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Here's Adam Oslin the Clippers 9 00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:47.159 following their home openers to the Phoenix Suns, who place spoiler they win one 10 00:00:47.240 --> 00:00:51.520 twelve to ninety five. Welcome into Clippers Stock. I'm got Tom Oslin live 11 00:00:51.600 --> 00:00:55.520 from Crypto dot com arena coming up. If you'd like to get on eight 12 00:00:55.560 --> 00:00:59.280 six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two 13 00:00:59.320 --> 00:01:03.119 five seven is the phone number or get to me at follow Adam A. 14 00:01:03.759 --> 00:01:06.760 We'll hear from coach Lou, We'll hear from the players post game. William 15 00:01:06.799 --> 00:01:11.200 Updyke from clips in dip Pod, we'll be here too. But, like 16 00:01:11.319 --> 00:01:14.280 we talked about it extensively on the post game show, even during the game 17 00:01:14.319 --> 00:01:17.200 in the fourth quarter, it just felt like the Clippers were in an uphill 18 00:01:17.239 --> 00:01:21.040 battle. They put themselves in a tough spot, being down thirty three to 19 00:01:21.120 --> 00:01:25.799 eighteen after the first quarter, given up fourteen points of Devin Booker in the 20 00:01:25.840 --> 00:01:30.239 first quarter. He finished with thirty five and just torched them, and the 21 00:01:30.239 --> 00:01:34.480 Clippers looked a step slow. Granted they're on a back to back that happens 22 00:01:34.359 --> 00:01:40.280 obviously, Kawhi Leonard and John Wall, they did look fresh, but they 23 00:01:40.280 --> 00:01:44.400 were playing limited minutes out there. And there's more to talk about with John 24 00:01:44.439 --> 00:01:49.359 Wall starting the third quarter, and we'll get to that. I just thought 25 00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:53.400 the Clippers didn't have a lot of pop and they couldn't make the hustle plays, 26 00:01:53.480 --> 00:01:57.719 get to the fifty fifty balls and box out well enough either. They 27 00:01:57.719 --> 00:02:00.359 got crushed on the boards in the first half. I believe it was thirty 28 00:02:00.359 --> 00:02:06.079 to nineteen. They ended up a more respectable forty nine to forty three disparity 29 00:02:06.120 --> 00:02:10.560 on the boards when all was said and done, But ultimately the Clippers couldn't 30 00:02:10.560 --> 00:02:17.400 shoot from the outside tonight. They started one for twelve from three in the 31 00:02:17.439 --> 00:02:22.360 first half, and the one they hit was the toughest one they took. 32 00:02:22.879 --> 00:02:27.639 It was a forty footer in the first quarter for Nicholas Batum. Somehow, 33 00:02:27.800 --> 00:02:32.000 some way he got it to go, just a ridiculous shot that he saw 34 00:02:32.120 --> 00:02:36.680 fall. The Clippers did start to heat up more so in the second half 35 00:02:37.400 --> 00:02:42.199 and ended up hitting eight more three pointers, went five of eleven in that 36 00:02:42.280 --> 00:02:46.280 third quarter when they made a couple of pushes, but they weren't able to 37 00:02:46.280 --> 00:02:52.080 turn the corner on Phoenix whenever they got close within thirteen. Then there was 38 00:02:52.120 --> 00:02:54.080 an end one for DeAndre eight and on the other end when they had it 39 00:02:54.120 --> 00:02:58.120 to within ten, it looked like Paul George was going to be going to 40 00:02:58.199 --> 00:03:01.879 the line after a downhill at attack didn't get the call. Sons had numbers 41 00:03:01.879 --> 00:03:07.400 going back the other way and Devin Booker got a layup to go, so 42 00:03:07.560 --> 00:03:09.479 four points swing there. Phoenix was back up by twelve, then they were 43 00:03:09.520 --> 00:03:14.080 back up by fourteen, and it was just that type of night for the 44 00:03:14.120 --> 00:03:19.400 Clippers. I thought there were some very good performances. I mentioned John wall 45 00:03:20.120 --> 00:03:24.120 him starting the third quarter, whether it was because Reggie Jackson's still dealing with 46 00:03:24.159 --> 00:03:29.639 a groin injury, or it was coach lew just wanting to change a pace 47 00:03:30.080 --> 00:03:35.919 because John wall Well, that downhill attack that was there in the preseason, 48 00:03:36.000 --> 00:03:39.719 it's here in the regular season two. He has seventeen points, went seven 49 00:03:39.719 --> 00:03:44.680 to twelve, and went two to four from three. Hit his first three 50 00:03:44.719 --> 00:03:47.439 pointers as a Clipper in the regular season. Now in this ball game, 51 00:03:47.840 --> 00:03:52.919 had when rattle through, had a catching two three that he made on another. 52 00:03:53.879 --> 00:03:59.759 He looks fabulous in the open court with the way he can attack and 53 00:04:00.039 --> 00:04:03.879 fly by defenders. That's exactly what the Clippers were hoping for and they got 54 00:04:03.919 --> 00:04:10.960 it in him and he finished with four assists to zero turnovers. The other 55 00:04:11.000 --> 00:04:15.400 guy, Marcus Morris, He's looked good in all three games so far, 56 00:04:15.639 --> 00:04:18.240 even on this back to back, played good yesterday in Sacramento. Was ten 57 00:04:18.360 --> 00:04:23.399 or fourteen with twenty two points in this one. Led the Clippers, and 58 00:04:23.439 --> 00:04:25.959 when they made some of those runs, it was a lot of Marcus Morris. 59 00:04:26.319 --> 00:04:29.759 When they got hot from the outside, Marcus Morris hit a couple of 60 00:04:29.800 --> 00:04:33.519 them, showed off the mid range, also showed off the bunnies, showed 61 00:04:33.560 --> 00:04:38.839 off the hops, had a two handed throwdown. He said his goal was 62 00:04:38.879 --> 00:04:42.680 to have a couple of dunks this season, and he's got one already. 