1 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: What is going on? 2 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 2: Clippers fans, Welcome to season three, episode thirty of Clips 3 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:16,359 and Dip. 4 00:00:16,399 --> 00:00:18,519 Speaker 1: The whole crew is back. I am Jehn. 5 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,679 Speaker 2: Blackler, joined by William Updyke and Adam Austlin. 6 00:00:21,839 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 1: Thank you for hanging out with us today. 7 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 2: We're gonna be talking the duality of the Clippers last 8 00:00:27,359 --> 00:00:29,640 back to back and maybe what it told us about 9 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,240 the team, or if it just reiterated things we perhaps 10 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,640 already knew, some trade talk stuff for about two weeks 11 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:38,039 away from when a decent chunk of guys can be traded, 12 00:00:38,399 --> 00:00:41,640 and then a short quick preview of the three games 13 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:43,840 to end the week. If you're listening to us, thank 14 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:46,399 you for listening. If you're watching, thank you for watching. 15 00:00:46,439 --> 00:00:48,240 If you'd like to view us do this podcast, you 16 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,320 can find us at YouTube dot com plash at Clippers podcast. 17 00:00:52,039 --> 00:00:54,920 Fellas Elephant in the Room. Adam Oslin has a professional 18 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,960 new setup. He's blowing us out of the water with professionalism. Adam, 19 00:00:58,960 --> 00:00:59,439 how you doing? 20 00:01:00,479 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 3: I mean, I wish I had this setup of my apartment, 21 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,480 but the truth is I've been too loud there. So 22 00:01:06,519 --> 00:01:09,879 I came in to work to record at iHeart and 23 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,159 likely the Clipper studio is typically not in use, so 24 00:01:13,439 --> 00:01:14,239 I got it right now. 25 00:01:14,719 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: Can't imagine why. I can't imagine why. 26 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 2: The man bringing Adam Oslin's podcasting down will do you 27 00:01:21,799 --> 00:01:24,640 have any apartment situations like Adams? Right now? 28 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: Are you doing good? As the Clippers just slip this 29 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,400 back to back? I'm doing great. I have like a 30 00:01:29,439 --> 00:01:32,519 pretty like my unit is like pretty detached from stuff, 31 00:01:32,519 --> 00:01:33,879 so I can be as loud as I want over 32 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:40,280 here pretty quickly. Am No, I'm doing good. This was 33 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,840 a rough I mean, this was a rough loss, but 34 00:01:42,879 --> 00:01:45,480 an expected one. I think like there was definitely going 35 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,760 to be a game that there will likely be more 36 00:01:47,799 --> 00:01:50,439 than one game where the Clippers get their teeth kicked in. 37 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:52,519 And that's just what it is, and it's going to happen. 38 00:01:53,239 --> 00:01:55,799 At least it's too a team that's like on the 39 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:59,280 level of Boston, you know, it's not happening to like 40 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,760 the Maverick or something which would feel a lot worse. 41 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,519 And yes, that is shots fire, yeah, and yeah, I 42 00:02:06,599 --> 00:02:08,719 just complete a little five k in the rain, So 43 00:02:08,719 --> 00:02:11,800 I'm feeling good this guy. Damn. I'm drinking a peanut 44 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:16,240 butter stout. I poured myself a healthy glass of wine afterwards, 45 00:02:16,439 --> 00:02:18,520 got for the recovery. I don't know what I'm talking about. 46 00:02:19,879 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 2: I like what you said about kind of being an 47 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,240 expected loss. They smoke the seventy six ers, who are 48 00:02:25,319 --> 00:02:28,759 very bad. Right now, we're Adam, were you surprised? I mean, 49 00:02:29,039 --> 00:02:32,439 the avalanche in the second quarter was incredible from the Celtics, 50 00:02:32,479 --> 00:02:35,520 But were we surprised that the Clippers lost this game, 51 00:02:35,879 --> 00:02:37,400 even kind of in the fashion they did. 52 00:02:37,439 --> 00:02:40,159 Speaker 1: This is no knock on the Clippers. It's just that 53 00:02:40,319 --> 00:02:41,319 Celtics team is. 54 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 3: No I said, you got to hold them to fifteen 55 00:02:44,759 --> 00:02:47,240 threes or less heading in, and they had sixteen at 56 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,800 the half. And that's what happens when you run into 57 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,680 it seemed this good that takes fifty threes per game. 58 00:02:53,719 --> 00:02:56,280 If they get hot, you have no chance, I guess 59 00:02:56,319 --> 00:02:59,000 them unless you're Golden State with KD. I don't know 60 00:02:59,039 --> 00:03:02,120 who's beating that team last night because they spread you 61 00:03:02,159 --> 00:03:05,599 out and therefore if you try to run them off 62 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,639 the line, they have a free ride to the basket 63 00:03:08,719 --> 00:03:11,360 for an easy two. There's just no way to beat 64 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,360 a team like the Boston Celtics when they're running like that. 65 00:03:14,479 --> 00:03:18,280 It's funny because the Clippers they played the exact same 66 00:03:18,319 --> 00:03:20,479 defense in the first quarter they played in the second quarter, 67 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,199 and the first quarter Boston started one for eleven from three. 68 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,199 The second quarter they started nine for eleven. So it 69 00:03:27,319 --> 00:03:29,199 kind of tells you that a lot of this is 70 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,280 out of your control, Like when a team is that 71 00:03:31,439 --> 00:03:33,759 hot from the outside, there's not much you can do. 72 00:03:33,879 --> 00:03:36,599 So takes all us in that, I guess. And it 73 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:38,479 wasn't Dallas Mavericks, So. 74 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, there was. 75 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 2: The contested shots were crazy. I saw you posted the 76 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,840 screenshot of it on Twitter, just how many contested shots 77 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,840 they hit just in the second quarter. And there were 78 00:03:49,879 --> 00:03:53,479 some defensive lapses, like we saw a couple there's some 79 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:57,080 Pritchard threes where like the bench reacted crazy, and they 80 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,919 talked about kind of not being locked in. But again, 81 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,080 the second night of a back to back, they split 82 00:04:02,759 --> 00:04:06,039 the back to back, which I think expectationis for the Slippers. 83 00:04:06,039 --> 00:04:09,439 Team feels pretty good, especially without Norm Powell, who we 84 00:04:09,479 --> 00:04:10,599 did get some good news today. 85 00:04:10,919 --> 00:04:12,599 Speaker 1: Well, and this is like kind of an aside, but 86 00:04:12,639 --> 00:04:14,520 this is kind of always my thing, like it doesn't 87 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:16,800 matter if it really truly doesn't matter if you're the 88 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,399 best defense in the NBA. The way the game is officiated, 89 00:04:19,399 --> 00:04:22,879 the way it's regulated, it's like it's it's a heavily 90 00:04:22,959 --> 00:04:25,240 leaning offensive game. And I'm not saying that's wrong. It's 91 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,160 more aesthetically pleasing to watch. But it does like, even 92 00:04:28,199 --> 00:04:30,439 if you were the absolute best defense in the NBA, 93 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,519 you can't stop everything. You know, like it's just there 94 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:35,720 the way the game is played, and like I said, 95 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:39,000 the way that it's officiated is really beyond your control, 96 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,560 even if you aren't the best of the best defensively. 97 00:04:42,639 --> 00:04:46,079 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I think the other thing too, the defensive 98 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,720 rating didn't drop, right, Adam. You were tweeting about that, 99 00:04:48,759 --> 00:04:50,879 like it's we're still fifth or sixth. 100 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,319 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was fifth heading into that game. It was 101 00:04:53,399 --> 00:04:55,279 fifth heading out of that game, which was a little 102 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:57,399 bit surprising. I thought they might drop two spots, but 103 00:04:57,399 --> 00:05:00,000 as games, to the point they're almost a game twenty things, 104 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,240 storry to settle a little bit with some of these numbers. 