Austin Rivers and dat progression?

[FedEx227]

KNUBB, those are pretty fair statistics.

 

[KNUBB]

KNUBB, those are pretty fair statistics.

No doubt. Just a fair as what I've laid out. Do I believe that Rivers should be more aggressive and take some shots. He passes them up too often, but I'm the only one that knows that cuz that isn't something you see in stats.

 

[NAHSTE]

Rivers isn't good at anything, really. Marginal athleticism, rail thin, terrible on-ball defender and can't shoot worth a dern.

To quote the Bobs in Office Space, what is it that you ... do .... here, exactly?

 

[KNUBB]

Rivers isn't good at anything, really. Marginal athleticism, rail thin, terrible on-ball defender and can't shoot worth a dern.

To quote the Bobs in Office Space, what is it that you ... do .... here, exactly?

I'm assuming you are looking at just the single Hornets game you watched last night. I wonder how many of you know what progress means

 

[FedEx227]

I wonder if KNUBB defended Mike Dunleavy so furiously.

 

[KNUBB]

Has a dad that was good.

I wonder if KNUBB defended Mike Dunleavy so furiously.

I wonder how many times I brought up Doc at all.

 

[NAHSTE]

I'm assuming you are looking at just the single Hornets game you watched last night. I wonder how many of you know what progress means

He looked awful in what I saw. Like, he's not good at any one particular skill a player that plays his position should be good at. Maybe one day he will "progress" ... but into what, exactly? I can't project him as ever becoming useful because I don't see one useful skill he brings to the table.

Sorry.

 

[KNUBB]

He looked awful in what I saw. Like, he's not good at any one particular skill a player that plays his position should be good at. Maybe one day he will "progress" ... but into what, exactly? I can't project him as ever becoming useful because I don't see one useful skill he brings to the table.

Sorry.

Having seen 30 games of him I see better things everyday, Monty preaches defense and his has significantly improved in that over 30 games. He has the quickness to get by anyone; he just needs to learn how to finish. That skill alone will inflate his stat line in many ways. The he can't shoot thing is funny when I compared him to every top 10 guard drafted last year and 3 of the 4 shoot the same percentage

 

[KNUBB]

He looked awful in what I saw. Like, he's not good at any one particular skill a player that plays his position should be good at. Maybe one day he will "progress" ... but into what, exactly? I can't project him as ever becoming useful because I don't see one useful skill he brings to the table.

Sorry.

Having seen 30 games of him I see better things everyday, Monty preaches defense and his has significantly improved in that over 30 games. He has the quickness to get by anyone; he just needs to learn how to finish. That skill alone will inflate his stat line in many ways. The he can't shoot thing is funny when I compared him to every top 10 guard drafted last year and 3 of the 4 shoot the same percentage

 

[FedEx227]

That is true. He's at 42.9% right now at the rim and that's basically unacceptable. If he does add that, yeah, he'll look better, but I'd suspect you can say that about a lot of guys who have issues finishing. I'm not sure what evidence we have that he's going to figure that out.

From 3-9 feet: 21.4%. Oh lawdy lawd.

 

[KNUBB]

That is true. He's at 42.9% right now at the rim and that's basically unacceptable. If he does add that, yeah, he'll look better, but I'd suspect you can say that about a lot of guys who have issues finishing. I'm not sure what evidence we have that he's going to figure that out.

From 3-9 feet: 21.4%. Oh lawdy lawd.

So you don't think he will get any better at finishing at the rim?

 

[FedEx227]

Beats me. It's not unprecedented that a guy doesn't become a consistent finisher. It's doomed a lot of careers. Tyrus Thomas springs to mind as a guy who SHOULD have been able to become a consistent finisher and never did. (I would also like to point out that his bad % are still 20% better than Rivers) but that's the general point. I'm sure a lot of people said the same thing about Thomas "oh well when he gets better at finishing".

Rivers has a chance to, for sure, but I'm not about to ignore a historically bad percentage of restricted area efficiency just because someone is 19-years old. It's a huge issue at any point during an NBA player's career.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

I wonder how many of you know what progress means

It would be real tough not to go up from playing this bad doe. :kobe:

 

[KNUBB]

He is the only one huh?

 

[MVPete]

Looking good again.

 

[MVPete]

Having seen 30 games of him I see better things everyday, Monty preaches defense and his has significantly improved in that over 30 games. He has the quickness to get by anyone; he just needs to learn how to finish. That skill alone will inflate his stat line in many ways. The he can't shoot thing is funny when I compared him to every top 10 guard drafted last year and 3 of the 4 shoot the same percentage

 

[KNUBB]

Wrong Rivers Pete. Go talk baseball

 

[MVPete]

Wrong Rivers Pete. Go talk baseball

 

[KNUBB]

Much better

 

[Primetime]

Just making a point bro, but you don't see anyone doing that. Just Rivers shit bruh. No one even has any real criticism. PT with the FT Percentage is the 1st logical gripe I have seen from you people. Yes dude struggles at the FT line. Something I hope will get better the more Monty has them fixing his shot.

First logical gripe and it gets groaned

:bobbyv: