1 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:13,679 All right, welcome in to Clips and Did your favorite Los Angeles podcast. 2 00:00:13,839 --> 00:00:19,480 I am William Updyke, joined as always Charles Mockler and Adam Oslin. Today 3 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:23,519 we're gonna be talking about Kawhi Leonard and just how we're feeling after three games 4 00:00:23,519 --> 00:00:27,640 of no Kawhi, our concern level about the injury. We'll also look ahead 5 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,160 to a couple of games on the Clipper schedule. We got the Grizzlies and 6 00:00:30,199 --> 00:00:33,560 the Heat coming up. Will preview those games, and then we'll talk about 7 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:37,119 some New Year's resolutions for the Clippers before we get on out of here. 8 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:41,960 But before we get started, Adam, Chuck, how's it going. I'm 9 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:46,079 doing good, I guess, except that my thumbs up display seems to be 10 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:50,240 gone. For those of you watching on YouTube, YouTube dot columns at Clippers 11 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,479 Podcast, let us know if you're as disappointed about that being gone as I 12 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,640 am. No what, I'm doing pretty good. We had an okay holiday 13 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,799 over here, just pretty low key. Clippers almost blew it but got it 14 00:01:00,079 --> 00:01:03,200 against the Hornets. That was fun to talk with Adam about yesterday on the 15 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,879 radio. But I'm doing pretty good, I think, Adam, How are 16 00:01:06,879 --> 00:01:11,040 you good? To see you guys, Happy holidays, Mary Christmas, and 17 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:15,319 thanks to all the new listeners and viewers here on the YouTube channel at Clippers 18 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:19,719 Podcast. I'm good Clippers came through late last night. Was good to do 19 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:23,079 a little clips and double dip with Chuck post game. But looking forward to 20 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,000 well, it's just good to see two days off between the next two ball 21 00:01:27,079 --> 00:01:32,879 games before they have nine in the next six teams, so important time to 22 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:36,680 get some rest, especially with the status of Kawhi Leonard, which is day 23 00:01:36,719 --> 00:01:40,480 to day still. Yeah, that's kind of like the first thing we wanted 24 00:01:40,519 --> 00:01:45,439 to talk about. It's the left hip contusion, which I've watched the replay 25 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:47,719 a couple of times. Seems like it hurts a lot, and when it 26 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:53,560 happened to him, he's got the dreaded day to day level. What's our 27 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:57,680 level of concern label? What's our level of concern with this will? Where 28 00:01:57,719 --> 00:02:02,280 are you at now that it has been three game games, given how close 29 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:07,519 together the games were, I still feel like I'm you know, I'm I'm 30 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:12,759 at a moderate load, a moderate concern level. We'll see what happens. 31 00:02:12,759 --> 00:02:16,000 Like with as Ada mentioned the days off before the Clippers play again. I 32 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:20,680 think that's gonna be the time to start to maybe amp up the concern level. 33 00:02:21,439 --> 00:02:27,479 And it's gradually Yeah, and if that, like, if that label 34 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:31,599 or designation holds true as as the as the hip contusion, I mean, 35 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:37,240 not super troubling, but anything that's gonna have either Kawhi, Paul George or 36 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,000 Heck, at this point, even James Harden missing any stretch of time I 37 00:02:40,319 --> 00:02:46,120 think has got to be uh has got to raise some concern questions for the 38 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:51,960 Clippers. Yeah, I'm somewhat concerned, but my guess is, or my 39 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,240 hope is they're being strategic about this. We're just taking on the Charlotte Hornets. 40 00:02:55,639 --> 00:03:00,360 You shouldn't need Kawhi Leonard to win that game, and therefore he gets 41 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:05,240 three more days off. I'm hoping he's available against the Memphis Grizzlies, who 42 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:08,439 are in fact good and have won four in a row with John Morant back, 43 00:03:08,719 --> 00:03:14,000 who just hit another game winner. Not gonna be easy, especially because 44 00:03:14,039 --> 00:03:19,919 Memphis has given them issues over the years and Kawhi Leonard's their best defender by 45 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,800 far, and they are completely different ball club when he's on the court. 46 00:03:23,039 --> 00:03:28,159 I'm sure we'll have more to say about that coming up, but low level 47 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,080 concern for me on Kawhi Leonard with his injury. Yeah, I think I'm 48 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:38,280 at low level two. I think I'm Yeah, I'm low level as well. 49 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:43,319 I'm disappointed he didn't play against the Charlotte Hornets. I think disappointed and 50 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:52,240 concern could be two different things here. For sure, I'll take but you 51 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:54,759 know, it's an Eastern Conference game. Maybe they obviously seem like maybe they 52 00:03:54,759 --> 00:03:58,159 took it a little easy in the beginning of that game and then had to 53 00:03:58,199 --> 00:04:00,360 lock it in. Kawhi would have been nice to be there for that, 54 00:04:00,479 --> 00:04:04,159 But I'll feel, like Will said, more concern and we see what happens 55 00:04:04,159 --> 00:04:09,120 with this upcoming schedule. The time off is great, this is a good 56 00:04:09,199 --> 00:04:12,479 time for this to be happening. I guess kind of give them the rest 57 00:04:12,479 --> 00:04:15,360 that we have and whatnot. So, yeah, we just got to hope 58 00:04:15,399 --> 00:04:20,319 that we get a nice updated on Friday before the Grizz game. You think 59 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:25,560 about it, they could have lost both those games to Boston and to Okay 60 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:30,399 see, even if Kawhi was available, those weren't obviously gimmes the game against 61 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,800 Charlotte, that's a game you have to handle your business. I don't care 62 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:38,240 who's available for that one. They had lost seven straight, they won seven 63 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:41,199 games on the season, and they gave the Clippers a scare being up by 64 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:44,319 seven with nine minutes left in the fourth quarter. Yeah, that was It 65 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,959 was nice to see them actually get the victory after that, because again, 66 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,199 kind of will you talked about a couple games ago and it was kind of 67 00:04:49,199 --> 00:04:53,439 the I think it was the Boston loss where their body language didn't seem to 68 00:04:53,519 --> 00:04:56,720 be super powdy or like quit or anything like that. We saw good body 69 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:02,240 language when things weren't going well against the Hornets, which was nice. Where 70 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:06,040 have we felt about the Clips without Kauhi over these three games? Harden has 71 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:13,360 been phenomenal. In these three games without Kawhi, defense looks a little rough, 72 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:17,920 I think, maybe rougher than some of us potentially expected. But Adam, 73 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:24,639 Adam, why don't you redeem James Harden's defense for us? James has 74 00:05:24,639 --> 00:05:28,759 been good? I don't. I mean, he's not there for that when 75 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:32,079 he hits six three pointers like he did, and is it time to start 76 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:36,120 talking about just how efficient he's been so far as a Clipper. The guy's 77 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:43,199 getting fifteen on forty six percent shooting, but six of his ten attempts per 78 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:47,680 game are coming from the outside. He's at forty one percent from three. 79 00:05:48,199 --> 00:05:53,720 He has the best effective field goal percentage of his career. According to Justin 80 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:59,279 Rousseau, he has the second best true shooting percentage of his career. So 81 00:05:59,639 --> 00:06:03,000 he's been awesome with the shooting stroke and he's starting to blow by guys more 82 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:08,279 often. You saw that against PJ Washington last night with the Charlotte Hornets. 83 00:06:08,319 --> 00:06:12,720 He beat him off the dribble multiple times. That stat that he was getting 84 00:06:12,759 --> 00:06:16,639 to the basket the most infrequent amount in his career the first couple of weeks 85 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:20,160 as a Clipper, that's gone way up. He's back to about twenty five 86 00:06:20,199 --> 00:06:25,519 percent of his attempts coming at the rims. So the burst is coming around. 