Blake Griffin and JJ Redick Have An Open and Honest Conversation About What Happened To The Clippers
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2021
- JJ Redick and Blake Griffin have been through a lot together on The Los Angeles Clippers. They discuss whether they actually thought they were good enough to win a title and why they never could quite get there.
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Here's the thing: It would be amazing if the curtain could be completely pulled back and all the participants agree "Share your truth and no offense, all is forgiven and forgotten"...but that's not realistic. That JJ, Blake and others are even willing to give us this much of a glimpse inside is awesome.
That's what I love about JJs podcast, always so raw with the other players, feel comfort just talking basketball and giving us an insight from a players perspective
Honestly, at that time, blake and jordan were overrated. In order for the clippers to win the whole thing, they needed more from them than just dunking.
Matt Barnes who was apart of that team and host of all the smoke is saying he’s working a doc on it, with the players and doc rivers
what incentive do the players have to do this
@@abouttime2569 You weren’t watching those games if you think Blake was just dunking.
I really thought the clippers were gonna win in 2015. That spurs series is one of my favorite of all time tbh
Legendary series and the best one in their franchise for sure.
Clippers will never 🏆
@@DwellsSouthern if kawhi didn’t get injured they would have won this year 💯
@@skills8854 if Davis didn’t get hurt Lakers win
@@skills8854 could’ve would’ve should’ve 🤷♀️
man said "warriors and lebron going back and forth"... let that sink in for a sec
Hows lebrondas cackery taste mate? 😊🔫
@@PhiyackYuh you are so funny. This is a very funny joke.
@@PhiyackYuh you must be gay
Just more Kyrie disrespect
@@wenotdabank_2835 4 straight Cavs/Dubs finals. Kyrie got injured in game 1 of the first one and wasn't even on the team for the last one. No disrespect, just facts
Remember when Blake punched the trainer and broke his jaw…yeah that helped 😂😂😂
I think it was nick wright
broke his own hand*
@@zigguratjones6458 anyone who has been in a street fight knows your hands are getting broke if you’re throwing forreal. No shame in that.
Trainers don't matter when it comes time to play the game.
@@RT-qz5ci thats why you aim for the nose and mouth, people are aiming for the fore head, that thing is going to break your knuckles
I miss that team and those Clippers uniforms with the cursive font
The white jersey's with the old English font is the best jersey in the NBA.
No one is cursing ?
I like those jerseys more than the uniforms they have now.
@@samsmith8086 cursive (like a signature) instead of block letters (like what we're writing now)! In terms of penmanship🙏🏾
I liked that jersey too the red and blue on the with the cursive font was great!
Yeah the Clippers powder blue jerseys were fire. A really cool detail on the shorts was the 3 nautical flags that spelled out LAC.
Feels like Blakes defensiveness around pettiness = Blake was petty
100%
Yeah facts 😂😂😂
cmon man you know better. there was a guy in that locker room who is a literall symbol for pettiness, and that was not blake griffin.
@@dabigbaby7193 they both petty, and that's a fact
@@dabigbaby7193 CP? DJ? Seems like they are all kinda petty
The Clippers needed a Small Forward. That position was never addressed properly with these guys on the team.
Matt Barnes was a solid role player on that team
@@jaygabbana6852 matt barnes ain't all that, wasnt a life changer on tht squad or any.
Jamal Crawford?
@@saz19s8 I thought he was a shooting gaurd?
What about Caron Butler or Grant Hill?
Havent watched the video yet, but as a clippers fan I just want to point out how long overdue this is. After all these years Blake has been the only one of the Lob City crew not to speak ab what happened and how he feels
Then blake is the only one that says it wasn't as bad 🤔🤣
@@caldwmc Rightt lol, theres definitely something more to it. In every interview they always allude to other problems and specific beefs but never who and what. I might be wrong but I think DJ ended up marrying one of Blakes ex's lmfao so who knows
He still didn’t say much here either
Clippers fan? You poor suffering soul...
