1 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:20,519 Speaker 1: What is going on? Clippers fans? Welcome to season three, 2 00:00:20,679 --> 00:00:22,039 episode fifty. 3 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 2: Two of clip If. I am Chuck Mackler joined by 4 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,879 Adam Osen. We got Will Updyke with a wide angle lens. 5 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,000 So if you're only listening to this podcast, you can 6 00:00:32,039 --> 00:00:34,520 watch us at YouTube dot com slash at Clippers podcast 7 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:35,399 to season new angle. 8 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: Maybe it changes next time. 9 00:00:36,679 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 2: Who knows we're gonna change next time. Let's level set 10 00:00:41,439 --> 00:00:44,479 it'll be changed next episode. Uh, we're gonna be talking 11 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,600 the Kahi game winner obviously, the upcoming back to back, 12 00:00:47,679 --> 00:00:50,200 and then kind of a daunting question that I was 13 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,719 asked on a different podcast that I'm gonna make these 14 00:00:52,759 --> 00:00:55,359 two guys answer before we. 15 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: Get into that. Will, how are you doing? Adam? 16 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 2: How are you doing after that scintillating game against the 17 00:01:03,719 --> 00:01:04,680 Sacramento Kings. 18 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:05,439 Speaker 1: Will, we'll start with you. 19 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 3: I mean, it was a get right weekend. 20 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: Things. 21 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:12,599 Speaker 3: Things are on the up and up. Uh, you know, 22 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:16,319 both of the Clippers and me personally, Spring is right. 23 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: Around the corner. 24 00:01:17,599 --> 00:01:21,159 Speaker 3: Things will turn around, all right, It's gonna be better. 25 00:01:21,599 --> 00:01:22,159 Speaker 1: Will As. 26 00:01:22,359 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 2: Will As routinely said this is our year, but he 27 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:29,159 seems even more impassionate about it being our year, Adam, 28 00:01:29,719 --> 00:01:31,640 how are you doing what a game? Had to have 29 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:33,640 been a fun thing to talk about with the callers 30 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:34,760 after the game last night. 31 00:01:34,879 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, it was a good time. Clipper Nation was 32 00:01:38,519 --> 00:01:42,799 stoked the first real game winner buzzer beater at into 33 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,680 a dome when it came at the left hand of 34 00:01:44,719 --> 00:01:50,000 Kawhi Leonard. Uh, pretty awesome. I had my doubts when 35 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,000 the shot went up, but he's got that magic touch 36 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:56,000 when it comes to a game winner that bounces around 37 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:57,840 like a Plinko chip, he finds a way to get 38 00:01:57,840 --> 00:01:58,200 to full. 39 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, as soon as I as soon as it bounced once, 40 00:02:01,079 --> 00:02:03,239 I went, oh no, and then it bounced three more 41 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:05,079 times and I was like, well, this of course this 42 00:02:05,159 --> 00:02:08,680 is going in. That's the only way these things fall 43 00:02:08,759 --> 00:02:09,280 for Kawhi. 44 00:02:10,719 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: Yeah. 45 00:02:11,199 --> 00:02:13,199 Speaker 2: Just obviously there was a lot of we're talking about 46 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:14,919 kind of the game as a whole, but it was 47 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,800 so nice to see that confidence a the trust and 48 00:02:17,879 --> 00:02:20,439 the team and we never really thought that went away, 49 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,800 but it's nice to see it fully on display since 50 00:02:22,879 --> 00:02:25,719 Kawhi has been back. For him to take that shot, 51 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:27,199 especially left handed. 52 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 4: Especially in a game where he was six of eighteen 53 00:02:31,479 --> 00:02:34,639 before he took that shot, and James Harden had made 54 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,599 a lot of big ones, but Kawhi did get that 55 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:38,960 in one when they were down seven with about a 56 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:43,000 minute forty left in the fourth quarter that also fell somehow, 57 00:02:43,319 --> 00:02:46,159 and he kind of shrugged, like, that's the toughest shot 58 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,319 I got all night and that's the one that drops 59 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,000 because he was missing a lot of good looks. So 60 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,439 I also think it's meaningful that they went to him 61 00:02:54,479 --> 00:02:57,439 down the stretch. That was their guy, their go to 62 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:02,680 player in a situation like this, and he perfectly ran 63 00:03:02,719 --> 00:03:06,599 out the clock and made sure that the Kings would 64 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:10,159 have no time if that ball dropped through to come 65 00:03:10,159 --> 00:03:10,800 back at him. 66 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, because I gotta be real, you know, I was 67 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,000 glad the ball was in Kawhi's hands. What was your 68 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,520 confidence level at in that final shot it being in 69 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,319 his hands as the clock was ticking down, Charles, I'll 70 00:03:26,319 --> 00:03:28,879 start with you. Where were you at just from a 71 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:32,479 personal confidence level for the game winner? 72 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 2: That's a good question. I did have a little bit 73 00:03:35,439 --> 00:03:37,520 of what the hell are we doing here? That was 74 00:03:37,599 --> 00:03:39,080 kind of in my head a little bit because we've 75 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,879 seen those possessions before from the Clippers team, right where 76 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,439 like like no movement whatsoever. 77 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:47,719 Speaker 3: I was just I was tense en up. 78 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. I love Kawhi. 79 00:03:49,039 --> 00:03:50,439 Speaker 3: I know he's mister big. 80 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: Shot, but yeah, I was in the same boat. 81 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:55,879 Speaker 2: I was kind of like, okay, Like I mean, this 82 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,680 is either going to be classic ISO heroics by Kawhi. 83 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,159 Everyone's gonna complain that we weren't doing anything and there 84 00:04:02,199 --> 00:04:03,919 wasn't a set play or something like that. 85 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: So I was for sure a little nervous. 86 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 2: But like I said, as soon as it hit the 87 00:04:07,719 --> 00:04:09,599 rim more than once, I was like, oh, game over, 88 00:04:09,719 --> 00:04:10,800 go back to the big tomato. 89 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,719 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's like the secret password to get to fall 90 00:04:14,759 --> 00:04:16,759 through the hoop and has to hit the rim a 91 00:04:16,759 --> 00:04:20,639 few times. Yeah, it's it's a secret knock on the door. 92 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,079 If he had missed that shot, there would have been 93 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:30,480 some harsh criticism on Kawhi on the play being run, 94 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:37,000 Like the outrage would have been loud. What I would 95 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:41,279 have at least said, Look, they need Kawhi to be 96 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:45,319 at his best for this team to peak, and to 97 00:04:45,399 --> 00:04:47,639 do that, you got in still confidence and you got 98 00:04:47,639 --> 00:04:49,519 to play through him. You got to show that he 99 00:04:49,639 --> 00:04:53,279 is your superstar and he's going to be taking these shots. 100 00:04:53,319 --> 00:04:56,120 He's making fifty million dollars. It's usually how it works. 101 00:04:56,240 --> 00:05:01,279 There's typically hero ball in the NBA from every team 102 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:07,160 late in games that it's usually the case, and I'm hoping. 103 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:08,519 Speaker 1: Yeah. 104 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 4: I did have some concerns initially because I was like, Oh, 105 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:13,800 he's gonna run down the clock here and settle for 106 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:16,079 the final shot. This is it. But I also thought 107 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:19,800 that the reason they were doing that instead of just 108 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:23,560 going for whatever the best shot was available, time on 109 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,600 the clock left be damned, was because I don't think 110 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,680 Kawai would have been able to play in double overtime. 