63 00:04:43.079 --> 00:04:48.160 Marcus looked spry. Whatever that conditioning training regiment was that he was on this 64 00:04:48.240 --> 00:04:53.600 offseason, it's worked out. He looks like a different player than how he 65 00:04:53.680 --> 00:04:58.519 ended last season and certainly than how he started last season. And Kawhi Leonard 66 00:04:58.560 --> 00:05:01.759 looked good in his twenty minutes overall activity wise, he only took six shots, 67 00:05:02.399 --> 00:05:04.600 had eleven points, but as soon as he got into the game, 68 00:05:05.079 --> 00:05:11.199 he just bullied and muscled his way to the hoop for an and one over 69 00:05:11.240 --> 00:05:15.439 Cameron Johnson. But there were a couple of plays showing off the athleticism coming 70 00:05:15.439 --> 00:05:20.439 off the ACL injury, where Kauai threw a lob to Paul George who wasn't 71 00:05:20.480 --> 00:05:25.319 able to corral and come down with it, and Kawai came up with it. 72 00:05:25.639 --> 00:05:29.439 He followed his own lob his pass, he came down with it, 73 00:05:29.920 --> 00:05:32.480 eventually got a bucket out of it. A couple of hustle plays where he 74 00:05:32.560 --> 00:05:38.480 got offensive rebounds where he really showed the burst getting to the basketball, and 75 00:05:38.519 --> 00:05:43.399 you got superstars that liked to do those little things as well. The scrappy 76 00:05:43.439 --> 00:05:47.319 place to get you back into ball games. They couldn't get over the hump. 77 00:05:47.600 --> 00:05:50.000 They couldn't get into single digits. You thought if they did, they 78 00:05:50.040 --> 00:05:54.439 would make that run. There were a ton of wide open threes that were 79 00:05:54.439 --> 00:06:00.319 just missed shots that could have been momentum changers. Rocco missed a wide open 80 00:06:00.360 --> 00:06:04.319 three top of the key, I want to say, but two missed one 81 00:06:04.399 --> 00:06:09.959 a great look looks that normally go. This is a team that I think 82 00:06:10.040 --> 00:06:13.879 is going to be top three and three point shooting efficiency this season. Tonight 83 00:06:14.079 --> 00:06:17.839 nine to thirty two. Give the Sun some credit, but I think a 84 00:06:17.839 --> 00:06:24.720 lot of this was just on the Clippers not hitting shots when they had opportunities 85 00:06:24.959 --> 00:06:28.720 to get back into this ball game. And again, some sloppy turnovers, 86 00:06:28.800 --> 00:06:32.720 especially in the first half where the Clippers head I want to say, yeah, 87 00:06:32.920 --> 00:06:36.160 nine leading into thirteen points for the Phoenix Suns. In the first half 88 00:06:36.199 --> 00:06:42.759 of this one, they finished with fifteen, leading to eighteen points for the 89 00:06:42.759 --> 00:06:46.120 Suns. But that may have been the other reason that coach Lee went with 90 00:06:46.160 --> 00:06:51.720 John Wall just securing the basketball to make careless passes out there, guys just 91 00:06:51.759 --> 00:06:56.639 being too loose with it against a team like Phoenix, they'll make you pay. 92 00:06:56.720 --> 00:06:59.639 And they were coming off a really tough loss in overtime to the Portland 93 00:06:59.680 --> 00:07:03.120 Trail Lasers, so it's not a surprise that they really gave their best effort 94 00:07:03.120 --> 00:07:08.800 tonight against the Clippers. Coming up, we'll have coach Lou for you. 95 00:07:09.519 --> 00:07:13.480 After the Clippers lose one twelve to ninety five, we'll get to your phone 96 00:07:13.480 --> 00:07:16.040 calls as well. Sean hold on for me, take a quick time out 97 00:07:16.079 --> 00:07:19.639 here. Clippers lose the home opener all to two and one on the season. 98 00:07:19.839 --> 00:07:24.120 Phoenix improves to two and one. Is Devin Booker gross for thirty five? 99 00:07:25.399 --> 00:07:30.319 The Clippers lose one twelve to ninety five. You're listening five seventy remember 100 00:07:30.399 --> 00:07:36.920 ridding my doing? What do get? That's right? I'm doing me? 101 00:07:38.680 --> 00:07:45.920 I oh? Paul George La Clippers Basketball continue list in his pains as he 102 00:07:46.079 --> 00:07:58.759 carries the three on the home of your LA Clippers clip for you. Look, 103 00:07:58.879 --> 00:08:11.439 Meg's happy. Y'all wanted me to stay too. Clippers lose one twelve 104 00:08:11.480 --> 00:08:16.040 to ninety five here at downtown Los Angeles to the Phoenix Suns. Listen to 105 00:08:16.079 --> 00:08:20.000 Clippers stock I'm out of maslin to eight six six nine eight nine eight seven 106 00:08:20.040 --> 00:08:22.399 two five seventy to the phone number eight six six nine eight seven two five 107 00:08:22.600 --> 00:08:28.240 seventy Clippers first loss of the season. They are two and one. Next 108 00:08:28.319 --> 00:08:31.720 game coming up on Tuesday in ok See, they'll play a two game me 109 00:08:31.920 --> 00:08:37.399 series against the Thunder starting Tuesday ending Thursday. Mentioned the phone number there, 110 00:08:37.480 --> 00:08:41.440 Let's go to Sean and Inglewood before we hear from the head coach, Sean, 111 00:08:41.559 --> 00:08:45.440 you're on Clippers stop without am aslin. What's up, fellow, my 112 00:08:45.600 --> 00:08:50.159 friend? How are you? And Yeah, I watched into our game tonight 113 00:08:50.480 --> 00:08:56.320 and I always try to be positive about my Clippers, but I got a 114 00:08:56.360 --> 00:09:01.240 little gold tonight. It's just as good as Zoobox, who's been playing. 