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QJenk 
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| Would it be a disappointment for Rivers to become as good as his father (Posted on 3/5/13 at 8:30 pm)
In case you didnt know, Doc played his best years as a 1 and a 2 guard with the Hawks with NBA greats Dominique Wilkins and Spudd Webb.
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They are roughly the same size, and play the same position
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danman6336 
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Member since Jan 2005
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| re: Would it be a disappointment for Rivers to become as good as his father (Posted on 3/5/13 at 8:35 pm to QJenk)
He had some 14/10/5 kind of years in his career
I would be pretty much shocked if Austin ever gets anywhere close to doing that
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Lester Earl 
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| re: Would it be a disappointment for Rivers to become as good as his father (Posted on 3/5/13 at 8:39 pm to QJenk)
his dad was a 45% shooter in his prime, if you were to tell me Austin gets to that point, then we'd have a pretty damn good player
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MrPappagiorgio 
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| re: Would it be a disappointment for Rivers to become as good as his father (Posted on 3/5/13 at 8:47 pm to QJenk)
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Would it be a disappointment for Rivers to become as good as his father
a disappointment?
Have you seen Austin Rivers play NBA basketball?
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1ranter1
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| re: Would it be a disappointment for Rivers to become as good as his father (Posted on 3/5/13 at 9:03 pm to QJenk)
Austin Rivers is one of the worst players in the NBA
Doc scored double digits 8 straight years. Once average 10 assist a game for a season. Shot over 45% his first 7 seasons in the NBA. Over 42% his frst 11 seasons.
Yeah that would be a major disappointment 
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c on z
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| re: Would it be a disappointment for Rivers to become as good as his father (Posted on 3/5/13 at 9:06 pm to QJenk)
Awesome thread.
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tigerforever7
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| re: Would it be a disappointment for Rivers to become as good as his father (Posted on 3/5/13 at 9:22 pm to c on z)
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tigerforever7
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| re: Would it be a disappointment for Rivers to become as good as his father (Posted on 3/5/13 at 9:22 pm to c on z)
Are you saying because Doc's so much cooler and you'd rather him have the River's legacy? Doc could ball man, Austen's gonna be pushing for a roster spot in 3 years
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mattz1122
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Member since Oct 2007
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| re: Would it be a disappointment for Rivers to become as good as his father (Posted on 3/5/13 at 10:00 pm to 1ranter1)
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Shot over 45% his first 7 seasons in the NBA. Over 42% his frst 11 seasons.
About league average now. Below league average in the '80s.
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JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
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| re: Would it be a disappointment for Rivers to become as good as his father (Posted on 3/6/13 at 1:46 am to tigerforever7)
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Austen's gonna be pushing for a roster spot in 3 years
Stop. People said the same thing about JR Smith. The league is too watered down with crap players thanks to expansion for this to happen. If Tyrus Thomas is still in the league, Austin will be for years to come.
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The Future 
Iowa State Fan
Smallville, KS
Member since Oct 2009
20785 posts
| re: Would it be a disappointment for Rivers to become as good as his father (Posted on 3/6/13 at 2:01 am to JabarkusRussell)
Jr has a lot more natural talent than rivers. He's just a head case
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THRILLHO
New Orleans Saints Fan
New Orleans, LA
Member since Apr 2006
25416 posts
| re: Would it be a disappointment for Rivers to become as good as his father (Posted on 3/6/13 at 2:12 am to JabarkusRussell)
AR shooting 47% since Feb 1 (15 games), 46% from 3. Not filling up the stat sheets or anything, but he's been playing efficiently with good defense. It's a small sample size, but so was his horrible start.
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DBeaux225
New Orleans Saints Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2012
1769 posts
| re: Would it be a disappointment for Rivers to become as good as his father (Posted on 3/6/13 at 6:29 am to QJenk)
Hell no I wouldn't be disappointed if Austin was as good as his dad. Doc was a solid player. Did you ever watch Doc Rivers play?
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| re: Would it be a disappointment for Rivers to become as good as his father (Posted on 3/6/13 at 6:33 am to DBeaux225)
So what should I do with my CP3 blow up doll?
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