1 00:00:09,199 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: What is going on? Clippers fans? Welcome to season four, 2 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:18,199 episode twenty six of Clips and Dip. I am Chuck Buckler, 3 00:00:18,359 --> 00:00:22,760 joined by Adam Osen. William Updyke may show up. He 4 00:00:22,839 --> 00:00:26,039 might pop in here, confuse that we'd already started. But 5 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:28,719 it's us for the day. Thank you for listening to us, 6 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,239 Thank you for watching us. If you want to watch as, 7 00:00:31,239 --> 00:00:33,679 you can find us a YouTube dot accomplish at Clippers podcast. 8 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,719 You can find the audio anywhere you find your normal podcasts. 9 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:42,039 We're gonna talk about Darius Garland's debut. There's a winnable 10 00:00:42,119 --> 00:00:46,119 game coming up tomorrow. We have some kudos to give out. 11 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:51,159 But Adam, the Clippers are two and oh to start March, 12 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,759 two and oh to start the five and seven. How 13 00:00:54,799 --> 00:00:55,520 are we feeling? 14 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 2: I feeling like March should be every month, Chuck, No 15 00:01:00,079 --> 00:01:05,879 of them eighteen games every month in February when it's 16 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:09,879 not thirty one days. Though they're good. So far, so far, 17 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,920 so good. And I thought last night's win was special, 18 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:15,680 a nice character revealing type of victory out there. You 19 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,120 bring in a new guy, you're trying to integrate the 20 00:01:18,239 --> 00:01:21,280 line up with Darius Garland, who really struggled in the 21 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,319 first half. I'm not putting it on him. I think 22 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:25,079 it's just a lot of different guys playing next to 23 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,079 one another. New guys. Yeah, and then in the second 24 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,640 half they really won them the game because they went 25 00:01:31,359 --> 00:01:35,280 I posted some fake news on accident. I said it 26 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:37,840 was plus eleven in the seven minutes without Kawhi Leonard 27 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:39,120 from the end of the third to the start of 28 00:01:39,159 --> 00:01:43,439 the fourth, it was plus thirteen during that time, they 29 00:01:43,439 --> 00:01:46,519 were awesome. And then Kawhi came back in hit I 30 00:01:46,519 --> 00:01:50,760 thought a kill shot three in that fourth quarter and 31 00:01:50,879 --> 00:01:55,400 Darius Garland. You see why it's such a shift in 32 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,719 point guard play and style of play with him out there. 33 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: Yes, Kawhi got to thirty eight games and plus twenty 34 00:02:04,079 --> 00:02:07,560 points against the Dubs. I feel like the Clippers. 35 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 2: Do you know what I shouldn't say this? Do you 36 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:13,400 know what SGA is at? 37 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,759 Speaker 1: What it thought? 38 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 2: I saw like two hundred. I swear to god, I 39 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,400 thought I saw that the other day. Oh, that's probably 40 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:23,080 fake news too. 41 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, that's probably fake news. Fake news, Aucel. 42 00:02:26,759 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 2: I don't know why I brought that up. It was 43 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:28,479 on my mind. 44 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,439 Speaker 1: I feel like we really saw the kind of second 45 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,759 night of the back to back Clippers in the first half, 46 00:02:33,759 --> 00:02:37,280 and then in the second half they locked in a bit. Also, 47 00:02:37,439 --> 00:02:42,280 Putzemski didn't score twenty points again in the second half. 48 00:02:42,439 --> 00:02:48,120 I had a homerish thought. Is the fact that Kawhi 49 00:02:48,159 --> 00:02:51,080 averaging a career high in points per game, not getting 50 00:02:51,159 --> 00:02:56,680 enough recognition, no haggle, and I was looking at the stats. 51 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,360 I'm just like, this is crazy, Like it's. 52 00:02:59,199 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 2: Incredible at the empisides of three points shooting him, knowing 53 00:03:04,039 --> 00:03:08,240 he has to score out there, having the healthy offseason, everything, 54 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:11,520 all that combined, it's just a lot of factors that 55 00:03:11,759 --> 00:03:14,120 ended up being positive. After he started off slow, he 56 00:03:14,199 --> 00:03:16,520 missed ten straight games, he came back and then just 57 00:03:16,599 --> 00:03:19,159 hit the gas and from there he's looked like a 58 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:20,280 top five player in the league. 59 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:26,199 Speaker 1: At least, it's incredible. Kawhi gave Chris Dunn the first 60 00:03:26,199 --> 00:03:29,800 team All Defense shout out after the game last night, 61 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:31,319 and I think unprompted. 62 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 2: Unprompted, he was asked about Chris Dunn, but he was 63 00:03:34,439 --> 00:03:36,680 It wasn't like probe like, hey, do you think Chris 64 00:03:36,759 --> 00:03:38,120 Dunn should make All Defense? 65 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:41,879 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's starting the campaign early. Chris Dunn does a 66 00:03:41,919 --> 00:03:45,319 thing where He'll intercept a pass and then get a layup, 67 00:03:45,719 --> 00:03:48,159 and it will happen usually two or three times, you know, 68 00:03:48,319 --> 00:03:50,800 in like a five play span, and then the Clippers 69 00:03:50,879 --> 00:03:53,319 kind of go on a run or the run continues. 70 00:03:53,319 --> 00:03:56,400 And he did that last night, and I think that's 71 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:58,960 so fun to watch when he's not being super antsy 72 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:03,479 and he's being more calculated because he was just it's 73 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:04,960 kind of pete Chris Dunn last night. 74 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 2: Those are game breakers the end of the third and 75 00:04:08,719 --> 00:04:12,039 then one more start of the fourth quarter. Total momentum 76 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:15,879 shift off those plays, easy offense for the Clippers and 77 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,040 Chris Dunn, and I think there were backbreakers for the 78 00:04:19,079 --> 00:04:22,480 Golden State Warriors, or I mean they could make reads 79 00:04:22,519 --> 00:04:25,720 out there with Chris Dunn and not crashing their passing lanes. 80 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,439 He was just an absolute menace. He's been so awesome 81 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,279 after I thought, and we all kind of thought, you know, 82 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:38,720 maybe he was over he was maybe chasing a little 83 00:04:38,759 --> 00:04:41,759 bit too much for steels early on in the season. Yeah, 84 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:47,000 and not staying home. Yeah, he's found that balance again. 85 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:48,920 And I get maybe why he did it, because the 86 00:04:48,959 --> 00:04:51,160 defense was so bad. He was just trying to like 87 00:04:51,319 --> 00:04:53,560 do it all by himself. And that wasn't going to work, 88 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:54,199 of course. 89 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: But everyone was trying to do everything by themselves. 90 00:04:59,519 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 2: But now, oh, it's within the team concept and he 91 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,240 deserves all NBA first team. He would have been at 92 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,199 last year second team whatever if he just had the 93 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,519 minutes requirement, and this year it looks like he has 94 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:15,560 a good chance of hitting that. So really proud of 95 00:05:15,639 --> 00:05:18,480 Chris Dunn. And he spoke with Austin Rivers post game 96 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:21,600 and made an awesome comment about what it takes to 97 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,680 be in this league. He said, first, you gotta be good. 98 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:30,360 Second did he talk about role or be a great teammate? 99 00:05:30,759 --> 00:05:33,480 And then third like you got to embrace your role. 100 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,800 And he has changed his game completely to stay in 101 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,120 this league and become a vital role player. 102 00:05:42,879 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, I cause was it last year the year before 103 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:49,040 where it was Chris Dunn talking with some of the 104 00:05:49,079 --> 00:05:51,639 two way guys at his locker? You know what I'm saying. 