115 00:09:01.840 --> 00:09:09.799 They just made him just a piece on the chessboard tonight and really didn't utilize 116 00:09:09.879 --> 00:09:15.320 him. And ty Lew is so committed to small ball that he's willing to 117 00:09:15.399 --> 00:09:20.320 lose a lot of games until they get maybe where he's comfortable with them. 118 00:09:18.840 --> 00:09:26.879 My two favorite teams, Chicago Bulls and the Clippers, are committed to small 119 00:09:26.919 --> 00:09:33.919 ball and they get their brains beat out by tall teams. And they made 120 00:09:33.919 --> 00:09:37.840 this guy land out from San Diego look like an MVP. We lost the 121 00:09:39.240 --> 00:09:43.960 East from San Antonio. I'm sorry, but we lost this game on the 122 00:09:43.000 --> 00:09:48.519 boards. I don't care how much they lost, they missed threes, whatever, 123 00:09:48.919 --> 00:09:52.759 we lost this game and the paint on the boards, and we were 124 00:09:52.799 --> 00:09:58.759 playing way too much small ball. Especially land Out barely get into games last 125 00:09:58.840 --> 00:10:03.440 year for San Antonio, a terrible team last year. But he looked great 126 00:10:03.480 --> 00:10:09.360 tonight because we got six eight guys trying to play a seven footers. It 127 00:10:09.399 --> 00:10:13.879 doesn't work. I don't like small ball. I hate it. But basically 128 00:10:13.200 --> 00:10:20.240 they're so look at you tall at three and old. Because one did it 129 00:10:20.320 --> 00:10:24.200 work against you Utah in the playoffs. It may have worked you you Tah 130 00:10:24.240 --> 00:10:28.279 against the Plous, but they weren't playing three seven footers like some of these 131 00:10:28.320 --> 00:10:33.279 teams are now. And Gobear is slow footing and he has no offense. 132 00:10:33.360 --> 00:10:37.519 That's why I worked against them. Okay, it doesn't work every time. 133 00:10:37.960 --> 00:10:43.279 It is not a panacea just for every situation. Look, you have to 134 00:10:43.279 --> 00:10:46.960 say you have to show versatility. You have to be able to show some 135 00:10:46.960 --> 00:10:50.960 some big, big lineup and you have to have a small lineup. Now 136 00:10:52.000 --> 00:10:56.200 your point is taken, Sean. I appreciate the phone call. Your point 137 00:10:56.320 --> 00:11:00.559 is taken strong opinion Shrean Clippers talk tonight. I get it. They lost 138 00:11:00.559 --> 00:11:03.000 the home opener to Phoenix, a team they lost to in the twenty twenty 139 00:11:03.039 --> 00:11:09.159 one Western Conference Finals. And yeah, Visa Zubots only played twenty one minutes. 140 00:11:09.480 --> 00:11:13.840 I think they call him tinker and ty Loo for a reason. He's 141 00:11:13.879 --> 00:11:18.919 trying to see what works right now. He's trying to mix and match and 142 00:11:20.000 --> 00:11:26.960 they don't have I think right now with Moses Brown, a center that is 143 00:11:26.279 --> 00:11:33.360 as seasoned and as reliable as you'd like for a true natural backup big Man's 144 00:11:33.480 --> 00:11:39.039 Zoobots. Now, he came in late and had a dunk. But this 145 00:11:39.080 --> 00:11:43.440 Clippers team is going to play small lot and they have to adjust to that, 146 00:11:43.480 --> 00:11:46.320 and guys have to crash the boards and just be better in that area. 147 00:11:46.879 --> 00:11:50.240 They were better in the second half, a lot better, but too 148 00:11:50.279 --> 00:11:54.279 little, too late when down twenty at the half, and a Visa Zubots 149 00:11:54.360 --> 00:11:58.600 has been really good. The first two games of this season. Didn't get 150 00:11:58.639 --> 00:12:03.879 as many touches, didn't it featured as much, and I could see it 151 00:12:03.960 --> 00:12:07.960 because people are already calling for him to play the fourth quarter yesterday against the 152 00:12:07.000 --> 00:12:11.639 Sacramento Kings when they were making a comeback. Where's big Zoo. We need 153 00:12:11.639 --> 00:12:18.480 that defensive anchor out there. I think Coach Lou, who will hear from 154 00:12:18.480 --> 00:12:22.840 in just a moment, is still seeing what he has with these wings, 155 00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:28.840 of what they are capable of against a team like the Suns. First though, 156 00:12:28.879 --> 00:12:31.440 let's pause ten seconds for station identification. Here on five seventy l A 157 00:12:31.519 --> 00:12:39.320 Sports. This is La Clippers Basketball A five seventy KLAC Los Angeles, seven 158 00:12:39.360 --> 00:12:43.480 KYSR HD to Los Angeles and iHeart radio station. All right, let's hear 159 00:12:43.519 --> 00:12:48.360 from coach Lou after the Clippers fall once twelve to ninety five here and downtown 160 00:12:48.360 --> 00:12:52.399 Los Angeles to the Phoenix Suns. You guys from the game, coaches trailed 161 00:12:52.399 --> 00:12:56.759 wire to wire in this game, I think goes down like what happened tonight. 