and Jake, I don't know why I'm gonna do without you. On 201 00:13:13.879 --> 00:13:16.519 a day of the day basis. You know that you know how it's gonna 202 00:13:16.559 --> 00:13:20.360 go. But just blow up our texting thread. That's all. Well, 203 00:13:20.399 --> 00:13:22.320 that's a guarantee. That's a guarantee. And I'll be sending shoes. I'll 204 00:13:22.320 --> 00:13:26.360 be sending whatever I'm wearing my chucks. You send when you wear your chucks. 205 00:13:26.399 --> 00:13:28.919 When I have protein, you have protein. We'll just we'll match it 206 00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:33.200 up. We'll make sure that we're all sicked together. But no, you 207 00:13:33.240 --> 00:13:35.399 guys, you guys know you mean the world to me, and Clibernation all 208 00:13:35.440 --> 00:13:39.759 the listeners, you mean the world to me. It's been an incredible journey 209 00:13:39.919 --> 00:13:43.320 and I've loved every single second, truly truly loved every single second. I'll 210 00:13:43.320 --> 00:13:48.039 never forget all the memories that we got to make, all the terrible dances 211 00:13:48.039 --> 00:13:50.879 we got to do whatever, whatever it happens. And I mean, maybe 212 00:13:50.919 --> 00:13:54.720 I'll just shout out Pitpboll one more time, like I do kind of want 213 00:13:54.720 --> 00:13:58.200 to thank him too, just for he's made me who I am. I 214 00:13:58.240 --> 00:14:01.399 guess right, you know, with his public since eventually gets back to me, 215 00:14:01.440 --> 00:14:05.399 I will have no You guys are the best. This was This was 216 00:14:05.440 --> 00:14:09.559 amazing. You guys want above and beyond, which I mean, that's kind 217 00:14:09.559 --> 00:14:11.000 of what I expect from you anyway, That's what you do on a daily 218 00:14:11.000 --> 00:14:15.360 basis. So to come here and surprise me that's one thing. To bring 219 00:14:15.399 --> 00:14:18.159 all this extra stuff as another. But it's all of and I know I'll 220 00:14:18.200 --> 00:14:22.559 miss all all of you guys, all the listeners and everything in between. 221 00:14:22.559 --> 00:14:26.080 But thank you for everything, Big Bro, Jake Warner head engineers here, 222 00:14:26.159 --> 00:14:28.639 Big Bro, you want to say anything though, No, you know you've 223 00:14:28.720 --> 00:14:31.120 been a big part of my life. You know, in and out of 224 00:14:31.159 --> 00:14:35.720 the arena, you've heard a lot of my crazy stories and you've never just 225 00:14:35.759 --> 00:14:39.720 want to share summer. You know I will, But you know it's almost 226 00:14:39.759 --> 00:14:43.840 ten o'clock, say Barbara ours but above and be all you know, like 227 00:14:45.759 --> 00:14:50.720 just being around you, you bring the vibes, your calls have been amazing, 228 00:14:50.480 --> 00:14:54.799 and above all, it's just your easy going. You're fun and easy 229 00:14:54.840 --> 00:14:56.759 to work with. I've worked with a lot of greats, a lot of 230 00:14:56.759 --> 00:15:00.480 Hall of famers, man, but I see your future Hall of Tramer right 231 00:15:00.480 --> 00:15:03.759 here sitting to my left, and I feel blessed and honored to be a 232 00:15:03.799 --> 00:15:09.240 big part of your soon to be amazing career. You know you're gonna be 233 00:15:09.279 --> 00:15:13.399 the biggest and baddest star out there. And I'm glad I get a little 234 00:15:13.399 --> 00:15:16.600 blurp of that, man. And I can't thank you enough for you know, 235 00:15:16.639 --> 00:15:18.440 putting up with me for the last four seasons. And and I love 236 00:15:18.440 --> 00:15:20.399 you to death. You know that. And I'm so happy for you, 237 00:15:20.480 --> 00:15:24.480 man, And could have happened to a better guy, honestly, more than 238 00:15:24.519 --> 00:15:26.480 a little blurp man, you are. You are the entire synopsis. I'm 239 00:15:26.480 --> 00:15:28.960 going to promise to your mom, dude. She said, make sure my 240 00:15:30.000 --> 00:15:33.000 baby's all right, and I said, I got him all right. Shout 241 00:15:33.039 --> 00:15:35.480 out to Lisa if you still listen, if you're still up and listening, 242 00:15:35.480 --> 00:15:37.840 I do know that. And you are a man of your word. You 243 00:15:37.919 --> 00:15:41.919 are a man of your word. You delivered in spades, in spade. 244 00:15:41.960 --> 00:15:45.600 I love you, brother. No I remember, and that's why we included 245 00:15:45.639 --> 00:15:50.639 that audio of you in Hawaii on your first broadcast a preseason game Clippers in 246 00:15:50.720 --> 00:15:52.679 Houston Rockets. I was like, staying, sheriffs their what is that? 247 00:15:52.759 --> 00:15:58.240 And then I remembered it was like, oh that's right, no Bs. 248 00:15:58.519 --> 00:16:00.600 And I know this may sound, you know, like something I've been holding 249 00:16:00.639 --> 00:16:04.279 in for a while because I have. But I remember because the first game 250 00:16:04.360 --> 00:16:07.960 Lebron played in his NBA career, it was against the Sacramento came So I'm 251 00:16:08.000 --> 00:16:11.919 in Sacramento, I'm watching that game. I remember the first shot he hit 252 00:16:11.960 --> 00:16:15.919 and the way he moved out there, and I thought to myself, this 253 00:16:15.960 --> 00:16:18.840 guy has a chance actually to be something different than what we've ever seen before 254 00:16:19.120 --> 00:16:23.000 and be a new Goat or the Goat. And the first time I heard 255 00:16:23.039 --> 00:16:26.240 you on that broadcast in Hawaii, I thought the same thing to myself, 256 00:16:26.279 --> 00:16:30.080 that this guy has a chance to be the greatest of all time. And 257 00:16:30.120 --> 00:16:33.080 I have only believed that more and more throughout the years. You have been 258 00:16:33.120 --> 00:16:38.240 incredible with your leadership and professionalism and your entertainment factor that you bring to this 259 00:16:38.320 --> 00:16:42.320 broadcast. There's nothing else like it, my friends. So I am so 260 00:16:42.399 --> 00:16:47.120 proud to have worked with you. And I know, I know the young 261 00:16:47.240 --> 00:16:51.879 Goat his rising above as you move along here in your career, and we 262 00:16:51.879 --> 00:16:53.519 were just lucky to have you these last four years. It has been amazing. 263 00:16:53.600 --> 00:16:56.879 Man. I feel like right now I'm Cuba Gooding Junior at the end 264 00:16:56.919 --> 00:17:02.200 of Jerry McGuire, like I'm not gonna try, I'm not gonna cry, 265 00:17:02.320 --> 00:17:06.079 but no. I so from the first time we all did a broadcast together, 266 00:17:06.519 --> 00:17:08.200 first time the three of us were together in particular, was back in 267 00:17:08.279 --> 00:17:12.599 Los Angeles for the first home preseason game, and I just remember getting the 268 00:17:12.599 --> 00:17:18.000 headset off and driving back and talking the next day to my mom or my 269 00:17:18.119 --> 00:17:22.880 dad or somebody, and I just said, that was like the most comfortable 270 00:17:22.920 --> 00:17:25.559 broadcast I've ever had. And keep in mind, I was young. I 271 00:17:25.599 --> 00:17:27.160 get it, but I was like, it just felt right right off the 272 00:17:27.200 --> 00:17:30.240 bat. We just kind of mixed right away. And the amount of people 273 00:17:30.279 --> 00:17:34.000 that have come up to me and said, so, how long have you 274 00:17:34.039 --> 00:17:37.599 got Have you known Adam and Jake for like before you got there, right, 275 00:17:37.640 --> 00:17:41.720 I'm like no, They go, well, it just feels like you 276 00:17:41.759 --> 00:17:44.559 guys have known each other for ten, fifteen, twenty years. And I'm 277 00:17:44.559 --> 00:17:47.119 like, well, it feels that way because we act that way, you 278 00:17:47.160 --> 00:17:51.440 know, we make it seem that way. But aside from that second game 279 00:17:51.480 --> 00:17:56.279 in Hawaii being against the Shanghai Sharks, I've never felt uncomfortable doing this job. 280 00:17:56.319 --> 00:18:00.160 And that's a huge, huge