Tag Archives: Austin Rivers

Why Austin Rivers is ready for the NBA

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Patrick Crawley

On Friday, sources said there was a good possibility Austin Rivers was leaving for the NBA. By Monday, he’d made it official. He’s going the Kyrie Irving route — the second standout Duke freshman in two years to leave coach … Continue reading →

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Rivers returns to the scene of the crime

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Patrick Crawley

Okay. You’re right. Different arena. Different crowd (his own). But you get the idea. Austin Rivers faces UNC for the second time in his college career on Saturday — the first meeting having ended with his game-winning three. Can he … Continue reading →

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Austin Rivers does his Michael Corleone routine, pays respect to Coach K

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Patrick Crawley

Quotes from athletes are typically pretty boring, so when I saw this one from Austin Rivers on Sunday it made quite an impression on me. Rivers recently had his first practice with Duke in preparation for the Blue Devils’ exhibition … Continue reading →

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Austin Rivers puts NC State guard on skates

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Patrick Crawley

Austin Rivers is a polarizing guy. First of all, he’s the son of Doc. So you know there’s a East Coast-West Coast bias involved (Celtics fans love him, Lakers fans probably not so much). Then he chose to go to … Continue reading →

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