Alex Speers

So Matherin is coming into the situation where the Clippers desperately need his scoring, and he is very willing to provide it.

Now for this to count, I'm thinking he needs to be around 23, 24 points per game the rest of the season.

Getting to the line like seven times per game.

I feel like that's – if he was around there, I would consider that.

That would be wild.

Post-All-Star break lead.

Oh, by the way, I was watching Clippers Nuggets last night, and my wife walked by, not really into basketball.

It cut to an image of Brooke Lopez on the bench.

And she stopped, and she said, who is that man?

He looks like he's from another time.

He looks so different from what she imagined NBA players.

And I told her, he is my age.

He is 38.

I think she's correct.

He's a millennial playing professional basketball.

He is from another time.

And that satisfied her.

She was like, oh, okay, that makes sense now.

So another factor working in my favor is the Clippers schedule.

Third easiest per tank-a-thon, most rest advantage games in the league, 16 of their final 27 at home.