thank you to both of you guys, 281 00:17:59.680 --> 00:18:02.400 because you know, you made me feel right at home from day one, 282 00:18:02.480 --> 00:18:06.640 so I've held off the Rod Tillman tears and we'll see if I can. 283 00:18:06.759 --> 00:18:11.440 I can continue that in Rodwey Dross Baby, but no, I love both 284 00:18:11.480 --> 00:18:14.799 you guys, I really do, genuinely, and you are always my family, 285 00:18:14.880 --> 00:18:18.160 not just Dom Toronto style, but for real. So I appreciate it. 286 00:18:18.319 --> 00:18:21.240 You want to throw it to id one more time? Oh yeah, 287 00:18:21.240 --> 00:18:25.359 oh yeah before we step away? Less pause ten seconds. Four. Station 288 00:18:25.480 --> 00:18:30.279 identification on the Clippers radio network, Buddy It down at two hands. This 289 00:18:30.400 --> 00:18:34.599 is LA Clippers Basketball KLA C kay, I saw HD two Los Angeles kd 290 00:18:34.759 --> 00:18:41.200 ID Los Angeles and iHeart radio station George and Leonard running. You're listening to 291 00:18:41.400 --> 00:18:45.640 LA Clippers playoff basketball. Love it up Top Clipper puts it down plus the 292 00:18:45.680 --> 00:18:51.319 foul every game all season long on their official I'm atam Oslin coming up on 293 00:18:51.400 --> 00:18:55.200 AM five seventy LA Sports and we still have the simulcast going on the Patriot 294 00:18:55.200 --> 00:18:57.880 AM eleven fifty as well. But we'll have Clippers talk for you eight six 295 00:18:57.960 --> 00:19:03.200 six nine eight seven seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy If 296 00:19:03.200 --> 00:19:07.000 you want to talk about the season and reflect, if you want to talk 297 00:19:07.000 --> 00:19:11.599 about the future, of this team and whatever changes you'd like to see made, 298 00:19:11.759 --> 00:19:15.119 or if you would just like to talk about the greatness of Noah Eagle 299 00:19:15.319 --> 00:19:18.400 and some of your memories over this four year period during the two one three 300 00:19:18.480 --> 00:19:22.799 era where Noah has been with us since the summer of twenty nineteen. We 301 00:19:22.839 --> 00:19:26.759 can do all of that. Eight six six nine, eight seven two five 302 00:19:26.960 --> 00:19:33.119 seventy Outside of Los Angeles. We are leaving you until next season. In 303 00:19:33.279 --> 00:19:37.680 La. It's Clippers Stock. Next. This has been Clippers locker room both 304 00:19:37.759 --> 00:19:44.759 eye for Paul George. The conclusion to another playoff game of LA Clippers basketball. 305 00:19:44.799 --> 00:19:48.559 Don't miss any of the action all season long. I'm your home for 306 00:19:48.599 --> 00:19:53.839 the LA Clippers. Hey, Adam May, how you doing. Welcome into 307 00:19:53.920 --> 00:19:57.960 Clipper Stock. Here's a new sheriff in count You won't be able to deny 308 00:19:59.039 --> 00:20:00.839 if we're gonna go to the end finals. I believe it in my heart. 309 00:20:00.920 --> 00:20:06.279 The mid range mastery of Kawhi Leonards fully active. I am all about 310 00:20:06.319 --> 00:20:11.880 the Clipper nation. This playoff Clippers talk. They're trying to win the whole 311 00:20:11.880 --> 00:20:18.160 thing. A postgame look, it's your LA Clippers recapping this playoff matchup the 312 00:20:18.319 --> 00:20:22.440 stars and a look ahead to What's Next. To hear episodes you've missed, 313 00:20:22.440 --> 00:20:27.240 Subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeart Radio or wherever you podcast. Now your host 314 00:20:27.319 --> 00:20:36.160 of Clippers Talk, Here's Adam Oslin. The Clippers tried to mount a fast 315 00:20:36.240 --> 00:20:41.000 and furious comeback late to save their season and extend it one more game, 316 00:20:41.079 --> 00:20:45.599 but it was not to be. They fall here in Game five from Footprints 317 00:20:45.640 --> 00:20:51.759 Center in Phoenix, Arizona. They lose one thirty six to one thirty and 318 00:20:51.839 --> 00:20:56.440 that concludes this Clippers season. Welcome into Clippers Talk. I'm Adam Oslin. 319 00:20:56.440 --> 00:20:59.440 To eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight 320 00:20:59.599 --> 00:21:03.400 seven two five seventy. If you want to get on, you can talk 321 00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:07.359 about what you'd like to see with the future of this ball club, what 322 00:21:07.559 --> 00:21:12.079 changes could be made roster wise. We could talk about and reflect on this 323 00:21:12.200 --> 00:21:18.440 year and some of the highlights the low lights. But I do feel like 324 00:21:18.079 --> 00:21:22.440 the Clippers left you, of course, wanting more because of the fight they 325 00:21:22.519 --> 00:21:30.000 showed out there tonight. It was a classic almost Clippers come back down twenty 326 00:21:30.880 --> 00:21:37.640 down twenty and they had it to within two multiple times late. The way 327 00:21:37.720 --> 00:21:42.920 they rallied in the valley was impressive considering the guys who were out there, 328 00:21:45.240 --> 00:21:48.759 the players who were available without Kauai, without Paul George, without your two 329 00:21:48.880 --> 00:21:55.119 top guys, and well they lost this series in five games to the Suns. 330 00:21:56.640 --> 00:22:02.359 Anyone that would contextualize this would say was much closer than that if you 331 00:22:02.519 --> 00:22:07.759 really watched these games. The Clippers had their opportunities, they were in them. 332 00:22:07.839 --> 00:22:11.960 But I said it off the air, it just felt like the talent 333 00:22:11.079 --> 00:22:18.319 of the Phoenix Suns, that vice gript was just constricting and eventually it would 334 00:22:18.440 --> 00:22:26.319 overwhelm the Clippers. Just too much talent, and talent eventually rises to the 335 00:22:26.400 --> 00:22:30.720 top. With the talent disparity being so widely in favor of the Phoenix Suns 336 00:22:30.759 --> 00:22:37.720 throughout this series, the Clippers did all they could. I think they maximize 337 00:22:37.839 --> 00:22:45.920 their chances. Guys played above their heads, and they made it a lot 338 00:22:47.000 --> 00:22:52.400 scarier for Phoenix than I'm sure they thought the fight would be from the Clippers. 339 00:22:52.440 --> 00:22:57.680 After Kawhi Leonard was out after Game two of this series. Tough one 340 00:22:57.720 --> 00:23:00.400 Clipper Nation, I get it. Tough season overall, in a lot of 341 00:23:00.440 --> 00:23:06.720 different ways. Clippers won forty four games in the regular season. I thought 342 00:23:06.759 --> 00:23:11.359 for the most part, they underperformed even with the injuries going on. They 343 00:23:11.480 --> 00:23:17.599 left some wins out there, but they ended up I think getting the right 344 00:23:17.640 --> 00:23:22.079 team in the first round. They just didn't have their guys, and it's 345 00:23:22.119 --> 00:23:26.759 too much to overcome when the other squad has Devin Booker and Kevin Durant and 346 00:23:26.880 --> 00:23:33.240 CP three and DeAndre Aiden and you're missing Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. But 347 00:23:33.559 --> 00:23:37.000 can't fault the fight, the effort, the hustle, the determination, the 348 00:23:37.119 --> 00:23:41.200 resilient spirit of this Clippers ball club that has been there for years now, 349 00:23:42.200 --> 00:23:47.839 really since that twenty eighteen twenty nineteen season. This felt a little bit similar 350 00:23:48.799 --> 00:23:52.079 to when they were going up against the Kevin Durant led or at least Kevin 351 00:23:52.160 --> 00:23:57.920 Durant Golden State Warriors ball club. Clippers were able to take that one to 352 00:23:59.039 --> 00:24:03.119 six games, not able to do so tonight. I know a lot of 353 00:24:03.200 --> 00:24:08.720 people aren't interested in moral victories. Some are. I understand both sides of 354 00:24:08.799 --> 00:24:14.160 that. If you want to talk about this season being a failure because we 355 00:24:14.279 --> 00:24:18.960 came into it saying it's a championship or bust year, it's understandable. But 356 00:24:21.640 --> 00:24:26.000 once Kauhai went down, the odds were just stacked against them to a point 357 00:24:26.079 --> 00:24:30.039 where I said, if Chair Paul George don't come back in this series, 358 00:24:30.039 --> 00:24:33.000 they're not going to be able to win three more games against the Phoenix Suns. 359 00:24:33.720 --> 00:24:37.880 They made it interesting in these games, some bad breaks, a few 360 00:24:37.960 --> 00:24:44.680 calls didn't go their way, but tonight down twenty and a few guys caught 361 00:24:44.759 --> 00:24:48.359 fire finally from beyond the arc, and the Clippers had it to within two 362 00:24:48.559 --> 00:24:53.440 multiple times, and I loved that effort. They didn't quit, they didn't 363 00:24:55.160 --> 00:25:00.880 give in. I think a lot of teams would have succumbed to just the 364 00:25:00.000 --> 00:25:06.079 firepower of the Phoenix Suns being in the Lions then here in Phoenix and would 365 00:25:06.079 --> 00:25:08.720 have wilted and given up and said, Okay, we're playing out the string. 