How The LA Clippers Found A Glimmer OF Hope In Their 6th Straight Loss
Los Angeles Clippers drop their sixth straight game as Nikola Jokic unleashes a historic 55-point performance at Intuit Dome. With Kawhi Leonard sidelined and Bradley Beal out for the season, can James Harden and Ivica Zubac carry the load or is a turning point near? Promising signs emerged as rookies Jordan Miller and Kobe Sanders injected new energy, sparking hope for a team searching for answers.
Die hard LA Clippers fan and Host Darian Vaziri breaks down the evolving rotation, Ty Lue’s strategic adjustments, and the impact of youth on the Clippers’ stagnant offense. Key topics include shot creation woes, the defensive struggles against Denver’s relentless movement, and whether Harden can maintain his form on the upcoming seven-game road trip. Can the Clippers snap out of their worst season start since 2011? Get the latest insights and analysis on LA’s road to redemption.
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50 Comments
As fas as im concerned the youngsters were playing great . Even took a nice lead rolling with miller looking awesome ..with Harden on the bench the Clippers got speed . The ball moving around . Then half time comes why overated Ty lou do . Put harden back in to satisfy his ego . If hes so tired and runs out of gas let the youngsters play longer they got them back in the game . Let Bouggie get some run .the ball moves not stick like how Harden dont want to pass the ball when people r open . He rather dribble dribble get so predictable. And do the stupid turnovers . Ty lou just lets it go . The problem is Ty lou and all that small ball . At the wrong times . Clippers in trouble might not win another game in November sad shit .
I was expecting unhinged Dime lol. I think Ty is feeling his job is jeopardy. If Ty isn't fired, then I'm willing to bet the young dudes get showcased for trades.
A line up on Dunn Bogi DJ Batum and Zu would be good ball movement
Since OKC has the clippers pick, west teams are going to have to start letting them win some games. They can't allow okc to have another lottery pick.
You lost ur edge dime u have gone soft. If u keep sayn nobody shud be upset about the losses then what’s the point…. This team has made you except failure.
Honestly it feels like the stars are quietly aligning for Harden to end this season in Houston. I’m not saying I want this, but he’s a notoriously fickle player, he won’t want to put up with a team losing this bad. If he does want out, or the Clippers want to move on, Houston is a great team that’s considering themselves “a good point guard away” from a championship. He’s beloved there, and would probably love to play with KD again plus Clint Capella Etc… My guess is they’re confident enough in their core to offer a very good trade package, and the Clippers aren’t exactly in a position to turn down young talent or picks. I don’t know how it works, I just have this feeling in my core. Welcome to LA FVV
Ty Lue. needs to play more Kobe Sanders take ball away from Harden, Kobe Sanders can take ball to basket or he kick out for other players knock down three
can’t win the game when Zu and Harden keep turnovers and can’t play defensive
You said Zubac was better than jokic what happened ?
We need a 6th Nan, we lost that
I feel like Harden and KL should be traded. Let the kids play with Zu and JC,Dunn and DJJr and whatever we get back from trades. I bet will be faster younger and probably more exciting to watch. Right now this team is unwatchable,we need to move forward.
i gotta tell ya a little, something, about, the LA old farts 👴
How many more glimmers of hope left in this season? Just joking, all seriousness aside!
Already seen way more than enough of the "213-leftover Wizards Retirement squad", and am beyond ready to move onto developing the youngin's.
Lue and Ballmer seem to think and feel otherwise, although how much more they can justify remains to be seen.
Tough gig when the team is losing. It's a long season. It's almost like coach read some comments.
Ray Allen would be the guy!
Zuu is still complaining to much , literally every damn play . We get it you are getting fouled and not getting the call but complaining will not stop the play and while he's doing that his man is running the floor and scoring .
JOKER : Never bet against fat boy
There are no positives haha
It may be to optimistic, but I saw Kawhi is traveling with the team during this road trip so maybe he comes back at some point. Either way Kobe, Cam, and Miller showed some potential. Dime I maybe jumping the gun but should Ty Lue try staggering Yanic with some of Brook’s minutes to see if he can be a rotation player like Cam, Kobe, and Miller showed.? Idk but it feels like are young guys could actually provide a much needed spark. Lmk your thoughts
You are a not a clippers fan
I’ve been begging for sanders to play!! Damn! About time!! He’s special and will be a hell of a point guard🔥🙏🏽❤️
Love Harden, but his ISO and dribbling out the shot clock is not the way anymore. Yes, he scores and keeps us in games most times, but we need to move the ball around like how the 2nd unit was running the offense with Bogdan and Kobe Sanders. Need Yanic with the main team soon.
