1 00:00:11,199 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: What is going on? Clippers fans? Welcome to season four, 2 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:19,920 episode seventeen of Clips and Dip. I am Chuck Walckler 3 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:26,120 joined by William Updyke. Adam Ousland is unavoidably detained tonight. 4 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,000 Oh I love that. I like. 5 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,679 Speaker 2: I love that, not that he's detained, but I do 6 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:31,800 love that as a phrase. 7 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, I got that. That's from Fast Times at Ridgemont High, 8 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:40,119 I believe. Yeah, So we're here to talk about that today. No, 9 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:42,960 welcome to the show. Thank you for hanging out. If 10 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,719 you're listening to us, you know, we appreciate you. We're 11 00:00:45,719 --> 00:00:48,159 gonna reiterate that later. If you'd like to watch us, 12 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,079 you can find us at YouTube dot com slush at 13 00:00:50,079 --> 00:00:54,920 Clippers podcast. The Clippers streak has ended since last time 14 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:56,880 we talked to you. They got smoked by the stuff, 15 00:00:57,039 --> 00:01:00,640 or it's just for you've a gun, or it has 16 00:01:00,679 --> 00:01:05,319 a chance to rebegin. Uh. We want to really ugly 17 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:10,760 overall nail bider versus the Warriors. Do we want to 18 00:01:10,799 --> 00:01:13,519 talk about that in the standings or do we want 19 00:01:13,519 --> 00:01:15,439 to talk about the hardened thing first? Because now I'm 20 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:17,040 kind of concerned about the harden thing. 21 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 2: Oh okay, Yeah, what's the hardened thing. 22 00:01:20,439 --> 00:01:20,799 Speaker 1: Let's go. 23 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:21,159 Speaker 2: He was. 24 00:01:21,439 --> 00:01:24,239 Speaker 1: He was out of the Warriors game with a shoulder, 25 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:28,359 and now he's questionable for the Knicks game tomorrow, which 26 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:32,040 we're going to talk about too. Uh. Tomayr Zarrely reporting 27 00:01:32,079 --> 00:01:34,480 that he came into the practice facility for shoot around 28 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,920 and had soreness in his right shoulders, specifically soreness while 29 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:43,280 rotating his arm. Shit right. That was kind of reaction 30 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:49,200 when I first saw it. I don't like our chances 31 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,000 against New York if he can't go. But what's your 32 00:01:52,079 --> 00:01:55,439 level of concern for this now that it's carried over? 33 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:00,120 M not? I. 34 00:02:00,239 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 2: I mean, obviously it's it's a huge detriment to the 35 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,920 team anytime he's out there. We don't have another table 36 00:02:05,959 --> 00:02:09,360 setter at his level, and you know what, he's been 37 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,680 able to provide offensively all season the Clippers have needed. 38 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:18,000 I'm not concerned in terms of a longevity thing at 39 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,840 this juncture. If it's just soreness, you know. I guess 40 00:02:21,879 --> 00:02:24,360 it's a little alarming that he like showed up to 41 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,199 shoot around and it was still bothering him enough that 42 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:27,599 he was. 43 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 1: Like, not not gonna go. But I don't know. 44 00:02:29,879 --> 00:02:32,319 Speaker 2: I guess I don't know, like what are the standard 45 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,120 sort of procedures for testing that and make sure making 46 00:02:35,159 --> 00:02:37,319 sure that you're like good to go, other than you know, 47 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,520 trying to you know, get back to your full range 48 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,120 of motion and going through those sort of reps. So 49 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,520 right now, I wouldn't say that I'm concerned from like 50 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:45,840 a longevity standpoint. 51 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:47,479 Speaker 1: That could change obviously. 52 00:02:49,039 --> 00:02:53,199 Speaker 2: With one quick tweet, but mixing two games, I mean 53 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:57,360 that's you know, that's I don't In terms of James 54 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,560 Harden and his availability, what it's been so far for 55 00:02:59,599 --> 00:03:01,840 the Clippers and really for most of his career, it's 56 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:03,879 not something I would be overly concerned about. 57 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,759 Speaker 1: I think I'm less concerned, mostly because we already got 58 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,599 a win without him, which is like I don't care 59 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:16,960 how it happened. Yes, the refs had some interesting interpretations 60 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,439 of some of the rules last night that perhaps benefited 61 00:03:20,439 --> 00:03:23,000 the Clippers, but any game to win without him is huge, 62 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:27,680 and he is still questionable, so he's not ruled out. 63 00:03:29,319 --> 00:03:34,759 We have seen soreness linger in some cases, but I 64 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:38,319 don't think this will be that case because he's still questionable. 65 00:03:39,199 --> 00:03:42,639 Speaker 2: So so yeah, I don't know, it's just soreness. It 66 00:03:42,719 --> 00:03:46,240 is the shoulder. I mean in a it's I don't know, 67 00:03:46,479 --> 00:03:49,599 with his usage right and everything, I'd rather just miss 68 00:03:49,639 --> 00:03:53,680 the game than play at a diminished capacity and miss 69 00:03:53,759 --> 00:03:56,319 any sort of like because a terror or something. I mean, 70 00:03:56,439 --> 00:03:59,280 that'll put the final man in the coffin on this season. 71 00:04:00,039 --> 00:04:04,280 Oh yeah, Like I'm all for the cautious approach here. 72 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:06,639 If he is able to go, obviously, that'd be great 73 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,039 if he feels, you know, that he's at a good 74 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,120 enough percentage. But I'm not concerned about him missing two games. 75 00:04:12,159 --> 00:04:14,680 I'm not really concerned about him missing you know, like 76 00:04:14,719 --> 00:04:22,480 a week. It's tough, it's tough, but it's I just 77 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:24,600 don't see any other solution really. 