366 00:25:08.799 --> 00:25:14.400 Now it's over. They didn't say it in any of the last three 367 00:25:14.440 --> 00:25:18.880 games. They were right there. They couldn't get over the hump, and 368 00:25:19.119 --> 00:25:25.440 talent wise, Phoenix was just too good, too top heavy, going up 369 00:25:25.440 --> 00:25:30.200 against the depleted Clippers team without their two superstars. Clippers lose one thirty six 370 00:25:30.319 --> 00:25:36.960 to one thirty here in Game five. And we can also talk about Noah 371 00:25:37.039 --> 00:25:41.200 Eagle and some of your memories over the four years of him being your voice 372 00:25:41.319 --> 00:25:47.240 of the Clippers. This was his final broadcast. If you missed it didn't 373 00:25:47.279 --> 00:25:49.880 extended postgame show on the network side with Noah Eagle. It will all be 374 00:25:51.039 --> 00:25:56.720 podcasted later tonight. Let's start things off with let's see Javier and l habber 375 00:25:56.799 --> 00:26:03.400 Heights because he calls in first, always like an hour before the game and 376 00:26:03.640 --> 00:26:07.359 sometimes Javier, you're on Clipper Stock with Adam Oslin. What's up, Javier? 377 00:26:07.400 --> 00:26:11.119 It was man very disappointed, real quick. I didn't here, so 378 00:26:11.440 --> 00:26:15.720 No Eagle, he's not going to be what the Clippers in one I didn't. 379 00:26:15.000 --> 00:26:19.119 I didn't know that he's moving on. Javier, but we love him 380 00:26:19.160 --> 00:26:23.160 and we were lucky to have him here for four seasons. Oh yeah, 381 00:26:23.200 --> 00:26:26.319 it was pretty Yeah, he was. He was doing a good job. 382 00:26:27.200 --> 00:26:33.279 Stays to hear that, you know what, it's just disappointed. We talked 383 00:26:33.319 --> 00:26:36.319 about this in the beginning of the year, I think the first the first 384 00:26:36.400 --> 00:26:40.759 game, and we both said that this is probably the best Clipper team ever 385 00:26:40.880 --> 00:26:48.319 assembled. And to crash like this, I mean it just goes to I 386 00:26:48.359 --> 00:26:51.519 don't know, you remember in the middle of the season, maybe in January 387 00:26:51.559 --> 00:26:53.480 February, I think it was late January at that road trip, the seven 388 00:26:53.559 --> 00:26:56.720 game road trip, and I told you, Adams, they got when some 389 00:26:56.720 --> 00:27:00.079 of these games and they lost may games ship of one, and You're like, 390 00:27:00.200 --> 00:27:06.519 you know what this load management. We're gonna say Kawai for the playoffs 391 00:27:06.680 --> 00:27:10.359 and we're gonna be fine. And I said, nah, he should, 392 00:27:10.359 --> 00:27:11.119 we should, we should, we should win some of these games, Like, 393 00:27:11.200 --> 00:27:15.680 no, we need him for the playoffs. All that load management for 394 00:27:15.880 --> 00:27:19.839 nothing, Adam? I mean, I mean, and you even said, 395 00:27:19.839 --> 00:27:25.079 I remember that day, said across that bridge, if he gets the qualify 396 00:27:25.119 --> 00:27:29.000 into first round, and who we are you got disqualify into first round? 397 00:27:29.920 --> 00:27:33.680 Well, I wouldn't say it was load management for nothing. All reports say 398 00:27:33.160 --> 00:27:40.240 it's not the al, the surgically repaired ACL that he hurt. But yes, 399 00:27:40.440 --> 00:27:45.759 another injury to both their superstars derailed this season for the Clippers. Third 400 00:27:45.799 --> 00:27:49.799 straight season. It's come down to injuries. And I'm hoping this two one 401 00:27:49.960 --> 00:27:55.759 three era isn't going to be defined by the injuries and the miss games. 402 00:27:55.839 --> 00:28:00.720 But to this point, that's where we're at. And and and real quick 403 00:28:00.799 --> 00:28:07.799 and just just like you, I mean just big sports media, like you 404 00:28:07.880 --> 00:28:12.720 know, Skip Bayless, Colin Coward and Stephen a smith at the last couple 405 00:28:12.720 --> 00:28:15.599 of days have been saying, you know what, they should just either trade 406 00:28:15.680 --> 00:28:22.079 Kawai or Paul George or some has even said to have Kawhi retired. I 407 00:28:22.160 --> 00:28:25.960 mean, it's to the point that it just hurt. No. I couldn't 408 00:28:25.960 --> 00:28:30.279 care less what those three say about pretty much anything. But if you want 409 00:28:30.279 --> 00:28:33.680 to add one more the four horsemen of the sports Talk hot take apocalypse. 410 00:28:33.799 --> 00:28:38.440 Just to wrapped it out nicely, yeah, you know, but it just 411 00:28:38.599 --> 00:28:44.079 it just for diffornation. It's just frustrating, you know. And when when 412 00:28:44.119 --> 00:28:45.640 they did that trade and they've got Kawai and Paul Georgia, the weeked off. 413 00:28:45.720 --> 00:28:48.960 For sure, they're going to get at least one or maybe two championships. 414 00:28:49.279 --> 00:28:52.839 But now, honestly, Adam, next year they're gonna be what on 415 00:28:52.960 --> 00:28:56.680 their fifth season with the team. These guys, these Kawai and Paul Georgia 416 00:28:56.720 --> 00:29:00.839 getting old. I mean, so, what's your solution in hobby or what 417 00:29:00.920 --> 00:29:04.039 do you want to do? Okay, this is my solution is either you 418 00:29:04.119 --> 00:29:07.079 trace for one of them if you can train both. And I know you 419 00:29:07.160 --> 00:29:10.680 said last time, Adam, you said, well, what are you going 420 00:29:10.720 --> 00:29:12.119 to get back? Some guys that they're gonna be, you know, decent 421 00:29:12.160 --> 00:29:15.359 players, but not gonna take you to to the finals. But at least 422 00:29:15.400 --> 00:29:18.480 you can get some draft picks back Adam, some some lot, some some 423 00:29:18.640 --> 00:29:22.920 picks something, a young guy something, because you want to go into a 424 00:29:23.000 --> 00:29:27.839 rebuild mode. Yeah. And another caller called you the other day and said, 425 00:29:29.119 --> 00:29:30.319 oh, no, we should not do it, that we're the Clippers. 426 00:29:30.359 --> 00:29:33.079 I'm like, hello, I mean we all do. Respecting me, 427 00:29:33.119 --> 00:29:36.880 I love the Clippers. We're not the Lakers, we're not the Celtics. 428 00:29:37.039 --> 00:29:41.319 Why not we can't rebuilt, we don't have any championships. Because when you're 429 00:29:41.359 --> 00:29:48.000 this close and you feel like if you could somehow stay healthy, you'd have 430 00:29:48.079 --> 00:29:52.680 a chance to win it all, it's tough to go back into that place 431 00:29:53.240 --> 00:29:57.279 where you're just fighting and scrapping to win thirty five games in the season and 432 00:29:57.359 --> 00:30:00.759 looking towards the future all the time. But I appreciate the phone call Hobbier, 433 00:30:02.279 --> 00:30:04.920 and I understand that perspective. Some people may want that to blow it 434 00:30:06.039 --> 00:30:08.559 up. Others may want to trade one of the stars, some both. 435 00:30:11.680 --> 00:30:15.440 I've said this before. I think you stay the course and double down because 436 00:30:15.440 --> 00:30:21.200 you're getting pennies on the dollar right now for Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. 