162 00:12:56.799 --> 00:13:00.559 I guess I'm from the start. I think we didn't mess up physicality 163 00:13:00.639 --> 00:13:05.639 early on their pace which they play in play with that was to start, 164 00:13:05.759 --> 00:13:07.919 you know. So you can't start games like that, especially when we want 165 00:13:07.919 --> 00:13:11.799 to start with a deepenessive mindset. So to get down twelve on your home 166 00:13:11.840 --> 00:13:16.639 floor, it's tough, you know. And so no excuse me. With 167 00:13:16.679 --> 00:13:18.320 the back to back like you know, everybody plays back to backs, and 168 00:13:18.399 --> 00:13:22.720 so we just gotta be better, you know, start games. And I 169 00:13:22.720 --> 00:13:24.360 gotta do a better job too it just you know, offensively, just making 170 00:13:24.360 --> 00:13:26.440 sure they understand what we want, what we're trying to do. So, 171 00:13:28.440 --> 00:13:30.879 you know, and right now, like I said, Feedings a better team 172 00:13:30.919 --> 00:13:33.720 than we are right now, So we'll be better. Though I know it's 173 00:13:33.720 --> 00:13:37.440 still early. Obviously the love of averages probably will play out. But the 174 00:13:37.440 --> 00:13:39.360 three games, you guys have made nine threes in each each game shot shooting 175 00:13:39.399 --> 00:13:41.960 about thirty three percent. Are you happy with the looks you're getting? Is 176 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:46.679 that something concerning to you at all? I think a lot of times we 177 00:13:46.679 --> 00:13:48.960 have shots we turned down and we should take, and then we take shots 178 00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:50.799 that we shouldn't take, you know. So we just got to find that 179 00:13:50.879 --> 00:13:54.639 balance, you know, the right balance. And so we've always been a 180 00:13:54.639 --> 00:13:58.879 good shooting people in shooting team, and so we gotta step up and make 181 00:13:58.879 --> 00:14:01.000 shots. But we gotta take good shots as well. But we're not touching 182 00:14:01.000 --> 00:14:05.279 the pain getting down here, and he's hard to create open threes like we 183 00:14:05.360 --> 00:14:09.960 normally get. So we gotta do a better job attacking the paint. Valley 184 00:14:11.000 --> 00:14:15.440 Sports No Eagle brought this up during the game, something coach lu just touched 185 00:14:15.519 --> 00:14:20.440 upon. There. We turned down good looks and took some bad looks. 186 00:14:20.000 --> 00:14:24.360 They were overpassing at times, being a little bit too unselfish. You don't 187 00:14:24.480 --> 00:14:28.120 often knock a team for that. You like it. Those are good habits 188 00:14:28.240 --> 00:14:33.840 overall. But when the shot is there and you're in rhythm and it's within 189 00:14:33.919 --> 00:14:37.519 the flow of the offense, yeah you gotta put it up. And there 190 00:14:37.519 --> 00:14:43.360 were a couple of times where guys were just overpassing out there. Maybe it's 191 00:14:43.399 --> 00:14:48.519 just early season pecking order stuff, guys just being a little bit too unselfish. 192 00:14:48.559 --> 00:14:52.200 There's great chemistry on this team. Everybody's rooting for the guy next to 193 00:14:52.279 --> 00:14:58.879 him to succeed. I think they'll figure this out. I'm not concerned about 194 00:14:58.919 --> 00:15:01.919 it. This is gonna be a great three point shooting team. It was 195 00:15:01.960 --> 00:15:05.639 an off night, and part of the reason was because, yeah, they 196 00:15:05.679 --> 00:15:09.559 took some of the bad ones and not enough of those great open looks. 197 00:15:09.759 --> 00:15:13.240 But when they did have them, they weren't knocking him down. Clippers lose 198 00:15:13.320 --> 00:15:16.000 one twelve to ninety five to the Phoenix Suns. Coming back on the other 199 00:15:16.000 --> 00:15:18.759 side, more of your phone calls eight six six nine, eight seven two 200 00:15:18.759 --> 00:15:24.600 five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy and William Updyke from 201 00:15:24.600 --> 00:15:31.440 Clips in Dips Pod He'll be here. I'm Adam Oslin. This is Clipper 202 00:15:31.440 --> 00:15:35.440 Shocker only MP five seventy old sports black cards, black card, all black 203 00:15:35.480 --> 00:15:39.879 everything, and I'm dressed a blackbirds running with night ten a kid moment tip. 204 00:15:39.039 --> 00:15:43.759 If you boys really written enough, this is it was blocked by George. 205 00:15:43.919 --> 00:15:48.679 This is La Clippers basketball. He is a one man ricket crawl the 206 00:15:48.720 --> 00:15:56.519 defensive man on the home of your La Clippers. Last time that has five 207 00:15:56.600 --> 00:16:02.960 times on my neck. It was no smart on my brap. Last time 208 00:16:00.879 --> 00:16:07.039 set quartermel no sweat numbers fall on the home opener to the Phoenix Suns. 209 00:16:07.080 --> 00:16:12.000 Five. I'm out of Maslin. You're listening to Clippers talk still to come. 210 00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:15.279 We'll get back to your phone. Calls at eight six six nine, 211 00:16:15.360 --> 00:16:18.759 eight seven two five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventies the 212 00:16:18.799 --> 00:16:22.879 phone number. But it wasn't just a back to back for the Clippers. 213 00:16:23.279 --> 00:16:30.080 We got William updike On formerly of Lockdown Clips, now a Clips and Dip 214 00:16:30.120 --> 00:16:34.600 with myself and Charles Mockler on back to back nights here from Will William We 215 00:16:34.679 --> 00:16:38.840 just heard from coach lou Let's get right into it. He talked about them 216 00:16:38.919 --> 00:16:44.360 not matching Phoenix's pace and physicality to start off this ball game where they were 217 00:16:44.399 --> 00:16:48.960 down in a twelve old hole immediately. Did you notice the same thing where 218 00:16:49.000 --> 00:16:53.000 the Clippers just didn't have the jews so the right mindset from the opening tip. 219 00:16:55.559 --> 00:16:57.559 Yeah, I think that that's one hundred percent of fair. And on 220 00:16:57.600 --> 00:17:00.000 the second night of a back to back, you know, you expect to 221 00:17:00.039 --> 00:17:06.160 see that in the first quarter. I think that that's understandable. I