105 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:53,439 There was like a photo of it. I can't remember 106 00:05:53,439 --> 00:05:56,519 who posted it, might have been Joey Lynn. But he's 107 00:05:56,519 --> 00:05:57,279 a consummate pro. 108 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:03,639 Speaker 2: He's a badass who legitimately is way underpaid paid right now, 109 00:06:03,959 --> 00:06:06,839 way underpaid for what he is giving this team. Like 110 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:10,720 it's insane because he's been asked to the last couple 111 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,079 of weeks to be their starting point guard, not just 112 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:17,360 be the great perimeter defender. He's been averaging I don't know, 113 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:20,480 six assists seven assists per game during this stretch before 114 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,959 Darius Garland came back last night and doctor Shapp brought 115 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,399 up how he's almost had like a five to one 116 00:06:26,399 --> 00:06:31,399 assist a turnover ratio. That's great, it's been Yeah, he's 117 00:06:31,399 --> 00:06:31,959 been awesome. 118 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: How many more? How many games do you need for 119 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:37,839 the All NBA threshold five? 120 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 2: I forget if it's sixty sixty five somewhere in there. 121 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 1: The Clippers are going to have him for five point 122 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:46,319 six million next year too? 123 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:51,879 Speaker 2: Is that that's a team option? Oh man, that's that's 124 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:55,519 I think I've said before. We're keeping him in DJ 125 00:06:55,639 --> 00:06:59,279 after the trade deadline. Not losing one of those guys 126 00:06:59,319 --> 00:07:04,279 really four this team's identity defensively and staying there because 127 00:07:04,399 --> 00:07:07,000 I think you lose one of them, and they were 128 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:11,839 missing DJ for some time, but it's just not the same. Yeah. 129 00:07:11,879 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: I like that, And that pairing is nuts too, because 130 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:18,000 DJ also has he's gonna be underpaid next year at 131 00:07:18,279 --> 00:07:23,839 ten million dollars. So that's that's nice to see. We 132 00:07:23,879 --> 00:07:26,279 saw you talked about the best lineup last night, which 133 00:07:26,319 --> 00:07:32,040 was Garland, Dunn, Mathrin, Jordan Miller and Yanick. Before we 134 00:07:32,079 --> 00:07:36,600 get into the Garland stuff, Yanick showing that verticality at 135 00:07:36,639 --> 00:07:41,639 the rim uh the black was insane. I will say 136 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:43,800 a lot of people have been taking victory laps about 137 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:46,240 how good Yanick is, and I just if you go 138 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:49,680 back and watch our stream from the NBA Draft night, 139 00:07:50,639 --> 00:07:52,920 we were the first people. No, we weren't the first, 140 00:07:52,959 --> 00:07:54,399 and it doesn't matter that we were the first, but 141 00:07:54,439 --> 00:07:57,000 we were. We were cooking up some of that Yanick. 142 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:02,199 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, I h I still go back and pull 143 00:08:02,279 --> 00:08:04,480 my summer league analysis once in a while just to 144 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,759 prove that I was dangerously high on yawn It from 145 00:08:06,759 --> 00:08:08,839 the get go, after that big throwdown he had on 146 00:08:08,879 --> 00:08:10,879 the Lakers, and I think in his first summer league game. 147 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:14,279 While everybody else will say they should have taken cough 148 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:16,920 Brenner and they said that two months into the season too, 149 00:08:19,319 --> 00:08:22,000 I think everybody realizes how high a ceiling is now 150 00:08:22,399 --> 00:08:25,319 and why they took him into the first round and 151 00:08:25,759 --> 00:08:29,319 Orange Frank cooking, cooking, Baby, Let's go. 152 00:08:29,519 --> 00:08:30,959 Speaker 1: I love the photoshop earlier. 153 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:32,559 Speaker 2: Oh did my best. 154 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:36,519 Speaker 1: But yeah, Garland came off the bench last night, which 155 00:08:36,759 --> 00:08:39,960 some people were like, I think, kind of freaking out 156 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:43,799 about to a degree that I didn't totally understand because 157 00:08:43,799 --> 00:08:48,799 it's his first game back. The explanation I was, I 158 00:08:49,039 --> 00:08:51,320 was satisfied with where they wanted to play through him 159 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:52,759 more so he can get into a rhythm. He hasn't 160 00:08:52,759 --> 00:08:56,600 played for a while, and there was obviously some rust 161 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:59,759 and the Clippers have to win games so the rest 162 00:09:00,039 --> 00:09:03,799 and I don't know it, like, I think it's just 163 00:09:03,919 --> 00:09:06,440 fine and it's not just gonna be one game either. 164 00:09:07,919 --> 00:09:09,879 Speaker 2: People. I think I think we do it. We fall 165 00:09:09,919 --> 00:09:12,360 into the traffic times obviously too. We all do it 166 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:16,559 where we overanalyze starting lineups far too often instead of 167 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:19,159 thinking of closing lineups, or which lineups are going to 168 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,080 play the majority of minutes to, or which two man 169 00:09:21,159 --> 00:09:23,519 lineups or three man lineups, or you know how things 170 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:26,360 are going to be configured for the majority of the game. Uh, 171 00:09:26,879 --> 00:09:28,639 Darius Garland will be starting eventually. 172 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: Yes. 173 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:33,759 Speaker 2: The logic you spoke of with coach Lou pregame was, well, 174 00:09:33,799 --> 00:09:36,120 if we put him next to Kawhi, he's not going 175 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:38,559 to be as much as of the focal point, and 176 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:41,320 we want him to feel comfortable getting his own rhythm 177 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:45,399 and going out there and being aggressive immediately basically, which 178 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,360 is what they always say, basically, be yourself when you 179 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,639 guys come in and if you're doing too much, we'll 180 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:53,559 pull in the range or we'll pare it down a 181 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:57,440 little bit. So he obviously has some turnovers and coach 182 00:09:57,519 --> 00:10:00,559 lou took the blame post game for the first half 183 00:10:00,639 --> 00:10:03,080 because he felt like he was running him into two 184 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,519 May double drags where they were trapping him defensively, they. 185 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:10,559 Speaker 1: Were blitzing everybody last like it was a Steve Kerr 186 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:12,440 masterclass and like, what the hell are we going to 187 00:10:12,519 --> 00:10:15,559 get defensive leave. So that's a tough first game to 188 00:10:15,879 --> 00:10:17,440 scheme wise to go against. 189 00:10:17,879 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, but once he got him top of the arc 190 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:24,159 high ball screen from Yonick, now he's got all this 191 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:29,159 optionality and Darius Garland found his groove to an extent. 192 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:32,279 This is still just like Tippy the Iceberg what he's 193 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:34,360 going to be able to do for this team. But 194 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,600 it was pretty exciting to watch some of those plays. 195 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:38,840 The wrap around pass he had who got fouled on 196 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:39,480 that Derrick Jones. 197 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:42,279 Speaker 1: I know exactly what you're talking about. It was Derek 198 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:45,679 Jones Junior, and I was like, yeah, I like stood 199 00:10:45,759 --> 00:10:48,919 up and was just like this, Yeah, like cannot wait 200 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:49,559 for more of this. 201 00:10:51,279 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 2: I think lost in analyzing, you know, the box score 202 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:56,159 and what he ended up doing and how much he 203 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:59,039 struggled the first half or the second half was who cares. 204 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:02,120 He looked healthy, and that play to me told you 205 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:04,840 just how good he was feeling out there, because he 206 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,960 absolutely was a blur. That's as fast as I've ever 207 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:11,080 seen Darius carl And move around of defense to make 208 00:11:11,159 --> 00:11:11,559 that fast. 209 00:11:12,279 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: He mentioned too that that the high one of the 210 00:11:15,279 --> 00:11:18,600 high screens from you Onick into the three. He mentioned 211 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:20,279 a lot. I saw the clip from Law to Day 212 00:11:20,279 --> 00:11:22,639 where he was like, that's what I felt like, Oh, 213 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:26,200 my rhythm is a little more back, and we saw 214 00:11:26,639 --> 00:11:31,039 what I loved. Is the other reason you know his 215 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:33,720 healthy is because he genuinely tried his ass off on 216 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:39,480 defense and at one point boxed out Al Horford, which 217 00:11:39,519 --> 00:11:41,320 the Clippers did not take advantage of and gave up 218 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,120 the offensive rebound, which was a theme for part of 219 00:11:43,159 --> 00:11:46,559 that game. But he was out there trying on defense. 