1 00:00:11,679 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: What is going on? Clippings Man. Welcome to season three, 2 00:00:15,279 --> 00:00:19,280 episode ten of Clips in Dim. I am Chuck Blockley, 3 00:00:19,399 --> 00:00:23,760 joined by Adam Oslin and William Updyke. Thanks for hanging out, 4 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:26,280 Thanks for listening, Thanks for watching us. Over on YouTube 5 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,559 YouTube dot com slash at Clippers Podcast. You can subscribe 6 00:00:29,559 --> 00:00:31,760 if you want to watch us also talk about the 7 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,320 clips as opposed to just hearing us. We got some 8 00:00:34,359 --> 00:00:36,960 fun stuff today. We're gonna be talking to the Clippers schedule. 9 00:00:37,039 --> 00:00:39,679 People are upset about the back to backs. We're talking 10 00:00:39,799 --> 00:00:42,280 Rico Hines run, and then we have one dip to 11 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:45,200 talk about before we get into it. Adam, Will, how 12 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:49,119 are you guys doing on this scorching hot Sunday afternoon 13 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:50,640 in Los Angeles? 14 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:55,439 Speaker 2: I'm okay. I'm feeling all right. 15 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,799 Speaker 3: Saw Alien Romulus a little bit earlier. Okay, if you 16 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:02,920 guys want to say through you unnecessary. 17 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:04,519 Speaker 1: Wow. 18 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 3: But also there's not a lot going on right now 19 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:07,599 movie wise. 20 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 2: I know you weren't looking forward to Deadpool. 21 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 3: Wolverines, So if you could get it for ten to 22 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:14,359 fifteen bucks, whatever, check it out. 23 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,159 Speaker 1: Okay, I've heard mostly good things about it. Will, how 24 00:01:17,159 --> 00:01:17,640 are you doing? 25 00:01:18,159 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 4: I'm doing pretty good. I'm a little under the weather 26 00:01:22,079 --> 00:01:24,120 from a long Charles Birthday weekend. 27 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's been a fun time. We were bowling it 28 00:01:27,519 --> 00:01:31,359 up yesterday. Adam had a couple of celebrity shots. I think, 29 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:33,239 did you get a strike? I thought you got one. 30 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:37,799 Speaker 3: I got after hitting nothing, which this underscores my bowling game. 31 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,560 I just throw it overhand as hard as I can 32 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:44,480 after going for a gutter ball. Then I hit a spare, 33 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:46,640 knocking the ball down afterwards. I don't think it counts 34 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:47,760 as a strike, but there. 35 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: You got it. It's a great time shout out shadow Legs. 36 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:55,079 So the Clipper schedule is released. We've all seen it. 37 00:01:55,719 --> 00:01:59,879 We've all been kind of upset about the back to 38 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:03,359 It's the first one and into a dome. How are 39 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:07,760 we feeling about the schedule? The back there's sixteen back 40 00:02:07,799 --> 00:02:13,319 to backs for the Clippers. I don't know a lot 41 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:15,120 of other teams have sixteen back to backs. 42 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 2: That Psnichers, not the Warriors. 43 00:02:21,199 --> 00:02:22,719 Speaker 1: Do you like? How do you feel about the schedule? 44 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 2: I don't feel great about it at all. 45 00:02:26,319 --> 00:02:31,039 Speaker 3: It's the second toughest strength of schedule schedule in the 46 00:02:31,159 --> 00:02:36,319 NBA this season. And while there are some things that 47 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,000 are better that should be, I don't I don't know 48 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,159 if we can give the NBA too much credit for 49 00:02:41,199 --> 00:02:45,280 not giving them anymore afternoon Mattine home games. 50 00:02:45,439 --> 00:02:46,879 Speaker 2: That kind of was built in. 51 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 3: When you build a new arena, you would expect that 52 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:50,280 that's baked in. 53 00:02:51,199 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 2: Sixteen back to backs to me, I just. 54 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,759 Speaker 3: Because of what's going on with Kawhi Leonard and how 55 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,439 we expect him to be a little managed again, maybe severely. 56 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,240 I don't know they're going to handle it, but they're 57 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:09,080 gonna try something. Is he's just out of those sixteen games, 58 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:14,000 and then you're talking about just a team that is 59 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:17,680 lacking firepower even if James Harden is available for all 60 00:03:17,719 --> 00:03:22,879 of those, and lacking shot creation. So yeah, I'm concerned 61 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:26,080 sixteen back to backs, Like people could say it's whining, 62 00:03:26,199 --> 00:03:30,039 is complaining. Those people are typically fans of teams that 63 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,759 don't have the schedule the Clippers have, so it's very 64 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:35,080 easy in those moments to be like, you guys are 65 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,319 just complainers. I don't know. 66 00:03:37,439 --> 00:03:38,319 Speaker 2: The Lakers pay. 67 00:03:38,159 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 3: Rent in their building and they only have thirteen back 68 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,000 tobacks and they also play in LA, so there's a 69 00:03:43,039 --> 00:03:47,439 team you can line up comparable schedule wise, at least 70 00:03:47,439 --> 00:03:51,199 you would think to the Clippers, And I know there's 71 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,000 imbalances and schedules, but when you deal with this year 72 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:55,960 in and year out for so long as a Clipper fan, 73 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:58,960 I think there's some legitimacy to just being a little 74 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,280 bit frustrated. You get your new arena and it still 75 00:04:02,319 --> 00:04:03,960 feels like you have one of the toughest schedules in 76 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:06,599 the NBA and you have the maximum amount of back 77 00:04:06,639 --> 00:04:08,800 to backs that anyone else does in the NBA. 78 00:04:10,719 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think I there are some tough stretches. I mean, 79 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:19,839 the first five games is an exactly easy Phoenix Denver Warriors, 80 00:04:20,759 --> 00:04:25,519 Portland Phoenix back to back. But I've I'm just I've 81 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:27,720 just always been so upset about the schedule that now 82 00:04:27,759 --> 00:04:29,399 I'm just like, I want to see what it looks 83 00:04:29,399 --> 00:04:32,600 like to have a shitty schedule with our home stadium now, 84 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:35,480 you know what I mean, everything's gonna be easier theoretically 85 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,839 because of that. It should make things a little easier 86 00:04:38,079 --> 00:04:39,680 in terms of you know, we talked about the practice 87 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:45,079 facilities just all that stuff. So I think I don't know, 88 00:04:45,079 --> 00:04:48,120 they have seventeen games in March again, how about that 89 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:52,040 check which I don't. I don't necessarily love that. I 90 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,120 will definitely freak out about that, which will be fun, 91 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,160 but will how what do you think are you? Are 92 00:04:57,199 --> 00:04:59,959 you knocking down Adam Silver's door with a torch demand 93 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:01,120 him to redo the schedule? 