87 00:06:26,519 --> 00:06:30,079 He looks to be in better shape now and they have needed him. 88 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:33,279 That is the perfect game last night what we saw without Kawhi Leonard, where 89 00:06:33,519 --> 00:06:38,000 I don't know if they win and beat Charlotte without James Harden. He was 90 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:41,920 their best player in that game, especially shooting wise, But you look at 91 00:06:41,959 --> 00:06:46,360 it last season, they needed a Kawhi game winner to win in Charlotte, 92 00:06:46,399 --> 00:06:47,839 and that was the game where he said I'm back. He jumped up in 93 00:06:47,879 --> 00:06:54,279 the air and he and Marcus Morris did like an eighties high five. I 94 00:06:54,319 --> 00:06:59,959 also think, like I think his efficiency as a passer is something that like 95 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,360 that assist a turnover ratio. You know, you know he's a great passer, 96 00:07:02,399 --> 00:07:05,079 but how well he takes care of the ball. It's one of those 97 00:07:05,079 --> 00:07:08,839 things where, like, let's say he doesn't have the scoring out burst that 98 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:12,000 we definitely needed to get over the Hornets in that game. But I think 99 00:07:12,079 --> 00:07:15,680 just taking care of the ball but still being able to set the offense at 100 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,000 that high of a level is something you really can't take for granted. And 101 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:23,439 I just don't know that we've had. I don't I would not even know 102 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:27,360 that we have. We haven't in this two and three era had this type 103 00:07:27,399 --> 00:07:30,519 of point guard that presents such a threat offensively as a score, but it's 104 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:34,879 also just so damn good with the ball while opening up the offense. It's 105 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:39,519 something that can like offset some of the turnover proneness of some of our other 106 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:46,279 ball handlers, Paul George. Since they put Russell Westbrook on the bench, 107 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:48,720 and he's been good there and had a very good game yesterday against Charlotte as 108 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:56,800 well. But since that last twenty games, they're fourth in fewest amount of 109 00:07:56,839 --> 00:08:01,800 turnovers per game at just eleven point nine. There's no way that happens without 110 00:08:01,879 --> 00:08:07,399 James Harden being their number one playmaker and being empowered to be that guy. 111 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:11,519 By putting Russ off the bench. They were actually better. They were number 112 00:08:11,519 --> 00:08:16,680 one I think the first sixteen games with that new starting lineup. Obviously Pg's 113 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:20,439 been out some now, Kawhi has been out some, but fifteen to five 114 00:08:20,879 --> 00:08:24,680 since they made that change looks pretty good. They've still won ten of their 115 00:08:24,759 --> 00:08:28,240 last twelve games now, and you got to give a ton of credit to 116 00:08:28,279 --> 00:08:31,480 what James Harden's been able to do just controlling the offense. He's been the 117 00:08:31,519 --> 00:08:37,799 second best Clipper I think, pretty firmly this year. Outsid of quiet. 118 00:08:37,879 --> 00:08:41,320 Yeah, yeah, I think ka. I think I gotta put James Harden 119 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:46,440 to well, the first three weeks of the season, I think Paul George, 120 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:50,559 we were all saying was better than Kawhi Leonard. So he's had a 121 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:54,679 dip recently, but he had almost a month stretch where he was the best 122 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:58,279 player. It's up for debate. You can, you know, split hairs 123 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,159 because James Harden has the ball in his hands so much. Uh, and 124 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:05,639 he's been better as of late than Paul George obviously, who's been struggling a 125 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:09,279 little bit since he came back, which is five points on twenty five shots 126 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,440 last night. If you look at his per thirty six over these last three 127 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:16,039 games, they're pretty similar to as usual per thirty six, Like he's shooting 128 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,639 crazy from deep, Paul George like he's still shooting like that's sure forty eight 129 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:24,279 percent or something on like the second most attempts from deep on the team. 130 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:26,720 So it's the other side of the ball that that's really and you obviously want 131 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:30,919 to see his per thirty six go up with Kawhi out just so he's taking 132 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,000 more of the Lion's shirt of shots and whatnot. But it's the other side 133 00:09:33,039 --> 00:09:37,320 of the ball that's Kawhi really helps everyone on the floor with defense. But 134 00:09:37,399 --> 00:09:43,360 PG hasn't seen as locked in or someone posted like he's been doing kind of 135 00:09:43,399 --> 00:09:48,679 these like surprise double teams and stuff on guys and other guys, like what 136 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:52,799 are we doing? He double team Al Horford against the Celtics, and Ivitza 137 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:56,840 Zubas looked at him after everything I got him. I'm okay, I got 138 00:09:56,919 --> 00:10:00,679 al well ended up on a three point or wide open one, I think 139 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:03,879 Derek White. Yeah, So it's stuff like that where it's kind of like 140 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:07,000 just things like that where you're kind of like, I wish that that stuff 141 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,799 was a little bit better, But I think you are right to the point. 142 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:13,759 Recently, thankfully, Harden has been the second best guy with Kawi out, 143 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:18,159 well best guy with Kauai out but healthy. Yeah, the defensive numbers 144 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:22,519 have been concerning without Kawhi. I was listening to our boss Lucas Hahn earlier 145 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:26,559 on the Lab of the jam Uh. He was on with who was it 146 00:10:26,879 --> 00:10:33,679 Justin Wilson Yeah, the post game last night and pointed out that with Kawhi 147 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:37,200 on the floor, their defensive ratings about one eight, which is just right 148 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:41,840 behind the Minnesota Timberwolves, who have the best defensive rating team wise in the 149 00:10:41,919 --> 00:10:48,200 league. Without him, they're worse than the Washington Wizards. Now, it's 150 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:54,039 only been three games. They played two teams that offensively are very good, 151 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:56,720 and they ended up basically blowing out the Clippers. Okay, see game wasn't 152 00:10:56,720 --> 00:11:01,440 that close either, but Boston played the way they did, knocking down twenty 153 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:03,360 five three pointers, win by thirty seven. It's gonna skew the numbers. 154 00:11:03,399 --> 00:11:07,279 I don't think they're that bad. I don't think they're the worst of defense 155 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:11,039 in the league without Kawhi, but it does tell you just how good he 156 00:11:11,159 --> 00:11:15,080 was holding things down on that end, or how effectively he was. And 157 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:16,960 we talked about it a little bit last night, Chuck, but I think 158 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:22,120 it's more than just his play. It's the way he's been vocal out there, 159 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:26,879 because when you were watching that stretch when they won nine straight, he 160 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:31,360 was demanding. He was making sure everybody was fully focused out there, and 161 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:35,480 I think they're missing that leadership or just accountability level where you know, if 162 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:39,240 you miss your defensive assignment, you're gonna hear about it from Kawhi Leonard and 163 00:11:39,279 --> 00:11:46,000 you can't say a damn thing to him. The clough fidens all right. 164 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:50,240 I don't know about confidence. Yeah, you're not checking Kawhi if he's telling 165 00:11:50,279 --> 00:11:54,600 you to exert more effort on the defensive end. Yeah, the defense. 166 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:58,440 Yeah, I think the ratings like one twenty six or something like that, 167 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:05,039 it's like really rough the last three. But I got checked by Brian Semen 168 00:12:05,159 --> 00:12:09,279 last night and I'll take that hashtag humility season. But I was pointing out 169 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:16,519 pregame how going into last night's game over the Clippers. Last fourteen they were 170 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:22,200 twenty fourth defensively, but if you just took out the game against OKC and 171 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:28,440 the game against Boston, they were like seventh. So if you took those 172 00:12:28,639 --> 00:12:33,039 since November seventeenth, the new starting lineup, if you just took out those 173 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:37,879 two games, they were seventh and they dropped to twenty fourth. Just how 174 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:43,399 bad they were defensively in two games. So you can't put as much into 175 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:46,159 it. In fact, I was looking at some of the numbers earlier. 