1 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,519 What is going on? Clippers Man. Welcome to season two, episode thirty 2 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:20,320 five of Clips and Dip, the Last Show twenty twenty three. We're doing 3 00:00:20,359 --> 00:00:25,600 this on New Year's Eve, last show ever. Thank you to everyone who's 4 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:29,000 listened this year. It's been really fun year. You can find us on 5 00:00:29,039 --> 00:00:32,280 Spotify. If you're watching us, you can find us on YouTube at Clippers 6 00:00:32,679 --> 00:00:37,200 Podcast. I am Chuck Mockler, joined by Adam Oslin and Will Updyke. 7 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:42,479 We're talking the positive Kawhi injury update we got after people were really freaking out. 8 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:46,079 The Clippers play the Heat on New Year's Day when some of our listeners 9 00:00:46,119 --> 00:00:49,600 will be buying a car, and then we're also going to be discussing the 10 00:00:49,679 --> 00:00:53,039 Clippers twenty twenty four. What we're looking forward to that. But before we 11 00:00:53,079 --> 00:00:57,280 get into the Clippers stuff, Adam, how is your end of twenty twenty 12 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,560 three going? How are you? I don't know. I try to take 13 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,200 a nap. Earlier, I woke up. I looked like shit. My 14 00:01:03,319 --> 00:01:07,040 Panthers lost to the Jaguars, Like it's nineteen ninety six all over again, 15 00:01:08,159 --> 00:01:11,920 and I don't feel great. So I'm glad this year's over. I think 16 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:15,079 that's a fair sense of it. Did you see the video of the Panthers 17 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:19,560 owner throwing a drink on the fan? Oh? No, I didn't see 18 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,719 that. Yeah, he throws a drink like out of the owner's whit, 19 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:26,680 like at the crowd, at some guy. Did he try to Jason Kidd 20 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,239 explain it away like it was an accident or I don't think there was that 21 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:36,760 much strategy behind it. He drink the cours. Yeah, it was a 22 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:40,000 it was an alcoholic drink. I believe that's a classy move. It's a 23 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,840 classic move, a cocktails of the face. Yeah, classy organization over there. 24 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,719 Will. How are you doing? You're in Montana for this New Year's 25 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:53,599 Eve. I'm sure Laurel Montana is a blaze with electric electric. Yeah, 26 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:57,120 I'm doing good. My weirdly my first cold smoke of the trip. Oh, 27 00:01:57,599 --> 00:02:00,760 if you're listening is just it's a beer from Montana. It's somewhat of 28 00:02:00,799 --> 00:02:02,920 a delicacy over here. Yeah, it's a Scotch jail, real heavy, 29 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,840 real heavy. So I'll only haven't one. Smart. I think I had 30 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,360 two of them on a live stream with Adam when I was in Missoula, 31 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:16,159 and you could definitely tell. Yeah. The comments were outrageous. Let's talk 32 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:23,400 this Kawhi injury update. People are excited now, think people were not excited 33 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:25,680 a couple of days ago when we found out that the injury actually happened. 34 00:02:25,759 --> 00:02:29,360 Can we address that, because that was one of the more fun things that 35 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,439 we didn't get to talk about how apparently there was some discrepancy in the reporting 36 00:02:32,479 --> 00:02:38,360 of of whether or not Kawhi was practicing. Oh yeah, that was weird. 37 00:02:39,879 --> 00:02:43,199 Ty said he like didn't know if he was going to be ready to 38 00:02:43,199 --> 00:02:46,560 practice a couple of days ago, yeah, or something like that. And 39 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,479 it was just it was just kind of more of the same where we get 40 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:53,759 some intentional vagueness, uh from from the organization, and then you're kind of 41 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:58,280 left to you know, the great beat writers who cover this team are kind 42 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,479 of left to read between the lines as far as what that means. And 43 00:03:01,879 --> 00:03:05,960 yeah, so I feel like it was kind of a roundabout way that we 44 00:03:06,039 --> 00:03:09,000 even found out that Kawhi Leonard hadn't even been practicing that had he hadn't even 45 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:15,919 been cleared for five on five contact. So that I like to have this 46 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:19,879 turnaround now just feels it feels really good, but it is a complete one. 47 00:03:20,039 --> 00:03:23,759 Eighty from where we were a mere few days ago. That's yeah. 48 00:03:23,879 --> 00:03:27,439 Nature of the beast with the Clippers team. I was fine from where I 49 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,759 was a few days ago. I predict that he was going to play in 50 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:34,360 the Miami Heat game, and it could still happen. He's questionable. He 51 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:39,439 practiced in full per tylu He said, we'll see on the possibility of him 52 00:03:39,439 --> 00:03:43,599 playing for the Heat. We're recording this before the injury report comes out. 53 00:03:43,639 --> 00:03:46,680 He's probably gonna be questionable. But I mean, I hey, if he's 54 00:03:46,719 --> 00:03:51,719 ready to play, let's get him some run before this road trip. I'm 55 00:03:51,719 --> 00:03:58,199 just glad he was able to practice. Pull him out either way, handicap 56 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,680 the team a little bit. They'll work through it. You want, you 57 00:04:00,719 --> 00:04:05,080 want some some purpose, you want like almost a couple spot the Heat, 58 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:09,560 a couple buckets. Have Kawhi sit out. Let's see what these fellas can 59 00:04:09,639 --> 00:04:13,960 do. Doesn't want more obstacles, more adversity. He wants them to earn 60 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,279 that victory. Like, don't play Kawhi, that's too easy of a win. 61 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:23,480 Then come on, my friends. Sharp. There was a great note 62 00:04:23,959 --> 00:04:27,160 I think this was from law Murray. The Clippers won't have back to back 63 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:31,480 days off again until January seventeenth through the twentieth, so this was a huge 64 00:04:31,519 --> 00:04:35,399 practice to get in. Well. Luckily the schedule is pretty easy from there 65 00:04:35,439 --> 00:04:40,759 on out. Hey, Hey, I don't know. They said they were 66 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,240 trying to, Yeah, March de Breeze. They said they were trying to, 67 00:04:44,439 --> 00:04:46,519 uh, don't even look at April. Don't even look at April. 68 00:04:46,759 --> 00:04:50,800 Don't look at me. Man. They said they were trying to implement some 69 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:57,000 new offense lately over the last week, and it's been difficult because guys been 70 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,920 out. But it sounded like today was a day where they could do so 71 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,120 some of that is they just have more counters out there and kind of bring 72 00:05:03,199 --> 00:05:08,439 James Harden along a little bit further in this process. Nice or wrinkles. 73 00:05:08,519 --> 00:05:11,879 Hell, Yeah, I thought even in that game against the Grizzlies, which 74 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:16,120 was maybe a harder victory than it needed to be, his passing has come. 75 00:05:16,519 --> 00:05:19,680 Like we've we've praised it multiple times already on the show. But I 76 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:24,519 feel like he's at this position now where everyone is getting the comfortability where he's 77 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:28,920 like he's like like it's like in the NFL where he's like throwing receivers open. 78 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,759 Yeah, Like he's like he's got like this half step where now guys 79 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:36,279 are more encouraged to move off the ball because they know they're gonna get found. 80 00:05:36,319 --> 00:05:39,319 And he's like, I don't know, I don't know how else to 81 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,720 describe it, but I felt in that game with those what was it like 82 00:05:42,759 --> 00:05:46,839 sixteen assists or whatever, Yeah, that that he was kind of throwing guys 83 00:05:46,879 --> 00:05:49,480 open in a way that that I thought was really encouraging for some of that 84 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:54,399 off ball movement, especially when you don't have the gravity of not having Kawhi 85 00:05:54,399 --> 00:05:57,360 out there. Him just being like that little half step ahead, I think 86 00:05:57,439 --> 00:06:00,920 makes this offense already look really really pretty scary. Uh. And if this 87 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:03,759 isn't the final form yet, ho buddy, look out for those Powell Rangers. 