105 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was looking at the best two man lineups 106 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:09,000 because I wanted Chris dun and Derek Jones Junior have 107 00:05:09,079 --> 00:05:13,079 been I mean more than advertised when they were brought 108 00:05:13,079 --> 00:05:15,399 on with the team so far, I think, especially defensively, 109 00:05:15,399 --> 00:05:19,120 we knew they'd be good, but this is appairing in 110 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,439 two hundred and eleven minutes. Their plus sixty one just 111 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:24,600 good for a team that had a really got a 112 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,199 bad starting lineup plus minus fiz for a while. And 113 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,720 if you look up the Clippers two man lineup stats 114 00:05:29,759 --> 00:05:31,959 and shift to totals, Chris Dunn, I think is in 115 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:35,199 four of the five like the impact that these guys 116 00:05:35,199 --> 00:05:39,319 are bringing together and that that starting lineup switch, like 117 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:41,920 there was I think a good thing about this loss 118 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,160 was there was no question, like it wasn't a lineup issue, right, 119 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:51,160 like they they just got braided by Celtics threes and 120 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:58,480 this issue, Well sure, yeah, but I didn't you know, 121 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,879 nothing made me think different of the Clippers after that loss. 122 00:06:02,759 --> 00:06:05,959 Speaker 3: Outlier, Throw it away, burn the tape, kill it with fire. 123 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,360 There's not much you could do. They hit twelve threes 124 00:06:09,399 --> 00:06:11,800 in the second quarter. They went for the most points 125 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:14,279 ever that a team has in a quarter against the Clippers, 126 00:06:14,319 --> 00:06:17,199 where they tied it with fifty one. I just they 127 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:19,199 hit their first six threes in the second quarter, and 128 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:22,000 there were a couple lapses, but it was like three 129 00:06:22,079 --> 00:06:24,879 or four, Like I don't know, I don't know what 130 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,160 you do against Boston, they are an unsolvable problem. 131 00:06:29,079 --> 00:06:30,959 Speaker 2: Well, we'll see him in the finals, I believe in 132 00:06:31,199 --> 00:06:33,959 As Will says, it's gonna be a pretty good series 133 00:06:34,199 --> 00:06:39,199 for the Clippers. Norm being out was a big issue 134 00:06:39,439 --> 00:06:42,480 having you know, there's only so many scoring threats the 135 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:44,040 Clippers have if Norm. 136 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: Powell is out for this one. 137 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,079 Speaker 2: He has been upgraded to questionable for the game against Washington, 138 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:49,720 which is great. Would be happy to for him to 139 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:50,319 come back there. 140 00:06:51,079 --> 00:06:51,879 Speaker 1: The Clippers sit. 141 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 2: At eleven and eight. Will, does eleven and eight feel 142 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:55,680 fair to you? 143 00:06:55,759 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 1: Like, how are we feeling? 144 00:06:56,519 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 2: Almost twenty games in, they've had a ten point lead 145 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:02,120 in every game, threeing one without Norm? 146 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: How are we feeling. I'm feeling pretty good about that. Yeah, 147 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:11,319 eleven and eight, Like three games over five hundred, I 148 00:07:11,319 --> 00:07:14,160 feel like, is really pretty decent for this stretch of 149 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,800 the season to be just under twenty games. Yeah. 150 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 2: We did the ten game check in and we were 151 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:21,920 all kind of like, if we're over five hundred and twenty, 152 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:23,680 but we're nearly a corporate. 153 00:07:23,319 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: Way through the season, and I mean, that's that's pretty reasonable. 154 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,360 Especially settled. Yeah, I mean, especially given no Kauai and 155 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,199 you know, now know norm power for an extended. 156 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:38,439 Speaker 2: For cent and run, Adam is eleven and eight. Fair 157 00:07:38,519 --> 00:07:43,560 to you to this point for the Clippers, yeah. 158 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 3: I think they've exceeded everyone's expectations. I said just to 159 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:49,160 stay around five hundred, and they're three games above it 160 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,560 right now with one of the toughest schedules in the league. 161 00:07:51,639 --> 00:07:55,639 With they've had five back to back instances so far, 162 00:07:55,839 --> 00:07:58,360 so what ten of their nineteen games have been here 163 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:00,519 on the front end or the back them a back 164 00:08:00,519 --> 00:08:05,279 to back? I am that's thoroughly impressed. Defensively, they've been 165 00:08:05,319 --> 00:08:07,879 even better than I thought, and I thought they'd be 166 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:11,120 pretty damn good, but it's held up so far. They 167 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:13,560 haven't had a lot of slippage, even though their offense 168 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:17,240 has still been bottom ten pretty consistently. And the thing 169 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,279 that surprised me most that I never saw coming was 170 00:08:19,319 --> 00:08:22,360 just the rebounding. They are the third best team when 171 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,639 it comes to rebounding percentage. They are the first. They're 172 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,480 the best team when it comes to defensive rebounding percentage. 173 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,959 And all that talk about oh they need a power forward, 174 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:36,519 they need this, they're rebounding. They're doing it. They're showing 175 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,519 that you can get it done even with smaller guys 176 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:41,480 out there, if they just apparently have the will and 177 00:08:41,519 --> 00:08:42,120 the want two. 178 00:08:42,879 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think, And I think like the will and 179 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:47,720 the want to is kind of what Clippers fans have 180 00:08:47,759 --> 00:08:51,799 been missing from the team for the past couple of seasons, right, Like, 181 00:08:51,799 --> 00:08:54,720 there's always been this idea of like they're not playing 182 00:08:54,759 --> 00:08:57,519 how people want them to play or how they should be, 183 00:08:57,879 --> 00:08:59,519 you know, looking on the court and stuff like that. 184 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,759 The rebounds point to that, and I think the not 185 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:05,840 giving up, I guess, like, not that I'm not gonna 186 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:07,720 say they gave up last year, but this team wants 187 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:09,279 to try and win every single game. I think it's 188 00:09:09,399 --> 00:09:13,519 very evident in a different way than last year. I 189 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:17,440 am interested to see how the integration of Norm back 190 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:21,200 into the lineup goes. Norm's obviously great. I'm not worried about, 191 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,840 you know, like the fit exactly, just the shooting and 192 00:09:23,919 --> 00:09:25,399 how long it's going to take him to get back 193 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:28,080 from the hamstring thing, because it is impressive. Three and 194 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:30,759 one without Norm Powell is not necessarily what I expected 195 00:09:30,759 --> 00:09:34,759 if he was going to miss four games, But that 196 00:09:34,799 --> 00:09:36,399 integration is going to be interesting. 197 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, hopefully he picks up where he left off. Because 198 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:45,720 they wouldn't have won that last game without him, and 199 00:09:45,759 --> 00:09:47,840 he played through it, played hurt. What was that the 200 00:09:47,879 --> 00:09:50,559 Golden State game where he came back from the hammy 201 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,720 and played through and look great and hit those big 202 00:09:53,759 --> 00:09:56,120 shots down the stretch off the feeds from James hard 203 00:09:56,159 --> 00:09:59,399 as he was just curling around the perimeter. So they 204 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,240 need him. Last night was a pretty big indication of that, 205 00:10:02,399 --> 00:10:04,120 Like you can have a great defense all you want, 206 00:10:04,159 --> 00:10:07,279 Like what was saying in today's league, things are slanted 207 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:11,080 towards helping the offenses and the three point shooting, and 208 00:10:11,159 --> 00:10:13,559 I just think there's more tough shot makers than they've 209 00:10:13,639 --> 00:10:15,679 ever happened in the league. Like the shooting is so 210 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:19,559 crazy compared to how it used to be. You gotta 211 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,039 have some firepower on your side too. They need Norm 212 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:25,000 Powell really bad, really bad. 213 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:27,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's kind of like knife to a gunfight scenario 214 00:10:27,639 --> 00:10:28,399 down in Boston. 215 00:10:30,519 --> 00:10:33,679 Speaker 1: Yeah. I don't know, it's uh, but he's coming back hopefully. 216 00:10:33,759 --> 00:10:39,279 Speaker 2: I he'll probably play on Sunday or sorry not Sunday against. 217 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: The Wizards. I would think. 218 00:10:43,799 --> 00:10:45,559 Speaker 3: I wonder if they're trying to get one more game 219 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:49,360 without him, just because it's the Wizards. They've won three. 220 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 2: Games, the worst team in the league. Yeah, any final 221 00:10:55,519 --> 00:10:57,200 thoughts on how this team has been so far. I 222 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,960 figured we'd get kind of the twenty game talk through 223 00:11:00,039 --> 00:11:02,639 out of the way. I think it's, well, how much 224 00:11:02,639 --> 00:11:04,440 stock do you put into the having a ten point 225 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,600 lead in every single game so far? 226 00:11:07,519 --> 00:11:09,799 Speaker 1: Oh, I mean, very little. But it is impressive to 227 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:13,919 see it is It is impressive to see the Clippers. 