78 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, and they have the next they have with three 79 00:04:27,199 --> 00:04:29,079 and fours. They have the next tomorrow, then a back 80 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:29,560 to back. 81 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 2: That's the thing too, right, Like, so if he's at seven, 82 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:35,399 if he's at seventy percent, or if there's any question 83 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:39,279 or any soreness like going into that amount of activity, 84 00:04:39,319 --> 00:04:41,519 it just doesn't I don't know, it doesn't. It doesn't 85 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,680 exactly seem like the the best approach. 86 00:04:45,319 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's going to be interesting. Last night, I mean, 87 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,040 like you said, we saw what happens when there's no 88 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:55,160 table setter, twenty turnovers the Clippers had like what five 89 00:04:55,240 --> 00:05:00,959 in the first four minutes of it. Let Sanders flourish though, dude, 90 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:05,759 So the scoring is apparently not all the way replaced 91 00:05:05,759 --> 00:05:09,439 by Kobe Sanders, but twenty point seven boards last night, 92 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:16,399 He's not lacking confidence. Law Murray was asked on Twitter 93 00:05:16,759 --> 00:05:20,000 when like they're basically gonna convert his deal, and he said, 94 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,480 the fiftieth game of the season for the Clippers is 95 00:05:22,519 --> 00:05:25,639 their last game before the trade deadline, So I believe 96 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,279 that's the last game that Kobe Sanders can appear in 97 00:05:28,319 --> 00:05:31,360 for his two way contract. He added, roster changes will 98 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,079 be executed to ensure that Sanders gets promoted when the 99 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:37,560 time is right. So Sanders, first of all, just to 100 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,959 clear the air, I guess we both agree full time 101 00:05:40,959 --> 00:05:45,519 Clipper convert that contract. Let's let's make it happen. 102 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, and absolutely, And even though we've seen you know, 103 00:05:50,399 --> 00:05:52,920 some ups and downs, a lot more ups, and he's 104 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:56,600 just at that stage of his career where to the 105 00:05:56,680 --> 00:06:00,839 ability that the Clips can allow. You know, obviously they're 106 00:06:00,879 --> 00:06:03,040 still aiming for at least a five hundred season. 107 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: He should be given some. 108 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:10,839 Speaker 2: Rain to sort of play through some mistakes and sort 109 00:06:10,879 --> 00:06:13,639 of be able to grow and develop, because I think 110 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,399 from what we've seen that the highs are pretty high. 111 00:06:16,959 --> 00:06:20,600 And I'm not saying all star, but definitely a rotation 112 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:21,480 level play. 113 00:06:21,519 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: There's a base there for an actual NBA player, which 114 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,560 like if you look at I mean look at him, 115 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,519 compared to like we were hyped on Jordan Miller for 116 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:33,519 a little bit, some of us were thought Kobe Brown 117 00:06:33,519 --> 00:06:38,160 would maybe work out. Kobe Sanders is clearly not that 118 00:06:38,199 --> 00:06:40,439 the bar is incredibly high. No disrespect for those two 119 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:44,519 other guys. The best young guy that the Clippers have 120 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:48,920 had in a minute, and he is getting the chance, 121 00:06:48,959 --> 00:06:50,680 Like he played what thirty five last like yeah, we 122 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:52,240 were short handed and stuff like that, but he was 123 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,000 obviously told like go ahead and shoot it. Yeah, like 124 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:56,199 I like that. 125 00:06:57,399 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, he even said like he was gonna go for 126 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:02,560 the bucket before Tyler called a time out and they 127 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:04,759 actually like to do something, huh. 128 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 1: We need to Okay, that was the best time out 129 00:07:08,079 --> 00:07:12,800 that TYLERU has called all year. Watching that, it was 130 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,199 like it was the I think it was less than 131 00:07:15,199 --> 00:07:17,800 a minute left there. It was a weird d bounce 132 00:07:17,839 --> 00:07:20,680 and then Nick Watoom of all people, threw an insane 133 00:07:20,959 --> 00:07:24,199 pass and like it was just it was just chaos, 134 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:26,959 And I this is such a nerdy thing, but it 135 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,480 was my favorite time out he's called all year because 136 00:07:29,519 --> 00:07:31,639 it was the way the season has been going. If 137 00:07:31,639 --> 00:07:35,240 he doesn't call that time out, I think some bullshittery happens, 138 00:07:35,279 --> 00:07:37,560 you know what I mean, Like they get a fast 139 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:41,040 break bucket, we foul or something like that. So shout 140 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:46,079 a shout out to that timeout. Yeah. I just and 141 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:49,519 the thing that it's not hard to make a move 142 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:51,360 for him because they need to get someone off the roster. 143 00:07:51,439 --> 00:07:54,959 We have CP three who they're working we think to 144 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:59,240 get to a different team. And then man, they gotta 145 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:05,720 they gotta move Bogey. Yeah, like it's shitty luck, but 146 00:08:05,879 --> 00:08:08,759 like he can't. He's not even on the East Coast trip. 147 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:13,040 He's rehabbing the hammy still. I don't know. I mean 148 00:08:13,079 --> 00:08:17,279 it's six sixteen million dollar expiring. So it's not a 149 00:08:17,319 --> 00:08:18,759 bad country, you know what I mean, Like it is 150 00:08:18,839 --> 00:08:22,920 kind of a trade piece, but that kind of sucks 151 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:24,800 for Bogey. I wish you would have been healthy. 