176 00:12:46,919 --> 00:12:54,679 Since November seventeenth through today, their offensive rating is eighth, their defensive rating 177 00:12:54,039 --> 00:13:01,759 is eleventh. So that's where they're at in that fifteen five stretch. Over 178 00:13:01,759 --> 00:13:07,159 the last twenty games. It's it's not terrible, it's they were better, 179 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:09,759 but there has been slippage on that end. But a lot of it was 180 00:13:09,799 --> 00:13:13,600 just coming out of those two games where they got blown out. Yeah, 181 00:13:13,639 --> 00:13:16,600 that's a good call, And there was also some wonkye stuff where fourth quarters 182 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:20,440 when they blew out the Pacers, when they blew out the Yeah, and 183 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:24,879 then they gave up thirty five and fourth quarters, where both teams had already 184 00:13:24,879 --> 00:13:30,840 waved the white flag. So I don't want to say it's too concerning or 185 00:13:30,879 --> 00:13:35,000 overly concerning right now defensively with this team, but Kawhi does make a huge 186 00:13:35,039 --> 00:13:39,600 difference obviously, well when you looking when you want Kawhi to return or is 187 00:13:39,639 --> 00:13:43,600 this yet another with Kawhi specifically that a lot of people have where I don't 188 00:13:43,639 --> 00:13:48,480 care as long as he's just fully healthy. Yeah, I think it's definitely 189 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:52,240 that. I think it's definitely the ladder. I mean, ideally he's back 190 00:13:52,279 --> 00:13:54,720 for this next slate of games and we get a Kawhi game before the new 191 00:13:54,799 --> 00:13:58,519 year. But if that's not where he's at, I'm fine with an abundance 192 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:03,120 of caution. You just hate to see I mean, like even bigger than 193 00:14:03,159 --> 00:14:05,840 like the long term concerns or not bigger, but certainly more front of my 194 00:14:05,879 --> 00:14:09,320 mind right now is just the heat, that absolute heater that he was on, 195 00:14:09,919 --> 00:14:13,240 the type of rhythm that he was in. You hate to see that 196 00:14:13,399 --> 00:14:16,519 come grinding to a halt. And you know, not to say that he's 197 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:20,200 not still a practice and still still training, but you know it's little set 198 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:24,080 by backs like that that where you have to keep trying to trying to catch 199 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,279 up to things that I think can get set you back a little bit more 200 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:30,519 than you think. You know, maybe even more than the injury is trying 201 00:14:30,559 --> 00:14:33,919 to get is just trying to get back to that level where you work. 202 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:37,679 Yeah, we see it where guys come back and they're they want to hit 203 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:41,200 at one hundred and ten percent and your body's just not you know, James 204 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,759 Harden needed to recover to get back into the playing shape. Kauai is going 205 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,360 to have to recover and get back into a little bit of playing shape. 206 00:14:46,799 --> 00:14:50,279 And it's just ripples, right, because when you're back on the court with 207 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:54,320 Kawhi, you're playing with Kawhi from you know, two weeks ago in your 208 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:58,759 head, you know, and he's not at that He's probably not gonna be 209 00:14:58,759 --> 00:15:01,639 at that same efficiency and at that level. So there's ripple effects really for 210 00:15:01,679 --> 00:15:05,000 the entire roster to readjust to this as someone rams back up. And he 211 00:15:05,159 --> 00:15:11,559 was so automatic in such a great groove last eleven games, sixty two percent 212 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:16,200 from the field, fifty two percent from three I don't expect him to just 213 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:18,919 hit the ground running, but you never know. With Kawhi it may not 214 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:24,879 take that long. Defensively, it was where they've really been hurting though last 215 00:15:24,919 --> 00:15:30,120 fifteen games. Twenty second defensively now. But again, you take out those 216 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:33,759 bad two games and it's a totally different story. But I you know, 217 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:39,200 they have a tough stretch coming up after this homestand where they have two days 218 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:43,000 off before Memphis, two more days before Miami on Monday. Then it's Phoenix, 219 00:15:43,159 --> 00:15:50,399 New Orleans the Lakers, Phoenix, Toronto, Memphis at Minnesota Oklahoma City. 220 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:56,080 So I'm hoping that's when I go back to saying it's strategic with what 221 00:15:56,120 --> 00:16:00,000 they're doing with Kawhi Leonnard right now, you shouldn't need him against Charlois. 222 00:16:00,279 --> 00:16:03,360 That gets him three more days off. We'll see how he feels against Memphis, 223 00:16:03,399 --> 00:16:07,879 but there are some really tough games coming up, and you just want 224 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:11,679 him back at one. Yeah, now, regardless of where he's gonna be 225 00:16:11,759 --> 00:16:18,600 rhythm timing wise, you just want him feeling like he's fully able to perform 226 00:16:18,639 --> 00:16:22,440 at the highest level like he was right before the injury. Yeah, that's 227 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:26,679 a good call, and it's gonna be a mere Coffee's been for the most 228 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:32,879 part, okay to pretty good. Uh. In the starting role, obviously 229 00:16:32,919 --> 00:16:36,360 not taking quiet spot in terms of what he does really on the court. 230 00:16:37,039 --> 00:16:41,240 The last couple of games, he's been a little invisible. Terrence Man and 231 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:45,720 him haven't been able to really, you know, totally coalesce together. So 232 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:48,919 again back to the hardened thing. If Amir isn't able to really put an 233 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:52,000 imprint on the game, which is hard to do for him. I'm not 234 00:16:52,039 --> 00:16:55,639 saying this is something we should expect a mere Coffee to do now that he's 235 00:16:55,639 --> 00:17:02,080 starting in place of Kawhi Leonard over these last three games, but I hope 236 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:03,400 his level of play gets raised up a little bit where it was, you 237 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:08,319 know, kind of when he first started taking Kawhi's place. I agree, 238 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:14,359 I do think that overall though it does kind of it does kind of lay 239 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:18,200 it's tough about to be in it, and it does kind of lay bare 240 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:25,960 sort of the thinness of this Clippers roster and certainly the loss of versatility without 241 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:30,480 so many wings. I'm not saying that. I'm not saying that Roco or 242 00:17:30,559 --> 00:17:34,319 Batoom would certainly be better, but I'm saying that he probably would be. 243 00:17:36,839 --> 00:17:38,799 I think that's fair, not by a crazy margin, but I think, 244 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:44,680 yeah, probably a little bit something we saw last night a lot we've been 245 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:51,519 seeing a little bit more recently is more Russ next to James Harden, and 246 00:17:51,599 --> 00:17:56,119 it has been more effective. It looked like they were trying to lean into 247 00:17:56,200 --> 00:18:00,519 offense, especially down the stretch. They're down by seven. To start that 248 00:18:00,599 --> 00:18:04,839 fourth quarter, it was the Charlotte Hornets going on an eleven two run. 249 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:10,680 The Clippers answered it with a nineteen to two run, and they closed the 250 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:14,279 game on a twenty nine to thirteen run to win by nine when they were 251 00:18:14,319 --> 00:18:17,920 down by seven, So a sixteen point turnaround there. Not to get too 252 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:22,839 messy with the numbers, but it was an impressive flip the switch type of 253 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:26,759 moment for them when it was a gut check. Hey you're down seven all 254 00:18:26,799 --> 00:18:30,839 of a sudden, when you've been leading the entire game, and they immediately 255 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:36,000 came out knocked down some big shots. Russ James Harden both hit three pointers. 256 00:18:36,039 --> 00:18:38,279 Norman Powell out of the time out would hit a three pointer right, 257 00:18:38,319 --> 00:18:42,000 and then Paul George, Yeah, he's been struggling in the last couple of 258 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:45,400 games. Actually Norm Powell a little bit, but Paul George with the dagger 259 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:52,440 three to put them up by eleven, but it looks like they know, 260 00:18:52,839 --> 00:18:56,079 okay, defensively, we're not gonna be the same. So if we have 261 00:18:56,200 --> 00:19:00,200 to put Russ next to Norm, next to James Garden to close out a 262 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:06,599 game, just to get the offense going, that is something they can throw 263 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:11,160 out there. And like I said, the James Hard and Russell Westbrook minutes 264 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:18,240 have been much better, but again, smaller sample size right now, and 265 00:19:18,519 --> 00:19:22,400 I'm not sure long term how effective that can be. They need it right 266 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:26,200 now. They need something. They need a little bit more scoring. And 267 00:19:26,319 --> 00:19:30,359 Russ, I thought, had one of his better games as a Clipper yesterday, 268 00:19:30,799 --> 00:19:33,039 especially with the energy. In that fourth quarter. He had the big 269 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:37,279 block, a big rebound the past to a Viata Zoo Bots down low, 270 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:41,920 the pass to Paul George to hit that three to put him up eleven, 271 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,400 and then he turned down that three pointer after knocking one down and went to 272 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:51,079 the basket and slit and split the defense. That was a really awesome acrobatic 273 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:55,839 layup, kind of a Vinchede Russell Westbrook type of play there in that fourth 274 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:57,559 quarter. Yeah, we needed him to step up and he did in a 275 00:19:57,599 --> 00:20:03,559 great way. It's gona be interesting to see what happens in this Clippers Grizzlies 276 00:20:03,839 --> 00:20:08,359 kind of Clippers heat situation going on. We're gonna preview that in just a 277 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:11,880 couple seconds. The ads have been loud for some people. If that's been 278 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:14,960 the case for you, go ahead and turn that down. We're talking Clippers 279 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,680 Grizzlies and Clippers Heat. Coming up in three two one, and we are 280 00:20:18,839 --> 00:20:22,640 back here on Clips and Dip. Thank you for joining us. If you're 281 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:26,000 joining us on Spotify, iTunes or over you're listening, thank you very much. 282 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:30,559 If you're watching us on YouTube dot com slash at Clippers