Add Doc Rivers trading for his bust kid to the list of bad GM moves he's made so far.

[russwest0]

Rivers (Austin) was garbage last night and shouldn't even be in the rotation.

[LoneyROY7]

http://mrwgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/I-Will-Find-You-And-I-Will-Kill-You-Liam-Neeson-In-Taken.gif

[MavsSuperFan]

blatant nepotism

[navy]

Nepotism.

But he is still young and raw. Id give him a few more years to turn it around.

[nathanjizzle]

poor guy, grew up privileged, weak light skinned, needs his dad to define his career.

be your own man and go play in china.

[fpliii]

I've always been a big fan of Doc's, but this is inexcusable. Hasn't set the world on fire as a GM.

Also, I've taken to crediting Thibs more and more for those great defenses in Boston.

[Springsteen]

Maybe Doc thought having CP3 mentor Austin could help him develop into a solid NBA player :confusedshrug:

[Milbuck]

I've always been a big fan of Doc's, but this is inexcusable. Hasn't set the world on fire as a GM.

Also, I've taken to crediting Thibs more and more for those great defenses in Boston.
KG as well. That KG-Thibs duo was a perfect match. Some of the on/off and defense metrics for KG were insane, even past his prime.

I wish there was a way to see those TWolves teams with Thibs coaching, and with a true championship level second option for KG, like Ray Allen.

[dab0yech0]

Terrible rotations at the end too. Crawford was cold and he left him in too long in the 4th, I don't get why Reddick sat so long after being on fire in the 3rd. By the time he put Reddick back in with about 3 minutes left he was cold. Also sat DeAndre too long at the end and Miami started attacking the basket at will.

[SpecialQue]

Doc will go down as a worse Clippers coach than Del Negro.

[Taller than CP3]

Doc is one ugly Chinese looking mutha****a. He and his son should go to China where both of them can win a championship.

[D-FENS]

Doc is one ugly Chinese looking mutha****a. He and his son should go to China where both of them can win a championship.

Austin RIvers would get destroyed by Marbury

[J Shuttlesworth]

+/- of 0 tonight. He's already vastly improved since last game. Watch out, league :bowdown:

[senelcoolidge]

Austin scored a point tonight. He's improving. Still 0-7 fg's as a Clipper though.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Can we make a list of what Doc Rivers has done as gm up till now? Very interested.

[dunksby]

And they say sons of coaches have great shooting touch, I wonder WTF did Doc teach him growing up? You know he is an overrated coach when you see his son struggling so much just to get a bucket.

[Magic731]

And they say sons of coaches have great shooting touch, I wonder WTF did Doc teach him growing up? You know he is an overrated coach when you see his son struggling so much just to get a bucket.
Yes, let's ignore the fact that he actually made the NBA.

[miggyme1]

Yes, let's ignore the fact that he actually made the NBA.


making the nba isnt really all that especially if u get there and bust. hell adam morrison made it to the nba...where is he now?

i can name countless others who looked like studs in college AND high school just to get drafted as a lottery pick and not last 5 seasons.

austin rivers had an underwhelming year at duke where he is only remembered for hitting that game winner on unc.

got drafted purely off of upside and IMO politics...his father is in the nba..how dare we deny him an opportunity.

just like george karls son koby karl.....how dare we not give george karls son an opportunity.

just like bill waltons son......how dare we not give luke walton an opportunity.

hell u get the point

[Cocaine80s]

making the nba isnt really all that especially if u get there and bust. hell adam morrison made it to the nba...where is he now?

i can name countless others who looked like studs in college AND high school just to get drafted as a lottery pick and not last 5 seasons.

austin rivers had an underwhelming year at duke where he is only remembered for hitting that game winner on unc.

got drafted purely off of upside and IMO politics...his father is in the nba..how dare we deny him an opportunity.

just like george karls son koby karl.....how dare we not give george karls son an opportunity.

just like bill waltons son......how dare we not give luke walton an opportunity.

hell u get the point
You salty your dad isnt a former nba player/coach?