88 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,920 That's all I'm saying. No, no, no, definitely not the 89 00:06:06,959 --> 00:06:12,000 final form. You got to combine the Dragon Zord with the Megazord, and 90 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:15,199 then you bring in Titanis, who's like the Bronosaurus, and then it's like 91 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:19,160 the super when does the what does the White Tiger come in? White Ranger 92 00:06:19,959 --> 00:06:26,639 Power? That's uh, that's that's later in season two, I think, 93 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:30,600 right around the time of the Ninja Zords. Yeah, but it's a whole 94 00:06:30,639 --> 00:06:33,360 saga where they don't know who's gonna play the White Ranger and then it's Jason 95 00:06:33,439 --> 00:06:42,000 David Frank. It's a lot like Rita Rapulsa right now, It's all I'm 96 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,199 saying. So they're looking like the fucking Putty Patrol. I mean, they're 97 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:50,600 just getting clown just gold Ar and the whole bunch. If this is your 98 00:06:50,639 --> 00:06:56,199 first episode, hey welcome. You can check us out over on YouTube. 99 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,720 That's a Clippers podcast. Anyway, Sorry, I thought this was the Powell 100 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,519 Pop. I thought this was another thing actually basketball related that I like. 101 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:08,759 What James Harden does is he rewards Zoo well, big man runs the floor, 102 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:13,600 big man makes the defensive play James Harden with Adam's left James Harden is 103 00:07:13,639 --> 00:07:17,560 there to make Zoo, you know, feel a little more credit and whatnot 104 00:07:17,839 --> 00:07:20,040 in the offense when he makes that defensive play, which is great, and 105 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:25,519 Zoo's looked the best he's looked ever since James Harden has been on the team. 106 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,000 I just think he's also just more encouraged to be more aggressive off ball, 107 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,000 to like really roll as hard as he can to the basket. To 108 00:07:31,319 --> 00:07:34,480 not that he didn't have high effort before, But it's just different if you're 109 00:07:34,519 --> 00:07:38,439 not involved in the flow of the offense. Yeah, I'm not saying that 110 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:42,439 he wasn't trying before or anything, but it just clearly wasn't a focus of 111 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:46,720 where they were going offensively, and so yeah, now it's a completely another 112 00:07:46,759 --> 00:07:48,800 element of his game that he's very much adept at, and then the Clippers 113 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:54,519 can rely on, especially in situations where they're playing these smaller teams. So 114 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:59,040 yeah, so let's look at this Heat game. Do you think Kawhi plays 115 00:07:59,079 --> 00:08:01,680 after the react Grave and whatnot. Will obviously wants him held out for as 116 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:05,519 many games as possible so the Clippers can get to his level and play. 117 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:11,879 I'm I'd like him to get this game, man, if he can go 118 00:08:11,959 --> 00:08:15,360 before this road trip, I'd like him to get this game in. I 119 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,959 think we talked about it when I believe it was after the second game that 120 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,839 he sat out and was still still day to day. We didn't have a 121 00:08:22,879 --> 00:08:24,279 whole lot of clearity on the situation. I said, I think like, 122 00:08:24,399 --> 00:08:28,279 optimally we get to see him one last time before the end of the year. 123 00:08:28,319 --> 00:08:31,879 That's clearly not going to happen, but coming back against the Heat would 124 00:08:31,919 --> 00:08:39,039 be great. I just want him to make me look good because I picked 125 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:43,360 him as my player of the game a couple like three days. I a 126 00:08:43,399 --> 00:08:46,919 beer pick turned out. It might turn out the meer pick would be good 127 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:50,600 too. But I mean, you call a guy who's been out for a 128 00:08:50,639 --> 00:08:52,519 week and a half and he comes back for your game and is the player 129 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:56,879 of the game. I would just feel so good to start off twenty twenty 130 00:08:56,879 --> 00:08:58,519 four. Now, if he's healthy, if he feels good coming out of 131 00:08:58,519 --> 00:09:03,399 the practice, and that's what it comes down to. That's why they don't 132 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:07,799 have a definitive answer yet regarding Kawhi Leonard because they want to see how he 133 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:13,440 responds to actually playing or practicing fully. That's the difference. So if he 134 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:18,200 wakes up tomorrow and feels good, I think he'll end up playing. It's 135 00:09:18,279 --> 00:09:22,879 at least overall, it's great news considering that people were really starting to panic 136 00:09:24,399 --> 00:09:28,240 and hit the Code red wondering about Kawhi Leonard's status and the day to day 137 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:31,200 stuff and just how long he's going to be out. People are saying, 138 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:35,799 oh, no, this means he's out till February. No, I think 139 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:41,120 he will be back within the next few games. At least right. Yes, 140 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:46,440 I would agree with that for sure. So the Heat just lost to 141 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:52,559 Utah. Jimmy Butler played twenty two minutes. He's out after suffering a foot 142 00:09:52,600 --> 00:10:03,720 irritation per the Heat injury report, girls foot stinky foot. Yeah, anyway, 143 00:10:03,799 --> 00:10:07,879 he's out. Lowry is questionable after having missed the last game with the 144 00:10:09,039 --> 00:10:13,559 head contusion. What is going on over in Miami? You got head Contusians, 145 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:18,799 you got irritated feet. They're head to foot, Adam, where are 146 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:20,879 you at on this matchup with no Jimmy Butler. I was looking at the 147 00:10:20,879 --> 00:10:24,960 stats from the Heats last game and Tyler Hero really lets it fly when yea 148 00:10:26,279 --> 00:10:31,320 others not there. What's your biggest concern maybe with this depleted for the most 149 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:37,000 part Ish Heat, I think maam Ont of bioh. He's been a beast. 150 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:41,679 He's having a really good year. He's been making teams pay on the 151 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:48,240 interior. And you know, Tyler Hero definitely isn't afraid to put him up 152 00:10:48,639 --> 00:10:52,879 and he's going to do that. And I did look up. You know, 153 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:56,320 they're tied for number one when it comes to three point efficiency. They're 154 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:00,559 shooting thirty nine percent from the outside, just like the Indiana Pacers thirty nine 155 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:03,720 point zero on the dot. They don't take a lot, they take just 156 00:11:03,759 --> 00:11:05,799 thirty three, even though they're that good from the outside. Kind of like 157 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:09,080 the Clippers, you know, they want the right type of three pointers, 158 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:13,960 those quality three point shots. That's what Eric Spolser's looking for. But in 159 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:18,519 a game where they could be down Kyle Lowry and they will be down Jimmy 160 00:11:18,519 --> 00:11:24,039 Butler, they might put up a few more just to try to get their 161 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,919 points up against the Clippers, just to find a way to see if they're 162 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:30,720 hot. And so that perimeter defense for the Clippers is gonna have to be 163 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,639 big in this one. But it could be an inside out game with bam 164 00:11:33,639 --> 00:11:37,279 Adebayo and Tyler here on the perimeter, with bam on the interior and Duncan 165 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:41,919 Robinson lets them fly to so him off the bench. It's gonna be interesting 166 00:11:43,039 --> 00:11:46,080 how maybe Miami puts both of them out there and kind of forces you know, 167 00:11:46,279 --> 00:11:50,000 Tyler's hand with the scrambled defense or something like that. But they have 168 00:11:50,039 --> 00:11:52,720 a chance to put you guys out there who could combine for like fifteen threes 169 00:11:54,759 --> 00:11:58,600 or something like that. So attempts not making God, I hope not. 170 00:11:58,799 --> 00:12:01,200 But yeah, they were just iind of thirty one against the Utah Jazz, 171 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:05,200 so they had an all three point shooting game, which means maybe they'll be 172 00:12:05,279 --> 00:12:11,960 doing against fantastic. Hey. They benefited though against the Charlotte Hornets when they 173 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:15,440 only hit six in that game. The next game against the Lakers, the 174 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:20,039 Hornets hit six in the first quarter alone. So it doesn't just happen to 175 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:22,879 the Clippers where they're on the wrong side of some weird outlier performance. It 176 00:12:22,919 --> 00:12:26,840 happens to everybody. Well, where are you at on this heat matchup? 