Many fear that the Los Angeles Clippers will regress due to the fact that they no longer have Paul George, who joined the Philadelphia 76ers, but head coach Ty Lue isn’t phased at all.
In fact, this motivates him, and he wants to prove everyone wrong. The 47-year-old believes still having Kawhi Leonard and James Harden makes them competitive.
“When you lose a guy of Paul George’s stature, instantly people [think] oh, they can’t win or they’re not going to be competitive,” Lue told ESPN last week. “But that just challenges me even more. OK, people are counting us out or people don’t think we’re going to be good. That right there just gives me an extra dose of [motivation].
“I can’t wait to prove everybody wrong.”
Lue is very confident about Harden and that they will be able to have an entire offseason together, and it’s not so rushed.
All eyes will be on Lue and Los Angeles, as they’ll be under the most pressure to show fans and the league that not paying George was the correct decision.