Austin Reaves Discussion: Hot N Cold

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  1. sirronstuff

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    That length at the 1 would be pretty amazing.
     
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    Can't wait for the season to start, hope this team exceeds our expectations.
     
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    liked seeing the lower body strength on those back down attempts. that's a big dude not getting very far.
     
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    Yeah that's the second big he's guarded so far this exhibition stretch and in both games, I've been impressed.

    Offensively his 3 ball is looking scary good. The release speed and confidence he's shooting with... he might find himself in a 3 point contest in the near future.
     
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    yeah, i've noticed that, too. shot looks great.
     
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    Guarding bigs as a potential PG?

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    Yeah Austin has terrific lower body leverage with those legs. :clap: :rock:
     
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    Does anyone on team USA have a better crossover (set up even nastier with his footwork trick) or behind the back “blink blink” than Austin? I don’t think so. His all around fundamental and advanced bag of skills has to be near the top on that roster?

    That’s crazy!

    :Crazyartest:
     
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    Austin is definitely not afraid to put a body on bigger Players down in the paint..
     
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    I think we’re in good hands.

    It’s now safe to miss Caruso a little less.

    But still….

    :Kobe Shrug:

    Could have had both
     
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    edwards has crazy burst and halliburton is similarly crafty/explosive, but yeah, it's impressive. i just continue to be amazed that he can basically do everything he did at oklahoma against any level of competition.
     
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    Well he’s stepped his game way up and is stronger now too so that’s probably why. He’s probably also smarter than your average really good player.
     
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    Austin is no joke. Watch out league, he's coming.

    If our "big 3" turned into a legit big 3 and beat out the Suns big 3 and potentiality a Clippers big 3 en route to a 'ship. Laughing at their bloated payrolls... it doesn't get much richer.
     
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    Racists... that's why probably :wink:

    But really... I am sure these "people" Windy mentions are not the actual players/coaches. These watch games. It only takes 5 minutes of AR footage to understand.

    I am guessing, media morons is who he is referring to...
     
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    He was really good today

     
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    Yep …. over Ingram and Brunson in crunch time. Incredible how he battles bigger players. Wow!! And that 16 with uncharacteristically 3 FTs missed.

    On a down note … I honestly doubt if Ham was coaching that game he has the balls or feel of the game yet to have left Austin in the entire last 13 minutes of the game over bigger “names”.
     
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    I missed the first 3 quarters so not sure what to think exactly, but it sure seemed like for the last 8 minutes, this team almost avoided getting the ball in Reaves hands. I know Ant was pretty hot but Reaves has proven how efficient he is and rarely makes the wrong play. I find myself surprised that the team does not move the ball through Reaves more often than they do. ?????
     
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    Nah it’s all good …. he gets touches when he should, plus ANT was going HAM and Halliburton was great too hitting huge shots.
     
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