Tag: Doc Rivers
“Don’t get me started on the Hall of …
“Don’t get me started on the Hall of Fame,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said before Friday’s game against the Spurs at AT&T Center. “Why is it that college coaches — and nothing against the college coaches — but they’re coaching and they’re Hall of Fame coaches? Why isn’t Pop in the Hall? Well, he has his own reasons. But Rudy T isn’t in the Hall? That’s a joke, just a complete joke. In college, if you win two national titles, you can lose every game for the rest of your career and you still get to go to the Hall of Fame.”
Fred Katz: Doc Rivers on Chauncey …
Fred Katz: Doc Rivers on Chauncey Billups comparing Rui Hachimura to Kawhi Leonard: “I wouldn’t want that. That’s too early. Let him be him…But everything I hear about him, forget the basketball part, is that he’s supposed to be a great kid. And that helps.”
Tim MacMahon: Doc Rivers on Luka …
Jovan Buha: Doc Rivers was asked …
Jovan Buha: Doc Rivers was asked pregame about a comparison for Luka Doncic. Doc said the second-year wing is a combination of James Harden, Larry Bird and LeBron James, among other players. “I think when he retires people are gonna say, ‘He’s Luka,’” Rivers said.
“It’s a tough one, but I think he’s …
“It’s a tough one, but I think he’s handling it like a pro. That’s what I’m hearing,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. “He’s been great. Shai told me that. He’s been very positive. He didn’t come in the door mad. He said, ‘Hey, let’s see what we can be.’ It probably is still hard on him, but he’s such a pro that he’s going to do the right things.”
Jonathan Feigen: Rockets-Clippers last …
Jonathan Feigen: Rockets-Clippers last two-minute report cites Doc Rivers venturing out on the floor to call time out, though without specifying an incorrect no call, presumably because did not involve players. Tucker got away with stepping out of bounds, Green for fouling Harden on a rebound.
Jovan Buha: Doc Rivers said he and …
Jovan Buha: Doc Rivers said he and Austin met up after last week’s game — when Doc was ejected as Austin egged it on — and are fine. He then joked: “I’ve already talked to the refs about who they should throw out tonight.”
Unlike Beverley, his teammates were …
Unlike Beverley, his teammates were introduced using their college — or in the case of Zubac, the nation where he played before joining the NBA. Only Beverley was introduced with the city in which he grew up. “From Chicago,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said of Beverley’s tenacity. “He gets rebounds that he has no business getting. I think a lot of that is just his grit. And he believes it’s his ball.”
Entering this season, Rivers wanted …
Entering this season, Rivers wanted Beverley to continue to play with the anger and intensity that made him one of the leaders of the team. But Rivers made it clear that he wants Beverley to play with emotion, not be emotional. “It means, I get called for a foul [and I used to say], ‘What the f—, ref?’” Beverley said. “Save it. ‘Good call.’ Next play. The team sees me do that, now everybody else is cool. The team sees me like this, now everybody else is like this, you know? So this is just all about growing.”