Los Angeles belongs to Lakers we sending the clippers to San Diego or Anaheim
Blake doesn't want to admit to the pettiness cause he was one of them that caused the rift between teammates
That’s what it seems like to me as well. I haven’t watched the full interview but when he answers the question and takes that long pause kind of says everything. Looks like he was thinking hard about that one but 🤷
Blake Griffin is known for his pettiness. He punched a Clippers equipment manager cause they got into a heated argument. Griffin was on the injured list prior to that incident and had to spend more time on the injured list because he broke his hand when he punched that guy. He also poured water on a Warriors fan and acted like he didn't mean it. He's a total knucklehead.
@@proudlakerfan The second one the warriors fan was laughing at it he didnt care cuz he was front row and blake interacted wit him
@@Kenny-hz5ux Still doesnt make it okay
yeah that looked bad. He just deflected on that completely. You're correct
Blake, DeAndre, JJ, Jamal, CP3. My favorite years of the Clippers. So glad I went to so many games!!!!
i’m a clippers fan and enjoyed lob city so much!
This is gold dude, two legends talking about what happened during critical moments in playoffs is what I live for
I wouldnt say legends ..
@@HonchoHoodo that's fair, I suppose jj hasn't even made allstar🤥
Well JJ is a Duke legend for sure.
Legends of what exactly? Not basketball. Mediocre at best. Blake was a highlight reel for a handful years but not some amazing all around player. JJ was a pretty good role player. Neither have even a .01% chance of making the hall of fame.
@@shamrrochass5255 Griffin is one of the most over-rated players I have ever seen in watching 50 years of basketball.
Chris Paul getting the Game 7 game winner vs the Spur on ONE LEG was amazing...team lost all momentum after that peak.
I loved that series
The next series Game 1 vs the rockets without Cp Blake scored like 42 points I think and Clips won.. I definitely think we lost cause of Josh Smith
@@Thewing2001 Such as CLASSIC
@@free3793 Rockets bench shooting like splash brothers as well as injuries definitely played a role but that rockets series was just a prime example of Doc Rivers being entirely unable to coach a team to keep a lead. You can always feel that his teams except for big 3 Celtics simply don’t have that mental edge
I disagree, they lost all momentum against the rockets in the next round.
ILL SAY IT ONCE AND ILL SAY IT AGAIN. THE JIMMY BUTLER INTERVIEW SET UP HAS BEEN THE GOAT SETTING FOR THE SHOW!! Please bring it back...
what's the title of the video you are referring to?
@@jgpt3641 Jimmy Butler on his falling out with philly… | JJ Reddick Podcast
@@ecab992 Thank you, yeah that setup is a lot cleaner
i’m 4 months late to this, but agreed
I think they record wherever they’re at
That first round series against the Spurs was amazing
Yo that was when I thought they were gonna take the championship, they played a crazy series
That year was supposed to be theirs, but somehow still lost to josh smith in the fourth quarter in G5...smh
I remember when they played the Spurs that year. That was such a good series.
The Spurs were robbed in that series.
@@IWantToMature85 sure
The prime Blake years were just awesome. So much fun watching him dominate and bully the post.
That Spurs series was amazing! Going against Kawhi Leonard no less. CP passing a game-winning shot to JJ Redick under the defender’s leg 👏🏼
@Ash Hegde blake was a 20/10 guy for at least 4-5 years in his prime at the time he was considered top 3 PF in the league.
@@4kdefinition70 Man half those points were olley-oops. He was arguably the worst post player in the history of the league.
@@cflo1386 Thanks Skip, sending a case of mountain dew your way for that scorching hot take rofl
@@zombi3907 Oh has he always hated Blake Griffin too?! Lol
Kawhi Leonard was an average player back then he was solely a defensive stalwart that's it.
14 there was a shot but Spurs and Thunder were legit. 15 was a shot with KD injured but the rise of the Warriors. 2016 there was an outside shot but the Warriors were 73-9 and the Thunder were super nice. I think the Clippers are going to be a good but forgotten team but the Thunder got screwed hard with injuries too and hitting 2 crazy teams in the 73-9 Warriors (though they could have beaten them) and 2014 Spurs
No way in 2016, they would have been absolutely murdered by the Warriors, OKC, and the Spurs (who went 67-15)
@@SuperNintendawg exactly that Thunder team was nasty up 3-1 in WCF against a 73-9 team just to choke and have everything fall apart after
There’s no way they beat the 73-9 Warriors or the 2014 “Beautiful Game” Spurs team, you’re delusional.