111 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,079 Speaker 1: No. Yeah, I think they were. 112 00:05:31,959 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 4: Saying this is either going going and we're losing the 113 00:05:34,959 --> 00:05:40,160 game right now, Like this is it. So I understood it. 114 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,439 I think there was logic and rationale to it, and 115 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:46,800 Gauy is infinitely skilled enough to get that to go. 116 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,759 So I was happy, but I did have concerns because 117 00:05:50,319 --> 00:05:52,800 I didn't I didn't want to check the numbers earlier today, 118 00:05:53,319 --> 00:05:56,480 but I know him last twenty four seconds of a 119 00:05:56,519 --> 00:06:01,639 game within three points as a Clipper at least, it 120 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:07,600 hasn't been great those attempts, but last night's went, and 121 00:06:07,639 --> 00:06:09,240 I think it could do a lot for Kawhi and 122 00:06:09,319 --> 00:06:09,879 the team. 123 00:06:10,199 --> 00:06:12,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, I like what you tweeted too, kind of wondering, 124 00:06:12,399 --> 00:06:13,920 like as I guess, we're gonna find out if Kwai 125 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,120 plays an overtime, which was such a big question, and 126 00:06:16,199 --> 00:06:19,600 then he played very well and overtime obviously he got 127 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:21,560 he got the win for the Clippers, But the whole 128 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,279 thing was very encouraging, like just kind of the game. 129 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:26,759 Speaker 1: As a whole. Hope Tyler's back is okay. 130 00:06:27,519 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 2: Brian Shaw had to coach the game because Tyler's back 131 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,279 was acting up, which sounds like a damn nightmare. 132 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,439 Speaker 4: This if you gotta fly out on the road afterwards, 133 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:37,839 is he gonna be with him? 134 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: Damn? 135 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 4: We haven't heard otherwise. 136 00:06:41,639 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's true. Yeah, no injury. 137 00:06:42,959 --> 00:06:45,079 Speaker 2: Well, there was the injury report, but that was Tyler 138 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,240 wasn't on it, thankfully. 139 00:06:47,319 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 4: Sometimes if it's back spasms or something like that, it 140 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:50,759 could just shuttled down. 141 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: He could be fine. 142 00:06:52,399 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 4: I left that game last year and everybody was freaking out. 143 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: Yes, that was so weird. 144 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, will anything else on Kawhi before we talk about 145 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:03,800 some of the other highlights from this game, because there were, 146 00:07:03,879 --> 00:07:06,759 I mean, it was a weird game. It was kind 147 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,560 of gross, But they found the way to win, which 148 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:08,879 is good. 149 00:07:09,759 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean this could be very much a birthing 150 00:07:14,319 --> 00:07:17,879 game in the words of Adam Oslin, which you know 151 00:07:17,959 --> 00:07:20,480 that this could instill something new for this Clippers team. 152 00:07:20,759 --> 00:07:24,199 And Kawhi postgame, I mean talked about his confidence. You know, 153 00:07:24,279 --> 00:07:26,199 he kind of gave the generic answer that he's gonna 154 00:07:26,199 --> 00:07:28,480 shoot through stuff. But it's still good to hear him 155 00:07:28,519 --> 00:07:32,040 approaching the game with that confidence because I think, like 156 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:36,399 numbers aside, you know, since the return, I do feel 157 00:07:36,399 --> 00:07:39,879 like at times he has looked like a shadow of 158 00:07:39,959 --> 00:07:41,959 himself on the court. So to see him come up 159 00:07:41,959 --> 00:07:44,399 in a in a big moment is definitely a step 160 00:07:44,439 --> 00:07:47,519 in the right direction. And to see that internally, you know, 161 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:49,839 like he still is of the mindset that we need 162 00:07:49,959 --> 00:07:52,199 him to be at as you know, the best player 163 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,279 for this team. So there was a lot of really 164 00:07:54,399 --> 00:07:56,519 encouraging stuff. But I mean, like Adam kind of touched 165 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:00,000 on like, if we're being honest, that was like one 166 00:08:00,079 --> 00:08:02,920 rim bounce away from some time to ask some very 167 00:08:02,959 --> 00:08:04,959 serious questions for this team. I don't want to be 168 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,319 overly dramatic about it, but like you you kind of 169 00:08:07,319 --> 00:08:10,399 have to like what, you know, what do you do 170 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:10,800 at that. 171 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: Point, it's it's. 172 00:08:12,399 --> 00:08:16,079 Speaker 3: Gets even tighter in the West, and you know, if 173 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:18,480 if you're who's supposed to be your best player isn't 174 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,959 able to deliver in a big moment, you kind of 175 00:08:20,959 --> 00:08:24,639 got some other questions. So it was a huge win, 176 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,920 but I do wonder, you know, the sliding doors moment 177 00:08:30,279 --> 00:08:32,799 is is a little is a little scary, not to again, 178 00:08:32,879 --> 00:08:34,440 not to be overly dramatic. 179 00:08:34,919 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: Adam anything. 180 00:08:35,799 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 2: Last on Kawhi specifically before we talk about Zoo Harden 181 00:08:39,039 --> 00:08:40,080 and Derek Jones Junior. 182 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:45,759 Speaker 4: I think sometimes with Kawhi it's hard to differentiate between 183 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,240 is he not moving well or is he just missing 184 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:53,720 shots that he normally makes and there's nothing really to 185 00:08:53,799 --> 00:08:57,360 worry about. They're going to fall eventually, and it's still 186 00:08:57,360 --> 00:08:59,960 early in the process. This was game twenty two for him. 187 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,639 Him and what game three or game four off of 188 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,320 the minutes restriction even though there still is one. He 189 00:09:05,399 --> 00:09:08,519 mentioned that post game sounded like it's around thirty six, 190 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:15,480 but they've gone so there's some flexibility there. So it's yeah, 191 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:18,120 it is hard to measure where he's at because I 192 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:21,039 thought he looked really good the second game against the Lakers, 193 00:09:21,039 --> 00:09:22,799 and I thought he looked really good. For three quarters 194 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,200 against Phoenix he looked great, and then the last couple 195 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,519 of games out there, he didn't look as good. He's 196 00:09:28,519 --> 00:09:31,000 been in a real funk from the outside three point 197 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:34,159 percentage wise, he has tanked his three point shooting in 198 00:09:34,279 --> 00:09:36,600 like two games. I think he's like two for his 199 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:38,440 last sixteen or maybe even worse. 200 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:40,679 Speaker 1: He was one for seven last night. I think something 201 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:40,919 like that. 202 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, Like he went from shooting I think thirty nine 203 00:09:46,039 --> 00:09:52,240 percent to now thirty five percent. Yeah, he is. He's 204 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,279 three for his last nineteen. 205 00:09:56,639 --> 00:09:59,759 Speaker 1: Not ideal. Yeah, some numbers. 206 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 4: That was something I was kind of holding on to 207 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:04,879 and looking at the lift and saying, three point shots 208 00:10:04,879 --> 00:10:08,960 are falling for him. But then that starts to go 209 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,279 and if he's not hitting mid ranges at the same 210 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:16,399 level we're accustomed to, then I'd start to get really worried. 211 00:10:16,799 --> 00:10:19,399 So we do need to see better from him in 212 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,600 tomorrow's game overall, from an efficiency stamdpole. 213 00:10:23,039 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 2: Yes, because he's not going to be playing. It is 214 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,000 a back to back, so he's not playing on Wednesday. 215 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,679 Other people had good games. Zoo had twenty two and fourteen, 216 00:10:31,799 --> 00:10:35,720 Harden had twenty nine to nine and eleven. I thought 217 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:39,200 Derek Jones Junior was huge in this game. Obviously zoo 218 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:40,759 and hard and more important too, but it was like, 219 00:10:40,799 --> 00:10:43,039 you see what Derek Jones Junior brings to this team 220 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:47,279 athletically and just kind of utility wise. Like I know, 221 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:48,919 we kind of knew this going about him, but he's 222 00:10:48,919 --> 00:10:53,759 really shown he brings everything this Clippers team needs, especially 223 00:10:53,759 --> 00:10:55,159 when he has to come off the bench. I thought 224 00:10:55,159 --> 00:10:56,720 it was one of his better games off the bench 225 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:57,679 impact wise. 226 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:01,159 Speaker 4: He scored as many points as I did. They both 227 00:11:01,159 --> 00:11:06,080 at seventeen and on the season. Now, DJ is right 228 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:09,759 below shooting thirty percent from the outside, so he's kind 229 00:11:09,759 --> 00:11:14,320 of well above league average. With what eighteen games left, 230 00:11:14,879 --> 00:11:17,360 there's a good chance he's going to finish above league 231 00:11:17,399 --> 00:11:20,799 average from three this season, which is really all you needed, 232 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,720 Like that's all you could hope for. That's great because 233 00:11:23,759 --> 00:11:26,759 everything else he does is awesome. It's slashing to the hoop, 234 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:31,120 the athleticism, the defense. If he is knocking down threes 235 00:11:31,159 --> 00:11:32,960 in a similar way that he was last year in 236 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,279 the playoffs for the Dallas Mavericks. That was the entire 237 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,519 conversation about him coming in. Will any of that transfer 238 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,480 and for the most part it has will. 239 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:44,519 Speaker 2: Did we have any weird bets about Derek Jones Jenior's 240 00:11:44,519 --> 00:11:46,639 three point percentage we have to eat any hats or 241 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:48,000 eat any crows or anything. 