152 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:31,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I don't know, it's it's it's unfortunate. It's 153 00:08:31,959 --> 00:08:34,039 it's one of those things that happens to a lot of. 154 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 1: Guys, you know, and he was up there in age. 155 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,360 But we do have someone who might be able to 156 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,759 make up for that scoring somewhat in Kobe Sanders. Let's 157 00:08:41,919 --> 00:08:44,159 I wonder what the moves are going to be. It 158 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:48,480 will be interesting. Zoo was back in the starting lineup 159 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:52,080 last night. That discourse, Zoo was out of the starting 160 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,600 lineup against the Celtics. I have to eat some crow. 161 00:08:54,759 --> 00:08:57,440 I didn't think I thought Zo would start versus the Celtics, 162 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:00,799 but then he asked Tylero if he could come off 163 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,600 the bench to help the team's momentum, and then he 164 00:09:03,639 --> 00:09:06,000 returned to the starting line up last night. Touch looked 165 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:11,120 a little rusty, but I like having he grabs boards 166 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,600 like I know it's such a dumb thing, but I 167 00:09:13,639 --> 00:09:18,039 know people love brook lopezz outside shooting. But Zoo grabbed 168 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:22,840 half our offense. Not me, not at all. Zoo grabbed 169 00:09:23,879 --> 00:09:28,600 four of our six offensive rebounds last night. Went to 170 00:09:28,639 --> 00:09:31,519 the like it. He took eight free throws, he made 171 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,559 all of them. I know he's a boring center for 172 00:09:34,639 --> 00:09:38,639 people who want, you know, this idea of spacing that 173 00:09:38,759 --> 00:09:45,039 Lopez gives he was rusty for sure, but like it 174 00:09:45,159 --> 00:09:48,559 was nice to see assertive center play down low. Yeah. 175 00:09:48,639 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 2: I mean he's just like the more prototypical center, and 176 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,840 I actually think he's sort of more in line in 177 00:09:54,879 --> 00:09:57,919 the direction that the way the league is moving, which 178 00:09:58,039 --> 00:10:00,639 is keeping you know, a traditional big. Obviously you have 179 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:04,120 some more dynamic players at the five, but I think 180 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:07,039 what we've seen is a move away from you know, 181 00:10:07,279 --> 00:10:10,000 like the more wing heavy sort of lineups. Like I 182 00:10:10,039 --> 00:10:12,759 look at a team like Boston and I'm surprised how 183 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:16,759 they're able to be so successful despite kind of lacking 184 00:10:16,799 --> 00:10:19,919 that and like even being down one of the two 185 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:22,240 wings that their entire team is built around. Like the 186 00:10:22,279 --> 00:10:24,960 way they made the Clippers look silly? Was that was 187 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:26,759 you know, a somewhat disheartening loss. 188 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:29,519 Speaker 1: Yeah, they put the big issue. One of the things 189 00:10:29,519 --> 00:10:32,279 with that was they put there in the Celtics game 190 00:10:32,279 --> 00:10:36,600 when Lopez started, the Celtics put their center on John Collins, 191 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:40,559 and it just was like, well, shit, like that's if 192 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:43,120 Lopez isn't hitting his outside shot, which he wasn't in 193 00:10:43,159 --> 00:10:47,360 that particular game. He was played off, you know, off, 194 00:10:47,919 --> 00:10:50,600 and you know, he he got looks against the Warriors. 195 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:52,759 He grabbed a couple of boards. He did have nice assist, 196 00:10:52,799 --> 00:10:56,559 which I liked. But yeah, it's just you know, Zoo's 197 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:58,720 getting his legs back under him. If you're upset that 198 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:02,360 Zoo is starting, uh, I don't know, it's such a 199 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:04,519 weird thing to be upset about, given how the season 200 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,320 is going. But yell at the wall. 201 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 2: Yell at the wall, uh Dar Jones Jr. 202 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: I mean, like right, like we need someone to play 203 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:16,840 defense against. 204 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:19,519 Speaker 2: Their five, like especially like you need Zo. 205 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:21,919 Speaker 1: You just still need you. There is the. 206 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:24,559 Speaker 2: Anchor when Collins is just going to get attacked like 207 00:11:24,639 --> 00:11:28,720 he was a Celtics game totally. 208 00:11:28,799 --> 00:11:30,960 Speaker 1: What else happened last nay, oh yeah, the refs helped 209 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:34,480 the clips a little bit. There were This is from 210 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:38,080 Joey Lynn. There were three incorrect calls in the final 211 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:42,279 two minutes, in addition to the goaltending call that supposedly 212 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:45,759 benefited the Clippers that was outside two minutes, but in 213 00:11:45,799 --> 00:11:49,919 the two minute report uh Draymond fouled Chris Dunn an 214 00:11:49,919 --> 00:11:52,879 illegal screen before Curry hit a three. He also had 215 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:56,919 two defensive three second violations not called. So the refs 216 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:03,120 were bad last night. Kerr got dejected, which was hilarious, 217 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:06,039 And I was like, in the third two, wasn't it 218 00:12:06,039 --> 00:12:08,360 that was pretty early? Yeah, he was fired up. Snoop 219 00:12:08,399 --> 00:12:11,879 Dogg had commentary on it. Snoop Dogg did the second 220 00:12:11,919 --> 00:12:14,919 half for those of you who missed it. But yeah, 221 00:12:15,279 --> 00:12:17,519 I don't know. I'm winning an ugly game against Golden 222 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:19,440 State where we have twenty turnovers. We didn't even talk 223 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,399 about Kwhi, but he was phenomenal from everywhere except for 224 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:25,320 outside deep. He grabbed twelve boards, which you know, the 225 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:28,759 activities high. But winning an ugly game against the Warriors 226 00:12:28,759 --> 00:12:32,559 with twenty turnovers, I'll take it, like, I don't care 227 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:36,639 how it happens without James Harden. I have no standard 228 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:38,960 of what a good win is. If James Harden is out, 229 00:12:39,039 --> 00:12:39,679 they're all good. 230 00:12:40,279 --> 00:12:42,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'll take any. I mean, we're just at. 