1 00:00:13,759 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: What is going on? Clippers fans, Welcome to season three, 2 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:22,960 episode forty three of Clips in Dip. I am Chuck Mockler. 3 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,000 We got the full crew. Adam Osend is here, William 4 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,079 Updyke is here. Just a little quick hitter for you. 5 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,160 Now that Kawhi is playing fourth quarter minutes, we're going 6 00:00:31,199 --> 00:00:33,399 to talk about what we liked from seeing that as 7 00:00:33,439 --> 00:00:36,479 a whole, a little bit about the wonky officiating that 8 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,960 that happened in the Phoenix game, and then the Clippers 9 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,560 thankfully have some winnable games coming up because we got 10 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,439 to make up for this conference record. If you're watching 11 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:48,200 us at YouTube dot com slash at Clippers Podcast, Hello, 12 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,280 if you're listening, hello to you as well. Before we 13 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:55,320 get into it, and before we get into Adam's big announcement, William, 14 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:00,039 how are you doing on this kind of chilly to 15 00:01:00,119 --> 00:01:02,439 day evening in Los Angeles? 16 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,719 Speaker 2: I'm doing good man. Last night was certainly a bummer 17 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,319 the way that one panned out. There are some issues 18 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:11,959 which I'm sure we'll talk about, but yeah, I don't know. 19 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:14,799 I'm I'm braving through the cold. I'm doing all right. 20 00:01:15,519 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: You're surviving, which is good. 21 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, Yeah, I'm almost feeling up to fourth quarter minutes, 22 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,079 so just get back to me. 23 00:01:21,079 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: At the end of this podcast. 24 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 2: But I'm almost there. 25 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: That's why we're doing a short one to day. Will's 26 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,159 got a minutes cap, so we got it. We're gonna 27 00:01:28,159 --> 00:01:31,439 do the first two Thursday of episode. Adam, no minutes 28 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,719 restriction for you. We know that whole season you've been 29 00:01:33,719 --> 00:01:36,760 playing the full forty eight. How are you doing today 30 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:39,280 after that loss to the Suns. 31 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 3: I'm okay. It was a tough loss last night because 32 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:44,640 it happened again to the Suns and this time they 33 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,079 had Kawhi and it was pretty bad first half, which 34 00:01:47,159 --> 00:01:49,680 probably did them in overall. They just didn't start so 35 00:01:49,719 --> 00:01:53,719 poorly defensively, and Phoenix wasn't that hot. From three. People 36 00:01:53,799 --> 00:01:56,239 kept saying, well, you're leaving one open. It's like, guys, 37 00:01:57,319 --> 00:01:59,959 teams don't shoot eight of eleven on a wide open 38 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,640 threes like they did in the first quarter. Like they 39 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:04,719 weren't all wide open first of all the first quarter, 40 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:08,039 and they still went eight of eleven. That's open gym stuff, 41 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:11,360 Like it was crazy. So they had some outlier shooting 42 00:02:11,439 --> 00:02:13,400 go against them, and I think Phoenix just has some 43 00:02:13,439 --> 00:02:16,840 confidence against them right now. After that fifteen of fifteen 44 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:18,639 starts to that third quarter of the last time they 45 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,000 played them into it. Dome just seems like they have 46 00:02:21,039 --> 00:02:23,080 a rational confidence against the Clippers. 47 00:02:23,759 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: Can we can you do your big announcement now? Is 48 00:02:27,319 --> 00:02:28,080 the public ready? 49 00:02:28,159 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 3: No? No, why anyone else cares? But I got another kitten, yes, 50 00:02:33,439 --> 00:02:36,840 and I named I named it Tuca after Biaka Patuca, 51 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,280 my favorite panther growing up. One of the great names, 52 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:41,960 because it's like a little black cat, looks like a 53 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:47,000 little panther, and it fucking claws like one my hands, 54 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:53,000 my heads like whoa, yeah, it's it's only two months old, 55 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:56,639 and uh it's not spade yet, and you're. 56 00:02:56,479 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 1: Like, it eats whole carcasses of antelope, which I have 57 00:02:59,319 --> 00:02:59,719 to track in. 58 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 3: It's such about It can be very sweet too, but 59 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,599 uh yeah, you know, it's the fun part about cast. 60 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:08,800 They could be very unpredictable and wild. 61 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: Well, we're excited to see Byakobatuca on the show at 62 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,719 some point. But before we get into even more cat talk, 63 00:03:15,879 --> 00:03:18,360 we got to talk about it. The Clippers lost. If 64 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,879 you missed it, they lost by two against the Suns. 65 00:03:21,479 --> 00:03:24,080 The first half was horrible. The first half of this 66 00:03:24,199 --> 00:03:27,919 game was very bad from the Clippers defensively, Like it 67 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,759 was not what we're used to seeing at all. 68 00:03:30,879 --> 00:03:34,919 Speaker 3: The fifteen second chance points in the first half by 69 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,159 the Suns. The fifteen second chance points by in the 70 00:03:38,199 --> 00:03:40,439 first half by the Suns because I think they averaged 71 00:03:40,439 --> 00:03:44,159 twelve per game and they had fifteen. They averaged fourteen 72 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,599 three pointers made per game. They had fourteen at the 73 00:03:46,639 --> 00:03:49,599 half against the Clippers, and a lot of that happened 74 00:03:49,639 --> 00:03:52,840 because the offensive rebounds the Clippers were giving up. Coach 75 00:03:52,919 --> 00:03:56,360 lou did say postgame that he felt like because the 76 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,879 way they were scrambling and rotating, it led to some 77 00:03:58,919 --> 00:04:02,080 of those offensive rebus for the Phoenix Suns where guys 78 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,240 were just out of position, which does make sense, but 79 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:05,319 long a lot. 80 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,879 Speaker 2: Of longer rebounds too, dude. 81 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: So many grabbed, like at the free throw line. Like 82 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,719 there was one sequence I think it was. This was 83 00:04:12,759 --> 00:04:14,280 later in the game, but it was when things were 84 00:04:14,319 --> 00:04:17,879 like the Clippers were doing their thing. Booker missed a three, 85 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,480 I think got his own long rebound, just took a 86 00:04:20,519 --> 00:04:23,240 couple steps back and hit another three. 87 00:04:23,399 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 2: And that's one of those things that like I understand 88 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:28,240 needing to make an adjustment, but it's just kind of 89 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,720 counterintuitive to the way that you've been rebounding and playing 90 00:04:31,759 --> 00:04:33,879 defense sort of all season. So I can't really fault 91 00:04:33,959 --> 00:04:36,639 them for that. I do think though, that you know, 92 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:40,240 the the laxa daisical approach to the defense. I mean, yes, 93 00:04:40,319 --> 00:04:42,040 there was an outlier shooting night. I think it's an 94 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,000 outlier shooting night anyway. But when you allow a team 95 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,160 to like get comfortable and get into rhythm like that, 96 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,199 you're certainly not doing yourself any favors. 97 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: And we saw him lock it up in the third right. 98 00:04:51,879 --> 00:04:54,160 They won a seventeen to three run in the third quarter, 99 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,879 which was fueled partly a by the sun's coming back 100 00:04:57,879 --> 00:04:59,959 down to earth a little bit. But and the defense 101 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,360 just like not having to chase as much before we 102 00:05:03,399 --> 00:05:05,920 get to the kauhai stuff. Last time we were all together, 103 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,519 I was the one who was the most concerned about 104 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,279 Chris Don's knee. Was a little poo pooed. How do 105 00:05:11,399 --> 00:05:14,319 we feel it? I think that absence was felt last 106 00:05:14,439 --> 00:05:17,800 night for a team needing a defensive jolt, and he 107 00:05:17,879 --> 00:05:19,759 might miss the next two games. 108 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, Honestly, if they had fifteen minutes from Chris Dunn 109 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:27,079 last night, they probably win that game. I do feel 110 00:05:27,079 --> 00:05:30,560 like he can disrupt an offense, you know, in a 111 00:05:30,639 --> 00:05:33,120 minimal amount of minace, which is the energy he puts 112 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:36,519 out there and the way he can just be an 113 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:38,680 absolute rabid dog defensively. 114 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: He's ruled out for tomorrow's game against the Spurs, and 115 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:47,560 then he might rejoin the team on the road trip, 116 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:51,839 is what Loss said yesterday. But I don't think. 117 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 2: Yeahs, no travel is the level of concern for you. 118 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:57,439 Speaker 1: The no traveler is where I'm like, so he's not 119 00:05:57,519 --> 00:06:00,000 with the team. I don't There's only two more games 120 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,120 after this one against the Spurs. Let's let him heal 121 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,879 up these next two games after the Spurs, Like this 122 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:07,480 is where the Clippers can get wins, which we're going 123 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:10,240 to talk about, like let him hang out. He can 124 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:12,199 come back when they get back to into it though, 125 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,079 because we're gonna need him. Like he's he's a he's 126 00:06:15,079 --> 00:06:17,639 a guy who is a playoff disruptor when it comes 127 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:18,079 to defense. 128 00:06:18,079 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 2: I mean, I mean Kevin Portjuni was not good last night. 129 00:06:21,879 --> 00:06:25,759 Speaker 1: No, yeah, he was so and he was so good 130 00:06:25,759 --> 00:06:28,519 on Saturday, which was crazy, like he did all this time. 131 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 2: I mean, it's the thing that we keep saying though, like, 132 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,759 I mean, yeah, that's why he doesn't like, that's why 133 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,399 he doesn't have a guaranteed spot. I mean he kind 134 00:06:37,399 --> 00:06:39,879 of doesn't tie lose rotation, but I mean on any 135 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,560 other team, like the consistency, the level of consistency is 136 00:06:42,639 --> 00:06:43,480 just not there. 137 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I would like to point out that Terrence Man 138 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,519 is hardly playing now and Chris Dunn is not there. 139 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:56,120 I don't think. I don't think KPJ is the guy 140 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:57,560 coming out of the rotation with Chris. 141 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: No. Yeah, That's this other funny thing is like some 142 00:07:01,399 --> 00:07:03,720 people are like, how long is Tyler going to do this? 143 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,839 We're halfway through the season. This is what he's doing. Like, 144 00:07:07,879 --> 00:07:12,079 we're not five games in seeing what's up. It's the 145 00:07:12,199 --> 00:07:17,160 end of January. Like KPJ is effectively, I don't know 146 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,480 if he's in the playoff rotation, but he's in the 147 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,360 what's gonna be the shorter regular season rotation once they 148 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:24,879 start figuring it out. I think because we need another 149 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:25,560 ball handler. 150 00:07:25,639 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 3: I don't see how your backup ball handler cannot be 151 00:07:29,079 --> 00:07:33,000 in the playoff rotation. He's your backup ball handler, like 152 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:36,480 I it may not be playing, you know, twenty five minutes, 153 00:07:36,519 --> 00:07:37,720 but he might get twelve. 154 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:42,319 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, you're right, it'll be It'll be diet KPJ. 155 00:07:44,079 --> 00:07:45,759 Speaker 3: Right now. That's what it looks like. 156 00:07:45,879 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 2: I and he was at like fourteen last night. I 157 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:51,680 would say, like, yeah, that ten to twelve number is 158 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:55,000 pretty safe assumption. It's just going to be a matter 159 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:58,079 of by how much are we losing those minutes. 160 00:07:58,600 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: I mean, he could like that's the thing, like he 161 00:08:00,079 --> 00:08:03,160 could come in score some like help us win a game, 162 00:08:03,199 --> 00:08:04,959 and then the next night it's like, oh, it's the 163 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:06,199 the other version. 164 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 3: It's as like plenty of players aren't inconsistent in this league. 165 00:08:11,439 --> 00:08:13,079 Of course, you don't know what you're getting night to 166 00:08:13,199 --> 00:08:17,160 night from anybody. It's just such a wider variance with him. 167 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,920 But I do think it's worth pointing out he almost 168 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:23,199 won them the game against Boston with all the guys 169 00:08:23,199 --> 00:08:26,480 out absolutely third quarter, and he helped them win the 170 00:08:26,519 --> 00:08:29,000 game against Milwaukee with doing all the little things in 171 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:29,720 the fourth quarter. 172 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 1: That was his best game to me, because it was 173 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:35,080 like the Boston game was great, obviously, but that was 174 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,720 we had six rotation guys out right, like it's his time, 175 00:08:38,759 --> 00:08:40,879 it's great. He took he took charge of it. 176 00:08:41,039 --> 00:08:43,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's having to like fit the mold a little bit. 177 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: Less and that exact. Yeah, And he did what Tyler 178 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,840 alluded to the other night, right on Saturday, where he 179 00:08:49,879 --> 00:08:51,919 said like he was kind of taking charge of the 180 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:56,240 unit on the floor and like getting guys involved. So hey, 181 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:57,639 you got half a season to figure it out. I 182 00:08:57,679 --> 00:08:59,120 guess we'll see. 183 00:08:59,759 --> 00:09:04,039 Speaker 3: And as rough as last night was, as rough as 184 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:07,480 the KPJ minace where things could be worse, Like you 185 00:09:07,519 --> 00:09:10,519 could be down twenty five in Philly to a Sixers 186 00:09:10,519 --> 00:09:14,159 team without Paul George, without Joel Embiid, like things could. 187 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,279 Speaker 1: Pooh is that? Who are you speaking of? 188 00:09:17,879 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 3: Take care of business, six Ers. 189 00:09:20,519 --> 00:09:23,879 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to the best part of the 190 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:28,200 game against the Suns. Kawhi Leonard playing fourth quarter minutes. 191 00:09:28,519 --> 00:09:33,600 We got fourth quarter Kawhi back and he looked great. 192 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:38,799 I thought, in context, Will, how did you feel did 193 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,159 you stand up? Were you clapping in your apartment when 194 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,440 when Kawhi was getting ready to come in in the 195 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:45,320 fourth quarter? How did it feel to see about there? 196 00:09:45,799 --> 00:09:47,399 Speaker 2: Oh? I mean it felt great. And he had what 197 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:51,200 two dunks in this game? He looked he looked pretty 198 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,720 spry when he took that fall on the hip. I 199 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,639 was certainly very very worried. I mean, luckily it's the 200 00:09:56,759 --> 00:09:59,039 other side of his body, but still it. 201 00:09:59,039 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 1: Was so awkward, like yeah, like. 202 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:03,879 Speaker 2: It was so like it was kind of slow, which 203 00:10:03,919 --> 00:10:06,159 I feel like are always like the bad ones when 204 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:08,360 it's like it happens slow for some reason. 205 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:12,039 Speaker 3: To you guys, like he wins before he hit the ground. 206 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,200 I thought it was in the air where it almost happened. 207 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think you're right, because he like the way 208 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:19,519 that he goes down. Yeah, he was definitely like he 209 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:22,960 felt something was bracing himself or it did not look great. 210 00:10:23,519 --> 00:10:26,600 But to shy away from that. 211 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:29,519 Speaker 1: He's not on the jury report either. 212 00:10:29,759 --> 00:10:31,639 Speaker 2: Yeah right, Yeah, No, it was great to see him 213 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:34,720 play some fourth quarter minutes, and I mean it just 214 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:38,080 opens things up for everyone else. And you know, it's 215 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:41,480 another one of those what it could have should as 216 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:43,919 if maybe those minutes were managed a little bit differently, 217 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,960 you know, if he was in the closing closing, I 218 00:10:47,519 --> 00:10:49,080 don't know. I don't know that that's enough to tip 219 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:50,799 the scales. I think they were just a little bit 220 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:52,519 too far behind all night. 