228 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:18,000 It is impressive to see the Clippers start strong, like 229 00:11:18,039 --> 00:11:20,200 that's just not something that we've been accustomed to in 230 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:23,320 years past. And I mean it's a little bit more 231 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:26,480 troubling when you see like the starters come out of 232 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:29,120 the half really really flat. Like that's troubling because I 233 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:30,919 do feel like this team used to be pretty good 234 00:11:30,919 --> 00:11:33,639 at third quarter adjustments despite some of their slow starts. 235 00:11:33,919 --> 00:11:35,720 But I mean it's, you know, it's a different squad, 236 00:11:35,759 --> 00:11:37,919 it's a different look, and to be able to get 237 00:11:37,919 --> 00:11:40,879 them momentum going, especially when they're setting the tone defensively, 238 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:43,320 which allows them to get into their offense so much 239 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:45,879 more efficiently. It's yeah, I mean, it's great to see, 240 00:11:45,879 --> 00:11:48,679 but it's you know, like I said, especially with games 241 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:53,240 being like so offensive, so offensive minded, like you're going 242 00:11:53,279 --> 00:11:55,600 to run into difficulties, and I mean you get a 243 00:11:55,639 --> 00:11:57,840 few early flat you get a few early fouls. I mean, 244 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,639 it completely changes the entire landscape for the game. So 245 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:02,279 it's you know, it's like we talked about it, it's 246 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,120 just these very thin margins. So no ten points to me, 247 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:08,440 doesn't feel that comfortable, That doesn't feel that padded. 248 00:12:08,919 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 2: I like what you said because that's kind of the 249 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,279 point of the Celtics game, right, Like they were hitting 250 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:15,360 so many contested shots. Even if you're playing a defense, 251 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:19,200 you're still not being rewarded with necessarily like a positive 252 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,879 possession because they still scored, and then the offense got slow. 253 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 1: Tyler. 254 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 2: You talked about it. He was like, we were not 255 00:12:23,919 --> 00:12:27,120 initiating things fast enough. This team is built on the 256 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:30,039 good defense helps the offense, which does need help. And 257 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:33,080 you know that's why I guess, you know, I don't 258 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:34,919 put too much stock into the way they lost against 259 00:12:34,919 --> 00:12:36,960 the Celtics because they at least like they were just 260 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:40,320 fifteeral points in a quarter. But yeah, I think I 261 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,200 agree with you. The ten The ten point lead thing 262 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,879 is cool, but it would be a lot cooler even 263 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,600 just five years ago, I guess because totally. 264 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean, I guess I phrased that around the Clippers, 265 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:53,120 but I mean ten points is not that big of 266 00:12:53,159 --> 00:12:55,440 a lead for any team. Yeah. 267 00:12:55,919 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 3: So Will's point though, talking about them getting off to 268 00:12:58,399 --> 00:13:00,879 good starts and we're not used to that. It is funny. 269 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,960 I just checked the plus minus in first quarters this year. 270 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:07,480 They're six. They're a plus forty seven in first quarters. 271 00:13:07,639 --> 00:13:11,399 Speaker 2: Jesus, that's awesome. Yeah, it's a new era. 272 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 3: Seriously, oh man, And they had some bad starts. I 273 00:13:16,279 --> 00:13:18,480 think a lot of this is just over the last 274 00:13:18,519 --> 00:13:21,840 ten games or so, you know, because the starting lineup 275 00:13:22,399 --> 00:13:26,879 wasn't doing well early on, when Terrence Man was still 276 00:13:26,919 --> 00:13:28,600 in it. I think they were minus at that point. 277 00:13:28,879 --> 00:13:32,519 Speaker 2: They're absolutely minus at that point. Coming up, we're gonna 278 00:13:32,519 --> 00:13:37,840 be talking some trade eligibility stuff. It's almost December fifteenth. 279 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:40,799 People have been talking some trade things. They have ideas. 280 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:43,960 If you're watching us on YouTube dot com Slash at 281 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:46,279 Clippers Podcast, we're not going anywhere. If you're listening to us, 282 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:48,279 thank you for listening. But there's gonna be a quick 283 00:13:48,279 --> 00:13:50,600 audio break and then some trade talk coming up in 284 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:52,120 three two one. 285 00:13:52,919 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: All right, welcome back in to clips and dip your 286 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:59,080 favorite Clippers podcast, maybe your favorite NBA podcast, I don't know, 287 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:02,360 talked about how the Clippers are doing so far this season. 288 00:14:02,519 --> 00:14:04,919 Are run on it now, I mean, kind of what 289 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:08,440 everyone wants to talk about. I feel like it's to 290 00:14:08,519 --> 00:14:11,279 a certain subsection of fans, maybe more important than the games. 291 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:16,840 But December fifteenth is coming up, which makes a lot 292 00:14:16,879 --> 00:14:19,480 of players trade eligible. It makes things kind of interesting. 293 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:24,679 If you're if you're into you know, Recliner GMing, if 294 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:28,360 you will, if you're into screenshots, trade machines, maybe it 295 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:31,320 is your season. So we got to talk about that. 296 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:38,039 Let's just kick things off. I mean, I've kind of 297 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:40,960 said my opinion on this one and it still hasn't 298 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:46,080 really changed. I feel like it's difficult for the Clippers 299 00:14:46,279 --> 00:14:50,519 to make an acquisition given that they are three games 300 00:14:50,559 --> 00:14:53,360 about above five hundred without Kawhi Leonards, Like you're in 301 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:57,960 such a bizarre limbo, Like is it is that enough 302 00:14:58,000 --> 00:14:59,840 to try to make a big swing, leverage what little 303 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,039 assets you have for you know, for a better rotation. 304 00:15:03,159 --> 00:15:05,799 I would say probably power forward, I think is what 305 00:15:05,919 --> 00:15:09,519 I would aim for. Where are you at, Adam? Is 306 00:15:09,519 --> 00:15:12,399 there anyone who is sort of tickling your fancy in 307 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:16,360 this upcoming December fifteenth free agent class. 308 00:15:17,679 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 3: I don't know, given that the Clippers are eleven and 309 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:24,039 eight and that we still don't know the status of 310 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:27,639 Kawhi Leonard. In fact, the update yesterday was more of 311 00:15:27,679 --> 00:15:30,480 the same and made me less hopeful. Honestly. That came 312 00:15:30,519 --> 00:15:33,840 from Wat Murray. Like, he's doing some box work, he's 313 00:15:33,879 --> 00:15:38,039 shooting a little bit, he's progressing. We're talking about an 314 00:15:38,039 --> 00:15:44,240 injury from late March, like late March, we're talking about this, 315 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:48,240 and I would categorize this as a setback at this point. 316 00:15:48,279 --> 00:15:52,519 Like I know, it doesn't mean that he has re 317 00:15:52,559 --> 00:15:55,399 injured anything or anything like that, but he's not playing 318 00:15:55,519 --> 00:15:58,519 yet and we're almost twenty games in and he's not 319 00:15:58,559 --> 00:16:02,799 playing tomorrow either. He's not doing much basketball work, So 320 00:16:02,919 --> 00:16:04,720 I don't know where we're at with that. It could 321 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:07,159 be as simple as well, they're eleven and eight, so 322 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:09,759 they can hold back Kawhi even more and preserve him 323 00:16:09,759 --> 00:16:12,120 and try to wait till they really need him to 324 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:15,200 make that push for the playoffs, yeah, and then getting 325 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,720 him as healthy as possible for the big, biggest moments. 326 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:22,279 So I understand if that's your logic, but I just 327 00:16:22,639 --> 00:16:24,879 I don't know. That was a little bit concerning hearing 328 00:16:24,919 --> 00:16:27,559 that stuff yesterday because we weren't sure about the shooting 329 00:16:27,639 --> 00:16:29,600 and what he meant, you know, a week ago coach 330 00:16:29,679 --> 00:16:33,000 and talking about it. Yeah, and it just seems like 331 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,799 he's not doing much, he's not participating in much, and 332 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:39,600 it's about to be December here, so for me, maybe 333 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:42,480 that means best case scenario, he's back in January, That's 334 00:16:42,519 --> 00:16:44,720 my guess. So I just don't know why you would 335 00:16:44,759 --> 00:16:48,679 make moves until you know where Kawhi Leonard is at. 336 00:16:48,919 --> 00:16:52,159 I can understand looking at a power forward. Look, if 337 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:54,480 a good trade comes along and you don't have to 338 00:16:54,519 --> 00:16:58,080 give up much, sure, or let's say, I don't know, 339 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,399 you move Terrence Man because you feel like you have 340 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:03,080 a surplus of those guys now and you have a 341 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:05,640 position of need. Maybe with getting a big man who 342 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:08,000 can shoot a little bit that can be playable in 343 00:17:08,039 --> 00:17:11,559 small ball lineups. That's interesting to me. But I'm just 344 00:17:11,599 --> 00:17:15,039 not giving up future assets. I'm not making any big 345 00:17:15,079 --> 00:17:17,440 swings to say, hey, we're going all in for this 346 00:17:17,519 --> 00:17:19,400 season until I know more about Kauai. 