2013-2014 NBA Season

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Honestly, I don't know. Rivers won with three great players in their prime. Does that make him a great coach? Again, I don't know. For the most part players make coaches. Are the Clippers any better this year than last? Doesn't look that way to me, but that could change come April/May.

Beside the point though. Paul used his influence and the threat of leaving to get Del Negro fired, that is all I was saying.

Rivers is a good coach. Del Negro is not. Pretty simple.

Del Negro made so many obvious errors with substitutions and time outs that it is impossible to believe that there wasnt a lot missed that we didnt see. Griffin was as much of the reason they brought in Rivers as Paul. Basically Griffin had stopped listening to Del negro. VDN's playoff record is 10-19.


Jesus what games do you guys watch? Doc Rivers isnt a better coach than Del Negro? Robery Horry is better than Carmello Anthony? Chris Paul is incapable of winning a championship?

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Rivers is a good coach. Del Negro is not. Pretty simple.

He is, but if they finish the season with about the same record and get bounced in the 1st round again, what does it matter?

I don't like players lobbying for new coaches, just old school I guess. Blake Griffin lobbying for a new coach is hilarious...dude has several flaws in his game that he hasn't improved much on. He should start there.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

He is, but if they finish the season with about the same record and get bounced in the 1st round again, what does it matter?

I don't like players lobbying for new coaches, just old school I guess. Blake Griffin lobbying for a new coach is hilarious...dude has several flaws in his game that he hasn't improved much on. He should start there.

The team has flaws that we have talked about and I said earlier in this thread that they should have worried more about getting better defensively with a player, not a coach. But Del negro probably set an NBA record for not having a TO left at the end of the game to advance the ball during his run as Bulls and Clippers coach. He lived a long time off of his 1st year improbable series with the Bulls against Boston. Made Ben Gordon rich which effectively ruined him lol.