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Point Forward on Rookies
Posted on 11/28/12 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 11/28/12 at 5:10 pm
SI has an article up on rookies not named Davis and Lillard.
Rivers review is under the Concerning heading and isn't terribly complimentary.
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Obviously a lot of the things everyone knew about Rivers before the draft. And his play for most of the season has been wretched.
On the bright side, this was most assuredly written before Tuesday's good showing for Rivers. A long way for him to go, but the $64,000 question still stands: can he shoot, create, and avoid turnovers that well on a consistent basis?
Rivers review is under the Concerning heading and isn't terribly complimentary.
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Austin Rivers, New Orleans Hornets Rivers has had a miserable first month to his NBA career, to the point that the Hornets — who are already missing Eric Gordon and Anthony Davis and relying heavily on Greivis Vasquez, mind you — are actually better with Rivers off the floor. He’s an all-offense player who frankly doesn’t look comfortable when participating in an orchestrated effort. The problem isn’t that Rivers is inherently selfish, or flawed by personality; his game is simply isolation-driven, and far too inefficient for NBA dependency. Some can get by with a similar approach given their physical advantages or exemplary shooting, but Rivers has neither working in his favor. He’s physically unremarkable by NBA standards, only a decent shooter and can’t create enough off the bounce to warrant investing a considerable number of possessions in his game.
There was plenty of hand-wringing when the Hornets selected the positionally redundant Rivers with the 10th pick in the draft, and the headache of balancing Rivers and Gordon is yet to come. But for now, Rivers and Hornets head coach Monty Williams still have plenty to figure out, as they rummage for ways to stretch and contort a bundle of inefficiency into a useful basketball player
Obviously a lot of the things everyone knew about Rivers before the draft. And his play for most of the season has been wretched.
On the bright side, this was most assuredly written before Tuesday's good showing for Rivers. A long way for him to go, but the $64,000 question still stands: can he shoot, create, and avoid turnovers that well on a consistent basis?
Posted on 11/28/12 at 5:32 pm to corndeaux
He's still only 20. Of course it's gonna be rough, he looks lost at times on the court. When Gordon gets back it'll take pressure off him and he won't be so tense on the court.
Posted on 11/28/12 at 5:34 pm to corndeaux
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A long way for him to go, but the $64,000 question still stands: can he shoot, create, and avoid turnovers that well on a consistent basis?
He can shoot. His struggle aren't shooting. It's finishing after contact. That will come with growth and devleopment. He can create as is indicated by his 3.4 apg and his ability to get anywhere he wants on the court.
As for turnovers, he has a very good a/t ratio. He isn't prone to turning the ball over.
Posted on 11/28/12 at 5:53 pm to corndeaux
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He’s an all-offense player
I think this is pretty unfair at this point. He's a rookie in the first month of the season. If there's one thing we know about Monty, he will sit you if you don't play D.
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