221 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:57,279 Speaker 1: I yeah, I think the most encouraging thing other than 222 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:59,519 the dunk after the fall, right, I feel like I 223 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,200 heard it. Clippers fan in the city be like God, 224 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:08,000 the layup he had was it his first bucket of 225 00:11:08,039 --> 00:11:12,519 the fourth quarter, He only had two bringing the ball 226 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:15,759 up at half, and he just went by everybody and 227 00:11:15,799 --> 00:11:18,080 just hit a tough layout and it was like he 228 00:11:18,159 --> 00:11:22,000 was he blew by a double team. It was. It 229 00:11:22,039 --> 00:11:24,440 felt really good to see that second layup. Not that 230 00:11:24,519 --> 00:11:26,240 you know, we had any reason to not think he 231 00:11:26,279 --> 00:11:29,639 would be explosive of whatever adjective you want to use, 232 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:33,759 but like it was, it was encouraging. Was he more encouraging? 233 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 3: And that looked like a vintage Kawhi Leonard type of 234 00:11:41,039 --> 00:11:43,200 layup where he kind of tries to draw the foul 235 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:46,480 and kicks his legs at the end. I think he 236 00:11:46,519 --> 00:11:49,360 just caught the defense slipping there because they didn't think, 237 00:11:49,519 --> 00:11:51,559 oh he's gonna go all the wat to the basket here. 238 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:53,320 He didn't let them get set. He just go in 239 00:11:53,399 --> 00:11:54,159 for a quick hitter. 240 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:57,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was smart play. Probably should have got the call, 241 00:11:57,759 --> 00:11:59,120 but the refs were terrible. 242 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:02,519 Speaker 3: The last three games. I gotta say the last three 243 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:06,960 games the Clippers have kind of and they've lost two 244 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,759 of them and the rest have been pretty bad at 245 00:12:09,799 --> 00:12:10,480 all three. 246 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:13,679 Speaker 1: And we're not a show that I would say blames 247 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:17,080 the refs kind of really ever, but the last three 248 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:20,720 games watching that, it's just been like the double dribble 249 00:12:20,759 --> 00:12:25,759 not called on Beal blew my mind, the travel calls 250 00:12:25,799 --> 00:12:30,399 on a meal like it was just like that was frustrating. Adam, 251 00:12:30,399 --> 00:12:32,200 do you want to add anything about the Kawhi fourth 252 00:12:32,279 --> 00:12:34,679 quarterman inspect he played six and a half minutes in 253 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:36,919 the fourth. I think we're going to see the same 254 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:41,559 kind of what was it twenty eight, twenty seven? Yeah, 255 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:42,360 I still seven. 256 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,039 Speaker 2: I do want to say, like one thing. I mean, 257 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:48,159 Adam teased this like a game early. You were thinking 258 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:50,519 in Milwaukee we might see a bump up of the 259 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,519 minutes around to thirty, and I gotta say, well, it 260 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:56,519 seems like a minimal difference. I really like the jump 261 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:59,480 from like twenty four to twenty eight, and like just 262 00:12:59,519 --> 00:13:04,279 taking this as gradually as humanly possible. Obviously, you feel 263 00:13:04,279 --> 00:13:06,159 even better about it if the Clippers were able to 264 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:09,039 eke out a win in that one. But I do 265 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:13,480 really like this approach. I am a fan of the approach. 266 00:13:13,519 --> 00:13:17,919 I think that this has been done more thoughtfully, not 267 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:20,120 you know, not that they did it half hazard before, 268 00:13:20,159 --> 00:13:22,120 but I feel like this is the most thoughtful they've 269 00:13:22,159 --> 00:13:26,799 been in a return of a marquee player. I don't know, 270 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,559 and I'm sorry to step on your toes whatever you 271 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:30,159 get into it. 272 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:33,279 Speaker 3: No, it's a good point because basically you're getting Kawhi 273 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:36,240 Leonard the first seven minutes of each quarter. That's kind 274 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:37,919 of how they divvied up the minute, So it just 275 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:41,320 feels a little bit more consistent, reassuring for the rest 276 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,600 of the lineups and how you build these things out. 277 00:13:44,039 --> 00:13:46,039 The coacher talked about it a little bit post game, 278 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:49,240 how they're still adjusting, But I thought he looked pretty 279 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,159 good in the fourth quarter. He did have that really 280 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:53,639 bad turnover where he just kind of lost. 281 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 2: The ball across. 282 00:13:54,759 --> 00:13:57,279 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was kind of like a KPGA type of turnover, 283 00:13:57,399 --> 00:14:04,039 just like a oh all happened. The ball pressure wasn't bad, 284 00:14:04,159 --> 00:14:07,240 and he just lost it making a move. It happens, 285 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,559 and maybe that was just I don't know, he was 286 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:11,200 a little bit more gas because it was the first 287 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:12,320 time he played that many minutes. 288 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:14,759 Speaker 1: Who knows, It's been a lot of basketball too, right, 289 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:16,840 Even if he took the back to back off it's 290 00:14:16,879 --> 00:14:18,879 just been a lot of basketball for guy coming back. 291 00:14:19,159 --> 00:14:21,399 And the rotation you mentioned too, because I'm pretty sure 292 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:25,559 that fourth quarter stip it lets Harden get some rest, Yeah, 293 00:14:25,559 --> 00:14:27,200 because I don't think Harden was on the floor for 294 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:29,720 that whole first stint, So let's Harden kind of come 295 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:30,600 in and be the closer. 296 00:14:30,879 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 2: And that's like another reason why, Like you know, it 297 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,480 was a KP jet skate performance. Obviously you can't hint 298 00:14:36,559 --> 00:14:38,679 everything on box Scar, but like he was out there 299 00:14:38,679 --> 00:14:44,759 in kawhi minutes and like team worse plus minus. So yeah, 300 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:46,559 not eve shine from him. 301 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,399 Speaker 3: I saw some people say, well, why wouldn't you save 302 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:51,480 him for the end of the fourth quarter. It's because 303 00:14:51,519 --> 00:14:53,600 that would be a huge amount of time off from 304 00:14:53,639 --> 00:14:55,080 his state to start the third. 