When things are going wrong, it’s easy to look around in a frenzy trying to find the root cause of the problem, as the Los Angeles Clippers have found out the hard way on this week’s road trip out East.
The form of specific players has come into question, with usually-reliable guys like Reggie Jackson and Marcus Morris Sr. suffering from big peaks and troughs this season, but even the fiercest critic would have to concede that both have been asked far too much of at times. The constant upgrading and downgrading of roles can’t help them when trying to establish a rhythm.