@@Vastatio which was the year, that Clips DID beat Spurs but lost to Rockets?
Clipps had a slim chance in 2014. Spurs were on a mission to claim what they thought was theirs the year before. They happen to run into a hungry OKC team that was injured last playoffs
They had ZERO chance in 2016. OKC was the 3 seed, Spurs went 67-15 (ppl forget cuz of the warriors), GS went 73-9. Those 3 teams were elite as they get. Not to mention the Spurs had Lamarcus as well but sadly underachieved w that roster. Clipps we’re going no where
2015 was their best shot but fell apart against Houston.
JJ's looking healthy.
That series though where you let Josh Smith of all people take over and end your play-off run, I couldn't believe my eyes.
Josh smith no joke though when hes clickin...but i feel you
That was Josh smith's last good season pretty much
That was out of nowhere. Josh Smith hitting 7 threes in the playoffs after coming off the bench shooting 29% from 3 that year. I'll never forget that nonsense
@@theinktician Corey brewer going off too smh we were robbed of a very good WCF match up that year
@@felix3033 it was j one of those nights, I remember Corey brewer dropping 50+ in a regular season game a couple years ago. Clippers j unlucky.
The Houston series was the worst for me.
Seems pretty clear Griffin was one of the petty ones. But still liked him as a player
This is a cool conversation. I've been a Nuggets fan since 1982. I still can't believe we finally did it. An NBA championship playoff run is the most grueling experience in sports. Those were some great Clippers teams. There was nothing wrong with them other than health. That happens. They have nothing to be ashamed of.
They were such a fun team to watch, I remember them going on like 20 game win streaks and always thinking they’d be in the finals. Cp3, Blake, JJ, Jordan, Crawford. Dudes were ballers, if I remember correctly Bledsoe was a good back up pg for them too.
*That Clippers team should’ve made at least 1 Finals. Are we ready to have a Doc Rivers conversation?*
The Clippers make their 1st conference finals the year after they get rid of him. Meanwhile, the 1 seed 76ers hire him and get upset by the 5 seed Hawks.
That convo needs to happen ASAP!
@@ACZcamsUser1 can't blame Doc for Ben Simmons being scared of Trae Young
Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Rajón Rondo and Kevin Garnett… One Championship. Yes, Doc Rivers… severally overrated.
I am he's a politician
@@octavioginer6824 exactly. Any coach would’ve taken that 08 team to the ship. Rick Carlisle who coached the 2011 Mavs would’ve won 2-3 ships with that Boston squad.
Became a clippers fan because I always got drafted to the Clippers No 8 on 2K. Believe me I tried many times to get drafted higher. Learnt to love the team. Griffin is still one of my favourite players still. Thanks JJ great ep.
JJ redick is so good at asking questions and expanding the dialogue. Enjoying the vids bro!.
He’s a better interviewer than many journalists.
he's really good. all his interviews. happy he got the gig with espn.
JJ deserves to be on the air more. Willing to delve deep and speaks quite well.
Yall let Josh Smith and Corey Brewer beat yall in game 6. Harden wasn't playing well that game
Facts
The Rockets were just the better team and had better teamwork so it doesn't matter whether it was led by Josh Smith and Corey Brewer. They simply played as a team.
@@anobody0 that started cuz of Corey Brewer and Josh Smith. The whole team was ready to pack it in and call it a season before they went off. That's what sparked the Rockets to win the series
@@rickDArula 100% facts! This is the real truth! Up 3-2 & up by 18 points...i remember it vividly (taking a 3-1 lead earlier in the series as well)
Corey never was a scrub tho....he's a great Glue guy like Ariza, Jeff Green or anyother almost all-star player. And Josh found a time machine that night and Snapped. I was rooting for Houston obviously that year. Man what a game it was!!
Great to hear your insights and honesty guys. Much respect.