177 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:30,360 Should the Clippers just still be able to take care of business without Kawhi? 178 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:33,080 What's your worry? What's your concern? Not worry? You know what I 179 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:35,759 mean? Code red? I wish I had ad dude, now that you 180 00:12:35,879 --> 00:12:39,279 said that, shit, I got diet dude, But it ain't code Red. 181 00:12:43,399 --> 00:12:46,000 My concern level is low. But maybe that is a trap. I 182 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:50,840 don't want to say that every game is a must win, but things are 183 00:12:50,879 --> 00:12:54,559 still really tight with the Clippers holding on to a top four spot, and 184 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:58,120 that is really really important. And you know, I've heard that there is 185 00:12:58,159 --> 00:13:01,440 some difficulty coming up in the schedule. I can't remember when but I think 186 00:13:01,519 --> 00:13:05,600 it's really impot stack to stack those sorts of wins, especially when you're at 187 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:09,960 home. I think this is a really good matchup for the Clippers. I 188 00:13:09,039 --> 00:13:13,120 like our size, even being down Kawhi, this to me seems like a 189 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,840 very winnable game against a team that's going to be kind of well. They 190 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:22,000 have long term continuity together. Certainly, having like two major figures out of 191 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:26,960 the rotation is going to be an adjustment. And I don't they has great 192 00:13:26,039 --> 00:13:31,679 role guys, some really great role guys, but I have trouble seeing them 193 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:37,240 offensively being able to create enough to overcome what the Clippers should be capable of. 194 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:43,080 Their minutes were super weird against the Jazz. They had two starters play 195 00:13:43,159 --> 00:13:48,840 less than ten minutes. Highway played thirty five off the bench, Dacan Robinson 196 00:13:48,879 --> 00:13:52,600 played thirty two off of bench. Hayward high Smith is also out for the 197 00:13:52,639 --> 00:13:56,759 Heat. He played twenty six minutes off the bench against the Jazz. So 198 00:13:56,840 --> 00:14:01,200 they're out, Like I mean, this is like a Kevin sets the stage 199 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:05,879 for like a Kevin Love game or something like that. But having having high 200 00:14:05,879 --> 00:14:11,480 Smith out, it won't be definitely won't be hockey. According to Adam you 201 00:14:11,519 --> 00:14:13,480 know, behind men, but so that that just throws off their stuff more 202 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:18,120 and Spolstra like he's gonna throw out what works I high Smith being out, 203 00:14:18,159 --> 00:14:24,120 I think is a big issue to Haimi hok As and Kevin Love coming back 204 00:14:24,159 --> 00:14:28,399 to SOCOW when they both played at UCLA could be problematic. Most of them 205 00:14:28,399 --> 00:14:31,600 are gonna get up for this game, I'm sure. I just yeah, 206 00:14:31,759 --> 00:14:35,440 it's hard to get a read on this Miami Heat team right now. You 207 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:41,200 look at their numbers overall the advanced stuff, and how they've been so far 208 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:46,039 this season. It's a kind of better defense than offense. But yeah, 209 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:50,200 they're not great at either. They've been recently. I think I was looking 210 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:56,480 at the last ten games now and offensively their fourteenth, defensively their eighth. 211 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:00,840 But how many of those games do they have to be? Butler guys have 212 00:15:00,879 --> 00:15:03,840 been in and out of the lineup. It's just a really hard team to 213 00:15:03,879 --> 00:15:07,120 measure yourself against because you don't know exactly what you're gonna get. I guess 214 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,759 what you're gonna get is a team that plays hard because a Heat culture. 215 00:15:09,799 --> 00:15:16,000 Baby, I mean that we like these teams aren't that similar, like record 216 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,799 wise, I think you know, you just expect the Heat to leap to 217 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:22,440 be a little bit more dominant in the East. I think they're We're like 218 00:15:22,559 --> 00:15:26,759 nineteen and twelve and they're nineteen and thirteen, so it's probably better than where 219 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:28,720 they were last year at this time. They had to sneak in through the 220 00:15:28,759 --> 00:15:31,519 play in and make it all the way to the NBA Finals. You know 221 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:37,840 that Jimmy Butler doesn't take the regular season this seriously. Playoff Butler's are real 222 00:15:37,919 --> 00:15:41,600 things. So I don't know, but they are talented. Yeah, the 223 00:15:41,639 --> 00:15:46,000 Clippers, let's talk to the Clippers now. James Harden has been He's played 224 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:50,279 forty minutes in two games last week, something that the Clippers very much needed. 225 00:15:50,279 --> 00:15:56,919 Twenty he's averaging twenty six and nine without Kawhi. I think he has 226 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:03,399 another chance to really make a huge difference in this game against the Heat if 227 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:07,960 he can maybe keep the scoring going throughout the whole game. I think that 228 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:11,440 just gives them something actually got to think about. In addition to is, 229 00:16:11,679 --> 00:16:15,840 like Will said, passing people open. Yeah, that was a great point 230 00:16:15,879 --> 00:16:18,879 too. I think that's really helped to beat to zubots. I can't remember 231 00:16:18,919 --> 00:16:21,519 if it was the game against Charlotte, or right before that where he threw 232 00:16:21,559 --> 00:16:25,480 that pass to a Vitza Zubots who's underneath the basket and the defender was just 233 00:16:25,559 --> 00:16:29,039 kind of a step behind him and like you said, just threw him open. 234 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,519 It's a beautiful thing to watch. And I know we've been joking how 235 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:41,000 well it's really surprising that the best assist, the assist leader last season is 236 00:16:41,039 --> 00:16:47,039 a really good passer, But I think it is still somewhat of a revelation 237 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:51,159 for something it's also new for us, like this is it, you know 238 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,120 what I mean. It's not new necessarily in terms of James Harden, but 239 00:16:53,159 --> 00:16:56,919 for fans watching the Clippers in the two and three era, this is the 240 00:16:56,919 --> 00:17:00,759 one type of point guard that I feel like we haven't really gotten the chance 241 00:17:00,799 --> 00:17:03,119 to try, and namely because that name hasn't really been out there has been 242 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:07,039 attainable for the Clippers. But it's been a joy to watch now that it's 243 00:17:07,079 --> 00:17:11,240 like now that you're working. Yeah, yeah, that's true. I mean 244 00:17:11,279 --> 00:17:14,279 the closest thought. Yeah, I mean it's that's a really good point. 245 00:17:14,319 --> 00:17:18,039 Actually, this is truly the best point guard bar none of the two one 246 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:21,680 three era. It just adds another element to this offense that, like you 247 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:23,240 know, has had its ebbs and flows, and I do think, you 248 00:17:23,279 --> 00:17:26,279 know, prior to the James Harden arrival could get really gummed up, but 249 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:32,240 also could be pretty damn efficient. But to have like just such another look, 250 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:36,039 you know, the results are already pretty clear, but I just don't 251 00:17:36,039 --> 00:17:38,240 know how it could be anything but positive for the Clippers on the offensive end. 252 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:45,079 There was this other thought during this two to three era that they don't 253 00:17:45,079 --> 00:17:48,240 need that point guard because the ball is gonna be in Kawhi's hands and Paul 254 00:17:48,319 --> 00:17:56,079 George's hands so often. I bought it. I bought it. Yeah, 255 00:17:56,160 --> 00:18:00,000 sure, I'm right there with you. It's just now when you see it 256 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:06,319 a guy at this level and the statement of oh, he makes everyone around 257 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:08,759 him better, which a lot of people wouldn't even attribute to James Harden at 258 00:18:08,759 --> 00:18:12,759 times because they thought he was just an ISO dribbler out there. But that 259 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:22,160 statement or that that little generic saying, it's not a throwaway. It's a 260 00:18:22,279 --> 00:18:26,039 real thing when you see it out there on the court, and it affects 261 00:18:26,079 --> 00:18:30,880 both ends of the basketball because they can conserve more energy on defense. Kawhi 262 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:34,039 is playing better defense this season because of that guarding the best player late and 263 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:38,400 fourth quarters, because he has said postgame he has less on his play offensively, 264 00:18:38,519 --> 00:18:41,400 He's just more easily getting to his spots. And it helps when he 265 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:45,400 has made that adjustment. Ever since the game up in Sacktown, where he 266 00:18:45,519 --> 00:18:52,039 started just moving much, he started moving quicker, he started making quicker decisions 267 00:18:52,079 --> 00:18:55,599 out there. He wasn't waiting for the double team, and so he's playing 268 00:18:55,640 --> 00:19:00,319 a little bit differently. He's playing some of his best basketball. But I 269 00:19:00,319 --> 00:19:03,240 don't think it's a coincidence that is happening with James Harden. The fit was 270 00:19:03,319 --> 00:19:08,119 perfect. He's unlocking the best version of two to one three, I think. 