Rivers Has Clippers' Respect With Brutally Honest Approach
Doc Rivers has been very honest with the Los Angeles Clippers during the early part of his tenure.
"He pretty much told me I wasn't anything," Chris Paul said. "He told me I hadn't done anything, and he was right."
"He's been straight-up, he's been very real and when he talks you can tell he has the attention of everybody," super-sub Jamal Crawford said. "Winning that championship, being there contending, he did it as a player and now as a coach. He has everyone's respect."
Rivers wants DeAndre Jordan to be a Defensive Player of the Year candidate and Blake Griffin to develop a face-up game.
"Until somebody goes 100% from the field or stops someone every time on defense," Paul said, "you can always get better and I feel like Doc along with our staff is doing everything possible to help us get better."