220 00:11:46,639 --> 00:11:48,879 You know what I mean, Like he's not We talked 221 00:11:48,879 --> 00:11:50,759 a little bit when we signed him. Yeah, like he's 222 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:53,600 He obviously has physical limitations, but he knows that and 223 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:55,320 he's trying his ass off. There's guys who do have 224 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:58,960 physical limitations who don't try as hard, and he is. 225 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 2: Not no disrespect. I know he's playing again soon for Washington, 226 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:08,399 that's actually happening maybe tonight. But there are guys who 227 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:12,519 are undersize that don't give the requisite effort on that end, 228 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:16,960 or you know, some guys there is more than just effort. 229 00:12:17,039 --> 00:12:20,919 Obviously defensive instincts, knowing where he's supposed to be. He 230 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:24,559 doesn't fall asleep off ball. He's very much in tune defensively, 231 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:27,039 like he's a part of it. Last night you mentioned 232 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:28,919 how Horford and the box out he had. There was 233 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,159 also a player where they got the switch without Horford, 234 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:34,440 he had to foul him. Yeah, in the second half, 235 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,360 teams will try to do some stuff like that here 236 00:12:37,399 --> 00:12:40,080 and there against Darius Garland. That's the downside to a 237 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:43,159 guy who's underside. But they might have tried that with 238 00:12:43,399 --> 00:12:46,879 James Harden too, even though you know he's much bigger 239 00:12:46,919 --> 00:12:49,919 than him. Just they're going to try to take advantage 240 00:12:49,919 --> 00:12:53,679 of anybody out there at some point. Matchup hunting is 241 00:12:53,799 --> 00:12:57,879 in vogue like it's never been before. So some people 242 00:12:57,879 --> 00:13:00,559 were asking, like, you know, is this a fatal flaw? 243 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:04,039 Is this something that you know you can get by with? 244 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:06,200 And the two things I thought of right away were 245 00:13:06,879 --> 00:13:10,200 Dallas started Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving and got to 246 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:12,919 an NBA finals and lost to a great Boston team 247 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:16,120 in five. And they had those two guys starting. Kyrie 248 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,480 Irvings undersize, but at times he can be a really 249 00:13:18,519 --> 00:13:21,480 good defender out there. It's not just the offensive games 250 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:23,639 that are similar, I guess with Daris Garland in that way. 251 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,360 But then the other guy, Jamal Murray, gets picked on 252 00:13:26,399 --> 00:13:28,960 at times. They won the championship in twenty twenty three, 253 00:13:29,279 --> 00:13:33,399 So the idea of now, yeah, and Luca is at 254 00:13:33,519 --> 00:13:36,679 least a big body, but he obviously doesn't move well. Laterally, 255 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:41,320 I'm just saying there is there's a team in the 256 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:44,120 Denver Nuggets. You can say, well, Dallas lost, Well, there's 257 00:13:44,159 --> 00:13:46,320 a team of the Denver Nuggets, that one with a 258 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:49,279 guard who gets picked on. Yes, he's bigger than Darius Garland, 259 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,320 but Darius Garland I would say, is a better effort 260 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:53,639 defender than Jamal Murray. 261 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:58,799 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would agree with that, so you can win 262 00:13:58,840 --> 00:13:59,120 with him. 263 00:14:00,639 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 2: And I think this team obviously is built to compensate 264 00:14:03,759 --> 00:14:06,519 for something like that. Already this isn't We got a 265 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:08,720 guy in and now we have to reorient the team 266 00:14:08,759 --> 00:14:11,039 and reconstruct it this summer, like the Lakers have to 267 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,759 do with Luca. It's like this roster doesn't match his 268 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:18,039 skill set to minimize his weaknesses. They actually have guys 269 00:14:18,159 --> 00:14:20,639 already in DJ and Done, like we talk about in 270 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:23,279 Kawhi and other guys who played defense around him. 271 00:14:23,879 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: Was it Done who said postgame last night that he 272 00:14:27,519 --> 00:14:31,320 thinks Garland can get more steels because of if he's 273 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,720 around the right guys. I thought that was Chris Dunn 274 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:35,759 who said that, but he said something to that effect 275 00:14:35,759 --> 00:14:38,120 of like, if he's around the right guy, like he's 276 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:42,360 active trying to get the ball, and if you can 277 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:45,399 kind of do the like you know NBA, you stand 278 00:14:45,399 --> 00:14:47,720 them up and I don't know, like if something is there. 279 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 2: Garland also spoke to with that pairing that he likes 280 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:56,919 being next to Chris Dunn with all this talk of 281 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:01,080 starting lineups and yeah, especially after last night. Is it 282 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:04,799 gonna be DJ or somebody else next to him? If 283 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:08,000 he likes Chris Dunn, that's probably the end of the 284 00:15:08,039 --> 00:15:12,679 discussion because he brought up how how I'm comfortable next 285 00:15:12,759 --> 00:15:15,519 to another guard because that's what he's been playing with 286 00:15:15,519 --> 00:15:18,399 with Donovan Mitchell. And then also he thinks that they 287 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:23,000 work well defensively together. So for all the people say, 288 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:24,559 you know, they might have to change things. And I 289 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,759 asked Coach Lou about it right away. Could there be 290 00:15:26,799 --> 00:15:29,320 a different combination you like next to Darius Garland in 291 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:34,840 the backcourt versus James Harden And I think it's it's 292 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,639 not just gonna be Chris done maybe for you know, 293 00:15:37,759 --> 00:15:42,519 the immediate future, but maybe long term with with Darius grlt. 294 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:45,039 Speaker 1: That's a good call. Watching him get two feet in 295 00:15:45,039 --> 00:15:53,200 the paint was felt like, yeah, like a revival. I'm 296 00:15:53,279 --> 00:15:56,000 was already sold for sure. He got three minutes with 297 00:15:56,159 --> 00:15:58,639 Kawhi on the court last night, I believe is what 298 00:16:00,039 --> 00:16:02,279 stats that the NBA said, So nothing to glean from that. 299 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:06,039 But I don't know. He's going to make life easier 300 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:09,720 for I think Matherne's going to be better for this 301 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:13,200 long term. I feel like mathns somehow gassed offensively right 302 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:15,559 now or something, But it. 303 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 2: Looked better in the second half last night, ended up 304 00:16:18,039 --> 00:16:20,679 with seventeen and he had that tough scoop lay up 305 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:24,840 and one. Yeah, he s to me, it looks like 306 00:16:24,879 --> 00:16:26,879 he's in his own head a little bit after making 307 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:28,639 that three pointer to beat Orlando. 308 00:16:29,159 --> 00:16:32,759 Speaker 1: Oh good call. Yeah. Yeah, because like him in transition, 309 00:16:32,879 --> 00:16:37,080 sometimes it was like some interesting decisions or non decisions. 310 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:38,840 You can it's kind of the Terrance Man thing. You 311 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:40,759 can see the gears moving a little too much. 312 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 2: Yeah. He definitely has turned down some shots here and 313 00:16:45,399 --> 00:16:46,639 there since missing. 314 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:48,879 Speaker 1: That one and taking some weird ones. 315 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 2: Yeah. The wild one that he missed was a deonic cleanup. 316 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:54,799 Speaker 1: Yeah, where he like, he's. 317 00:16:54,679 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 2: Like, I think shot clock I've been running out Maybe. 