231 00:12:42,399 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: The point where I'll take anything. I don't particularly care gibbe, 232 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:51,519 I'll take whatever. So standings wise before the East Coast trip, 233 00:12:52,039 --> 00:12:55,799 when I wrote this breakdown, Clippers were sitting in eleventh, 234 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:59,039 two games out of tenth. The Clippers have the fifth 235 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,279 easiest strength of sched or the rest of way based 236 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:03,840 on opponent win percentage, which as we know, is kind 237 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:09,519 of imperfect. Portland and Sacramento are the only Western Conference 238 00:13:09,519 --> 00:13:13,440 teams with an easier strength of schedule, So we're kind 239 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:18,159 of battling that. How do we reconcile with the fact 240 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,720 that making the plan is like just a kind of 241 00:13:20,759 --> 00:13:23,120 a ticket to maybe play the Thunder if we get 242 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:26,200 out of that. Because I understand wanting to play better basketball, 243 00:13:26,879 --> 00:13:32,159 are you gonna chug that whole lot? If you're listening 244 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:35,679 to the pod you're missing will chug what seemingly is 245 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:42,200 a one fifty. We want them to win more, but 246 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:44,799 it is tough, and Adams brought this up that the 247 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:47,720 reward for going there, Chirsty for w is over here. 248 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:54,960 You're in the desert of Englewood right now. It's hard 249 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,639 for me to reconcile that I want the team to 250 00:13:57,679 --> 00:14:01,440 win and play better. But I'm also like, I don't care. 251 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:03,840 I don't care. It's gonna be a buzz sauce. 252 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:06,799 Speaker 2: I just don't I don't care. I would still, I 253 00:14:06,799 --> 00:14:09,120 would still much rather make the playoffs than lose in 254 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:12,799 four to the City Thunder than to miss the plan. 255 00:14:13,039 --> 00:14:18,399 Speaker 1: Somehow, missing the plan would be a nightmare. I do. 256 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:20,480 I just you just can't worry about that. 257 00:14:20,519 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 2: I mean, the way that the team looks right now, 258 00:14:22,759 --> 00:14:26,759 and especially like the way that health is gone. You know, 259 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,840 they're not poised to make any sort of like big 260 00:14:30,919 --> 00:14:33,600 noise and in the in the play and then like 261 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:36,759 in the playoffs. So I think that I think that, yeah, 262 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:38,840 you still have to shoot for that, even if it 263 00:14:38,919 --> 00:14:42,399 feels sort of you know, like the loss feels inevitable 264 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:44,559 or whatever, and it would probably come in a pretty 265 00:14:44,639 --> 00:14:47,519 embarrassing fashion in four games against. 266 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:51,279 Speaker 1: Well, is there even an embarrassing fashion if we're the 267 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:53,519 ten seed? You know what I'm saying, Like we're the. 268 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 2: Ten like the four with double digit losses. 269 00:14:57,240 --> 00:15:00,559 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's he's pretty embarrassing. I I think I put 270 00:15:00,559 --> 00:15:02,840 it to I said it to Adam that I think 271 00:15:02,919 --> 00:15:06,159 the total plus minus for that series would be like 272 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:12,200 the Clippers would be like minus eighty six, you know 273 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:14,320 what I mean. Like it might be one of those 274 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:17,320 kind of series losing four maybe all of them by 275 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:24,159 plus twenty. Yeah. Yeah, I guess that would be because 276 00:15:24,159 --> 00:15:25,559 in my head, I'm like, well, for the ten seed, 277 00:15:25,559 --> 00:15:28,240 who really cares? Where the expectations? I guess you want 278 00:15:28,279 --> 00:15:31,759 to win one or we become the ten seed and 279 00:15:31,799 --> 00:15:33,080 we just lose the playing game. 280 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,559 Speaker 2: Well, and here's the other thing too, Like, you know, 281 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:38,399 we're just talking about Kobe Sanders and his avell man 282 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:41,840 how important that is. And I like that idea, even 283 00:15:41,879 --> 00:15:44,679 if you're getting blown out in playoff games. I mean, 284 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,120 that's still playoff experience for a young player. And I 285 00:15:47,159 --> 00:15:50,320 still think that that that means something. That's a good 286 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:53,480 ass call like that. It's not you know, especially in 287 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:56,360 a year like this where you know, we got the 288 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,080 you know, we got the Bradley Beal news pretty early 289 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:02,080 on Derek Arones junior out of lineup, in and out 290 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:06,279 of the lineup. I mean, you know, there's been a 291 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:09,120 lot wrong, but that doesn't mean that this can't be 292 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:11,759 you know, some sort of like learning experience, because like, 293 00:16:11,799 --> 00:16:14,240 what was this ever other than really kind of a 294 00:16:15,039 --> 00:16:16,799 gap year, and. 295 00:16:16,759 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 1: It feels like we had last. 296 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:23,679 Speaker 2: Like last year exactly, and we've had like multiple years 297 00:16:23,679 --> 00:16:25,559 like that where you know, Kawhi has meant out, Paul 298 00:16:25,559 --> 00:16:27,559 George missed big stretches, and it was like this team 299 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:29,360 wasn't supposed to do anything and they were still able to, 300 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,759 you know, to cobble something together, and like the result 301 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:36,080 wasn't always great, but it's I mean, that's just sort 302 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:38,720 of the nature that that that's just the nature of it. 303 00:16:38,799 --> 00:16:41,519 It's you know, it is what it is. And you know, 304 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:43,399 I think in the off season, obviously we were very 305 00:16:43,399 --> 00:16:46,360 bullish on this team, especially off the season that they 306 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:49,440 just had and that that just didn't really material that 307 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:53,519 never really materialized in that way, and so this like 308 00:16:53,559 --> 00:16:56,039 pretty quickly became sort of a stop gap year. And 309 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:58,799 really it's like your objective is to just win as 310 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:01,399 many games as you can. Hopefully that pick doesn't end 311 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:04,960 up becoming a lottery pick, you know, is at all avoidable, 312 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,640 and you know, you just you keep on chugging, chugging. 