94 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,519 Speaker 4: I mean, I just I really don't get it. It 95 00:05:05,639 --> 00:05:10,759 kind of feels like a joke at this point. Yeah, 96 00:05:10,879 --> 00:05:13,240 the amount of back to backs, just the difficulty of 97 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:17,040 the schedule, And I mean, you know, I guess that 98 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,839 you can't really take into account like the age of 99 00:05:19,879 --> 00:05:22,360 a of a team and sort of like the the 100 00:05:22,439 --> 00:05:25,439 injury history, because that, you know that maybe would be 101 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:28,600 too favorable to lean things in the Clippers way. I'm 102 00:05:28,639 --> 00:05:31,040 just looking for something middle of the road. How about that, 103 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,639 Like it doesn't even have to be favorable. How about 104 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,000 just average? How about just an average number of back 105 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,720 to backs, an average number of difficulty on the schedule, 106 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:40,720 Like I you know, I'm not looking for any sort 107 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:44,199 of special treatment here, and no new games. I do 108 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:47,519 think is huge. I think that I'm my hope is 109 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:50,519 that that actually ends up being a bigger advantage than 110 00:05:51,079 --> 00:05:54,240 the number of back to backs is a disadvantage, right, 111 00:05:54,639 --> 00:05:57,839 And I think after our most our tour of into 112 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,319 a dome. I think that where like we're pretty high 113 00:06:00,399 --> 00:06:03,639 on the idea of everything being pretty integrated together there 114 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:08,800 with you know, the practice facility, all the medical stuff 115 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,720 being in one building. Like, I do think there's something 116 00:06:11,759 --> 00:06:14,879 to be said about being able to eliminate some of 117 00:06:14,959 --> 00:06:18,160 the players, like unnecessary travels and stuff. And do I 118 00:06:18,199 --> 00:06:20,279 think that driving in your car an extra two hours 119 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:24,439 a day is going to necessarily make you more like 120 00:06:24,519 --> 00:06:27,480 not necessary, not necessarily, but I mean there is like 121 00:06:27,519 --> 00:06:30,240 a mental fatigue and there is like a fatigue aspect 122 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,839 to it that I do feel like I'm again, I'm 123 00:06:32,879 --> 00:06:35,959 hoping that it can offset some of this difficulty of schedule. 124 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,319 I think the biggest thing to look out for, and 125 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,079 I think we're gonna get a very good idea in 126 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:46,079 the first week, is how much of an advantage can we, 127 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:52,759 as the fans, milk out of this new arena. We're 128 00:06:52,759 --> 00:06:55,519 milking it the milkman. 129 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 2: Man delivers my milk in the moment. 130 00:07:00,079 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 4: And uh, you know, how can how can we kind 131 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:06,480 of bring the energy and stuff when there is you know, 132 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,959 a the dulgence of the schedule that we all know, 133 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:12,399 you know, especially like around the All Star break and 134 00:07:12,439 --> 00:07:15,680 then you know, towards the towards the yeah, towards the 135 00:07:15,839 --> 00:07:18,759 very like latter quarter of the season, and stuff like, 136 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:22,040 how much can the fans try to make a difference 137 00:07:22,079 --> 00:07:26,000 for those guys, and especially on nights when one or 138 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,560 both of Kawhi or Harden, this is not going to 139 00:07:28,639 --> 00:07:29,120 be out there. 140 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I like what Will said? How about just something average? 141 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:41,600 Going from F minus schedule to a D minus scheduled 142 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:46,759 doesn't move me. And I understand, Hey, it's great, no 143 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:51,040 more afternoon games on a Saturday or Sunday. That is 144 00:07:51,439 --> 00:07:53,920 the bare minimum of what could happen when you get 145 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:57,920 your arena. I can't give much credit for that happening, honestly. 146 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,199 Speaker 1: I mean that's fair. I wasn't say yeah, I'm not yeah, 147 00:08:01,279 --> 00:08:01,839 trying to give them. 148 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 3: I want to get Chuck pissed off, basically, is what 149 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:04,560 I'm saying. 150 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 2: I'm waiting for it. I want the eruption. 151 00:08:07,199 --> 00:08:10,399 Speaker 1: We'll see where I'm at in February, when you know, 152 00:08:10,399 --> 00:08:12,439 when we're looking at March and stuff like that. But 153 00:08:12,519 --> 00:08:15,560 it's like, I like, what uh willmans about the fans too, 154 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:17,319 it's gonna you know, we got a home court advantage 155 00:08:17,319 --> 00:08:21,040 that's gonna be interesting to see just I mean especially, 156 00:08:21,079 --> 00:08:24,079 I mean opening night's gonna be awesome. I hope we 157 00:08:24,079 --> 00:08:27,399 can get the dub against Phoenix. That would be that 158 00:08:27,439 --> 00:08:28,000 would be great. 159 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 3: If you're looking at the first ten games, I'd sign 160 00:08:31,399 --> 00:08:33,000 up for five and five right now. 161 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 1: Right yeah, let me uh, let me share my screen. 162 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:39,360 I believe we have the capabilities for that. And also 163 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,120 when you were looking at the strength of schedule thing, 164 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:45,720 was it just looking at like their last year's win percentage. 165 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:50,799 Speaker 3: No, it takes into account back to backs. It's a 166 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:56,039 it's a crazy formula. It takes uh rest disadvantaged games 167 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,759 they have, which I think is thirteen, which is most 168 00:08:58,759 --> 00:09:01,600 in the league, so you know they're coming off of 169 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:04,519 back to back the other team is well rested, those 170 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:09,399 type of things. It came from Timer Azari. I think 171 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:14,399 Justin Rousseau also had it. But this is it's a 172 00:09:14,519 --> 00:09:19,480 high level analytical schedule formula that spits this out and 173 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:24,960 says the second toughest schedule in the league tie for 174 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,600 the second toughest. I think the toughest was Portland. 175 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:30,639 Speaker 1: That sucks for them. I'd be pissed as a Portland fan. 176 00:09:30,799 --> 00:09:41,080 God Twitter, so garbage. I hate this platform. All right, Umm, yeah, 177 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:44,360 I mean the first five Phoenix, Denver, Golden State, Portland, Phoenix. 178 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:49,919 That I mean we're going two and three in there 179 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:54,039 would be expected. It's a tough opening five. 180 00:09:55,159 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 3: Then Philadelphia, zach Ramento, Toronto's your next five. Yeah, I'll 181 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,120 take five and five to start things off this season, honestly, 182 00:10:09,159 --> 00:10:12,399 because you have a back to back almost right away 183 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,559 at Portland, then taken on. Excuse me, the first back 184 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:18,000 to back is Denver Golden State. 