318 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: I don't know. I thought he'd a dish off, yeah, 319 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:05,960 because it was kind of like what we have, I 320 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,519 have some kudos to give an order. I feel like, 321 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:14,799 uh Brook Lopez kudos. He's been very good the last 322 00:17:14,839 --> 00:17:21,599 handful of games at doing traditional center stuff, and that's. 323 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:24,079 Speaker 2: Definitely better in the short role. Make us good passes. 324 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 1: There was a Garland I think the only I don't know. 325 00:17:29,799 --> 00:17:32,880 I think it was a Garland pick and roll with Lopez, 326 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:37,160 and Lopez found either Derek Jones or Kawhi for a three, 327 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:44,279 and I was like, hell, fantastic, Like this is that 328 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,119 short role opens? Yeah, I just feel like Brook has 329 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:48,079 been doing a good job lately and his defense has 330 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:48,519 been better. 331 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think he's been solid. The game against New 332 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,400 Orleans he went four to six from the outside last 333 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,599 night he was zero four. But I think he's up 334 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:02,279 to east thirty out from three, so about he's two 335 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:05,839 percent below where he's been the last five or so years. Yeah, 336 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:08,279 maybe we can still get, you know, some progression to 337 00:18:08,319 --> 00:18:10,240 the mean, he's still due for a hot streak from 338 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,839 distance because he still has missed, like seemingly some good 339 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:16,559 looks out there. But the other stuff is there, and 340 00:18:16,759 --> 00:18:19,480 that's that's more of what you can control, and he's 341 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:20,039 doing it. 342 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:24,279 Speaker 1: Yeah, especially with Janick doing a bunch of other stuff 343 00:18:24,319 --> 00:18:28,079 from a young center's perspective and Jordan Miller over the 344 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:30,799 last five games is averaging thirteen points on sixty seven 345 00:18:30,839 --> 00:18:34,680 percent shooting. LA Clippers film brought up his patients in 346 00:18:34,799 --> 00:18:38,039 deceleration and it is a trip to watch him handle 347 00:18:38,079 --> 00:18:41,000 the ball in the pay in traffic he's doing it. 348 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:44,720 This is exactly the kind of stuff you need from 349 00:18:44,759 --> 00:18:46,519 a player like Jordan Miller in a game where you're 350 00:18:46,559 --> 00:18:49,160 in a month, we have eighteen games like this is 351 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:51,279 really helping the Clips out. 352 00:18:51,759 --> 00:18:54,680 Speaker 2: He's been such a badass the last five games. And 353 00:18:55,319 --> 00:18:58,680 the deceleration clinic with the one going left in the 354 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:02,160 fourth quarter last night literally looked like slow motion, like 355 00:19:02,559 --> 00:19:06,559 slow mo Kyle Anderson, like he went so slow to 356 00:19:06,599 --> 00:19:09,200 get that to go off the glass on the left side. 357 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,640 But it's awesome anybody that could play at their own pace. 358 00:19:12,799 --> 00:19:16,599 You know, they're they're feeling comfortable out there and after 359 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:18,559 a little bit of a lull, like you look at 360 00:19:18,559 --> 00:19:22,079 the five games previous one point four, nine, eight seven, 361 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:26,160 he's gotten himself out of it. He's stayed aggressive. The 362 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:29,559 efficiency's there, he's not taking many threes lately, but. 363 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:31,079 Speaker 1: He's kind of stopped. 364 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:39,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, although he is one for two so the last 365 00:19:39,519 --> 00:19:40,039 five games. 366 00:19:40,079 --> 00:19:44,039 Speaker 1: I mean, there we go. Do you have any other. 367 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,640 Speaker 2: Good to his passing eight assists against the Pelicans? 368 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:50,279 Speaker 1: Yeah? Do you have any other kudos you want to 369 00:19:50,279 --> 00:19:51,920 go out before we get into the game preview? 370 00:19:53,599 --> 00:19:59,319 Speaker 2: I guess you Onick, just bigy on call him once before. 371 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:00,839 Speaker 1: Big pretty good nickname. 372 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:04,519 Speaker 2: It's not bad. He was fierce last night. It was 373 00:20:04,559 --> 00:20:06,960 interesting seeing like the national media wake up to him 374 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:08,960 and like Bill Simmons put out a tweet and. 375 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 1: Oh, I'm sure, I'm sure Kevin O'Connor has a yah, 376 00:20:12,519 --> 00:20:16,680 has some other new comparison. Maybe instead of being Harden's 377 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:20,400 new capella, he'll be I don't know, the Clippers do 378 00:20:20,519 --> 00:20:22,079 Elijah lot or something like that. 379 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 2: Well, I know he wouldn't be out there screaming I'm 380 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:31,599 not Clint Cappella. Okay, Hey, that's not in His crime 381 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:36,240 was an absolute problem. Uh. And Yannick can finish with 382 00:20:36,279 --> 00:20:39,640 the best of them. Now he has not finished a 383 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:43,839 lot of these huge dunks because they're so absurd. But 384 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:48,119 I think it's great actually because first of all, the aggressiveness. 385 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:50,599 You want to see that because how often with your 386 00:20:50,599 --> 00:20:54,319 big men, how often with big men do you go, man, 387 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,680 why doesn't he just dunk it? Like what if I 388 00:20:56,759 --> 00:20:59,599 was that big, I just dunk it. Yanick basically heard 389 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:03,039 that is trying to dunk everything, and when he misses, 390 00:21:04,039 --> 00:21:06,359 he always gets to the free throw line. So it's 391 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:08,839 not a bad play because he's a good free throw 392 00:21:08,839 --> 00:21:11,799 shooter too, So I love what I'm seeing from him 393 00:21:11,799 --> 00:21:13,559 in the four blocks last night, and the block on 394 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:14,720 Horford was insane. 395 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:17,559 Speaker 1: It was one of his better defensive games for sure, 396 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:21,680 because he does the physicality and positioning. Still needs work 397 00:21:22,799 --> 00:21:25,519 on defense, but the physicality was there last night. 398 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 2: I thought some of the fouls had been down a 399 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,759 little bit. He had three last night. He had five 400 00:21:31,799 --> 00:21:33,720 before that, but then he had a couple of games 401 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:34,920 with is one foul. 402 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: It's a rookie, you're gonna foul. Yeah, especially as. 403 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:43,319 Speaker 2: A big I think coach lou and I think she 404 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:48,000 responded to the tweet when he challenged that goaltend on last. 405 00:21:47,759 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: Night insane challenge. 406 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:54,319 Speaker 2: It was so I may ask of this tomorrow, but uh, 407 00:21:54,799 --> 00:21:57,640 I think maybe the reason he did it was just 408 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:00,279 too him bold and Yon it to go, hey, do 409 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,000 not stop the motor that you have out there. You 410 00:22:03,039 --> 00:22:04,960 know what, I'll try to I'll try to protect you 411 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,400 and challenge some of these because I love the effort 412 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:09,720 you're giving. I don't want you to be Gunshoy going 413 00:22:09,759 --> 00:22:12,079 for these blocks because you get a goaltend here and there. 414 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: Yes, that is fair. It was just very funny because 415 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:17,799 it was just like it. I mean they hit the glass. 