Podcast, thanks 283 00:20:30,559 --> 00:20:34,920 for tuning in. The Clippers are playing the Grizzlies on Friday and then the 284 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:38,519 Heat on Monday, kind of with some nice breaks in there. We're playing 285 00:20:38,519 --> 00:20:41,799 a surgeon Grizzlies team that's gonna be on their second night of a back to 286 00:20:41,839 --> 00:20:45,519 back after they play the Nuggets, which I feel pretty good about that. 287 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:49,440 I'm excited about that. But Adam, you talked a little bit about it. 288 00:20:51,039 --> 00:20:55,240 Jahn Moran is back, and the Grizzlies look like a completely different team. 289 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:57,880 A couple of buzzer beaters. They've won four in a row. Not 290 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:03,119 exactly blowing team. I was looking at someone's that's their plus five over this 291 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:07,559 four game winning streak, which they're getting it done, you know, but 292 00:21:07,599 --> 00:21:11,240 they're not exactly uh, wiping teams off the face of the earth during this 293 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:15,759 stretch. How do we feeling kind of a wonky matchup? It's hard to 294 00:21:15,799 --> 00:21:19,400 look at the season stats for the Grizzlies. Now that John Morant is back, 295 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:26,799 it's again, it's just a completely different team. He is questionable tomorrow 296 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:30,359 night with an illness, so yeah, they'll be in Denver. It's the 297 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:33,480 second game of the back to back in Los Angeles taking on the Clippers. 298 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:41,480 But I just feel like he's kind of their emotional heart and soul, heart 299 00:21:41,519 --> 00:21:44,839 and lungs for this team. He's yeah, he's a little a couple of 300 00:21:44,839 --> 00:21:49,400 seasons the lungs. Yeah, he's the anatomy of this team. But a 301 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:53,440 couple of seasons ago, remember they went something like twenty one and three without 302 00:21:53,519 --> 00:21:59,079 him. Yeah, that's out the window. Obviously they haven't been the same 303 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:03,480 team. They haven't been able to hold it down without John Morant, and 304 00:22:03,559 --> 00:22:07,240 it's time for him kind of to return the favor and pick them up and 305 00:22:07,279 --> 00:22:10,880 try to get them back into that position where they could be a playing team, 306 00:22:11,319 --> 00:22:14,720 and they might be. We'll see. He's had a couple of game 307 00:22:14,759 --> 00:22:18,079 winners, both against the Pelicans. The most recent one last night. I 308 00:22:18,079 --> 00:22:22,400 think it was on that lob that he ended up catching to put him up 309 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:27,240 one sixteen, one fifteen. But you can just see emotionally John Morant is 310 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:30,519 kind of carrying them right now when they have needed it most. Just a 311 00:22:30,559 --> 00:22:36,400 shot in the arm for them, so to speak. What what what nothing? 312 00:22:36,559 --> 00:22:41,200 Nothing? Yeah, it's uh, it'll be weird to see. I 313 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:45,759 think he makes everyone better. Last time we played the Grizzlies, they beat 314 00:22:45,839 --> 00:22:51,400 us mostly because there's black Bambo grabbed a bunch of rebounds, which wasn't very 315 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:55,279 fun. But that was one of the worst losses of the season for the 316 00:22:55,279 --> 00:22:57,279 Clippers, and they didn't foul him late and put them at the line. 317 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:02,640 It was just brutal. Russ was starting, though, so things are obviously 318 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:07,400 different than Will. What are you most concerned about with this Grizzlies matchup? 319 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:11,640 I think I'm concerned about kind of the unknown and what how different the team's 320 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:15,839 gonna look from what we saw. I mean, that's certainly and pace and 321 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:18,079 physicality, especially early. It's just something that's going to continue to give this 322 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:26,640 team trouble. Yeah. The pace, Yeah, I don't have the numbers 323 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,480 in front of it, but I'm serious to see what the Clippers pace has 324 00:23:29,519 --> 00:23:33,000 been over these three games. I mean, it's something that Clip really has 325 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:37,160 historically done pretty well punishing teams on turnovers in transition, and job is you 326 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:41,519 know the perfect player to help do that. Defensively, obviously, they look 327 00:23:41,559 --> 00:23:44,839 a lot different without Steven Adams down low. They're you know, they're not 328 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:48,920 the team that they were that they were like two seasons ago. So yeah, 329 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,519 I mean it looks a little bit different. But this will definitely be 330 00:23:52,599 --> 00:23:55,599 a challenge for the Clippers, and doubly so if it's a Kawhi less challenge 331 00:23:55,599 --> 00:23:59,759 against the Clippers. No Kawhi makes me nervous for this one with Jared Jackson 332 00:23:59,839 --> 00:24:02,279 and all that. I don't know, Adam, how would you feel no 333 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:04,839 Kauhi for this one? Obviously not good, but I think I think they 334 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:10,880 would still be favored in the game whatever you put into that. I still 335 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:15,359 think we could get a better performance shooting wise overall from Paul George, a 336 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:19,480 better defensive performance from him. He didn't have a block or steel last night. 337 00:24:19,519 --> 00:24:22,680 He didn't get to the free throw line. Some of that is just 338 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:26,599 a brutal whistle. I still think he came alive late in the fourth quarter. 339 00:24:26,759 --> 00:24:33,640 I want to say he did have Thank God to Jesus. Yeah, 340 00:24:33,039 --> 00:24:36,640 he's had. I looked up as free throws. Actually, you mentioned that 341 00:24:36,799 --> 00:24:40,039 he's had. He's averaged one free throw over the last three games, and 342 00:24:40,039 --> 00:24:45,000 that's because he got three two games ago. He's in the midst of yet 343 00:24:45,039 --> 00:24:47,640 another streak of not getting free throws. He's had two games in a row 344 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:49,799 of no free throws, which is absurd. And I'm not This isn't me 345 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:55,039 blaming Paul George. It's usually a ref's issue. Thank God, we have 346 00:24:55,079 --> 00:24:59,400 pardon getting the red line because Paul George he mitigates that. Though he mitigates 347 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:03,759 that, though he's actually like going to the rim, like with real intentions, 348 00:25:03,799 --> 00:25:07,279 I do feel like I and not to say that he's the he necessarily 349 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:11,480 bates players. I know that the NBA, that the Referee Association as their 350 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:15,839 own thoughts on Paul George's game, which is garbage. But I think like 351 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:18,960 him just being more aggressive and getting down hill more. You have to make 352 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:21,680 the call at a certain point. You know what I mean, Like, 353 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:25,079 if a player, if a player of that caliber, and Paul George is 354 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:29,839 of that caliber, is going to the room and consistently getting too much contact, 355 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,960 at some point, yes he will get a whistle. And it won't 356 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:37,160 be the most friendly wit whistle certainly won't be Yokic whistle, no shade to 357 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:41,079 Yokic, but uh, he will get the whistle. I hope he does 358 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:45,720 it against the Grizzlies, because they foul a tome. They foul like they'll 359 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:49,680 tenth most time in the league, and opponents of the Grizzlies shoot like twenty 360 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:52,680 three free throws a game. So I hope we get Paul George. A 361 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:56,279 couple of outside of John Morant, who worries you most on on on this 362 00:25:56,319 --> 00:25:59,680 Grizzlies team, who do you think is going to give the Clippers the most 363 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:06,200 trouble? I mean, Marcus Smart just came back, which is a problem. 364 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:12,119 Desmond Bain and Smart had thirteen points last night. Bain had twenty seven. 365 00:26:12,279 --> 00:26:17,799 He didn't shoot it very well, but they got enough. I just 366 00:26:17,839 --> 00:26:22,480 think collectively, there's just this emotional lift going on right now where they're riding 367 00:26:22,599 --> 00:26:27,480 high because John Moran's back and they haven't lost yet, so we'll see what 368 00:26:27,519 --> 00:26:32,680 happens against the Denver Nuggets. If they win that game, they might put 369 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:36,119 everything into that one and they could have some tired legs on the second night 370 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:38,000 of a back to back because of it. Yeah, good luck Grizzly, 371 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:44,799 that'd be great. And again John Moran is questionable, but he's coming off 372 00:26:44,799 --> 00:26:48,799 a game where he had thirty one. He hasn't scored less than twenty points 373 00:26:48,839 --> 00:26:52,039 since he's returned. He had thirty four to twenty thirty thirty one, so 374 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:57,440 he's been electric. He hasn't got it going at all from distance. He's 375 00:26:57,440 --> 00:27:03,279 shooting just sixteen percent behind the line. Not that he's a great shooter from 376 00:27:03,279 --> 00:27:07,640 there, but he's not. He's better than sixteen percent. He's a career 377 00:27:07,759 --> 00:27:12,200 thirty two percent shooter from the outside. So it's a dangerous team. I 378 00:27:12,279 --> 00:27:19,920 mentioned those numbers kind of turning around recently with Russell Westbrook and James Harden on 379 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:26,119 the floor together and since November seventeenth, in nineteen games, the Clippers are 380 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:30,799 now shooting forty six percent from the field with those two out there in almost 381 00:27:30,799 --> 00:27:36,480 two hundred minutes of play and they're a plus eleven, so it's been better 382 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:40,599 steadily, it's been getting a little bit better where they're finding some lineups that 383 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:42,400 work with those two, and a lot of it's I think, been with 384 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:47,119 Daniel Tice out there next to them, So it's not a beats to zoobots. 