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Rockets reach agreement to sign Austin Rivers

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by BMoney, Dec 23, 2018.

  1. macan

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    now we just need to trade for blake griffin and we will definitely become the most hated team in the basketball universe
     
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    to be fair, i hated CP so much before he joined us
     
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    How much and how long?
     
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    Key to the Shaqtin a Fool Hall of Fame Wall.

    Hey, Javale has been helpful, jus saying.
     
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    I’d take griffin
     
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    Hell has actually frozen over....Wtf Morey, I thought you were better than this. Then again, you can't really do much worse at this point so **** it I guess.
     
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    If you expect Rivers to act maturely you may as well also wait for the sun to rise from the west.
    In the open floor podcast he has been this year the butt of many jokes for how he has been acting in the wizards this season. Giving speeches like a presidential candidate lmao

    However even with all that i will still take him over knight and mcw.
     
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  12. amaru

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    Now it’s time to bring Corey Sewer home guys :)
     
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    James Harden is all business on the court, even though he is a pretty laid back kind of a guy. Austin should observe and learn from Harden's professional attitude and focus.
     
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    "He’s having a rough season shooting the ball, knocking down just 31.1% from three, but he’s capable of better. He shot 37.8% and 37.1% from three on fairly high volume his previous two seasons with the Clippers. He also has eliminated the mid-range shot from his game, focusing on layups and three-pointers."

    Gee of course you need that midrange to heat up to get into shooting rhytm and feel the ball going through the net

    shooting only 3s is like having sex without foreplay
     
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    I hate Austin Rivers...but we need him!!:confused:
     
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    I think it will be easy to do, probably the pick protections is what's stalling things.
     
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    Cleverly concealed “Rivers should get fat a lazy like Harden” post.
     
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    Why does MDA feel to comment on everything?

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    Oh that was the joke.
     
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    Okay, all jokes aside, and it is still funny, but Austin Rivers his last two seasons as a Clipper shot 37.5% 3PT on 4.9 3PA, that is 659 3PA. The other thing is that Austin is actually good in isolation PPP, and his step back jumper was money from 3PT range as a Clipper.

    So in place of sucky MCW and non-fully functional knees Brandon Knight, it works. Also defensively he isn’t good, but he knows how to make it seem like he is doing something good.
     
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    He fills a need. No need to cry about it.
     
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