313 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:10,119 You take your wicks and you move on. 314 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: You're on the chug theme today. Were you watching bad 315 00:17:13,039 --> 00:17:15,960 Lands chugs earlier? Some healthy No, I should have been 316 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:20,839 some healthy chugs bigged yeah. And Miriam Swanson wrote a 317 00:17:20,839 --> 00:17:24,680 really good article today in the OC Register about like 318 00:17:24,759 --> 00:17:27,200 how the Clipper what was the line from it? Hold on? 319 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:28,880 I want to pull it up because it was like 320 00:17:31,799 --> 00:17:35,359 we all know the refrained defense wins championships, but it 321 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,039 can also win respectability. So like the Clippers are in 322 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:40,440 that part where they're like kind of trying to weave 323 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,720 back some of the good will that they had from 324 00:17:43,759 --> 00:17:45,319 last year, which I think they're doing a good job of. 325 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:48,880 This stretch has been great for the last month. They've 326 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:53,960 been playing positive basketball. So yeah, I like your point 327 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:55,799 of like, what the hell else are we gonna do? 328 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:59,599 Like we weren't gonna We're not gonna make noise. Probably 329 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,039 as a six twenty five pm January sixth, I don't 330 00:18:02,039 --> 00:18:04,279 think we're you know, we're not one of those teams 331 00:18:04,319 --> 00:18:06,319 that no one wants. 332 00:18:06,079 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 2: To bank, Like yeah, dude, and like that's that's okay. 333 00:18:11,079 --> 00:18:15,880 Nick doesn't exist, Like could that change? I mean sure, 334 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:19,559 anything's possible, But like you know, fifteen three in March, 335 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:24,160 the way the like, yeah, the way the rotation, uh is, 336 00:18:24,319 --> 00:18:28,400 you know, with the available players that we have, you 337 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:30,559 know it it's just it is what it is. 338 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:34,799 Speaker 1: You know. And DJ is out again. If you missed it, 339 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,640 DJ's out. He got hurt again against the Celtics. It's 340 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:41,200 the same injury, dude. It's so that one is more 341 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:44,359 worrisome to me than the James Harding one. Yeah, I 342 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:50,960 would agree. What is it? The sprain yep grade two? Right? 343 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:54,079 Mc L sprain. He's going to be reevaluated in six weeks. 344 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:59,519 I mean he missed a month with the same injury, so. 345 00:19:00,079 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 2: I think I think six weeks was probably like right. 346 00:19:02,079 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: On the money. He should he could be checked in 347 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:04,920 six weeks. 348 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, even like he should be Yeah, he should stay 349 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:10,799 out a little longer and just make sure that's good 350 00:19:10,799 --> 00:19:12,480 to go. I mean, you know, it sucks because it 351 00:19:12,519 --> 00:19:15,240 wasn't like it was just like a freak thing. 352 00:19:15,599 --> 00:19:23,599 Speaker 1: So it's I hate the Celtics. Anything else on standings? 353 00:19:23,599 --> 00:19:25,200 Watch before we get into this East Coast trip? 354 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 2: Uh, is the Pac Dizz still in play? 355 00:19:30,759 --> 00:19:33,319 Speaker 1: Like it's funny you should mention that. No, I looked 356 00:19:33,319 --> 00:19:35,799 it up last night after the wind let me look up. 357 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:39,720 Can you believe? It's actually kind of a pain in 358 00:19:39,759 --> 00:19:44,119 the ass to find a visional standings un serious league. 359 00:19:44,559 --> 00:19:48,359 You gotta toggle a lot of things. So the answer is, no, 360 00:19:48,839 --> 00:19:54,319 we are. We're ahead of the Kings, but we are. Yeah, 361 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:58,559 we're a cool like ten games back. So you're saying 362 00:19:58,599 --> 00:20:02,720 there's a chance, there is a slight chance. God, our 363 00:20:02,759 --> 00:20:05,319 away record is so bad we are four and thirteen 364 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:10,799 on the road. Yeah, so pactive probably not in play, 365 00:20:10,799 --> 00:20:14,559 which is unfortunate real basketball. Aheads, No, that's the most important. 366 00:20:15,559 --> 00:20:21,599 That's the most important regular season. Because the flip side is, oh, 367 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:23,400 do you not want to win your division? That's my 368 00:20:23,519 --> 00:20:25,519 that's always my argument. Oh, I guess you prefer to 369 00:20:25,519 --> 00:20:28,559 not be the best team in the division. All right, 370 00:20:28,559 --> 00:20:31,480 coming up, we're talking the East Coast Trip and we're 371 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:33,200 gonna pick a player of the game, which we haven't 372 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,279 done in forever because the team was so bad for 373 00:20:35,279 --> 00:20:37,640 a while. It just depressed us. So if you're listening, 374 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:39,440 thank you. If you want to watch us and avoid 375 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:42,000 this ad, check us out at YouTube dot com. Slash 376 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,880 at Clippers Podcast East Coast Talk coming up in three 377 00:20:45,039 --> 00:20:45,799 two one. 378 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:49,400 Speaker 2: All right, As Charles alluded to in the last segment, 379 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:52,279 we are taking on the Knicks tomorrow from the time 380 00:20:52,319 --> 00:20:55,279 that we're recording this, which kicks off a little East 381 00:20:55,279 --> 00:21:01,480 Coast trip. Yeah, I I, I mean, I don't I 382 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:01,759 don't know. 383 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:08,079 Speaker 1: Wait, where do we start with this? Bogie's not traveling, 384 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:12,319 Derek Jones Junior is traveling. Yeah, but that doesn't really 385 00:21:12,319 --> 00:21:19,039 make any sense. It's just vibes like that's cool. I guess, 386 00:21:19,319 --> 00:21:21,599 but I was kind of confused. I was like, Okay, 387 00:21:21,759 --> 00:21:24,720 it's only a three. It's a three and four because 388 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:28,039 they come back and play on Monday. 