416 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:22,160 Oh my one thing. I said this on the stream 417 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:25,160 where I was talking about like the March preview. I 418 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:30,400 love the explosive plays. I'm really looking forward to what 419 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:34,039 the off season work looks like and how he comes 420 00:22:34,079 --> 00:22:38,079 into next year with some of the more non explosive 421 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:42,519 plays you have to make as a contributing center in 422 00:22:42,559 --> 00:22:43,039 the NBA. 423 00:22:45,319 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 2: Coach Lou really emphasized his jumper last night, say like, 424 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,079 we want him doing this, and but you got to 425 00:22:51,079 --> 00:22:54,160 have this balance and knowing when and so all that 426 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:56,519 will come in time. But I just like the fact. 427 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:59,000 And I asked him a few weeks ago, liked, Giannis 428 00:22:59,039 --> 00:23:01,319 have a green light for twa making threes? How what 429 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:03,759 are the parameters around it? And I said, is he 430 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,160 just not there yet? And Coach lu said, Oh, he's there, 431 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:08,720 that's not that's not the problem. We just want the 432 00:23:08,839 --> 00:23:10,079 right type of shots. 433 00:23:10,319 --> 00:23:11,559 Speaker 1: The issue. 434 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:14,400 Speaker 2: He can hit them, but you got to take the 435 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:17,039 right ones and you know, within the flow of the 436 00:23:17,079 --> 00:23:19,279 offense and not force it. All those things. 437 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's it's really exciting. It's making a very i think, 438 00:23:25,799 --> 00:23:31,400 kind of surprisingly really fun like post trade deadline even 439 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:34,039 that much more enjoyable because they're. 440 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 2: Just because it was heartbreaking losing Zoo right. 441 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,599 Speaker 1: Yes, who is not going to play tomorrow night, which 442 00:23:40,599 --> 00:23:44,160 we'll talk about after this audio break. If you're listening, 443 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:46,359 there's gonna be some ads. We've been told they can 444 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,359 be loud. We have no control over how loud they are. 445 00:23:49,519 --> 00:23:51,319 If you're watching us, we're still gonna be here. 446 00:23:51,839 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 2: Uh. 447 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 1: We are proving the Pacers game tomorrow, colling after some 448 00:23:56,759 --> 00:23:57,920 ads in three. 449 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:01,880 Speaker 2: To one, Welcome back, I'm at I'm as Ony, Chuck Mockler. 450 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:05,160 It is Clips and Dip Season four, episode twenty six. 451 00:24:05,799 --> 00:24:10,799 William Updyke is unavoidably detained. We have ascertained at this point. 452 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:16,119 I hope he's good. Hope he's cooking up something for dinner. 453 00:24:16,279 --> 00:24:20,279 That guy. When I use my airfire, I feel like Will. 454 00:24:20,759 --> 00:24:23,640 I'm like, damn, this tastes good. I met Will could 455 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:28,079 cook something as well without an air fryar Clippers taking 456 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:31,279 on the Indiana Pacers tomorrow night. It beats a Zubox's return, 457 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,240 but he's not playing in the ball game. However, that 458 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:37,279 doesn't limits you to not getting a video tribute, which 459 00:24:37,279 --> 00:24:40,720 should be a pretty extensive one for a guy that's beloved, 460 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:43,559 and I will be standing and clapping during that because 461 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:45,960 I don't think it really didn't hit me till later 462 00:24:46,039 --> 00:24:48,400 that night. I was live streaming when it happened, and 463 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:51,000 then later that night I think we did we did 464 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:53,400 clips and dip and then like at nine o'clock, I 465 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:56,799 was like, I haven't felt depressed, and I was like, 466 00:24:56,799 --> 00:24:58,359 what what is the heal league? 467 00:24:58,599 --> 00:24:58,880 Speaker 1: What is. 468 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:05,839 Speaker 2: What is this watery discharge? Uh? See, I it hit 469 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:07,759 me like it was just weird. It was such an 470 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:11,079 end of an era, and for a guy that is 471 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:14,079 in his prime, that you didn't think was going to leave, 472 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:15,920 that you thought might have been a clipper for life. 473 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:18,640 It's really the first time since I was young that 474 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:22,799 a player leaving really emotionally affected me, Like I hadn't 475 00:25:22,799 --> 00:25:25,000 felt like that since you know, I was I don't know, 476 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:26,839 at least in my teens or late twenties. 477 00:25:27,279 --> 00:25:31,599 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was a It was weird, and it was 478 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:34,119 also you know, Harden left, Zoo was gone. It was 479 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,680 just like, all right, we're out of this era, Kui 480 00:25:36,799 --> 00:25:41,759 is still here, so we're It was uh abrupt, Yeah, 481 00:25:41,799 --> 00:25:42,559 it was abrupt. 482 00:25:42,799 --> 00:25:47,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was very odd, jarring, Yes, and he just 483 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:49,960 he's the man like I love Like it's not even 484 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:52,720 just his play. People think, like, you know, I'm a 485 00:25:52,799 --> 00:25:55,839 Zoo defender or Zoo apologists or whatever. It's also because 486 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:59,559 he was the most relatable, nicest, down to earth guy 487 00:25:59,599 --> 00:26:02,880 that got Clipper Nation better than anyone and what people 488 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:05,759 have been through the fans of this organization, Like he 489 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:09,480 always sympathized with the fans and saying like, I know 490 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,599 we'll let you guys down before, but we're gonna try again, 491 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:15,480 And like I just I don't know. I love the guy, 492 00:26:16,039 --> 00:26:18,599 and I know I know he'll get it. He'll get 493 00:26:18,599 --> 00:26:19,640 that saying ovation. 494 00:26:19,839 --> 00:26:22,039 Speaker 1: And the way the Clippers got him is so funny 495 00:26:22,079 --> 00:26:24,599 because things like that don't usually happen to the Clippers 496 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:29,519 getting of viatza zoobots for Mike muscal is usually it's 497 00:26:29,559 --> 00:26:32,440 the other way ofround in terms of luck and things. 498 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:34,200 Speaker 2: Like that magic assist. 499 00:26:35,079 --> 00:26:37,160 Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, So he'll get a tribute video. He'll he'll 500 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:39,759 probably get too. I bet there will be multiple Zoo 501 00:26:39,799 --> 00:26:40,720 things throughout the night. 502 00:26:40,839 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 2: Every quarter. 503 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:48,119 Speaker 1: Why not every dead ball, there's got to give. 504 00:26:48,039 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 2: Him a tribute with a thirty thirty game. 505 00:26:50,079 --> 00:26:54,319 Speaker 1: Yet with a three there's no John Collins because of 506 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:58,079 the next strained. He cannot catch a break, which is 507 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:01,720 frustrating because he looks when he came back. 508 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 2: Chuck, you're a doctor. Once in a while, it is 509 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:09,400 getting the stinger maybe on the right shoulder connected and 510 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:12,160 maybe that's what's going on there, because it looked like 511 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:14,279 he ran into Derek Queen and initially was up with 512 00:27:14,319 --> 00:27:16,759 the shoulder. Yeah, it's all connected. 513 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:22,559 Speaker 1: It's all in there, you know. Yeah. I it looked 514 00:27:22,559 --> 00:27:25,319 like it hurt. I was. 515 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 2: I was worried. I was like, labor please God. No. Yeah, 516 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:32,279 that took out Paul George. 517 00:27:32,799 --> 00:27:37,599 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, timetable, but I have to imagine he'll be 518 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:40,079 back Sooners. I don't know if he practiced or if 519 00:27:40,079 --> 00:27:42,759 they even practiced. Probably didn't. 520 00:27:43,519 --> 00:27:44,440 Speaker 2: I'm thinking Friday. 521 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:46,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, we'll see. 522 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:50,680 Speaker 2: Uh. I don't care. Like the loss that they had, 523 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:56,000 Uh who they lose to the other night? Uh? Not 524 00:27:56,119 --> 00:28:00,720 that they beat Denver, the last loss they have without Kawhi, 525 00:28:00,759 --> 00:28:05,480 without Garland, without John Collins. Loss that they had, No, 526 00:28:05,559 --> 00:28:10,240 not the magic loss the Lakers after that, Minnesota. The 527 00:28:10,279 --> 00:28:15,039 loss to Minnesota, I was that was an understandable loss 528 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:18,359 given the competition and who was available for the Clippers. 