Doc Rivers Unlikely To Be Fired By Clippers During Season

[RealGM Wiretap]

Doc Rivers' job as head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers is likely safe for the entire season, according to three people with knowledge of the situation.

The Clippers have had injuries to four out of their five opening night starters. Patrick Beverley is out for the season while Milos Teodosic has been out since the second game of the season. Danilo Gallinari has missed the past 13 games while Blake Griffin is out for at least two months with an MCL sprain.

Rivers has had his power on personnel decisions stripped over the past few months.

Rivers joined the Clippers in 2013.

Via Sam Amick/USA Today

[Cookin Baskets]

Then he gets fired next tuesday you never know like David Fizdale

[Chris3323]

Entire team gets injured = fire the coach

Doesnt make a lick of sense.

Doc's only problem is his awful GM role.

[Cassius]

Doc geting fired now would be like Denzel getting his Oscar, it's a lifetime achievement award that is years overdue.

[gordoncatrell]

TOLDJA. Doc been coaching LAC two years too long; the team tuned him out 2 years ago, the players just played nice bc he was the GM as well.

the league has pivoted to visionary tactical coaches; not out-of-date rah rah salesman dramaqueens with hokey catchphrases

[JunkYardDog6ix]

Doc geting fired now would be like Denzel getting his Oscar, it's a lifetime achievement award that is years overdue.

Lol... Denzel has more than 1 Oscar ....

[Cassius]

Doc geting fired now would be like Denzel getting his Oscar, it's a lifetime achievement award that is years overdue.

Lol... Denzel has more than 1 Oscar ....

You know what I meant, the best actor award.

[tigerae]

Doc is a decent coach as long as he has a play making PG (see Rondo and CP3) that can run the offense. Austin and Beverly are not. Milos is but he's been hurt. His half court offense is stagnant most of the time with the ball sticking, especially without a playmaker and he is almost always out of timeouts when they are most needed.

He has great out of timeout plays and has turned DJ in to an all star/top league center but he did make CP3 leave so that along with how bad this season is going should be enough to get rid of him. With Lebron being a free agent next year, even if there is a slight chance you can get him, you don't want one of his best friends in CP3 saying that you don't want to go there.

I'd say get someone like Mark Jackson, it was him that put the foundation in place for the Warriors. Van Gundy is another good option imo.

[JunkYardDog6ix]

Doc geting fired now would be like Denzel getting his Oscar, it's a lifetime achievement award that is years overdue.

Lol... Denzel has more than 1 Oscar ....

You know what I meant, the best actor award.

He won it man, for Training Day

[Donnyxc]

Lol... Denzel has more than 1 Oscar ....

You know what I meant, the best actor award.

He won it man, for Training Day

Bet you that guy was thinking of Fences, which Denzel was stellar in. But Casey deserved it for Manchester.

[levon]

This means he's getting fired by the all star break.

[macNcheese3]

what a shame. hes overrated, overpriced.

[Clemenza]

Entire team gets injured = fire the coach

Doesnt make a lick of sense.

Doc's only problem is his awful GM role.

That's always been his crutch for the past four years or so. Its like injuries are his security blanket. We need a new voice and leader for the team. Of course he's ruined the team over the years and wasted Chris Paul's prime when he was coach and GM of the team.. but he's too old school and too focused on making Junior look good at the detriment of the team.

[MartinToVaught]

Ballmer is a clueless and terrible owner. I wish the Guggenheim group bought the team. Doc would have been fired years ago.

[ChokeFasncists]

He is pretty mediocre without Thibs. He really should thank Thibs a million times.

Their roster is full of injury prone players.

Good opportunity to fire the coach this season.

[Cassius]

You know what I meant, the best actor award.

He won it man, for Training Day

Bet you that guy was thinking of Fences, which Denzel was stellar in. But Casey deserved it for Manchester.

Sorry, rereading the thread, bad grammar on my part misconstrued my point. I meant that Denzel's Training Day win was overdue when it happened, in the same way that Doc's firing will be overdue when it happens.

[popfan]

I interpreted this as "it's likely that Rivers will be fired at the end of the season." Rivers should have been fired last year. By enduring the Sterling debacle, Rivers earned himself a juicy contract and protection from immediately being fired (unlike Fizdale and Watson).

If I'm Balmer, I wouldn't actually plan to fire Rivers because the mere threat of firing him will trigger Rivers and his fragile ego to bolt to another NBA franchise.

[Chris3323]

Entire team gets injured = fire the coach

Doesnt make a lick of sense.

Doc's only problem is his awful GM role.

That's always been his crutch for the past four years or so. Its like injuries are his security blanket. We need a new voice and leader for the team. Of course he's ruined the team over the years and wasted Chris Paul's prime when he was coach and GM of the team.. but he's too old school and too focused on making Junior look good at the detriment of the team.

It has been his crutch and you can argue that most of the injuries are due to his same o Horrid offense.

*CP3 dribbles* *CP3 Passes to reddick for Brick*
*CP3 Dribbles* *CP3 goes around screen for lob/pass to blake*

Doc forgot that role players win big games (Look at what Houston did to Clippers in playoffs with Harden on the bench)

I cant fault Doc this year since Jerry West is the one who signed Injury prone Beverly/Danillo and started a rookie MILO!

[colaroaster]

clips still haven't paid 1st rd pick to boston