389 00:21:28,599 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 2: But you gain six weeks when you travel too. 390 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 1: They're amusing time zone to manipulate the return timeline. 391 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,079 Speaker 2: They're doing that ship where it's like each day is 392 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:44,920 three days. Yeah, first day, Your first day is midnight 393 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:45,960 to six am. 394 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 1: Well, dude, I'm already three days ahead of you. Bro. 395 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,319 What if you sent a guy up into space? Would 396 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:58,759 that accelerate his injury timeline? I ain't, because the time 397 00:21:58,839 --> 00:22:01,039 moves differently on Earth than it does if you're in space, 398 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:03,759 Like astronauts come back and they're younger. 399 00:22:05,559 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, there's let's let's try it, dude. 400 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,319 Speaker 1: If there's one owner who's gonna send a guy to 401 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,720 space to help cut down on his rehab time, it's 402 00:22:14,759 --> 00:22:19,960 Steve Vaulmer and it would be a legit ship too. Yeah. 403 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:23,799 Oh yeah. If you're listening to this and your knowledgeable 404 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:30,920 in both uh NBA injuries and space, please let us 405 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:32,759 know if this would help cut down on injury time. 406 00:22:32,759 --> 00:22:35,240 If we sent Derek Jones, not sent, if he was 407 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:40,200 put if he was in a very cushy space craft 408 00:22:40,839 --> 00:22:43,599 to just do the same rehab anti graveyhab is probably 409 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:47,079 better for you anyway, gotta be. I think we're onto 410 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:51,640 something here. Gotta be all right. Now that we've got 411 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:55,000 that out of the way, they play the Knicks tomorrow, 412 00:22:55,039 --> 00:22:57,960 who've lost four in a row and are playing like 413 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:01,440 kind of their worst basketball. Josh Hart he got hurt 414 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:04,440 and like they've just been bad. We might not have 415 00:23:05,319 --> 00:23:08,279 James Harden. This isn't a trap game, but I don't 416 00:23:08,279 --> 00:23:12,839 exactly feel great about Yeah. 417 00:23:13,079 --> 00:23:15,519 Speaker 2: I mean, it's also just like on the road, I 418 00:23:15,519 --> 00:23:21,400 think I would feel differently about it at into it. 419 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:29,160 It's a winnable game. Uh, it's a win that, yeah, 420 00:23:29,319 --> 00:23:30,440 if hard and plays and. 421 00:23:32,039 --> 00:23:32,440 Speaker 1: If not. 422 00:23:32,599 --> 00:23:34,319 Speaker 2: I mean, I do like the way that we can 423 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:37,079 match up with with Brunson to slow down the next 424 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:41,039 But it's yeah, it's you know, it's it's a tall order. 425 00:23:42,079 --> 00:23:46,559 Speaker 1: He's still so over their skid. Uh. They're putting up 426 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:50,640 ten fewer points per game than their season average. They're 427 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:57,319 shooting the worst from the floor during this time, and 428 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:01,359 their offensive rebounding has dropped off, and Cat has been bad. 429 00:24:01,599 --> 00:24:05,279 Brunson is still averaging twenty seven miles McBride has been 430 00:24:05,319 --> 00:24:07,480 lighting up. It feels like it's gonna be a weird 431 00:24:07,559 --> 00:24:09,559 game if Harden plays like, it's gonna be a really 432 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:11,920 weird game. And I hope the Clippers can buck it up. 433 00:24:12,799 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I mean I do like our coverage against small, shifty, 434 00:24:17,519 --> 00:24:20,839 athletic guards for the most part. 435 00:24:21,079 --> 00:24:23,880 Speaker 1: I think like this for me is like. 436 00:24:26,599 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 2: The test of like, just don't be the slumpbuster, right like, 437 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:34,000 even if you end up losing this one, like let's like, 438 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:37,079 let's not yeah, let's not have a repeat of the 439 00:24:37,079 --> 00:24:37,880 Celtics game. 440 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:38,279 Speaker 1: Like this. 441 00:24:38,599 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 2: I like this team, even if they're losing games. Just 442 00:24:41,759 --> 00:24:44,880 don't be the walkthrough. Just don't be the walkthrough. 443 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:49,079 Speaker 1: And Brown went insane in the Celtics game, obviously, but 444 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:52,240 there's a guy who can do that on the Knicks, 445 00:24:52,319 --> 00:24:53,920 right like we are playing. 446 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 2: Yeah no, I mean they're shooting was crazy, and I 447 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:00,200 would like rule that as more of an anomaly if 448 00:25:00,319 --> 00:25:03,000 it didn't happen so often against the Clippers. I guess 449 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:05,160 that is where I'm at, Like that, you know, that's 450 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:07,440 like what's disheardening I guess about a loss like that. 451 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,519 It wasn't from an effort perspective or anything like that. 452 00:25:10,559 --> 00:25:12,720 Like we we played the cards that we had available. 453 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:16,200 You know, the Celtics were lights out, but they did 454 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:18,400 also get a lot. They did also yield like a 455 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,640 large amount of open threes that you know, I like, 456 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,960 did you read you read the scouting report, right, Like, you. 457 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:29,559 Speaker 1: Know, you gotta try and stop those. 