385 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:49,240 But down the stretch last night it was Big Zoo with them, and 386 00:27:49,279 --> 00:27:52,839 I thought it beats a zoobots. He had nine of his eighteen points in 387 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:56,799 that fourth quarter. He was awesome late. He was probably the best player 388 00:27:56,279 --> 00:28:00,119 down the stretch overall because he was just a force at the rim. He 389 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:03,400 was getting there relentlessly, and then they had to foul and he knocked down 390 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:08,359 three of his four free throws against Charlotte. So Big Zoo played big down 391 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:11,920 the stretch, and we need him to start playing. We need him to 392 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:15,160 start the game big against Bismack. They don't forget what Bismack looked like against 393 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:18,799 Sue the last time we played. It was weird how effective he was. 394 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:22,319 So we need Zoo to assert himself. That's what I'm looking for. We 395 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:27,279 need you to assert himself physically immediately in this game when he gets that first. 396 00:28:27,599 --> 00:28:30,559 If he's not going to pass out of a short roll and he makes 397 00:28:30,559 --> 00:28:33,160 a good decision. Just go as hard as you possibly came to the rim 398 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:36,480 and let him know that it's not going to be easy. I also think 399 00:28:36,559 --> 00:28:40,559 they went small down the stretch when Memphis beat him in the last five minutes 400 00:28:40,559 --> 00:28:45,400 of that one. Ooh, and recently the Clippers have been keeping a beata 401 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:52,559 zubos on the floor during clutch time, where they've been awesome in the past 402 00:28:52,559 --> 00:28:56,119 couple of weeks. I'm not sure did last night's game get to clutch time 403 00:28:56,200 --> 00:29:00,880 because the Clippers were so damn good at the very end where they went on 404 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:04,839 that nineteen to two run. It may not have gotten to the last five 405 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:11,920 minutes of a game within five points, but overall there, I want to 406 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:15,279 say, if you just go back the last let's go back fifteen games here 407 00:29:15,799 --> 00:29:22,000 Clippers in clutch time during that stretch, six and two and eight opportunities in 408 00:29:22,079 --> 00:29:26,759 clutch time, where they've been shooting fifty two percent from the field, just 409 00:29:26,799 --> 00:29:32,359 eighteen percent from the outside, but fifty two percent from the field last eight 410 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:37,160 games during clutch time. It's a nice turnaround considering how bad they were to 411 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:42,400 start off the season. There, who's your player the game pick for the 412 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:48,519 game against the Grizzlies, Adam, I want to take Terrence Man outte. 413 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:52,000 I mean, yeah, man, they need him against John Moran. He's 414 00:29:52,039 --> 00:29:56,839 likely going to be on him to start. He's their point of attack defender. 415 00:29:56,599 --> 00:30:00,119 Guys, it's been so rough for him. On off one of four 416 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:04,279 against the Charlotte Hornets, the bucket he got was right at the rim, 417 00:30:04,599 --> 00:30:07,279 and it still looked like he was a little bit hesitant. He had a 418 00:30:07,279 --> 00:30:11,519 pump fake a few times and just seeing the ball go through I'm sure, 419 00:30:11,279 --> 00:30:15,079 I'm sure it helped. But then he knocked down two free throws. But 420 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:18,119 early on in the game, in the first quarter, his first shot he 421 00:30:18,119 --> 00:30:22,119 hesitated. It was a little eight footer and then he put it up and 422 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:25,240 missed it and it was just short. And I said this last night to 423 00:30:25,359 --> 00:30:29,799 Chuck, but it looks like he's not shooting. He's throwing like he's just 424 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:34,279 hoping that shots will fall for him. Right now, he's so out of 425 00:30:34,359 --> 00:30:38,000 rhythm and just you can see the confidence has to be in an all time 426 00:30:38,079 --> 00:30:41,839 low right now. It's just been so tough for Terrence Man. I want 427 00:30:41,839 --> 00:30:45,799 to see him turn it around. But coach Lou gave him a vot of 428 00:30:45,799 --> 00:30:48,880 confidence. Pregame, he'd said he had talked to him earlier in the day 429 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:55,039 basically saying, you can't let your shooting or lack of shooting right now affect 430 00:30:55,119 --> 00:30:57,799 the rest of your game. And I thought it did against Boston, Like 431 00:30:57,880 --> 00:31:03,960 defensively, he wasn't as sharp, but he was better defensively against Miles Bridges 432 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:10,079 and Terry Rozier, I thought yesterday against Charlotte. Yeah, I'm gonna pick 433 00:31:10,319 --> 00:31:14,279 Terrence man. I just I want to see him just get into double digit 434 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:18,799 scoring wise, Just see a couple of three pointers fall, because it's been 435 00:31:18,839 --> 00:31:22,319 getting worse and you can It's understandable, like the more shots you miss, 436 00:31:22,559 --> 00:31:26,319 the more that weight is on your shoulders. Of finally, more are you 437 00:31:26,319 --> 00:31:30,279 thinking about it, which is always a problem for Terrence. Yeah, this 438 00:31:30,359 --> 00:31:34,000 is it's got to be the worst stretch though of his career by far, 439 00:31:34,279 --> 00:31:40,200 shooting wise. I just he looks completely lost at times out there, and 440 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:44,559 it's kind of shocking to see. Now. Luckily, it hasn't affected them 441 00:31:44,599 --> 00:31:48,240 too much offensively because they have so much firepower out there, and I'm hoping 442 00:31:48,279 --> 00:31:52,519 they stay with him. I'm hoping they don't pull him from the starting lineup 443 00:31:52,599 --> 00:31:55,480 because I don't know if that's going to help his confidence either. And he 444 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:57,960 can just work his way out of this because they're still winning ball games overall, 445 00:31:59,039 --> 00:32:01,119 ten and two in their last twelve, even with Terrence going through this 446 00:32:01,279 --> 00:32:05,599 rough stretch, with this rough patch. I just want to see him come 447 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:07,279 out of it. It would be great. You know, remember when Reggie 448 00:32:07,359 --> 00:32:10,359 Jackson a couple of years ago got off to it was the twenty one to 449 00:32:10,359 --> 00:32:14,000 twenty two season. He knew Kawhi Leonard was gonna be out, and he 450 00:32:14,039 --> 00:32:16,920 got off to that brutal start and then his game winner I think against ok 451 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:22,400 C and then cut a hot streak. It happens to guys like that. 452 00:32:22,519 --> 00:32:25,839 You know. If Terrence could just see one fall in a big moment or 453 00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:31,200 have a big dunk, just something to feel good about himself offensively, that 454 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:36,799 that maybe all it takes, all right, Terrence Man against the Grizzlies is 455 00:32:36,839 --> 00:32:45,079 OUTA think, will who is your pick? I'm gonna go. I want 456 00:32:45,119 --> 00:32:46,920 to go Norm Powell. I want to see Norm have a big game, 457 00:32:47,039 --> 00:32:50,559 bounce back. Norm. I love that pick. That's a good call. 458 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:55,839 I'm going Damn Yeah. Norm was two of seven last game, I know 459 00:32:55,920 --> 00:33:05,480 it was bad, but five and the fourth though, so sorry, Oh, 460 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:08,480 I'm gonna go. I mean Russ was good. I feel like this 461 00:33:08,519 --> 00:33:13,960 is almost player of the game has almost become like who's gonna redeem themselves of 462 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:19,599 the game narratives and emotions here, I'm going Paul George. I know he 463 00:33:19,759 --> 00:33:22,759 was he had twenty five, four and four, but it was not the 464 00:33:22,759 --> 00:33:27,680 most efficient game. Slow start, too, slow start on both sides of 465 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:30,839 the ball. I'm going Paul George. He's gonna be feeling a little better. 