242 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:50,159 Speaker 3: No, I don't think so. I feel like we were 243 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,080 both pretty confident on it. I didn't think it would 244 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:56,639 maintain necessarily at the playoff at his playoff clip last year, 245 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:58,080 which I don't have right in front of me, But 246 00:11:58,879 --> 00:12:01,759 I mean, he's he's a decent shooter, and we talked 247 00:12:01,759 --> 00:12:04,320 about this one or two episodes ago. But you do 248 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,879 feel a lot less nervous with with the ball in 249 00:12:06,919 --> 00:12:10,559 his hands beyond the arc than Chris done and and 250 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:12,759 and that is huge for the Clippers, especially when they 251 00:12:12,799 --> 00:12:17,159 go to these three minute plus stretches with no scoring, which. 252 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 1: They have one against the Kings. 253 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 2: There was a while, old Buddy, it started that first 254 00:12:22,159 --> 00:12:25,000 was it? The The third quarter started off so well, 255 00:12:25,919 --> 00:12:28,000 and then the things just kind of stalled out and 256 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,919 very kind of pitifully looking. Zoo had another huge game. 257 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:35,519 Valanciunis poses a really interesting battle for him just because 258 00:12:35,519 --> 00:12:37,759 it's really physical big. He does that little hit push 259 00:12:37,879 --> 00:12:40,480 that Jim Jackson and Brian Stemen were talking about a 260 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:42,559 lot where when he goes up for that little push shot, 261 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:46,320 he can push him further out basically, but he handled 262 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:52,360 it very well. Harden was hardened more fantastic stuff. Their 263 00:12:52,399 --> 00:12:54,799 people were upset about that. All we're gonna say for 264 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:58,360 what do we want to say was it was class 265 00:12:58,519 --> 00:12:59,759 like this is what he does. 266 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 1: I like we needed every single one of it. 267 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 4: Like Harden was extremely clutched. Late in the fourth quarter, 268 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:14,240 the runner in transition where they just said, to hell 269 00:13:14,279 --> 00:13:17,240 with the clock the case, have another opportunity out here. 270 00:13:17,639 --> 00:13:20,000 I'm gonna take what the defense gives us right now, 271 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:24,200 and he got that quick bucket in transition led to 272 00:13:24,279 --> 00:13:27,600 Zach Levine thankfully missing that shot that I definitely thought 273 00:13:27,639 --> 00:13:32,360 was going in. But James James was huge, and then 274 00:13:32,399 --> 00:13:36,960 he had a three and another little floater in ot 275 00:13:37,039 --> 00:13:39,000 and I think some free throws. And by the way, 276 00:13:39,039 --> 00:13:40,720 the Clippers just won a game where they missed ten 277 00:13:40,759 --> 00:13:42,919 free throws. They went I think fifteen or twenty five. 278 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 3: That is going on shooting, Like what's going on with 279 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:48,360 the free throw shooting right now? 280 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 4: I don't know, but if they had lost that game, 281 00:13:51,879 --> 00:13:55,200 that would have been the thing. Underscored highlighted circled, like, 282 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:57,840 how do you blow ten free throws in this game? 283 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,279 Speaker 3: Are you making them on wind sprints? When they met? 284 00:14:01,919 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, they need to put more weekly progress points on 285 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:09,320 the free throw practice slider or. 286 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 1: Whatever they're doing. 287 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 2: No, Harden was phenomenal, but like I didn't mean that 288 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:15,080 in a weird way, but like he's he does this 289 00:14:15,279 --> 00:14:17,240 for the Like this is just a thing that Harden 290 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:20,120 does him and started off incredibly cold. 291 00:14:20,759 --> 00:14:22,879 Speaker 1: Yeah, and then they managed to turn around. 292 00:14:22,879 --> 00:14:27,399 Speaker 3: But like, yeah, it's just good with the extended norm outage, right, 293 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:28,919 like we thought we were going to have him back, 294 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:30,879 We thought we'd continue to have him here. Like what 295 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,720 Harden is able to do, Like, I don't know, I 296 00:14:33,879 --> 00:14:35,960 I agree, it is just what he does. But it's 297 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,720 still kind of mind blowing, like for where he is 298 00:14:38,879 --> 00:14:41,240 the age wise, where he is in his career, where 299 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:44,559 people thought he was when he came here, and I 300 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:46,440 just think that he's answered a lot of questions and 301 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:50,000 he's been I mean, he's been incredible. He has been 302 00:14:50,039 --> 00:14:53,240 the all star for the Clippers, uh and continues to be. 303 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:56,600 So Thanks Harden, thank. 304 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: You, thank you James. 305 00:14:58,759 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 2: People were upset roch wise that, but Toom wasn't in 306 00:15:01,879 --> 00:15:04,159 the fourth quarter when a mere coffee was in. A 307 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,840 mere coffee did end up getting a shot late that 308 00:15:06,919 --> 00:15:08,799 I didn't like that he took. I thought that Kawhi 309 00:15:08,799 --> 00:15:10,840 maybe could have taken a shot, or Zoo maybe could 310 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:14,360 have not passed. I think the Clippers were down one. 311 00:15:14,799 --> 00:15:17,519 Zoo got the ball in, dished it to Kawi, Kawai 312 00:15:17,639 --> 00:15:19,360 passed it to a mirror and a mirror missed the three. 313 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:20,960 In my head, I was like, I would have been 314 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:23,320 fine with Zoo taking that shot or Kauwi taking the three. 315 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:26,080 Just interesting it fell to a mirror. How are we 316 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:28,279 feel about these rotations? Is that something we're not worried 317 00:15:28,279 --> 00:15:31,200 about yet? Because the set wrote like because norms not available, 318 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,200 so all the rotations are thrown off. If it would 319 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:35,679 have lost, it would have been a lot louder of 320 00:15:35,759 --> 00:15:36,759 a group of people upset. 321 00:15:36,919 --> 00:15:39,919 Speaker 4: How many minutes did Niko wouldsom end up at in 322 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:43,600 that game? Because he played what thirty four of the game. 323 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 1: Before played twenty eight and he was three for three 324 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:47,720 with four boards in a block. 325 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:52,879 Speaker 4: The hot three point shooting from him recently has been 326 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:58,039 nice to see. Uh, I don't know, I I get 327 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:01,879 some of the gripe stuff with and playing twenty seven minutes, 328 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:05,440 but they don't have a lot of different avenues to turn, 329 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:09,639 and that's pretty decent chunk of minutes for Niko Batoom 330 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:13,080 coming off again, we just had thirty four. I get 331 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:16,399 the criticism. I also don't think it's crazy the way 332 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:17,720 they used him in that game. 333 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,039 Speaker 2: It's like a wrinkle. It's not like a big issue, 334 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:21,559 you know what I mean. Like it's just like it's 335 00:16:21,559 --> 00:16:24,840 also saving him for later in the season. I know 336 00:16:24,879 --> 00:16:27,000 we're not too far to the end of it, but 337 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,159 he is still an older guy. 338 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 3: We do got an I mean, twenty eight minutes is 339 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:34,960 probably more than Nico should be playing for this team. Obviously, 340 00:16:35,039 --> 00:16:39,559 norm is out for rotation. Yeah it's not our normal rotation, 341 00:16:39,759 --> 00:16:43,480 but I mean, I'd always love to see more Nico 342 00:16:43,559 --> 00:16:47,039 on the floor, But I think twenty eight twenty eight 343 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,799 is a reasonable expectation to get from him. 344 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:50,919 Speaker 1: And Simmons was out. 345 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:52,799 Speaker 2: That's the other part that messes up with the Nico 346 00:16:52,879 --> 00:16:55,480 minutes too, Right, if Simmons is in, if Simmons still 347 00:16:55,519 --> 00:17:00,440 have no word on no word, it is me. But 348 00:17:00,519 --> 00:17:04,640 him being back also changes that where I think Nico 349 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:08,759 gets some of thurs those Clutcher minutes that maybe a 350 00:17:08,759 --> 00:17:09,400 mere would. 