[Haynes] During the Clipper loss to the Mavericks, Chris Paul told Kawhi that he should to switch off Klay because Kawhi was struggling to keep up with him. Jeff Van Gundy told Chris Paul “You might’ve had leeway in other places to change up defensive coverages, but you don’t have that leeway here”
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Clippers situation is hilariously toxic
I feel like that’s not crazy to say? The coaches make the calls.
Pretty hilarious saying that to the franchise GOAT
But was he wrong? The best teams hold their stars accountable. Sounds like that was all CP3 was doing
If it happened the way Haynes described it then I don’t understand what Chris Paul did wrong. Is this the “asshole” behaviour people have been attributing to him all these years? Because that makes NBA players sound super soft and sensitive to me.
Clippers dysfunction is hilarious
Kawhi does not play defense anymore . CP3 was right
If I were a coach, I would hate if a vet on my team tried to pass his knowledge on to others, especially if that vet had one of the best BBIQs of all time. That’s just me though
“You mighta had leeway in other places, but here, on the Clippers you dont” – JVG to the Clippers Goat
Recommendations on defensive assignment change-ups? Out of line. Abhorrant behavior. Can’t have that here. /s
They’re aspiring to greater things and can’t have anyone rocking the boat.
I can’t believe it’s Jeff of all people.
Maybe it’s a series of things but I didn’t expect Jeff Van Gundy to be the last straw.
Clippers are doing the LA thing and staying in the news cycle, and they’re managing to go full Clipper.
This is truly the Clippers I remember. An irrelevant mess of an organization
This is incredible video editing from Amazon
This became a CP3 vs coaches situation that became toxic where the coaches felt like Chris Paul input was too much but honestly shouldn’t there be some collaboration between players and coaches on matches and gameplan? Especially once you’re 10 games under .500 I feel like all advice should be welcomed.
He called Kawhi out, Kawhi rolled with it during the game, then probably bitched about it later and Jeff had to talk to Chris. CP3 was probably right
I haven’t watched much of the mavs this season. Is Klay playing well? I have a hard time believing that Klay is causing problems for Kawhi or the clippers in general. What is going on
It gives me tremendous pleasure that this was caused by “can you keep up with Klay”
Cp3 was right this coaching staff is ass I’m glad he tried to make something work damn well can’t trust the clippers staff they are garbage lol
Man, this shit is hilariously off the rails
Clippers are one big game of pretend.
Kawhi pretends that he cares and wants to play. Clippers pretend that they want to win. Everybody else involved pretends that they don’t have to walk on eggshells not to make giant toddler mad.
In reality everybody just wants to get paid with minimum effort from their side.
maybe the coaches should’ve listened if the team is hot ass
the coaching obviously isn’t doing shit when they look like a hot mess
not like this is the first year the clippers have had decent pieces and disappeared in the last several years
my guess is JVG and Ty Lue are clutching their pearls because Balmer is rich as fuck and they want that cushy job getting that side tree money
I guess clippers are complacent with being a shit show. Sad
That sounds like insecurity on JVG’s part
A good leader takes good ideas/input from anyone
Tbh, you have CP3 on the roster to be that extra set of eyes/ears, because no disrespect to CP3 on the court he’s not the same guy, but his brain still works, so coaches should take advantage of it
Listen. I’ve always thought cp3 was an asshole but he had a profound impact in San Antonio last season so listening to him might be in your best interest. Disappointed by JVG and the clippers to act like they’re too good for input from an all time player.
I didn’t realise how many wild meat riders Kawhi has
So damn you you can even make suggestions? They keep trying to make it sound like cp3 was this toxic monster and all I’m hearing is someone who wanted to win. Something is so off about the culture there.
I don’t like CP, I think Rondo had it right but tha fuck. CP knows ball, why does JFG have to get into his feels like CP is gonna take his job. It all sounds fucking stupid and a bunch of grown men got all their panties all twisted. Clippers are a slow moving ticking time bomb and a shitty organization that need the death penalty.
Jesus this clippers team is toxic as fuck. Sure don’t listen to a top 3 PG of all time. He’d be a better coach than any of the coaches on the clippers right now.
I thought that was the whole entire purpose of having veteran leadership on your team. Someone who understands the nuances within gameplay and can make suggestions to better the team. Clips look crazy right now with this one!
Lmao JVG’s quote here would make you think we were looking at a well greased Popovich defense and not a 6-17 13th seed
Wait it’s the 4th qtr and Kawhi still waiting to get warmed up??
If you’re in a situation where the increasing basketball savvy Chris Paul can’t make a suggestion based on what he sees then your whole operation is jacked up
But I was told on a different thread that CP3 was just being an asshole, and the organization was right to boot him out 😱