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Jordanreid2000 
New Orleans Saints Fan
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| re: Austin rivers needs to be traded (Posted on 12/28/12 at 9:57 pm to AlexLSU)
Kobe was fearless as a rookie. All that swagger Austin had as soon as he stepped on the floor at Duke is long gone. It looks like he has zero confidence in his abilities. He needed more Coach K.
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GynoSandberg 
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Member since Jan 2006
26617 posts
| re: Austin rivers needs to be traded (Posted on 12/28/12 at 10:24 pm to Jordanreid2000)
Kobe started 1 game his rookie year and played 15mpg. He shot 6 times a game.
Fearless!
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Macintosh504 
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| re: Austin rivers needs to be traded (Posted on 12/28/12 at 10:27 pm to GynoSandberg)
I bet Kobe was able to dribble with his left hand his rookie year
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Jordanreid2000
New Orleans Saints Fan
Tigerland, USA
Member since Aug 2008
543 posts
| re: Austin rivers needs to be traded (Posted on 12/28/12 at 10:28 pm to GynoSandberg)
Ok statman, let me rephrase. Kobe never looked intimidated on the court. Ever. And he never played a second of college basketball.
I'm all for Austin as a Hornet but he is a long way from contributing.
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GynoSandberg
Clemson Fan
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26617 posts
| re: Austin rivers needs to be traded (Posted on 12/28/12 at 10:30 pm to Jordanreid2000)
Well he's also one of the best player this world has ever seen. He even didnt start until his 3rd year.
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Broski 
LSU Fan
Member since Jun 2011
9780 posts
| re: Austin rivers needs to be traded (Posted on 12/28/12 at 10:32 pm to GynoSandberg)
If Austin Rivers develops into a serviceable backup combo guard, I think we should be ecstatic.
It's not like late-lottery picks pan out all the time.
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Jordanreid2000
New Orleans Saints Fan
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Member since Aug 2008
543 posts
| re: Austin rivers needs to be traded (Posted on 12/28/12 at 10:33 pm to Broski)
I think he will turn out to be that....by his next contract. You have to think he has a good work ethic being son of the Doc.
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Fearthehat0307
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| re: Austin rivers needs to be traded (Posted on 12/28/12 at 10:35 pm to Jordanreid2000)
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I think he will turn out to be that
apparently only nfl players can develop nba players can't. we struck out with this one 
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danman6336 
Duke Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
6360 posts
| re: Austin rivers needs to be traded (Posted on 12/28/12 at 10:44 pm to Broski)
Trust me I'm one his hardest critics on this board, and while he's still not particularly good, he's better than he was a month ago.
At least he's making some progress, and not regressing like Aminu.
Still don't see him ever being much more than a decent role player off the bench though.
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fightingtigers98
New Orleans Saints Fan
Metairie
Member since Oct 2011
5949 posts
| re: Austin rivers needs to be traded (Posted on 12/28/12 at 11:29 pm to Jordanreid2000)
hopefully he gets confidence, Gordon coming back should help.
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Hester Carries 
USA Fan
Member since Sep 2012
360 posts
| re: Austin rivers needs to be traded (Posted on 12/28/12 at 11:41 pm to RickySauwce)
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It's not even halfway through the season and Anthony davis is a baller night in night out. Nfl yeah you need time to develop in the nba you either have it or you don't
So he sucks because he is not as good as the guy who was taken 9 spots ahead of him and is considered a once in a decade prospect? You're an idiot.
This post was edited on 12/29 at 3:01 am
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VOR
New Orleans Saints Fan
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2009
33108 posts
| re: Austin rivers needs to be traded (Posted on 12/29/12 at 8:13 am to RickySauwce)
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He is just not that good get someone with value while you still can
His "trade value" is probably as low as it will ever be right now.
He should have played another year in college but he didn't. He wasn't ready, imo. BUT, the guy has a motor, has talent, he's smart and he knows (and will learn) the game. Were there better draft choices out there for this season? Probably. But the kid has potential and needs time to develop (it doesn't matter if some other guys who come out as freshmen play well their first NBA season . . . that doesn't say what kind of player Rivers will be in two years).
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504Voodoo
LSU Fan
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2012
792 posts
| re: Austin rivers needs to be traded (Posted on 12/29/12 at 10:56 am to RickySauwce)
Hornets Talk: Where dumb post go to die.
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JLSIX
New Orleans Saints Fan
New Orleans, LA
Member since Apr 2010
15382 posts
| re: Austin rivers needs to be traded (Posted on 12/29/12 at 2:24 pm to RickySauwce)
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you are dumb
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WarhawkTiger6
New Orleans Saints Fan
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| re: Austin rivers needs to be traded (Posted on 12/29/12 at 6:52 pm to RickySauwce)
lol at op
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TotesMcGotes 
Virginia Fan
New York, New York
Member since Mar 2009
8852 posts
| re: Austin rivers needs to be traded (Posted on 12/29/12 at 7:00 pm to 504Voodoo)
I think you mean "Hornets Talk: Where Dumb Posts Make Up 75% of the First Page"
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