351 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:11,640 Speaker 4: Get I wonder if they're trying to save them some 352 00:17:12,799 --> 00:17:15,200 for the Zion matchup coming up. You might have to 353 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:19,160 get that's true Zion, which is not gonna be easy. 354 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:20,480 Of course, where. 355 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:22,519 Speaker 1: Did will go? Will hurt the Zion slander and he said, 356 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:23,759 I'm here. 357 00:17:25,279 --> 00:17:30,640 Speaker 2: Coming, Yeah, all right, so the Clipper. I also one 358 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:32,279 of the things I loved about this game. They found 359 00:17:32,279 --> 00:17:34,000 a way to win an ugly game. This was a 360 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,920 gross game of basketball. This was not an exactly acthetically 361 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:39,119 pleasing game of basketball. 362 00:17:39,279 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 4: The turnovers were really low though from both teams. Like 363 00:17:42,279 --> 00:17:45,839 I thought, in some ways it was well played. There 364 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:48,480 were shots that were missed that both teams would like back. 365 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:52,839 But they also caught that heater in overtime where they're 366 00:17:52,839 --> 00:17:57,880 going back and forth, they're both hitting shots. Uh. The 367 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:02,839 replays that were plentiful down the stretch of the game 368 00:18:02,839 --> 00:18:05,480 were tough, but I felt like they got him right. 369 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:09,400 And I was looking at King's Twitter and what they 370 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:13,960 were saying about the game earlier today. They're pissed about 371 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:19,559 the retracted foul on dj On DeMar DeRozan corner on 372 00:18:19,599 --> 00:18:21,519 the left wing that turned into a jump ball that 373 00:18:21,559 --> 00:18:24,720 Devisa Zubas won for them. They think that was a 374 00:18:24,759 --> 00:18:27,279 screw job that he got him on the wrist. That 375 00:18:27,319 --> 00:18:31,319 shouldn't have happened. I thought it was almost close enough 376 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:35,079 where DeRozan kicked his legs out. Carlo and I talked 377 00:18:35,079 --> 00:18:38,160 about this happened, that it might have been an offensive 378 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:40,119 foul by the way he kicked his legs out. 379 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,640 Speaker 1: De Rosen I think that's I. 380 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 4: I didn't hate that call or think, you know, the 381 00:18:47,039 --> 00:18:48,960 Kings got screwed. No, I don't think the Clippers got 382 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:52,160 screwed when they said that Demart DeRozan long two pointer 383 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,599 even though the shot clock malfunction and they reset it, 384 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:57,759 even though it didn't touch the rim because Kawhi block 385 00:18:57,839 --> 00:19:01,319 balance unis it's still was it within the parameters of 386 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:03,759 twenty four seconds when he ended up taking that shot. 387 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:08,240 So there were some stalls in the game that maybe 388 00:19:08,319 --> 00:19:10,759 hurt the flow for a second, But I don't know. 389 00:19:11,079 --> 00:19:13,240 It felt like a playoff type game to me in 390 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:13,960 a lot of ways. 391 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:16,279 Speaker 2: The vibe was very much playoff vives for sure, which 392 00:19:16,279 --> 00:19:18,480 is what it needed to be, right because now the 393 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,880 Clippers have the tiebreaker over the Kings, so we're effectively 394 00:19:22,799 --> 00:19:23,680 two and a half. 395 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 1: Games ahead of them in the standings. 396 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 2: We are one game back of the Warriors and Timberwolves, 397 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,480 who are in sixth and seventh. We do not have 398 00:19:31,519 --> 00:19:36,119 the tiebreaker over the Timberwolves, but we do over the Warriors. 399 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:40,279 Speaker 4: And still a game left against them against the Dubs. 400 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, so that's interesting. 401 00:19:43,279 --> 00:19:44,680 Speaker 2: I don't know, I feel a lot better about the 402 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:47,079 standings than I would have if they if he missed right, like, 403 00:19:48,279 --> 00:19:52,480 things become a lot bleaker in la scenario because then 404 00:19:52,519 --> 00:19:54,319 that second to last game of the season, which is 405 00:19:54,319 --> 00:19:58,000 against the Kings, instead of meaning possibly a whole bunch 406 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:02,519 standings wise, the Clippers, you know, it's as of six 407 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:05,920 three pm on March tenth, it's, you know, a normal game. 408 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:07,119 Speaker 1: Yeah. 409 00:20:07,279 --> 00:20:12,519 Speaker 4: No, that's a good point. I'm almost looking at the 410 00:20:12,559 --> 00:20:15,279 top of the West more just to see who you 411 00:20:15,319 --> 00:20:18,720 could match up with if you're seventh. We know you're 412 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:20,920 matching up with if you're eighth, So I'm looking at 413 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:22,920 who do you match up with if you finish sixth 414 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,680 or seventh. Those are the two teams that I'm looking 415 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:29,880 at who's slotted there. And my hope is the Memphis 416 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:32,680 Grizzlies going a winning streak here and jump into the 417 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:36,880 two seed. Ideally then you get seventh. That's a great 418 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,880 matchup or the best of the worst matchups. 419 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:41,880 Speaker 2: You get, right, Yeah, best of I like that best 420 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:43,200 of the worst is what I would call. 421 00:20:44,799 --> 00:20:47,359 Speaker 4: And I think it would be significantly better than playing 422 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,880 Denver or the Lakers with lucan Al. 423 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 2: Yes, I would a one hundred percent. And we don't 424 00:20:53,039 --> 00:20:55,079 know what kind of Russ revenge would be cooked up 425 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:58,559 either in a series against Denver just in terms of 426 00:20:58,599 --> 00:21:00,880 playoff stuff, but I think that's a that's a great point, 427 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:05,160 the best of the worst options. We're gonna talk more 428 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,519 about what is maybe the best scenario for the rest 429 00:21:07,559 --> 00:21:10,039 of the Clipper season in a bit. We're gonna talk 430 00:21:10,039 --> 00:21:13,599 about this upcoming back to back after a quick audio break. 431 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,599 We got the Pelicans on Tuesday than the Heat on Wednesday. 432 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:19,000 If you're listening to us on audio, there's gonna be 433 00:21:19,079 --> 00:21:22,039 a short break for advertisements. If you're watching us on YouTube, 434 00:21:22,039 --> 00:21:25,119 we'll still be here, will We'll hopefully be back. Yeah, 435 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:27,680 a short audio break and then talking the back to 436 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:29,839 back coming up in three two one. 437 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 3: Hey, welcome back in to clips and I'm back. 438 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:36,319 Speaker 1: I'm back. 439 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:40,880 Speaker 3: I'm sorry about that. I was the reason for the 440 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,640 wide angle I was going from iPad iPad died anyways, 441 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:46,079 don't worry about it. Don't worry about it. We talked 442 00:21:46,079 --> 00:21:49,759 about Quhi's incredible game winner in the OT thriller Over 443 00:21:49,799 --> 00:21:52,759 the Kings. Massive step in the right direction for the Clippers, 444 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:57,279 potentially massive implications moving forward. But the job is not 445 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:00,000 over yet. We got an upcoming back to back, of course, 446 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,680 because we hate rest. We're taking on the Pelicans tomorrow 447 00:22:03,799 --> 00:22:05,680 from the day that we're recording this Tuesday. If that's 448 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:09,599 the day you're listening to this followed by the Heat, Charles, 449 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:11,599 you think we're going to and l on this one. 450 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:14,640 Speaker 1: I am not on the record saying that. 451 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 2: I think we split this one strictly for the fact 452 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:24,319 that Kahi's out for the Wednesday game. We're all assuming, right, 453 00:22:24,759 --> 00:22:28,799 Norm's not going to be there. We've seen it. We've 454 00:22:28,799 --> 00:22:30,519 seen James Harden on the second end of a back 455 00:22:30,519 --> 00:22:32,400 to back put up fifty points, so I would love 456 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:34,880 for that to happen again. But a road back to 457 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:39,079 back the Pels proved to be I think a harder 458 00:22:39,079 --> 00:22:42,680 matchup than the Heat just looking at the stats, so 459 00:22:42,759 --> 00:22:45,440 I'm thinking we split, but I hope we split with 460 00:22:45,519 --> 00:22:48,880 a conference win, because that's the one that matters most 461 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:49,119 to me. 462 00:22:49,799 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 3: Adam two and oh back to back haggle, no haggle. 463 00:22:55,759 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 4: No haggle. I think it's possible. 