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I had dubious concerns about Rivers when we took him, but all I ask for is consistency. What we think about him being ready for the big time doesn't mean a thing. He's here now. He'll just have to settle in.
Besides. Would you all rather more Roberts or Mason?
And why would the D-League be of benefit to anyone, including the Hornets chances of winning? He's getting the minutes he's getting because we have no good options in terms of guard play, not for his development. He's literalky the secobd best guard on the team, and the best ballhandler. But for Rivers to develop, he needs to figure out how to make shots against NBA competition, and that will happen, if it happens, against NBA competition. I'm not a fan of the guy, but that's a stupid idea.
if only lillard had fallen to us at 10
U guys jump to conclusions waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to fast. Funny because i was the half full glass guy here before.
Lamb and Rivers were the only guys available at 10 that I wanted the team to draft. Wouldn't complain about either since I think they both would give us skills that our team needs.
^ I thought we would get a guy who would be a competent combo guard. One that can actually pass.
Turn Davis loose a bit. Monty plays him limited minutes like he's an old man. :hihi: I know we have a long season ahead but man...
If anyone is curious, prior to today's game Rivers is shooting 21.9%. Ouch.
Honestly, when has sending a 1st round pick DOWN to the D-League helped anyone? You're supposed to work you way OUT of the D-League because you were undrafted or a late, late second rounder.
Eh, it is a good idea to send very raw picks that won't get floor time in regular season games to the D-League, just so they get more comfortable with the game and can work on specific skills they will need to get even garbage minutes in the big leagues.
Also useful for guys coming back from injuries so they can get comfortable again.
That was a terrible call on Aminu
I will say Rivers has a high b-ball IQ and he can penetrate well, but he really needs to work on that shot. Even his layups are flat.
D-League wouldn't be a good idea for Rivers. For one, it'd give Roger Mason a lot more minutes, and I don't want to see that. Second, Rivers gets plenty of time right now and NBA experience is better than D-League experience. D-League is for guys struggling to get time.
Tonight is just not our night.
Why do we play so slow on offense ?
They not gonna stop the 3 ball tonite. Just lose your man and let him run to the corner and knock it down.
Rivers should go to the rack every play
our defense is very bad, we are not closing out on shooters...and we are not getting into our offense fast enough
Rivers was a shaky FT shooter in Summer League. Done well to improve that.
I like Monty as a coach .. But he is stubborn , we have a young team & he forces them to play a slow half court offense . We have to be very efficient on offense because we take so few shots & play at such a slow pace
Chief with the j
just not giving any effort on d
wtf was that Rivers
single digits before the 4th quarter .... cmon! lets go!
Any one noticing that AD is upset and not into the game? no hustle at all !! .. Camera showed he was mad when Monty got him out after the 2nd foul.
Every single possession we have a backs against the shot clock..
come on man. we are better then this
Instead of playing like a rested team we're playing like we've played 10 games straight. :hihi:
Nice fast-break layup by Vasquez. I was impressed.
Reason #3: Why Rivers should get loads of minutes.
X would be forced to play.
Everybody collapsing on the player going to the rim and leaving shooters wide open. Yessss indeed.
Vasquez is having his best game of the year so far
Ugly games help me appreciate our good ones...yeah that's what i'm going with
Vasquez is a beast!!! A Beast!! and Rivers will be fine guys, let this damn kid grow!!!
Finally we are picking up the pace & pushing the ball down the floor ... It's easier to play offense this way
i do believe vazquez has to push the ball up more to try to create easy opportunities for us and if nothing is there then pull the ball out and reset...good back to back plays by him
GV is our best player tonight .. can't argue with that. Dude is almost keeping us relevant by himself.
Our offense lies in the hands of an average PG, he has great vision though. I feel so bad for Vasquez wow he should get 50% of everyones check, also Davis has some type of effort that isn't growing on me every game he's played so far has seemed half hearted at least Rivers is trying. When AD got mad and started attacking during the bobcats game it shouldn't of come to that you should already be involved in the game 100%..
Heh. Maybe AD filled up on Cane's.
asik is a really nice player