‘The Clippers are JUST LIKE THE COWBOYS, YOU CAN’T TRUST THEM!’ – Michael Wilbon | NBA Today

‘The Clippers are JUST LIKE THE COWBOYS, YOU CAN’T TRUST THEM!’ – Michael Wilbon | NBA Today

This was a great game the Clippers facing off against Shay guildas Alexander of course Oklahoma City on the second night of a back toback after being in a tough one with the Lakers the night before I hate to tell you this but Paul George particularly in the fourth

Quarter he did not care this was a man on aition Richard yeah it was and I know he conceded and say and he got a lot of criticism for saying that Kawhi Leonard was the best player on their team but last night Paul George was impressive like again you’re watching him now we’re

Not going to take anything away from OKC but Paul George was just special the n one here he has a little step back three he gets the steal goes back not a lot of big men can go of a sudden and do a little Euro Step three uh like uh dunk

In transition it was just impressive watching him do it all kawh Leonard with the big block it watch this here we go are we going to get the shimmy are we going to get the shimmy the Wobble the Wobble shimmy there no where’s the wobble shimy you do the Wobble shimmy

Please maybe now is the wobble shimmy I don’t know Shimmy Shimmy he’s it I’m feeling it well Paul George he really was feeling it this yink that’s a yo it’s out in transition who could do this how guys can do this hand put this man on the allstar team Allstar team we’re

Working on all NBA right now La gets the win 128 117 the Clippers we we in the driver’s seat we control our destiny um we can go as far as we want to go I think we committed to to to one another which is the most important uh thing for this

Team the Clippers they continue to play their most consistent ball in the Kawai PG era since December 1st they’re the best team in the NBA point blank period they entered this stretch sitting at 11th in the west they now have the best record in the league since climbing all

The way up to fourth place in the conference and Mr wilon and the Clippers there’s no doubt about it they’re red hot are they starting to prove to you that they could be the best team in the west no they are redot they are but I’m

Going to go cross sport here and I know everybody sitting up here is something of a football fan too do we not learn anything from the Dallas Cowboys the Clippers are in that territory don’t they nothing they do between now and April 15th is going to convince me of

Anything it’s impressive I I I give them all the credit in the world for playing this way it does suggest that they have all the pieces and the wherewithal and the mentality to play This Way in the postseason but I got to see it how many

You got to show me if you’re the Clippers just like the Cowboys we just went through this a whole season with the cowboy and they got to the same place and did what the Clippers have done historically got to see more the Clippers did make the Conference finals

For the first time in franchise history in 2021 that’s the thing that happened people gloss over it but it happened look this game I was at this game this game was awesome I mean awesome this is one of those games where you just sit back and enjoy two really good teams

Breaking out different tactics and match up like we saw Kawai take SGA down the stretch and say I got this and block him at The Rim just an awesome game to the point that I actually turned to a scout that was sitting next to me on press row

And I said can you believe that team X and I won’t name the team to be mean plays in the same league as these two teams this was a highlevel serious basketball game and the Clippers yeah they’ve been a disappointment for most of the PG Kaira due to injuries they

Have announced themselves as an absolute serious team on both ends of the floor and if I’m the Denver Nuggets they’re still the favorites in the west until further notice they’re kind of cruising through the regular season this is the team that scares me more than anyone else in the Western Conference no I

Agree with scar with scaring you but again we you want to go cross board I get it Philadelphia’s the same way we were talking about Philly we’re talking about Philly it’s like all the things that Philly has done until we get to the postseason no one cares no one cares

That’s the only thing that matters and look you’re GNA say this they did go to the Conference Finals correct me if I’m wrong correct me if I’m wrong did they beat the Utah Jazz the Utah Jazz they beat to go to the Conference Finals in

The second round the Utah Jazz is a team that was broken up because they were like we’re not good enough they beat Dall Mavericks went to the the Dallas Mavericks uh went to the Conference Finals Atlanta Hawks have been to the Conference Finals my only thing about

This is we can use that and say yes we’re glad that they made it to the Conference Finals but we’re talking about championships with these two so will they be healthy all the way through cuz Kawai got hurt that obviously that’s an issue so I’m just saying is this they

Are right now the best team in the west the only team that if I was Denver I would be afraid not a fearful but I would look at that team and and just but I don’t know if they had the big depth to handle that Austin last word on this

I think the Clippers are the biggest threat to the Denver Nuggets um just due to the fact that they figured this out quickly we are all very quiet when James got or we all very loud when James got there and everybody was very hard on the

Fit they simplified it they put Russ to the bench Russ doesn’t close a lot of the games uh tyou has done a great job handling this situation it’s not easy to handle four first ballot Hall of Famers and put them in their place absolutely if if the trusted James James has took a

Backseat even closing games he brings up the ball but he’s looking for those two the pressure is not on him to close anymore he’s playing a little bit more fluid they are deep they got talent they got shooting they got scoring they got multiple guys that can close games and

In the playoffs when this when the game shrinks and it slows down and you need guys to close close a game they got like three or four of those guys who can do it that’s the only one I’m counting on the close of games after we get to May 1

Steve Balmer he held a press event in the new in it dome yesterday that you can see and yes there will be toilets yeah bathrooms baby also screen look at that screen one very unque guys about who is going to be allowed in certain seats during the

Games but if you look where you can’t see behind me is what we call our wall of sound it’s 51 rows top to bottom it’s steeper than anything you see from this advant vantage point to try to bring the fans in closer to the game that’ll be

What we call a Clipper only Zone uh you have to follow us on in Instagram you got to buy a jersey you have to been a season ticket holder three or four different things you can pick from but you’re not going to sit there if you’re not really on our team there’s more

Stipulations than just that Steve bomber I mean the Clippers are going to track how much you cheer during the game they’re going to stipulate whether or not you can wear other teams gear in order to sit there you played for them for a couple season I love Steve really

Me different I love his passion I love that trying you know I mean it’s logical I don’t know how you could track whether it’s a boo or cheer or what what’s going to Garner and trying to create a college atmosphere sounds like a college basketball atph same thing Mar did the

Exact same thing when they were playing against the Spurs in the playoffs their ticket their ticket office was not taking 210 numbers anything that came from San Antonio they weren’t taking that so all he’s doing is taking it to another level of like we want Clipper fans here for this experience yeah uh

First of all I’m glad Chuck D Condor was wearing his safety vest at at the arena very important for Chuck to say too a big pink Condor um look I I like the creativity and I what I really like is he’s forget the wall for a second

They’re building this Arena to be about the game about basketball then there’s going to be a bunch of stuff built into it that says you have to pay attention to the game The Big Brother aspect of this scares me yes a little bit we’re track much you’re getting up from your

Kind of don’t love that feel a little icky yeah go clips [Applause] I is

Austin Rivers, Zach Lowe, Michael Wilbon and Richard Jefferson join Malika Andrews on NBA Today to react to the Los Angeles Clippers’ 128-117 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder and Steve Balmer’s rules for new Intuit Arena in Inglewood.

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