185 00:10:18,799 --> 00:10:22,919 Speaker 4: So yeah, we have two back to back the first week. 186 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:30,159 Speaker 3: Get angry, Chuck, do it? Look at this thing justified? 187 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: I'm not okay, I don't want to Yeah, I don't 188 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:38,360 want to say I'm pro this schedule. I'm not making 189 00:10:38,399 --> 00:10:44,080 that argument at all. I am just not. That's what 190 00:10:44,159 --> 00:10:46,720 I'm just like. All Right, I've been you know, you've 191 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:48,440 been hitting the head so many times at some point 192 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:49,399 you stop feeling it. 193 00:10:49,639 --> 00:10:52,399 Speaker 3: But this is a new level of injustice because they 194 00:10:52,519 --> 00:10:57,000 have their own arena. The Lakers don't have their own arena. 195 00:10:57,399 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 2: They're in l A two. Why is their schedule better? 196 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,039 Speaker 1: Sure they do. So. There was some good news bad 197 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:09,639 news from Justin Rousseau. They travel almost five thousand fewer 198 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:11,480 miles this year. Wow. 199 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:15,759 Speaker 3: Big still the fifth most miles traveled, of course. 200 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 1: But they're also tied for the bucks with the most 201 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:20,879 rest disadvantage games? 202 00:11:21,879 --> 00:11:22,559 Speaker 2: Is it thirteen? 203 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, and they have. But they have thirteen rest advantage games, 204 00:11:26,039 --> 00:11:29,240 which they have the third highest of Well, that basically 205 00:11:29,279 --> 00:11:30,120 cancels it out. 206 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 2: How do you. 207 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:35,559 Speaker 3: Guys feel about because you play everyone in the PACTV 208 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:37,039 four times? 209 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:38,879 Speaker 2: How do you guys. 210 00:11:38,639 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 1: Feel about the division playworks? 211 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 3: The other important the other teams they end up playing 212 00:11:47,919 --> 00:11:48,799 four times. 213 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:50,879 Speaker 2: I believe it's okay, se. 214 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:57,279 Speaker 3: Dallas, San Antonio, Portland, and Houston. 215 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't like playing Okay, see in Dallas 216 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:07,559 four times, that's a lot of defending and playing really 217 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:08,320 good teams. 218 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:16,039 Speaker 3: You get Portland though, four times. San Antonio. Theory still 219 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:17,720 might not be a play playing team. 220 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 2: We'll see. 221 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:22,639 Speaker 1: Well in the Dallas ones, two of them are back 222 00:12:22,639 --> 00:12:24,559 to backs. It's a home back to back at the 223 00:12:24,639 --> 00:12:27,120 end of the season is one of them, which is 224 00:12:27,159 --> 00:12:27,799 super weird. 225 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 3: Houston could be a team they're competing with all season 226 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:33,519 long in the standings. I could see that happening, and 227 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:36,200 they get them four times, so. 228 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 2: I'd say it's it's somewhat balanced there. Yeah, I'll concede that. 229 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,399 Speaker 1: Well, the Rockets thing is tough because if the Clippers 230 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,279 finish better than the Rockets, we still get to keep 231 00:12:50,279 --> 00:12:55,159 our pick, all right, So playing them four times is huge. 232 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:57,679 We need to probably go. 233 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 2: Four and in those games, well, are you feeling better 234 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:02,440 or worse? 235 00:13:05,919 --> 00:13:07,039 Speaker 1: Dud dive in. 236 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, same, I don't know, we've made it through before. 237 00:13:14,039 --> 00:13:16,639 Speaker 1: I just whatever, It's. 238 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,919 Speaker 4: Just one of those things like it's it's gonna be like, uh, 239 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,200 you know, it's not even gonna be a footnow in 240 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:24,440 the annals of history of like why were the Clippers 241 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:27,600 never healthy? They had the worst, one of the worst 242 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:33,039 schedules every single year with that aging already injury players. 243 00:13:32,879 --> 00:13:34,279 Speaker 2: Right, And I agree with you. 244 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 3: It's not in the league to account for their roster 245 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:38,000 and who they have. 246 00:13:37,919 --> 00:13:38,960 Speaker 2: With Kawhi Leonard. 247 00:13:39,039 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 3: It just compounds things for a team that is older. 248 00:13:42,639 --> 00:13:45,879 When you think about the fact it might guarantee Kawhi 249 00:13:45,919 --> 00:13:49,320 is missing sixteen games right off the top because of 250 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:50,159 those back to backs. 251 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: I don't think he's gonna miss all sixteen, you know 252 00:13:55,039 --> 00:13:56,600 what I mean, Like he wouldn't. I don't think he 253 00:13:56,639 --> 00:13:59,080 sits out every game of I don't think he sits out. 254 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:03,039 Speaker 5: I think I'm. 255 00:14:01,759 --> 00:14:04,519 Speaker 6: Actually opposed to him playing back to backs. Oh, I 256 00:14:04,519 --> 00:14:06,000 don't want him to play back to backs. I've been 257 00:14:06,039 --> 00:14:08,840 on record saying they need to revolutionize what loage management 258 00:14:09,039 --> 00:14:11,840 is this year with Kawhi Leonard like, they're going to 259 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:13,279 have to get really creative with. 260 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 3: That means he's missing sixteen games though, right off the top, 261 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:18,399 because sixteen back to backs, he's missing one side of it. 262 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's true. 263 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 2: It's tough. 264 00:14:21,799 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, because idea because when you think about it too, 265 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:28,320 if they want the max, you know they're they're to 266 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:30,879 have this idea, we'll have the max slot after this year. 267 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:33,600 Kawhi is still a part of that equation. 268 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 3: I would assume maybe twenty twenty six where they have 269 00:14:38,799 --> 00:14:41,320 it right, So after yeah, two years? 270 00:14:41,519 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 1: Yeah right, yeah, Actually, Cowi is probably not in that equation. 271 00:14:48,399 --> 00:14:49,159 Isn't his contract? 272 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 4: Hup? 273 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:50,919 Speaker 1: Two years? 274 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,679 Speaker 3: Again, the guys that are available, the two top guys 275 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:57,399 are Luca and Sga. Are they going to be able 276 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:01,159 to pry away one of those guys? I think it 277 00:15:01,279 --> 00:15:04,000 might be in their favor if Okac could win a 278 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:08,080 RAG in the next two years. Honestly, that he'd have 279 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:09,360 more of a reason to. 280 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 2: Be able to leave. He'd have his out he brought 281 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:13,120 them a championship. 