347 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, the big swing seems very much off the table 348 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:29,319 for the Clippers, Like, there's only really Terrence Mann feels 349 00:17:29,319 --> 00:17:32,559 like the only guy who is And I'm not using 350 00:17:32,599 --> 00:17:34,799 this term in any kind of mean way or anything 351 00:17:34,839 --> 00:17:36,480 like that. You look at the roster, you said, there's 352 00:17:36,559 --> 00:17:39,400 kind of a glut of these guys who kind of 353 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,039 maybe do a similar thing as Terrence Man. He's the 354 00:17:42,039 --> 00:17:44,880 only guy that seems like that would be moved right 355 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,400 now from this team if a trade were to happen, 356 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:49,440 That would be the most logical person I can see 357 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:54,680 the Clippers. Uh, here's who can be traded after December 358 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:56,599 fifteenth on the Clippers, And I don't think any of 359 00:17:56,599 --> 00:17:59,319 these guys are being traded. James Harden, Derek Jones Junior, 360 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:04,359 nicolebet Christop, Kevin Porter Junior, and Mobomba. None of those 361 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:06,839 guys are going anywhere for the Clippers. 362 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:07,319 Speaker 1: I don't think. 363 00:18:07,319 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 2: Maybe Mobiba, but I don't know, you're not getting anything 364 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:14,359 for him, So I just I Yeah, the weird limbo 365 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:17,119 is a perfect way to put it. This team is 366 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:20,440 maximizing a lot of its pieces right now, right like 367 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,160 we're getting that thing where everyone's kind of playing plus 368 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:24,720 fifteen percent except for Tery. 369 00:18:24,759 --> 00:18:26,799 Speaker 1: Well, I mean, that's kind of the double edged sort 370 00:18:26,839 --> 00:18:30,440 of out performing, right, Like it you're doing so well 371 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,640 that like even for some of these guys that you 372 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:35,640 could sell on high value, it's kind of like, man, 373 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:37,839 do you really want to get rid of normal? Like 374 00:18:37,839 --> 00:18:40,440 you're three games above five hundred, Like you have like 375 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:43,720 a five to eighty winning percentage without Kawhi Leonard, Like 376 00:18:44,599 --> 00:18:46,880 I mean, you have to like, to me, that makes 377 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,480 a team, like you would really have to sweeten a 378 00:18:49,559 --> 00:18:52,880 deal to kind of make that go. We'll see how 379 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:54,920 things look, you know, closer to the All Star break. 380 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:59,319 But like it puts you in a very bizarre position like. 381 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:02,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, plucky underdog where everyone is overplaying. It's like, well, 382 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:05,119 they're not going to accept bad trades because we don't. 383 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:06,720 Speaker 1: Have Because I mean, if you would have told me 384 00:19:06,759 --> 00:19:08,839 coming into this season, you know it's gonna be December, 385 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:11,240 there's still no quiet day, so he's likely not playing 386 00:19:11,319 --> 00:19:14,240 until after the All Star break, Like I would say, 387 00:19:14,519 --> 00:19:17,440 I mean, I maybe try to scrounge together some assets 388 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:19,400 because it's a little bit questionable what you're gonna be 389 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:21,400 able to do. But if you have like a five 390 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:24,640 eighty winning percentage and you know, like things are looking 391 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:27,799 all right, you're still sitting out of the plane as 392 00:19:27,839 --> 00:19:30,160 of a quarter of the way through the season, It's like, well, 393 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:32,880 I don't know, man, Like, are you really ready to 394 00:19:33,039 --> 00:19:35,960 like commit to like a I mean, it could be 395 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,880 more of a retool than a rebuild, but like, are 396 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:41,920 you really committed to the retool midway through the season. 397 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:43,960 I mean, because at that point you're totally punting. You 398 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:45,480 have to totally punt on the season. 399 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:50,279 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think if they're also you know, we've talked 400 00:19:50,279 --> 00:19:55,119 about this, but far behind the Houston Rockets, it is 401 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,519 time to play the young guys. Because if you're already 402 00:19:58,559 --> 00:20:01,759 not holding on to that number one pick and you're 403 00:20:01,759 --> 00:20:03,839 going to have the twenty ninth or the thirtieth pick 404 00:20:03,839 --> 00:20:08,319 from OKC, dude to pick swap, then I'm probably the 405 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,359 thinking the best thing you can do now is at 406 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:13,039 least develop the guys who are on your roster, like 407 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,920 give them plenty of run. But yeah, I just don't 408 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:23,240 see I would stand pat right now outside of PJ. Tucker, Bones, Highland, Terrence, Man, 409 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:27,000 I don't see anybody you don't want to give up 410 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:31,519 on Norman Powell right now because he is a fan favorite. 411 00:20:31,559 --> 00:20:35,000 You can say he's you're selling high or. 412 00:20:35,519 --> 00:20:38,200 Speaker 2: Oh, they would be selling the value for trade. The 413 00:20:38,319 --> 00:20:42,119 value for Norman Powell right now for a basketball contract 414 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:43,799 is the highest that it will ever be. 415 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, but I mean it should still be pretty high 416 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,400 around the trade deadline when they have more absolutely. 417 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:51,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm not saying like an immediate trade, but like 418 00:20:51,559 --> 00:20:53,960 that's what I mean, Like it's there. If they were 419 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:57,559 to entertain a trade idea, they would never get more 420 00:20:57,640 --> 00:20:59,839 for normal pal than they would right now. 421 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:02,279 Speaker 3: And James Harden, I think is going to be looked 422 00:21:02,319 --> 00:21:06,440 at around the trade deadline if they're below five hundred. 423 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:09,039 He's on a one to one contract, Like you have 424 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:13,240 to think about it. Everybody interesting has to be considered. 425 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: But everyone's a suspect. 426 00:21:15,319 --> 00:21:19,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, and uh, I think people are still suspicious on 427 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,599 how good this Clippers team is as we move forward here, 428 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:23,359 so we'll see. 429 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 2: That's a good call too, Like is this team in 430 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:30,519 a really really a three game above five hundred team 431 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:35,079 or because the defense I think is set for the 432 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:36,920 most part, I think it's a very good defense. I 433 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:39,920 have no problem thinking he's going to finish top ten 434 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,119 if the personnel stays the same like it is right now. 435 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:44,799 Speaker 1: But with the bottom offense, I mean, I would say 436 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:49,000 sixth is a little suspect some things going in your favor. 437 00:21:49,279 --> 00:21:53,119 You have had a very difficult schedule thus far. Yeah, 438 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:55,920 so like that, I mean, like that is a point 439 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,640 for points against. I mean, this is still an older 440 00:21:58,759 --> 00:22:02,400 roster and you're still you are still one more like 441 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:07,200 even brief injury away from like just from kind of 442 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:12,000 being in the absolute garbage of teams. Like if James 443 00:22:12,039 --> 00:22:16,599 aren't misses four games, one of those four games, that 444 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:20,119 is gonna be some brutal to watch. You have been 445 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:21,480 sniping this episode. 