464 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:00,599 Speaker 1: I didn't say it was a poss who. 465 00:23:03,799 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 4: They're gonna surprise the hell out of Chuck, just like 466 00:23:06,279 --> 00:23:06,880 Will did. 467 00:23:06,759 --> 00:23:08,119 Speaker 1: On the reach one. 468 00:23:09,519 --> 00:23:14,599 Speaker 4: Jumping out of the bushes. I think it's very possible. 469 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:18,039 I do think the Pelicans game is the tougher game here, 470 00:23:18,079 --> 00:23:22,359 and I was talking with Carlo earlier. Kawhi has played 471 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:24,599 the front end of all the back to backs. I 472 00:23:24,599 --> 00:23:28,000 think this season he's always played the first. They haven't 473 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,160 done it based upon matchup. I don't believe it's just 474 00:23:31,279 --> 00:23:35,079 he plays the first, that's I think that's accurate. And 475 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,599 the Pels I think are actually you can throw the 476 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:40,319 record out because both teams have changed so much, and 477 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:43,799 the Pelicans have been through injury hell this season, and 478 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,400 if they have CJ and they have Zion like they're 479 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:51,720 supposed to tomorrow, I think they're slightly more dangerous. And 480 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:56,000 especially because they always beat the Clippers, so's you would 481 00:23:56,079 --> 00:23:57,799 want Kawhi Anyways. 482 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:00,079 Speaker 3: Yeah, history is on their side. 483 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:02,519 Speaker 1: They also did just sign Mobamba. 484 00:24:02,039 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 2: Which means he's gonna have a revenge game of sorts. 485 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:10,319 Three three is by Mobamba, book it. So I was 486 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:16,480 looking just since the All Star break. They're not shooting 487 00:24:16,599 --> 00:24:19,079 very well. They have the twenty first offensive rating, their 488 00:24:19,079 --> 00:24:21,279 twenty fourth and three point percentage, and they're twenty third 489 00:24:21,279 --> 00:24:25,079 in defensive rating. The Clippers aren't exactly lighting it up 490 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:27,039 in those same areas, but I do believe in the 491 00:24:27,039 --> 00:24:30,599 Clippers more despite what my co host will say. Their 492 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:34,400 top two most played lineups in terms of total minutes 493 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:37,319 played are minus twenty two and minus fifteen since the 494 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:41,160 All Start break. So I'm maybe feeling Oh, I'm not 495 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:45,960 feeling incredibly confident, but this feels like first night of 496 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:50,279 a back to back. I'm I feel good ish about 497 00:24:50,279 --> 00:24:56,759 this matchup. Yeah, depending if Nico guards sign on, Will. 498 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:01,200 Speaker 4: Kawhi might have to guard him some, Kobe Brown might 499 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:02,720 have to guard him some, and we did see for 500 00:25:02,839 --> 00:25:06,319 four minutes last night. Yeah, I don't Maybe they throw 501 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:09,119 you Banks out there against him, or maybe he's going 502 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:11,759 up against Mobam, but approve who deserved to be the 503 00:25:11,799 --> 00:25:13,680 backup centers this season. 504 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,559 Speaker 1: The marquee matchup of the bottom. 505 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, do we want to see will How would you 506 00:25:21,279 --> 00:25:23,599 feel about Chris Dunn starting this one so he could 507 00:25:23,599 --> 00:25:25,799 make life more difficult for CJ McCallum. 508 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:28,680 Speaker 3: I think that makes sense. Look, we have a lot 509 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:30,839 of history with c J McCollum. You know, this Clippers 510 00:25:30,839 --> 00:25:33,119 team is very familiar with how to guard him. I 511 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,880 think we've done so very very well. I think Done 512 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:37,920 Done is definitely up to the challenge, and if he 513 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:40,559 can stay out of early foul trouble, then yeah, I'm 514 00:25:40,599 --> 00:25:42,559 all for it. It's another one of those games where 515 00:25:42,559 --> 00:25:48,119 he picks up three pretty early. Not great because what 516 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,799 you know, like offensively, it's not a whole lot the 517 00:25:50,839 --> 00:25:53,519 Pels can can really do. If you're able to sort 518 00:25:53,519 --> 00:25:55,440 of neutralize c J mccollm, it's going to be very 519 00:25:55,559 --> 00:26:00,160 very difficult his own problem he presents, you know, when hell, health, 520 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:04,319 the whole set of issues that I feel like is 521 00:26:05,079 --> 00:26:08,400 in his at his prime, is still sort of difficult 522 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:11,720 matchup wise for the Clippers to defend given some of 523 00:26:11,799 --> 00:26:15,079 the you know, smaller forwards that we have, uh and 524 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:18,519 right now this center rotation being so shaky. But I 525 00:26:18,519 --> 00:26:21,640 would be in favor of Done starting on McCallum. I 526 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,200 think make make him have a bad night early, don't 527 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:26,160 allow him to get into a rhythm. Don't let the 528 00:26:26,599 --> 00:26:29,920 Pels set a new franchise record for three point percentage. 529 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:30,640 Speaker 1: That'd be great. 530 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:35,799 Speaker 2: Uh maybe steps maybe steps? Yeah, Adam, how would you 531 00:26:35,839 --> 00:26:37,960 feel about Dirk Jones junior off He looked great off 532 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:40,160 the bench last year, like it was if he's gonna 533 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:42,400 be that efficient, Dirk Jones Junior off the bench is phenomenal, 534 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:45,519 and I think with such a good backcourt player, why 535 00:26:45,559 --> 00:26:46,359 not put done in there. 536 00:26:47,319 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 4: It almost feels like lately they've just settled into forget 537 00:26:51,039 --> 00:26:53,440 the matchup stuff. We're just gonna start Chris Dunn and 538 00:26:53,519 --> 00:26:56,240 have DJ coming off the bench. I don't know if 539 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:58,960 that's what the thinking is. But when's the last time 540 00:26:59,039 --> 00:27:02,519 Chris Dunn didn't start? Is my question? On this team. 541 00:27:02,559 --> 00:27:05,319 It seems like it's been a string of games here. 542 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:09,039 Speaker 3: Well, djj did was injury. 543 00:27:10,279 --> 00:27:10,839 Speaker 4: This is true. 544 00:27:11,079 --> 00:27:12,759 Speaker 3: He has not been back in the starting lineup since 545 00:27:12,759 --> 00:27:13,240 the injury. 546 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,599 Speaker 4: Yeah, and then even before it just seemed like, I 547 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:20,000 don't know, they're favoring Chris Dunn in that spot. 548 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 3: But oh, I'm with you. Yeah, it did seem like 549 00:27:22,519 --> 00:27:25,680 he was. He was taking the lion's share of those starts. 550 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:27,160 Speaker 1: And even was healthy. 551 00:27:30,079 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 2: Because I think that's where it changed if I can 552 00:27:32,319 --> 00:27:34,039 remember that. 553 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:38,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, it feels that is a long time. 554 00:27:40,079 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 1: The restaurant tour. 555 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:44,799 Speaker 4: I haven't heard that name in a long time. 556 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:49,799 Speaker 2: Teams against the Pelicans can get a lot of threes. 557 00:27:50,039 --> 00:27:52,759 They are thirtieth and opponent three point attempts per game, 558 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:55,240 So it seems like maybe a stylistic issue or they're 559 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:57,480 fine with teams since the All Star break and they're 560 00:27:57,519 --> 00:28:01,519 making a lot of twos. So like the shots are 561 00:28:01,519 --> 00:28:03,960 gonna be there for the Clippers from the outside, but 562 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:05,880 who do they funnel to, which kind of goes back 563 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:10,799 to that done question, right, Like it's gonna be Adams 564 00:28:10,799 --> 00:28:13,440 maybe more nervous about this game now, thanks dude. 565 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:18,759 Speaker 4: No, I just I want to see Kawhi hit two 566 00:28:18,799 --> 00:28:20,759 threes in the in the first quarter. That's what I 567 00:28:20,799 --> 00:28:24,799 want to see because three of nineteen his last few 568 00:28:24,799 --> 00:28:28,160 games out there from distance. That's that's been rough to 569 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:30,799 watch and they need his three point shooting. I saw 570 00:28:30,839 --> 00:28:33,279 somebody say, like, why is Kawhi taking so many threes? 571 00:28:33,319 --> 00:28:36,480 Like because he's like a forty three point shooter. 572 00:28:36,680 --> 00:28:38,880 Speaker 1: Because Norm Powell is out. 573 00:28:40,799 --> 00:28:46,680 Speaker 4: They need it, Paul George is no longer here and yeah, 574 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,839 so it'd be great if they could exploit that, ye, 575 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:53,839 seeming we it's hard to talk about the Pelicans because 576 00:28:53,839 --> 00:28:56,559 they've been in fluxed so much and like trends and patterns, 577 00:28:56,559 --> 00:28:59,119 it's like, who the hell are they? And that's scary 578 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:01,880 to me. Who are the Kings being a wild card 579 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:04,359 like the Pelicans? I don't know what's going on. 580 00:29:04,359 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 1: There, that's true. 581 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 2: Will you worried at all about maybe the physicality, like 582 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:11,359 because this is a pretty physical defensive matchup at least 583 00:29:11,359 --> 00:29:12,799 for Kawhi that he could find himself in. 584 00:29:12,839 --> 00:29:14,319 Speaker 1: They got some big bodies over there. 