305 00:14:55,440 --> 00:14:56,399 Speaker 2: No, that's a great point. 306 00:14:57,679 --> 00:15:00,279 Speaker 3: They're not going to risk him, you know, coming in 307 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:04,000 cold to chase a game and have a better chance 308 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:06,120 maybe with him at the very end of it to 309 00:15:06,159 --> 00:15:09,919 close it out. They're they're going to prioritize him just 310 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:16,080 having his minutes evenly distributed and him having some consistency 311 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:17,519 with rest on the bench each game. 312 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: The consistency is huge. You're totally right, Like taking him 313 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:23,720 out in the first seven minutes of the third and 314 00:15:23,759 --> 00:15:26,679 then come come in the last seven when we're really 315 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:30,159 making this push, when you haven't been playing for I 316 00:15:30,159 --> 00:15:35,799 mean a full quarter of an entire quarter plus a break, like, yeah, 317 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:40,080 we'll see. I bet the minutes restriction is up to thirty. 318 00:15:40,399 --> 00:15:44,759 By oh, let me pull the schedulep real quick, I'm 319 00:15:44,759 --> 00:15:48,799 typing super loud. I bet that's up. I bet he 320 00:15:48,879 --> 00:15:53,200 plays thirty against the Lakers all the fourth. Yeah, mind you, 321 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:56,559 there are three games between now and thens, so I 322 00:15:56,559 --> 00:16:00,120 think you can right. No back to backs. First back 323 00:16:00,159 --> 00:16:06,559 to back is the twelfth from thirteenth of February, right 324 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:08,039 before the All Star break. 325 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 3: Because back to bats are tough. You could end up 326 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:12,919 losing in Philly to a team without Paul George and 327 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:17,879 Embi badly. Embarrassingly. They're really hard. 328 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 1: But for some for some teams, they are difficult. Anything 329 00:16:22,039 --> 00:16:25,159 else on how we're feeling about Kawhi before we head 330 00:16:25,159 --> 00:16:28,159 into a little please, we need to win some of 331 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:29,679 these games. 332 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 2: I think before we close on this game. I mean, 333 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:35,480 I know it's expected, but one of eats a Zubats 334 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:38,360 is doing this season. I don't feel like we can 335 00:16:38,399 --> 00:16:42,039 give enough phrases for twenty five and sixteen. He did 336 00:16:42,159 --> 00:16:44,799 have three turnovers, which wasn't great. He was getting a 337 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:48,000 shit whistle. I thought you was getting I thought you 338 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:49,279 was getting a shit whistle. 339 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. 340 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 2: He had one free throw attend all game. He was 341 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,720 taking all sorts of contact. You know, obviously he motions 342 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:01,879 to the refs. He's aware, he's very upset, but he 343 00:17:01,879 --> 00:17:04,400 doesn't ever like hang his head. He's not like sleeping 344 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:06,559 on the next play. He's not stewing on it, like 345 00:17:06,559 --> 00:17:08,839 I thought. It beats zoobots. This was another I mean, 346 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:11,680 this was like it's even hard to pick because there's 347 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:13,240 been so many, but I feel like this was one 348 00:17:13,279 --> 00:17:15,039 of the best all around Zoo games of the year. 349 00:17:15,599 --> 00:17:18,319 You know, you maybe take away the turnover, sure, but uh, 350 00:17:18,559 --> 00:17:20,240 that was another reason that it was kind of a 351 00:17:20,279 --> 00:17:22,640 bummer for me that the Clippers couldn't get over the 352 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:23,480 hump in this one. 353 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 1: You know what would help with the whistle. We've talked 354 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:30,000 about it for maybe five years at this point. Grow 355 00:17:30,039 --> 00:17:32,799 the hair long. You gotta have something to shake when 356 00:17:32,839 --> 00:17:34,400 you're getting contact down. 357 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,559 Speaker 2: There, or even like go back to the glasses and 358 00:17:36,599 --> 00:17:38,200 like kind of grease him up so you have them 359 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:39,480 falling off all the time. 360 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 1: Dude, Oh my god, before I got contacts, anytime your 361 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,640 glasses fell off playing a sport, you just it couldn't 362 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:48,160 you could You could be on your way to a 363 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:50,960 triple double. If your glasses fall off, you just feel 364 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:54,640 like fucking Millhouse, Like you could have like dunked on 365 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:56,799 a guy. But if your glasses fall off, it's like, 366 00:17:56,839 --> 00:18:02,160 oh yeah, shame for Zoo should be an All star. 367 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:05,839 Yeah that was good. 368 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:08,559 Speaker 3: That was a good I honestly I said this earlier 369 00:18:08,559 --> 00:18:12,480 in our text, but I think the type of energy 370 00:18:12,559 --> 00:18:15,839 Zoo was on in that game, I think he could 371 00:18:15,839 --> 00:18:17,880 have got to forty if they really fed him. In 372 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:21,319 that game against Phoenix, Nick Richards wanted no part of him. 373 00:18:21,559 --> 00:18:25,200 He went around Mason Plumbley for that crazy reverse layup, 374 00:18:25,759 --> 00:18:30,440 he dunked on him and show one they had nothing 375 00:18:30,519 --> 00:18:31,559 for Zoo Bots. 376 00:18:31,599 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 2: That reverse, that baseline reverse was unreal. For a big man, 377 00:18:35,559 --> 00:18:36,759 I thought that was unreal. 378 00:18:37,519 --> 00:18:38,599 Speaker 1: The footwork is crazy. 