437 00:30:22.519 --> 00:30:29.319 And if anything, we heard this from Steve Baumber recently. He always wants 438 00:30:29.359 --> 00:30:33.480 this team to be competitive. They may reload at times, but it doesn't 439 00:30:33.480 --> 00:30:37.720 sound like he ever wants to go into a full rebuild. The Clippers have 440 00:30:37.519 --> 00:30:41.279 twenty thirty first round picks opening up, so they'd have two first round picks 441 00:30:41.359 --> 00:30:45.839 that are tradable. They have a lot of guys on tradable contracts, and 442 00:30:45.960 --> 00:30:49.720 there are some players out there that aren't necessarily free agents right now, but 443 00:30:52.480 --> 00:30:56.640 I think are going to be tradeable pieces for teams who do want to rebuild, 444 00:30:56.599 --> 00:30:59.920 and the Clippers may get in the mix for some of those guys. 445 00:31:00.240 --> 00:31:07.680 One more before we break here, let's go with Dave Morris in Long Beach. 446 00:31:07.920 --> 00:31:11.359 Morrise, what's up, hey, Adam? Look here, man, 447 00:31:11.680 --> 00:31:15.759 nothing is changed in basketball. The best players they win. They's spade up. 448 00:31:15.759 --> 00:31:19.160 Two and two is four in regarding the team. Go ahead and bring 449 00:31:19.279 --> 00:31:22.920 this team back. We ain't got no chap. You cannot rebuild in the 450 00:31:22.960 --> 00:31:27.160 Western Conference. My prayers is going after that was you cannot rebuild in the 451 00:31:27.240 --> 00:31:32.160 Western Conference. We've asked them bad luck, man, Straight up, but 452 00:31:32.279 --> 00:31:36.279 that ain't no reflection on the team or the management. Okay, And whatever 453 00:31:36.440 --> 00:31:38.759 player you get and a combo Joe, I don't care who it is. 454 00:31:38.839 --> 00:31:42.039 I like the Joker, that's my MVP. It don't matter who you get 455 00:31:42.759 --> 00:31:47.119 it. You ain't guarantee that gang gonna get hurt. You're not. Ain't 456 00:31:47.119 --> 00:31:52.279 nobody guarantee that, and nothing's guaranteed, and I understand that, but you 457 00:31:52.440 --> 00:31:57.000 have to admit that the Clippers two guys are obviously injury prone. Okay, 458 00:31:57.160 --> 00:31:59.920 no, no, look here, wait a minute. I don't know about 459 00:32:00.119 --> 00:32:04.240 two guys, but I'll go with Kawaii is injury prone and everything. But 460 00:32:04.880 --> 00:32:07.519 Georgia, we gotta be real. We gotta be honest about it. Okay, 461 00:32:07.680 --> 00:32:10.480 I'm being real. I'm being You got to bring these guys back, 462 00:32:10.960 --> 00:32:15.119 Okay, got a chip on their shoulder. Now, maybe they'll take a 463 00:32:15.119 --> 00:32:17.160 little less money the old mister Bamber a couple of bucks. But don't be 464 00:32:17.240 --> 00:32:22.000 talking about in the rebuilding because you can't be builds in the West. And 465 00:32:22.160 --> 00:32:25.279 also there's no guaranteed, Adam, that the player is gonna be ready for 466 00:32:25.400 --> 00:32:29.119 the playoffs. And I like the the middle. I like what the Clippers 467 00:32:29.160 --> 00:32:31.119 are doing with zoo Box and Parmaly. I hope they keep him, and 468 00:32:31.240 --> 00:32:36.359 my heart is broken. Man. Then No Eagle is gone because No Eagle 469 00:32:36.440 --> 00:32:38.240 got a skill set if you want to, if you don't think No No 470 00:32:38.400 --> 00:32:42.279 Eagle is sharp. But this is that other guy across town. And I 471 00:32:42.319 --> 00:32:44.880 don't know who you're gonna get to be playing. We don't have to go 472 00:32:45.039 --> 00:32:47.759 there, Morris. We don't have to tear someone down to build someone else 473 00:32:47.880 --> 00:32:52.319 up. And no, No, No Eagle is the bomb you. We're 474 00:32:52.359 --> 00:32:55.480 gonna miss him. We really is, We really are. But don't be 475 00:32:55.599 --> 00:32:59.599 trading the team. Don't be blowing nothing up. Adam. Just we had 476 00:32:59.640 --> 00:33:01.440 to stroll bad luck again. That's not a reflection on the team. That's 477 00:33:01.480 --> 00:33:06.279 not a reflection on management. It's just when things happened. Ask new warnings 478 00:33:06.279 --> 00:33:07.519 about it, ask Milwaukee about it. It's just one of the things that 479 00:33:07.640 --> 00:33:10.079 happened. Man. So I see you in October, okay, during the 480 00:33:10.119 --> 00:33:14.640 preseason. Behave yourself all right, Morris, appreciate you all season long. 481 00:33:14.799 --> 00:33:17.119 Is always Morris is one of our regulars here on Clippers Talk. So that's 482 00:33:17.119 --> 00:33:21.359 the other side of it. One guy wants to blow it up, another 483 00:33:21.440 --> 00:33:24.200 wants to stay the course, run it back, give it another shot. 484 00:33:25.359 --> 00:33:29.960 I think regardless they are going to be changes, how significant they are, 485 00:33:30.079 --> 00:33:34.000 well, this summer will decide that. Coming up next more Clippers Talk. 486 00:33:34.160 --> 00:33:38.400 Final Clippers Talk of the season. There was blocked by George. This is 487 00:33:38.680 --> 00:33:44.720 La Clippers playoff basketball. He is a one man, the defensive man on 488 00:33:44.839 --> 00:33:49.039 the home of your La Clippers. I come back to bring it to within 489 00:33:49.279 --> 00:33:52.240 two multiple times after they were down by twenty here in Game five. They 490 00:33:52.319 --> 00:33:58.000 eventually lose though one thirty six to one thirty to the Phoenix Suns. Congratulations 491 00:33:58.079 --> 00:34:00.799 to them as they move on to the second round to take on the Denver 492 00:34:00.920 --> 00:34:05.359 Nuggets. Welcome back into Clipper's Talk. I'm Adam Oslin. As we look 493 00:34:05.440 --> 00:34:10.079 back on this season and look ahead as well, and any ideas are welcome 494 00:34:10.119 --> 00:34:15.920 tonight. I don't always say that, but after the season is over, 495 00:34:15.960 --> 00:34:21.400 Yes, let's keep a constructive criticism, of course, but anything you want 496 00:34:21.400 --> 00:34:25.519 to say about this Clipper's team and where they should go moving forward is allowed 497 00:34:25.599 --> 00:34:30.400 tonight Here on Clipper's Talk, Let's go to Damien in La Damien. What's 498 00:34:30.480 --> 00:34:37.599 up, pace Pace, Adam h Man. Good to hear your voice, 499 00:34:37.639 --> 00:34:44.440 brother, Uh, you know what, man, Tonight I'm gonna leave the 500 00:34:44.559 --> 00:34:50.760 team and all of that to the rest of the wonderful callers you know, 501 00:34:51.639 --> 00:34:55.880 and shout out to all you guys. It's been a great pleasure listening to 502 00:34:57.000 --> 00:35:00.000 you over the years, and you know, I really loved joining the ranks. 503 00:35:00.519 --> 00:35:04.639 But tonight I want to talk about the team, man, about you, 504 00:35:05.440 --> 00:35:12.280 Adam and Noah and big brother Jake and everybody that makes this possible, 505 00:35:13.800 --> 00:35:16.320 because that's how I started out with a bunch of superlatives for yourself, my 506 00:35:16.440 --> 00:35:22.840 friends, and I have nothing but you know, the fondest respect for all 507 00:35:22.880 --> 00:35:30.119 of you. Never in my life, Never in my life did I think 508 00:35:30.239 --> 00:35:37.559 that I was going to meet yourself triple A awesome, you know what I'm 509 00:35:37.559 --> 00:35:42.960 saying. Okay, man, you know we're we're we're we're going up brother. 