271 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:11,480 Even though Paul George has been in a little bit of a slump lately 272 00:19:11,559 --> 00:19:15,440 and picked it up in the second half against Memphis, Oh yes he did. 273 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:19,440 God, I hope that carries over. I just you can see the 274 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:26,079 ceiling being highs er higher, and the floor being higher in the regular season, 275 00:19:26,519 --> 00:19:30,480 and those two things work together in tandem because if you're winning more games 276 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:33,880 with the regular season and your floor is higher there because they're four and two 277 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:38,359 now when they're missing either Paul George or Kawhi Leonard, so far. That 278 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:44,200 means you get a better seed, which raises your ceiling. It's not just 279 00:19:44,319 --> 00:19:47,839 about what he can do for them in the regular season. What happens here 280 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:52,799 can affect your standing come the playoffs and hopefully even in a month like March 281 00:19:52,839 --> 00:19:57,319 where it's gonna be brutal with seventeen games. James Harden and that effect of 282 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:02,400 him having the basketball in his hands making life easier on Kawhi and Paul George 283 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:07,440 means they'll be fresher throughout that month, you know. So there's just so 284 00:20:07,559 --> 00:20:11,319 many different ways he affects this team. And by the way, he's shooting 285 00:20:11,319 --> 00:20:15,079 over forty percent from the outside, he's putting up ridiculous to the efficient numbers. 286 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:19,279 The burst just seems to be better and better. That play on Desmond 287 00:20:19,319 --> 00:20:22,079 Bane in the first half where he took him off the dribble, crossed him 288 00:20:22,079 --> 00:20:26,839 over, got the an one, missed the free throw. But just guys 289 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:30,359 are having trouble saying in front of him. Now, shustiness is there, 290 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:34,599 the shifting, it's getting back and the other thing, Harden and Russ sharing 291 00:20:34,599 --> 00:20:44,079 the floor together has gotten better over the last four games without Kawhi, Hardening, 292 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:48,480 Russ are averaging sixteen minutes per game together. They're plus two point one 293 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:53,680 three when when they're sharing the court together, which is coincidences, weird, 294 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:59,359 it's not, it's not lighting the world on fire, obviously, but any 295 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:03,960 two man lineup above them with a better plus minus in the sample size has 296 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:07,920 averaged less than ten minutes per game together. So like for an actual two 297 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:10,359 man lineup that's been out there, it's been better. I'm not saying it's 298 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:14,640 been great, but Tyleru has done a good job of picking when to play 299 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,559 those two guys together, and it's most likely because Harden has been better. 300 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:21,440 But I'm happy to see it not be as horrific as it was. Well, 301 00:21:21,759 --> 00:21:26,119 yeah, are the Harden? Are the Harden? In Westbrook minutes? 302 00:21:26,799 --> 00:21:32,559 Tylo's like Pepe, Sylvia if you if you remember the inside, it's always 303 00:21:32,599 --> 00:21:36,000 sunny, absolutely fine, specific thing. I'm trying to figure it out. 304 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:42,240 That's yeah, that's like, that's Tylo's Westbrook hardened minutes. Yeah. I 305 00:21:42,319 --> 00:21:48,160 was looking this up earlier because Justin Russeau asked coach today of practice, like 306 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:52,240 how you say one second? I love how you say Rousseau, I say 307 00:21:52,319 --> 00:21:56,359 Russo, But Rousseau is so much so much more. That's classy as hell. 308 00:21:56,440 --> 00:22:00,920 It's French, but I think it's like a talent or Sicilian. His 309 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:07,680 last name russo No used to always give me that it's Rousseau. Okay, 310 00:22:07,319 --> 00:22:15,759 this is the Gray Pupon version of Justin Versutell. But he asked Coach Lou 311 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:22,839 specifically about the three guard lineup with Norm Russ and James Harden and so I 312 00:22:22,039 --> 00:22:27,480 pulled uh the data since December first, what those three have done on the 313 00:22:27,519 --> 00:22:32,160 court in one hundred and four minutes they played in eleven games that lineup has 314 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,359 been out there. The Clippers are shooting fifty three percent from the field, 315 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:38,160 thirty eight percent from three. They are a plus twenty six and there one 316 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:44,960 hundred and four minutes they have a plus fourteen net rating as well. So 317 00:22:45,319 --> 00:22:51,559 good. When you typically think of three guard lineups, you think of Payne 318 00:22:51,759 --> 00:22:56,720 Hell Clippers. Yeah, since December first, they kind of found something there 319 00:22:56,759 --> 00:23:00,440 with those three, and Coach Lou credited Daniel Highest being out there with them 320 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:04,319 a lot and just having kind of a big who's a little bit more switchable 321 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:08,599 and Mason plumbliness. I was just gonna say, we haven't even talked about 322 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:15,079 that reminded me Mason Plumley's practicing. You play the game YouTube comment first, 323 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:17,839 wish you would open with the plumb Do not want him back either? Will 324 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:22,920 Man? Uh? Yeah, No, Mason Plumbley's practicing, which is great. 325 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:26,799 Can't imagine he's playing in this game against the heat, but it's awesome 326 00:23:26,799 --> 00:23:30,440 to see. Do we think Terrence Man is gonna bounce back in this game? 327 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:34,920 He's four for his last twenty four shots shots not just three shots in 328 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:41,160 general, he's missed in a row. He's missed his last thirteenth threes. 329 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:44,920 Love parents Man that we're not laughing at Arran, but like it's just this 330 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:48,000 is it's almost comical how bad the slump has been. Yes, and we 331 00:23:48,079 --> 00:23:52,599 know he's much better than this. Yes, the two that he made we're 332 00:23:52,599 --> 00:23:56,160 worth it or the four whatever it was. No, he got in transitioned 333 00:23:56,279 --> 00:24:00,160 some the end of half layup, he made off a great feed from so 334 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:03,920 Westbrook who was kind of just watching the clock melt down, and then at 335 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,200 the very end he gave it up to Terrence Man and he got it in 336 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:08,759 and then the transition bucket where it was I think a one on two in 337 00:24:08,799 --> 00:24:14,359 the third quarter was impressive from Terrence Man. So some little things here and 338 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:17,680 there, but the three balls still not falling. I was watching him pregame. 