379 00:18:39,079 --> 00:18:42,640 Speaker 2: And also also because he's not even in the inaugural 380 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:44,680 players that we can't pick, I think we got to 381 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:46,440 give a shout out to Derek Jones Junior, who had 382 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:50,279 an absolutely insane dunk off the Norm Powell miss. That 383 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:52,960 was like that fucking blew my mind. He came out 384 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,359 of nowhere. I yelled a little bit because I was scared. 385 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:58,559 I wasn't even excited. I was like, where did he 386 00:18:58,599 --> 00:18:59,160 come from? 387 00:18:59,519 --> 00:19:03,599 Speaker 1: That's like maximum put back distance. It has to be 388 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:04,279 and I don't. 389 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:05,799 Speaker 2: Know to be I don't know how they measure that, 390 00:19:05,839 --> 00:19:06,920 but it has to be up. 391 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: There, like someone get the again. Another Zuppruiter footage, but 392 00:19:10,599 --> 00:19:14,279 like that, he was so far out when he jumped 393 00:19:14,279 --> 00:19:15,599 and he was bat like. 394 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 2: The team shared multiple angles and like basically the way 395 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:23,160 that the broadcast cameras were shooting it. He's so far out, 396 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:24,839 he's not in flame. 397 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 1: It's like a jump scare. 398 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,039 Speaker 2: That's exactly what it was. 399 00:19:29,079 --> 00:19:29,759 Speaker 1: That's what I'm saying. 400 00:19:29,759 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 2: I yelled, I was, I didn't I couldn't even cheer. 401 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:32,519 I was too scared. 402 00:19:33,599 --> 00:19:37,319 Speaker 3: I think that's the best back dunk since Blake had 403 00:19:37,319 --> 00:19:39,079 the dunk on the back of how Gasol. 404 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:45,319 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was incredible. Oh man, So there were some 405 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:46,240 good things from. 406 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:48,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, he only ended up going one of three from 407 00:19:48,519 --> 00:19:50,359 beyond the arc, but all around, I thought that was 408 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:51,559 a great there John Shunion game. 409 00:19:52,039 --> 00:19:55,279 Speaker 1: Yeah, horrible bench game, which we'll talk about later at 410 00:19:55,319 --> 00:19:58,440 some point. All right, coming up, we're gonna be just 411 00:19:58,519 --> 00:20:02,160 a quick rundown of the again incredibly winnable games the 412 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,720 Clippers have coming up before we send you out on 413 00:20:04,759 --> 00:20:07,720 your week. If you're listening, there's gonna be a scooch 414 00:20:08,559 --> 00:20:11,240 of a commercial break. If you're watching, you're gonna enjoy 415 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:14,000 this moment of zen. We're gonna be talking some winnable 416 00:20:14,039 --> 00:20:16,599 games after this in three, two one. 417 00:20:17,319 --> 00:20:22,640 Speaker 2: All right, welcome back into clips and did we're how 418 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:25,400 many games we had predicted? This nine game scratch? I 419 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:32,920 think we're two games in so far, one and one. Anyways, whatever, regardless, regardless, 420 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:35,039 we got some we got some winnable games coming up. 421 00:20:35,079 --> 00:20:40,519 We got the Spurs, Hornets, Raptors all on the roster. Charles, 422 00:20:40,519 --> 00:20:42,279 what are you thinking? Well, we'll three and oh, run 423 00:20:42,319 --> 00:20:44,440 right here, little morale booster dude. 424 00:20:44,759 --> 00:20:48,400 Speaker 1: Like I looked up just last five games net rating. 425 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,960 Spurs are twentieth, the Hornets and Raptors are twenty fourth 426 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:57,279 and twenty fifth, like these are de Aar and Fox 427 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:02,079 trade pending. I guess before we play this pers there 428 00:21:02,279 --> 00:21:05,440 is I don't usually say things like this. I don't 429 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:09,000 think there's no reason the Clippers can't go three and 430 00:21:09,039 --> 00:21:11,839 oh over this stretch. Yes, it's every other day. I 431 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:15,440 understand that there's travel. The quality of those opponents at 432 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:19,440 this time. These are teams that if the Clippers are, 433 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:22,599 you know, who we think they can be, they need 434 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,880 to win these games. I'd be fine with two in one, 435 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,720 but they it's am I wrong here? 436 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:32,279 Speaker 2: These Furs are a little bit in a little bit 437 00:21:32,279 --> 00:21:34,920 of a slump. They're falling down the standings. They're out 438 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,079 of the playing picture right now. Three and seven in 439 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:41,119 their last ten again, doesn't mean that you can like 440 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:43,640 play down. I still think that, I still think that 441 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:45,720 it could be a difficult game, but it is for 442 00:21:45,799 --> 00:21:49,359 sure a very winnable game, and after another loss to 443 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:52,039 a Western Conference team, you have to do everything you 444 00:21:52,079 --> 00:21:55,160 can to bolster that record. Where two games right now 445 00:21:55,240 --> 00:22:06,480 outside of potential the plane it's too dun moves down. 446 00:22:06,799 --> 00:22:13,839 But uh yeah, you. 447 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:13,680 Speaker 3: No, I think it's possible. No back to backs. Level 448 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:16,559 of competition. Spurs or three and seven their last ten. 449 00:22:17,319 --> 00:22:20,599 They just lost a game in Paris with Victor lemen 450 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:21,920 Yama that. 451 00:22:22,079 --> 00:22:23,319 Speaker 2: No one could watch. 