I loved that clippers team, they were so fun to watch and I loved going and seeing them in the Staples center. They had such cool players and the tickets were a good deal
This team was so fun to watch. can't wait for the season to begin. Let's go clippers! 💙❤⛵
Mic placements needs rearrangement.
Literally blocking all 3 of their faces lol
With respect I never thought y’all were going to win during those times but I though you guys was fun to watch
This is so sick. Great content
I was at that game 7 in Houston. What a series for Rockets fans.
once they took a good lead in game 6 i and many clippers knew it was a toss up at houston
10% of the redick podcast is talking about how the clippers managed to fail
Clown
@@hellodolly2551 bozo
It’s 10% of his life experiences.
@@hellodolly2551 nice dude
True... but one of the most talented teams to never make the finals is a pretty big story. People like hearing all the reasons why it didn't work out
it’s crazy i was stationed on west coast when i was in the army 2013-2016 and would always catch the late clippers games at the bar. when i became a basketball fan!
blake's real response: "We just sucked bro"
That '15 Spurs/Clippers series, at any other time they would have met in the conference finals rather than the 1st round.
That was the result of that damn ruleset where Division winners + next best record were the Top 4 seeds. They got rid of that the following year
@@DarkSaber22 wow I forgot about that. Talk about a shitty rule
the clippers needed a strong 2 way small forward to complete their puzzle. they didnt have a strong perimeter wing player during cp and blakes high years. 2015 they had their absolute peak chance to win cuz they were clicking but again the lack of a perimeter 2 way player/closer and choking led to their defeat. the warriors vs clippers 2015 wouldve been a great year. 2016 the clippers had ZERO chance against okc spurs or golden state or cleveland
I still love BG32. One of my favorite players even still today
Based on this interview it seems Blake was the source of problems with those teams. Josh gave him a chance to be a grownup and take responsibility but he seems to be in denial.
Whos the other guy in the interview?
Blake literally said nothing 😂😂😂😂 he gave no perspective. Just words that meant nothing lol
I was thinking the same 🤦🏽♂️
because JJ kept interrupting him, so frustrating to watch lol. the host shouldn't be talking a noticeable amount more than the guest in this type of setting, especially if you're advertising it as "Open and Honest"
Its good that they opened this up
I was watching that spurs series and that was just the best basketball ive ever watched. Lob city(exciting fun highlight basketball) vs Spurs (team fundamentals basketball) going at it. Just a clash of styles...what a beauty of a series
Is it me or are those microphones in my way.
Totally ridiculous mic placement
@Aristides Gonzalez no it’s just you
It's distracting as hell...wtf
@@parlayin 😢
It’s a podcast you clown. It’s not made for CZcams
Man I’ve been waiting for this topic 😂😂
Youre starting line up was so good that year. Blake,DJ,cp,reddik-what the helll????
That two years with the Clippers/Warriors/Blazers was some of the best basketball on any given night.
Blazers??
@@tangomango2459 yea blazers “rip city”
Im a Cavs fan but I remember when cp went to the team I knew it was gonna be a problem , its sad that they couldnt get over the hump one of the greatest teams ever that didnt seal the deal
No way the clips beat those 2014 Spurs imo, 2015 was a decent team though. Imho it's just tough to win without a star wing. Chris Paul might be my favorite player to watch all time, but he has to work too hard to score, it's just difficult to carry a big scoring load at that height. Griffin is a solid player as well, but he wasn't exactly the most skilled scorer on the planet, or an elite 2 way player. Clips had to play really tight in order to win, and that's tough.
Winning a chip is difficult, and it's even more difficult to win when a team is relying on out executing the rest of the competition. It was equally as tough for Stockton and Malone to get done as well, regardless of pettiness and mental toughness.
2015 was the best team relative to competition though. GSW figured it out the next year, and OKC was imo the best team in the league by the playoffs, but, in 2015 Warriors weren't really tested due to injuries, and they were always a little loose with the ball. Clips would of been the team to push them a little. It would of been a fun series.
