Ok so maybe it's not the greatest game of all time by an NBA player. But it's still a career game for Austin fucking Rivers. To be honest I wasn't a huge fan of the decision to bring him in, but at the end of the day it was a really low-risk move and it gives Doc a young kid with potential to tinker around with. See if he can't make him into a real contributor, similar to what he did with Rondo early on, then Avery Bradley and more recently, Blake Griffin.
And I know I just wrote about bringing in Thibs and I fully stand by that, he's a better coach, but Doc has undoubtedly seen success working with this type of player in the past. Young, athletic guys who have all of the intangibles but still play like a chicken with its head cut off. They get confused with schemes and tend to play outside of the system. If he and Chris Paul can harness some of that potential and turn Austin into someone who can come in and contribute good minutes with the second unit that would be absolutely spectacular. Anything to keep Hedo on the bench. Jesus dude, just fucking retire already.
And I know I just wrote about bringing in Thibs and I fully stand by that, he's a better coach, but Doc has undoubtedly seen success working with this type of player in the past. Young, athletic guys who have all of the intangibles but still play like a chicken with its head cut off. They get confused with schemes and tend to play outside of the system. If he and Chris Paul can harness some of that potential and turn Austin into someone who can come in and contribute good minutes with the second unit that would be absolutely spectacular. Anything to keep Hedo on the bench. Jesus dude, just fucking retire already.
PS - I think Rivers lost some of his mojo after high school when he cut his hair. Can we go back to the old Austin when he was just a gangly Jewish kid from Winter Park?
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