458 00:25:30,519 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 2: They've taken like a thousand more threes than the Golden 459 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,400 State Warriors are threefter over the last three seasons or something. 460 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:38,119 It's like, it's absolutely ridiculous. 461 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 1: That's so funny. Yeah, And I mean, so the Warriors 462 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:45,759 shot poorly last night from three, they shot twenty four percent, 463 00:25:45,799 --> 00:25:49,119 but the Clippers shot thirty four percent, So it wasn't 464 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:51,559 that much more. We've made the same amount of threes 465 00:25:52,759 --> 00:25:56,039 from two, we were a lot better. So yeah, I'm 466 00:25:56,039 --> 00:25:58,000 interested to see how this game goes. I'm a little 467 00:25:58,039 --> 00:26:03,640 nervous about it. Kawhi been phenomenal. We're gonna kind of 468 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:08,400 need someone. We're gonna need another Kobe Sanders has twenty 469 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:11,279 points game from either Kobe Sanders or someone else, right, 470 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:14,720 so you're this shorthanded, you're gonna need Oh, it's the 471 00:26:14,799 --> 00:26:19,839 Nick Patoom five threes night, or it's the oh Jordan 472 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:22,599 Miller put up some more good minutes. He played pretty 473 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:25,920 good I thought for him against the Warriors, like, yeah, 474 00:26:26,279 --> 00:26:30,799 we need someone else to do that, and I hope 475 00:26:30,839 --> 00:26:34,359 it's Chris Dunn because they've been sagging off of Chris 476 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:36,359 Dunn on the three point line again recently. And I 477 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:38,519 don't really understand that. I'm fine with it because he's 478 00:26:38,519 --> 00:26:40,480 shooting like forty this year. 479 00:26:40,559 --> 00:26:43,400 Speaker 2: But yeah, I mean a lot of that is I 480 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:46,279 think if you have to concede a shot on the floor, 481 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:48,240 I mean, that's the one you're still gonna be the 482 00:26:48,279 --> 00:26:50,839 most comfortable with. You're gonna just hope the number, like 483 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:52,400 you know, you're just gonna hope the numbers work in 484 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:52,799 your favor. 485 00:26:53,559 --> 00:26:56,079 Speaker 1: And Lopez's minutes are gonna be key to he played 486 00:26:56,079 --> 00:26:59,440 because the Clippers have been going small. We've seen uh 487 00:26:59,559 --> 00:27:03,039 Niko the five, We've seen Collins at the five. Lopez 488 00:27:03,079 --> 00:27:06,079 played fifteen minutes last night. He's just hit the threes 489 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:08,440 like he's gonna take Cower money, He's gonna take. They 490 00:27:08,519 --> 00:27:11,279 just gotta be going in, you know, Like, Yeah, he's 491 00:27:11,279 --> 00:27:13,640 been great at getting guys in the right spots on offense, 492 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:16,079 which is awesome, kind of like coaching out there. I 493 00:27:16,079 --> 00:27:20,400 thought his his defense was solid against the Warriors, last 494 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:23,079 night in the low post. So it's like, just hit 495 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:26,039 the threes, like, keep doing what he's been doing and 496 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:30,839 use the fifteen minutes well, and we need to grab 497 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:34,440 boards when he's out there. Who's your player of the 498 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:38,119 game pick? We've been neglecting this because the team has 499 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:43,519 been bad. We have men. Can we pick anyone but Kawhi? 500 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:48,200 We can open it up, I think so. Yeah, I 501 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:51,640 think that's fair. Who is your anyone other than Kawhi? 502 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:53,920 We say that if you're new to the show. We 503 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:57,119 say that because obviously it would just you would default 504 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,599 have to say Kawhi Leonards. So we removed that option, 505 00:28:00,519 --> 00:28:03,680 and it's the the the everyone but Kawhi player of 506 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:04,240 the Game pick. 507 00:28:05,279 --> 00:28:08,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm gonna go with Chris Dunn. I think that 508 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:12,839 his defense could be a real difference maker in this one. 509 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:17,519 And if he hits four threes, I feel like that's 510 00:28:17,519 --> 00:28:20,559 gonna I mean, that would go that that would just 511 00:28:20,599 --> 00:28:23,839 go so far in terms of helping this team. Should 512 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:27,920 James not not be good to go and it just 513 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:30,839 kind of lightens it kind of lightens the load offensively 514 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:32,720 for some of the other guys, and it would be 515 00:28:34,039 --> 00:28:35,319 it would just be it would be I mean that 516 00:28:35,319 --> 00:28:36,400 would be a huge performance for. 517 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:39,359 Speaker 1: Him, and he's got the bibblehead lest less than a 518 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:44,799 week like Kris dun I was gonna say zoo, because 519 00:28:44,839 --> 00:28:47,799 we need someone to help against Karl Anthony Towns to 520 00:28:47,839 --> 00:28:51,640 try and mitigate his issues, because again he's been playing poortly. 521 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 2: So the game you would love to DJ and oh yes. 522 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 1: Derek Jones Jr. Would make our lives a lot easier 523 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:03,279 in this game. But I think I'm gonna go. I'm 524 00:29:03,279 --> 00:29:07,480 gonna go Collins. Collins has been playing good. I've been 525 00:29:07,519 --> 00:29:10,680 saying that I don't think he should I don't think 526 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:12,400 he should be traded, and I think he should be 527 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:15,119 a guy who you try and roll into the. 528 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 3: Yeah. Yeah, I'm saying, get everybody else out. No, he's 529 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:25,200 a guy who could fit into the cap space. I 530 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:31,240 can see him as a So I'm going John Collins. 531 00:29:31,279 --> 00:29:32,039 He's been playing good. 532 00:29:32,759 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 1: He crashes the boards well when Lopez is out there, 533 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,160 so when they share the floor, I hope that happens. 