I always wondered what would have happened if Clips Warriors played in 2015 WCF. Felt like it would have went at least six or seven either way. I really felt like if that series was played whoever won that would have won the title (given that the cavs still break down and it was Lebrun one man show)
they had their chances… losing to Corey Brewer and Josh Smith when you had the lead the entire game is inexcusable tho
Youre right 2015 was def their best shot. They had all the momentum after beating the defending champs and then had the Rockets on the ropes. Overall tho they just didn't have enough talent. They always seemed like they were one piece away. Like they just needed a solid wing that could play passable defense and hit a corner 3. Someone that you can use on Josh Smith when he gets hot or put on KD and at least try to slow him down. Somebody like that would've taken a huge load off of Paul and Blake. I still remember in 2014 all they had was Dudley for KD lmao. The man was getting absolutely cooked every time down the floor.
Too hard to score ? Bro dropped 41 in the playoffs and then like 27 the very next night in an elimination game. He’s a Pg he’s not pose to have the most points, he’s pose to set up his guys.
JSmoove went nuts in that game. Seriously one of the best comeback wins in NBA history. 🤘🚀
As ac warriors Fan. We looked at the clippers as the favorites to play the cavs.. the talent on that team was amazing.. them games was intense
Doc Rivers is the real culprit here
Why u say that?
@@gshivs793 he’s responsible for blowing many 3 1 leads
@@mr.obamium8074 Lol...I dont even like Doc but is Doc on the court when these leads were blown? Don't think so. He might of overseen the blown leads but it aint simply "HIS" fault
Dk if you are joking about doc but it’s actually DEFINITELY doc. So many mistakes.
@@NewGoldie One blown 3-1 series lead, okay fine, maybe just tough luck. Two 3-1 leads blown? Okay that might be something but three 3-1 leads blown? Three. And it's like he had a lack of talent, with T-Mac, Blake and CP3, then Kawhi and PG. This was also the same coach that kept saying nothing was wrong with Ben Simmons only to suddenly blame him at the end of a playoff loss(I mean he deserved the blame but after all the hype that he was saying throughout the season?)
My favorite team ever till this day!!! Just pure magic and fun… you was always on the edge of your seat and let a fast break start off can’t explain tht feeling… CP used to throw the ball out the gym for Dj and Blake to go get!!!
Bro hearing these perspectives is so fricking cool
Love the podcast!
I honestly thought the Clippers best year/chance was 2015 and not 2014
I say 2014 cause they at least beat the warriors Idk if they do in 15. I think blowing that okc game was worse than the josh smith game. Cause at least they took away they’re best option harden the phrase “make someone else beat you” actually happens sometimes. Lol it’s like if Westbrook randomly makes 8 3s and you lose a game 7 it’s like oh well how often does that happen 🤷🏾♂️.
2014 Warriors were not fully evolved yet. They were already good and the potential was clear but they still were not the Warriors we all know now. They signed Kerr, key role player in Livingston and Green had his first breakout year the next season. 2014-2015 season was when the Warriors were finally fully unleashed. Also, that 2013-2014 Spurs team for some reason is insanely underrated nowadays. They were absolutely incredible and beat Heat in a dominant fashion. One of the most impressive NBA championship teams in the last 20 or so years by far. The reason for that Spurs team decline is the timing of their Duncan, Parker, Ginobili trio and their new two way superstar Kawhi. Before 2014 Kawhi was still developing and after 2014 age was really getting in the way of the legendary trio. 2014 playoffs was when Kawhi emerged as a superstar and the trio was still somewhat in form. 2014 Spurs were absolutely fascinating.@@Kirbystare1992
I think CP3 was waiting for Blake to finally step it up and become a superstar but I think he let CP3 down. Blake never lived up to the hype and came up short in the games CP3 needed him. The only
Highlight of his career is of him jumping over a kia in a dunk contest 🤣
A lot of things have to line up to win a championship.honestly you guys did exactly what you can ask for, 2 chips at max potential, things have to line up.in the motion of momentum. More than on person locked in.its not easy,its 32 teams and everyone who is in the league has game.