339 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:19,200 I put the video up at follow out of May. He's in the 340 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:26,200 far side corner. One of the scouts are one of their trainers. He 341 00:24:26,319 --> 00:24:30,880 was putting a hand in his face and Terrence Man knocked down, you know, 342 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,519 two in a row, and I put that up on Twitter. In 343 00:24:33,599 --> 00:24:37,720 the first quarter, he had a couple of those shots from that very spot, 344 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:41,680 and Jarreon Jackson Junior completely sagged off of him. This was the first 345 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:47,359 time I really saw a team scheme for the fact that Terrence Man, we're 346 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:52,519 gonna see it against the heat's gonna sag off him too. But that same 347 00:24:52,759 --> 00:24:56,839 exact shot, more wide open, didn't have anybody with a hand in his 348 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:00,440 face, and he missed it, and you could just see it's all in 349 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:04,200 his head right now. It's so plain and obvious, and it's just it's 350 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:07,680 just been brutal. Man. Give him one game, please, basketball guys, 351 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:11,319 where he just sees a couple go from the outside. I think that 352 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:14,640 might be all it takes. New Year, new Man, right, January 353 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:17,240 first, Troy twenty four, you just bought a new car. He's feeling 354 00:25:17,319 --> 00:25:19,079 hyped up. He's gonna be he's gonna be shooting the dam of lights out. 355 00:25:21,039 --> 00:25:25,920 So let's let's get in. Because I was gonna buy you guys cars, 356 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:30,000 but the way you've been slandering, we're gonna Your's Day's sale. Okay, 357 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:33,720 dealership, So we're gonna do it. Now, Let's talk players of 358 00:25:33,799 --> 00:25:37,559 the game and then we do. We did do a poll on Twitter about 359 00:25:37,559 --> 00:25:42,240 if people are gonna buy cars tomorrow. Well, who is your this? 360 00:25:42,319 --> 00:25:45,960 Who is your player of the game pick for Clippers versus Heat New Year's Day 361 00:25:47,079 --> 00:25:49,799 twenty twenty four. It's the same player that I gave last time, j 362 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:55,119 Tucker when we did this. We're gonna change him. It was James Harden. 363 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:59,880 Okay, I mean playing great because he's being hit this of the heat. 364 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:03,720 Oh yeah, that's a good call. I might change it. A 365 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:07,440 lot is happened to the culture system culture. Who did I pick? Oh 366 00:26:07,519 --> 00:26:10,559 yeah, I picked a mirror because Kawhi won't play. If he doesn't play, 367 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:15,200 you shouldn't have picked him. Because I got Kawhi playing. I'm sticking 368 00:26:15,279 --> 00:26:18,680 with it. I'm not backing off it. Now. My backup to a 369 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:22,599 mirror. I'm putting it down. I'm saying new Year, New man, 370 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:29,119 Tarrence Man will make one three pointer? Will he gets a backup? Maybe 371 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:32,359 even two? No, let's say man, let's take what we can get 372 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:36,400 bro one. He will make one three pointer? So Adam, We did 373 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:41,079 a poll on Twitter. We asked we prefaced it. I don't know if 374 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:44,799 you voted in this. I can't believe you didn't see it. We asked 375 00:26:44,839 --> 00:26:48,799 for the real listeners, will you be buying a car on New Year's Day? 376 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:55,200 Surprisingly, ten percent said yes. Now that's up to twelve point two 377 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:57,920 percent. Now I would, which I would? Wow? Small sample side 378 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:06,400 fifties six percent said no. Thirty three percent said what excuse me? So 379 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:11,400 I don't know if it's gonna happen. So are you saying you myth busted? 380 00:27:11,839 --> 00:27:15,279 I don't know if I myth busted you. I just I just I'm 381 00:27:15,319 --> 00:27:18,480 exploring this topic because I don't know if people buy cars on New Year's Day. 382 00:27:18,519 --> 00:27:22,480 I genuinely it seems like it maybe makes sense. Everything must go out 383 00:27:22,519 --> 00:27:27,839 with the old models with the new. Don't you bringing in like the twenty 384 00:27:27,839 --> 00:27:32,279 twenty four models in like November? Though? Listen, I only buy three 385 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:36,240 years out, so I don't even know what is really out, you know, 386 00:27:36,319 --> 00:27:37,680 this year or the next year, the next year. So yeah, 387 00:27:37,839 --> 00:27:42,119 you guys aren't gear heads like me buying a new car every new year, 388 00:27:42,559 --> 00:27:48,119 new car every new year. All right, we should uh just buy it 389 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:49,839 and stare at and go. I got my car on New Year's Day. 390 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:53,839 Check it out. You've seen this car by the New Year's day. New 391 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:57,039 Year's Day is special. Always easy to tell when your car's birthday is if 392 00:27:57,039 --> 00:28:00,759 you buy it on January first. All right, Coming up, we're talking 393 00:28:00,759 --> 00:28:06,559 Clippers twenty twenty four predictions, schedule stuff. Who the Clippers MVP of twenty 394 00:28:06,559 --> 00:28:08,480 twenty three was, who the bounce back player might be in twenty twenty four. 395 00:28:10,519 --> 00:28:11,759 The ads have been allowed for some people. If that's been your case, 396 00:28:11,799 --> 00:28:15,400 go ahead and turn it down. We have ads coming up, and 397 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:19,960 then twenty twenty four Clippers talk in three to one car ads. Welcome back 398 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:23,920 in to clips and Dip. We're talking twenty twenty four season predictions. We 399 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:27,240 already talked a little bit about the biggest injury news which we're looking forward to 400 00:28:27,279 --> 00:28:32,279 in twenty twenty four, which is possible returns for Kawhi Leonard, as well 401 00:28:32,319 --> 00:28:37,720 as Mason Plumbley Charles. Where are we at here in our twenty twenty four 402 00:28:37,759 --> 00:28:41,640 predictions? What are you seeing on the horizon? So I was thinking about 403 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:47,359 wind streaks. Rights had a fantastic one. The Clippers have the seventh hardest 404 00:28:47,359 --> 00:28:52,599 strength of schedule based on the winning percentage of the teams we have left. 405 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:56,039 Where are you at for that? Because I'm on take Athon it says ninth. 406 00:28:56,680 --> 00:29:00,599 Oh really maybe it is. I mean it can shift over it happens 407 00:29:00,759 --> 00:29:06,079 yesterday. I swea they were sixteenth a couple of days ago, and now 408 00:29:06,079 --> 00:29:08,279 it's night. Yeah, okay, so it must have switched either way. 409 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:11,799 One of the things I noticed in this is that they put the Grizzlies in 410 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:17,599 the easiest opponents category, which I because it's based off winning percentage. Yeah, 411 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:19,720 that's not accurate to me. I would not put them in an easier 412 00:29:19,759 --> 00:29:26,640 category. Maybe they suck stink. Let's say they get past the Heat, 413 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:29,200 they make it three wins in a row, then they go to Phoenix and 414 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:33,400 New Orleans and then at the Lakers. To me, this feels like their 415 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:41,000 best shot out of solid wins out a win streak in twenty twenty four the 416 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:45,240 schedule. This upcoming like four or three games, So four games, so 417 00:29:45,279 --> 00:29:49,559 you got the heat and then Phoenix, New Orleans Lakers. You're saying this 418 00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:53,359 is the best it's gonna get looking at their schedule. I think it's their 419 00:29:53,359 --> 00:29:56,119 best shot at a winning streak, is what I'm saying. I don't think 420 00:29:56,119 --> 00:30:00,279 they'll be playing their best, but I think it's winning streak wise, not 421 00:30:00,359 --> 00:30:03,920 crazy. So you don't think seventeen and zero in March is a possibility. 422 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:08,440 I'll tell you what. I have my quite literally my life savings on them 423 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:11,960 going seventeen and oh in March, so I really hope it happens. But 424 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:18,839 invest in a new car tomorrow instead. Gate But like where we hey, 425 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:21,759 we can screen share the schedule. I know a lot of reviews have recently 426 00:30:21,799 --> 00:30:23,559 said they missed that. We haven't done that in the last couple episodes. 