585 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean for Kawhi at least it will be 586 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:19,759 the first time to a back to back, so there 587 00:29:19,759 --> 00:29:21,480 will be some rest coming up. But you know, they 588 00:29:21,519 --> 00:29:22,920 just had to put a lot in to grind out 589 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:26,480 a win over the King so that it definitely could 590 00:29:26,559 --> 00:29:29,599 be a factor. And just the size in general, like 591 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,519 you know the size of this team with no Ben Simmons, 592 00:29:34,119 --> 00:29:36,119 we're just back to a lot of question marks went 593 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:37,359 in front court. 594 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's fair. 595 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:42,519 Speaker 4: But toomb could solve a lot of them, I think, 596 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:44,960 But do they want to play him heavy enough minutes 597 00:29:45,039 --> 00:29:45,559 to do that? 598 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 1: You know, yeah, I. 599 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:51,839 Speaker 5: Probably shouldn't be playing back to back probably not like 600 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:55,039 no disrespect to Niko, but like, yeah, I wonder what 601 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:57,599 the injury report against the Heat looks like, because that 602 00:29:57,720 --> 00:29:59,839 is because obviously Kawhi Norman bed. 603 00:30:00,319 --> 00:30:03,559 Speaker 2: I wonder if things go well and I don't, you know, 604 00:30:03,599 --> 00:30:05,160 I'm sure they put more thought of it than. 605 00:30:05,039 --> 00:30:05,759 Speaker 1: What I'm doing right now. 606 00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 2: Things go well tomorrow, and then you think Miami okay, 607 00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:13,519 Like if Kawhi plays heavy minutes, Harden's not sitting out, 608 00:30:13,559 --> 00:30:14,160 we know that. 609 00:30:15,799 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: It'll be interesting. 610 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 2: Maybe they give Petune like arrest or something if if 611 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:20,640 he has to play a lot. But I wouldn't be 612 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:22,440 super surprised on that if it is. 613 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:25,359 Speaker 3: Either of these, a guinea like it's either of these, 614 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:26,799 like an indictment on this team. 615 00:30:26,839 --> 00:30:30,359 Speaker 2: If if they were to lose, I think if you 616 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:35,200 have actually been watching the Clippers, it wouldn't be I 617 00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:37,400 think if you don't, you say they lost to the Pels, 618 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:39,920 and you'll go, well, yeah, I think he would. 619 00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:41,319 Speaker 3: The Heat one would be worse to me. 620 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 2: It's a second out of a back to back I mean, yeah, 621 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:46,839 like this team on the second aid of a back 622 00:30:46,839 --> 00:30:48,640 to back, I'm like, okay, I don't know, just don't 623 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:52,759 look like dog shit process wise. Yeah, that's fair, Adam, 624 00:30:52,759 --> 00:30:55,440 would any of these being in would you arrest the 625 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:58,759 team if they lost any of either of these games? 626 00:30:59,680 --> 00:30:59,839 Speaker 1: No? 627 00:31:00,039 --> 00:31:02,039 Speaker 4: I think they need to win the Pelicans game though, 628 00:31:02,039 --> 00:31:04,519 with Kawhi out there, you have Kawhi, you know, win 629 00:31:04,599 --> 00:31:08,000 that game depending on how it played out against Miami. 630 00:31:08,119 --> 00:31:12,599 You know, all reserve judgment. But they're not terrible. They 631 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:16,640 have an identity and heat culture and they've just been 632 00:31:16,799 --> 00:31:17,839 in a downward trends. 633 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:20,400 Speaker 3: That's just something people say that doesn't mean anything. 634 00:31:21,799 --> 00:31:25,759 Speaker 4: Hete culture, Yeah, you know, it's it's a culture, and 635 00:31:25,799 --> 00:31:26,839 it's a culture. 636 00:31:28,799 --> 00:31:32,759 Speaker 2: How would one display it? Cut up magazine letters? 637 00:31:33,039 --> 00:31:38,960 Speaker 1: Just look how they display it now, dude, cut up 638 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:39,920 magazine letters. 639 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:41,480 Speaker 4: You Donna's has them. 640 00:31:41,759 --> 00:31:42,359 Speaker 1: Hete culture. 641 00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:45,119 Speaker 4: Just let's just look at. 642 00:31:45,279 --> 00:31:48,200 Speaker 3: Just name me a couple of exhibits. 643 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:51,319 Speaker 4: Tough, tough, tough, tuffies. 644 00:31:51,359 --> 00:31:53,839 Speaker 2: Tough tough h How come they don't have a tough 645 00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:55,240 tough toughies Jersey. 646 00:31:55,279 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 1: They should do that for a city edition. 647 00:31:58,759 --> 00:32:01,680 Speaker 2: All right, you give the heat since the all star 648 00:32:01,759 --> 00:32:05,039 Break pretty average four and six thirteenth and net rating 649 00:32:05,319 --> 00:32:08,359 pretty again, pretty middle of the road. We beat them 650 00:32:08,359 --> 00:32:11,440 in January, but we had some pretty insane games from 651 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:14,319 Norm Zoo and Harden and there was no Bam out 652 00:32:14,319 --> 00:32:17,759 of bio in that game, which was a pretty big issue. 653 00:32:17,759 --> 00:32:20,880 And Bam routinely can sometimes look like a Hall of 654 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:25,519 Famer against the LA Clippers another to cover for sure. Yeah, 655 00:32:25,559 --> 00:32:29,519 so that yeah, Now this Pels game is that must 656 00:32:29,559 --> 00:32:32,119 win because now I'm thinking about the fatigue that's gonna 657 00:32:32,119 --> 00:32:37,440 be hitting the Clippers after traveling. First of all, you're 658 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:39,799 in two pretty rough cities to have free time in 659 00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:41,640 if you're trying to get your job done, which is 660 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:45,720 New Orleans and Miami. And you know Kawha's gonna eat 661 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:47,440 a bunch of Vignets. We know that's gonna happen. So 662 00:32:47,519 --> 00:32:49,119 he's gonna take the second night of the back. 663 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:49,519 Speaker 1: To back off. 664 00:32:50,119 --> 00:32:52,359 Speaker 2: But that Miami game is just as physical, if not 665 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:55,960 more so, than the Pels team. Right Like they're gonna 666 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:57,440 try and run. I think they're gonna try and just 667 00:32:57,519 --> 00:32:58,440 run the Clippers out. 668 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:05,440 Speaker 4: Looks like Bam is on a heater, averaging twenty seven 669 00:33:05,599 --> 00:33:07,799 and eleven. His last five games. 670 00:33:08,599 --> 00:33:09,079 Speaker 1: Good. 671 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:12,640 Speaker 3: Well, it's I mean, it's kind of revenge time for him, right, 672 00:33:12,759 --> 00:33:18,960 you know your coast you've got two start very loudly 673 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:22,200 wants out. I mean, I think you'd feel slighted. 674 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:30,519 Speaker 1: That's true. Damn okay, and they got Yeah. 675 00:33:29,119 --> 00:33:34,160 Speaker 4: I'm thinking Zoo. I'm thinking Big Zoo playing through him 676 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:37,400 second night of a back to back, getting him more 677 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:40,200 touches out there, making him more of a focal point. 678 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:43,880 You don't have Kawhi. Let's get Zoo in other twenty shots, 679 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:46,440 which would tie his career high, which like just happened. 680 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:50,759 Speaker 2: I mean, last game again, no auto bios who had 681 00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:54,720 twenty one and twenty the game before that when they 682 00:33:54,759 --> 00:33:55,400 did have. 683 00:33:55,319 --> 00:34:00,480 Speaker 1: Auto bio, which was in February. February twenty four. 684 00:34:00,519 --> 00:34:03,599 Speaker 2: Sorry, he had four points in eighteen minutes, which is 685 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:05,480 not ideal. So he's been kind of up and down 686 00:34:05,519 --> 00:34:08,440 against the heat. Career wise, he's averaging ten. 687 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:12,159 Speaker 3: And eight against how many Intenncity have in that in 688 00:34:12,199 --> 00:34:13,320 that February game. 689 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:14,880 Speaker 1: Let me check? 690 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:17,000 Speaker 4: Did he get hurt? 691 00:34:18,119 --> 00:34:20,519 Speaker 2: Oh, guys, I'm checking. Why would I want to play 692 00:34:20,559 --> 00:34:26,039 by play? Give me the box score? U he went 693 00:34:26,079 --> 00:34:30,079 two for four. He played eighteen minutes. Well, it seems 694 00:34:30,079 --> 00:34:31,480 like he was getting ignored there. 695 00:34:31,599 --> 00:34:34,920 Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, it was not ideal, and it was when 696 00:34:34,920 --> 00:34:36,519 Paul George was on the team. So who knows. 