guess 222 00:17:06.160 --> 00:17:10.400 I was just a little dismayed to see that carry out for the following thirty 223 00:17:10.440 --> 00:17:14.519 six minutes, just kind of be unable to climb out of that. And 224 00:17:14.960 --> 00:17:17.680 really it was just defensively. I'll have to go back and look at the 225 00:17:17.680 --> 00:17:19.519 tape, but I gotta be honest, it feels like they did not put 226 00:17:19.559 --> 00:17:26.680 together consecutive stop at any point during that game. It seemed like things it 227 00:17:26.720 --> 00:17:30.960 seems like we got a little momentum shift on Kauai's you know, first kind 228 00:17:30.960 --> 00:17:33.440 of shift there in the second quarter. Marcus Morris really tried to make things 229 00:17:33.480 --> 00:17:37.880 happen there in the third, but ultimately, yeah, we we just really 230 00:17:38.000 --> 00:17:44.519 could not string together enough stops to get this game, you know, within 231 00:17:44.839 --> 00:17:49.680 distance, and you know, it's it's tough because you have the minutes load 232 00:17:49.759 --> 00:17:52.759 kind of issue, especially with that third quarter with Paul George Marcus Morris. 233 00:17:52.759 --> 00:17:57.640 But I think starting the fourth there with the three guard lineup, complimented with 234 00:17:57.839 --> 00:18:03.640 the tomb and Zoom's like that was a situation where like we're hoping to you 235 00:18:03.680 --> 00:18:07.599 know, get things going offensively, but like you know, the double edged 236 00:18:07.599 --> 00:18:11.519 sword of that is that it's not really a lineup engineer to rebound well or 237 00:18:11.640 --> 00:18:15.799 get stopped, and that was just what we needed in this game, and 238 00:18:15.599 --> 00:18:21.720 yeah, it just wasn't there for the Clippers. I think I guess the 239 00:18:21.799 --> 00:18:26.680 thing that kind of just is nagging at me is some of those like some 240 00:18:26.720 --> 00:18:30.799 of those possessions where Phoenix would pick up two sometimes three offensive boards and like, 241 00:18:30.880 --> 00:18:34.279 not only is the defense tired, but now you know they're adding seconds 242 00:18:34.279 --> 00:18:38.240 and seconds onto the clock, and it's just you know, it's just difficult. 243 00:18:38.279 --> 00:18:41.480 It's it's it's the recipe to fizzle out second night of a back to 244 00:18:41.519 --> 00:18:47.319 back. You know, guys standing around, standing around watching offensive rebounds happen. 245 00:18:48.119 --> 00:18:51.599 You know, it's just it's not going to bolster a defense that's already 246 00:18:51.640 --> 00:18:53.880 you know, a little bit of a step behind. And honestly too, 247 00:18:55.240 --> 00:18:57.079 you know, I you know me personally, I don't like to get into 248 00:18:57.119 --> 00:19:00.440 these things. I thought some of the officiated two on the offensive end, 249 00:19:00.480 --> 00:19:06.279 but the Clippers was absolutely brutal. We saw Paul George get quavered a couple 250 00:19:06.279 --> 00:19:10.240 of times and like stuff like that. You know it to me, that's 251 00:19:10.279 --> 00:19:14.000 not the difference between a win and a loss, but it's certainly understandable how 252 00:19:14.079 --> 00:19:17.079 something like that can take the wind out of your sales. Yeah, it 253 00:19:17.119 --> 00:19:19.960 felt like I brought up when they were down by ten, Paul George was 254 00:19:21.079 --> 00:19:25.720 driving to the hoop, got knocked to the floor, wasn't rewarded with free 255 00:19:25.759 --> 00:19:29.400 throws, and instead Phoenix goes back on a five on four and Devin Booker 256 00:19:29.480 --> 00:19:32.400 scores a layup and they're down by twelve again. It looked like they were 257 00:19:32.400 --> 00:19:34.519 about to break through, get it to within single digits, and there were 258 00:19:34.519 --> 00:19:38.920 a couple other frustrating calls. If you're a Clippers fans, just offensive fouls 259 00:19:38.960 --> 00:19:45.559 a couple on Luke Canar. The first one was incredibly iffy, the second 260 00:19:45.599 --> 00:19:49.039 one was probably well earned, and then a visa zoobots got called for one 261 00:19:49.119 --> 00:19:52.000 or a moving screen however you want to put it. Yeah, there were 262 00:19:52.039 --> 00:19:56.200 some frustration. You brought up some of the extra possessions by the Phoenix Suns 263 00:19:56.240 --> 00:20:00.759 and all those offensive rebounds that ended up having thirteen of them, but that 264 00:20:00.880 --> 00:20:06.279 one possession that really hurt the Clippers. It ended up with a Tory Craig 265 00:20:06.440 --> 00:20:10.240 layup after a miss three by Devin Booker, And there was, yeah, 266 00:20:10.279 --> 00:20:12.759 three different chances there for the Phoenix Suns where it felt like the Clippers are 267 00:20:12.759 --> 00:20:15.759 getting stopped, but then they don't get the board, they don't box out 268 00:20:15.799 --> 00:20:21.440 Tory Craig and he gets an easy layup. So a frustrating game overall, 269 00:20:21.559 --> 00:20:23.680 you can understand some of it. I'm still looking for positives though, And 270 00:20:23.720 --> 00:20:27.279 I thought John Wall, who started the second half of this one, he 271 00:20:27.400 --> 00:20:30.759 was just a blur in the open court, like he is doing everything you 272 00:20:30.759 --> 00:20:36.000 would expect from John Wall, even if he's eighty five percent of what he 273 00:20:36.119 --> 00:20:41.000 was athletically. He's doing what's asked of him and just pushing the pace and 274 00:20:41.119 --> 00:20:45.000 trying to get the Clippers. You know, when