282 00:15:13,159 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 1: Like Lebron with Cleveland, Kawhi would have one year he'd 283 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:19,720 done twenty six to twenty seven, and then he's a Freezeah. 284 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:21,519 Who knows what he does after that. 285 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 3: To your point, though, with James Harden's contract and him 286 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:31,039 having an opt out after this season, I don't know 287 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:32,120 how much money. 288 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:33,399 Speaker 2: In theory that could free up. 289 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 3: We know it's what thirty two million dollars, thirty five 290 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:37,440 million dollars. 291 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:38,399 Speaker 1: Thirty six. 292 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 3: So maybe they could do a little moving and shaking. 293 00:15:46,279 --> 00:15:47,639 Speaker 2: I mean they might sooner. 294 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:49,919 Speaker 1: Maybe they sell high on Kawhi this year. 295 00:15:53,559 --> 00:15:55,399 Speaker 2: Everything is on the table with this team. 296 00:15:55,759 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: She's fifty forty ninety for a month. 297 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:01,519 Speaker 2: And you're like, well, he doesn't have a no trade clause. 298 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 5: He does not, m I just going back to the schedule, 299 00:16:07,639 --> 00:16:11,840 it's just it's just overall frustrate, a little bit unexpected 300 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,720 and surprising that they would still end up with the 301 00:16:14,759 --> 00:16:15,840 most back to backs. 302 00:16:15,639 --> 00:16:18,799 Speaker 3: Even though it's tied with other teams. Great, it's not 303 00:16:18,919 --> 00:16:21,159 tied with the same team in their city, and that 304 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:23,519 is what people are comparing it to Yeah. 305 00:16:23,639 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 1: Someone did point out to our two away games against 306 00:16:26,399 --> 00:16:29,120 the Lakers are all the second nights of back to backs. 307 00:16:29,159 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 3: I think there are two games against Boston, second night 308 00:16:32,399 --> 00:16:35,879 of back to back against the defending champs. 309 00:16:39,559 --> 00:16:41,759 Speaker 1: Those are the two games we lose. Will saying it's 310 00:16:41,799 --> 00:16:44,720 our year, so they're gonna go. They're gonna lose those 311 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:48,919 Boston games. So you would give the schedule makers an 312 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,600 F grade adam D minus? 313 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 2: From F minus to D minus? 314 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:55,759 Speaker 1: Do you minus? Well? What do you going? What do 315 00:16:55,759 --> 00:16:56,840 you give them the schedule makers? 316 00:16:57,559 --> 00:17:01,279 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's gotta be like a D mins. Yeah, I 317 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:04,039 don't think I'm delivering a passing grade for this one. 318 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:05,759 You're their parents. 319 00:17:07,599 --> 00:17:12,279 Speaker 3: What's interesting is I hear people I love Dime Dropper. 320 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:14,160 I think I'm going on with him later this week. 321 00:17:14,599 --> 00:17:17,759 And he's a no nonsense, no excuses type of guy. 322 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:20,039 Speaker 2: He doesn't like people complaining about the schedule. 323 00:17:20,279 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 3: I've seen him put out these tweets and stuff. If 324 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:27,119 you don't think the schedule can affect things, then why 325 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:30,599 are good teams typically around five hundred on the second 326 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:33,240 night of a back to back. If you don't think 327 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,680 it is a huge disadvantage to have more back to backs, 328 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:40,480 Then why does that happen? If Jerry West, who's a 329 00:17:40,519 --> 00:17:42,880 no nonsense who was a no nonsense guy through and 330 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:46,079 through the late great Jerry West, Now if he could 331 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:49,319 say something about the schedule, which he did multiple times, 332 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:51,200 and how they need a new home because of this, 333 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:55,960 I think it's fair game to talk about. Yeah, we're 334 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,880 not going to do this all season long, but this 335 00:17:58,039 --> 00:17:58,720 is relevant. 336 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:03,319 Speaker 1: I'm a of what we've mary flip. What if I 337 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:06,119 just flip and become a guy who is furious at 338 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:08,960 the schedule because that's yeah. 339 00:18:08,759 --> 00:18:10,839 Speaker 4: I mean I agree with the idea of like there's 340 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,799 there's nothing you can do, right, the schedule is out now, 341 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:16,160 it is what it is, and yeah, we're not going 342 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:18,160 to dwell on it too much just by you know, 343 00:18:18,279 --> 00:18:21,799 like us talking a lot about it here, you know, 344 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,279 and I agree it is a disadvantage, but like, once 345 00:18:25,319 --> 00:18:27,559 it's done, it's done. You know, like there's nothing that 346 00:18:27,599 --> 00:18:30,440 we can really do about that. It's kind of you know, 347 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:33,200 the best you can hope for is that the coaching 348 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:36,599 staff and medical staff is is really aware and cognizant 349 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:38,519 of these sort of issues that they're going to face, 350 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:42,400 and they you know, make a solid game plan for 351 00:18:42,799 --> 00:18:46,359 both in game rest uh and you know, managing minutes 352 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:49,599 and and things like that to ensure that you know, 353 00:18:49,759 --> 00:18:53,799 even if you if it's whether it's less minutes they 354 00:18:53,839 --> 00:18:56,599 find out needs to be the situation for Kawhi and 355 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:00,599 or hardened, or if it's more minutes and less games 356 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:03,240 or you know, just whatever that balance needs to end 357 00:19:03,279 --> 00:19:06,039 up being. I hope that they can kind of play 358 00:19:06,079 --> 00:19:08,839 with that and figure out, you know how how to 359 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:11,960 make things the best on the margins with the you know, 360 00:19:12,079 --> 00:19:14,039 with the kind of shit deal that they were handed. 361 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, got Kawhi to like thirty minutes a night he 362 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:19,839 was at thirty four, basically at thirty four for his 363 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,559 Clippers tenure for the most part, maybe that cut starts 364 00:19:22,599 --> 00:19:26,160 to happen. I don't think that's crazy. No, same with me. 365 00:19:27,279 --> 00:19:32,039 Speaker 3: Does this guarantee young guys even more of an opportunity 366 00:19:32,079 --> 00:19:32,599 this season? 367 00:19:32,799 --> 00:19:33,400 Speaker 2: This schedule? 368 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:33,640 Speaker 4: Now? 369 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:37,519 Speaker 1: I think yeah. I mean they have their spots right, 370 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:40,160 like it's those back to backs and things, so like 371 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:42,720 there is gonna be time for Jordan Miller as obviously. 