I was at the game sitting 5th row where he's talking at 4 minutes 50 seconds. At halftime as KD was walking to the locker room I heckled him and he flexed on me. We were up 19. He came out in the third quarter and destroyed us
1:52 J.J listing all the times Blake was injured
Still hesitant to actually get into the details of things. JJ kinda tried to steer the discussion towards opening up and sharing some examples but Blake seemed content leaving it at ‘mental breakdowns’. There’s a lot more that was going on there that probably takes the whole team sitting down and talking it out to get closure.
As long as he plays in the league he has to walk a line. Even Jimmy Butler who doesn't give a boot did not detail every single thing that happened in philadelphia. Even though we all know that he hated Ben Simmons and the coddling n self disrespected that he had to pick a back seat to him when he's clearly the better player. Point is he didn't say all that in his interview cuz u cant really go deep inside the lockeroom, it's part of the code and also works to the benefit of all players coaches and executives
@@altdelete7696 Yeah that’s a good point. That would definitely hold you back from expressing more.
I agree, I think once he retires JJ is gonna be free to be more direct and ask the tough questions rather than being nice (at least that's what I hope would happen).
@@sheyarjames4904 he just did like roughly a week ago or so also
Iii it I b. P mill
Those series were some of the best I’ve ever though.
Kingston Jamaica respect
I was checking out the team total stats for 14/15 season and the clips were #1 in FG%, #2 in tov so they shot the ball well and took care of the ball. They had plenty of scoring power so ya, they probably all shake their heads about that season. They gave up alot of free throws, so I guess you'd say they were maybe lazy on D.
What was their efg?
Maybe? Blake, Crawford and JJ are in the same team. Defense is a weakness
Defense was weakness, especially at the wing (CP3 being the best KD "stopper" that the team could offer is a perfect example of this), however their offense is also was a big problem too, especially in playoffs. Their regular season offense was amazing but they couldn't keep the same pace during the playoffs. The coaching, schemes and sets were obsolete and they were clearly dragging behind much more modern Warriors, Spurs, Rockets offenses. Clippers were working much harder for their looks than their opposition. Maybe their offense was the way it was due to lack of elite wing or because of certain players not willing to give up their iso tendencies but the fact of their offenses becoming way less effective during playoffs in comparison to regular season still stands. Cavs were able to get away with more static offense in playoffs but unlike Clippers they had elite defense and they had LeBron as their wing. Moral of the story: work smarter not harder unless you have a wing that literally can do everything at the elite level. @@KB-qk1ic
3:04 Blake wanted to say cp3 sooo bad lmao
Love these guys. Clippers bring me so much joy
But no championship
Ahhhh you guys came to NY for the Blake interview and also stopped by the Nene’s taco spot? I should’ve known!!
'14 and '15 they had the most weapons in the West (#1 in offensive rating those two years). But Spurs and Warriors were way better mentally
15 they lost to the Rockets down 3-1
Not just mentally. More balanced roster, better coached, had better game plans and sets, especially in playoffs. Those Spurs and Warriors teams were magic and really well oiled machines with great defense and amazing free flowing offense while Clippers had tendencies to become a bit slugish and lack imagination/visions against playoffs defenses and relied way too much on CP3 and BG being their offense. Warriors and Spurs moved the ball and much more and in general played off ball much better getting easier better shots where CP3 and BG were often working like horses to get a decent shot for their team or were forced to take tougher shots than the opposition. No one reasonable ever put Clippers as the main contenders. In reality they were more of a dark horse/or tier 2 contenders behind the tier 1 contenders. Their flaws was always apparent (lack of good wing that isn't way past his prime and outdated offense relying way too much on CP3 and BG generating looks). It's just a lot of fans get mesmerized by their constant highlights making them appear more dominant than they really were and people blindly jumping aboard Doc Rivers train just because he has won the title with Celtics in the past with hall of fame trio and insane defensive talent along them). Still a really great team that made so many incredible memories along the way and the fact that they beat one of the most impressive defending champions -2014-2015 Spurs was absolutely incredible.
