I had enough, trade him for a bag of chips, he's not worth more than this.:idoh:
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I had enough, trade him for a bag of chips, he's not worth more than this.:idoh:
He played better than Gordon
He isn't a PG. They'd better get rid of him before he has zero value. He wilted under the ball pressure.
I am still a little perplexed as to why we didn't play Rivers and Jimmer together. It seemed to have worked vs the Magic. Why not try it again when Gordon is struggling and Rivers is getting 18 mins.?
I think Rivers is still a wild card. We are only in game two of the season, and game 1 showed promise.
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Against quality guards (former starting guards and starting guards), he has struggled especially with any sort of defensive pressure
It is obvious coach doesn't trust Jimmer. If so he shouldn't have put him in at all. I mean I'm no brain surgeon but Jimmer not shooting once in 3.5 minutes is not real smart. Why else put the poor guy in there. My guess is coach thinks he has no choice but to play Jimmer.
You can't compare what Jimmer and Austin did against the Mavs guards... Barrea/Devin Harris >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Any Orlando guard combo.
They have 80 more games fellas relax. They are 2 games into the regular season they will learn from this.
He played good at the end of last year
I think Rivers provides a good spark off the bench. He can play D and create with the ball, drives in the paint better than most, the only real knock on him is he isn't a good spot up shooter. That prevents him from being a great player but he has other strengths and plays with good energy.
I've been crying about the selection from day 1. we were like.."we got AD, so lets blow this on a friend of the family"
OVER (anyone can pick a few names one 'shoulda picked-- but randomly picking with a brain beat that one
TERRANCE JONES 16.7 ppg and 8.7 reb 2 blks this year
JOHN HENSON however you look at him, he would assure we had the best defensive front even after asik, if he were to leave
JARRED SULLINGER 13.5 PPG THIS YEAR (and better than that)
TONY WROTEN 19.0 ppg 7.7 assists 4.7 reb this year
EVAN FOURNIER[/B] 16.7 PPG THIS YEAR coulda been our SF this year
KRIS MIDDLETON Our answer at SF. 3pt sniper averaging 11.7 this year, with 90 forwards on their roster
DRAYMOND GREEN would start at SF. averaging 10.5 and 7.5 reb, with 2 asst while sharing SF w Barnes and IGGy
PERRY JONES 19.7 ppg THIS YEAR- developmental pick that would have made us insanely deep and lengthy at SF
JEREMY LAMB 13.5 ppg in last 5 gamnes played
TYLER ZELLER
These threads are hilarious it's as if people were hoping for an 82-0 but now we're doomed.....I thought Halloween was over
Aren't we just 2 games into the season?
AD is also posting a 38.9 PER so far this year.
Let's wait awhile before quoting stats this year.
I told you so! I told you so! I told you so! Vindication! Ego appeament! I told you so!
Rivers isn't good. Is this still a debate? If anyone is waiting for him to become a quality contributor on a playoff team, you're gonna be waiting a while. He should be playing 3 mins a game.
Jimmer> Rivers. The front office is going to give Rivers every chance to succeed so until he gets hurt or traded he is going to continue to play.
Ok, here's my rebuttal. The front office isn't going to give Rivers every chance to succeed. You know how I know? Because they declined his 4th year option and if he puts up another turd of a season he'll be gone. If they were going to give him every chance to succeed, he would have been picked up. Jimmer has 1 point off of a FT this season, was declined (just like Rivers) and hasn't earned the few minutes he's gotten based off of the regular season alone.
my question is, really it took 3 seasons to see he is not even an nba player?
Not all players show their potential at the same time. Years 1 and 2 are guarantee'd and last year i didn't really think it was time to quit on him as he improved a bit. The real question is, why did we supposedly try our hardest to not include him in a trade for Asik if we were going to decline his deal? The only thing i can think of is Houston didn't want him. I'm still not sold on the trashing (and thrashing) he gets on this board. I thought he played ok last night, he just not really a shot maker.
These kind of threads are ridiculous 2 games into the season.
thank you for telling him this... since when has rivers gotten minutes before this year??? hes barely played, and only did because of the injuries weve had, starting the 2012 year, coming on late in 2013, now hes actually playing in a defined role and has done a solid job so far for a 2 game sample size.. guys its way to early to give up on him, hes playing for a new contract this year, and maybe his ceiling is only a backup pg in this league, that may be, and yes... it would clearly say we missed on drafting him that high, but the past is the past, and let's try to develop rivers into something we can use instead of crying about where he was drafted and his development to this point, we need to think of him as a backup and only a backup, not as the potential he had as a starter when drafted number 10 overall.... get it together guys... btw russ smith is the contingency plan imo....if rivers doesnt develop into what we need or want, well let him move on and try to develop russ in that same spot, and being a second rounder, a backup spot is a good place for him to try to get into the regular rotation as... rivers was doomed in a lot of pelicans fans minds the second he struggled to start 2012, and more than likely hindered his development thus far... he shouldve never been asked to start that early in his career..
I have never pretended to be a Pels fan. I am a Jazz fan and a Jimmer fan. I am also a big fan of the NBA. Thinking that Jimmer is better than Rivers really isn't so crazy. Jimmer is statistically a better player and outplayed Rivers in the pre season. It isn't some crazy Jimmermania that leads to my opinion. I am also not the only person that suggested that Jimmer play more than 4 minutes last night.
Why does this conversation feel familiar? Like I saw this on the Kings fans board.
SICK OF READING THREAD TITLES IN ALL CAPS.
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The crazies are really ramping up lately huh? Almost makes me missed the days when our team sucked and we had to argue the minute details of Gravy's upside on Hornets247.