446 00:22:22,559 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 3: It's funny because you're not. 447 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:27,599 Speaker 2: Wrong, though, dude, Like it's yeah, I light all the candles, 448 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:30,119 you know, I'm knocking on wood. 449 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,119 Speaker 1: Like I'm not saying that anything is gonna happen, but like, 450 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,759 you know, people miss games. It doesn't even have to 451 00:22:34,799 --> 00:22:37,920 be a serious injury. And we've like we've outside of 452 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:40,440 Norman Power, which even this stand is pretty short. Like 453 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,680 we've been pretty lucky, which is a little that's part 454 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:46,799 of the Markers fan a little worrisome things are going 455 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:47,519 too good. 456 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,759 Speaker 3: They're a game and a half up on the eleventh 457 00:22:50,799 --> 00:22:53,480 seed in the Minnesota Wolves. Yes, well they are only 458 00:22:53,519 --> 00:22:56,319 three games back up the number one seed. Uh, the 459 00:22:56,319 --> 00:23:01,519 eleven seed is even closer to them. They're kissing it 460 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:05,599 and this Clippers team, it's just it's still far too 461 00:23:05,599 --> 00:23:07,960 early in the season. I'm just not going all in 462 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:13,720 and I'm not doing something that's a lateral move unless 463 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:16,119 I can improve in a different area. Like you talked about, 464 00:23:16,519 --> 00:23:19,200 they have a glut and a surplus of wings, and 465 00:23:19,319 --> 00:23:22,079 Terrence Man might be seen as more expendable. Plus he 466 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:24,680 hasn't been playing that well. But does that help your 467 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:26,599 trade value with him? No, it doesn't. 468 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,079 Speaker 1: So I don't know if you get this, do you 469 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:29,759 want him? 470 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 3: I know what people are gonna be saying tomorrow, get 471 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,400 Kyle Kuzma, like that's already going. 472 00:23:34,279 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 1: To be happy. 473 00:23:36,079 --> 00:23:37,759 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's I don't know. 474 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:40,920 Speaker 1: I don't see it. I don't think he's contingent. That 475 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:43,559 contingent though, has been very vocal for years now. 476 00:23:44,519 --> 00:23:47,799 Speaker 2: Is that second place to uh Collins in terms of 477 00:23:47,799 --> 00:23:52,079 one of the most talked about Yeah, Clippers trade guys. 478 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,119 Speaker 3: And then Jeremy Grant's bringing up the rear. 479 00:23:56,319 --> 00:23:56,599 Speaker 1: There. 480 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:02,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't even know how they'd make an offer 481 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,519 that's better than what half the league could make for 482 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:07,799 Kyle Kuzman At least. 483 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:10,799 Speaker 2: Yeah, without adding someone like a betweenity. But like the 484 00:24:10,799 --> 00:24:12,960 Wizards are trying to lose, so it's not like they 485 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:14,720 want a guy who's gonna play good basketball. 486 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:18,279 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean they want young assets and future draft equity. 487 00:24:18,319 --> 00:24:20,640 They want stuff that the Clippers don't have. Like that's 488 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:22,599 that's why you're in a weird spot too, is like 489 00:24:22,839 --> 00:24:25,319 what you have is not like what the teams are 490 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:28,039 really looking for, you know, Like and even Norm Powell, 491 00:24:28,039 --> 00:24:31,079 It's like that's a guy that like is probably going 492 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,599 to go to a contender or someone who's hoping to 493 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:37,240 be like a you know, like volte themselves into playoff status. 494 00:24:37,279 --> 00:24:40,400 So Twitter guy is the perfect description. Like what are 495 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:42,279 they really you know, like what do they really have 496 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:44,359 to offer you? Like they if you know, if they 497 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:46,680 have a lot of draft draftic equity, you could probably 498 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:48,960 get that, But you're not getting anything that's gonna be 499 00:24:49,039 --> 00:24:51,319 a return on investment for this year. So that's why 500 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:53,960 I was saying, like it's an absolute, like you have 501 00:24:54,039 --> 00:24:55,920 to commit to absolutely punting on this year. 502 00:24:56,799 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 3: How would you guys feel if they could get a 503 00:24:59,319 --> 00:25:01,920 late first round pick for Terrence Man? Would you do 504 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,880 a deal like that? Man? 505 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:06,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be perfectly honest. 506 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:10,519 Speaker 2: My heart is says no, but my my brain absolutely 507 00:25:10,519 --> 00:25:15,680 says yeah, Like it would suck. It would really suck 508 00:25:15,799 --> 00:25:18,720 to lose Terrence Man the year the year after we 509 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:21,000 give him a contract. He's been through so much stuff 510 00:25:21,039 --> 00:25:24,640 with this franchise. But I understand for a team that 511 00:25:25,079 --> 00:25:26,640 because that's a move that you can do if you're not, 512 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,839 you know, bad at the trade deadline, right Like, that's 513 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:31,960 a move that it would still make sense long term. 514 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,440 It's because they need picks. We can't talk about how 515 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:36,160 they don't have any of this stuff. And then if 516 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:39,240 it comes up for a guy who I know. I 517 00:25:39,279 --> 00:25:41,200 love Terrence, I love him as the Clippers, but I 518 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:43,119 could see them doing that trade. 519 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:44,599 Speaker 1: I'd have to give it. I gotta be honest, I'd 520 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:48,599 have to give it a hearty e because what is 521 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:50,920 the other move, right Like, if we're gonna if we're 522 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:53,480 gonna trade away James harden and or Kawhi Leonard and 523 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:55,799 strip this thing down, Yeah, give him up. Let's get 524 00:25:55,799 --> 00:25:57,880 a first. My thing right now is like, okay, so 525 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:00,920 what year is that first? Let's say next year? Great, 526 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:02,920 So how much playing time are we going to be 527 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:04,559 able to get them in that year. How long is 528 00:26:04,559 --> 00:26:07,240 it going to take to develop this theoretical prospect? Like 529 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:09,519 I I understand, and I do, I do see the 530 00:26:09,599 --> 00:26:11,680 value in that, especially if you want to package that 531 00:26:11,759 --> 00:26:15,119 pick with a different move, But again, that means you're 532 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,279 kind of committing to punting on this year. I feel 533 00:26:17,279 --> 00:26:20,759 like you're losing a rotation player for for you know, 534 00:26:21,039 --> 00:26:23,720 very little, for something that's you know, for to match Sallery, 535 00:26:23,839 --> 00:26:27,839 something probably worse than Terrence and a future asset. And 536 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:30,839 then like again, the future asset is nice, are you 537 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:33,359 going to try to trade that before the draft? And 538 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:35,559 then if so, like you, I mean, you still got 539 00:26:35,559 --> 00:26:38,920 to send out something else of value, So I don't know. 540 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:41,839 So it's it's kind of I need, I need, I 541 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:44,519 need to know more about the deal, Like this isn't 542 00:26:45,039 --> 00:26:47,359 like that. I like the hypothetical and it is a 543 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:51,039 difficult decision, but like more, I need to know a 544 00:26:51,079 --> 00:26:52,319 little bit more about this deal. 545 00:26:52,519 --> 00:26:54,839 Speaker 2: I think they probably used the pick in a deal 546 00:26:55,039 --> 00:26:57,759 once the books opened up more to do a similar 547 00:26:58,000 --> 00:26:59,759 obviously not as big of a swing, because I think 548 00:26:59,759 --> 00:27:03,039 those as possible anymore with the new cap stuff, as 549 00:27:03,039 --> 00:27:04,960 they did with PG. Like I think they would be 550 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:08,440 somehow lumped in. But that is a very that's a 551 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:09,559 good call to me. 552 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:14,400 Speaker 3: I guess I just don't see trading Terrence Man as 553 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:16,880 a punt sell off type of move. I think he's 554 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:21,039 the one guy that's the easiest guy to replicate that 555 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:25,079 you can also get something for. I think that we 556 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:28,319 all want Jordan Miller to play right. That's how he plays, 557 00:27:28,559 --> 00:27:31,680 That's how he plays. More you trade Terrence Man. Like 558 00:27:31,839 --> 00:27:34,799 we we talk about the minutes crunch all the time. 559 00:27:35,839 --> 00:27:38,359 I'm not saying I want this, I love Terrence Man. 560 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:41,440 I'm just saying this is the one player you could move. 561 00:27:42,759 --> 00:27:45,720 And I don't think you're going to have some major 562 00:27:45,799 --> 00:27:47,920 drop off from losing him at this point. 