529 00:28:18,559 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 1: Nico took one shot in that game, which is very sorry. 530 00:28:22,279 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 2: I do not care who is available tomorrow because I've 531 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:28,599 seen who's not available for Indiana, oh Ma, and I 532 00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:31,400 know Indiana is trying to hold on to their pick, 533 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:33,759 so the Clippers don't get it. So they got to 534 00:28:33,799 --> 00:28:34,440 win this game. 535 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 1: Yes. As of this recording, the Clippers are one and 536 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:39,960 a half games back of the eighth spot and one 537 00:28:40,039 --> 00:28:42,920 game up on the Blazers, who they play the last 538 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:47,599 game of this month. Here's some stats for the Pacers 539 00:28:47,599 --> 00:28:53,200 since the All Star break. To your argument, Adam minus 540 00:28:53,279 --> 00:28:57,680 fourteen net rating twenty eighth in the league, one twenty two, 541 00:28:57,799 --> 00:29:03,759 defensive rating Anthon turnovers per game with eighteen. They're doing 542 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:07,720 everything almost as poorly as you could do it, except 543 00:29:07,759 --> 00:29:12,359 for defensive Rebott. But I totally agree with you. The 544 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:18,759 injury report. Russo tweeted it out for the Pacers. Furfey's out, 545 00:29:18,799 --> 00:29:24,880 Haliburton's out, Nemhart's questionable, Nye Smith is questionable, Pascal Siaka 546 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:27,920 was questionable. Will be top On is probable, it meets 547 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:33,519 you Bots is out. It's a lot of people. Is 548 00:29:33,559 --> 00:29:36,359 this a game that Mathern could get right on? 549 00:29:37,759 --> 00:29:40,160 Speaker 2: Well, it's a revenge game for him too. I think 550 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:43,640 it's I think it's a great opportunity. Yeah, you look 551 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:46,440 at the stats last night, like he played pretty well. 552 00:29:46,559 --> 00:29:49,839 Speaker 3: It wasn't the end of this game though, because he 553 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:55,480 was in He had a couple he was enjoying the 554 00:29:55,559 --> 00:29:57,359 last couple of minutes of his stretch. 555 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:02,359 Speaker 2: True, true, matha and revenge. And that's the type of 556 00:30:02,359 --> 00:30:08,000 guy you'll look. Said, they have to prove that they're 557 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:11,960 better without me, the Indiana Pacers after trading me, going 558 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:14,599 back to his Lebron has to prove he's better than me. 559 00:30:15,039 --> 00:30:18,400 Speaker 1: That's a good call. Do you think we see I 560 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:21,000 think Garland will be off the bench because it was 561 00:30:21,039 --> 00:30:23,599 just kind of alluded to already by coach Lou. Do 562 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:26,480 you think we'll see more than three minutes of Kawhi 563 00:30:26,519 --> 00:30:27,680 and Garland together. 564 00:30:28,559 --> 00:30:32,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. I think that's definitely gonna happen. 565 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,359 Speaker 1: I'm excited for it against this particular team because I 566 00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:38,359 think it might look pretty good against this Pacers person. 567 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:41,559 Speaker 2: Well, then what are we gonna learn? 568 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:45,400 Speaker 1: I don't care about learning it right now, to be honest. 569 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 2: With you, No, I think they'll get some run out there. 570 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:53,960 I'm gonna say five plus minutes together Hell yeah. 571 00:30:54,519 --> 00:30:57,519 Speaker 1: I hope Kawhi can get an easy early night. Obviously 572 00:30:58,799 --> 00:30:59,279 in this. 573 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:03,839 Speaker 2: One they need to get greedy. And really the defense 574 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:07,720 the last game and a half, the second half was great. 575 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:10,720 Apparently Jeff Van Gundy and Coach Lou got autumn at 576 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:14,640 the half for their lack of intensity good even the defense. 577 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:16,920 A lot of the defense in the Pelicans game wasn't 578 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:19,079 great and Coach Lou wasn't happy about that. 579 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:21,920 Speaker 1: Seventy points in half. It was like we were only 580 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:22,519 up five. 581 00:31:23,359 --> 00:31:25,680 Speaker 2: It was lack of day's a coal. The closeouts weren't 582 00:31:25,799 --> 00:31:28,200 very good, they weren't as sharp. I felt like it 583 00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:31,400 bled into the first half of the game last night. 584 00:31:31,839 --> 00:31:34,480 So if they come out and actually bring it like 585 00:31:34,519 --> 00:31:36,440 they saw like we saw in the second half last 586 00:31:36,519 --> 00:31:39,119 night against Golden State to start tomorrow, that would be 587 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:41,599 huge for them when you're talking about trying to take 588 00:31:41,599 --> 00:31:42,400 a team out early. 589 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:46,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, I like that. And again, the Pacers, their defense 590 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:49,720 is very bad since they all star break, their offense 591 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:51,480 obviously not that much better. I think they have like 592 00:31:51,519 --> 00:31:54,880 a one to oho three offensive rating or something like that. 593 00:31:55,359 --> 00:31:58,079 Speaker 2: I kind of hope Siakham plays because Kawhi usually has 594 00:31:58,079 --> 00:32:01,720 something for him Yeah, they're friends. 595 00:32:01,359 --> 00:32:05,279 Speaker 1: But yeah, I don't we'll see. I don't know. I 596 00:32:05,319 --> 00:32:08,559 don't think Kawhi is gonna get blitzed as hard in 597 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:11,599 this game. I mean maybe, I kind of hope he does, actually, 598 00:32:11,599 --> 00:32:14,480 because I think the Clippers would. It's a lot different personnel. 599 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:17,839 So if he if he can get going early, and 600 00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:21,319 then yeah, letting Garland get just some like real now 601 00:32:21,319 --> 00:32:23,839 that he's had a game under his belt and he's 602 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:26,279 gotten a little bit of that rest off, there's gonna 603 00:32:26,279 --> 00:32:28,359 be a little bit more, but like giving him some 604 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:34,960 extended just run the show minutes against this Pacers team 605 00:32:35,559 --> 00:32:36,319 will be helpful. 606 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:43,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, they could use a game. You don't overlook anyone, 607 00:32:43,079 --> 00:32:46,200 You don't disrespect anyone. There are upsets weekly nightly in 608 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:52,119 the NBA, and you mess around, you will quickly like guys. Yeah, 609 00:32:52,279 --> 00:32:54,319 the guys who are out there for Indiana are going 610 00:32:54,319 --> 00:32:57,359 to be playing very hard. But would it be nice 611 00:32:58,119 --> 00:33:02,039 if the Clippers, you know, could work on some things 612 00:33:02,119 --> 00:33:06,000 given that Darius Garland is just playing in his second game, 613 00:33:06,079 --> 00:33:09,799 it would be nice if they weren't pushed as hard 614 00:33:10,079 --> 00:33:11,559 as they were last night. 615 00:33:13,039 --> 00:33:15,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm wondering where the scoring is going to come from. 616 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:23,200 From the PACs. From the Pacers, Pascal has played one 617 00:33:23,279 --> 00:33:25,759 game since the All Star Break, he scored thirty points. 618 00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:30,519 If you take out that game, which isn't really someone 619 00:33:30,559 --> 00:33:34,519 averaging that over a whole month. There isn't a Pacer 620 00:33:34,559 --> 00:33:37,279 averaging more than eighteen points per game since the All 621 00:33:37,279 --> 00:33:43,000 Star Break. And so this this game comes down to 622 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,400 the who has the most talented player on the floor 623 00:33:46,279 --> 00:33:48,200 and the Clippers. If you put all the players in 624 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:50,519 the most talent on the list, the Clippers probably have 625 00:33:50,839 --> 00:33:54,279 the top definitely the top two. 626 00:33:55,759 --> 00:33:58,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, depending on Ifciakam plays, they might have like the 627 00:33:58,240 --> 00:33:58,720 top five. 628 00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:02,759 Speaker 1: Right. Oh, yeah, this is a game again, there is 629 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:07,519 a legs factor. This is an older team. We're gonna 630 00:34:07,519 --> 00:34:08,360 see that really hit. 631 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:11,559 Speaker 2: But you know what, though they just played one game 632 00:34:11,599 --> 00:34:15,000 in six nights, they just had an All Star break. 