Austin Rivers' Sour Grapes

[Smashcat]

College Spun ‏@CollegeSpun 4h4 hours ago
Former Duke Guard Austin Rivers Says He's "Straight Up Better" Than Many Players In USA Basketball Scrimmage http://collegespun.com/acc/duke/former-duke-guard-austin-rivers-says-hes-straight-up-better-than-many-players-in-usa-basketball-scrimmage…

 

[Mark Gastineau]

I wish he would keep his mouth closed and focus on being a better NBA player. Crap like this is totally pointless and a great way to get blackballed by Team USA and other elite players going forward. Not good.

 

[villefan76]

If it wasn't for his Daddy he would have been D-League bound!

 

[UKcats1988]

He's delusional if he honestly believes that.

 

[Blueaz]

maybe he was watching UL vs PR and got confused?

 

[UKcats1988]

The two worst guards that played were Elfrid Payton and Afflalo. Both are better than Rivers. Rivers managed to start 5 games last year, post a PER of 10, a BPM of negative 2.9 and a Real plus minus of negative 4 which was ranked 424 in the NBA.

 

[michaeluk26]

What an asshat.

 

[Lumpy 2]

I wish he would keep his mouth closed and focus on being a better NBA player. Crap like this is totally pointless and a great way to get blackballed by Team USA and other elite players going forward. Not good.

Unless he improves dramatically he won't need to worry about being blackballed.

 

[Federal Cat]

Give him some cheese with that whine

 

[Mark Gastineau]

Unless he improves dramatically he won't need to worry about being blackballed.

Not sure I follow. He has definitely not played like a #1 overall recruit or a lottery pick, but he's definitely good enough to be on a team's bench in the NBA.

 

[Notorious23]

Well you have to have self confidence, even if everyone knows that you are shiat.

 

[Fitch44]

Did he fall down on the way to that interview?

 

[UK till Death]

Not sure I follow. He has definitely not played like a #1 overall recruit or a lottery pick, but he's definitely good enough to be on a team's bench in the NBA.

He won't have to worry about being blackballed from team usa because he won't be in the top 100 player pool anyway.

Try to keep up.

 

[Mark Gastineau]

Try to keep up.

Ok....

 

[.S&C.]

Damn I forgot about Rivers. What's he doing now?

 

[goforitcats]

In my opinion, the only thing that Rivers does on a basketball court is shoot not very well.

 

[king of cali]

If it wasn't for his dad trading for him he would be on his way out of the league. Austin is a terrible NBA player.

 

[Lumpy 2]

Not sure I follow. He has definitely not played like a #1 overall recruit or a lottery pick, but he's definitely good enough to be on a team's bench in the NBA.

You said that unless he learned to keep his mouth shut he risked being blackballed by Team USA. My reply was that without dramatic improvement he wouldn't need to worry about that since he isn't good enough to be considered for Team USA.

 

[westerncat]

Poor little rich boy !

 

[ia.ukfan]

Austin did show some progress in the playoffs averaging 8.4 point per game on 43% shooting and 37% 3 point shooting, those numbers aren't amazing by any means, but he definitely looked like he belonged out there in the playoff games I watched... I think he ends up being a solid NBA players, need to remember he's only 23 years old...

Having said that he by no means belongs on the team USA radar and his comments are ridiculous/far fetched.

 

[jrpross]

Is team USA looking for guards who average 7 points and 2 assists a game and shoot under 30% from 3? Cuz if so they really should give him another look.

 

[ShadowFromHomewardBound]

He won't have to worry about being blackballed from team usa because he won't be in the top 100 player pool anyway.

Try to keep up.

Or, you need to word your points of view better.

Give it a try. It's not so bad.

 

[*Bleedingblue*]

Is their an Olympic D League?

Love to see a photoshop gif of one of the Olympic guards licking his tears like Eric Cartman did on South Park.

 

[Uk1111]

He's clearly better than many players on team USA, except he doesn't qualify for the under 17 team!

 

[UK till Death]

Or, you need to word your points of view better.

Give it a try. It's not so bad.

WTF are you talking about, stupid?

 

[musrat59]

He can cry me a river for all I care.

 

[calamitybone]

Everything about him just screams dook. From his entitled youth, to his incessant whining and subsequent lackluster NBA career.

 

[ccukuk]

Throw that he's only 23 crap out the door. Many are raising families or working real jobs at that age. He's an ahole and his age won't change iit

 

[ShadowFromHomewardBound]

WTF are you talking about, stupid?

Your inability to make a clear point, and when someone calls you on it you throw a tantrum and try to cast the blame on them.


Try and keep up

 

[turkeywildturkey]

College Spun ‏@CollegeSpun 4h4 hours ago
Former Duke Guard Austin Rivers Says He's "Straight Up Better" Than Many Players In USA Basketball Scrimmage http://collegespun.com/acc/duke/former-duke-guard-austin-rivers-says-hes-straight-up-better-than-many-players-in-usa-basketball-scrimmage…

Austin Rivers is lucky to still be in the NBA. If his Dad wasn't his coach, he may not be. He sucks. To make a statement like this, just shows how out of touch he is with his abilities. Better than Wall, Harden, Paul, etc.? Come on now. What a ridiculous statement.

 

[EMMCAT]

Austin Rivers is lucky to still be in the NBA. If his Dad wasn't his coach, he may not be. He sucks. To make a statement like this, just shows how out of touch he is with his abilities. Better than Wall, Harden, Paul, etc.? Come on now. What a ridiculous statement.

I can remember when the big discussion was about who was the better high school guard in FL: Rivers or Brandon Knight. Well the votes are in on BK Vs. AR. He is a SG who can't shoot.
Here's a little challenge: ask the NBA GM's to re draft the year he came out and see if anyone has him in the first round.

 

[Bigblueforever]

He could easily be a cancer on a team with his big mouth.

 

[UK till Death]

Your inability to make a clear point, and when someone calls you on it you throw a tantrum and try to cast the blame on them.


Try and keep up

I didn't make the original post, dumbass.

Why is the average troll so dumb?

(That's a rhetorical question, moron.)

 

[Kycatspaws]

It’s cool to be confident, but when your college coach, Mike Krzyzewski, is the man leading USA Basketball, and you weren’t invited, that kind of speaks volumes.

 

[ShadowFromHomewardBound]

I didn't make the original post, dumbass.

Why is the average troll so dumb?

(That's a rhetorical question, moron.)

Lol and you are still lost. Just take a seat.

 

[StubbornPenny]

Or, you need to word your points of view better.

Give it a try. It's not so bad.

I followed what he was saying without effort, and I think the majority here did too.

 

[ia.ukfan]

Throw that he's only 23 crap out the door. Many are raising families or working real jobs at that age. He's an ahole and his age won't change iit

Reread my post. I never indicated Austin's age should give him the benefit of the doubt regarding his personality. I stated he's 23 and gave some evidence of his progress in developing into a serviceable NBA guard.

I'm no Austin fan, but I think he ends up being okay. Regardless he's likely to be a d-bag either way so we agree on that.

 

[KMKAT]

CJ McCollum (Lehigh) disagrees with you, and still has one up on you:

http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320760150

 

[LineSkiCat14]

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Lol and you are still lost. Just take a seat.

No, he's not. It wasn't that difficult. He, nor the original poster made a reference to him not being worthy of the NBA. Instead, Mark said he feared he might get blackballed and fall out of favor with the players, Lumpy said it might not even matter, because he doesn't have the talent to sniff the USA roster, and if he doesn't improve soon, he won't even be asked to participate.

How is it that the two Duke fans are still scratching their heads over this?