The Los Angeles Clippers have fallen from sixth in defensive efficiency before the All Star break to 17th after, with Vinny Del Negro and Blake Griffin divided about whether a lack of urgency or inconsistent strategy is to blame for the slide.
"Our bigs are getting stretched out a little bit," Del Negro said. "They have to have a little sense of urgency in closing out. Some guys can make that adjustment, and some guys are struggling with that but we drilled it again today. That's obviously an area of concern."
Griffin disagreed with Del Negro.
"It depends on our defensive strategy and our defensive principles for that game," Griffin said. "We switch them every single game. I don't see that, no, but I'm biased.
"We want our identity to be a defensive team," Griffin continued. "We don't want to have to make adjustments for every single team and switch things up but to make teams adjust to us and the way we play."