633 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:19,199 Speaker 1: You're saying the nineties were different. Those guys went out 634 00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:23,639 and play. 635 00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:27,599 Speaker 2: I'm saying that's not going to be an excuse for me. 636 00:34:27,679 --> 00:34:28,880 If this Flippers team. 637 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:32,639 Speaker 1: Oh, I'll still be upset. This would be this would 638 00:34:32,679 --> 00:34:35,880 be up there if they were to lose one of 639 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:39,440 the worst losses of the year. If nobody for this 640 00:34:39,519 --> 00:34:43,039 Pacers team plays and zoos out officially. If Siakam doesn't 641 00:34:43,079 --> 00:34:44,199 play like. 642 00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:48,719 Speaker 2: It just doesn't even make sense. Though they've had too 643 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:51,880 much time off. Guys got pulled early in the Pelicans game. 644 00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:55,400 There was some garbage time last night too. Yeah, they 645 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:58,159 shouldn't be tired. They should not be tired. That would 646 00:34:58,159 --> 00:34:59,000 be concerning to me. 647 00:35:00,119 --> 00:35:01,599 Speaker 1: I'm just saying, does. 648 00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:04,840 Speaker 2: Not get tired. Yeah, well that makes bleed his on 649 00:35:05,039 --> 00:35:05,880 cardio or whatever. 650 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:08,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, we have going three and zero to start this 651 00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:13,440 month would be fantastic. It's built to do that with 652 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:15,360 these opponents to start this Like so. 653 00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:21,760 Speaker 2: Far, what was your prediction for the month, Jef. 654 00:35:22,079 --> 00:35:24,599 Speaker 1: I don't even I don't think I I think I 655 00:35:24,719 --> 00:35:27,280 said that I would be fine with ten and eight. 656 00:35:29,679 --> 00:35:32,119 Speaker 2: So I wait eleven and seven, so we're right in 657 00:35:32,119 --> 00:35:33,159 the same range. 658 00:35:33,079 --> 00:35:35,920 Speaker 1: And with and if we were at nine and nine, 659 00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:39,280 I'd be like, okay, like this hurts, but I guess 660 00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:40,920 we didn't bleed anything. 661 00:35:41,519 --> 00:35:44,079 Speaker 2: Ten and eight though, still won't have them a five hundred. 662 00:35:45,559 --> 00:35:50,559 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I'm I don't care about that in this context. 663 00:35:50,599 --> 00:35:52,440 I want them to be but like ten and eight, 664 00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:54,360 you know what I mean? Like that didn't affect my one. 665 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:56,960 I think their record would be I always even want 666 00:35:57,039 --> 00:35:59,840 them to be over five hundred, but I'd be fine 667 00:36:00,159 --> 00:36:00,639 ten and eight. 668 00:36:01,320 --> 00:36:04,599 Speaker 2: So they have six more games after March. No, excuse me, 669 00:36:04,679 --> 00:36:09,119 seven games in April. It's just you know, there was 670 00:36:09,159 --> 00:36:11,239 a time when they were really rolling. We were like 671 00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:13,760 they might get to five hundred before the All Star break. 672 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:17,199 We really thought that. And now they went that little 673 00:36:17,199 --> 00:36:20,039 three game losing streak. They got to make up some 674 00:36:20,159 --> 00:36:24,159 grounds here. I'm hoping eleven and seven. Somebody hit me 675 00:36:24,239 --> 00:36:27,039 up on X and was like, they're going twelve and 676 00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:31,039 twelve and five or thirteen and five. Now twelve No, no, no, 677 00:36:31,079 --> 00:36:34,480 they said fifteen and three. Excuse me, they said they 678 00:36:34,559 --> 00:36:36,000 did that in three. 679 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:41,239 Speaker 1: Russo tweeted out they have to go at least thirteen 680 00:36:41,239 --> 00:36:46,480 and nine to get to a fifteenth consecutive winning season. 681 00:36:47,400 --> 00:36:51,559 So if they go twelve and eight or twelve and ten, 682 00:36:52,679 --> 00:36:59,239 they will be at five hundred. I think, yeah, I 683 00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:02,199 don't know if if we're gonna go fifteen to three, 684 00:37:02,559 --> 00:37:03,400 but I. 685 00:37:03,119 --> 00:37:08,400 Speaker 2: Think eleven and seven. I'm twelve and six. 686 00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:12,840 Speaker 1: I'm we'll see how tomorrow goes. The first five and 687 00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:17,599 seven is so important, I said, the first because there's 688 00:37:17,639 --> 00:37:20,159 two listeners. If you somehow are listening to the show 689 00:37:20,199 --> 00:37:26,719 and miss the Clippers schedule. But I yeah, I will go. 690 00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:30,519 I'll go twelve and six. I think it's doable. Anything 691 00:37:30,559 --> 00:37:35,320 after that I have to be a talk to me 692 00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:36,239 on March tenth. 693 00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:41,239 Speaker 2: But yeah, that's probably the ceiling. Twelve and six realistically. 694 00:37:41,679 --> 00:37:43,239 Speaker 1: Awesome, people are healthy. 695 00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:47,039 Speaker 2: Like, how many five and sevens? Two? Back to back? 696 00:37:47,119 --> 00:37:47,599 Right away? 697 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:49,440 Speaker 1: I think there's only two? 698 00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:54,039 Speaker 2: So okay, the first ten games take place within a 699 00:37:54,079 --> 00:37:55,000 five and seven. 700 00:37:56,360 --> 00:38:00,039 Speaker 1: Something like that? Yeah, wait, do they. 701 00:38:03,599 --> 00:38:06,719 Speaker 2: I felt like that was true to Mayer was tweeting 702 00:38:06,719 --> 00:38:08,360 a bunch about it. You might have to double check 703 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:09,000 the work here. 704 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:11,920 Speaker 1: Let me hold on, let me pull I've. 705 00:38:11,719 --> 00:38:14,559 Speaker 2: Had an alarming amount of fake news already. 706 00:38:14,920 --> 00:38:20,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, you've really been poisoning the well of information. 707 00:38:23,639 --> 00:38:25,119 Speaker 2: But that Shase stat rattled me. 708 00:38:27,239 --> 00:38:32,719 Speaker 1: That's like, oh my god, Okay, come on, come on 709 00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:36,400 there we go. Okay, so they got Now the other 710 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:42,679 five and seven is next week. It's the thirteenth through 711 00:38:42,719 --> 00:38:43,679 the nineteenth. 712 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:47,079 Speaker 2: Right, the first ten games take place. We got a 713 00:38:47,119 --> 00:38:50,400 five and seven now and then one more after yes, 714 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:52,159 back to back five and seven. 715 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:55,480 Speaker 1: God damn, what a nightmare. 716 00:38:56,760 --> 00:38:58,519 Speaker 2: Take that for fake news data. 717 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:01,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, and then we go every other day from the 718 00:39:01,559 --> 00:39:02,920 nineteenth until the end of the month. 719 00:39:03,639 --> 00:39:05,480 Speaker 2: It's called building up a rhythm, a lather. 720 00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:09,679 Speaker 1: Twelve and six, Sign me the hell up, Sign me 721 00:39:09,719 --> 00:39:10,840 the hell up for ten to eight. 722 00:39:14,079 --> 00:39:16,079 Speaker 2: I need eleven and seven bare minimum. 723 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:23,719 Speaker 4: That's fine. What's the April schedule we got against the Warriors? 724 00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:26,400 I know that one, right, I'm sure that won't be stressful. 725 00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:28,599 Speaker 1: Oh it's the Blazers. Sorry, go ahead. 726 00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:33,280 Speaker 2: Uh So March thirty first, Portland and then April starts 727 00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:37,119 on the second. So no April fools game, Thank goodness, 728 00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:40,679 we ain't no fools. April second, San Antonio at home. 729 00:39:41,559 --> 00:39:44,360 Then they got two days off, and then they just 730 00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:47,599 got to go north to Sacramento April fifth, Then they 731 00:39:47,599 --> 00:39:51,280 got a day off. April seventh, Dallas at home. Then 732 00:39:51,519 --> 00:39:53,840 the second there's back to the back their last back 733 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:56,719 to back though, April seventh, Dallas at home, April eighth, 734 00:39:56,760 --> 00:39:59,880 ok See at home, and then a day off up 735 00:40:00,039 --> 00:40:02,239 in Portland April tenth, a day off, and then the 736 00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:04,320 Golden State game and into it Unil on April twelfth. 737 00:40:04,559 --> 00:40:10,760 Speaker 1: Those last two games are insane. It'll be home court 738 00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:13,559 for the play in. Essentially and avoiding. 739 00:40:14,719 --> 00:40:20,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, playing game probably, but Phoenix is still the team 740 00:40:21,199 --> 00:40:26,519 you know, you gotta monitor right now? Yeah, like Phoenix 741 00:40:26,599 --> 00:40:30,320 is they somehow beat the Lakers here night. Let's see 742 00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:34,480 they got Sacramento tomorrow and know tonight Phoenix is the 743 00:40:34,519 --> 00:40:37,480 team in that seventh spot. Now. I don't want to 744 00:40:37,519 --> 00:40:40,000 say securely, but they're five games up on the Clippers 745 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:42,480 in that seventh spot from homeportant to playing tournament. We 746 00:40:42,519 --> 00:40:43,400 need Phoenix to lose. 747 00:40:43,679 --> 00:40:46,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's gonna be stressful. 