427 00:30:23,599 --> 00:30:26,759 But they just have a brutal road trip. We know about March, like 428 00:30:27,559 --> 00:30:33,039 it's not the easiest road for the Clippers in twenty twenty four. I see 429 00:30:33,079 --> 00:30:37,480 an opening, and it happens near the end of March. Let's talk about 430 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:44,440 it. I see Atlanta at home, I see two games in Portland, 431 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:49,079 but there's a day in between. I see Philly at home, I see 432 00:30:49,119 --> 00:30:53,279 Indiana at home? Why don't you? Why aren't you screen sharing? You 433 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:57,000 too much? That at me? I can't visualize you. What are we 434 00:30:57,079 --> 00:31:02,119 talking about here? Is that good? You think Philly at home? You 435 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:06,839 like the clips in Philly at Home? A little hard and revenge? Okay? 436 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:10,119 I like that idea because then we also then just go play the seventy 437 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:14,839 six or somehow early player of the game. That's when I'm calling it already. 438 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:19,400 Okay, I like it. Does Harden get a VID because of the 439 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:22,839 way things end to do not get a VID? Well, that is what's 440 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:30,160 interesting. They're very u two games later, Yeah, yeah, as they 441 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:33,559 the twenty seventh, after they take him on at home the twenty fourth. 442 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:37,119 I don't think he's getting a VID. He's getting avid. What if it 443 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:41,039 just trolls him? What if it's a mean VID? Brotherly love, guys. 444 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:45,000 Nobody's nicer than the city of Philadelphia. So I like that. I 445 00:31:45,119 --> 00:31:48,319 like that. I that schedule idea. I think he might be right there. 446 00:31:48,359 --> 00:31:52,559 That would be great to close out that month with some wins in a 447 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:55,200 row. Wish I knew what you guys were talking about. Can't visualize it, 448 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:59,759 so I gave a link in the breakdown to the schedule that's not working 449 00:31:59,759 --> 00:32:05,279 for you. It's not on the screen vis a brand new Ford tempo. 450 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:12,440 So there was a cool quote from Tylo. La Murray asked him about where 451 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:15,559 he grew the most this year and he said being patient was a big thing 452 00:32:16,039 --> 00:32:21,240 and learning how to keep joy amongst the team. Shockingly, he said the 453 00:32:21,279 --> 00:32:23,319 joy comes from winning, so that that was a nice surprise. But I 454 00:32:23,319 --> 00:32:29,119 thought the patient word was a good call because it was a rough start to 455 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:30,480 the year for the Clippers. We didn't know if we're gonna get James Harden. 456 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:34,599 There's a couple of lineup changes, Like he's had to have been very 457 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:37,119 patient and he's been pulling the strings well lately. Yeah, man, he 458 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:40,720 blew an opportunity to say, like the funniest thing an impressor ever? What 459 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:49,359 and insert whatever you want? Man? All right, Adam, how did 460 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:53,240 you get your own? What does that even mean? Adam? How'd you 461 00:32:53,279 --> 00:33:00,799 feel about ty in twenty twenty three? Obviously, the first three months of 462 00:33:00,799 --> 00:33:06,680 twenty twenty three was a lot of Marcus Morris and that was an interesting situation 463 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:13,000 going on. Still wasn't playing Roco Terrence Man got in the starting lineup and 464 00:33:13,039 --> 00:33:17,200 then was demoted right after they were ten and four. But I've argued before 465 00:33:17,319 --> 00:33:21,440 that that record was a little bit inflated. You look into the details of 466 00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:27,119 some of those games they almost blew and the Nick Batum game where he beat 467 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:31,759 the team with his namesake in the Knicks with that three pointer. The joke 468 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:37,599 was from will in all times he had to hit that shot. He was 469 00:33:37,599 --> 00:33:42,079 playing the Knicks, Nick Batoum. I think overall it was positive because in 470 00:33:42,119 --> 00:33:45,960 the playoffs they still looked very competitive. I know they lost in five games, 471 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:50,319 but they played hard without Paul George, without Kawhi Leonard. Those last 472 00:33:50,319 --> 00:33:53,200 three game five, they're down by twenty plus they made a run at the 473 00:33:53,279 --> 00:34:01,480 end to come back. I still think he's the guy that can kind of 474 00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:06,720 put the formula together with this roster and make it all work and give them 475 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:09,440 a chance to reach their highest ceiling and win in the playoffs at the highest 476 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:14,559 level in a seven game series. I feel very comfortable with coach Lou pushing 477 00:34:14,559 --> 00:34:17,000 the buttons in a seven game series. So he's proven it multiple times. 478 00:34:17,039 --> 00:34:22,360 So whatever you want to say about the regular season, and it's been different 479 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:27,920 so far this year. Yeah, certainly, sure, Yeah, I roll 480 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:32,360 with coach Lou. I have confidence. Will a resounding vote of quite literal 481 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:37,360 vote of confidence from Adam. How do you feel about coach Lou? Were 482 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:40,719 you you were never on the fire coach Lee train or were you? No? 483 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:45,480 No? I mean like I I could never be fully on the fire 484 00:34:45,519 --> 00:34:51,239 coach Lou train, just because what's the alternative? Like, I'm just I 485 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:55,559 don't see, like, I don't see a better option out there. So 486 00:34:55,719 --> 00:35:01,519 I think that there were Look, I think any team with especially that makes 487 00:35:01,519 --> 00:35:05,559 a big trade and gives up a first rounder and already has so much money 488 00:35:05,559 --> 00:35:08,599 invested into this team, goes on a losing streak, I think that there 489 00:35:08,639 --> 00:35:14,440 should probably be some pressure or at least some questions internally. But no, 490 00:35:14,559 --> 00:35:19,000 TYLERU is the best option out there. I think that he has really figured 491 00:35:19,039 --> 00:35:22,320 things out this season, and I think that he's been able to sort of 492 00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:25,360 get out of his own way. I think that maybe he does still remain 493 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:31,320 dedicated to some some questionable principles, but if it's working, I can't really 494 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:36,880 question it. That's fair. You want you want the questionable principles to stay 495 00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:42,519 in twenty twenty three, is what you're saying. Yeah, all right, 496 00:35:42,599 --> 00:35:45,320 I think that's fair. How do you go with questionable principles for the fact? 497 00:35:47,199 --> 00:35:51,840 All right, So who was the Clippers MVP in twenty twenty three? 498 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:54,760 I think this is pretty obvious, Adam, who's your pick other than because 499 00:35:54,800 --> 00:36:02,480 it's Kawhi? Right, it's just one hundred percent? Uh yeah, wise 500 00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:07,519 if we just take his numbers from twenty twenty three, because it was from 501 00:36:07,599 --> 00:36:13,400 January seventh on into the first two games of the playoffs against the Phoenix Suns 502 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:16,519 where he was at fifty three forty seven ninety splits, and then last eleven 503 00:36:16,559 --> 00:36:20,880 games we've seen him this season, he's been at sixty two percent from the 504 00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:24,360 field, fifty two percent from the outside. If you just take his numbers 505 00:36:24,360 --> 00:36:30,440 from twenty twenty three, in the fifty five games or whatever it's been that 506 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:35,199 he has played, you're looking at an all time year, an all time 507 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:38,079 run, one of the best ever. So yeah, hard to argue with 508 00:36:38,079 --> 00:36:42,800 that. I'm not even gonna joke about Morgas Moores or PJ. Toker say 509 00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:50,599 something like that, because it's insulting. It feels pointed at will Well, 510 00:36:50,639 --> 00:36:52,800 who would you pick other than Kawi Lennon or is Kawhi Leonard not your pick? 511 00:36:54,559 --> 00:36:57,360 I mean, we we've already kind of talked about him. But I 512 00:36:57,360 --> 00:37:00,960 do think that James Harden it does bring saying something really really interesting to this 513 00:37:01,039 --> 00:37:06,599 team. And I you know, I'm not I'm not saying that he has 514 00:37:06,639 --> 00:37:09,320 the ceiling of either one of Kawhi Leonard or Paul George. Certainly, their 515 00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:14,840 