697 00:34:37,079 --> 00:34:40,840 Speaker 4: Umm, they're gonna need some threes against that zone that. 698 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:44,960 Speaker 2: Any team that plays a zone against the Clippers looks 699 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:48,719 like defensive geniuses. I feel like it's like historically the 700 00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:52,400 Clippers just don't know what versus zone. I like what 701 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:54,159 you said though, with Kawhi's three point shooting, if he 702 00:34:54,199 --> 00:34:56,840 can make the they're gonna throw that zone out pretty early. 703 00:34:56,880 --> 00:34:59,599 It'd be my guess to be like, hey, let's see 704 00:34:59,599 --> 00:35:00,960 if you are shooting well. 705 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:01,719 Speaker 1: He makes two of them. 706 00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:03,679 Speaker 2: He makes two of the first three whatever, two of 707 00:35:03,719 --> 00:35:06,599 the first four hard and two and makes them think. 708 00:35:06,400 --> 00:35:07,639 Speaker 1: About a little bit, which I like. 709 00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:11,000 Speaker 2: But I'm not looking forward to them working the kinks 710 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:13,280 out against the Miami's out. 711 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:17,599 Speaker 4: I guess now that's gonna be tough. Second back to back. 712 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:19,760 Does does Miami have a game beforehand? 713 00:35:20,639 --> 00:35:24,079 Speaker 1: I think they played tonight, so. 714 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:24,880 Speaker 4: Then they'll have a day off. 715 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:31,880 Speaker 1: They're playing the Hornets right now. Shout out the Hornets. 716 00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:36,920 Speaker 2: Shout out future Clipper lamellow Ball see him Sunday. 717 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:38,360 Speaker 1: Yes, yes, we will. 718 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:41,239 Speaker 2: All right, anything else about the heat before we get 719 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:44,920 to our player of the back to back. We haven't 720 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:47,320 even talked about Bogden yet. They're gonna let him shoot, 721 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:48,360 probably in Miami. 722 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:49,679 Speaker 1: Against this Ouland. So let's hope those are falling. 723 00:35:53,639 --> 00:35:57,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, all right, player the player the back to back picks, 724 00:35:57,079 --> 00:35:59,320 Let's do it, Adam, who is your player of the 725 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:02,719 back back? If you're the show, we pick anyone who 726 00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:06,039 is not a Vitza zubats Kwhi Leonard or Norm Powell? 727 00:36:06,039 --> 00:36:06,320 Speaker 1: Why? 728 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:08,039 Speaker 3: Who knows? 729 00:36:08,039 --> 00:36:10,880 Speaker 2: Too easy, baby, We're not doing Pingalore rules where you 730 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:15,800 can pick every anybody you want, Adam, who you're going with? 731 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:23,000 Speaker 4: Uh, I'll go with bogie ball Odan Bodanovich. He went 732 00:36:23,159 --> 00:36:26,320 I think, oh for four from three against the Kings, 733 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:34,480 but he's had some incredible playmaking possessions recently, and those 734 00:36:35,079 --> 00:36:40,159 tippins he had against New York. Yeah, we're insanely clutched 735 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:42,280 with all eight of his points coming in the fourth quarter. 736 00:36:43,519 --> 00:36:46,440 I like what I'm seeing from Bogey overall, being able 737 00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:48,440 to take some of the burden off Kawhi and James 738 00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:51,360 Harden out there. Give me some bogie ball. 739 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:55,159 Speaker 2: Okay, trusting bogged in Bogdanovitch to be a hot shooter. 740 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:58,119 Two games in a row, you like to live dangerously? 741 00:36:58,639 --> 00:37:00,159 Will your pick. 742 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:02,400 Speaker 3: For the going DJJ again? 743 00:37:02,519 --> 00:37:03,320 Speaker 1: Who went? Who? 744 00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:05,840 Speaker 3: I went? Last time over the weekend. I would say 745 00:37:05,880 --> 00:37:07,760 I was half right. But he's coming off one of 746 00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:10,519 his best games as a Clipper. I do think like 747 00:37:10,599 --> 00:37:13,440 his physicality helps. I think that he's a guy who 748 00:37:14,599 --> 00:37:16,519 He's the kind of guy that we need for the 749 00:37:16,559 --> 00:37:19,119 schedule that we have always with the back to backs 750 00:37:19,119 --> 00:37:22,320 and everything and no Kawhi, It's gonna be a tall order. 751 00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:24,519 But I you know, we we gave him Miss Flowers 752 00:37:24,519 --> 00:37:26,559 at the beginning of this. But I love the athleticism, 753 00:37:26,559 --> 00:37:31,199 I love the versatility. Yeah, Hoping strings together a couple 754 00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:32,119 of good ones. 755 00:37:32,159 --> 00:37:35,719 Speaker 1: A lot and Derek Jones Junior, those were one of 756 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:41,880 those two. Is gonna be my picks. I'm gonna go no. 757 00:37:42,159 --> 00:37:43,679 I was gonna say a mirror, but I don't feel 758 00:37:43,719 --> 00:37:46,559 confident about that. For two games in a row, go done. 759 00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:50,519 Speaker 2: I'm thinking I'm thinking done. I think Chris Dunn is 760 00:37:50,559 --> 00:37:54,039 gonna have to be He's gonna have to do a 761 00:37:54,039 --> 00:37:58,719 lot defensively, especially in that second game with no Kawhi 762 00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:01,000 and stuff like that, so Derek Jones Junior will too. 763 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:03,159 I'm excited to see them kind of paired together. Just 764 00:38:03,159 --> 00:38:04,920 start that one as what I assume will happen. 765 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:06,599 Speaker 1: So I'm going with done. 766 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:10,559 Speaker 2: I feel pretty good about it, and the Clippers are 767 00:38:10,559 --> 00:38:13,639 gonna go one in one. 768 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:17,920 Speaker 1: It's a tough factor back, all. 769 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:22,239 Speaker 2: Right, Okay, get their receipts ready. Clip it, Adam, clip 770 00:38:22,239 --> 00:38:24,840 it and you can play it with distorted sound and 771 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:27,920 a remixed horror movie song. 772 00:38:27,800 --> 00:38:31,320 Speaker 1: Or something like that. They just need they need to 773 00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:31,599 win the. 774 00:38:31,559 --> 00:38:35,199 Speaker 2: Game against the Pales. Our conference record needs to be better. 775 00:38:37,119 --> 00:38:39,440 They would just make me feel better personally if we 776 00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:41,800 were better than five hundred in the conference, because the 777 00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:43,760 Kings are better in the conference, which is annoying. 778 00:38:45,679 --> 00:38:48,119 Speaker 4: Be nice to get a victory over the Pelicans, who 779 00:38:48,159 --> 00:38:51,400 have routinely I guess the Clippers have one two of 780 00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:54,320 the last three in New Orleans, but before that it 781 00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:56,760 was ugly. I don't want to talk about it. 782 00:38:57,119 --> 00:38:57,840 Speaker 1: You know what's weird? 783 00:38:58,320 --> 00:38:58,440 Speaker 6: Uh? 784 00:38:58,800 --> 00:39:02,719 Speaker 2: The Timberwolves had the have the third most wins in 785 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:04,480 conference play in the Western. 786 00:39:04,159 --> 00:39:09,599 Speaker 4: Conference, and they've lost a lot of close games. Their 787 00:39:09,639 --> 00:39:13,960 bugaboo has been they've lost a ton of clutch time games, 788 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:15,840 but they've been better as of late. 789 00:39:16,119 --> 00:39:20,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, they're twenty six and eighteen in conference play. Pretty 790 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:20,840 damn good. 791 00:39:21,159 --> 00:39:23,440 Speaker 4: They're better than their record, honestly. 792 00:39:24,159 --> 00:39:31,800 Speaker 6: Well, thankfully we go by the record, which is also 793 00:39:32,199 --> 00:39:33,159 better than the Clippers. 794 00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:38,159 Speaker 2: All right, coming up, we're gonna be doing an existential 795 00:39:38,199 --> 00:39:41,719 existential question and then sending everyone on their way from 796 00:39:41,719 --> 00:39:43,920 this back to back. If you're listening, thank you so much. 797 00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:47,320 If you're watching, also love that you can watch the 798 00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:50,360 YouTube dot com back Clippers podcast. Coming up, we're talking 799 00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:52,840 the best case scenario for how the Clippers can finish 800 00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:56,360 their season. Coming up in three two. 801 00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:59,079 Speaker 4: One Welcome back in clips and dip, I'm at a 802 00:39:59,119 --> 00:40:02,239 Moslim We got check Macklin, will Updyke. It's episode fifty 803 00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:06,719 two of season three. Coming off a huge win last night, 804 00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:09,400 Add into a Dome, some say the best game ever 805 00:40:09,480 --> 00:40:16,639 played add into a Dome. That I mean your first 806 00:40:16,639 --> 00:40:19,559 buzzer beater at the Dome. People were freaking out. It 807 00:40:19,599 --> 00:40:22,960 was loud, it was crazy, it was pandemonium. But uh, 808 00:40:23,599 --> 00:40:26,880 this Clippers team, we just talked about it going out 809 00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:30,840 on that road trip. But there are some bigger questions 810 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:34,440 at hand. It's not just about this three game roadie. 811 00:40:34,599 --> 00:40:38,119 It's about where they end up overall this season by 812 00:40:38,159 --> 00:40:41,239 the time things are done. And so I guess, Chuck, 813 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:44,280 you were asked this question. It was posed to you 814 00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:45,679 on a podcast recently. 