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Los Angeles Clippers Case Study
You have to give credit to the Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Steve Ballmer. He’s taken a franchise that was in turmoil back in the Sterling days to a team with renewed energy and direction. His recent decision to remove coach Doc Rivers from having any front office duties and promoting Lawrence Frank is one that shows intelligence and savvy. The God of NBA journalism, Adrian Wojnarowski put it best when describing the situation:

“Rivers' losing his front-office duties isn't so much an indictment of his individual fitness for the duties, but the fact that it is suited for no one coach in this modern era.”

There are now only three coach/presidents (of basketball operations) in the league: Stan Van Gundy, Gregg Popovich and Tom Thibodeau. Atlanta hired Travis Schlenk as their new general manager only a few months ago relieving coach Mike Budenholzer of any front office responsibilities. That decision has seen a shift in direction also, and while the Clippers aren’t going to be bottoming out like the Hawks are, their front office reshuffling allows for a clear focus …show more content…
The move by Ballmer makes sense for all parties. It allows Lawrence Frank to deal with all front office issues and develop the team long term (which Doc clearly failed to do), and also lets Rivers concentrate on the coaching realm. Overall, it provides the franchise with enhanced stability. Hot take: don’t be surprised if you see Doc take this roster to a top 4 seed in the upcoming regular
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