Okay, so I’ve been seeing this whole thing blow up online about Austin Rivers and JJ Redick, and it honestly got me thinking back to my own little deep dive into these guys. It all started when I was watching ESPN, and there’s JJ Redick, right, pretty much calling out Doc Rivers about, well, not taking the blame for some coaching stuff.
And I was like, “Wait a minute, hasn’t this been going on for a while?” So, I started digging. I went back and watched some old clips, read through a bunch of articles, just trying to piece it all together. I was really curious about this whole dynamic between Doc, Austin, and JJ, especially since Doc had coached both his son Austin and JJ with the Clippers. That’s some interesting family/work crossover, isn’t it?
Then I stumbled upon this one interview where Austin was on ‘NBA Today’, and he was talking about the whole situation. And it was just… I don’t know, it felt really raw. He was defending his dad, but you could tell there was a lot of history there. This led me to think about their relationship, it’s not like they had one as Austin said, which seemed to me like a big deal of tension between them.
- I started with the most recent stuff, you know, the ESPN clips and the ‘NBA Today’ interview.
- Then I went back to when they were all with the Clippers. I watched some game footage, some interviews from back then.
- I also read a bunch of articles from that time period, trying to get a sense of what the media was saying, what the fans were saying.
What really got me was the whole “accountability” thing. Like, JJ was saying that Doc always made excuses, and it wasn’t just a one-time thing. He said it was a pattern, something he’d seen “for years.” I found that fascinating. Then Austin comes out and says that JJ always favored Doc, which made me think that the whole thing might be personal.
And you know what else I found? Back in 2014, JJ scored 33 points in a game against the Mavericks. It was his career-high at the time. I watched that game, and man, he was on fire. It makes you wonder how much of this current beef is about basketball, and how much is just, like, personal stuff between these guys.
I even learned that Doc became the first father to coach his son in the NBA. That’s a pretty big deal, right? But it also adds another layer to this whole thing. It’s not just about a coach and a player anymore, it’s about a father and a son. And from what I gathered, that relationship was… complicated.
Honestly, the more I dug into it, the more complex it all seemed. It’s not just black and white, you know? There are so many layers to this whole thing. And at the end of the day, I realized it’s not really about who’s right or wrong. It’s more about understanding the dynamics at play, the history between these guys, and how all of that affects their interactions now.
Take Away
My takeaway from all this? Relationships in the NBA, just like in life, are messy. They’re complicated. And sometimes, what you see on the surface is just the tip of the iceberg. Oh! And it also reminded me why I enjoy watching and analyzing basketball. It’s not just about the game, it’s about the people, the stories, and everything that goes on behind the scenes. I am pretty sure that JJ would be a great coach someday, just like he said it’s his dream. And I think that I would keep on digging into these kinds of stories, ’cause they’re just too interesting to pass up. That’s it. That’s my little adventure into the world of Austin Rivers, JJ Redick, and Doc Rivers.