372 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:44,160 I think we all kind of agree at the top 373 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,839 of that list of guys that we a want to 374 00:19:46,839 --> 00:19:50,400 see and probably based on how they played deserve a 375 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:54,519 legit shot. The roster makes it kind of hard, I think, 376 00:19:54,519 --> 00:19:56,440 because if Kawhi is playing the four, the only other 377 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,880 like real four we have is but two, you know, 378 00:20:00,079 --> 00:20:02,200 maybe Kobe. 379 00:20:02,839 --> 00:20:04,400 Speaker 2: But I think that's a great question. 380 00:20:05,079 --> 00:20:07,559 Speaker 3: When Kawhi is out at the four, at the starting four, 381 00:20:07,759 --> 00:20:08,480 who is starting. 382 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:12,200 Speaker 1: I think they'll start Nico and then the bench. It's 383 00:20:12,279 --> 00:20:14,960 like then things get a little wacky. 384 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:18,119 Speaker 3: There's a good chance, though, if Kawhi is missing sixteen 385 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:21,599 to twenty five games during the season, Nico's not going 386 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:25,480 to be available for all those. Either Nico's missed games 387 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:29,720 the last couple of years, Nico's thirty six, say, all 388 00:20:29,839 --> 00:20:32,200 nights where they're both out, Who's playing the four? 389 00:20:32,759 --> 00:20:34,160 Speaker 1: PJ Tucker's still on the roster. 390 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,160 Speaker 2: I know that's what you'd like to see, Chuck, but 391 00:20:37,319 --> 00:20:37,759 I don't know. 392 00:20:37,799 --> 00:20:39,880 Speaker 1: I don't care about the schedule, and I hope PJ 393 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:42,079 gets a bunch of minutes. That's where I'm at right now. 394 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:46,039 I've absolute if we need to make up. 395 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,880 Speaker 4: For Paul George's scoring, we know that PJ can actually 396 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:52,559 already exceed that. So last time we saw them, pretty 397 00:20:52,559 --> 00:20:54,680 good spot to me and honestly, last. 398 00:20:54,519 --> 00:20:55,759 Speaker 1: Time we show him sat in the four. But no, 399 00:20:55,839 --> 00:20:58,559 I think I think, yeah, this is I mean, if 400 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,400 this we've said before, if there's ever been a time 401 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:03,480 for the young guys to get some run, it's during 402 00:21:03,519 --> 00:21:06,200 some of these back to backs, And now it seems 403 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:08,119 like we have some young guys that they're prepared to 404 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:08,799 give that time. 405 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:11,480 Speaker 4: They know that this is our year. They get it, 406 00:21:11,519 --> 00:21:13,279 they understand the assignment. 407 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 3: The stay ready mindset, it has to be there starting now. 408 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:21,079 Speaker 2: Yeah, we've seen the. 409 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 3: Schedule, Stay ready guys. 410 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,319 Speaker 2: That opportunity is coming. It's right around the corner. 411 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:28,519 Speaker 1: I mean, it absolutely is. We're gonna talk about some 412 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:31,000 guys who were playing in some stay Ready type games 413 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:34,319 at Rico Hines, was James Harden and all of the 414 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:37,759 young Clippers. Basically, we're gonna do an audio break. So 415 00:21:37,759 --> 00:21:39,799 if you're listening to this on audio, thank you so much. 416 00:21:40,519 --> 00:21:43,160 You can find us anywhere you find podcasts. If you're watching, 417 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,519 thanks for watching. We're not going anywhere, but we'll be 418 00:21:46,559 --> 00:21:50,279 back after these ads in three two one. All right, 419 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:53,000 welcome back into Clips and Dip. Look, we kind of 420 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:56,640 bemoan the schedule. It's not ideal. Once again for the Clippers. 421 00:21:57,440 --> 00:21:58,720 But let's get into some stuff that. 422 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:03,519 Speaker 4: Is ideal, which is, uh, the Rico Hines runs, which 423 00:22:03,559 --> 00:22:05,720 we've seen, Uh you know a lot of the Clippers 424 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:08,880 building their chemistry there and uh we talked about it earlier, 425 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:12,200 but James Harden kind of making an olive not an 426 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:17,440 olive branch, because that implies some sort of rolling out 427 00:22:18,079 --> 00:22:20,000 I'll call it rolling out the red carpet for the 428 00:22:20,039 --> 00:22:25,000 young guys. Yeah, guy in through the Rico Hines runs. Uh. So, Charles, 429 00:22:25,599 --> 00:22:28,519 what uh what have you taken away from this footage 430 00:22:28,519 --> 00:22:28,920 so far? 431 00:22:30,279 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 1: So? Yeah, like you said, so it was Harden, I mean, 432 00:22:33,279 --> 00:22:39,240 Mobamba was there, Uh, Jordan Miller, Kobe Brown came, Christi Parkless, 433 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:42,319 a bunch of U. C. L A guys, Highway Hawkins 434 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:47,720 was there too, by like Kevon Looney, Kobe's I mean, 435 00:22:47,759 --> 00:22:51,000 I don't know. James didn't seem like he was you know, 436 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:54,319 he was going hard offensively, defensively. It wasn't exactly a clinic, 437 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:58,160 which is fine. But seeing Kobe and Derek Jones Junior 438 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:00,319 kind of have a little spark just in these runs 439 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:02,640 was really cool to see they were able to find 440 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:06,119 each other that had some good drivekickswing type things. Kobe's 441 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:11,119 really good at cutting cam Christy looked comfortable from the footage, 442 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:12,640 I saw, you know what I mean, Like he wasn't 443 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:15,240 getting bullied or anything like that. He had a couple 444 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:18,079 of nice dunks, which was nice. And then yeah, you 445 00:23:18,079 --> 00:23:21,279 saw the range from Derek Jones Junior and Mo Bomba 446 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:24,599 was there is also what I gathered from the footage. 447 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:30,519 I don't not the strongest showing from Bomba, I don't 448 00:23:30,519 --> 00:23:32,200 think just from what I saw. But Adam, did you 449 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:33,880 did you watch any of it? I love these runs. 450 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:35,640 By the way, these are like, if you're new to 451 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:40,079 the Clippers, Rico Hines runs. They ran by Rico Hines 452 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:44,559 at UCLA played a seven. It's one point, but it's 453 00:23:44,599 --> 00:23:49,240 like it's real run. They're kind of legendary open gyms 454 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:50,599 in southern California. 455 00:23:50,799 --> 00:23:54,519 Speaker 3: It reminded me a little bit of just what a 456 00:23:54,559 --> 00:23:57,599 special player James Harden is because of his work ethic. 457 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:01,079 He wasn't supposed to be an MVP, a top seventy 458 00:24:01,079 --> 00:24:03,279 five player when he was coming out of Arizona. 