466 00:33:30,839 --> 00:33:34,839 He's gonna have the Christmas illness away from his body. He's quarantined it. 467 00:33:35,079 --> 00:33:37,440 He's gonna be in tip top shape. He's thinking about that new car 468 00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:45,599 he's gonna buy on New Year's Day before we play the Heats. Boys. 469 00:33:45,839 --> 00:33:49,839 Yeah, all right, and then onto the New Year's Day game against the 470 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:53,559 Heat. New Year's Day night, Monday night, New Year's Day, the 471 00:33:53,640 --> 00:34:00,119 Clippers play the Miami Heat. Inconsistencies in their lineup, Jimmy Butler day to 472 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:05,599 day with a calf thing. How do we feel about this one? This 473 00:34:05,799 --> 00:34:09,719 is kind of a wonky one though. Heat are weird. They've won four 474 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:14,199 or five They've had some good victories in there. They just beat the seventy 475 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:16,199 six ers, they beat the Hawks, they beat the Magic that's a good 476 00:34:16,199 --> 00:34:21,360 win. Now they lost to the Timberwolves by four. I don't know, 477 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:23,760 let me see if Jimmy Butler even played that game, because yeah he was 478 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:28,119 held out. You know what, they won that game against Philadelphia, but 479 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:35,159 he and Joe LMB were both out, So not a true indicator he was 480 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:38,239 available in that victory or that loss. As just say by four to the 481 00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:44,079 Minnesota Timberwolves only had fifteen points. Kawhi has I know he owns a lot 482 00:34:44,079 --> 00:34:46,960 of guys, but he has had Jimmy Butler's number. I mean, this 483 00:34:47,039 --> 00:34:52,480 goes back to twenty nineteen. Yeah, you're hoping he's at least back by 484 00:34:52,599 --> 00:34:57,800 Monday, right, Yeah, that that would be a little bit more concerning 485 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:01,119 if he missed the next two days because right now we're road trip. So 486 00:35:01,159 --> 00:35:04,280 if he doesn't miss these, I'm like, I hope he goes on the 487 00:35:04,360 --> 00:35:09,280 road trip. Like today is what a week? A week ago he played 488 00:35:09,280 --> 00:35:14,679 that game in Dallas, so that was seven days ago, so tomorrow will 489 00:35:14,719 --> 00:35:19,239 be he hasn't played a game in seven days. Yeah, Yeah, this 490 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:22,639 Miami team Heat culture. I mean they play hard. I know big shot 491 00:35:22,679 --> 00:35:28,159 Bob plom Is gonna hate me saying that, but they they are tough and 492 00:35:28,199 --> 00:35:30,400 they still have other guys who can beat you. Beam out of Bio's having 493 00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:36,079 a great season so far. He's been pretty dominant out there, twenty one 494 00:35:37,159 --> 00:35:42,039 ten boards a block per game in his last ten. So this is some 495 00:35:42,519 --> 00:35:45,639 This is a team that you can't take lightly obviously in the Miami Heat, 496 00:35:45,679 --> 00:35:49,039 no matter who is playing, because they do have those guys that team to 497 00:35:49,079 --> 00:35:52,679 step up. But we'll see. I'm trying to see how many how many 498 00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:58,000 games do they play in between now and getting to the Clippers on Monday. 499 00:35:58,039 --> 00:36:00,440 Will they also be on a back to back I looked it up. I 500 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:06,599 don't think they are. They they have the Lakers beforehand, they go Heat 501 00:36:06,719 --> 00:36:09,719 Heat. They're in Utah on the thirtieth, and then they come to LA 502 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:13,079 for US on the first, and they play the Lakers on the third, 503 00:36:13,639 --> 00:36:16,239 So a day off in between after taking on the Utah Jazz. So they'll 504 00:36:16,239 --> 00:36:21,280 all played two games before they take on the Clippers. So we'll see. 505 00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:24,800 It will be a monitoring that injury report obviously. Yeah, the heater odd 506 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:30,960 they're the number one team in three point percentage hero shooting forty three eight game, 507 00:36:31,559 --> 00:36:34,800 just pretty crazy. But they take like the league average. It was 508 00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:37,599 like a couple of years ago when the Clippers were the number one three point 509 00:36:37,599 --> 00:36:40,960 shooting team. They had like four guys over thirty nine or whatever that crazy 510 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:45,639 stat was, but that was a top five all time three point shooting team. 511 00:36:45,679 --> 00:36:49,840 Yeah, twenty twenty or twenty twenty one season. Yeah, And they 512 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:52,599 but they take like a league average, like they take like the twelfth most, 513 00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:55,559 so that would be. And they're a horrific rebounding team. They're twenty 514 00:36:55,599 --> 00:37:02,119 seventh in offensive rebounds and twenty fourth in defensive rebounds. So let's hope we 515 00:37:02,119 --> 00:37:06,119 don't punish them there. I did notice a weird part in their stats though, 516 00:37:06,599 --> 00:37:09,599 so in defensive rebounds they're twenty fourth in the league, but they're second 517 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:15,599 in the league and defensive rebounding percentage, So any rebounds that are available to 518 00:37:15,639 --> 00:37:17,960 them, they really know they're gonna get them. It seems like they just 519 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:21,679 don't go for fifty to fifty balls or something like that. Like there's just 520 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:24,840 some I've never seen a team rank so low in total rebounds, but so 521 00:37:25,039 --> 00:37:30,880 high in rebounding percentage for that stat. It's very wonky. But yeah, 522 00:37:30,920 --> 00:37:34,960 I don't know. Hi May's killing it the Pride of Irvine. He's yeah, 523 00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:37,400 he's a thirty Yeah, rude. Do you want to see on hotkns? 524 00:37:38,559 --> 00:37:46,000 I mean, shit, this sounds weird, but like, would Russ 525 00:37:46,039 --> 00:37:50,519 be so much such an annoying defender against him? Nope? Not enough? 526 00:37:51,239 --> 00:37:55,480 Come on, real, be real? Is he starting for them? Is 527 00:37:55,519 --> 00:38:00,920 he starting for them? He did? He did last what with Jimmy out? 528 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:04,000 Okay, so we don't know if he well, if he's not starting, 529 00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:07,760 that's a weird one. If he's not starting, I guess I would 530 00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:14,039 say, yeah, I don't know who on our bench. I would want 531 00:38:14,119 --> 00:38:19,559 him to go to guard like it's an interesting it's an interesting problem. I 532 00:38:19,599 --> 00:38:22,880 don't know, man, I don't want to tempt fate. But I'm not 533 00:38:23,039 --> 00:38:27,960 that worried about heymihawk is. I mean, yeah, he might get fifteen 534 00:38:28,079 --> 00:38:31,119 or twenty, but I just went for his young career high thirty one, 535 00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:36,880 So bench, I guess Kobe Brown, he's huge. Hey, Kobe was 536 00:38:36,920 --> 00:38:40,480 so good in that second quarter, Charlotte, that's your gotcha, right, 537 00:38:40,559 --> 00:38:45,039 Like Norm's not gonna guard highway. That's not gonna go. I mean, 538 00:38:45,159 --> 00:38:51,800 we know they'll be staggering lineups and we're hoping Kawhi's back and that means a 539 00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:53,760 mirror is coming off the bench, so it could be a mirror on him. 540 00:38:54,639 --> 00:38:59,119 Well, we'll see how that works out. I'm just me if your 541 00:38:59,239 --> 00:39:04,119 entire game plan is about stopping HEIMI hawk as, what are we doing? 542 00:39:04,159 --> 00:39:06,920 They brought Will in special to consult this game. That's all they've been drilling 543 00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:15,079 these last week is how to stop all right? Will player the game for 544 00:39:15,199 --> 00:39:19,519 the Clippers, for the game against the Heat. I really want to see 545 00:39:19,559 --> 00:39:24,320 it. I really want to see James Harden. I just feel like the 546 00:39:24,440 --> 00:39:31,039 heat, the heat or the antithesis of James Harden to me of a culture 547 00:39:31,079 --> 00:39:35,599 and a vibe. I'm sure that he loves Miami, loves the Miami area. 548 00:39:36,199 --> 00:39:38,239 I'm sure they would love to have James Harden and get them into their 549 00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:43,320 cult program whatever they want to call it. But I would like to see 550 00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:51,039 James Harden. Absolutely. Are we sure? Is it that you know that 551 00:39:51,079 --> 00:39:58,119 brings up that this has been on my mind system versus culture? Baby? 552 00:39:58,360 --> 00:40:01,599 Wait, when are we gonna talk more about the Clippers culture? Considering how 553 00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:06,760 Westbrook has looked in the Clippers Jersey, now, how James Harden has looked 554 00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:09,559 in the Clippers Jersey. What is their culture gonna get more love? Over 555 00:40:09,599 --> 00:40:14,880 the years, They've had reclamation projects, they've had guys. I mean, 556 00:40:15,320 --> 00:40:22,639 yeah, it's what the Clippers now. I think we gotta I I till 557 00:40:22,679 --> 00:40:24,519 after the season. I think after this how this season ends, we can 558 00:40:24,519 --> 00:40:27,280 talk about it. I don't think it has to be the end of the 559 00:40:27,280 --> 00:40:30,679 season. I think it's just gonna depend on how they carry themselves into the 560 00:40:30,679 --> 00:40:34,320 All Star break and what this team looks like. I look, man, 561 00:40:34,480 --> 00:40:37,480 I'm I'm high on this team. I think that we've seen the best offense 562 00:40:37,599 --> 00:40:42,199 of the two one three era. We know where these guys can be defensively 563 00:40:42,280 --> 00:40:45,079 when locked in. Very good team. Feel feel very good about it. 564 00:40:45,119 --> 00:40:50,320 As far as like a permeating culture, I just don't know that they're there 565 00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:52,480 yet. But that's not to say that they can't be there. How they 566 00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:55,280 handle March I don't tell us all we need to know about the Clippers culture. 567 00:40:55,519 --> 00:40:59,880 I'm just thinking back to Reggie Jackson was almost out of the league, 568 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:02,079 Aicholas Batoum was almost out of the league. They have had a lot of 569 00:41:02,119 --> 00:41:07,360 success, and those weren't former stars or anything like Russell Westbrook and James Harden 570 00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:10,920 being number one options on teams. But now you're seeing, Okay, the 571 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:17,079 Lakers couldn't figure it out with Russell Westbrook, Philadelphia couldn't figure it out with 572 00:41:17,239 --> 00:41:22,559 James Harden. If the Clippers are able to do that with both of them. 573 00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:24,719 I know it's still early in the season. I think they're almost forty 574 00:41:24,760 --> 00:41:30,119 percent of the way through, but it says something to this point that you 575 00:41:30,159 --> 00:41:34,599 go through a six game losing streak, the team doesn't fold, they don't 576 00:41:34,639 --> 00:41:37,039 point fingers, they fight their way out of it. They won. The 577 00:41:38,519 --> 00:41:45,480 guys are sacrificing the birth. They're tiny fetuses. Adams cutting the umbilical cord 578 00:41:46,599 --> 00:41:52,639 every night every major category. I just I don't know. I think it 579 00:41:52,840 --> 00:41:57,119 deserves a little bit of recognition, even though it's still early. I think 580 00:41:57,159 --> 00:42:00,360 the front off it. I think that's a great call. I think this 581 00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:04,400 has worked. This has shown that the front office has figured out, for 582 00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:07,119 the most part, who to take a shot on to reclimate their career. 