the Suns would play back 275 00:20:45.039 --> 00:20:48.359 in the day that seven seconds are less style of offense, they'd get into 276 00:20:48.400 --> 00:20:52.359 their offense quickly. It would look chaotic for the defense, but they knew 277 00:20:52.359 --> 00:20:55.880 where they were going to be and so they'd catch you off balance. And 278 00:20:55.920 --> 00:20:57.400 I think that's what the Clippers are trying to do by pushing the pace with 279 00:20:57.480 --> 00:21:02.200 John Wall, and we saw a little bit of that and just great individual 280 00:21:02.200 --> 00:21:06.359 efforts from John Watson night as well. Yeah, yeah, I mean, 281 00:21:06.519 --> 00:21:10.279 look, John Wall looks great when he's charging at the basket like, he 282 00:21:10.319 --> 00:21:12.640 looks incredible. He did a much better job taking care of the ball to 283 00:21:12.759 --> 00:21:17.759 night. I believe zero turnovers on four assists, the three point shooting evenly, 284 00:21:17.880 --> 00:21:21.039 you know that even like the attempts aren't going to be super high, 285 00:21:21.079 --> 00:21:23.319 but I still he's still knocked him down in a fifty percent clip. Honestly, 286 00:21:23.400 --> 00:21:26.480 you know. The only thing I can really knock on the performances, 287 00:21:26.559 --> 00:21:30.440 like I'd like to see those free throws hit a little bit, a little 288 00:21:30.480 --> 00:21:33.279 bit better of an efficiency. But I agree, man, when he when 289 00:21:33.359 --> 00:21:38.920 he gives this team like another another sort of gear I still think they've struggled 290 00:21:38.960 --> 00:21:45.079 to like put completely figure out those rotations around him, so we're maximizing Matt 291 00:21:45.599 --> 00:21:49.680 and able to get guys shot like he was on the he was on the 292 00:21:49.720 --> 00:21:52.640 floor with Luke. I believe it was the second quarter, and man, 293 00:21:52.839 --> 00:21:56.359 Luke went so long without an attempt from three. And once again, I'm 294 00:21:56.400 --> 00:22:00.480 not I'm not blaming that on John Wall by any means. I'm saying it's 295 00:22:00.519 --> 00:22:03.680 just one of those things, like it seems like there's if the pieces are 296 00:22:03.680 --> 00:22:07.039 there and we're seeing this new gear spinning in the right direction, but not 297 00:22:07.119 --> 00:22:11.720 everything is quite caught up yet, which you know, isn't to say that 298 00:22:11.759 --> 00:22:15.000 it won't. It's only game three, uh, and the second night of 299 00:22:15.039 --> 00:22:18.000 a back to back, but yeah, you'd like to see some of those 300 00:22:18.039 --> 00:22:22.480 things get better. But speaking of other performances, I mean, I hope, 301 00:22:22.799 --> 00:22:27.359 I hope that we're given Marcus Morris's flowers. Yeah, speak to it, 302 00:22:27.799 --> 00:22:32.400 because we've been back in Marcus Morris all summer long. He seems to 303 00:22:32.400 --> 00:22:36.279 be a divisive player within Clipper Nation, but he's been fabulous in these first 304 00:22:36.279 --> 00:22:38.680 three games, I mean, twenty two and five. And I think if 305 00:22:38.720 --> 00:22:42.599 Morris is right around that five rebounds per game number, which is it's only 306 00:22:42.680 --> 00:22:47.160 one more than his career average. I know it doesn't exactly knock the light 307 00:22:47.240 --> 00:22:51.039 out for power forward, but if he's scoring double digits in that like fifteen 308 00:22:51.079 --> 00:22:55.119 to twenty range snagging five boards, that does a lot for this Clippers team. 309 00:22:55.319 --> 00:22:57.559 And he does a lot of things too where you know, when things 310 00:22:57.599 --> 00:23:02.880 fall apart because his side, he can exploit some mismatches. He can create 311 00:23:02.920 --> 00:23:06.440 offense in just a little bit different of a way than even saying Norm Powell. 312 00:23:07.720 --> 00:23:10.920 So it was great to see him use that size and just get just 313 00:23:11.039 --> 00:23:15.440 find himself a rhythm in this one. And he was only five three point 314 00:23:15.480 --> 00:23:19.359 attempts, but knocking down at a forty percent clip like Marcus Morris, to 315 00:23:19.400 --> 00:23:23.279 me, is moving so much better. He's looking I mean, he's just 316 00:23:23.319 --> 00:23:27.400 looking head and shoulders over where he started this season last year. And I 317 00:23:27.440 --> 00:23:32.880 think if this, you know, health being the main thing. If he 318 00:23:32.920 --> 00:23:36.240 can you know, at least stay at this level, the Clippers are at 319 00:23:36.240 --> 00:23:38.880 a really good spot. If he can actually manage to ramp up and build 320 00:23:38.920 --> 00:23:44.079 on this level, I think the Clippers are looking very dangerous. Speaking of 321 00:23:44.200 --> 00:23:47.920 things that you can take away from a game like this and just big picture 322 00:23:48.039 --> 00:23:52.400 view, at bird's eye view of how things are going to look long term. 323 00:23:52.599 --> 00:23:56.599 Kawhi Leonard, well, he didn't put up monster numbers in his twenty 324 00:23:56.599 --> 00:24:00.480 minutes, had eleven points two of six shooting, but the activity level that 325 00:24:00.519 --> 00:24:04.559 he is playing with, I thought it was ramped up even more so tonight 326 00:24:04.960 --> 00:24:10.000 as opposed to Game one. He must have been on the hardwood three or 327 00:24:10.039 --> 00:24:15.119 four times where he was either making ridiculous moves and john a foul or going 328 00:24:15.200 --> 00:24:18.160 towards the basket, was reckless, abandoned. It just