510 00:35:43.119 --> 00:35:45.159 But you know, hey, man, you know i'd give it to 511 00:35:45.239 --> 00:35:51.400 you. But also you know, Noah Eagle and for your introduction and everything 512 00:35:51.559 --> 00:35:55.000 like that. Man, I mean, as a person who you know wants 513 00:35:55.039 --> 00:36:00.639 as fired you know, to do this type of thing and who has had 514 00:36:00.679 --> 00:36:05.559 a fire relt by meeting you guys. Man, you guys are the best 515 00:36:05.679 --> 00:36:08.360 bro like and I I really mean that, man, big brother Jakes shout 516 00:36:08.400 --> 00:36:14.119 out, bro like everybody that makes all of that happen, you know, 517 00:36:14.440 --> 00:36:17.280 and all of I mean, we bonded over three things. Our love for 518 00:36:17.400 --> 00:36:22.760 basketball, our love for this team, and you know, just being an 519 00:36:22.840 --> 00:36:24.639 honest person. You know what I'm saying. And I never thought that I 520 00:36:24.679 --> 00:36:28.800 would get to make some friends out of this. Sad to see Adams, 521 00:36:29.159 --> 00:36:32.559 you know, Adam, I'm sad to see Noah goat, but obviously we 522 00:36:32.679 --> 00:36:36.280 knew that it was going to happen, and I couldn't be happier for him. 523 00:36:36.679 --> 00:36:38.239 You know what I'm saying. You guys are the cream of the crop, 524 00:36:38.320 --> 00:36:44.440 brother and my hats off to you guys tonight, because no matter winner 525 00:36:44.519 --> 00:36:47.159 lost with the team, you guys were winners every single night. Brothers. 526 00:36:49.760 --> 00:36:52.599 I'm gonna be the first one to say that, you know, hey, 527 00:36:52.559 --> 00:36:55.239 I want to have a steak dinner, you know, or if you don't 528 00:36:55.280 --> 00:37:00.039 eat protein, shakes me and you you know what I'm saying. All I 529 00:37:00.159 --> 00:37:02.000 was stake with Noah, but look, man, we gotta get together. 530 00:37:02.039 --> 00:37:05.639 I want to talk basketball with you. I want to get together off season. 531 00:37:06.559 --> 00:37:10.159 Dude. If there was ever a vote like some sort of American idol 532 00:37:10.199 --> 00:37:14.440 type of thing, obviously, Like I told you the first time that I 533 00:37:14.559 --> 00:37:19.320 met you, but when we talked, your call was amazing and I hope 534 00:37:19.360 --> 00:37:22.840 that you get to nod Bro, but if not, I've enjoyed listening to 535 00:37:23.000 --> 00:37:28.920 you and listening to your knowledge. You are the conscience of the Clippers, 536 00:37:29.039 --> 00:37:35.280 Bro, and I've never listened to somebody that gave so much insight to a 537 00:37:35.400 --> 00:37:39.119 team that has been so far in the rearview mirror of the NBA for so 538 00:37:39.280 --> 00:37:44.000 long, brother, And as a fans is ninety nine, you know, 539 00:37:44.440 --> 00:37:49.159 and you know for all of the fans that go back since the eighties and 540 00:37:49.239 --> 00:37:52.320 beyond. Brother, I need to thank you, man, because you guys 541 00:37:52.360 --> 00:37:59.159 have brought so much to my life and you've reinvigorated my whole passion for the 542 00:37:59.280 --> 00:38:02.159 game. And I didn't think it could get any bigger but talking ball with 543 00:38:02.320 --> 00:38:07.280 you, tweeting with you, A tweet Adam off and follow Adam A. 544 00:38:07.800 --> 00:38:09.360 You know what I'm saying, Oh, Clips and Dip Brothers, shout out 545 00:38:09.400 --> 00:38:14.719 to Clips and Dip Man. Those guys are writing brilliance over there. Everybody 546 00:38:14.800 --> 00:38:20.639 associated with this team. Zach, you can't play him off the stage like 547 00:38:20.840 --> 00:38:27.440 this. This ain't the Gong show. Da dam you got thirty seconds left 548 00:38:27.920 --> 00:38:31.360 because we've got a lot of colors. Look, I'll say this, as 549 00:38:31.440 --> 00:38:36.239 far as the team goes, keep the team, stay the course. What 550 00:38:36.400 --> 00:38:39.400 we do in Clipperland, if we stay loyal and we're gonna you know, 551 00:38:39.559 --> 00:38:44.559 we're we're gonna get our just due for that. But it doesn't come like 552 00:38:44.679 --> 00:38:47.119 that. We're not front runner. But let's get out of this front runner 553 00:38:47.199 --> 00:38:52.320 thing. Let's go back to being the underdogs and show people how to get 554 00:38:52.400 --> 00:38:54.719 punched in the mouth. And that's what we'll do. Baby, we're right 555 00:38:54.800 --> 00:38:59.239 there. Let's just stay the course. Adam, I love you, Noah, 556 00:38:59.360 --> 00:39:01.800 good luck, big brother, Jake Peace. I'll be talking to all 557 00:39:01.840 --> 00:39:06.840 of y'all all right, David, appreciate the phone call. We love you 558 00:39:06.960 --> 00:39:08.639 too. We'll talk to you soon. Yes, that follow at him if 559 00:39:08.639 --> 00:39:12.360 you want to get to me there on Twitter, Mike in La here on 560 00:39:12.440 --> 00:39:19.400 Clippers Talk. I'm like, hey, Adam, first, I just want 561 00:39:19.400 --> 00:39:22.320 to, you know, echo with the previous callers that obviously tremendous job all 562 00:39:22.400 --> 00:39:29.920 season to you in the whole team over there. Yep, thank you. 563 00:39:30.000 --> 00:39:37.599 By uh no, you guys are great. Uh. You know, I 564 00:39:37.679 --> 00:39:44.400 think what really needs to happen is to get obviously, yes, trading the 565 00:39:44.559 --> 00:39:50.800 stars and freaking if doable at all, but I think really getting younger in 566 00:39:50.920 --> 00:39:54.000 the role player positions and more athletic in the role player positions. I mean 567 00:39:54.039 --> 00:39:59.079 we I mean we went one in nine to I forget what the combination was, 568 00:39:59.159 --> 00:40:02.760 you know, Oklahoa, Munwhirlings or Wendo and whoever else, But you 569 00:40:02.840 --> 00:40:07.320 know what those teams all had in common as they were young in athletic and 570 00:40:07.360 --> 00:40:10.679 they kept giving us face. If we get some of those regular season games, 571 00:40:10.760 --> 00:40:15.199 I mean, we're probably in a very different position from the playoffs now. 572 00:40:15.239 --> 00:40:19.920 I think that's a good point. The Clippers need to add more athleticism 573 00:40:20.039 --> 00:40:24.159 to this team. Well. I do think an older team can certainly win 574 00:40:25.119 --> 00:40:30.159 in the playoffs by playing a slower brand of basketball. And these two teams 575 00:40:30.320 --> 00:40:34.679 right next to each other in pace, and it was a good matchup for 576 00:40:34.719 --> 00:40:37.440 the Clippers it turns out. I know, they lost in five games, 577 00:40:37.559 --> 00:40:40.800 but they didn't have Kauhi, they didn't have Paul George over the last three 578 00:40:40.840 --> 00:40:45.239 of the series, didn't have Paul George for all of it. I do 579 00:40:45.440 --> 00:40:52.199 think there are some ways they can strengthen themselves just through more athleticism out there 580 00:40:52.199 --> 00:40:54.360 at key positions. I think a lot of people are looking at the four 581 00:40:54.440 --> 00:40:58.840 position and what that's going to turn into. If they had more of a 582 00:40:58.960 --> 00:41:05.119 rim runner there, or maybe an athletic three and D guy in that position, 583 00:41:05.559 --> 00:41:07.480 that would be interesting. We'll see. So it's a good point, 584 00:41:07.519 --> 00:41:10.480 Mike, and I appreciate you calling in all season long, my friend. 