213Hoops: The Lob, The Jam, The Podcast

Lucas Hann and Mike Jaglin break down the Clippers' feel-good blowout win over the San Antonio Spurs, as Paul George, John Wall, Norman Powell, and Reggie Jackson all had great games with Kawhi Leonard in the lineup.

Lucas Hann and Justin Wilson break down Kawhi Leonard's return to the starting lineup as the Clippers found a win over the Pistons despite a shaky performance.

Rob and Cole discuss the Clippers' awful loss to the Mavericks, the puzzling situation of Robert Covington's minutes (or lack thereof), and a Clippers' offense that has been stuck in the muck nearly all season.

Rob and Shap recap a bad 110-95 loss the Clippers suffered to the Nets, in a game that had quite a few questionable rotational decisions that lead the duo to talk about how to manage rotations and the redundancies of many of the guards. There's even a sneak of that "consolidation" word after talking about the roster.

Lucas Hann, Cole Huff, and Mike Jaglin break down the Clippers' latest victory over the Lakers as the crosstown rivals move in opposite directions in the standings.

Shap, Jamal (@JamCristopher), & Justin (@LAClippersFilm) recap an absolutely incredible win by the Clippers, 119-117 against an impressive Cavs team. The Clips had great performances up and down the roster from a still impressive Paul George, to a resurgent Terance Mann, a steady Mook, & even had some nice guard performances between Reggie and Norm. So much to talk about on this episode!

Lucas Hann and Robert Flom break down the Clippers' win over the Spurs and reflect on what we learned in a week where LAC went 3-0 against the NBA's two bad Texas teams.

The Clippers didn't play great, but outstanding games by Paul George and Marcus Morris with a nice stint from Moses Brown were enough to carry the good guys to a win over the pitiful Rockets. Cole and Jag join Rob in breaking down the game, discussing the overuse of small-ball, and the Wall vs Reggie starting point guard battle.

Shap, Justin (@laclippersfilm), & Jamal (@JamCristopher) chat with a degree of relief after the Clippers pull out a 95-93 W over the lowly Rockets thanks to an absolute superstar performance by Paul George 35/9/8 with 6 steals alongside continued stellar Zu play with his 16/12 and 4 blocks. The guys talk about those two for a bit before touching on the update with Kawhi's rehab, and what the Clipp...

Lucas Hann, Tomer Azarly, and Cole Huff try to diagnose the problems with the LA Clippers as the team drops their second straight game to the Oklahoma City Thunder and falls to 2-3 amid a worrying pattern of turnovers and low effort.

Rob and Shap recap a brutal Clippers loss in one of the tank capitals in America, losing to forgotten son Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder 108-94. The duo go through what was a bad loss despite having some personnel issues of their own, but also highlight solid play from Zu and Luke. Is there any reason for concern?

Lucas & Shap chat after a discouraging loss against PHX 112-95. Some nice spark from John Wall was featured as well as continued strong play from Marcus Morris, but the rest of the squad were a bit of a mixed bag and awkward rotations have continued. The guys also touch on Paul George's 40 vs. SAC, and how Kawhi's minute allocation has had ripple effects on the whole squad, particularly the role p...

Lucas, Shap, & Jag (@Mjags24) celebrate the return of Regular Season Hoops as the Clippers trip onto a 103-97 win against the other LA team. Kawhi came off the bench, Wall pushed the pace, and rotations are still in some question, but Ivica Zubac remains as solid as a rock. How did the guys feel about the up and down win? How do they feel about this weekend's games?

Law Murray of The Athletic and Andrew Greif from the LA Times join the show as Lucas and Shap get ready for the Clippers' opener on Thursday night.

Lucas, Shap, & Cole (@colehoops) chat about the last Preseason game a 126-115 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Norman Powell had 34 points on 11/14 shooting, there was a sprinkle of nice moments from the rotation, and a second half filled with interesting moments from the 2nd to 3rd string including a huge Moussa Diabate dunk. How do the guys feel about the questions dealing with the roster, particular...

Lucas Hann and Mike Jaglin discuss the Clippers' preseason loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, headlined by John Wall entering the starting lineup and leading the way with 20 points.

Shap, Justin (@laclippersfilm), & Jamal (@JamCristopher) celebrate the return of a surprisingly spry Kawhi Leonard in a nice 102-97 Preseason win over the Blazers. The guys talk about how Kawhi looked, the potential of LAC's defense, John Wall's debut, more strong Amir play, and the impressive play of Moussa Diabate. The guys close with Describe One Play highlighting Kawhi Leonard's great movement...

Rob and Shap are talking about Clippers basketball again! The duo talk about whatever takeaways they could get from LAC's win in what felt like a pickup game. Do we take much from Moses Brown's night? How sad are we that Amir Coffey might actually not be in the rotation? What about Jason Preston's night?

Shap is joined by Chuck (@charlesmockler) and Will (@willupdyke) from Clips N' Dip (@clipperspod) to answer some of your Twitter questions! The guys also talk a little bit about the media quotes this past week and Media Day coming up, embracing expectations, 3rd best player on the team, and close with some concert talk.

Rob & Shap are joined by Jackson Frank (@jackfrank_jjf) to look a little bit at the Clippers roster and how exactly they matchup with the elite teams around the league in what has been a very anticipated and hype-filled off-season for the squad. The guys then end the pod with their way too early season predictions.

Lucas, Rob, & Shap get together to finish up the 2022 Player Preview Series. This time, the trio touch on the returning Kawhi Leonard, the (possibly newly injured) Ivica Zubac, and small ball options Nico, RoCo, and Mook.

Lucas, Rob, & Shap touch on the Donovan Mitchell trade before resuming their Player Preview series, this time talking about some players at the SG. The trio talk about Norm Powell, Brandon Boston Jr., Paul George, and Amir Coffey before wrapping up with Moussa Diabate. It's already September, Preseason basketball this month!

Rob & Shap can feel hoops around the corner, so the duo is starting their Player Preview Series, starting with Point Guards as well as the team's Designated Shooter. The guys talk about expectations from the 1 spot, highlighting Jason Preston, Terance Mann, John Wall, & Reggie Jackson, and they find some time to talk about shooting sniper Luke Kennard.

Lucas & Shap are joined by Steve Perrin, a founding father in Clippers blogging and the guy that both Lucas and Shap started writing under so many years ago. The guys catch up, talk about this past Clipper year, the hype coming into what is the biggest season in Clipper history, and a surprising amount of Eric Bledsoe chat.

Shap is joined by Dave Yapkowitz (@Dave_Yapkowitz) from 213Hoops to talk about the great Norm feature he just had. Dave talks about how he came about the interview and his general conversation with Norm. Dave also gives people new to his work some background on how he became a writer at 213Hoops and his thoughts on this huge Clipper season coming up.