563 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:51,119 Speaker 2: I don't, but we also what will just point out, 564 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:54,079 I think it's a good point if there were to 565 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:58,319 be an absence and we don't have Yeah, if we 566 00:27:58,400 --> 00:27:59,599 don't have Terrence. 567 00:27:59,279 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 1: Man to Phil because he isn't good, He's not I 568 00:28:01,519 --> 00:28:04,200 know he hasn't had a good season, but he's it's 569 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:07,279 not like he's and I like, I liked he's not 570 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:10,119 He's not an immovable for me. I'm not saying that 571 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:12,519 at all, And I definitely see the logic I just 572 00:28:12,559 --> 00:28:15,480 don't know, Like I I just have questions. 573 00:28:15,559 --> 00:28:19,680 Speaker 3: I guess I'm looking at and who's. 574 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,440 Speaker 1: Giving up a first round pick? You know what I mean? Again, 575 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:24,880 that's just so you're looking at like what, Okay, say 576 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:30,160 twenty seventh pick. I mean, you know, I don't know. Yeah, 577 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:33,799 I'm just to be fair asses out right now. I 578 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:35,759 don't know that much about this upcoming draft pick. I 579 00:28:35,759 --> 00:28:37,720 don't know what it's looking like at thirty if you're 580 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,599 if you're if you're grabbing some value there. 581 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:43,799 Speaker 2: You haven't projected your entire first round yet, Dude, it's 582 00:28:43,839 --> 00:28:44,759 almost December. 583 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 1: We're not even a corner away in a season yet. Man, 584 00:28:47,599 --> 00:28:48,119 give me some. 585 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 3: Time build your board. 586 00:28:50,799 --> 00:28:53,279 Speaker 1: I haven't even had time with this draft class. Robe 587 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:54,119 wasn't built the day. 588 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 2: My draft boards are never built in the day because 589 00:28:56,279 --> 00:28:59,359 I never build them. 590 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:02,839 Speaker 3: To say that for Jerome Robinson, Jerome wasn't built in 591 00:29:02,839 --> 00:29:03,200 a day. 592 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 1: No, he was not. 593 00:29:05,599 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 2: There's still that's it's unfinished. That version of Rome is unfinished. 594 00:29:12,319 --> 00:29:13,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't. 595 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 2: It's also I put a note in here too, it's 596 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:19,880 fine if the Clippers don't make a big swing at 597 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:23,519 this deadline. I think people are caught up and I mean, 598 00:29:23,559 --> 00:29:25,319 and this makes sense. People are caught up. The Clippers 599 00:29:25,319 --> 00:29:27,319 are playing basketball. It's fun to watch, it's annoying to 600 00:29:27,319 --> 00:29:31,720 play against. But again they're all there are three games 601 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:36,000 over five hundred. We're not sitting in some position of 602 00:29:36,119 --> 00:29:39,519 power as the Clippers right now. 603 00:29:39,599 --> 00:29:41,720 Speaker 1: I don't like where we are in the standings. Is 604 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:43,480 the same way I feel about the Clippers ten point 605 00:29:43,559 --> 00:29:44,720 League basically. 606 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:48,319 Speaker 2: Right, like that's the perfect way to put it. Like 607 00:29:49,759 --> 00:29:53,319 they've overplayed in some areas. I believe obviously we got 608 00:29:53,359 --> 00:29:55,480 the best start from Norm's career. It's wonderful. The defense 609 00:29:55,519 --> 00:29:56,920 I think is closer to real. 610 00:29:57,119 --> 00:30:02,960 Speaker 1: Than not real. But to keep out like we're we're not. 611 00:30:03,079 --> 00:30:06,079 Speaker 2: In a spot where we're sitting there just like, oh, 612 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:12,279 of course, it's a team that they've said constantly they're 613 00:30:12,319 --> 00:30:14,559 going to open up the books after next year. It's 614 00:30:14,599 --> 00:30:18,279 gonna be Okay, Adam, did you just receive some horrible news? 615 00:30:18,559 --> 00:30:21,279 Speaker 3: No, actually, wait a second. I could just bring my 616 00:30:21,319 --> 00:30:23,559 computer with me to a different studio. 617 00:30:23,799 --> 00:30:26,759 Speaker 1: The beauty of modern technology. I just brought my computer 618 00:30:26,799 --> 00:30:27,960 with me to get another peanut butter. 619 00:30:30,319 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 3: We're on the move, boys, but yeah, is with me? 620 00:30:35,319 --> 00:30:38,079 Speaker 1: Don't be mad if they don't make a big trade. 621 00:30:38,319 --> 00:30:40,400 It should be expected to just be perfect. 622 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:45,799 Speaker 2: Yeah, unless everything I said was wrong and they do 623 00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:49,000 end up trading and one of those guys I just mentioned, 624 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:49,799 But I don't think they. 625 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:51,119 Speaker 3: Will well beans back on the menu. 626 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:51,599 Speaker 1: Boys. 627 00:30:51,599 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 4: Oh god, no, that is not that is not what 628 00:30:55,279 --> 00:30:57,000 the Clippers need right now. 629 00:30:59,319 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, let us know in the comments or on Twitter 630 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:06,440 at Clippers Pod what you think they'll do. Don't necessarily 631 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:08,440 send us any ideas, Just let us know if you 632 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:08,839 think they. 633 00:31:08,799 --> 00:31:12,880 Speaker 1: Work to a trade. If you're not watching the show, you're. 634 00:31:12,759 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 2: Missing of the iHeart radio studios from Adam oslind Right now. 635 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:20,000 Speaker 1: I've just been told I can go back now. 636 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:25,880 Speaker 2: Distraction fantastic. Before we kick it over the next segment, 637 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:27,519 will what variety. 638 00:31:27,119 --> 00:31:29,079 Speaker 1: Are you enjoying right now? If you don't mind me asking, 639 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:32,319 I'm enjoying an orange wine. I wish I would have 640 00:31:32,319 --> 00:31:36,119 taken a picture from the label. I actually am not 641 00:31:36,359 --> 00:31:38,519 familiar with it. It's a new one for me. Picked 642 00:31:38,519 --> 00:31:44,160 it up over at Dinovore, which is a fabulous, fabulous 643 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:47,119 little wine shop, right after getting a haircut at a 644 00:31:47,119 --> 00:31:49,319 Silver Lake barbershop. None of these are ads. 645 00:31:49,359 --> 00:31:52,880 Speaker 2: These are just that's where I go to get my haircut. 646 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 1: These are things that I personally endorse. But this is 647 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:58,160 in no way of paid advertisements. These are not paid advertisements. 648 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:00,359 Speaker 2: But if you're anywhere near silver Lake Bars up, get 649 00:32:00,359 --> 00:32:03,119 a haircut from there, go there at seven in the morning, 650 00:32:03,119 --> 00:32:03,480 like I do. 651 00:32:03,519 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 1: Sometimes it's a great way to start your day. Yeah, 652 00:32:05,839 --> 00:32:08,279 a bottle of wine afterwards, who knows? Who knows? 653 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 2: Or perhaps anyway, I like this milk. I like this 654 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:13,559 peanut butter stout. Not enough to promo it, all right? 655 00:32:13,559 --> 00:32:16,160 Coming up, we're doing a quick preview of the Wizard's 656 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:19,200 Wolves and Nuggets game to end the week. We got 657 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:21,039 some ads coming up for the audio listeners coming up 658 00:32:21,039 --> 00:32:22,480 in three two one. 659 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:26,839 Speaker 3: Welcome back in It's Clips and Dip. I'm Adam Moslim. 660 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:29,839 We got Chef Mackler and will Updyke here. I'm in 661 00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:32,759 a new location at work for this one. I'm kind 662 00:32:32,759 --> 00:32:35,000 of enjoying it now that I realize this is a 663 00:32:35,119 --> 00:32:38,160 laptop and you could just carry it around with you 664 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:41,160 through the power of technology. I was like about to 665 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:43,960 grab the entire desktop and you're like, okay, guys, this 666 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:45,480 over nice. 667 00:32:45,599 --> 00:32:47,799 Speaker 1: We saw the gears turning in your head. You went 668 00:32:47,839 --> 00:32:49,559 wait a minute, you. 669 00:32:49,559 --> 00:32:51,039 Speaker 3: Saw the little monkey going like this. 670 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:53,559 Speaker 1: Yeah, were getting. 671 00:32:55,319 --> 00:32:58,519 Speaker 3: So the Clippers taking on the worst team in the 672 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,880 league that has been one of the worst teams for 673 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:05,240 some time now, a rudderless group. But Michael Winger now 674 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:09,480 in charge, things will change. I like what they did 675 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:15,000 with their first round pick. They got that French guy, right, Uh. 676 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:16,440 Speaker 1: Have a French guy at this point. 