Austin Rivers has elevated himself from “worst rookie PER ever” (5.9 LOL are you serious?) to “bad backup PG, worse than Brian Roberts”. This is an impressive leap for a guy I thought would never have positive win-shares. It’s doubtful that he ever lives up to the hype of his high-school days, but if he…
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Austin Rivers 14 Points/4 Crossovers Full Highlights (2/19/2014)
Austin Rivers still has it! Those sweet crossovers that you remember from his high-school days? Replace those memories with these new ones, as these ones are against actual NBA competition. Tim Hardaway is still wondering where he went. The commentators were talking about how Rivers wants to add a midrange game during the summer. I…
Read MoreAustin Rivers 12 Points/4 Assists Full Highlights (1/10/2013)
Austin Rivers is a bust all the way around. There is no skirting around the issue: kid just flat out sucks. But…BUT!…he has shown improvement, so there is still hope that he can make a career for himself in the NBA rather than being deported to Elbonia to play basketball with a bunch of hut-dwelling…
Read MoreAustin Rivers 17 Points Full Highlights (12/15/2013)
Austin Rivers is one of many cautionary tales about the overhyping of high-school baskteball players. We were treated to mixtape after carefully constructed mixtape showcasing young Mr. Rivers’ sick crossovers, his powerful dunks, and a sweet-looking jumper. He was supposed to be the next big thing. A surefire prospect. Some of his luster wore off…
Read MoreAustin Rivers Career High 27 Points Full Highlights (12/14/2012)
Austin Rivers is making me look like a fool. A damned fool. So he scores 15 points a few days ago, I make some highlights, and there in the title it says “Career High”. So what does Rivers do? He proves his haters wrong (somewhat), and scores 27 points, easily eclipsing his earlier best game,…
Read MoreAustin Rivers Career High 15 Points Full Highlights (12/8/2012)
Do you remember watching those mixes of Austin Rivers while he was in high school? I do. I remember the sick crossovers, the sick pull-up J’s, all the cool stuff. Well, now he’s in the NBA, and guess what, he kinda sucks. That doesn’t mean he’ll suck forever, but as of right now he’s not…
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