Doc Wants to Rest BG & DJ More
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:04 am
Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times (2/12/14)
Doc Rivers says he'd like to give Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan a break
You know what would help? Having a competent big man in the rotation, Doc. Also, Blake getting winded due to getting beat up also alludes to the point I made in another thread where DJ is not doing enough in boxing out and battling for boards. You can't convince me that Jordan is a better conditioned athlete otherwise.
Griffin leads the Clippers in minutes played, averaging 36 per game. That's 21st in the NBA.
Jordan is averaging 35.9 minutes.
"Griffin and DJ have played the most minutes," Rivers said. "So I would say both of those guys" need the time off.
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"DJ, you never feel he's tired, in a strange way," Rivers said. "I don't think I've [substituted] DJ maybe once or twice all year because I've said, 'Wow, he's out of breath.' He looks like he's never tired.
"But Blake at times, he's getting beat up physically on the floor and he's running at the pace that he's running, so I would say that he would benefit the most from a break."
Doc Rivers says he'd like to give Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan a break
You know what would help? Having a competent big man in the rotation, Doc. Also, Blake getting winded due to getting beat up also alludes to the point I made in another thread where DJ is not doing enough in boxing out and battling for boards. You can't convince me that Jordan is a better conditioned athlete otherwise.