459 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:04,559 Speaker 4: State, and. 460 00:24:06,279 --> 00:24:10,559 Speaker 3: Rico said to the rest of the players and speaking 461 00:24:10,599 --> 00:24:12,279 to what a hard worker he is. 462 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:14,119 Speaker 2: He said when James hard got his. 463 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 3: MVP in twenty eighteen, he was there the very next 464 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:22,720 day doing the exact same stuff. Nothing changed. People like 465 00:24:22,759 --> 00:24:26,559 to talk about James Harden, you know, having fun or 466 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:32,720 being a playboy or whatever. Let James Harden be James Harden. 467 00:24:32,759 --> 00:24:36,519 It just worked for him very well. If he is 468 00:24:36,599 --> 00:24:38,759 one of the hardest workers in the NBA and he 469 00:24:38,799 --> 00:24:41,599 looks good. He looked good in the run and which 470 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,960 could also be telling for just where he's at health wise, 471 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:46,359 because he was banged up the last couple months of 472 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:49,720 the season. He bawled out was their best player against 473 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,559 the Dallas Mavericks. Overall, he was very good in that series. 474 00:24:53,839 --> 00:24:59,279 But I like seeing guys that don't need to obviously 475 00:24:59,599 --> 00:25:01,920 prove it anything, that have done so much in this 476 00:25:02,039 --> 00:25:05,480 league still want to play in these lower level program 477 00:25:05,559 --> 00:25:09,160 type of games. Because if he's about to turn thirty 478 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:11,599 five and was playing at this stuff, I think he's 479 00:25:11,599 --> 00:25:12,440 ready for training camp. 480 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:13,400 Speaker 2: I think he's ready to go. 481 00:25:13,559 --> 00:25:17,519 Speaker 3: And he has been an absolute innings leeter over his 482 00:25:17,559 --> 00:25:19,319 career and they're gonna need it this year. 483 00:25:20,599 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: Yes, absolutely, well, how much do you I mean, obviously, 484 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:25,039 I'm assuming you like seeing the young guys out there 485 00:25:25,039 --> 00:25:27,799 with Harden getting run against other pros. 486 00:25:33,519 --> 00:25:37,480 Speaker 4: My mic is refusing mute. Yeah, No, I think it's good. 487 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:42,279 I love seeing, you know, the veteran leadership, especially if 488 00:25:42,279 --> 00:25:44,680 someone like Harden, who I think it's an overly bad 489 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:47,200 rap in that sort of department. I mean, he kind 490 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:50,799 of gets sort of the treatment where people talk about 491 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:53,319 him like he's like this terrible locker room guy, or 492 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:56,759 like has all these bad habits and stuff and makes 493 00:25:56,799 --> 00:25:59,279 things miserable. And I don't think that that has been 494 00:26:00,319 --> 00:26:02,960 necessarily fair. I'm sure that there have been times and 495 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,920 positions in his career where maybe he wasn't the cheeriest 496 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:09,960 guy in the locker room. But I do think that 497 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,519 I do think that it says a lot. And I 498 00:26:13,839 --> 00:26:17,920 do think that, you know, the importance of the young 499 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:21,720 guys is not lost on our two aging stars right now. 500 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:26,759 Right what they understand if this team, you know, has 501 00:26:26,799 --> 00:26:29,839 any sort of a puncher's chance at a deep playoff run, 502 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,799 it's going to be because that these young guys develop 503 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,759 enough to a point where they can they can take 504 00:26:35,799 --> 00:26:39,720 the reins some nights in the regular season and still 505 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:42,880 be successful. So I think that that's like a great 506 00:26:43,319 --> 00:26:45,920 a great recognition, and I do just also like it 507 00:26:46,559 --> 00:26:49,440 as a as a tone setter move for Hardened throughout 508 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:52,200 the rest of the season, right because we've talked about 509 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:55,759 how many fricking conversations have we had on this podcast 510 00:26:55,799 --> 00:26:59,119 about like the leadership or identity of the Clippers, And 511 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,839 I think, you know, what really needs to happen is 512 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,359 like one guy just needs to take the reins and say, hey, 513 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:07,079 I'm a voice in this locker room and this is 514 00:27:07,079 --> 00:27:08,720 how things are going to go and this is what's 515 00:27:08,759 --> 00:27:09,640 going to be expected. 516 00:27:10,079 --> 00:27:10,200 Speaker 3: Uh. 517 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 4: And I you know, it'd be great if it came 518 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:16,680 from one of your best two players, obviously, but if 519 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:18,599 it's not gonna be one of those guys, it has 520 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:21,480 to be somebody. But I like that Hargin seems to 521 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:22,480 be taking the initiative. 522 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 1: And again, PJ. Tucker's still in the roster. He could 523 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:27,359 be that guy too if we don't get that from 524 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:28,000 from Harden. 525 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:30,920 Speaker 4: But if he has enough time, he's got a lot 526 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:33,480 of media, he's got a lot of media appearances, he's 527 00:27:33,519 --> 00:27:35,480 got to talk to a lot of he's got to 528 00:27:35,519 --> 00:27:37,200 talk to Sokol News Group quite a bit. 529 00:27:37,319 --> 00:27:39,640 Speaker 3: So if he doesn't get sent home for not being 530 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,480 that guy. He can definitely be that guy. 531 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:45,279 Speaker 1: I hope they do some more games. I hope some 532 00:27:45,319 --> 00:27:48,799 more stuff comes out. Just really cool to see other 533 00:27:49,119 --> 00:27:50,880 some other news from Into It do It's gonna be 534 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:54,400 free shuttles to into a dough which is pretty rad. 535 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,599 They're going to be from Pierce College. The expos of 536 00:27:57,640 --> 00:28:00,759 Pulvida metro station, harborgate rate trendsit but Will and I 537 00:28:00,799 --> 00:28:02,920 used to catch the nine P fifty to go to 538 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:06,960 games when we worked in Torrents and then the Elmantra 539 00:28:07,039 --> 00:28:09,880 metro station and Union station, which is awesome. You love 540 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:13,279 free transportation. It's gonna make everything easier. Over it. Into 541 00:28:13,319 --> 00:28:14,880 It it. 542 00:28:14,839 --> 00:28:17,240 Speaker 4: Seemed like it was running fairly smoothly too for the 543 00:28:17,279 --> 00:28:19,680 first for the first run to the concert, I didn't 544 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:23,000 hear people like complaining about it too much or anything. 545 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:25,799 Speaker 1: Yeah, I heard there was some traffic was really bad. 546 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:28,039 Speaker 4: I heard the traffic was a bit of a nightmare. 547 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:29,920 But there's only so much you can do about that. 548 00:28:30,039 --> 00:28:33,720 But yeah, if people do opt to use this option 549 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:38,720 of free transportation, that can alleviate some of that vibes. 550 00:28:38,759 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 1: Have you ever done the Dodgers express before a game? 551 00:28:41,079 --> 00:28:44,359 That shit, that could be a good time on the 552 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:45,279 Dodgers Express. 553 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:48,960 Speaker 4: Do you hit tracks at Union Station then freaking shut 554 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:50,759 along over it? It's great? 