As the Clippers 2nd biggest fan, this was so amazing and sad at the same time. Fact is that CP3 is a real ball buster and DJ & Blake resented it due to their immaturity. Love how JJ kept saying we lack mental toughness to Blake🤏💀🙄
It’s somthing that I don’t love about chris Paul is that’s he busts everyone’s balls instead of knowing what teammates need what kind of mentor ship
The thing with CP is he expects people to give 100% all the time and if he sees someone screw up he is blunt about it. This rubs a lot of personalities the wrong way but it's also part of the reason why his teams are always good. He gets the most he can out of his teammates. Booker is similar in that he is super competitive and wants to win so bad which is why they work well together. Winning is above any other consideration. I don't know CP has the social graces to ever be a coach lol.
CP3 won me over when he took that Thunder team to the playoffs.
Does any faceless legend know what the brand/model of the mixing board/pre-amp/sound interface/etc. in front of JJ is, by any chance?
[It’s quite odd, but I feel an urge to express that I am not asking for any reason pertaining to podcasting(or bc I wish to attain equipment with intentions of creating my own super sick podcast that will further add to an already-vastly over-saturated field.]
For all that's been said about Blake, I think its cool of him to come and speak about those issues in the first place. I'd imagine JJ would have vetted him about the topics that were gonna be raised.
Ask Blake how he feels about how rigged his dunk contest was!
Blake had nothing to do with terrible voting
@@Sensaikev No but Kia had something to do with him winning
@@Sensaikev do a lil more research bro lol it was rigged without the votes
Who do you think should have won anyway?
🤷🏻♂️
Uh oh lemme blaze up for this one! Also, I was at Ou when Blake was there. Well, I was in Norman… having already dropped out hahahahaha
Don’t do drugs kids and stay in school.
@@gregoryvierra6114 I quit school
How good was Blake ?
@@tkbaku3036 dominant. Hall of fame lock if he didn’t tear his ACL. Was stupid explosive. . Him and curry were extremely dominant
@@tkbaku3036 Had the campus jumping. But people who were really into college ball couldn’t help but notice that kid over at Davidson droppin 40’s and 50’s…
Move the mics, don't let them block the people. Easy fix just reposition clamps on other parts of table
One of the original super teams they were great up and down the roster
That Austin Rivers trade n extension put a extra level of divide on that team they had to have felt it was a abuse of power on Doc part and felt he was tryna save his son's career doing that regardless if he was a fit on the team or not
100% facts
Austin river balled out many times ....once again pettiness
He balled but a lot of that was empty scoring and no defense very similar to Jamal Crawford. Like, sure an instant offense energy second unit guy is great but the team was in much more desperate need for a decent two way wing and secondary playmaker. Rivers was not bad but he wasn't a good fit for the team essentially being a second but worse Jamal Crawford. Also, it wasn't just him, Doc also kept bringing his other old friends/former players and mismanaged/traded all the young talent that could have developed and be important pieces of the team.. @@Surgeon806
The Spurs were such a juggernaut, that after they were defeated, JJ cried lmaooo
J J so self aware. Love how he asks these tough questions that fans from that time dieing to hear
The way Lebron was playing basketball back then na man
When it took them 7 games to beat GSW in the 1st round it was apparent they weren’t going fulfill the potential they had with all that talent. It also was evident GSW was going to be a problem, and they were.
Warriors didn't have a center, either. Bogut was out, then Festus Ezeli also got hurt and it was a wrap trying to stop them inside.
eh, the warriors really didn’t do much after that though
@@moon9light David Lee was hurt too
It was pretty simple. The 14 and 15 clippers had the makings of a title team, but the only way for them to get there was if Blake made the leap to a true elite player. He didn't. CP3 is an all time great, but it is not easy for a small guard to complete take over games like big wing players like Durant, James and Kawhi. Even a smallish guard like Steph, an all time great player can get locked up in the playoffs and Finals. With CP3 being a great small man, Blake needed to step up, but Blake was more busy trying to be Hollywood, than really work on his game. and it showed in the playoffs.
Neither one of them is an elite scorer, I understand that CP3 is primarily a playmaker but considering how their team was constructed, he needed to be more like Steph Curry rather than Steve Nash, same thing goes for Blake like you said he didn't develop to be elite.