[russwest0]

Doc will go down as a worse Clippers coach than Del Negro.

:lebronamazed:

[BlackWhiteGreen]

Can we make a list of what Doc Rivers has done as gm up till now? Very interested.

If you start at the bottom, you can read it chronologically:

January 16, 2015 Waived G Jordan Farmar.
January 15, 2015 Acquired G Austin Rivers from Boston for G Chris Douglas-Roberts and a future second-round draft pick. Los Angeles sent G Reggie Bullock to Phoenix and Phoenix sent F Shavlik Randolph to Boston.
January 14, 2015 Signed G Dahntay Jones to a 10-day contract.
November 6, 2014 Named Gillian Zucker president of business operations.
October 25, 2014 Waived F Joe Ingles.
September 29, 2014 Named Sam Cassell, Lawrence Frank and Mike Woodson assistant coaches.
September 3, 2014 Signed G-F Chris Douglas-Roberts and F-C Ekpe Udoh.
August 29, 2014 Waived G-F Carlos Delfino and C Miroslav Raduljica.
August 27, 2014 Signed coach Doc Rivers to a five-year contract extension.
August 12, 2014 Announced the sale of the club to Steve Ballmer.
July 12, 2014 Signed G C.J. Wilcox.
July 10, 2014 Signed G Jordan Farmar to a two-year contract and C Spencer Hawes to a four-year contract.
May 6, 2014 Announced president Andy Roeser is taking an indefinite leave of absence.
February 28, 2014 Signed F Danny Granger.
February 3, 2014 Signed G Sasha Vujacic to a 10-day contract.
January 8, 2014 Signed G Maalik Wayns to a 10-day contract.
January 5, 2014 Waived G Maalik Wayns.
December 10, 2013 Signed G/F Stephen Jackson.
October 21, 2013 Waived F Brandon Davies.
July 23, 2013 Signed C Byron Mullens.
July 11, 2013 Signed G Reggie Bullock.
July 10, 2013 Acquired G J.J. Redick from Milwaukee and sent G Eric Bledsoe and F Caron Butler to Phoenix. Los Angeles received F-G Jared Dudley from Phoenix and Milwaukee received two future second-round draft picks. Re-signed G Chris Paul to a five-year contract and F Matt Barnes and C Ryan Hollins.
July 10, 2013 Waived F DaJuan Summers.
July 9, 2013 Named Alvin Gentry associate head coach and Armond Hill, Kevin Eastman and Tyronn Lue assistant coaches.
July 1, 2013 Agreed to terms with G Chris Paul.
June 25, 2013 Named Doc Rivers coach and senior vice president of basketball operations. Traded an undisclosed future first-round draft pick to Boston for Rivers.

Sauce (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/transactions/_/name/lac/los-angeles-clippers)

[tomtucker]

Doc is one ugly Chinese looking mutha****a. He and his son should go to China where both of them can win a championship.
:oldlol:

[tomtucker]

making the nba isnt really all that especially if u get there and bust. hell adam morrison made it to the nba...where is he now?

i can name countless others who looked like studs in college AND high school just to get drafted as a lottery pick and not last 5 seasons.

austin rivers had an underwhelming year at duke where he is only remembered for hitting that game winner on unc.

g.

hell u get the point

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X1ewxVwhug

Austin Rivers Game Winning Buzzer Beater

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alot of current NBA players in that game.........:eek: :eek:

[LakersFan626]

Doc will go down as a worse Clippers coach than Del Negro.

The Clippers actually have an actual offense the last two years, while they were an iso team under Vinny, and Doc is getting way more out of DeAndre than Vinny ever did. Blake's also added more to his game than dunking under Doc. Hiring his son has to do with his GM role, which he has been subpar at (Farmar, Hawes, and CDR this year, hiring his son, Jamison and Mullens last year, hiring players like Big Baby, Turkoglu, and Danny Granger to play big bench minutes, though he did bring Redick and Collison to the team last year).