555 00:28:51,039 --> 00:28:53,519 Speaker 3: Do you get a climb up through that sewer cap 556 00:28:53,599 --> 00:28:55,759 we saw in the bowels of Into when we got 557 00:28:55,799 --> 00:28:56,200 our tour. 558 00:28:56,519 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 1: I felt like I was like a lucidate and I 559 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:03,000 was like, that's like an old ass ninja turtle style 560 00:29:04,319 --> 00:29:08,799 just sewer man whole cover. I saw some people apparently 561 00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:11,359 there was obviously Bruno Mars opened up the end of 562 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:14,440 a dome this week and there was some kinks with 563 00:29:14,559 --> 00:29:17,359 people getting into the stadium and there. I heard that 564 00:29:17,359 --> 00:29:19,680 on day two, everything was super smooth. They had like 565 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:20,960 the escalators were all good to go. 566 00:29:21,079 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 3: It's like, yeah, we said the hiccups, right, it's expected. 567 00:29:25,079 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 4: The facial recognition stuff too. I mean this is still 568 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:30,920 this is still relatively new technology. I mean you know 569 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:35,119 they've even when uh companies like Amazon and stuff are 570 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:37,279 trying to do this on a smaller scale, you know, 571 00:29:37,359 --> 00:29:42,480 like just for for like a little fail yeah corner store, 572 00:29:42,559 --> 00:29:45,359 like there has been a lot of difficulty. So it's 573 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:47,720 not it's it is to be expected. 574 00:29:48,039 --> 00:29:50,400 Speaker 1: And you also don't need to do the facial recognition stuff. 575 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:52,880 It's the other part. You just don't have to do 576 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:55,720 that if you don't want to, Yeah, you can. 577 00:29:55,599 --> 00:29:58,160 Speaker 4: Just add it to your Google wallet or Apple wallet 578 00:29:58,279 --> 00:29:58,680 or whatever. 579 00:29:58,799 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 1: That's what I did. But yeah, people, I've also seen 580 00:30:03,279 --> 00:30:04,799 I'm sure you guys are seeing this on Twitter some 581 00:30:04,799 --> 00:30:08,519 people kind of lamenting the price of Game one for 582 00:30:08,559 --> 00:30:13,160 Clippers or Suns, which I can see both sides of 583 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:15,720 the argument. But also it's the opening of a brand 584 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:20,480 new stadium, state of art, kind of the first game. 585 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:23,039 Speaker 4: I kind of see it both ways. I mean, like 586 00:30:23,079 --> 00:30:26,640 I do, but like opening night, Opening night, you know, 587 00:30:26,759 --> 00:30:30,640 for for any sport, is generally gonna be the most 588 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:33,480 one of the more expensive tickets. You add in the 589 00:30:33,519 --> 00:30:37,680 thing of uh being a completely new stadium, of course, 590 00:30:37,839 --> 00:30:40,319 you know people are gonna jack the prices up. But 591 00:30:40,359 --> 00:30:42,440 at the same time, like I don't want the Clippers 592 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:45,000 to get away from it. I think, like what's made 593 00:30:45,039 --> 00:30:49,119 them so ingrained in the community, which is providing a 594 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:54,359 really good fan experience for a generally a better price point. 595 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:57,400 And I understand obviously with the new stadium, you gotta 596 00:30:57,440 --> 00:30:59,240 make money, you gotta do all that stuff, and the 597 00:30:59,279 --> 00:31:02,200 amenities are great, but like it would be a bummer, 598 00:31:02,799 --> 00:31:05,119 because we already have heard from some season ticket holders 599 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:09,200 who you know, maybe didn't want to renew due to 600 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:12,680 the price hike or whatever, but they they got to 601 00:31:12,759 --> 00:31:16,200 stay in their roots and in in the community thing, 602 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:20,920 because ultimately, that's that's how you win the city over. 603 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:22,720 If you ever want to be which I don't even 604 00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:24,279 know if it's possible, if you ever want to be 605 00:31:24,359 --> 00:31:26,680 not the little brother. I think it's it's it's getting 606 00:31:26,759 --> 00:31:29,759 in with families and and uh, you know, having that 607 00:31:29,799 --> 00:31:33,359 sort of experience. Uh so you can foster young fans 608 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:37,400 in this system, right, But yeah, I get it, I 609 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:40,440 get it. It's it's game one. I just I just 610 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:42,680 hope it's something that they're thinking of and sort of 611 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:43,400 keeping in mind. 612 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 2: I agree with all that. 613 00:31:46,039 --> 00:31:49,160 Speaker 3: It does seem though that they're trying to balance it. 614 00:31:49,279 --> 00:31:52,119 The wall has some really good deals and even higher 615 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:54,160 up we were talking about it coming out of the tour, 616 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:57,240 you could get those tickets for sounds like other two 617 00:31:57,319 --> 00:32:00,000 thousand dollars and they're really good seats even if you're 618 00:32:00,079 --> 00:32:05,119 at the very top. So there are there are options 619 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:10,480 there for some cheaper seeds that yeah, opening night, new arena, 620 00:32:10,759 --> 00:32:13,839 there can't be this you know, beggars can't be choosers. 621 00:32:13,839 --> 00:32:15,880 We want a new arena, but we also want all 622 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:19,000 these stipulations for it to be just so perfect to 623 00:32:19,079 --> 00:32:21,880 fit exactly what we want. It's it's never going to 624 00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:24,480 be that way. You got to take a lot of 625 00:32:24,519 --> 00:32:28,680 good with still some bad to be expected with prices 626 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:33,000 being increased because the amenities are the greatest in the 627 00:32:33,039 --> 00:32:36,279 world for an arena. It's literally the highest tech arena 628 00:32:36,319 --> 00:32:36,759 in the world. 629 00:32:37,119 --> 00:32:40,799 Speaker 1: Yeah, before we get out of here, Oh, if you 630 00:32:40,839 --> 00:32:44,440 went to the Brino Mars show, let us know over 631 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:46,839 at clippers Pod on Twitter, let us know your experience. 632 00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:50,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, I haven't heard anything. I'm curious to know if 633 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:53,039 you went, like, what your experience with the audio was, 634 00:32:53,119 --> 00:32:57,680 because because we were another thing we were told on 635 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:01,160 the tour is that they actually like purchased like the 636 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:05,160 preferred audio system that touring that touring musicians, I guess 637 00:33:05,519 --> 00:33:08,839 generally end up just like sort of renting, uh and 638 00:33:08,839 --> 00:33:12,039 and bringing into the venue and paying like a third 639 00:33:12,079 --> 00:33:14,160 party to kind of deal with this whole thing. Uh 640 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:16,359 So they just went ahead and went out and bought it. 641 00:33:17,359 --> 00:33:19,440 So you don't have to you don't have to rent 642 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:22,319 anything or or bring anything in but you know, it 643 00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:25,640 is a space that the physical space itself was designed 644 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:27,519 for basketball. So I'm just curious to know, like what 645 00:33:27,599 --> 00:33:31,920 the like audio experience was, if anybody, if anybody has 646 00:33:32,319 --> 00:33:34,680 put her thoughts on that. I didn't hear anything bad, 647 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:37,960 so that like, that's that's a good sign. I'm just 648 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,400 it's one of those things I'm just legitimately curious about. 