Austin Rivers says Boston Celtics better off without Ray Allen, only East team capable of beating the Miami Heat
Just because of his last name, I’m a huge Austin Rivers fan. His last name even helped me overcome deep periods of disdain I felt as a Duke fan during the occasions when I wondered why such a talented scorer sometimes scored so inefficiently.
Without further ado (or any semblance of a well-written transition), I give you Austin Rivers, the coach’s son who believes his father’s team is better off without Ray Allen. (ESPN Boston)
“As funny as it sounds, I actually think both teams benefited (from Ray Allen signing with the Heat),” Austin Rivers said. “I think the Heat got a lot better obviously, because now the floor is spaced with Ray Allen.
“And I think the Celtics got better, because first off it was disappointing to (see him) leave because he was a part of that whole buildup to the Celtics again, but now you have a better defender in Courtney Lee, who is a great on the ball defender and someone who is going to add to the great defense the Celtics play already. And then you have Jason Terry, who is instant offense, something the Celtics need when you have older players like KG and Paul Pierce that get hurt. So when you have guys that are going to be inconsistent, not due to how good they are but how old they are, and the fatigue of a long season, you have guys who can come in and give you instant offense.”
Rivers also said he believes the Celtics are the only Eastern Conference team capable of toppling the Miami Heat.
I told you I love that kid.
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Who in their right minds would be a Duke fan? Seriously…their game plan is spread the floor and shoot threes all day, with the occasional scrub who rebounds really well down low. No really. UNC is historically a better bball program.
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Wow you have to be a carolina fan. they are the only ones with their heads high enough in the clouds to not admit Duke is good. Like them or not they are good. Stats dont lie! Austin is a good player but a last name doesnt make you a expert on the sport either.
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Real talk Duke is wack UNC all day
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Beyond Greg’s bias and hoop love for NC, why would anyone care what Austin Rivers thinks? We already know everything he said and several C-Towners (including Greg, paul, me and others) have said the same all off season. Give us something real to comment on. God, camp must be getting close if we have to suffer through these type of stories (same goes for the ESPN Celtic blog where I saw this first this am). Go Cs…
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Aside from Heat no 34′s treachery to his former team, I do not think that we are better off w/o him. He was a great champion and I was looking forward to seeing JT and no 34 on the same team but it never happened. The source of much of the hate for no 34 is because deep down it hurt like hell to lose the greatest 3 point shooter of all time. I’m sure it will be an emotion charged match when the Celts and Heat meet opening night. A better team we are this year on paper maybe. But we ain’t played a game yet. Who knows how this unit will gel. We could over or under achieve. But I’d say it’s a safe bet that they will be on top of the Atlantic once more. And if your readin this no 34, you still a Judas, and it hurts to say that, but it is what is.
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people like this austin rivers forget the importance of 3′s. and how important ray allen to an offense. he won’t be the record holder for most 3′s for nothing. and almost saying that courtney lee is better than ray allen, lol! smh! does he knows courtney lee back in the orlando days? just saying. for a series let’s say miami vs boston. in a sg stand point, since allen is a shooting guard, wade won’t need to chase him around and can exert more effort double team and on offense as where as when allen was on the celtics. wade keeps on chasing him around and blocking big man screeners like kg on the perimeter. lastly, if allen can shoot 3′s by means of a pick or immediate catch and shoot. how much more he can shoot 3′s by an open 3pt line all day in miami. hahahaha
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I agree with you about Courtney Lee. The guy is an average player with an occasional good night of basketball. Sure he can play better D than Allen, but there is no way I would put him in the same stratosphere as Allen. Getting Jason Terry on the other hand is a good buffer for losing Allen, that to me is the conversation, lol not Lee.
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Imagine if the lakers and C’s lived in the same state, not even an hour away…that’s the venom that exists between duke and unc in NC. It’s one side or the other.
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“Rivers also said he believes the Celtics are the only Eastern Conference team capable of toppling the Miami Heat?” I don’t know about that. The Celtics are not even a lock to win their own division, let alone able to beat the Heat. The team is old and last season they could neither score nor rebound. I think Rivers was just siding with his dad, that’s all. In reality, the Celtics are a team going downhill.
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We were a Wade ‘face-rake’ call on RR from beating the Heat in 5 games so while our rebounding sucked and we struggled at times, we got f’in robbed in the Heat series and now we are infinitely better and deeper so I don’t think we’re going to have any problem with the Heat. Our defense is better, too and they now have Judas who couldn’t guard anyone while he was in the mix. Go Cs…
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The Heat does not need to double anyone on the Laker. I’m not even a Heat fan i’m a Ray Allen fan so don’t think i’m a hateing on the Lakers Kobe is good but not good enough to contain any of those kids in OKC Salaam
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Austin is a bitch with no game
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Kobe is good but best ever 2 your talking out your ass. We all know the best 2 is MJ23 and thats real. Kids that are under 25 would say something so ignorant MICHAEL JORDAN ALL DAY
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Who the hell is Austin to make a statement at all !? He is just a rookie ( not a good rookie ) that should keep his mouth shut. I know that the Heat will not have a problem beating the celtics when it counts!!!!!!!!
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Darko is a bum ass bitch
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This is funny for the people who say Ray Allen is a traitor. Ainge tried to trade him last year, but the deal fell through. He realized he was no longer needed nor wanted there and chose to go somewhere else. He wasn’t under contract. If the Celtics believed in loyalty so much, where was it when they wanted to trade him?
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The Cs paid Judas $10MM last yr, and a lot more ($20MM the years before…that’s loyalty) and offered more with a team that he succeeded with only to take less money with the Cs biggest enemy. You’ll never get it; if that doesn’t explain it as clearly as I can say it. Go
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I wont write the Celtics off just yet, I think getting Jason Terry is big for them as well as a healthy Jeff Green. I think its going to be the role players like Terry, Green, and Bass who are going to have to step up there game when its time to rest Pierce and Garnett, or when they get hurt. If they don’t do that then the Celtics are dead in the water. I still think a healthy Bulls is the team that will give the Heat the most trouble.
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