looked like Kauai was 329 00:24:18.200 --> 00:24:22.880 an attack mode immediately once again, but even more so to the nth degree 330 00:24:22.960 --> 00:24:27.279 tonight. In this game. Oh absolutely, And I think you know, 331 00:24:27.519 --> 00:24:30.480 you look at his free throw attempts and I'll speak to that aggressive this He 332 00:24:30.519 --> 00:24:34.079 took seven shots at the line, hit one hundred percent of them. I 333 00:24:34.119 --> 00:24:40.920 mean, it's interesting because he looks pretty darn ready to go right despite you 334 00:24:40.960 --> 00:24:45.759 know, like we're you know, hearing he definitely has the minutes restriction restriction 335 00:24:45.880 --> 00:24:48.839 in that like twenty one to twenty two kind of minutes range from what we're 336 00:24:48.839 --> 00:24:52.599 seeing, But he looks pretty darn ready to go. I guess I'm just 337 00:24:52.680 --> 00:24:57.880 at the point now where I'm excited to see, like when he's fully integrated 338 00:24:57.920 --> 00:25:03.039 in the lineup. I think that it could come in around the ten game 339 00:25:03.119 --> 00:25:07.240 mark. But we'll see, because I gotta be honest, man, I 340 00:25:07.400 --> 00:25:11.119 think he looks pretty ready. It doesn't look like there's much holding him back 341 00:25:11.160 --> 00:25:15.599 to my eye. Yeah, and he talked about it a little bit postgame 342 00:25:15.640 --> 00:25:19.920 after Game one, strengthening the ACL. He's taken the doctor's advice with that. 343 00:25:19.960 --> 00:25:23.119 You don't want to do too much too soon. You gotta ramp up. 344 00:25:23.960 --> 00:25:27.680 Even though he is somebody who goes zero to one hundred really quick when 345 00:25:27.680 --> 00:25:30.160 he's out there on the court, he's still not coming in until the midway 346 00:25:30.200 --> 00:25:34.480 pointed the second quarters. It's almost bizarre to see. But as soon as 347 00:25:34.480 --> 00:25:37.240 he gets into the game, he goes right into action. He went right 348 00:25:37.240 --> 00:25:41.880 at Cameron Johnson speeding down the court and got that in one opportunity, So 349 00:25:41.920 --> 00:25:45.759 that was good. But who else As we moved to this road trip coming 350 00:25:45.880 --> 00:25:49.680 up in Okay, See it's a two game mini series Tuesday and Thursday. 351 00:25:49.720 --> 00:25:55.039 Will who would you like to see maybe get their minutes ramped up just a 352 00:25:55.079 --> 00:25:57.119 little bit, because you see, you know, a mere coffee has only 353 00:25:57.119 --> 00:26:02.440 had a couple of minutes here and there. Even Terrence Man tonight under ten 354 00:26:02.519 --> 00:26:06.119 minutes in this one. Who do you think starts to get a little bit 355 00:26:06.119 --> 00:26:14.559 more play out there? And we lost will eight six six ninety eight seven 356 00:26:14.640 --> 00:26:17.880 two five seventy is the phone number. It's all right, Katie, we 357 00:26:17.920 --> 00:26:21.799 got a break. Anyways, we'll take a quick time out here. As 358 00:26:21.880 --> 00:26:25.720 William Updyke dropped from Clips and Dip, we went back to him for the 359 00:26:25.720 --> 00:26:30.359 second night. Didn't work out as well. You can check out that podcast 360 00:26:30.440 --> 00:26:33.480 also on the Eclipse and Dip pod on Spotify or iTunes. You're listening to 361 00:26:33.480 --> 00:26:38.119 Clippers Talk after they lose once twelve to ninety five and the home opener to 362 00:26:38.359 --> 00:26:42.519 the Phoenix Suns here in downtown Los Angeles, coming back more of your phone 363 00:26:42.559 --> 00:26:45.400 calls after this. I'm out of Oslin and this is day I'm five seventy 364 00:26:45.480 --> 00:26:57.759 l A Sports, Oh, Paul George, LA Clippers basketball continue. It 365 00:26:57.880 --> 00:27:07.200 is fains the three on the home of your LA Clippers. Climbers take their 366 00:27:07.279 --> 00:27:11.079 first loss of this young season. They lose the home openers and the Phoenix 367 00:27:11.079 --> 00:27:17.759 Suns one twelve to ninety five is Devin Booker has thirty five. The Clippers 368 00:27:17.759 --> 00:27:19.799 shoot just forty three percent from the field, nine of thirty two from the 369 00:27:19.839 --> 00:27:22.680 outside was worse than that. In the first half, they were one up 370 00:27:22.720 --> 00:27:26.440 t twelve. Welcome back at the Clipper Stock. I'm out of Oslin eight 371 00:27:26.480 --> 00:27:32.119 six six nine eight seven two five seventy. Clippers next contest in ok See 372 00:27:32.160 --> 00:27:34.839 against the Thunder on Tuesday. Tip time for that one's at five. WELLO, 373 00:27:34.880 --> 00:27:40.440 your pregame show starting right back here at four pm. Let's go to 374 00:27:41.920 --> 00:27:44.960 Greg in La. Greg, you're on Clippers stock without am Auslin. What's 375 00:27:45.000 --> 00:27:49.920 up? What's up Sta? What's up? Greg? Hey? Man, 376 00:27:49.960 --> 00:27:53.200 I was at the game. I had those good seas, bro. I 377 00:27:53.279 --> 00:27:56.920 enjoyed the game. I didn't enjoy the outcome. But listen, man, 378 00:27:57.160 --> 00:28:02.839 my take on the game was the slow start, you know, digging that 379 00:28:02.920 --> 00:28:07.319 hole early and then trying to come back. I didn't like to starting line 380 00:28:07.359 --> 00:28:10.920 up, but I understand. You know, they gonna try to give Kauai 381 00:28:10.920 --> 00:28:17.440 and wall Work come in slowly if we gonna keep going with that starting line 382 00:28:17.519 --> 00:28:19.799 up, though, Man, I'll tell you what Norman Powell have to be 383 00:28:19.880 --> 00:28:25.079 more aggressive, man, he has to look for a shot more. I'd 384 00:28:25.119 --> 00:28:26.519 like to see Zoo back on the floor a little bit more. I think 385 00:28:26.559 --> 00:28:30.559 tonight we got out rebounded because we didn't have no size on the floor. 