677 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:20,759 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's more mobile than Batum though they're excusing them 678 00:33:20,799 --> 00:33:23,640 with Tom and Rudy Gobert and he's seven feet tall. 679 00:33:24,279 --> 00:33:28,079 But this Wizards team is playing tonight. Obviously they are 680 00:33:28,119 --> 00:33:31,000 in the struggle. I can I could not find one 681 00:33:31,079 --> 00:33:36,680 category they thrive in defensive rate. You could say pace, 682 00:33:36,839 --> 00:33:38,960 but that's just style of play. That doesn't mean anything. 683 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:41,759 Obviously they're top five pace and they're one of the 684 00:33:41,759 --> 00:33:42,400 worst teams. 685 00:33:42,599 --> 00:33:44,920 Speaker 1: Hey, let's I know. They have a really bad record. 686 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:50,359 They've had the hardest schedule. Guys could turn things around. 687 00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:53,559 Speaker 2: The funniest thing is they've their two games came in 688 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:57,640 a row that they've won, which what a That what 689 00:33:57,759 --> 00:33:58,640 a let down that. 690 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:02,000 Speaker 3: They didn't lose to Boston by as much as the 691 00:34:02,039 --> 00:34:04,119 Clippers did. Is there something there? 692 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:09,000 Speaker 1: Something? Yeah? I don't know. 693 00:34:09,159 --> 00:34:12,280 Speaker 2: Like literally the worst team in the league, and then 694 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:15,079 two teams that the Clippers are ahead of the standings 695 00:34:15,119 --> 00:34:18,880 in in the Nuggets and in the Wolves. The Nuggets, 696 00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:21,000 of course, just got embarrassed by the New York Knicks. 697 00:34:21,159 --> 00:34:24,719 Speaker 3: Surprising they're getting some asses. 698 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:31,079 Speaker 2: Jude, Yeah, uh, what is one thing we'd like to 699 00:34:31,079 --> 00:34:33,320 see over these three games? Well, what would you like 700 00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:35,199 to what is one thing consistently you'd like to see 701 00:34:35,199 --> 00:34:37,280 over these three games before, of course, we pick our 702 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:39,719 player of the games for these three games. 703 00:34:43,159 --> 00:34:50,760 Speaker 1: I'm thinking dubs. Damn. Tyler says. Look at the board. 704 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:56,880 It says when I wrote three doves down on the 705 00:34:56,880 --> 00:34:59,440 board and circled in, and you know what, we got them. 706 00:35:00,360 --> 00:35:03,360 Speaker 3: Everybody guess what word starts with the w Wizards. 707 00:35:03,519 --> 00:35:10,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, man, they are bad. No, I want to see wins. 708 00:35:11,039 --> 00:35:13,880 I continue good process. I'd like to see I do 709 00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:16,079 feel like this team is doing a much better. 710 00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:18,559 Speaker 1: Job of playing teams versus playing their records, which I 711 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:22,760 feel like was like kind of an intrinsic issue in 712 00:35:22,760 --> 00:35:25,360 the two and three era. So I want to see 713 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:28,920 them put away that that Wizard's game, hopefully comfortably or 714 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:30,880 as comfortably as this team can be get some in 715 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:35,039 game rest for some guys, and yeah, I'd like to 716 00:35:35,079 --> 00:35:38,280 see I want to see Norm I think in these 717 00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:41,199 last two. So not that doesn't carry over for all three, 718 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:43,880 but still does that's fair. 719 00:35:44,079 --> 00:35:47,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, I like what you said about they've been playing 720 00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:51,559 the team, not the record, Like even Bob was questionable 721 00:35:51,559 --> 00:35:54,119 for the game against the Wizards, Adam, I'm leaning kind 722 00:35:54,159 --> 00:35:56,199 of your way, thinking that maybe they hold morm out 723 00:35:56,320 --> 00:36:01,079 for that game too. Even so, this is a Wizard. 724 00:36:01,119 --> 00:36:04,159 They should start this end of the week off with 725 00:36:04,199 --> 00:36:04,519 a win. 726 00:36:06,039 --> 00:36:08,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, I just want to see them. I don't want 727 00:36:08,679 --> 00:36:11,559 to see their confidence shaken defensively because they gave up 728 00:36:11,599 --> 00:36:14,199 twenty two threes. There were some good process out there. 729 00:36:14,519 --> 00:36:16,719 It's not all their defense completely. 730 00:36:16,920 --> 00:36:17,159 Speaker 1: Yeah. 731 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:19,559 Speaker 3: If anything, I think it's more on their offense. With 732 00:36:19,599 --> 00:36:22,440 what happened against Boston, they could knock down enough shots 733 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:26,039 to hang and to set their defense, which has been 734 00:36:26,079 --> 00:36:28,760 a constant issue with this team. Win they struggle, that 735 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:32,599 is the biggest issue. So I mean, hopefully their defense 736 00:36:32,679 --> 00:36:35,480 goes right back to where they were after this loss 737 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:39,039 to the Boston Celtics and they know they have the 738 00:36:39,079 --> 00:36:43,000 formula they can be a top five defense. And you know, 739 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:46,639 I thought they could be top eight, but without Kawhi, 740 00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:50,559 top five is impressive. So just get back to your 741 00:36:50,599 --> 00:36:51,800 same principles. It's working. 742 00:36:53,239 --> 00:36:57,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, continue the good defense that I don't you know, 743 00:36:57,239 --> 00:37:00,760 no team's going to shoot like the Celtics shot the 744 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:02,760 other night, so they're going to be able to build 745 00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:07,000 on the good defensive possessions against a very bad Wizards team. 746 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:10,719 Interested to see what happens against the Wolves and Nuggets 747 00:37:10,719 --> 00:37:12,880 to close this one out. There's no back to backs 748 00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:14,519 for these three, which I was a little surprised by, 749 00:37:14,679 --> 00:37:18,440 just given how annoying the schedule has been home for 750 00:37:18,519 --> 00:37:23,800 the Clippers. Yeah, work on the turnovers. They were good 751 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:25,719 with that in the first half against the Celtics, and 752 00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:28,280 then it just kind of crumbled, I think because they 753 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:32,199 just lost focus because they were getting buried by threes. 754 00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:39,119 And yeah, not an angry JVG. If JVG isn't angry, 755 00:37:39,159 --> 00:37:42,639 things are probably going well for the Clippers defensive process wise. 756 00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:48,199 Speaker 3: I'd also like to see them This could carry over 757 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:50,559 from the Boston Celtics game, and I'd be happy about it. 758 00:37:51,119 --> 00:37:55,039 Feeding Big Zoo. Zoo was very good against the Celtics. 759 00:37:55,119 --> 00:37:55,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, he killed it. 760 00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:59,320 Speaker 3: They were playing in one on one this is what happens. 761 00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:01,320 You can detonate on you. This is why he's been 762 00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:04,199 getting doubled so much. But Zoo has also been the 763 00:38:04,239 --> 00:38:07,920 last couple of games, you know, against Philly, against the Kings, 764 00:38:08,639 --> 00:38:11,079 his passing out of the short rule is getting better 765 00:38:11,119 --> 00:38:13,760 and better. And the only way for that to happen 766 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:15,599 is for more double teams to come his way and 767 00:38:15,719 --> 00:38:18,599 him to learn through it and just progress in that area. 768 00:38:18,679 --> 00:38:20,639 But just play through a visa Zubos more on the 769 00:38:20,639 --> 00:38:22,480 offensive end. I just want to see more of that 770 00:38:22,519 --> 00:38:23,320 as we move along. 771 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:26,480 Speaker 2: So that's a good segue into our player of the 772 00:38:26,559 --> 00:38:29,760 Game for all three game picks. You cannot actually how 773 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:33,119 about this? When there's three games that we have to 774 00:38:33,159 --> 00:38:35,559 pick a player of the Game for, I think you 775 00:38:35,599 --> 00:38:37,760 can use should it be allowed to use one of 776 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:44,280 the guys who the award is named after? Now, all right, Adam, 777 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:46,440 who are you picking on the Viza Zubats to play 778 00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:47,719 well over these three games? 779 00:38:49,039 --> 00:38:49,599 Speaker 3: Alrighty? 780 00:38:49,679 --> 00:38:49,880 Speaker 1: Then? 781 00:38:50,199 --> 00:38:54,239 Speaker 2: Uh, there's rules for a reason. 782 00:38:55,079 --> 00:38:56,880 Speaker 1: That's why I asked. 783 00:38:58,280 --> 00:39:05,079 Speaker 3: I will go with Chris Dunn because he hasn't been 784 00:39:05,079 --> 00:39:09,400 shooting the ball well recently, and I know he was 785 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:13,159 due for some regression there. But he's also not this 786 00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:16,000 bad either, and he's been shooting I think under thirty 787 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:19,280 percent the last I don't know, handful of games here. 788 00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:22,440 I want to see him get back to shooting much 789 00:39:22,440 --> 00:39:26,280 better from the outside. He is currently. Oh, this is 790 00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:27,119 worse than I thought. 