534 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:41,960 So Yeah, and then the Clippers have a nets pistons 535 00:29:42,079 --> 00:29:45,759 back to back. Pistons are playing well, the nets are 536 00:29:45,799 --> 00:29:50,400 not playing well. Let's just split this one. Yeah, just 537 00:29:50,559 --> 00:29:56,440 give me I don't like, whatever, let's split this one 538 00:29:57,759 --> 00:29:59,079 and maybe rest somebody. 539 00:30:00,279 --> 00:30:02,559 Speaker 2: So you're you're thinking we go one and two on the. 540 00:30:02,559 --> 00:30:06,119 Speaker 1: Road, I think we go one and two on the Roadie, 541 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:09,759 it's a three and four. I wish This is very 542 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:13,599 picky of me, but I wish the back to back 543 00:30:14,559 --> 00:30:18,279 was just in New York and not they didn't have 544 00:30:18,319 --> 00:30:22,559 to go to Detroit after playing the Mets. Yeah, that 545 00:30:22,599 --> 00:30:24,160 would be cool. But now I guess they're gonna go 546 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:26,000 to like Times Square and check out the Eminem store 547 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:26,400 and stuff. 548 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:30,559 Speaker 2: So that's that's a team exercise. The Marshall Mathers Store. 549 00:30:32,319 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, they're gonna there. Wait, there might actually be with 550 00:30:35,519 --> 00:30:38,200 the white things are going, Eminem might have a store 551 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:38,799 in Times. 552 00:30:38,559 --> 00:30:44,799 Speaker 2: Square Stones like the Band Store and in London, And 553 00:30:45,559 --> 00:30:47,440 it was so funny to me when I was there 554 00:30:47,559 --> 00:30:50,880 because there there was only ever I would look in 555 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:53,440 and there would never be more than one customer, and 556 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:55,559 you could, like guess the type of guy that you 557 00:30:55,599 --> 00:30:59,519 would see at a rolling Stone store in Solo in London. 558 00:31:00,079 --> 00:31:04,319 Speaker 1: He's spending thirteen thousand dollars on like a special record 559 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:09,759 player that looks like Mick Jagger or something like. Yeah, 560 00:31:09,839 --> 00:31:12,720 every time he opens it. It's like a personalized Mick Jagger, 561 00:31:13,359 --> 00:31:17,119 not even not even their iconic logo, it's just his. No, 562 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:21,599 it's the Jacks. Yeah, we go one and three on 563 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:26,480 this trip, or no, no harden against the Knicks. I'd 564 00:31:26,559 --> 00:31:28,799 be fine, Or with one and two. I'd be fine 565 00:31:28,799 --> 00:31:33,559 with one and two hardened against the Knicks. I would 566 00:31:33,599 --> 00:31:38,920 like to maybe go too and one. I think the 567 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:42,240 Pistons might destroy us simply for the fact that the 568 00:31:42,279 --> 00:31:44,400 last two times we've played someone from our team has 569 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:49,599 scored fifty five points against them and we've won. That's fair. Yeah, 570 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:52,680 that's fair. And then the nets you don't really ever 571 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:56,200 know what you're gonna get. I mean, look, it's bad. 572 00:31:56,920 --> 00:32:00,240 Speaker 2: Isn't like a given less You're like a young team 573 00:32:00,279 --> 00:32:02,759 that's really rolling. You're gonna drop one in a three 574 00:32:02,799 --> 00:32:06,000 and four, So you know, I think one two is 575 00:32:06,119 --> 00:32:07,599 honestly pretty understandable. 576 00:32:08,039 --> 00:32:12,599 Speaker 1: Yeah, one and two with dignity, Yeah, with dignity, with dignity, 577 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:18,359 all right, anything else? Any other shout out? No, are 578 00:32:18,359 --> 00:32:20,839 we offering an unpaid internship in New York City eclips 579 00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:22,640 and dip? Yes? 580 00:32:23,079 --> 00:32:25,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, if you want to to be New York based, 581 00:32:25,279 --> 00:32:27,079 you got to go into the office. We will not 582 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:29,119 be there, but we will be checking. You will be 583 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:31,680 required to share your location. Yes, you'll have to share 584 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:33,960 your location. You will have to find the office space. 585 00:32:34,839 --> 00:32:37,240 But again New York City based clips and dip. We 586 00:32:37,279 --> 00:32:39,079 just need you to help out. Just day to day stuff. 587 00:32:39,559 --> 00:32:43,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, send your resumes to follow out of me refilling 588 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:47,240 my water and that that's gonna take you about half 589 00:32:47,319 --> 00:32:49,839 the day. You're gonna have to find a natural spring 590 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:53,720 to do that. We are going to have a post 591 00:32:53,799 --> 00:32:57,160 game hang after one of the games, possibly both on 592 00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:59,319 Wednesday and Friday. Check us out at YouTube dot com 593 00:32:59,319 --> 00:33:02,839 sacklipers pot will Where can these people voice their opinion 594 00:33:03,079 --> 00:33:04,079 about the show. 595 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:08,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, you can have your thoughts heard or yell at 596 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:09,559 a wall for all I care. 597 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:11,599 Speaker 1: But you could do that over on. 598 00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:14,880 Speaker 2: Spotify or Apple podcasts. Of course, if you really want 599 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:17,759 to have your thoughts heard, go ahead comment over on 600 00:33:17,799 --> 00:33:21,200 YouTube dot com. That's at Clippers Podcast. Subscribe hit the 601 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,759 little bell notification so you know when we're coming out 602 00:33:23,799 --> 00:33:26,240 with new stuff. We do lives where you know we're around. 603 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:28,720 We're around, We're getting you through this season. 604 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:32,000 Speaker 1: We are thank you for hanging out with us this season. 605 00:33:32,039 --> 00:33:35,319 Adam's out here to do the hardest thing for anyone 606 00:33:35,319 --> 00:33:37,599 who works on sports media do which say a positive 607 00:33:37,599 --> 00:33:38,559 thing about the Clippers. 608 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 2: So we'll say, got the league right where we want them. 609 00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:48,839 Speaker 1: Heliup, James Harden, heal up, Derek Jones, You and you're 610 00:33:48,839 --> 00:33:50,960 hoping everyone's doing okay. Have a great rest of your week, 611 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:54,640 Clippers fans, and as always, let's go Clips.