585 00:41:12.840 --> 00:41:15.800 Absolutely, thank you, Adam. Great season to you, guys. Let's 586 00:41:15.840 --> 00:41:21.440 go to Lenny in Inglewood. All the regulars calling in tonight. Lenny, 587 00:41:21.519 --> 00:41:29.039 what's up, hey, Adam, sorry to see the nowhere to go that 588 00:41:29.119 --> 00:41:34.320 didn't enjoy the broadcast. But do you think there's anyway Adam Silver will let 589 00:41:34.400 --> 00:41:40.639 us fly a moral victories banner from the rafters. Mhmm. I don't know 590 00:41:40.760 --> 00:41:45.000 if he regulates that so it's possible, But I see what you're saying, 591 00:41:45.119 --> 00:41:50.000 Lenny. I see where you're going with this. Let's please stop with them 592 00:41:50.039 --> 00:41:54.079 all victory stuff go. I mean, you can't even wear Clippers gear unless 593 00:41:54.079 --> 00:41:59.599 you hear at the Clippers game. Man. We we we had a flicker 594 00:42:00.119 --> 00:42:06.920 of hope, man, and after Live City and then we got kaway and 595 00:42:07.000 --> 00:42:12.320 then Kauai without even beating Shay said he's gotta go, and we gotta go 596 00:42:12.440 --> 00:42:17.599 get PG, and we traded away of the future and now we got PG. 597 00:42:19.320 --> 00:42:23.239 Pg's hurt, Kawai's hurt. It's frustrating one thing, man. Yeah, 598 00:42:23.320 --> 00:42:25.960 it's because let me tell you some I gonna mess up the team by 599 00:42:27.039 --> 00:42:30.480 name, but I'm gonna tell you man, they don't tolerate. They know 600 00:42:30.760 --> 00:42:34.320 right away when something ain't right. Thanks for the phone call, Lenny, 601 00:42:34.760 --> 00:42:40.679 appreciate it. Hey, cliber Nation is passionate. I get it after a 602 00:42:40.760 --> 00:42:45.360 night like this when the season ends. And this is year four of the 603 00:42:45.480 --> 00:42:50.239 two one three experiment. In the last three seasons, I have come down 604 00:42:50.280 --> 00:42:54.039 to injuries. First, Kauai getting hurt and tearing the ACL as they were 605 00:42:54.079 --> 00:42:59.199 trying to make a run to the finals. They got to the Western Conference 606 00:42:59.239 --> 00:43:06.360 finals for the first but obviously this team has higher expectations when you made the 607 00:43:06.400 --> 00:43:09.400 moves that they do to bring in Kauai in Paul George and I see where 608 00:43:09.440 --> 00:43:13.880 Lenny's coming from. Tay, just in Walnut, Tay, just what's up 609 00:43:13.880 --> 00:43:17.480 your on? Clippers? Stop without Aim Awsome? Hey, Adam, First 610 00:43:17.519 --> 00:43:23.599 of all, just we're gonna miss Noah. He has a lot of character 611 00:43:23.679 --> 00:43:28.920 of personality. He just made the game so much fun. And you and 612 00:43:29.119 --> 00:43:34.360 him have such great chemistry and made all those drives on the early road games 613 00:43:34.400 --> 00:43:37.960 when we're second trafficked, you know, really entertaining. So I appreciate you 614 00:43:37.039 --> 00:43:40.519 guys, and I know it's a difficult year, especially for you, Adam 615 00:43:40.679 --> 00:43:43.840 Fielding all these calls to him. Man, you did a good job. 616 00:43:45.000 --> 00:43:49.800 Thanks Daye. Just hey wise Man once said, the worst day in the 617 00:43:50.000 --> 00:43:54.920 NBA is the best day in any other profession. I've never had a bad 618 00:43:55.039 --> 00:43:59.360 day here, I've never had to work. I love it. I love 619 00:43:59.440 --> 00:44:02.280 taking these calls regardless, even when a guy's about to drop an f mom. 620 00:44:07.400 --> 00:44:10.280 I had two points about the Clippers feature, but right before, before 621 00:44:10.320 --> 00:44:14.519 I get into that, I just wanted to say, I don't really I 622 00:44:14.559 --> 00:44:16.840 don't want to blow up the team. I mean, if you blow it 623 00:44:16.960 --> 00:44:21.480 up, you're gonna it's gonna be hard to rebuild on the fly. You're 624 00:44:21.480 --> 00:44:24.199 gonna have, you know, maybe a good team, but it's that really 625 00:44:24.440 --> 00:44:30.880 gonna put you in championship contention. I mean, look at look at Dani 626 00:44:31.000 --> 00:44:36.079 Lillard and put in Trail Blazers for how long they've been good, but no 627 00:44:36.400 --> 00:44:40.239 championship aspiration. Same with Lobs City. Look at even Denver currently they they've 628 00:44:40.280 --> 00:44:44.719 been good for a long time, but they're not they haven't won. And 629 00:44:44.800 --> 00:44:47.920 look at Phoenix they still haven't won. So rebuilding and assision in the business 630 00:44:49.320 --> 00:44:52.199 aspect of it with into it don't coming. I doubt that they want to 631 00:44:52.239 --> 00:44:57.960 put a product of a rebuilding team the first year going into the stadium arena. 632 00:45:00.519 --> 00:45:04.920 Yeah, it's a fair point. Now, it's a fair point. 633 00:45:05.000 --> 00:45:09.679 They want a winner. Steve Bamber is not going to rest until this team 634 00:45:09.760 --> 00:45:15.400 wins a championship. And that's where you got to draw your hope from Clipper 635 00:45:15.480 --> 00:45:20.599 Nation, even after a disappointing season like this one and day. Just my 636 00:45:20.719 --> 00:45:23.480 friend, I know you didn't call for a while for personal reasons. I 637 00:45:23.559 --> 00:45:28.519 hope that situation is going all right and I appreciate you calling still all season. 638 00:45:30.440 --> 00:45:35.079 Yeah, everything is better, Adam father's healing from his heart attack, 639 00:45:35.159 --> 00:45:37.480 so it's all I can ask for. Got married, Everything worked out, 640 00:45:37.599 --> 00:45:42.880 so God is great and I'll try to keep a short at him with the 641 00:45:43.360 --> 00:45:47.159 future of the Clippers. Two points one. Obviously we talk about the four, 642 00:45:47.400 --> 00:45:52.719 and it seems like I don't seem envision anymore as part of that future. 643 00:45:52.119 --> 00:45:57.119 But Tune seems like he's more comfortable coming off the bench, So that 644 00:45:57.320 --> 00:46:02.519 leaves currently will Covington start at the four or We'll have to see what's what's 645 00:46:02.519 --> 00:46:05.800 going on with that. I would like to see a mere coffee play a 646 00:46:05.840 --> 00:46:08.320 little bit more and develop some of the young guys. And number two I 647 00:46:08.400 --> 00:46:12.880 said this last time, I'd like to see Russell Westbrook on a team friendly 648 00:46:12.960 --> 00:46:16.360 deal and possibly I don't know if he's up for it, but kind of 649 00:46:16.400 --> 00:46:21.199 maybe come off the bench as a point guard because what you saw here so 650 00:46:21.400 --> 00:46:23.920 far in the playoffs, he was leading a bunch of role players and everyone 651 00:46:24.079 --> 00:46:30.079 else and he was doing it well. And he's going against opposing team starters 652 00:46:30.880 --> 00:46:34.599 during the season. If he's coming off the bench, you're going to play 653 00:46:34.599 --> 00:46:38.760 against opposing team's bench as well. So I really like to see him lead 654 00:46:38.800 --> 00:46:44.039 the second unit. And I think, you know, good things can happen. 655 00:46:44.199 --> 00:46:47.320 And the Clippers team management, they all, you know, had the 656 00:46:47.440 --> 00:46:52.679 right players in place. It just didn't work out. But you can see 657 00:46:52.719 --> 00:46:59.840 the vision from these games, and thanks Adam made it. I love it. 658 00:47:00.000 --> 00:47:01.840 He just thanks for calling in all season long. We're not gonna use 659 00:47:01.880 --> 00:47:05.400 this as the out music, though, right Zach, because I do need 660 00:47:05.480 --> 00:47:07.880 to take a break right now. That'd just be a little bit tacky. 661 00:47:07.400 --> 00:47:13.000 Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy more Clippers talk coming up next, 662 00:47:13.199 --> 00:47:15.960 your thoughts on the future, and if you want to reflect on this 663 00:47:15.079 --> 00:47:19.440 season as it comes to an end. Clippers lose one thirty six to one 664 00:47:19.599 --> 00:47:23.320 thirty in Game five to the Phoenix Suns. Here it was blocked by George. 