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Aminu has higher shootong percentages than Evans. Aminu needs to improve his handle to use his physical skills to drive to the basket. He is the one player that needs to learn from EvansOriginally Posted by TheDawg26
Rivers needs strength. He can't score after any contact
Like most people on this team...
Like most people on this forum...
He need on thing:
Eric Gordon must leave.
EJ leaving wont make Rivers better..
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Show me examples of good NBA guards that had worse rookie and sophomore seasons than Austin Rivers. He's a bust. Russ Smith will probably get more minutes than Rivers this year. His minutes will become next to nothing this season.
Jamal crawford had a horrid rookie year, and his soph was pretty much pointless because he played some 21-23 games, i can't remember precisely. The people over at bss had written an article about this matter but i won't waste time finding it again to have a troll ignore it, sorry
Rivers is not even a man yet. Rivers showed great improvement in many key areas last year; defense, awareness, and spot-up shooting just to name a few.
To write off a 21 year old kid, who was switched to a new position, who is a hard worker and showed improvement from year to year, and is coachable.... is ignorant. No other way to state that other than directly.
Rivers will be a solid pro for many years. He has the size, athleticism, skill level, and work ethic to make it. Don't get spoiled by AD, how many other 21 year olds are already quality NBA players?
Don't you think some of you are being a bit short-sighted.
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Not even close to true. None of that.
Austin is my dude, I still have a lot of faith in him.
Got any others? He's a bust. You guys keep falling in love with bad players and wanting to trade solid players for garbage and thinking that's going to get this team to the playoffs. Sorry but BSS isn't gospel to me, maybe to you!
Just glad Dell Demps thinks differently!
Jamal crawford had a horrid rookie year, and his soph was pretty much pointless because he played some 21-23 games, i can't remember precisely. The people over at bss had written an article about this matter but i won't waste time finding it again to have a troll ignore it, sorry
I agree he's not a finished product. Let him learn from Jrue and Reke. He'll be great off the bench and spot starter at both guard spots. The other thing is some players look scared to shoot cause Monty will bench them. I'd bet if mony let them play a little looser Miller and Rivers would seem a lot better.
Quality NBA Players at 21:
Harden, Beal, K. Thompson, Rubio, Leonard, Cousins, K. Walker, Holiday, Wall, Ibaka, Derozan, George, MC Williams.
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So those guys are better than him? What's your point. Those are very good NBA players, many of them are all stars no one said Rivers will be a superstar or even an All Star.
I'll take that bet. No way Russ plays more unless injury takes rivers out.
How many all stars/super stars on that list. That list is mostly quality nba players. Something Rivers isn't close to being.
Rivers could score 15-17ppg in this league. He will get better. Demps is glad to keep him. It's reasonable to believe he will improve.
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I agree, the best we can say about Rivers right now is he isn't a bust yet.
He is still a tweener guard, meaning he has some PG skills and some SG skills but not enough of either to be more than 2nd team player. Further, on the 2nd team he will never be more than 3rd, 4th, or 5th option scorer. With our team this year, it's hard to see Rivers averaging more than 12 minutes/game barring an injury or a lot of blowout games.
Main Strengths:
Ball Handling, Spot up 3 point shooting, Defense on the right kind of player (not too quick or too physical)
Main Weaknesses:
Finishing at the rim, left hand finishes (non existent), mid range shot, rebounding (1/10 minutes)
Rivers has to show something this year besides potential.
Man you are a horrible troll, on that list you named most of the best young players in the game. Rivers not being on there level does not make him a bust.
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This is hilarious, this bum 15 to 17. He's only going to get 8 minutes per game this season.
He genius, read the question. How many other 21 year olds are quality NBA players??????? ALOT!!!!! Signed Proudest Troll of all time!
He genius, read the question. How many other 21 year olds are quality NBA players??????? ALOT!!!!!
Dude, give it up. In 3 to 4 more years when the game slows down for Rivers, you're gonna eat your words. When Rivers grows up he'll be a beast in this league. He's elite at getting in the lane and shooting the ball over the backboard. He's the Kobe stopper. Didn't you see that one game? He's totally awesome at one shot on the court (corner three) and don't forget once we ship Gordon outta here, Rivers' game will take another big leap. You just wait and see. He went from having the worst rookie season of all time to a mediocre sophomore effort. You can't discount that improvement. NoLa007, get on the Rivers train or I don't know what to tell you. Metrics and eye test matter not. This guy transcends all of that.
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Pretty much all those guys are fringe all star players or better other than Rubio.
Great list and Goran is very comparable to Austin skillwise and his size also.
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