Let's let the young guys play! you have no choice… this is the start of the tear down and I LOVE IT.
please understand one thing I believed in this day like I believe 6 years ago Ty Lue needs to be let go but besides the point. it's the same thing they did last time when they got a bunch of new players. they showed you in these games that they can play with anybody. and then they go to new stuff that doesn't work and that's when they get blown out. the other night they kept making runs tie the game take the lead yesterday's the same thing. guarantee you they don't care about the record a guarantee of Denver faces this team in the playoffs they're going to eliminate Denver. burying a doubt anywhere you know who knows that Denver. they are doing what they did I think it was it last year when they started off what's a bad record and then all of a sudden after the locked in on what was working they should have beat Denver but again Ty Lue needs to be fired. okay you can sit here and play all these games you want but everybody knows in Cleveland who was coaching that team and it was LeBron they did not do anything unless LeBron said okay. let's just stop playing that game. Ty is just like Dave Roberts. how in the hell you going to give credit to a coach with those payroll. you can take the worst coach in the NBA in the worst coach in the Major League baseball and give him the clippers and give him the dodgers you think they're going to do worse than those managers and coach. but I will say one thing I noticed about Dave Robert. his players are loyal they respect him and they're going to play for him. there are things you know that he's done that goes wait a minute. he can overcome those mistakes with that payroll. should the clippers are trying to buy a championship they're not paying the players to win a championship are trying to buy one. give the team to Jeff Van gundy or go talk to Mark Jackson or go talk to. who they should have got was the coach that went to Houston he would have already gave them a championship.
You’re right in 2023, they needed to blow it up and move to Baltimore. They could be the next okc when okc moved from Seattle
Beal's career is over man
It’s simple!!! You guys are old lol it’s plain and simple man
U obviously didn’t watch the game it was Jordan sanders n bogi batum lineup that won 2nd qtr for us they need more time they blew fresh air for us 😅
When all is said and done Jokic will have an argument for Mount Rushmore (imo only MJ & LeBron are Mount Rushmore locks) with 6-7 other guys imo.
My all time starting 5 that I think would be God tier ILLmatic and unbeatable by any other starting 5s (no overlaps)?
LeBron
MJ
Larry Bird (84-88 prime he AVERAGED 27, 10, 7, 2, 1 on 51/40/90)
Hakeem
Jokic
You can absolutely make some elite amazing starting 5s, but those 5 above in their 2-5 year peaks would be 😮💨together.
Whaoooo dude you caught ty flu shoot himself in the foot thats huge bro every clipper fan knows zu is are second best player
they will fire your ass if you promote that idiot who ran on the court
What do you want Ty to say he’s exhausted as well and Kawhi has been nothing but unreliable for years now. All of Franks picks over the offseason look like trash so he has to rework it all and Collins is still a work in progress as a starter
Jordan miller needs more minutes lol I’ve seen enough haha
The problem wasn't Jokic. We were winning by 10 plus when he had 30+ points. The ball was moving and the offense looked good with young guys. Harden 2nd half trash offense. I despise Harden system. Don't care how many step back threes.
Crazy whats happening…
Yooooo… did you ever get a western conference playoff shirt after the accident?
Lmao you know the kid that stormed the court 😂
I'm a Nuggets fan but I fw u Dime
A sell out? How many seats are they selling? 10k? That dome is partially empty every night..
Thanks for lifting our spirits we need it 🤣🤣🤣
This is the same dude who said the Clippers age doesn’t matter because all these guys are still good players all summer he talked about how Brook had never come off the bench in his life but here we are he is done. This is also the same guy who said he would take 2025 Kawhi Leonard over peak, Chris Paul, who is one of the 25 best players of all time. He also said Zubac is an All-Star caliber player 😂😂😂😂😂😂
27:22 trading SGA was that
Man you you don't know how bad I needed to hear that last 3 minutes because I been saying for the last 3 years that Ty Lue is Doc Rivers 2.0. doesn't play young players until things go bad, and neither one of them seems to take their job seriously tbh. We are tired of the same old same old every year. Ty Lue, Kawhi, and Harden all gotta go that is the most disappointing era in Clippers history due to the level of talent yet accomplished nothing.
I hope we keep losing we need okc to be the next great team
Love that the young guys are getting opportunities, but it feels very “Hail Mary-ish”😵💫. Can’t do much against an all-time Jokic performance. Hope we could turn the tide soon!! #SaveUsCP3… or Jordan Miller lol
Everything was going fine until Harden played the whole 3rd quarter and destroyed the ball movement. So sick of his style of play
I only got into basketball from playing 2k11 with my friends when i was 16. I knew who some of the greats of the 2000s were but i never actively watched them growing up.
Great show Dime! Strong-minded with constructive take-aways without being delusional. That’s why you are a winner, broski. You are driven, tenacious, and keep lifting yourself and others up. Much respect! 🫡
The key point in all this – like it or not – is probably that the Clippers simply really need Kawhi. There's no shame in that – how many games would the Warriors win without Steph? How many would OKC win without Shay? How many would the Lakers win without Luka? Kawhi is making $50M a year, so of course he's a key part of the team, perhaps THE key part. It's just a total bummer that he twisted his ankle practically right out of the gate. I was a little worried that all the heavy minutes he was playing were going to kick up his bad knee, but he twisted his ankle before it got to that point. If, when he comes back, he can play significant minutes for the rest of the season, the Clips may still be OK. If not, it's probably just going to be a long season.
@21:45 Lonzo