LA Clippers forward JaMychal Green believes conditioning and chemistry will be the two biggest challenges of the NBA bubble.
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00:00 The NBA bubble has been the cause of numerous challenges thus far, even though the season
00:04 hasn't officially restarted just yet.
00:06 Lakeside is able to set the whole thing up and keep everything well managed, but according
00:10 to other Clippers forwards Michael Green, the players have to go through a fair bit
00:12 of difficulty as well.
00:13 On a comment to the Porters on Wednesday, Green explained what could be wild with Clippers
00:18 resembling the team we last saw in March.
00:20 As far as challenges go, Green simply mentioned conditioning and chemistry, saying, "I feel
00:25 like we're just getting stronger as a team.
00:26 We're hitting on all cylinders.
00:27 But it's a minor setback, it's just like a fresh new start for us.
00:31 Everybody is healthy, so that's great.
00:32 We just gotta get it back going."
00:34 And Green is right here.
00:36 The suspension of the season couldn't have come at a worse time for LA.
00:39 The team played nine games after the All-Star break 4th in the shutdown, and managed to
00:43 go 7-2 with impressive wins over the Nuggets, 76ers, Thunder, and Houston Rockets.
00:48 Moreover, LA's 12.2 net rating in that stretch was the highest in the league.
00:52 Clippers' first scrimmage game will take place on July 22nd, which is a week from today,
00:56 which doesn't leave much time for the team to get familiar with each other once again.
00:59 I add in the fact that Ibiza's Zubats, Lindsey Schammett, and Marcus Morris still aren't
01:03 there.
01:04 It's hard to see why Green believes building chemistry will be a challenge.
01:07 The length of the suspension was about as long as a normal offseason is, so that's
01:11 something to consider.
01:12 But during those times, players are also free to go to gyms, play pickup games with teammates,
01:16 engage in just about any basketball activity they want to.
01:19 None of that was possible during this hiatus.
01:22 So while LA might not look exactly as remembered, once the season officially restarts on July
01:26 30th, in time, the Clippers will return to form, hopefully before competition gets too
01:30 stiff.