two way ability and their size gives them a huge advantage, I think, 516 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:21,280 especially in the playoffs. But this new look, I think really has the 517 00:37:21,320 --> 00:37:27,719 potential to just like just raise the offensive ceiling to higher than I guess I 518 00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:29,960 thought that it could be. You know, I kind of thought that we 519 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:32,239 had seen the apex really of like what this offense was and what it could 520 00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:37,639 do. And seeing a new look, to me, it's just really shaking 521 00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:43,360 things up. I do think that, you know, obviously we have to 522 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:46,960 have the like the if healthy caveat, but like if we continue, like 523 00:37:47,079 --> 00:37:51,679 let's say they didn't improve at all from where they are right now, If 524 00:37:51,679 --> 00:37:55,199 this team didn't improve at all from where they are December thirty first, twenty 525 00:37:55,239 --> 00:38:00,559 twenty three, and the playoffs started tomorrow, I would feel pret he damn 526 00:38:00,639 --> 00:38:04,280 good to be you'd get a skip march in those seventeen games. Fucking hey, 527 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:07,679 yeah, sign me up, dude, Like you know, so if 528 00:38:07,840 --> 00:38:10,400 even if we didn't see any further progress, I would feel pretty damn good 529 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:14,400 about where the Clippers are. And I couldn't say that coming into the season. 530 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:16,199 I couldn't say that, you know, through through a lot of different 531 00:38:16,239 --> 00:38:21,280 points. So I you know, Kawhi is the obvious answer. But if 532 00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:24,039 you can't say Kawhi, I think that James Harden is really interesting and does 533 00:38:24,119 --> 00:38:29,559 bring such an interesting facet to this team that I didn't even think was necessarily 534 00:38:29,639 --> 00:38:32,039 something that they needed, but clearly they did, and clearly they are all 535 00:38:32,079 --> 00:38:37,760 the better for it. Yeah, it feels like, in my opinion right 536 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:45,159 now, he is saving this era James Harden the two He's been that good, 537 00:38:46,039 --> 00:38:52,320 that important, and that perfect of a fit. I mean, I 538 00:38:52,559 --> 00:38:57,480 if it happens like it's constructed, it's total I think it makes total sense 539 00:38:57,519 --> 00:39:00,039 to consider this as James Harden saving the It doesn't there's not a lot of 540 00:39:00,119 --> 00:39:04,199 years left in it. It's not a bad thing, but it doesn't mean 541 00:39:04,239 --> 00:39:06,840 they're going to win it at all. You have to have luck. There's 542 00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:12,599 a lot of stuff outside of your control, but you have to feel like 543 00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:17,199 the entire error is a little bit rejuvenated now, Like there's just this shot 544 00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:22,639 in the arm. What Will's talking about with their offense and they haven't peaked 545 00:39:22,719 --> 00:39:28,519 yet and you will already feel good about it. That's special. That's something. 546 00:39:29,199 --> 00:39:31,000 When they were zero to five to start things off with James Harden, 547 00:39:31,039 --> 00:39:37,400 I'm sure nobody could foresee happening, and the turnarounds pretty quick, sixty to 548 00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:40,159 five their last twenty one games. Is anybody better than that over the last 549 00:39:40,199 --> 00:39:45,480 twenty one games? If they are, it's maybe Philly, Boston, Maybe 550 00:39:45,519 --> 00:39:51,639 Boston, Boston. They haven't lost at home still, so maybe the Detroit 551 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:55,559 Yeah maybe possibly? So who will the Clippers MVP of twenty twenty four me? 552 00:39:55,639 --> 00:39:58,400 Do you think Will? Who's your pick? Is it still Harden? 553 00:39:58,480 --> 00:40:02,280 Is this going to repeat? Uh? No, It'll be Quhi right, 554 00:40:02,519 --> 00:40:05,960 that's all. Yeah, this one's easy. Let's talk M I P. 555 00:40:06,239 --> 00:40:08,480 And it's Big Zoo, Baby, Big Zoo twenty twenty three, twenty twenty 556 00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:15,760 four most improved. I think that's totally fair. I think'ccurate. Adam Carl 557 00:40:15,880 --> 00:40:20,199 Tart we got to talk about something. Bring in Carl Tart right now. 558 00:40:20,320 --> 00:40:24,719 I want him patch a man. No, Zoo has been better because James 559 00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:29,480 Harden has been so great, and I think Zoo deserves more credit. He's 560 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:30,960 also good. He's got to be the most improved player, though, Like 561 00:40:31,039 --> 00:40:36,199 Zoo is actually hitting the level that I feel like for the last three we've 562 00:40:36,199 --> 00:40:37,920 been like, this guy has the potential. He's got the potential. Double 563 00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:43,599 guy, double guy. Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know who the 564 00:40:43,679 --> 00:40:49,079 least improved is, which is a shame. It's Terrence Man. PJ. 565 00:40:49,119 --> 00:40:52,960 Tuckery, Well sure, but it's Terrence Man. Terrence Man needs to be 566 00:40:52,119 --> 00:40:55,079 Terrence Man needs to be the comeback player of the Year for the Clippers next 567 00:40:55,119 --> 00:41:01,360 year. Literally, like this kid notot I don't think keep happening. Is 568 00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:05,880 Terrence Man washed? No, he's Not's not what I'm saying at all. 569 00:41:07,159 --> 00:41:10,920 But he's not looking good right now, which is shitty for him. Here's 570 00:41:10,960 --> 00:41:15,519 the good news. I don't want this to happen. And I have pushed 571 00:41:15,599 --> 00:41:21,559 back against people on Twitter about this just a week and a half two weeks 572 00:41:21,599 --> 00:41:25,559 ago, saying, hey, you could just start a mire coffee. Now. 573 00:41:25,880 --> 00:41:29,960 I don't think that's going to help Terrence Man pull himself out. Yeah, 574 00:41:30,719 --> 00:41:36,159 tailspin confidence wise, going to the bench may hurt him, or you 575 00:41:36,239 --> 00:41:39,400 never know, maybe he feels more comfortable there, he rebuilds his confidence, 576 00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:44,119 there's less pressure. I don't know. It doesn't seem like it seems counterintuitive 577 00:41:44,679 --> 00:41:49,840 to bring a guy off the bench after he earned the starting job and finally 578 00:41:49,880 --> 00:41:54,519 got it and now he is playing or shooting at least the worst he has 579 00:41:54,559 --> 00:42:00,440 in his career over this long of a stint. But if you have to, 580 00:42:00,599 --> 00:42:04,440 if he doesn't fix this in the next couple of weeks, and maybe 581 00:42:04,599 --> 00:42:07,840 not even that long, because the games get tougher right now. I think 582 00:42:07,159 --> 00:42:10,559 they got Phoenix twice coming up, they got the Lakers, they got the 583 00:42:10,559 --> 00:42:19,079 Pelicans. A mere coffee break glass in case of emergency, He's gonna fill 584 00:42:19,119 --> 00:42:23,599 in admirably and just blend in easily with this team. He's done it, 585 00:42:24,039 --> 00:42:29,519 He's been doing it. I did not say bench Tarrors. I think I 586 00:42:29,559 --> 00:42:32,599 got the gist. Yeah, that's what every every comment on YouTube. I 587 00:42:32,599 --> 00:42:38,480 got the gist on Thursday. Yeah, I think a mere potential breakout of 588 00:42:38,519 --> 00:42:43,480 the twenty twenty four for the clips. I also because the easy answer would 589 00:42:43,519 --> 00:42:46,880 be why not just start Powell. Well, he doesn't provide the defense that 590 00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:53,159 Terrence Man does to take it off the George A mirror checks a lot of 591 00:42:53,199 --> 00:42:58,840 those boxes of stuff that Terrence Man does. Yeah, very true, that 592 00:42:58,960 --> 00:43:02,440 is true. Any shooting is that going to fly? I don't know what 593 00:43:02,559 --> 00:43:06,440 award. I didn't know what award to give this player, but I thought 594 00:43:06,880 --> 00:43:09,039 Russ has been great. Russ has been good in his role off the bench. 595 00:43:09,159 --> 00:43:13,320 He's been hyping the team up. He's very excited when James Harden was 596 00:43:13,320 --> 00:43:15,360 having that fourth quarter I think it was third quarter. But you're in for 597 00:43:15,400 --> 00:43:21,480 twenty four, not MIAMIP for twenty four. I would say he is the 598 00:43:21,920 --> 00:43:24,199 twenty twenty four Achievement Award, whatever award you give to someone for being a 599 00:43:24,239 --> 00:43:30,199 great teammate and being there, but not an actual like am IP or anything 600 00:43:30,239 --> 00:43:34,559 like that. He's been great and is off the Benchroll thinks should being a 601 00:43:34,559 --> 00:43:38,360 good guy award. What the fun? He's been playing good too, that 602 00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:43,480 fourth quarter against Memphis, those three turnovers. But here's here's what I like 603 00:43:43,519 --> 00:43:46,800 about part of the whole shitty experience with Russ, partially because he's been the 604 00:43:46,840 --> 00:43:51,760 good has been good. He's erratic, there's good and bad, but overall, 605 00:43:51,840 --> 00:43:54,719 coming off the bench, he's been good. It makes sense for the 606 00:43:54,800 --> 00:43:59,159 type of player he has been for a while, with the energy he brings. 