Blake was elite in 2015. Go look at the playoff numbers and was elite in 2016 before he got derailed by injuries
@@charlescooks9360 Blake was not elite in 2015, he had a very good year. Did play almost at elite level in the 2 rounds in 2015. 2016 was similar. Blake never had a truly elite season. never.
@@sheyarjames4904 CP3 career high is 43. Especially in the playoffs, most teams have a way of bottling up a 6 ft guard not named Iverson in a way they can not dominate scoring AND control the game like CP3 would need to do. Lebron does that, but he is 6'10. Steph can score for sure, but asking CP3 to play like that is asking CP3 to be a different player. Ask Dame how hard it is to dominate scoring and control the game from the point in the playoffs. CP3 is an elite PG, but he would need a truly elite scorer to win in the playoffs. Booker showed us this in flashes how a team could function with a CP3 led offense and elite scoring wing. With Harden, CP3 Rockets were about to put an invincible Warriors team away in the playoffs before injury late in that series. That is how good CP3 is with an elite scorer. Blake as we agree, was never that.
@@danielkim672 your points are valid and you have convinced me 👍, CP3 needed someone like prime Amare Stoudemire, a beast offensively and the pick and roll between them would've been like bread and butter...
Thats crazy I was talking about them at work. Clippers really had a shot for two straight years, but nobody expected for GSW to just explode how they did.
That Spurs-Clippers round 1 may have been THE greatest round 1 of all time.
Athletes live in the moment. They believe in their ability and skill that brought them to this point. After you guys beat the Spurs, I cried too JJ...
Did he talk at all about his time in Detroit? I would really like to hear him talk openly about his time there
He hated it there.
Why nobody cares. They sucked.
I LOVED that Clip team. By far my favorite team besides my home team. My adopted team. I was crusheddd when they lost in playoffs. Real talk tho I don't buy the excuses/reasons here, they had the talent to win a Chip. Every team got injuries, Willis Reed won a Chip on 1leg. Jordan dropped 36 w the flu. Giannis almost snapped his leg off in Gm5 (?) vs Brooklyn in ECF & 5DAYS later had maybe the greatest finals performance ever. "Mental Toughness" is weak AF.
Great channel !
That Clippers team was ENTERTAINMENT…but they weren’t winning it.
lol they were just unlucky thats it, that same clippers team would demolish this year bucks and 2018 raptors
They had chances of injuries didn't happen
Facts
Never had a closer. Cp3 as great as he is always finds away to give it away.
I been a Clippers fan for 17 years. It's not for the faint of heart
great stuff bro. It would be interesting if some talented MF;s out there did a comparison video between what ACTUAL PLAYERS say happened during any specific time versus what the talking heads of the day reported.
Never thought they was go win but I used to love that team on nba 2k nobody was beating me with the clippers
You can tell blake wanted to say the real behind the scenes chaos 😂 idk what happened but I just always figured it was Chris Paul and his bad attitude
They never won because they never had a Go To scorer. They had a Floor General & Skywalkers but they needed a scoring 2 or 3. More consistent than a Swaggy P. CP3 got Booker and at least made The Finals. Booker on LAC gets them further.
Watched this dude man handle some schools in the playoffs in H.S him and Taylor were a force
quick staging question... why is the guest sitting directly behind the mic? I feel like they could be placed better for the camera. at the very least switch blake and the guy on the left
Blake seems like a really good interview guest
Not really since he won’t open up
As usual, Blake really doesn't say anything or takes accountability
why would he?
Blake's not off the hook but Deandre Jordan refusing to work on freethrows/a 10 foot midrange jumper didnt help either.
cool cool... now tell us about when cp3 tried to get into the clippers locker room when he went to houston lol
Awesome pod. But your mics are blocking your faces a lot, would be good to switch them around at least away from the camera 🎥
Blake have one of the greatest highlight reels of all time but I never thought he was a Superstar. He always been soft to me and unreliable in crunch time but most importantly he was injury-prone as well. Only one team has won a chip with a small pg being their toughest player.
You referring to mr. under rated isiah thomas
@@JonathanWaterbury yes sir Super Under Rated