791 00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:27,840 Speaker 1: It's bad. 792 00:39:28,559 --> 00:39:34,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, he is four for his last fourteen from the outside. Uh, 793 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:38,519 he's seven for his last twenty from the outside. He 794 00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:41,519 is eight for his last twenty seven from the outside. 795 00:39:41,599 --> 00:39:44,639 That's the number I was looking for. So I want 796 00:39:44,679 --> 00:39:46,360 to see him knock down some threes. I know the 797 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:47,920 defense is going to be there. I know he's gonna 798 00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:50,360 do all the little things right. You mentioned how many 799 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:52,559 of the good lineups include him in there when you're 800 00:39:52,559 --> 00:39:55,679 looking at lineup tools, Chris dun is my player to 801 00:39:55,719 --> 00:39:59,199 watch over all these three games. There we go, three games, 802 00:39:59,559 --> 00:40:01,519 Chris Dune hitting threes again. 803 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:08,440 Speaker 2: Will your player of the game for these next three games? 804 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:14,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, this is a This is a tough one. I 805 00:40:14,679 --> 00:40:18,119 wanted to go wild and say, maybe Kevin Porter Junior 806 00:40:18,159 --> 00:40:22,239 could have three games with let's call it forty eight 807 00:40:22,239 --> 00:40:24,320 percent or better from the field, But I don't know 808 00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:25,920 if I'm not. I don't know if I'm that brain. 809 00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:27,400 I don't know if I'm not daring. 810 00:40:27,320 --> 00:40:29,239 Speaker 4: I mean that would be they would need that if 811 00:40:29,519 --> 00:40:31,000 if norms are going to be not going to be 812 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:31,360 there for at. 813 00:40:31,320 --> 00:40:32,000 Speaker 1: Least one of them. 814 00:40:32,119 --> 00:40:34,119 Speaker 3: He literally just had a ten game stretch where he 815 00:40:34,159 --> 00:40:34,880 shot forty seven. 816 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:37,239 Speaker 1: I said, forty eight or about that? 817 00:40:37,480 --> 00:40:37,960 Speaker 3: All right? 818 00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:45,400 Speaker 1: The answer was, uh, so you picking Adam Gambles And 819 00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:47,440 he tells his book you know it was close enough. 820 00:40:47,480 --> 00:40:50,480 It was forty seven, you know over it was. 821 00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:53,239 Speaker 3: I'm just saying it's not that wild. You could do 822 00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:54,760 it over three games? 823 00:40:56,000 --> 00:41:01,320 Speaker 1: Are you picking KBJ? Sure? You know what? Sure, Adam's 824 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:04,320 now my bookie. I'm getting my legs broken after this 825 00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:05,840 pic for sure. 826 00:41:06,599 --> 00:41:13,320 Speaker 2: Maybe he's bullying me into the KPJA pig. I think 827 00:41:13,440 --> 00:41:17,760 I'm gonna go. I've been picking Derek Jones Junior a lot, 828 00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:19,639 and I think he's been proving me right a little 829 00:41:19,639 --> 00:41:23,639 bit because he has been very good. I'm going to 830 00:41:23,719 --> 00:41:26,880 merre coffee. He has not been playing that well against 831 00:41:26,920 --> 00:41:31,320 the seventy six ers. He was fine against the Celtics. 832 00:41:31,960 --> 00:41:33,679 Throw the tape out. I think it's gonna be a 833 00:41:33,679 --> 00:41:36,400 mere coffee. He's the kind of guy rotation spot wise 834 00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:38,559 where it's needed to continue this kind of plus twenty 835 00:41:38,599 --> 00:41:41,039 five ability streak. 836 00:41:42,039 --> 00:41:42,800 Speaker 1: But the Clippers are. 837 00:41:42,719 --> 00:41:45,800 Speaker 2: Getting from guys and this these two thirds of these 838 00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:48,239 are hard opponents. Like I know the standings, say what 839 00:41:48,280 --> 00:41:51,639 they say, but like we're gonna get some weird Russ 840 00:41:51,719 --> 00:41:56,639 vengeance right, Like the Timberwolves are huge that Anthony Edwards 841 00:41:56,639 --> 00:42:01,280 continuously kind of kills us, Like amer Coffee is gonna 842 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:03,280 need to be huge all three games. 843 00:42:04,079 --> 00:42:06,360 Speaker 3: I'd just like to point out that not one of 844 00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:09,559 us shows terrace Man. Yet you guys won't. 845 00:42:10,639 --> 00:42:11,400 Speaker 1: I didn't say I. 846 00:42:13,079 --> 00:42:13,440 Speaker 3: Would. 847 00:42:13,599 --> 00:42:17,719 Speaker 1: What's the pick? And I said I would, what's the pick? 848 00:42:18,320 --> 00:42:20,519 The social fabric of this country. 849 00:42:21,039 --> 00:42:22,760 Speaker 3: It's a pick. It's one of those. 850 00:42:22,960 --> 00:42:25,599 Speaker 1: I really like the Chris Dunn pick. Another like the 851 00:42:25,639 --> 00:42:27,599 Wizards kind of throw a mentioning this. But another guy 852 00:42:27,639 --> 00:42:30,400 I'm really excited to see how he does in these 853 00:42:30,440 --> 00:42:32,800 games is Derek Jones Jr. Just because he's a guy 854 00:42:32,840 --> 00:42:35,800 who figures to be in our starting rotation in the playoffs. 855 00:42:35,840 --> 00:42:40,800 You got two top Western Conference opponents. Uh, I'm curious 856 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:42,920 what this with this new look starting lineup looks like. 857 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:46,039 And he's you know, not named in the awards, so 858 00:42:46,239 --> 00:42:50,519 he's just my guy to watch. I gotta watch. That's 859 00:42:50,639 --> 00:42:51,239 entirely fair. 860 00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:56,239 Speaker 2: That about wraps it up. Some games coming up for 861 00:42:56,280 --> 00:42:59,800 the Clippers, maybe some post game wives. It's Thanksgiving week, 862 00:43:00,079 --> 00:43:01,519 we're all doing stuff. 863 00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:04,519 Speaker 1: We might be a little we're probably chilling. All right, Well, 864 00:43:04,519 --> 00:43:06,400 Will's gonna do the post game live for you on Wednesday. 865 00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:08,079 Speaker 3: Sounds like a lot of dumb. 866 00:43:09,800 --> 00:43:13,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, it looks like Will's gotta be on. We're all 867 00:43:13,719 --> 00:43:16,039 got some family activities that we're getting up to you. 868 00:43:16,039 --> 00:43:18,519 Hope everyone is having a good holiday week. By the way, 869 00:43:19,440 --> 00:43:22,800 things are going smoothly for you and this rainy Los Angeles. 870 00:43:23,800 --> 00:43:24,800 Speaker 1: A couple of days. 871 00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:27,920 Speaker 2: Will Now that people are gathered around the table, they're 872 00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:32,039 sharing how they really feel. Where can your cousin reveal 873 00:43:32,800 --> 00:43:35,119 what that day podcast they've been listening to all day 874 00:43:35,119 --> 00:43:37,639 in their room has been during Thanksgiving dinner? 875 00:43:37,760 --> 00:43:39,920 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, yeah. You can either share with your family 876 00:43:40,039 --> 00:43:42,159 or choose to withdraw from your family by listening to 877 00:43:42,159 --> 00:43:44,880 this show. Wherever you get your podcast, if you happen 878 00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:47,320 to listen over on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, you can 879 00:43:47,400 --> 00:43:50,079 leave a little rating and review over there. We would 880 00:43:50,079 --> 00:43:52,519 love that. But the best way to consume This show 881 00:43:52,679 --> 00:43:56,760 is still over on YouTube dot com. That's at Clippers Podcast. 882 00:43:56,840 --> 00:44:00,440 But hey, however you watch you listen, We're thank for 883 00:44:00,480 --> 00:44:03,920 you and as always we appreciate you. We very much do, 884 00:44:04,119 --> 00:44:05,000 Adam Osland. 885 00:44:05,119 --> 00:44:08,840 Speaker 3: Unless you've got a time out at some point, well, 886 00:44:08,880 --> 00:44:09,800 timeout is different. 887 00:44:09,840 --> 00:44:12,000 Speaker 1: We still like you, but you're in time out. Yeah, 888 00:44:13,280 --> 00:44:15,800 it hurts us more than it hurts you. Not for me. 889 00:44:16,119 --> 00:44:18,119 I love putting people on time out on YouTube. It 890 00:44:18,159 --> 00:44:21,400 is one of my favorite things. I say time out. 891 00:44:22,159 --> 00:44:25,400 Speaker 3: Especially when they come back and say something to give time. 892 00:44:25,960 --> 00:44:29,159 Speaker 2: My favorite is don't put me into time out because 893 00:44:29,199 --> 00:44:32,599 it's just come full circle from such a child. It's 894 00:44:32,639 --> 00:44:36,440 like the digital dunce cap, like we're somehow all right. 895 00:44:36,360 --> 00:44:39,039 Speaker 4: Before we get out here, Adam Oslin, one positive thing, 896 00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:42,679 just send these Clippers fans out if they're preparing meals 897 00:44:42,800 --> 00:44:44,400 or if they're just waiting to go eat meals that 898 00:44:44,400 --> 00:44:47,320 have been prepared, give them one positive thing. 899 00:44:48,280 --> 00:44:50,719 Speaker 3: Well, if you like green Bean cast role, it's coming 900 00:44:50,800 --> 00:44:53,760 soon like I do. That's my favorite side. 901 00:44:53,800 --> 00:44:56,440 Speaker 1: But uh, you're gonna miss something art Thanksgiving. 902 00:44:57,920 --> 00:45:05,239 Speaker 3: This Clippers team, they've exceeded my expectations defensively, far exceeded 903 00:45:05,320 --> 00:45:11,599 my expectations with their rebounding and the camaraderie and the 904 00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:15,559 unity on this team has been special so far. They 905 00:45:15,719 --> 00:45:18,679 like each other, they like playing for one another, They 906 00:45:18,679 --> 00:45:22,440 are thankful for one another. They are doing everything that 907 00:45:22,480 --> 00:45:24,599 they talked about so far in training camp. For the 908 00:45:24,599 --> 00:45:27,519 first time coming out of training camp and actually exercising 909 00:45:27,559 --> 00:45:34,320 and executing everything they talked about. It's just impressive. I'm 910 00:45:34,480 --> 00:45:37,719 I'm really impressed with this squad. I love this team. 911 00:45:38,239 --> 00:45:44,920 Speaker 1: Adam Oson impressed with this squad, loves this trade. Yeah trade. 912 00:45:45,840 --> 00:45:48,639 Speaker 2: We'll be back with y'all at some point, probably closer 913 00:45:48,719 --> 00:45:51,639 the next week. Hope everyone has a good break again. 914 00:45:51,719 --> 00:45:54,360 Thank you so much for listening, and as always, let's 915 00:45:54,360 --> 00:45:54,880 go clips.