Schilly
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I know it's easy the day after a loss to really be hating on the opponent, but the Clippers are a different story. I don't feel grudges losing to the Warriors, Thunder, heck even the Spurs, but the Clippers are hands down the hardest team to like in the NBA. They have replaced the Lakers that way in my book, same basic fan base but even more unlikable than Kobe and Shaq were. The more I evaluate it though the more I realize that it's Doc Rivers that is perhaps the biggest Douches of a coach the NBA has ever had. It's not that he gripes and complains constantly, Pops does that too, but it's that he is total bush league cheese dick, and his players follow his lead.
Just look at his own son Austin who has a reputation of being selfish and having a bad attitude, until he lands a spot playing for Doc. It goes back farther though. When he coached in Boston the Celtics players quickly went from being likable to me to being complete dicks. Garnett for example was in Minnesota and always boisterous and cocky, but I never felt he was an outright jerk. Then he started playing for Doc and then started doing things like getting on all fours and barking at Jerryd Bayless, also started taunting and trying to intimidate guys in a way that crossed that line of sportsmanship. He goes back to Brooklyn and the antics stop.
Moving back to the Clippers their is an attitude, a culture, that reminds me of Jr high Jock/bullies that never grew up. Just thinking of the Hi-jacking of Deandre the free agent last summer, where they made a mockery and a joke of the process, and laughed like juveniles TPing a house. They act the same on the floor... They complain about calls when they do get the call.... WHAT THE FUCK? How do you complain when you got the call you wanted? Then you have the whole Doc trash talking players on other teams, he did it to CJ in the game they blocked him from playing in, then he did it again. Grow up Doc. I seriously don't mind Deandre, Blakes complaining is a bit abrasive, but I think that is trickle down.
The other major factor in this unlikability is Chris Paul, he maybe the player that drives me nuts the most. I will grant that a part of that is A: he could have been ours, B: He owns Dame, C: Hes a nut puncher... But more than that he is just a flat out obnoxious prick. Watch him in an interview sometime, so disingenuous and just a step above "Both teams played hard" I just can't stand watching this guy play at all.
Rant somewhat over but might add later.
Just look at his own son Austin who has a reputation of being selfish and having a bad attitude, until he lands a spot playing for Doc. It goes back farther though. When he coached in Boston the Celtics players quickly went from being likable to me to being complete dicks. Garnett for example was in Minnesota and always boisterous and cocky, but I never felt he was an outright jerk. Then he started playing for Doc and then started doing things like getting on all fours and barking at Jerryd Bayless, also started taunting and trying to intimidate guys in a way that crossed that line of sportsmanship. He goes back to Brooklyn and the antics stop.
Moving back to the Clippers their is an attitude, a culture, that reminds me of Jr high Jock/bullies that never grew up. Just thinking of the Hi-jacking of Deandre the free agent last summer, where they made a mockery and a joke of the process, and laughed like juveniles TPing a house. They act the same on the floor... They complain about calls when they do get the call.... WHAT THE FUCK? How do you complain when you got the call you wanted? Then you have the whole Doc trash talking players on other teams, he did it to CJ in the game they blocked him from playing in, then he did it again. Grow up Doc. I seriously don't mind Deandre, Blakes complaining is a bit abrasive, but I think that is trickle down.
The other major factor in this unlikability is Chris Paul, he maybe the player that drives me nuts the most. I will grant that a part of that is A: he could have been ours, B: He owns Dame, C: Hes a nut puncher... But more than that he is just a flat out obnoxious prick. Watch him in an interview sometime, so disingenuous and just a step above "Both teams played hard" I just can't stand watching this guy play at all.
Rant somewhat over but might add later.