748 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:48,800 Speaker 2: I feel good about catching Golden State though. 749 00:40:49,360 --> 00:40:52,239 Speaker 1: Yeah, I feel really good about that. I feel great 750 00:40:52,239 --> 00:40:52,719 about that. 751 00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:56,679 Speaker 2: They look yeah, if it's a seven eight playan though, 752 00:40:56,719 --> 00:40:58,840 and they got to go to Phoenix, I know the 753 00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:07,800 Suns have eating them in three playoff series? Is our series? Whatever? Uh? 754 00:41:08,360 --> 00:41:11,639 In a one gamer in Phoenix? Is Dylan the villain 755 00:41:11,679 --> 00:41:14,000 even going to be back before the season ends? 756 00:41:14,880 --> 00:41:15,280 Speaker 1: Phoenix? 757 00:41:16,280 --> 00:41:18,079 Speaker 2: I know? But I just feel like the Clippers should 758 00:41:18,119 --> 00:41:22,000 win that game, both teams healthy, or if Phoenix still 759 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:26,159 doesn't have Dylan. Dylan Brooks like, yeah, I'm just saying 760 00:41:26,159 --> 00:41:28,039 it's not the worst thing in the world. Of course, 761 00:41:28,079 --> 00:41:35,079 you want, well, what would be beat? So San Antonio 762 00:41:35,119 --> 00:41:37,480 is now three games back. Okay, see there was a 763 00:41:37,519 --> 00:41:40,599 second there. It looked like they remark catch Okac for 764 00:41:40,639 --> 00:41:42,599 a number one seed, and then you're like, wait a second, 765 00:41:42,599 --> 00:41:45,480 now we're getting Okac in the two seven matchup. Yeah. 766 00:41:45,599 --> 00:41:50,159 Speaker 1: I can't quite subscribe to this. The Spurs matchup will 767 00:41:50,199 --> 00:41:52,840 be like I mean, I well, I want to say 768 00:41:52,840 --> 00:41:53,840 other Clippers are playing. 769 00:41:53,719 --> 00:41:56,800 Speaker 2: It's the best of the worst options. Chuck, It's not. 770 00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:58,760 It's not like the Spurs can beat them in five. 771 00:41:58,840 --> 00:42:01,679 Of course they're really good. I'm just saying, who would 772 00:42:01,679 --> 00:42:03,800 you rather have? I mean, I'd rather have Houston, but 773 00:42:03,800 --> 00:42:05,519 they're five games back of San Antonio. 774 00:42:05,719 --> 00:42:07,440 Speaker 1: That's not gonna happen. Yeah, sure I'll take I'll take 775 00:42:07,440 --> 00:42:13,119 this purse. We get to lose to hopefully the next champion, 776 00:42:13,159 --> 00:42:13,519 and it's not. 777 00:42:13,599 --> 00:42:20,760 Speaker 2: The versus Wemby. What if is the Lemby stopper? 778 00:42:24,800 --> 00:42:27,880 Speaker 1: Maybe we'll have I guess we'll have seven games. We'll 779 00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:29,199 find out. 780 00:42:30,079 --> 00:42:32,480 Speaker 2: This is my receipt that I'm marking this right now. 781 00:42:32,559 --> 00:42:35,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, let's time stamp this. March third, six, twenty eight PM. 782 00:42:35,519 --> 00:42:41,119 Adam Osen declares, doesn't declare, asks politely, what if Janick 783 00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:44,280 is the Webby stopper? Got it? 784 00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:44,960 Speaker 2: Questions. 785 00:42:45,599 --> 00:42:48,920 Speaker 1: I'm just asking. You're just asking questions, and you're just 786 00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:52,400 putting information that you get from those questions out there. 787 00:42:53,119 --> 00:42:58,039 Be it true information? Vietnam? Who is your player? The 788 00:42:58,079 --> 00:43:00,000 game pick for the game against the Paper? 789 00:43:04,280 --> 00:43:06,519 Speaker 2: I think I gotta go Bennet mcmathern Revenge Game. 790 00:43:07,039 --> 00:43:09,159 Speaker 1: I like that. I hope it's a good game for Mathron. 791 00:43:10,400 --> 00:43:14,400 Speaker 2: That means I need I need twenty plus for Mathron. 792 00:43:15,119 --> 00:43:20,320 Well that the watch to hit twenty two, Yeah, twenty 793 00:43:20,440 --> 00:43:22,039 or more and I'll feel good about it. 794 00:43:22,360 --> 00:43:27,440 Speaker 1: Okay, I like that. Off the bench, I'm going Darius 795 00:43:27,480 --> 00:43:29,840 Garland because he's not on the picks of guys we 796 00:43:29,880 --> 00:43:32,079 can't pick yet, list of guys we can't pick yet. 797 00:43:33,719 --> 00:43:36,519 That does feel kind of like a cop out, though. No, 798 00:43:36,639 --> 00:43:40,639 I'm gonna go Yanick. I think he's gonna be like, 799 00:43:41,599 --> 00:43:43,280 I think there's you know, so he's gonna be there 800 00:43:43,320 --> 00:43:45,440 watching it. It's gonna I think Yanick is going to 801 00:43:45,519 --> 00:43:47,880 be like, this is what I bring as a European 802 00:43:47,920 --> 00:43:48,920 center to the Clippers. 803 00:43:50,519 --> 00:43:52,639 Speaker 2: You're saying he's leaning up in his chair and saying 804 00:43:52,679 --> 00:43:56,159 bet yeah yeah, watching the Zoo tribute. 805 00:43:56,400 --> 00:43:59,079 Speaker 1: Yeah. I think it gonna be Yanick. I think, I 806 00:43:59,159 --> 00:44:01,320 just I want to see good defense would be awesome. 807 00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:03,159 He has a chance to get a couple of highlight plays. 808 00:44:03,159 --> 00:44:05,400 I'm sure I hope Garland throws him a couple oops. 809 00:44:05,400 --> 00:44:07,400 We can see that pick and roll really work. I 810 00:44:07,440 --> 00:44:11,320 hope Garland connects on the Kawhi oop that he attempted yesterday, 811 00:44:11,400 --> 00:44:14,920 because that would have been insane. Who was will picking 812 00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:15,679 for the player. 813 00:44:15,400 --> 00:44:23,679 Speaker 2: Of the game, Russ Russ Brooke, I'm sorry you don't 814 00:44:23,719 --> 00:44:24,199 show up. 815 00:44:32,679 --> 00:44:35,880 Speaker 1: That about wraps things us up for us. I think 816 00:44:35,880 --> 00:44:38,880 we're gonna be doing a little Happy Hour stream on 817 00:44:39,079 --> 00:44:42,599 Thursday night. I have some work, not a work commitment. 818 00:44:42,599 --> 00:44:44,679 I'm going to work Happy Hour on Thursday, so I'm 819 00:44:44,679 --> 00:44:49,599 gonna do a live stream after that at eight. Everyone 820 00:44:49,679 --> 00:44:53,119 is invited. It's a YouTube dot Com Clippers podcast. Hopefully 821 00:44:53,119 --> 00:44:58,320 Adam's there. Probably a full crew episode on Sunday to 822 00:44:58,400 --> 00:45:01,719 talk the end of the five and seven. And Eric 823 00:45:01,800 --> 00:45:05,639 bue Loll WTF. Eric on Instagram and on Twitter is 824 00:45:05,639 --> 00:45:08,239 starting a Kickstarter to make a coffee table book of 825 00:45:08,239 --> 00:45:12,960 his Clippers lose series of drawings. It's already gotten past 826 00:45:13,039 --> 00:45:14,760 the goal. It's been up for one day and he's 827 00:45:14,760 --> 00:45:15,679 passed the goal. 828 00:45:17,280 --> 00:45:19,239 Speaker 2: I can is it true? You can find it at 829 00:45:19,239 --> 00:45:20,039 the Clippers store. 830 00:45:21,000 --> 00:45:26,000 Speaker 1: I'm not yet, but go. You can still support it 831 00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:28,440 helps him do the whole project, so check it out. 832 00:45:28,480 --> 00:45:33,280 He's brought a bunch of joy and gallows humor, which 833 00:45:33,320 --> 00:45:36,039 is something the Clippers faithful you should be used to 834 00:45:36,079 --> 00:45:39,000 at this point to a rough start, So shout out 835 00:45:39,039 --> 00:45:43,280 Eric Boe. Reviews really help us. You can do that 836 00:45:43,320 --> 00:45:46,119 anywhere you listen to the pods. You can do that 837 00:45:46,159 --> 00:45:47,880 on YouTube. If you want to review us, leave a comment. 838 00:45:48,039 --> 00:45:53,039 That would be fun. And Adam, we've been pretty positive 839 00:45:53,079 --> 00:45:57,840 this whole episode, but one specific positive thing to send 840 00:45:57,840 --> 00:46:00,719 Clippers fans into the middle of this five and seven. 841 00:46:03,719 --> 00:46:06,280 Speaker 2: It turns out you get Kawhi back, now, you get 842 00:46:06,320 --> 00:46:08,840 your point guard back, and all of a sudden, the 843 00:46:08,840 --> 00:46:12,000 Clippers can put over thirty threes per game up again, 844 00:46:13,480 --> 00:46:17,400 since that three point issue seems to be resolved now 845 00:46:17,760 --> 00:46:20,840 since they actually have guys that are being doubled out 846 00:46:20,840 --> 00:46:24,119 there and getting the defense in rotation. And yeah, they 847 00:46:24,199 --> 00:46:26,039 got up thirty one threes last night. They only made 848 00:46:26,119 --> 00:46:28,559 nine of them, but honestly, that's a good thing to see. 849 00:46:28,599 --> 00:46:30,599 You could still win a game like that. I think 850 00:46:30,880 --> 00:46:33,159 did Justin Rousseau have that crazy stat. They're seven to 851 00:46:33,199 --> 00:46:36,159 six their last thirteen games since February first, and in 852 00:46:36,239 --> 00:46:38,840 only like two or three of them, they've won the 853 00:46:38,840 --> 00:46:41,119 three point battle in those games. 854 00:46:40,920 --> 00:46:45,519 Speaker 1: And they've that's wild, some really good teams in that stretch. 855 00:46:46,199 --> 00:46:49,320 Speaker 2: Honestly, that's one of the most encouraging stats I have seen. 856 00:46:49,679 --> 00:46:52,159 When you can win games and you're not out shooting 857 00:46:52,199 --> 00:46:54,519 the opponent, that's not easy to do. 858 00:46:56,000 --> 00:46:56,800 Speaker 1: That is crazy. 859 00:46:57,320 --> 00:46:59,119 Speaker 2: They've been getting to the free throw line a lot more. 860 00:46:59,159 --> 00:47:02,400 In the first half they only took six. Yeah, the 861 00:47:02,400 --> 00:47:04,480 first half they only took six, and then that third 862 00:47:04,559 --> 00:47:08,400 quarter they attempted twelve, and they really put the hammer 863 00:47:08,440 --> 00:47:09,800 to them there being more aggressive. 864 00:47:10,960 --> 00:47:13,519 Speaker 1: Here's to being aggressive tomorrow. Here's to making sure they 865 00:47:13,519 --> 00:47:15,679 get the win against the Pacers. We will talk to 866 00:47:15,719 --> 00:47:19,519 y'all on Thursday. Hope everyone has a good and safe week, 867 00:47:19,599 --> 00:47:22,360 and as always, let's go Clip