The Los Angeles Clippers became known as a fun team with great chemistry where everyone loves and supports each other. Well apparently things have changed and hey maybe, just maybe, it’s because they’re not playing as well as they were last season.
via David Aldridge of NBA.com:
Here’s the unvarnished opinion of someone who knows that team well: “They don’t like each other.” FWIW.
via ProBasketballTalk:
Aldridge has good sources around the league, and I trust this source is positioned to evaluate the Clippers. However, it’s only a single source, and Aldridge clearly isn’t ready to take his/her word as gospel.
I’d also question whether players squabbling means they don’t like each other. Winning causes chemistry as much as chemistry causes winning, and the Clippers have lost six of 11. It’d be understandable if the mood around the team turns small issues into larger ones.
It’s up to Doc Rivers now to determine whether an inevitable hot streak on the court will squash any internal beef or whether he’ll have to help mend fences – or even alter the roster – to get the team on track.
They aren’t playing as well as last year but they’re still 21-11 with the sixth spot in the Western Conference so clearly there’s no need to panic. Just need to get it together.
