Re: Austin Rivers will wear "number" 0 for duke
[quote=KG215]I don't know, there's already been plenty of venom spewed forth by people on Inside Carolina. I know that's a small fraction of the fan-base, but he's already pretty hated.
I personally think he'll have to do something pretty drastic this year, though, to approach Redick and Laetner status.[/quote]I dunno, it's a whole new era now with Twitter and school (and sometimes specific sport) specific sites, even than when Redick was in school. Which seems like yesterday (damn).
I don't see him approaching them, but I do see where you're coming from. The culture of recruiting has gotten really...creepy in the last couple years. It's always been dirty and slimy and all, but I just mean as far as fan involvement. I'm a 27 year old man and I follow multiple 15/16 year old kids on Twitter that have "Purdue interest," I have no room to talk. I knew where JaQuan Lyle was a couple weekends ago, that's kid's a junior. In high school. That's just downright creepy. But I'm not about to click unfollow because I have a Purdue P as my Twitter icon. And it matters.
Re: Austin Rivers will wear "number" 0 for duke
Slightly taller Steph Curry with less court vision, but better at finishing around the rim.
Subzero is a good name, because he'll certainly be a sub in the NBA. :oldlol:
Re: Austin Rivers will wear "number" 0 for duke
p.s. - Not trying to hate. Kid has a sweet game, I don't know if he has the explosiveness or size to be anything more than a roleplayer/6th man at the NBA level.
Re: Austin Rivers will wear "number" 0 for duke
if his nickname is sub zero, shouldnt his number be like minus 13 or something? :confusedshrug: pretty dumb for a dukie
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thanks for the answer..so he picked his own nickname....?...damn, that
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its not just a number theres an attitude that comes with it :s
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[QUOTE=DevilsAssassin]i seen a lot of OJ Mayo/Monta Ellis comparison.
and this is the reason he picked # 0 as his number ......
[IMG]http://gyazo.com/44733c7e268b368d35e3067bddc424aa.png[/IMG]
[url]http://twitter.com/#!/AustinRivers25/status/77913582989357056[/url][/QUOTE]
:roll:
Re: Austin Rivers will wear "number" 0 for duke
[QUOTE=chips93]if his nickname is sub zero, shouldnt his number be like minus 13 or something? :confusedshrug: pretty dumb for a dukie[/QUOTE]
he is using the celcius scale ........:oldlol:
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but, after seeing him, he is pretty good right ?
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[QUOTE=tomtucker]he is using the celcius scale ........:oldlol:
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but, after seeing him, he is pretty good right ?[/QUOTE]
OK. Nowhere near NBA ready. Falls in love with his dribble, not particularly good court awareness. Can't guard at NBA level.
Re: Austin Rivers will wear "number" 0 for duke
[QUOTE=JMT]OK. Nowhere near NBA ready. Falls in love with his dribble, not particularly good court awareness. Can't guard at NBA level.[/QUOTE]
Unless he blows up in the NCAA tourney, he's late-lottery at best if he comes out this year.
Re: Austin Rivers will wear "number" 0 for duke
[QUOTE=KG215]Unless he blows up in the NCAA tourney, he's late-lottery at best if he comes out this year.[/QUOTE]
Spot on. BTW, I liked what I saw of the younger Zeller this week. lots of upside there. If they had anything approaching a decent PG he'd be even more productive.