386 00:28:30.559 --> 00:28:36.119 We kept having a Zoubok on the bench and going with all those queen players, 387 00:28:36.119 --> 00:28:38.559 man, and we didn't have no answer for the back up center for 388 00:28:38.599 --> 00:28:42.000 the Suns. He was just dominating us on the glass as well as aiding. 389 00:28:42.920 --> 00:28:48.039 And it just seemed like to me like the Clippers kept getting confused on 390 00:28:48.079 --> 00:28:52.240 the switches. Man. If somebody was always opened in the corner for Phoenix 391 00:28:52.279 --> 00:28:56.160 for three and then in the first quarter, they shouldn't miss a basket at 392 00:28:56.240 --> 00:28:59.920 him. They would hitting everything they threw up. Everything was going in. 393 00:29:00.039 --> 00:29:03.480 Man. I said that that lead, it was just too hard for us 394 00:29:03.480 --> 00:29:07.160 to come back. I kept thinking in the second half and we would cut 395 00:29:07.160 --> 00:29:11.200 it down to like thirteen, fourteen, fifteen. I said, maybe we'll 396 00:29:11.240 --> 00:29:15.000 make a run and get it down below ten. But it just didn't happen. 397 00:29:15.039 --> 00:29:18.319 Man. But it's only game three, so I'm not panicking. Man. 398 00:29:18.319 --> 00:29:21.440 I still think once we get the rotation to the way we want them, 399 00:29:22.640 --> 00:29:26.000 that the Clippers are still gonna be a team to reckon with Matt greg 400 00:29:26.160 --> 00:29:30.680 fabulous phone call to close things out tonight. You brought up someone in Norman 401 00:29:30.720 --> 00:29:34.759 Powell who I was watching tonight. He was my player to watch and he 402 00:29:34.839 --> 00:29:40.279 was more aggressive and more efficient. Four of nine, had eight points, 403 00:29:40.960 --> 00:29:45.079 went to the basket, was driving, was attacking. Gave them more of 404 00:29:45.119 --> 00:29:48.160 what they need from him. But there was also something interesting to start that 405 00:29:48.240 --> 00:29:52.960 third quarter. John Wall got the start, Norman Powell was out there for 406 00:29:52.000 --> 00:29:59.240 about a minute, and then Coach Slew went to Marcus Morris because Kawhi started 407 00:29:59.240 --> 00:30:03.240 the third quarter. Also, I think he wanted more sides there with Marcus 408 00:30:03.240 --> 00:30:06.920 Morris to help out with the rebounding. But yeah, there's a lot of 409 00:30:06.920 --> 00:30:10.640 different line of rotations going on right now, and they're sorting through what they 410 00:30:10.680 --> 00:30:12.400 have. And then you also have to find the right guy at the right 411 00:30:12.440 --> 00:30:15.440 time and push the right button at the right time, which coach Lew does. 412 00:30:17.160 --> 00:30:22.000 We've seen it so many times down multiple games of the Dallas Mavericks and 413 00:30:22.039 --> 00:30:26.160 the Utah Jazz a couple of seasons ago in the playoffs, he has the 414 00:30:26.200 --> 00:30:32.079 chiropractors. Noah Eagle calls him. He makes the adjustments. Not concerned, 415 00:30:32.599 --> 00:30:37.599 And we also talked about this a team like the Phoenix Suns with the loss 416 00:30:37.680 --> 00:30:41.519 they had where DeAndre Aiden missed a big free throw light against Portland as he 417 00:30:41.559 --> 00:30:45.880 got psyched out by Damian Lillard the other night in overtime. They were waiting 418 00:30:45.920 --> 00:30:52.200 for the Clippers. They had the day off. They ambushed him in that 419 00:30:52.279 --> 00:30:56.960 first quarter. And when a guy like Devin Booker gets hot, is one 420 00:30:56.000 --> 00:31:00.640 shot hot, that's all he needs. He sees one go through and he's 421 00:31:00.680 --> 00:31:03.599 locked in. He had that fourteen point first quarter and it didn't matter when 422 00:31:03.640 --> 00:31:07.400 there was good defense after he started to get a few to go for him, 423 00:31:07.039 --> 00:31:11.279 put a hand in his face. He's see him right through it. 424 00:31:11.279 --> 00:31:15.160 It's transparent, and he was putting him in from everywhere. And he's a 425 00:31:15.200 --> 00:31:19.319 great player. He finished with thirty five. Clippers lose one twelve to ninety 426 00:31:19.319 --> 00:31:23.960 five in their home opener here in downtown Los Angeles. They'll get back after 427 00:31:25.000 --> 00:31:27.240 it on the road. They're in Okac for two on Tuesday and Thursday. 428 00:31:27.640 --> 00:31:32.160 Tip time Tuesdays at five pm, we'll have Clippers count Down your pregame show 429 00:31:32.279 --> 00:31:37.039 starting at four pm before we get out of here. I do want to 430 00:31:37.039 --> 00:31:41.440 thank the Clippers organization, Noah Eagle, Brian Stemen, Ralph Lawler, big 431 00:31:41.480 --> 00:31:47.599 brother, Jake Warner, head engineer here in DTLA, Katie Newton back in 432 00:31:47.680 --> 00:31:51.160 the bank, the listeners, the callers, and William Updyke for coming on 433 00:31:51.200 --> 00:31:53.319 with me once again. Clips and dip Pod. I'm Adam Oslin. We'll 434 00:31:53.319 --> 00:31:57.200 talk to you Tuesday at four pm with their pregame show, and the Clippers 435 00:31:57.200 --> 00:32:21.519 are in OKC for a two game miniseries Stalking. Then this has been Clippers 436 00:32:21.599 --> 00:32:25.920 Talk, a postgame conversation about your LA Clippers with Adam Osley. 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