452 00:22:24,559 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 1: We'll see what was up with that? What was that? 453 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:27,200 Speaker 3: Even? 454 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:35,440 Speaker 1: Was that only on like the keep sport or whatever. Yeah. 455 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,799 Speaker 3: Uh, I would say, if you want to be a 456 00:22:37,839 --> 00:22:40,359 top four seed to the Western Conference, you probably have 457 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:42,400 to win the next three games. These are just games 458 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:46,200 you have to win because yeah, they're two games behind 459 00:22:46,559 --> 00:22:50,160 Denver who's in the four spot, but it's actually three 460 00:22:50,599 --> 00:22:53,759 because Denver has the tiebreaker with conference record and they're 461 00:22:53,799 --> 00:22:56,720 not giving that up. It's not going to happen, so 462 00:22:57,119 --> 00:22:59,000 you're gonna have to straight up, I'll. 463 00:22:58,799 --> 00:23:02,000 Speaker 2: Give you two and a half. I can do two 464 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:02,400 and a half. 465 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 3: I'm just said, these are the ones you have to win. 466 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:08,640 This is it. 467 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:13,440 Speaker 1: And you mentioned the conference record. The only other teams 468 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:17,079 with a losing conference record in the Western Conference are 469 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:21,640 the Blazers, Pels, and Jazz. Yeah, every other team is 470 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:22,240 at least five. 471 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:28,240 Speaker 2: Only one team in the play in playoffs picture has 472 00:23:28,279 --> 00:23:30,640 as many conference losses as the Clippers, and it is 473 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:33,519 the Mavericks, who are without Luka for a period of time. 474 00:23:33,519 --> 00:23:37,119 They've been a little banged up. It's not good. It's 475 00:23:37,759 --> 00:23:41,559 it's not good. I don't do you want me to 476 00:23:41,559 --> 00:23:42,319 elaborate further. 477 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 1: It's really right, But yeah, like this, if any of 478 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:52,000 these were a must win, the Spurs. One is just 479 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:55,400 strictly for the conference situation, Like this is like it's 480 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,920 not an anomaly, it's not crazy. But you're like, damn, 481 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:01,240 we've been overperforming. We've been really you know, field ourselves 482 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:02,880 with how we were playing. We can't beat anyone in 483 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:03,480 the conference. 484 00:24:05,039 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 4: Really, Like, well, we don't have a bad Yeah, that's 485 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,960 not for a team that is elite, you know what 486 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:16,079 I'm saying, Like, you gotta that's. 487 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:17,079 Speaker 1: Who we're playing in the playoffs. I wish we could 488 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:18,319 play no, I guess. 489 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:22,079 Speaker 3: But like even with that, for some reason, I still 490 00:24:22,079 --> 00:24:25,119 feel very confident in this Clippers team when healthy. I 491 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:29,119 feel like the record is somewhat influenced by who is available. 492 00:24:29,279 --> 00:24:33,440 Did they have Kawhi. They've had a couple of bad losses, 493 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:37,519 but they haven't had many, uh this season where I 494 00:24:37,559 --> 00:24:40,079 felt like, you know, they just didn't bring it that night, 495 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:45,200 or they were outclassed San Antonio the last time out. 496 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,920 They were, so they better be much better tomorrow with Kawhi. 497 00:24:48,759 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 2: Portland. That one is never The. 498 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:51,920 Speaker 3: Portland loss is awful. 499 00:24:52,279 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I'm never gonna forget that one. 500 00:24:55,599 --> 00:24:57,359 Speaker 2: I just won the World Series and I couldn't have 501 00:24:57,440 --> 00:24:58,039 been more Bond. 502 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 1: It's the same. 503 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:03,079 Speaker 2: Damn it was the same. Damn night. I couldn't I 504 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:05,559 found out during that during the dog shit game that 505 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:08,640 the Dodgers won the World Series. 506 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 1: That's so funny. Can't flip it over. I'm watching Clips Blazers. Man, 507 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:14,920 I was at the stadium. 508 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:18,400 Speaker 3: I know, to be fair, that was a back to 509 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:20,559 back for them, and we know how those things can go. 510 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:22,960 You can lose in Philly to a team without Paul 511 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:24,240 George and MB and it's just. 512 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 1: Man, all right? Any love that? Anything else we want 513 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:34,400 to say about these upcoming games. We're probably gonna do 514 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:36,799 some post games for you coming up. I got some 515 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,480 family in town, so maybe I'll make them watch Clippers Hornets. 516 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,680 That'd be fun. Anything else about these three? Who's our 517 00:25:42,759 --> 00:25:45,200 Oh wait, who's our player of this three game stretch? 518 00:25:45,279 --> 00:25:54,279 I guess who are we picking? No back to backs? Spurs, Hornets? 519 00:25:55,160 --> 00:26:00,680 Who is it? Raptors? Who is gonna shine over these 520 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:01,680 three games? 521 00:26:02,319 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 3: I got I got a beer. 522 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:05,400 Speaker 1: Okay. 523 00:26:06,759 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 3: He had a big game against the Spurs the first 524 00:26:08,759 --> 00:26:11,759 game when they had that twenty six point comeback. Okay, 525 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:13,799 And I like the way he's like the he's been 526 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:15,640 the first guy off the bench the last couple of game. 527 00:26:15,599 --> 00:26:18,799 Speaker 1: Guys, he's been playing really good. He's making Terence Man expendable. 