649 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:43,599 Speaker 1: I know, Vlad, so Clipper, Lad, if you want to 650 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:45,200 tell us how the audio sounded, let us not. 651 00:33:46,079 --> 00:33:50,160 Speaker 3: Ryan Seaman hit me up and said, uh, it was incredible, 652 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:53,440 total madness. He can't wait for the basketball season. 653 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:57,039 Speaker 1: Gonna be loud. It's gonna be very loud. Before we 654 00:33:57,079 --> 00:34:00,680 get out of here and let people on their week. 655 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:05,240 We have one dip to talk about. I did not 656 00:34:05,279 --> 00:34:07,920 bring one. I'm using the birthday pass for this. I'm 657 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:10,960 much too exhausted from a very busy weekend. I have 658 00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:12,519 no idea what Adam's excuse is. 659 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:14,280 Speaker 2: I need I have. 660 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:17,239 Speaker 1: That's a very good excuse if you need if you're 661 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:19,159 if you just say I need Tom's. 662 00:34:19,039 --> 00:34:21,880 Speaker 3: Here's my dip is the pink stuff. 663 00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:24,480 Speaker 2: Tomb's tablet into it. 664 00:34:28,159 --> 00:34:30,159 Speaker 1: But will you have a dip? Would you like to 665 00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:33,079 break down the dip and what you're eating and if 666 00:34:33,079 --> 00:34:35,320 you would take it. 667 00:34:34,559 --> 00:34:34,840 Speaker 3: To b. 668 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:42,079 Speaker 4: Yeah, so I I have a a Signature select. This 669 00:34:42,239 --> 00:34:45,800 is a artichoke Parmesan dip, which if you're if you'll 670 00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:51,239 remember if you're a true clips and dip. I previously 671 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:53,519 had a similar dip from Signature Club that was the 672 00:34:53,559 --> 00:34:57,000 actually the artichoke called pano, which I would say I 673 00:34:57,159 --> 00:35:01,199 liked a little bit better, a little kick. The consistency 674 00:35:01,199 --> 00:35:04,039 of this is really good. Some nice pieces are choking there, 675 00:35:04,719 --> 00:35:08,119 nice creamy you know, creamy good, good, good texture, good consistency. 676 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:10,119 Just wish there was maybe like a little bit more kick, 677 00:35:10,119 --> 00:35:13,360 a little bit more flavor. Uh yeah, eating it with 678 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:17,440 just some cucumber slices, which you know, good, good little treat, 679 00:35:17,519 --> 00:35:22,519 some some more Persian cucumbers spears. But yeah, I would 680 00:35:22,559 --> 00:35:25,880 probably I would take this to a barbecue. It's you know, 681 00:35:25,960 --> 00:35:29,239 it's it's pretty good. If I had the option though, 682 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:31,920 of this or the Hall of Panian or Choke Dip, 683 00:35:32,119 --> 00:35:38,559 I'm definitely leaning that way. Okay, Yeah, von Vonds, I 684 00:35:38,639 --> 00:35:41,519 got some pretty good dips I've been in. I've been 685 00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:44,760 mostly a Ralphs van and I'm kind of as of 686 00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:46,599 late now I'm more of a bons Man. 687 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:49,239 Speaker 1: Wow, big transitional period for you. 688 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:51,880 Speaker 4: It's a much better I'm gonna say, it's a much 689 00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:56,000 better customer experience. Uh for a few reasons. Ay, there's 690 00:35:56,079 --> 00:35:59,119 less fucking ship locked behind walls. If you need if 691 00:35:59,159 --> 00:36:01,679 you need a stick of the odorant, or you got 692 00:36:01,679 --> 00:36:04,559 to ask for a bar of soul. The bar of 693 00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:09,239 dove soap that costs a dollar is in a case. 694 00:36:09,159 --> 00:36:11,960 Speaker 3: Our kids puffing huffing soap now, and it's that they're 695 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:13,320 gonna lose. 696 00:36:13,639 --> 00:36:14,159 Speaker 4: I am. 697 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:17,280 Speaker 1: I hate asking that ship. 698 00:36:17,519 --> 00:36:20,559 Speaker 4: Also, the Ralphs that I generally go to, it'll be 699 00:36:20,639 --> 00:36:24,159 a Sunday at like five pm and there's one checkout. 700 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:27,360 Speaker 1: Like has that issue to you? Though not by me? 701 00:36:27,679 --> 00:36:30,880 Not by me, buddy, Which all right, we're gonna get 702 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:32,280 into this on our. 703 00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:37,320 Speaker 3: Billions guys guy, but whatever, that's freaking ship. 704 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:44,000 Speaker 1: I'm an h Mark guy. I've been going to mostly 705 00:36:44,239 --> 00:36:46,199 h Mark. But we'll talk about this on the We're 706 00:36:46,199 --> 00:36:48,960 gonna start a Picky Guy. We're gonna start a Patreon 707 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:52,760 where we just talked about l our La supermarket experiences. Well, 708 00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:55,280 thank you for upholding the dip segment of the show. 709 00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:58,440 Speaker 4: Somebody's gotta do it. Somebody's got to put the work in. 710 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:02,000 Speaker 2: Mister integrity, he's proud of. 711 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:03,840 Speaker 3: You. 712 00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:08,880 Speaker 1: Guys are sitting on your mark show. Yeah, I've had 713 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:12,079 a long week. It's been very through my own doing. 714 00:37:13,559 --> 00:37:15,639 We are going to be back next week. We might 715 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:19,159 have a guest. We will have dips. We will absolutely 716 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:24,320 have dips and that's a clips and dip guarantee. Will 717 00:37:24,360 --> 00:37:27,920 Where can these people listen to us if they would 718 00:37:28,079 --> 00:37:29,119 like to hear us? 719 00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:31,599 Speaker 4: Yeah, you can listen to this show wherever you get 720 00:37:31,599 --> 00:37:33,920 your podcasts. If you happen to listen over on Apple 721 00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:36,000 Podcasts or Spotify, If you could leave us a little 722 00:37:36,079 --> 00:37:38,400 rating and review really help us out. We'd appreciate it. 723 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:40,239 But yeah, like I said, you can get it anywhere 724 00:37:40,239 --> 00:37:43,800 you listen to podcasts. If you want the full three 725 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:47,119 dimensional experience of this podcast, you've got to check us 726 00:37:47,119 --> 00:37:50,960 out over on YouTube dot com. That's at podcast. Uh. 727 00:37:51,480 --> 00:37:53,400 We love to chop it up with you over there. 728 00:37:54,199 --> 00:37:57,719 But yeah, however you listen or review, we appreciate you. 729 00:37:58,239 --> 00:38:02,880 Speaker 1: We really do one positive thing. If you can think 730 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:06,360 of anything to send these Clippers fans out to start 731 00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:08,039 their week, this is a really important one. 732 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:12,159 Speaker 3: So Alien Romulus is kind of like the Clippers schedule. 733 00:38:13,320 --> 00:38:17,159 It's uh, it's better than pretty much every Alien movie 734 00:38:17,199 --> 00:38:21,320 since Alien three. Still kind of bad, still kind of bad, 735 00:38:21,599 --> 00:38:24,400 but better than it has been in the past. 736 00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:27,519 Speaker 2: Just like their schedules, goes from F minus to a 737 00:38:27,719 --> 00:38:30,760 D minus. How about that person positivity? 738 00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:31,519 Speaker 4: Hey? 739 00:38:31,719 --> 00:38:34,199 Speaker 1: And with that, I hope everyone has a wonderful week. 740 00:38:34,639 --> 00:38:36,559 I hope everyone has a D minus week because what 741 00:38:36,679 --> 00:38:38,760 out of is communicating here is what it feels like. 742 00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:47,519 Get degrees. That was the saying, right, thank you' all 743 00:38:47,559 --> 00:38:50,320 for listening. We will be back next week and as always, 744 00:38:50,679 --> 00:38:51,400 let's go clips.