815 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:48,719 Speaker 2: Yes, I did the nixt Film School pod. Wonderful pod 816 00:40:48,719 --> 00:40:50,679 if you ever want to listen to a team from 817 00:40:50,719 --> 00:40:54,039 the other coast. I was asked what the best case 818 00:40:54,079 --> 00:40:58,679 scenario on how the Clippers season ended is what I 819 00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:03,440 What I said candidly was best case scenario. The way 820 00:41:03,480 --> 00:41:06,800 I see it is they win at least one playoff 821 00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:10,039 home game into it and hopefully we don't get bounced 822 00:41:10,039 --> 00:41:13,920 out of the playoffs by the in this order, Lakers 823 00:41:14,039 --> 00:41:16,800 or the Thunder. That was kind of my best That's 824 00:41:16,840 --> 00:41:19,079 what I think maybe best case scenarios. That was also 825 00:41:19,159 --> 00:41:22,519 when things were not going swimmingly. It was last week, 826 00:41:23,119 --> 00:41:25,079 so things have gotten better since then. 827 00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:26,840 Speaker 3: But that would change your answer. 828 00:41:27,199 --> 00:41:30,960 Speaker 1: No, If you can get. 829 00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:33,760 Speaker 2: A home playoff or play in win at into it 830 00:41:34,559 --> 00:41:37,719 and then be a really annoying team to play in 831 00:41:37,719 --> 00:41:40,119 the playoffs, I think that's a pretty and again you 832 00:41:40,159 --> 00:41:42,400 don't get bounced out by the Lakers or the Thunder 833 00:41:42,440 --> 00:41:46,599 in that order. That would be I think that'd be 834 00:41:46,599 --> 00:41:49,679 a great way down the season. Not obviously elite, but 835 00:41:50,039 --> 00:41:51,760 we came into the season saying they'd be a high 836 00:41:51,800 --> 00:41:55,039 playing team, and that's what happens to high play in teams, 837 00:41:55,039 --> 00:41:58,199 and if everyone stays healthy, we get a fight and shot. 838 00:41:59,599 --> 00:42:06,559 Speaker 3: Okay, will So you're saying five, five game first round exit? No, 839 00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:09,159 is the is the ceiling for this Clippers team? 840 00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:18,719 Speaker 1: Maybe six? What? Yes? That is the ceiling? Will it? 841 00:42:18,760 --> 00:42:21,039 What is your I know what's our year? 842 00:42:21,559 --> 00:42:26,039 Speaker 3: Shot the world? Shock the world? World is what the 843 00:42:26,039 --> 00:42:26,760 ceiling is? 844 00:42:26,800 --> 00:42:27,679 Speaker 1: What time is it? 845 00:42:30,639 --> 00:42:31,320 Speaker 4: March madness? 846 00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:33,039 Speaker 3: Baby? Is what the ceiling is? 847 00:42:33,079 --> 00:42:37,480 Speaker 2: Well, you're going, You're going, You're going. Championship is the best? 848 00:42:37,559 --> 00:42:39,559 Speaker 3: I mean, I mean we get out of the first round. 849 00:42:39,639 --> 00:42:42,599 Speaker 1: It's looking like nailing. 850 00:42:43,159 --> 00:42:45,199 Speaker 4: Okay, I mean that's hey, if they get out of 851 00:42:45,199 --> 00:42:47,599 the first round, this guy's living. 852 00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:54,440 Speaker 3: Sure out of the first round, who knows, it's anyone's 853 00:42:54,480 --> 00:42:54,960 game at that. 854 00:42:54,960 --> 00:42:56,960 Speaker 2: It's actually better to play the best teams in the 855 00:42:56,960 --> 00:42:59,199 first round when you're the Clippers coming off, I mean, 856 00:42:59,320 --> 00:43:00,360 get out of the way. 857 00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:02,320 Speaker 1: Sure, you just you sweep it right out of the way. 858 00:43:02,400 --> 00:43:06,760 You're less sleepy? Yeah, all right, Adam, what are you feeling. 859 00:43:07,679 --> 00:43:19,239 Speaker 4: Uh, I'll say Western Conference Finals if everything broke their way. 860 00:43:20,480 --> 00:43:22,280 We were talking about it a little bit earlier, but 861 00:43:24,760 --> 00:43:26,800 I need Memphis to end up as that two seed. 862 00:43:27,360 --> 00:43:30,440 Sure that happens, Clippers get seven. I feel pretty good 863 00:43:30,480 --> 00:43:34,079 about their chances in the first round. Sometimes just matchups. 864 00:43:34,320 --> 00:43:36,719 I don't think the Lakers should have made it to 865 00:43:36,760 --> 00:43:39,599 the Western Conference Finals in twenty twenty three just to 866 00:43:39,599 --> 00:43:42,639 get swept by Denver. But they got Memphis, they got 867 00:43:42,639 --> 00:43:45,159 the Golden State Warriors. It worked out in their favor. 868 00:43:46,039 --> 00:43:48,440 So it's all about the matchups in the end. If 869 00:43:48,440 --> 00:43:50,760 the Clippers catch the right ones, with the healthy Kawhi, 870 00:43:51,480 --> 00:43:53,760 I think they could view business all right. 871 00:43:53,800 --> 00:43:56,280 Speaker 2: So we have one host saying championship, we have one 872 00:43:56,320 --> 00:43:58,280 saying Western Conference Finals, and then. 873 00:43:58,280 --> 00:44:02,599 Speaker 1: Me saying first round exit. Five game, first round, first 874 00:44:02,679 --> 00:44:03,239 round exit. 875 00:44:04,320 --> 00:44:10,119 Speaker 4: I think a dump on the I think I think 876 00:44:10,159 --> 00:44:11,159 Western Conference Finals. 877 00:44:11,360 --> 00:44:12,519 Speaker 1: I'm not ready to say that. 878 00:44:12,639 --> 00:44:15,920 Speaker 2: Wow, this is a huge backtrack, but I know I 879 00:44:15,920 --> 00:44:17,920 think the matchup that thing makes sense. If they get 880 00:44:17,920 --> 00:44:22,199 the Grizzlies. I don't exactly see the second round going 881 00:44:22,199 --> 00:44:23,639 as swimmingly as Adam does. 882 00:44:25,679 --> 00:44:26,960 Speaker 1: But who do they get? 883 00:44:27,159 --> 00:44:28,159 Speaker 4: Tell me who they getting? 884 00:44:29,000 --> 00:44:31,199 Speaker 2: I guess who would they get? So in your dream scenario, 885 00:44:31,239 --> 00:44:33,840 who they get Grizzlies. 886 00:44:33,840 --> 00:44:35,280 Speaker 4: Houston the second round? 887 00:44:36,599 --> 00:44:42,960 Speaker 1: That was sure? Yeah, if we get Grizzlies Rockets, I'll say. 888 00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:44,800 Speaker 4: Are they not in the Western Conference? This is not 889 00:44:44,840 --> 00:44:45,559 a possibility. 890 00:44:45,679 --> 00:44:47,960 Speaker 1: They are. They very much are a lot of things 891 00:44:48,039 --> 00:44:48,760 gonna fall your way. 892 00:44:48,760 --> 00:44:53,039 Speaker 2: I do appreciate it, all right, anything else before, That's 893 00:44:53,039 --> 00:44:55,719 really all I had for this extra section. Anything else 894 00:44:55,800 --> 00:44:58,840 before we send these Clippers fans onto a week that 895 00:44:59,000 --> 00:45:05,840 is an hour shorter as of today I've spent. We 896 00:45:05,920 --> 00:45:09,000 gotta get ready for this back to back. All right, 897 00:45:09,039 --> 00:45:11,960 We're gonna do a postgame hang tomorrow after the Pels game, 898 00:45:12,039 --> 00:45:13,880 because that is the one that is more important, and 899 00:45:13,920 --> 00:45:17,800 that is when we're Kawhi is playing. Will Where can people, 900 00:45:18,320 --> 00:45:22,599 during their performance reviews when they're higher ups, ask them 901 00:45:22,880 --> 00:45:25,360 what they've been wasting time on instead of working? Where 902 00:45:25,360 --> 00:45:27,119 can they tell their bosses to listen to our pod? 903 00:45:27,639 --> 00:45:29,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, you can check out this podcast wherever you get 904 00:45:29,920 --> 00:45:32,360 your podcast. If you happen to listen over on Spotify 905 00:45:32,440 --> 00:45:34,159 or Apple Podcast, go ahead, leave us little rating and 906 00:45:34,159 --> 00:45:36,360 review definitely helps us out. But the best way to 907 00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:38,280 watch this show, you can watch a bunch of crazy 908 00:45:38,280 --> 00:45:41,679 stuff happen, like the camera angles, changing me randomly. Cutting 909 00:45:41,679 --> 00:45:44,639 out is over on YouTube dot com and that's at 910 00:45:44,639 --> 00:45:47,800 Clippers Podcast. Subscribe over there, hit the little bell so 911 00:45:47,840 --> 00:45:50,239 you know when we're doing new stuff, we sometimes we 912 00:45:50,360 --> 00:45:53,119 come at you live. We love to get the community involved. 913 00:45:53,119 --> 00:45:56,000 But however you consume this show, we. 914 00:45:55,920 --> 00:45:59,840 Speaker 1: Appreciation we very much do. We love getting the community involved. 915 00:46:00,400 --> 00:46:02,800 Speaker 2: Adam hardest part of the show right now, Give these 916 00:46:02,840 --> 00:46:05,480 Clippers fans one positive thing to start their week with. 917 00:46:06,480 --> 00:46:06,760 Speaker 1: Please. 918 00:46:06,760 --> 00:46:08,519 Speaker 4: You know, as much as we're a bitching about the 919 00:46:08,559 --> 00:46:11,280 three point shooting going against the Clippers recently. 920 00:46:11,920 --> 00:46:12,920 Speaker 1: I just looked this up. 921 00:46:14,079 --> 00:46:17,519 Speaker 4: Last three games team shooting twenty eight percent against the 922 00:46:17,519 --> 00:46:22,519 Clippers from three third lowest percentage in the NBA over 923 00:46:22,519 --> 00:46:22,920 that time. 924 00:46:23,239 --> 00:46:26,119 Speaker 3: Believe in the averages. Believe in the averages. 925 00:46:26,840 --> 00:46:29,079 Speaker 1: The math. The math is right here. 926 00:46:30,039 --> 00:46:32,480 Speaker 4: But I feel like CJ. McCollum hit like ten against 927 00:46:32,519 --> 00:46:34,159 them this year or was that last year? 928 00:46:35,639 --> 00:46:37,199 Speaker 1: I don't we got to bring that up. 929 00:46:37,360 --> 00:46:39,639 Speaker 4: That Is that a real thing or a nightmare of 930 00:46:39,679 --> 00:46:39,920 that up? 931 00:46:39,960 --> 00:46:46,679 Speaker 1: Hold on, let me look now, I'm confused now did 932 00:46:46,679 --> 00:46:47,079 he do that? 933 00:46:49,159 --> 00:46:53,039 Speaker 4: Either way? The Clippers things are trending in the right 934 00:46:53,079 --> 00:46:55,480 direction again. The law of averages is back in their 935 00:46:55,519 --> 00:46:59,719 favor after fifteen games of getting the worst three points 936 00:46:59,679 --> 00:47:03,800 shoot variants against them. It's gonna even out. That's how 937 00:47:03,800 --> 00:47:04,280 things work. 938 00:47:05,039 --> 00:47:07,119 Speaker 2: There we go, the law of averages evening out at 939 00:47:07,119 --> 00:47:09,480 the right time. Closer to the end of the season 940 00:47:09,519 --> 00:47:12,800 where sixty six percent of this podcast. Thanks for going 941 00:47:12,840 --> 00:47:16,440 to the Western Conference Finals bear minimum. 942 00:47:15,920 --> 00:47:18,559 Speaker 1: Baby, that wasn't a question. 943 00:47:19,280 --> 00:47:22,519 Speaker 2: We will be back live. That's how he manipulate stats man. 944 00:47:23,199 --> 00:47:25,880 We will be back live after the game tomorrow. You 945 00:47:25,920 --> 00:47:28,079 can also catch Adam on Clippers Talk before and after 946 00:47:28,079 --> 00:47:30,599 the game. Thank you for hanging out and as always, 947 00:47:30,719 --> 00:47:34,679 let's go clips.