Doc Says Clippers Don't Plan to 'Trade Everyone Away'

[BenchOnaQUEST]

Doc Rivers says Clippers don't plan on 'trading everybody away'

Playa Vista, CA. -- Despite trading All-Star forward Blake Griffin to the Detroit Pistons on Monday, the LA Clippers are not planning on tearing down the roster and trading away their best players before the Feb. 8 trade deadline, coach Doc Rivers said on Tuesday.

"We make this trade and then everyone thinks we're just trading everybody away. That's not true," Rivers said when addressing the Griffin trade for the first time publicly. "But that's what's out there. Sometimes you can't control the narrative. You just can control your job, and that's what I have to do."

(...) As for whether the Clippers are technically rebuilding now, Rivers said that is up for interpretation and added that the team is balancing multiple objectives.

"Well, I think you'll have to judge that," Rivers said. "Sometimes there's complete rebuilds. We're not doing that. Sometimes you're juggling and trying to create money, and you're still trying to stay relevant and win. I think that's more of us right now. You have to be honest with yourself. We like what we brought together. ... But we were looking at it with all the injuries we're having and all the stuff, and you're looking at the other teams out there and you're comparing yourself. If you're not good enough, or if you don't think you can beat them, or if you need more help, then you have to do something about it. And to do something, sometimes you have to take chances. You have to mix it up and change it and see where you can go in the future, and that's what we thought of doing."

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[QRich3]

I don't think Doc knows sh*t about what the Clippers plan to do, but that's what he has to say either way.

[og15]

Doc is no longer the authority. While this might be what he believes, he's not the one making the decisions, and the reality could be quite different from his belief.

[MartinToVaught]

I'm really sick of hearing Doc bloviate about... well, anything.

[madmaxmedia]

We're not trading everyone away! (unless we do!)

[nickhx2]

doc knows dookie

[Quake Griffin]

He knows nothing?

Oh I heard the Blake trade was a Doc panic move.




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[Popovich]

Doc says this but they are doing exactly opposite . It is almost certain that DJ as gone as well.

[Dynamix]

We just extended Lou, so Doc's statement is valid. I would love to keep DJ, but only at a fair price.

[Ranma]

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