Never in their history have they presented such a strong force within their squad. Certainly, the Clippers have seen a plethora of stars pass through their ranks since their creation, ranging from Bob McAdoo to Chris Paul. Their current flagship quartet composed of James Harden , Kawhi Leonard , Paul George and Russell Westbrook, however, appears to be the most formidable… but also the most difficult to operate.
Indeed, it’s not easy for four superstars of this caliber to coexist on the same team without stepping on each other and sooner or later waging a war of egos. Their coach, Tyronn Lue, however, has no choice but to resolve this equation and win the title at the end of the season. Without this, the cycle that began in the summer of 2019 and was marked by ambition could well come to a stormy end.
Doc Rivers brutally honest about his time with the Clippers
At the end of a most encouraging 2018-19 season, the leaders of the Clippers decided to shake up their roster in order to attract Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. However, this did not allow them to win the coveted Larry O’Brien trophy the following year. A failure synonymous with dismissal for Doc Rivers, who today admits to NESN that he has remorse about his arrival in the franchise:
I regret this signature every day that passes. Although at the time, it was the right decision for me. I had just spent nine years with the same team, which was about to begin a reconstruction… I think about that all the time. My life would have been so much more peaceful if I had stayed where I was. I’m not one to look back, but there are times when I regret this choice, that’s for sure.
Crowned champion as coach of the Celtics in 2008, Rivers then enjoyed enormous popularity within the league. Rating that he was able to maintain in the years that followed despite less convincing results. This then led the Clippers to give him the keys to their team so that he could offer them the first title of their existence. A mission that he was unable to complete… and that he would have preferred not to accept.
In any case, this is what he is doing today, a decade after accepting the offer sent by the Angelenos general staff. A realization unfortunately for him too late, since he now finds himself without a position after seven years spent at the head of the Clips and three in Philadelphia. Who knows, maybe a return to Boston, where he found his success as a coach, will sooner or later be offered to him.
Three years after his departure from the Clippers, Doc Rivers admits he regrets having accepted the position of coach. Obviously nostalgic for his glorious period in Boston, he risks in any case making his former players and managers cringe.