665 00:47:23.519 --> 00:47:29.199 This is LA Clippers playoff basketball. He is a one man king crawl 666 00:47:29.239 --> 00:47:34.400 and defensive man. On the home of your LA Clippers final in season Clippers 667 00:47:34.480 --> 00:47:37.760 talk of the season, although now it's the off season, so if you 668 00:47:37.800 --> 00:47:40.039 want to talk about that, we can eight six six nine eight seven two 669 00:47:40.159 --> 00:47:44.880 five seventy couple of calls before we get to Coach Lou. I do want 670 00:47:44.880 --> 00:47:47.639 to hear from him post game Marvin in downtown Los Angeles, Marvin, what's 671 00:47:47.679 --> 00:47:52.159 up here? On Clippers stop without of Maslin hey An, this was a 672 00:47:52.480 --> 00:47:58.760 positive season, even though it did not go all the way. The highlights 673 00:47:58.880 --> 00:48:02.199 are Russell west Brooks. I mean, team made the playoffs really entertaining for 674 00:48:02.360 --> 00:48:09.360 US des quite not having Hawaii Leonard and PG thirteen and also another UCLA brewing 675 00:48:09.440 --> 00:48:14.519 Norman Norman Powell. So it would be great that we can get to have 676 00:48:15.039 --> 00:48:21.199 Westbrook, Norman Powell, Plumbly and Highland back for next season to dial it 677 00:48:21.320 --> 00:48:29.440 back and Westbrook in the off season world on heap pointer so that he can 678 00:48:29.559 --> 00:48:34.559 have that. Reggie Jackson and Westbrooks thirty four. I don't know if he's 679 00:48:34.719 --> 00:48:39.000 changing his shot at this point. To his credit, he shot much better 680 00:48:39.119 --> 00:48:44.559 from three as a Clipper thirty six percent in the regular season in twenty one 681 00:48:44.639 --> 00:48:49.880 games, and he was over forty percent in this series. That is true. 682 00:48:50.360 --> 00:48:54.039 And also Tea Man. I would like to see tea Man in the 683 00:48:54.440 --> 00:48:59.840 lineup. I remember A C. Green. He was a power four, 684 00:49:00.000 --> 00:49:01.880 and I see team I like Acy Green if you will go to the gym 685 00:49:02.000 --> 00:49:06.880 and bulk up and worked out. I know that he two years ago. 686 00:49:07.000 --> 00:49:12.760 He gave Draymond Green some trouble when we went against Golden State of his tenacity, 687 00:49:12.840 --> 00:49:16.199 in his sperience, fearlessness. So one of the things I would like 688 00:49:16.320 --> 00:49:21.519 the Clippers to do is let's keep it and let's just focus on the off 689 00:49:21.599 --> 00:49:24.840 season and see how our team can get better. What can they add to 690 00:49:24.960 --> 00:49:31.079 the repertoire to fine tune their skills and based in the added experience that they 691 00:49:31.119 --> 00:49:37.119 have gained already from this playoff season. Thank you Adams, with Fred and 692 00:49:37.800 --> 00:49:43.679 Ronnie Pete as well doing the show as well, and thank you for your 693 00:49:43.719 --> 00:49:46.280 commentaries. Probably good nights. Appreciate it, Marvin, They're nice to have 694 00:49:46.440 --> 00:49:51.519 me on. Let's go to Bill and Irvine. Bill, you're on Clippers 695 00:49:51.519 --> 00:49:58.840 Sie with that Masin, thanks for taking the call. Going back to few 696 00:49:58.920 --> 00:50:05.280 years why and he went out against the Utah Jazz with his initial little egg 697 00:50:05.280 --> 00:50:09.880 injury, the knee injury I still do this day. You didn't see why 698 00:50:09.920 --> 00:50:13.559 he was still on the court when it was like an eighteen point lead in 699 00:50:13.559 --> 00:50:16.239 the fourth quarter and he ran down the court kind of fast break style, 700 00:50:16.280 --> 00:50:20.840 and that's when he bumped his knee. Do you recall that, yes, 701 00:50:21.199 --> 00:50:27.320 with Joe Ingels, I remember that play so vividly it haunts me. Yeah, 702 00:50:27.400 --> 00:50:30.079 it was. It wasn't necessary a second minute the stay you should you 703 00:50:30.119 --> 00:50:31.800 know, he should have been on the bench. But that's that's something you 704 00:50:31.840 --> 00:50:36.400 can do about now. And then of course, this knee injury, not 705 00:50:36.559 --> 00:50:39.119 to quote from Willis ree, but it was just too severe a chance that 706 00:50:39.199 --> 00:50:43.280 I guess, you know, I thought this was he played through it in 707 00:50:43.360 --> 00:50:47.159 the first two games and then I must have just gotten worse. But it 708 00:50:47.280 --> 00:50:51.519 happened at the end of the game one. He played through it in game 709 00:50:51.639 --> 00:50:55.840 two and aggravated it, exacerbated it. Yes, it got worse, and 710 00:50:55.920 --> 00:51:00.719 it sounds like he wasn't cleared to play right. And then on the other 711 00:51:00.800 --> 00:51:06.519 hand, Westbrook really who was very active and I had at two bead, 712 00:51:06.559 --> 00:51:10.760 he missed that layup when they were down by two or three they came down 713 00:51:10.800 --> 00:51:14.800 to you know, made three straight stops against them, and they still couldn't 714 00:51:14.840 --> 00:51:17.679 get over the hump. You know, they down by two and one possession 715 00:51:17.719 --> 00:51:22.320 and down by two and three and the others, and they put up a 716 00:51:22.360 --> 00:51:28.199 pretty good fight anyway. But I'm just hoping that whatever happens that, you 717 00:51:28.280 --> 00:51:31.840 know, next year, they'll they'll be able to play without those you know, 718 00:51:32.480 --> 00:51:38.079 those injury prone situations. Yeah, I agree with you. It'd be 719 00:51:38.239 --> 00:51:42.199 nice if they get some luck on their side, if they could stay healthy. 720 00:51:42.320 --> 00:51:46.679 But the truth is, injury prone players don't start magically getting healthier and 721 00:51:46.800 --> 00:51:52.719 staying on the court. As they get older, they tend to stay injury 722 00:51:52.800 --> 00:51:57.519 prone. So it's something the Clippers know and they're gonna have to look at 723 00:51:58.679 --> 00:52:06.639 as injuries have unfortunately been there doing the last three seasons. Now, before 724 00:52:06.639 --> 00:52:09.519 we get to Jose, let's hear from coach lou post game after the Clipper 725 00:52:09.599 --> 00:52:14.119 season ends with the one thirty six, one thirty loss to the Phoenix Suns 726 00:52:14.159 --> 00:52:16.440 in Game five. So I just want to, you know, thank our 727 00:52:16.519 --> 00:52:21.440 fans. You know, they've been unbelievable this year, you know, sticking 728 00:52:21.480 --> 00:52:24.920 behind us the inconsistencies of you know, lineups and different things, and they 729 00:52:24.960 --> 00:52:28.440 stuffed behind us one hundred percent. And so I just want to say thank 730 00:52:28.480 --> 00:52:30.199 the fans. They was they were great, you know, all year long. 731 00:52:30.679 --> 00:52:34.519 My whole tenure here in the last three years have been great. I 732 00:52:34.599 --> 00:52:37.239 want to thank my coach and staff second of all, who put in work 733 00:52:37.320 --> 00:52:43.760 every single day and help me and in every way and shaving for my need. 734 00:52:44.119 --> 00:52:46.239 They're always there for me and I couldn't do this by myself, and 735 00:52:46.320 --> 00:52:49.719 so I want to thank my coach and staff, and then I want to 736 00:52:49.719 --> 00:52:52.679 just thank the players, you know, for every day grind for nine months 737 00:52:52.760 --> 00:52:58.519 and to get to this point. And no matter who's in the lineup, 738 00:52:58.559 --> 00:53:01.679 who plays, those guys play hard for me every night. And so I 739 00:53:01.800 --> 00:53:06.320 can't ask for much more than that, you know, being a head coach, 740 00:53:06.760 --> 00:53:08.239 just having guys whore gonna compete and fight for me every single night, 741 00:53:09.039 --> 00:53:13.800 that's all you can ask for. And then I want to think the organization, 742 00:53:14.239 --> 00:53:17.079 you know, mister Bonner and Lawrence and Winger, you know, Mark 743 00:53:17.239 --> 00:53:22.199 Hughes, Trent. Just thank those guys for the opportunity, you know, 744 00:53:22.360 --> 00:53:25.840 and just you know, putt me in this position and all the support they've 745 00:53:25.880 --> 00:53:30.280 given me the last three years. And so I want to thank those guys 746 00:53:30.320 --> 00:53:32.480 as well. And so it's a collective group that's you know, putting in 747 00:53:32.519 --> 00:53:37.639 the hard work for a lot of days, and it's just it's good to 748 00:53:37.719 --> 00:53:40.920 have that feeling. And so to answer your question, and he just kind 749 00:53:40.920 --> 00:53:44.239 of got away from us in the third quarter, and they went on a 750 00:53:44.719 --> 00:53:47.960 hell of a scoring barrage and it