583 00:42:07,239 --> 00:42:12,480 John Wall was not a correct call, but they've had more right calls than 584 00:42:12,519 --> 00:42:17,400 not in that Will if you're watching on YouTube, is against the Clippers culture 585 00:42:17,480 --> 00:42:22,079 somehow. No, that's me. I have bad culture. I'm uncultured. 586 00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:27,920 Will is doodo culture. Okay, So where are we out on Player of 587 00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:30,559 the Game for this this he game we got hard because because it's the system 588 00:42:30,760 --> 00:42:37,639 versus the culture. Adam, I'm gonna go bold here. Kawhi Leonard Whoa 589 00:42:38,679 --> 00:42:44,239 I'm saying be available that game, Well, we don't even know if he's 590 00:42:44,239 --> 00:42:46,360 gonna be available yet. I'm agreen with you. This is wild. I 591 00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:52,880 love it. I love this take. Whoa is available? That's all? 592 00:42:52,079 --> 00:42:59,960 He drops thirty Butler again, okay, and the Clippers come through with the 593 00:43:00,079 --> 00:43:02,280 victory before they head out on the road. Damn. I love this. 594 00:43:02,519 --> 00:43:07,679 I love it. I'm hyped up on that. I'm gonna go receive cultures 595 00:43:07,719 --> 00:43:15,039 unmatched boys, it's very much match that I'm going. I'm going a mirror 596 00:43:15,960 --> 00:43:21,639 right flying in the face of Adam's take. If Kawhi can't go, I 597 00:43:21,639 --> 00:43:24,920 think Amir is going to have an efficient twelve and then six crucial reboards. 598 00:43:25,519 --> 00:43:32,440 We have a a high leverage receipts versus receipts. Player of the Game here, 599 00:43:32,480 --> 00:43:36,840 I'm not gonna say I I didn't say that Adam was going to be 600 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:42,960 wrong. I'm if Kawhi can't go, I think is gonna step up. 601 00:43:43,960 --> 00:43:50,800 Who's your loser of the game? Well the heat, himI, anyone. 602 00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:52,599 I'll tell you who's the loser of the game. Anyone who doesn't buy a 603 00:43:52,639 --> 00:43:57,320 car on New Year's Day because you're missing out on some deals. Apparently according 604 00:43:57,320 --> 00:44:00,320 to Adam Oslin, it's common knowledge. Guys, I don't know why you're 605 00:44:00,320 --> 00:44:06,280 trying to should make fun of this. I'm isn't that not when Toyota than 606 00:44:06,480 --> 00:44:12,559 Is or Lexus Sales of the season or Les jeep Thalm? Jeez? What 607 00:44:12,599 --> 00:44:16,039 do you work for? Kelly Kelly blue Book? Will over here? I 608 00:44:16,039 --> 00:44:20,800 wish I worked for Kelly blue Book. I know what the best sales days 609 00:44:20,800 --> 00:44:23,280 are? All right? Coming up, we're talking New Year's resolutions for the 610 00:44:23,280 --> 00:44:27,599 Clippers and then letting you know where you can hear us. Next. The 611 00:44:27,639 --> 00:44:29,800 ads have been allowed for some people, So if that's been your case, 612 00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:32,239 go ahead and turn it down. We've got ads coming up in three two 613 00:44:32,800 --> 00:44:37,360 one. Hey, what's up? It's Clips and Dips Season two. I'm 614 00:44:37,400 --> 00:44:40,360 Adam Alls, and we got Chuck Mackler and Will Updyke still in Montana. 615 00:44:40,480 --> 00:44:45,079 It's good to be with you guys at Clippers Pod on Exus, where you 616 00:44:45,119 --> 00:44:50,360 can find us at Clippers Podcast on YouTube, where you could see my new 617 00:44:50,440 --> 00:44:54,599 name tag. Not worried about HEIMI keep this receipt. Let me clarify. 618 00:44:55,320 --> 00:45:00,280 I'm just not building a game plan around stopping HEIMI hawkis That's that's all I'm 619 00:45:00,320 --> 00:45:06,800 saying. That's wow already asterisk season. Huh. Good player, good player, 620 00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:09,199 but uh, it's a little bit early. And if you watch some 621 00:45:09,239 --> 00:45:15,599 of those runs with Paul George at UCLA, he puts it on high. 622 00:45:15,639 --> 00:45:19,760 Meet Hawke as that is so nasty. I'm hoping we see it at the 623 00:45:19,920 --> 00:45:22,199 NBA level now. But he was the perfect guy for the Miami Heat, 624 00:45:22,239 --> 00:45:25,039 and I was always wondering if they have to give him up to bring in 625 00:45:25,119 --> 00:45:30,039 Damian Lillard. But like Kanye said, I guess we'll never know. He's 626 00:45:30,039 --> 00:45:36,760 not a lot. Yeah, So what else? What what do we want? 627 00:45:36,880 --> 00:45:39,360 We're talking New Year's resolutions. We'll probably have an episode out before twenty 628 00:45:39,400 --> 00:45:43,639 twenty four, but who knows? What do you want to see the Clippers 629 00:45:43,679 --> 00:45:45,960 be better at in twenty twenty four. Could be basketball related, could be 630 00:45:45,960 --> 00:45:51,519 more choreographed celebrations from the bench, could be some rotation stuff. Adam, 631 00:45:51,559 --> 00:45:53,480 we know you want to see more of your coffee, will Adam? Where 632 00:45:53,480 --> 00:45:57,079 you guys at? What do you want to see the Clippers maybe change for 633 00:45:57,159 --> 00:46:05,440 the better in twenty twenty four? Out of marketing because it's perfect. I 634 00:46:05,480 --> 00:46:09,440 got my phill of coffee. I'm good there. I h he's been playing 635 00:46:09,480 --> 00:46:16,039 plenty now, it's fine. I want to see Bones Highland be the savior 636 00:46:16,239 --> 00:46:20,639 in March for them when I'm not sure about this, but I believe they 637 00:46:20,679 --> 00:46:24,519 have seventeen games. You look at that schedule. It really surprising down today. 638 00:46:24,880 --> 00:46:30,519 I want to see Bones have in a mere coffee like month for them, 639 00:46:30,679 --> 00:46:36,800 where it's memorable and Bones Highland helps carry them at times when they have 640 00:46:36,920 --> 00:46:40,199 tired legs and he can still make an impact this season. The skeleton key 641 00:46:40,320 --> 00:46:44,760 Bones Highland. How about that? I forgot about how good of a nickname 642 00:46:44,800 --> 00:46:49,119 the skeleton key is for Bones. That's a good call. Well, what's 643 00:46:49,119 --> 00:46:59,199 your Clippers New Years resolution lest Bones Highland? Yeah? No, I was 644 00:46:59,239 --> 00:47:08,239 gonna say something more about about more of him there. You weren't to do 645 00:47:08,400 --> 00:47:16,199 culture. H culture is saying I was going to say the exact same less 646 00:47:16,239 --> 00:47:20,880 PJ Tucker. Well, hey, I'm not going to argue against Yeah. 647 00:47:20,880 --> 00:47:24,920 Sure, I guess it's twenty twenty four already. Are we going to trade 648 00:47:25,000 --> 00:47:28,079 him or are we waiting for that? What do you guys think? I 649 00:47:28,079 --> 00:47:31,719 don't know, get his ass out of here, though, geez. I 650 00:47:32,440 --> 00:47:37,400 still think if he'll buy in and stop going, he's going to I don't 651 00:47:37,400 --> 00:47:42,800 think he's man. He's getting acclimated in his new role. Okay, well 652 00:47:42,840 --> 00:47:46,559 he's had to adjust the most Yeah, and he's learning that for him. 653 00:47:46,639 --> 00:47:52,960 I think he could still be that there's only one ball quote basically yeah. 654 00:47:53,000 --> 00:47:59,559 But so that was taken a little out of context. It was what no, 655 00:47:59,679 --> 00:48:02,360 pretty Now that was taking out of context because he was just like, 656 00:48:02,400 --> 00:48:07,079 there's there's such ball dot Like. It wasn't a dig at the Clippers. 657 00:48:07,480 --> 00:48:08,360 It was like, oh there, you know, there's not a back. 658 00:48:08,440 --> 00:48:12,360 We have great players. We have a lot of great players. I'll tell 659 00:48:12,400 --> 00:48:15,239 you what. I'm a I'm a better PJ defender than PJ is maybe a 660 00:48:15,280 --> 00:48:20,480 defender. I love it. I knew idn't want to hate that one. 661 00:48:21,480 --> 00:48:23,199 I think for me, for the Clippers in twenty twenty four. I mean, 662 00:48:23,280 --> 00:48:27,760 boards could he get on PJ. Tucker? You think none? Absolutely 663 00:48:27,960 --> 00:48:31,400 none? I could draw. I could draw an offensive foul if I let 664 00:48:31,440 --> 00:48:36,320 him elbow me in the face trying to get you could You could definitely draw 665 00:48:36,360 --> 00:48:37,440 a charge on PJ. Tucker. You could stay in front of that old 666 00:48:37,480 --> 00:48:39,800 man, no problem. I could draw the charge. I couldn't hit the 667 00:48:39,800 --> 00:48:45,400 free throws because I would be on the ground. I don't think like your 668 00:48:45,440 --> 00:48:49,639 back is broken in this. Yeah my back, Yeah, my back looks 669 00:48:49,639 --> 00:48:55,079 like a song. But it looks it's just my resolution for the Clippers. 670 00:48:58,440 --> 00:49:00,119 I don't know. Man. The year we got that winning streak kind of 671 00:49:00,159 --> 00:49:04,000 late in the year, which makes you feel good about the team. The 672 00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:07,199 bones thing is a good call. I know. It's do do culture? 673 00:49:07,239 --> 00:49:10,880 Maybe just yeah, shout out songs? Uh? What songs? Songs are 674 00:49:10,920 --> 00:49:15,639 a bong that's shaped like a Z. I don't know what else to do. 675 00:49:15,199 --> 00:49:21,280 Famously Famously, I believe Michael Phelps got caught hitting one and it was 676 00:49:21,280 --> 00:49:22,880 like a big scandal. Yeah, I think he would. He was somehow 677 00:49:22,920 --> 00:49:28,920 a bigger deal than his d y, which is let me check hold on, 678 00:49:29,159 --> 00:49:30,920 you know, news resolution. I hope the Clippers put out a song. 679 00:49:31,079 --> 00:49:36,119 I would love a Clippers song. Actually, oh yeah, Zong is 680 00:49:36,119 --> 00:49:39,079 still alive and well, oh yeah, wow they make candpipes, which doesn't 681 00:49:39,119 --> 00:49:43,000 make any sense because they're a Z shaped bong. Anyway, we're off track 682 00:49:43,039 --> 00:49:51,119 here. I'll take a cang with the c Yeah. I think, well 683 00:49:51,159 --> 00:49:54,880 you brought up kind of like meaningful not garbage minutes, but like time for 684 00:49:55,000 --> 00:49:59,760 guys lower on the roster, or maybe it's more meaningful basketball. You know 685 00:50:00,559 --> 00:50:04,119 most of that hope that was centered around the homet Island. Yeah, right, 686 00:50:04,119 --> 00:50:06,519 that's kind of wright. I about too, like bones. And then 687 00:50:06,679 --> 00:50:08,679 if people think that PJ. Tucker is going to play in the playoffs, 688 00:50:08,719 --> 00:50:12,280 he actually is going to have to play at some point. We can't just 689 00:50:12,280 --> 00:50:15,360 be like you've been d n ping all season, get those legs loose in 690 00:50:15,400 --> 00:50:24,400 the round one peage like it doesn't look like it. What about a what 691 00:50:24,639 --> 00:50:30,239 about a New Year's resolution involving a move by this Clippers team this season? 