607 00:43:59,199 --> 00:44:01,760 To have a guy like that coming off the bench to get this jolt 608 00:44:01,840 --> 00:44:07,480 of energy out there. I think it works and fits his game. It's 609 00:44:07,480 --> 00:44:13,559 been good to see and he's taking He's taking a lot personally when he's out 610 00:44:13,599 --> 00:44:17,119 there, like he knows he has to be that leader. But defensively he's 611 00:44:17,159 --> 00:44:22,760 been really good. He wanted everyone to know that recently about a week and 612 00:44:22,800 --> 00:44:24,360 a half ago, saying I don't think his first team All defense, but 613 00:44:24,480 --> 00:44:28,320 hey, if that motivates him, I'm all for it. Well, guys, 614 00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:34,599 I haven't checked the recent percentages, but when he said that, players 615 00:44:34,599 --> 00:44:38,559 were shooting just forty percent against him on the year, so that was a 616 00:44:38,559 --> 00:44:43,519 pretty decent sample size. That was like twenty five maybe even thirty percent of 617 00:44:43,519 --> 00:44:45,360 the way through the season. When he said it, Uh, he got 618 00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:51,079 nothing. It's not nothing. I'm not saying he's been bad defensively, but 619 00:44:51,199 --> 00:44:53,280 I just don't think he's first team All defense. No, you're right, 620 00:44:55,000 --> 00:45:00,360 Zoo, he's not getting enough minutes to be considered that guy. Either that's 621 00:45:00,400 --> 00:45:04,960 gonna go to the starters, you will not be another center's already kind of 622 00:45:04,960 --> 00:45:09,000 got it locked up. Zoo Oh wait, one thing I want to talk 623 00:45:09,039 --> 00:45:12,639 about. Here's who I hope has a bounce back here in twenty twenty four, 624 00:45:12,679 --> 00:45:16,559 but I don't think it will happen. Clippers marketing. Did anyone have 625 00:45:16,760 --> 00:45:20,920 any idea that it was Croatian night the other night? We have a starting 626 00:45:21,280 --> 00:45:25,480 Croatian on our team who's having the best basketball of his nothing the sick T 627 00:45:25,599 --> 00:45:30,199 shirt design, I'm knocking things over. Well, t shirt design is really 628 00:45:30,239 --> 00:45:32,320 good, though they got that right. I liked it. I liked the 629 00:45:32,360 --> 00:45:36,360 design quite a bit. Did the crowats out there? It'll be fun like, 630 00:45:36,719 --> 00:45:38,199 Hey, actually, why don't we give one of those T shirts away 631 00:45:38,239 --> 00:45:42,760 to the best comment in the YouTube section for this episode because I do not 632 00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:45,159 have one. I have one? Oh, what's eze? It's like an 633 00:45:45,239 --> 00:45:47,800 XCEL. I think that's what they gave away. I'm dimsing the T shirt. 634 00:45:49,280 --> 00:45:50,880 Let me see if I can find it. No, you don't get 635 00:45:50,880 --> 00:45:53,679 it, Yeah, let's do a Well, Adam's gonna go look through his 636 00:45:54,000 --> 00:45:58,920 house. I've actually never seen Adam's house. So these brick walls, there 637 00:45:58,920 --> 00:46:01,039 could be anything behind that camera. It could he could be outside right now, 638 00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:07,159 yeah, flip that flip that thing around on? All right, what 639 00:46:07,199 --> 00:46:08,599 do we got? What do we we get? We're saying best comment gets 640 00:46:08,599 --> 00:46:12,880 this T shirt. That's such a sick T shirt. That's what I'm saying. 641 00:46:12,880 --> 00:46:15,039 Promote this design is great. I think the design. If you want 642 00:46:15,039 --> 00:46:20,719 to Okay, if you want to see the design, check out Clippers YouTube 643 00:46:20,760 --> 00:46:22,960 dot com slash at Clippers Podcast. We're gonna be giving this T shirt to 644 00:46:23,039 --> 00:46:28,280 the best comment. Adam. You see there's these blocks here because he broke 645 00:46:28,320 --> 00:46:30,519 the paint. He broke it. Yeah, good stuff. He ripped the 646 00:46:30,519 --> 00:46:34,280 net looks a little ripped too. Yeah, it's nasty. It's got a 647 00:46:34,320 --> 00:46:37,000 silhouette in the background. Don't get your don't put your face all over it 648 00:46:37,000 --> 00:46:39,960 too much. We do have to give this to a fan. It's worth 649 00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:43,920 even more. Now give it a little kiss. Yeah, don't give a 650 00:46:44,280 --> 00:46:47,679 best comment in the YouTube section for this episode at Clippers podcast. There we 651 00:46:47,719 --> 00:46:50,840 go. We love that. Why is he? Who do you have so 652 00:46:50,840 --> 00:46:55,800 many zippers? I don't know blades? I didn't. I bought it online 653 00:46:55,800 --> 00:46:59,880 and I didn't see what it was really working with. Here is supposed to 654 00:46:59,920 --> 00:47:04,400 be some type of fashion statement, but actually they're fake ass. It's like 655 00:47:04,440 --> 00:47:07,719 it ripped Abercarmie, pre ripped Abercarmie and Fitch hat nothing. You can't even 656 00:47:07,760 --> 00:47:12,760 put anything. There's no pocket. That's like zipper put on women's pants. 657 00:47:14,079 --> 00:47:16,400 This is horrible. Yeah, all right, let's maybe best comment. Also 658 00:47:16,440 --> 00:47:21,800 gets to buy Adam a shirt with pockets. Twenty twenty four. Adam gets 659 00:47:21,800 --> 00:47:23,320 a shirt with pockets. Let me tell you, I do not have deep 660 00:47:23,360 --> 00:47:29,519 pockets. They're right here, guys, and their surface levels. That about 661 00:47:29,559 --> 00:47:32,960 wraps everything up. Next episode Tuesday or Thursday, depending what you know, 662 00:47:34,039 --> 00:47:37,000 everyone's feeling the Clippers play. We are gonna have some double dips though, 663 00:47:37,000 --> 00:47:39,280 But you know what I realized, guys, some people who are new to 664 00:47:39,320 --> 00:47:44,199 the show might not know what a double dip is. Adam, what is 665 00:47:44,239 --> 00:47:46,360 the double dip? If you don't know what a double dip is, that 666 00:47:46,480 --> 00:47:54,400 makes you a dip? Okay, it's I do a Clippers postgame show after 667 00:47:54,480 --> 00:48:00,800 every game on the radio for a five seventy and these guys come on and 668 00:48:00,880 --> 00:48:05,920 join me pretty consistently. Chuck's been on a little too much lately, but 669 00:48:05,960 --> 00:48:14,400 they've been Oh okay, I've heard. I just Will said it was in 670 00:48:14,480 --> 00:48:16,400 his contract that he only comes on after wins, and the Clippers have won 671 00:48:16,440 --> 00:48:20,679 two straight and he hasn't been on the post game show. So when they 672 00:48:20,719 --> 00:48:23,599 come on, we call it a Clips and double Dip segment. We play 673 00:48:23,880 --> 00:48:28,599 our intro song for Clips and Dip, the Nipsey Hustle Last time of that 674 00:48:28,719 --> 00:48:31,280 check song. So it's a lot of fun. It's a lot of fun. 675 00:48:31,320 --> 00:48:35,760 Apparently we'res it on the YouTube to copyright things. Sure of course, 676 00:48:35,800 --> 00:48:38,000 yeah, we apologize for that. We're apparently doing end of your reviews, 677 00:48:38,000 --> 00:48:40,000 so we got to get to those. We're gonna let you find people. 678 00:48:40,079 --> 00:48:45,800 Go Will, where can these people find this podcast visually or auditorially? So 679 00:48:45,840 --> 00:48:50,800 you can check out the audio from this podcast anywhere you get your podcasts if 680 00:48:50,840 --> 00:48:52,440 you feel so inclined it, if you could leave us a review over on 681 00:48:52,480 --> 00:48:57,039 Apple Podcasts or now on Spotify, you can rate and review over there. 682 00:48:57,079 --> 00:49:00,880 It really help us out. If you want to get the full essence the 683 00:49:00,960 --> 00:49:06,599 Jada viv of this show, the Tar, you really should be watching it 684 00:49:06,639 --> 00:49:10,039 over on YouTube. That's YouTube dot com. Slash at Clippers Podcast. If 685 00:49:10,079 --> 00:49:13,440 you haven't already, please subscribe, leave the comment, let us know you're 686 00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:15,039 there. It'd really help us out. And you can chop it us up 687 00:49:15,079 --> 00:49:22,519 with us anytime over on Twitter. That's at Clippers Pod. I believe Adam, 688 00:49:22,559 --> 00:49:23,920 you look like you have something you want to say. No, I 689 00:49:24,719 --> 00:49:28,199 just wondering if you're gonna come to me or not. I would say, 690 00:49:28,239 --> 00:49:30,000 where's the pot. Let's get a little positivity to close the year. You 691 00:49:30,079 --> 00:49:34,800 started off a little solemn to start the episode, but let's get some positive 692 00:49:34,840 --> 00:49:38,800 words and this this you're right the bronze foot was on the line, guys 693 00:49:38,840 --> 00:49:46,559 that No, we're not all right. Guys, here's the real thing. 694 00:49:46,800 --> 00:49:53,599 Tomorrow meet me at the Hyundai on thirty eighth. Sure up Glendale. Uh 695 00:49:53,800 --> 00:49:57,719 kawhi. Leonard could be back tomorrow. If he's not back tomorrow, I 696 00:49:57,760 --> 00:50:02,079 expect him back on this road. You know. I have no inside information 697 00:50:02,159 --> 00:50:07,199 on that, but just giving the fact he was practicing fully today, that 698 00:50:07,360 --> 00:50:09,079 has to be big for this team. He wants to get back out there. 699 00:50:09,079 --> 00:50:12,760 He played twenty seven straight then missed the last four and they went to 700 00:50:12,840 --> 00:50:19,280 and two. So James Harden effect. That does not happen without him. 701 00:50:19,679 --> 00:50:22,880 Things are coming together for this ball club, so a lot of things to 702 00:50:22,960 --> 00:50:28,039 be positive about hanging into twenty twenty four with this Clippers team. There we 703 00:50:28,079 --> 00:50:30,800 go. He's feeling good. Will's feeling good. I'm feeling great. We're 704 00:50:30,800 --> 00:50:36,079 gonna be back. We're gonna be back with y'all early or maybe late in 705 00:50:36,079 --> 00:50:37,280 the week, but we'll have some double dips for you. We hope your 706 00:50:37,320 --> 00:50:40,320 twenty twenty three is great. We hope your twenty twenty four is wonderful. 707 00:50:40,760 --> 00:50:43,400 And as always, let's go clips.