528 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:22,559 Speaker 3: His defense on KD was good, like he made crazy, but. 529 00:26:23,839 --> 00:26:26,759 Speaker 1: That he played such good defense on that one, that 530 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:29,480 late bucket on the fourth that KD hit. I was like, Oh, 531 00:26:29,519 --> 00:26:32,440 I've seen this fifty million times. I'm frankly a little 532 00:26:32,519 --> 00:26:34,720 tired of it. Uh, Will, who's your pick? 533 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:36,640 Speaker 2: Why? 534 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:40,039 Speaker 1: Okay, sure he's. 535 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 2: Gonna look like he's gonna look like that guy again 536 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:44,680 for all three games. 537 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 3: On the table. 538 00:26:46,839 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: No, not on the table. 539 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:49,559 Speaker 3: I thought it was named after him. 540 00:26:49,799 --> 00:26:53,920 Speaker 1: It is I It is like. 541 00:26:53,839 --> 00:26:56,839 Speaker 2: A Harlan situation. So all three have to it has 542 00:26:56,880 --> 00:27:01,519 to hit on all three, Okay. Otherwise yeah, otherwise I 543 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,720 have to go on the timeout corner or whatever we 544 00:27:03,759 --> 00:27:05,720 do when you have a bad pick in this segment. 545 00:27:06,759 --> 00:27:07,519 Speaker 1: No, I like it. 546 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 2: We don't shame people enough. We don't shame people enough 547 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:12,720 for their picks on the segment. 548 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:15,599 Speaker 1: Okay, we need a dunce hat. We need a clipper's 549 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:18,039 dunce hat that if whoever picks the worst guy has 550 00:27:18,079 --> 00:27:22,319 to wear the dunce hat. Adam, what we're about to 551 00:27:22,319 --> 00:27:23,559 say before my duns hat? 552 00:27:27,519 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 3: This is a really big test for Kawhi on this 553 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:34,039 road trip, playing more minutes because it's every other day 554 00:27:34,039 --> 00:27:36,240 they're playing, so we're assuming he's gonna be there for 555 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:39,599 the next three games. Like this is flying city to 556 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:43,839 city traveling. We talked about that when he first was 557 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:45,960 coming off the injury. But this is a really big 558 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:48,240 test right now, just to see if Kawhi makes it 559 00:27:48,279 --> 00:27:51,039 through this. I mean, everybody's gonna have a little bit 560 00:27:51,039 --> 00:27:51,720 more confidence. 561 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:56,839 Speaker 1: That's a good call. So Will picked Kawhi, which feels 562 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:02,880 pretty solid. Adam picked him. Mere coffee will unlock the pick. Yeah, 563 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:07,880 I'm gonna go James Hard No, I'm gonna in keeping 564 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:12,240 with the spirit of the award, I'm going Derek Jones Jr. 565 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:17,519 He's i think pretty much cemented himself as who's gonna 566 00:28:17,519 --> 00:28:20,200 be the fifth starter? Right, Like, I don't that that's 567 00:28:20,319 --> 00:28:23,359 beforegone conclusion. We're gonna need some legs, We're gonna need 568 00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:25,519 some juice on this this three game road trip. I 569 00:28:25,559 --> 00:28:28,799 think Derek Jones Jr. Is gonna provide that and also 570 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:31,400 another chance for him to get more confidence behind the 571 00:28:31,519 --> 00:28:38,799 arc against some not league average defenses, which is good. 572 00:28:41,359 --> 00:28:43,440 Speaker 3: I swear to God the sixers blow this game. 573 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 1: Okay, we gotta get out him out here so we 574 00:28:46,519 --> 00:28:49,960 can watch this. Thank you everyone for hanging out always 575 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:52,680 a good time. Will Oh wait, we need to do 576 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:54,880 one positive nun on mine? Will? Where can people find 577 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:58,359 us and leave reviews if they want to? Who's gonna 578 00:28:58,359 --> 00:29:01,799 be able to track the dunce hat aside bent. 579 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:04,799 Speaker 2: Yeah, duns Hat Tracker twenty twenty five. 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But if you 587 00:29:21,599 --> 00:29:26,799 want to enjoy this show and it's full unhinged majesty, 588 00:29:26,839 --> 00:29:28,880 you gotta check us out over on YouTube dot com 589 00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:32,759 slash at Clippers podcast, subscribe, hit the Little Bell Thing 590 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:34,960 for for a notification, see know when we got new 591 00:29:35,039 --> 00:29:38,759 videos coming out and yeah, however you consume the show, No, 592 00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:40,079 we appreciate you. 593 00:29:40,079 --> 00:29:43,640 Speaker 1: You know, we appreciate you, Adam. One positive thing before 594 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:45,759 we all get back to this damn week. 595 00:29:46,599 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 3: I'm not sure I've driven this home enough, but the 596 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:51,880 Clippers did not lose to the Sixers this season, and 597 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:55,400 they were relatively healthy compared to what they got out 598 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:59,000 there tonight, and I mean that that is something losen 599 00:29:59,039 --> 00:30:01,519 to Phoenix. Sex Guys, they went three to zero against 600 00:30:01,519 --> 00:30:04,720 the Clippers. So far this season, they've won the season series. 601 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:08,319 Now I'll say this, They've had Kawhi for eight games 602 00:30:08,359 --> 00:30:11,440 and they're six games above five hundred, Like what more 603 00:30:11,599 --> 00:30:14,279 can you ask for? And they have three very winnable 604 00:30:14,319 --> 00:30:18,119 games coming up, but San Antonio is gonna be tough, 605 00:30:18,279 --> 00:30:20,640 so they have to come out hopefully. They got a 606 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:23,960 bad half out of them on this road trip against Phoenix, 607 00:30:24,359 --> 00:30:26,559 and now they're gonna be completely locked in the rest 608 00:30:26,559 --> 00:30:26,960 of the way. 609 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:30,279 Speaker 1: There we go, completely locked in the rest of the way. 610 00:30:30,319 --> 00:30:32,920 We will be completely locked in the rest of this season. 611 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:35,119 Thank you for hanging out with us. Hope you have 612 00:30:35,119 --> 00:30:36,839 a good rest of your week. It's been crazy. It's 613 00:30:36,839 --> 00:30:39,440 only Tuesday, and as always, let's go Clips.