692 00:50:31,679 --> 00:50:36,079 I was texting about Joseph ryan Ward, who still thinks they're one move away. 693 00:50:36,280 --> 00:50:38,880 That guy hits the song. Okay, the thing about Joseph, Joseph 694 00:50:39,000 --> 00:50:42,599 was sending me trade ideas on like Christmas Day, and I was like, 695 00:50:42,679 --> 00:50:46,199 I don't I don't even I can't think about this right now. He's relaxed, 696 00:50:49,159 --> 00:50:52,280 straight up. That's my New Year's resolution. No trades. I don't 697 00:50:52,280 --> 00:50:57,360 want any trades. I don't know good as is. I think we're I 698 00:50:57,360 --> 00:51:00,559 don't perfect. Okay, I didn't say perfect. I did not say perfect. 699 00:51:00,800 --> 00:51:05,719 There's issues with this roster. I don't see a trade right now that 700 00:51:05,840 --> 00:51:09,119 jumps out at me that takes something away from the Clippers and adds enough that 701 00:51:09,159 --> 00:51:13,960 puts them over the edge. After what we saw during that wind streak, 702 00:51:14,239 --> 00:51:15,519 which I don't even think was their best basketball. We've talked about it. 703 00:51:15,599 --> 00:51:19,559 Terrence Mann wasn't very good offensive leader in that stretch. Things like that, 704 00:51:19,719 --> 00:51:23,679 Like, I don't know, I think they should maybe stand pat pad Bev, 705 00:51:24,719 --> 00:51:28,079 do not trade for Bev. No. I just I don't know. 706 00:51:28,199 --> 00:51:31,920 Maybe no more guards, maybe no trade, maybe no trade. I'd like 707 00:51:32,039 --> 00:51:37,280 to see a Margins move, I guess, like maybe not even a trade, 708 00:51:37,400 --> 00:51:43,760 but a signing and a cutting. I'd like another I just feel like 709 00:51:43,800 --> 00:51:46,159 i'd like another wing in there, and not somebody like not somebody of a 710 00:51:46,199 --> 00:51:52,199 starting level caliber, but just a little extra depth is the only trade or 711 00:51:52,480 --> 00:51:57,280 like move that I guess I would really like to see right now. An 712 00:51:57,320 --> 00:52:00,159 athletic four could still be helpful for this team, just to have that other 713 00:52:00,559 --> 00:52:05,719 dynamic and dimension out there. Who and for what that's like, I'm not 714 00:52:05,880 --> 00:52:08,679 I don't think that. I know people are screaming Jeremy Good. I don't 715 00:52:08,719 --> 00:52:12,960 know if that's gonna happen. No, I mean a caliber smaller than that. 716 00:52:12,960 --> 00:52:15,840 That's way too much money. That's that's just way too much. Yeah, 717 00:52:15,840 --> 00:52:16,760 this is where I get bogged down or I'm like, there's these little 718 00:52:16,800 --> 00:52:20,199 moves, but I'm like, is it I don't know. They were so 719 00:52:20,280 --> 00:52:22,920 good during that wind streak. I don't know what's coming back. PJ Washington 720 00:52:23,039 --> 00:52:27,719 up too, and we just saw what's this contract was talking about training for 721 00:52:27,719 --> 00:52:36,840 PJ Washington. But these are moves where where I'm like, is after bad 722 00:52:36,920 --> 00:52:40,400 take, but we love you, Joseph, But like, is that move 723 00:52:40,599 --> 00:52:45,039 gonna make the Clippers now? You know what I mean? Like, I 724 00:52:45,239 --> 00:52:50,280 I don't know if the vibes are good and that move isn't gonna extend us 725 00:52:50,360 --> 00:52:52,440 an extra ten percent towards more of a clip favorite or something like that. 726 00:52:52,480 --> 00:52:55,760 In my head, I don't see why. What if there's a Caruso deal 727 00:52:55,800 --> 00:53:00,719 out there and have to see it. But I kind of where your head's 728 00:53:00,760 --> 00:53:07,639 out with that. I mean, we have to ship a guard out too. 729 00:53:07,280 --> 00:53:14,840 Yes, who is that guy? Will Russell Westbrook would love Chicago. 730 00:53:14,920 --> 00:53:17,840 There's no way that they're trading. I don't eve think they should trade Russ 731 00:53:19,480 --> 00:53:24,440 because the locker room would implode. But they can't replacing them. No, 732 00:53:24,519 --> 00:53:28,519 you're replacing him with Crusoe. Did you miss this part of the trade. 733 00:53:28,800 --> 00:53:31,559 It feels like you weren't listening. I don't think moving Russ is the idea. 734 00:53:31,719 --> 00:53:36,599 I don't think that helps this team. Somebody has to go in. 735 00:53:36,679 --> 00:53:39,199 Norm Powell for me, is too high of an asking price. Coming into 736 00:53:39,239 --> 00:53:43,239 the season, all the talk was, hey, Norman Pale can be that 737 00:53:43,280 --> 00:53:47,880 trade chip. Now Powell rangers Norm Core he's been too damn Probably the trade 738 00:53:47,920 --> 00:53:52,519 for that I would hate to get too much. I agree, like, 739 00:53:52,599 --> 00:53:58,960 see this is this is the impass right Russ in twenty thirty and the pick. 740 00:54:00,119 --> 00:54:02,599 Yeah, all right, Chicago's going to ask for it for They're going 741 00:54:02,679 --> 00:54:07,480 to get it first for Cruso. Yeah, they absolutely will rus whatever salary 742 00:54:07,559 --> 00:54:10,960 filler either. If the Clippers don't do it, the Lakers are going to. 743 00:54:12,559 --> 00:54:15,320 I'm not worried about the Lakers for the championship. That's fine. They 744 00:54:15,320 --> 00:54:17,000 can take Carus. I remember hearing this last year, and then they were 745 00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:21,519 in the Western Commerce Finals. Yeah, but go ahead and take a look 746 00:54:21,559 --> 00:54:25,159 back at that Western Conference final. They take a look at it in every 747 00:54:25,320 --> 00:54:29,199 game in the fourth quarter. I mean we had to take a look at 748 00:54:29,199 --> 00:54:32,800 it, all right, No more we can. I looked. I watched 749 00:54:34,519 --> 00:54:38,320 every day. How many games did they win in that Western Conference? They 750 00:54:38,320 --> 00:54:42,280 didn't. They lost the champs, but they were in every fourth quarter. 751 00:54:43,000 --> 00:54:46,719 I think better now, I'm just saying every somehow lost every single one of 752 00:54:46,760 --> 00:54:50,400 the games. Yeah, they ran out of gas. I'm good, that's 753 00:54:50,440 --> 00:54:54,559 all right. Or Russell was well, he's yeah, he's been bad either 754 00:54:54,599 --> 00:54:59,000 way. No trades for the Clippers. Would I would be okay with that 755 00:55:00,159 --> 00:55:04,920 Plumbley's coming back, that's bold. Sure. I think might end up being 756 00:55:04,960 --> 00:55:08,199 a yeah, Kauhi for two Kawai's. I would do that. If the 757 00:55:08,239 --> 00:55:12,199 Kahi factory calls us and says we need the original Koi back, we'll give 758 00:55:12,239 --> 00:55:15,519 you two. We need to we need to restructure the genome project. We'll 759 00:55:15,519 --> 00:55:16,840 give you two. We'll give you two Kays. We'll give it too. 760 00:55:16,880 --> 00:55:20,760 It's like multiplicity. They're a little worse. They're a little bit worse, 761 00:55:21,360 --> 00:55:22,679 all right, They're not worse on the court. They're just weird. They're 762 00:55:22,719 --> 00:55:27,880 just a little Yeah, they're just weird though. They get those lens of 763 00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:31,480 chatty Kathy. Yeah. One of them just only eats the cheese from those 764 00:55:31,480 --> 00:55:37,159 crackers and cheese packers. That's all. Then he functions on let us know 765 00:55:37,800 --> 00:55:42,480 your Clippers New Year's resolutions. You can comment on this video at Clippers Podcast. 766 00:55:42,519 --> 00:55:45,440 You can tweet it us at Clippers Pod. What you want to see 767 00:55:45,480 --> 00:55:50,280 from the Clippers in twenty twenty four unless you were someone that never wanted James 768 00:55:50,280 --> 00:55:52,159 Harden No, no, no, I don't know if you can't take that, 769 00:55:52,480 --> 00:55:53,400 whatever, you can say what you want. For the most part, 770 00:55:53,440 --> 00:55:58,639 I guess, uh, we're unhinged. I want to see more wins, 771 00:55:58,679 --> 00:56:02,320 but more unhinged drawn from Eric. Oh, I will say that I would 772 00:56:02,360 --> 00:56:06,519 love for the Clippers to work with Eric. That's my resolution for them in 773 00:56:06,559 --> 00:56:10,639 twenty twenty four. Have a scary stories. Drawing to me is immaculate. 774 00:56:10,840 --> 00:56:15,119 So goodbel because I remember that book so well even before he said this is 775 00:56:15,119 --> 00:56:20,280 from Scary Stories. Oh I knew immediately. Yeah, man, shout out 776 00:56:20,360 --> 00:56:22,719 Eric. All right, we got some double dips for you after the upcoming 777 00:56:22,840 --> 00:56:27,000 games. Need some Apple reviews, we'll read them on the show. Check 778 00:56:27,039 --> 00:56:30,159 out our YouTube. Well where can these people tell their family to listen to 779 00:56:30,239 --> 00:56:34,639 us if they want so? You can check out the audio portion of this 780 00:56:34,719 --> 00:56:37,559 podcast anywhere you get podcasts, you know, Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, 781 00:56:37,559 --> 00:56:42,920 Spotify, Stitcher, deezer. If you left your little review over on Apple 782 00:56:42,920 --> 00:56:45,079 Podcasts or Spotify, that would really help us out. 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That's over on Twitter at Clippers Pod. 791 00:57:20,159 --> 00:57:23,079 That's where you can check us out and then Adam one positive thing to send 792 00:57:23,159 --> 00:57:28,920 these folks out on a couple of days before the Clips game, two days 793 00:57:29,360 --> 00:57:34,400 or two games in the next six days for the Clippers. That is a 794 00:57:34,400 --> 00:57:36,960 break in the schedule a little bit. That's like the All Star break for 795 00:57:37,000 --> 00:57:39,760 this team, considering how rough their schedule is. That's that's a big time. 796 00:57:39,920 --> 00:57:45,800 And I'm still hopeful that Kawhi Leonard is okay. Didn't he come out 797 00:57:45,840 --> 00:57:47,599 and say, you know, I'll be back soon, I'll be back the 798 00:57:47,679 --> 00:57:52,800 Terminator hit, I thought, I I thought I saw that somewhere. He's 799 00:57:52,840 --> 00:57:57,440 wearing a shirt that said what I'm about to say is from the movie Terminator. 800 00:57:57,559 --> 00:58:04,280 And then he said I'll be back yeah. And then Linda Carter whatever 801 00:58:04,400 --> 00:58:07,239 was doing those weird pull ups in jail. What else do you do in 802 00:58:07,320 --> 00:58:12,639 jail? Dude? Am I thinking of Superwoman? Who? I think you 803 00:58:12,679 --> 00:58:15,360 are thinking of Supermo? The Hamilton? I don't, I don't know. 804 00:58:15,400 --> 00:58:21,119 I don't think it was an animalton. All I know is the kid in 805 00:58:21,239 --> 00:58:24,960 Terminator two? What's his name? Do you know anybody from the terminator. 806 00:58:25,000 --> 00:58:30,199 He got really fat. Robert Patrick is T one thousand. That's true. 807 00:58:30,239 --> 00:58:32,960 All right, we're getting a little off the rails. What Adam said was 808 00:58:34,000 --> 00:58:36,920 mostly positive before we got to the body shaming of people who were in the 809 00:58:36,960 --> 00:58:43,599 terminator too. We thank everyone for listening. Here's to a great twenty twenty 810 00:58:43,639 --> 00:58:45,199 four, and as always, let's go clips