was tough for us to slow him down, 751 00:53:49.159 --> 00:53:51.840 you know, And then I had I didn't have very many timeouts left, 752 00:53:52.159 --> 00:53:54.320 and so we took a couple early and then we only had two with 753 00:53:54.519 --> 00:53:59.039 like five minutes ago in the third quarter. So you know, give them 754 00:53:59.039 --> 00:54:01.239 credit. Like I said, was was tough all series. You know, 755 00:54:01.280 --> 00:54:05.519 we couldn't stop him. We had no answer for him. We try to 756 00:54:05.559 --> 00:54:07.960 blitz, we couldn't get them blitz. We try to fire, we couldn't 757 00:54:07.199 --> 00:54:10.480 get you know, we couldn't get our fires. And he just he was 758 00:54:10.559 --> 00:54:15.599 really elusive, you know, splick and jibble around, and it was just 759 00:54:15.719 --> 00:54:16.519 tough. You know, it's tough for us. But I like the way 760 00:54:16.559 --> 00:54:19.960 we competed. I like our physicality. I likes a lot of things we 761 00:54:20.039 --> 00:54:22.760 did. And like I said, in that fourth quarter, just fighting back 762 00:54:22.800 --> 00:54:24.360 and what a rust lay up having a chance to cut it, I mean 763 00:54:24.440 --> 00:54:28.960 to tie it up, and we missed a layup. But I never thought 764 00:54:28.960 --> 00:54:30.960 our guys effort in the locker room, and like I said, we just 765 00:54:30.079 --> 00:54:35.000 ran up against a really good opponent. You know, mine did a great 766 00:54:35.079 --> 00:54:39.599 job. And that's it. There was Coach Lupost game after the Clipper season 767 00:54:39.679 --> 00:54:43.920 comes to an end. They lose Game five here in Phoenix, one thirty 768 00:54:43.920 --> 00:54:46.440 six to one thirty to the Suns. I think the operative word there was 769 00:54:46.519 --> 00:54:52.000 competed the Clippers did. They gave everything they had out there. They just 770 00:54:52.119 --> 00:54:54.039 didn't have enough talent. They ran out of talent, they never ran out 771 00:54:54.119 --> 00:55:00.000 of heart, effort, hustle. The fact that they kept fighting down that 772 00:55:00.079 --> 00:55:07.360 says a lot about this team and who they are at their core. It's 773 00:55:07.400 --> 00:55:10.719 who they have been and why a lot of Clipper Nation has fallen in love 774 00:55:10.760 --> 00:55:15.559 with them over the last four years. Really going back to that twenty eighteen 775 00:55:15.639 --> 00:55:22.840 twenty nineteen squad, they really kind of started this movement of the Clippers never 776 00:55:22.960 --> 00:55:27.199 being out of the ball game, always coming back. Cardiac clips. Don't 777 00:55:27.280 --> 00:55:31.239 count them out, and they were huge underdogs in this series and in this 778 00:55:31.400 --> 00:55:36.320 game. I saw they were twelve and a half point dogs coming into this 779 00:55:36.440 --> 00:55:43.239 one, and they had a chance late down by two multiple times and just 780 00:55:43.320 --> 00:55:46.880 couldn't get over the hump against a team loaded with talent that is a favorite 781 00:55:46.920 --> 00:55:52.039 to come out of the West. Last call of the night, Last call 782 00:55:52.239 --> 00:55:57.519 of the season. Here on Clippers Stock Jose in Southgate, Jose, what's 783 00:55:57.599 --> 00:56:02.519 up with Dome? Into it? We go? Let those left two alerts, 784 00:56:02.599 --> 00:56:07.199 those two last two turnovers be the end of the curse. Let's go. 785 00:56:07.360 --> 00:56:09.079 We we got keep team man. He's the first one to duct in 786 00:56:09.159 --> 00:56:13.239 that stadium so much to stay at him, but I got least probably five 787 00:56:13.320 --> 00:56:19.360 seconds, So let's go play at first. Well, still another year at 788 00:56:19.440 --> 00:56:23.760 Crypto dot Com Arena before into it Dome, But yes, they are transitioning 789 00:56:24.320 --> 00:56:30.280 to being there by the summer of twenty twenty four and it's gonna be the 790 00:56:30.360 --> 00:56:36.880 most beautiful place in the world to watch a basketball game. Not too bad 791 00:56:36.960 --> 00:56:43.679 at Footprints Center tonight. Unfortunately the Clippers come up short, as this is 792 00:56:43.719 --> 00:56:45.480 our last Clippers talk of the season. I got a lot of thank you 793 00:56:45.760 --> 00:56:52.519 to get out before we get to our Noah Eagle tribute here. Big thanks 794 00:56:52.559 --> 00:56:57.159 to the Clippers organization. Big thanks to Noah Eagle. I love you, 795 00:56:57.239 --> 00:57:01.920 Bro, Ryan Seamen as well Ralph Lawler, big Brother, Jake Warner a 796 00:57:01.960 --> 00:57:07.639 head engineer, Big Brother Jake, Podcast, Katie Newton our producer. But 797 00:57:07.719 --> 00:57:12.760 tonight we had Zach o'caldy in the bank making it special. Appreciate you Zach. 798 00:57:13.239 --> 00:57:19.079 Then Sagastino, our statistician to the stars all season long, was fantastic 799 00:57:19.199 --> 00:57:23.400 for us. Thanks to Brian Blackmore and Don Martin forgive me the opportunity, 800 00:57:27.079 --> 00:57:30.320 the callers, the listeners, love y'all, hope to talk to you next 801 00:57:30.360 --> 00:57:36.199 season. As always, Go Clippers. He joined us in the summer of 802 00:57:36.280 --> 00:57:39.880 twenty nineteen the stand share of Jector and Donna Lulu Hawaii, a gig he 803 00:57:40.000 --> 00:57:45.400 earned fresh out of Syracuse. It's not about winning the summer, It's about 804 00:57:45.480 --> 00:57:49.440 winning the season, and for four years he served as the voice of your 805 00:57:49.559 --> 00:57:54.039 Los Angeles Clippers complete dominance. It's staple center through to win, nine for 806 00:57:54.159 --> 00:58:00.880 three man forty seconds left, step back eighteen butter good, one letter through 807 00:58:00.920 --> 00:58:07.079 the losses and the most successful season in Clippers history ends in defeat. All 808 00:58:07.199 --> 00:58:13.800 with an incredible appreciation for you the fan, Hey deliver. This season marks 809 00:58:13.880 --> 00:58:16.719 the end of Noah Eagle's time is the voice of the LA Clippers. This 810 00:58:17.320 --> 00:58:22.559 is Clippers Basketball, new challenge. It's Lah had diving into the fray in 811 00:58:22.719 --> 00:58:25.960 prime time. The work Big ten Football for NBC this fall. But from 812 00:58:27.119 --> 00:58:30.440 every LA Clippers fan, and we think that you're a first class allent card. 813 00:58:30.519 --> 00:58:35.079 That guy is incredible. The Clippers Radio Network love you, Noah, 814 00:58:35.159 --> 00:58:37.239 but I love you good luck with what's coming next. I wish you nothing 815 00:58:37.320 --> 00:58:40.920 but success and I'll always be proud to have worked with the young jo at 816 00:58:42.039 --> 00:58:45.559 Am five seventy LA Sports. Thank you for all the great work you do. 817 00:58:45.679 --> 00:58:49.400 All right, Noah Eagle in your fancy shoe collection. We're gonna miss 818 00:58:49.400 --> 00:58:52.679 you. Were a star when you started, and now the country will realize 819 00:58:52.679 --> 00:58:55.519 that as well. Everybody loves Noah Egle. Whatever you do, you're gonna 820 00:58:55.519 --> 00:58:59.719 be great at it because you're a great talent. Noah, the magical run 821 00:58:59.800 --> 00:59:04.440 has come to a close. Thank you for your service to the city of 822 00:59:04.559 --> 00:59:07.559 Los Angele. You're welcome. You're welcome. That's it all I'm gonna say. 823 00:59:07.679 --> 00:59:15.000 The Home of the Clippers. This has been playoff Clippers Talk, a 824 00:59:15.159 --> 00:59:20.280 postgame conversation about your LA Clippers with Adam Oslay. If you like the show, 825 00:59:20.679 --> 00:59:24.280 subscribe to Clippers Talk on the iHeart Radio app or wherever you podcast. 826 00:59:24.519 --> 00:59:29.800 They have the best page. This team has those championship ingredients. They have 827 00:59:30.000 --> 00:59:34.360 some of that DNA. You can see it. This is Clippers Basketball. 828 00:59:34.559 --> 00:59:37.039 Join us next time on the LA Clippers Audio Network.