NEW ORLEANS Doc Rivers walked towards the NBA TV camera room at the Smoothie King Center recently only moments earlier having answered a question about his son Austins improvement.
To the original question, the father and head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers ultimately answered that his sons defense was vastly improved.
But as he thought about, he wanted to change his answer.
The biggest change, Doc said, was his Austins willingness to pick up the check at dinner the night before.
With all due respect to a coach who has won one NBA title and coached in another league Finals, the first answer might have been the right one, even if less humorous.
Even Austins coach Monty Williams agrees with the assessment.
Hes really good when hes attacking and finding guys, knocking down his free throws, Williams said. But his defense has been the thing that really sets him apart from most second-year guards.
