Clippers Coach Doc Rivers, frustrated of his team’s poor performance

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Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers had a lot to say to his coaching staff as he vented out his frustration to them after the team's 121-104 loss to the Golden State Warriors.

It took Rivers 10-15 minutes inside the locker room where he talked to his staff and the team, after he which he went outside to face the media and voiced his frustration.

He said "I didn't say much. I just let them blow smoke up each other's [expletives] because that's all they did in my opinion. But I let them just talk it out. But I think if you're going to talk, you got to be real. I am not a fan of group meetings unless they are real group meetings."

He adds "I said something is going to happen [Wednesday night], and it's going to be good or bad for us. We are going to find out exactly what we need to find out. And what we found out is [the Warriors] are way better than us right now. If this was a playoff series, we'd lose in four games. It would be a destruction."

In particular, Rivers was concise to say that he was disappointed with his team's effort and defense.

He said "I've never been in a game where a team scored 65 points and we had one foul. That, to the core of me, bothers me to no end. I have never seen that before. And I think the foul was late and it was a mistake. It probably wasn't a foul. So for me, I'm doing something wrong."

"That's just soft as you can probably get in a game. One foul? At halftime? Are you [expletive] kidding me?"

But to sum it up, Rivers is not happy with the team at all.

He lamented "I don't think we are bringing anything into the games, period. What was it, five games in seven nights? But what we lacked is heart. I don't mind being tired. We can use that as an excuse. I just know me. If I'm tired and getting my butt kicked, I would leave the game with no fouls left. To me that was just weak on our part."

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