Jeremiah Rivers Blasts the Georgetown Offense

by Hire Esherick on Oct 23, 2009 9:18 AM EDT in Georgetown Family Comment 12 comments

Remember him? Yeah, that's right. It's Jeremiah Rivers, the linchpin of the 2007 Final Four squad and self-proclaimed top defender in the nation. In a recent interview with the Indianapolis Star, Rivers talked about being overlooked by preseason publications and how he is "too focused to let anything negative affect him or his team."

And then he took a swipe at his former team. When asked about the Indiana offense and its lack of set plays, Rivers stated:

"[The Indiana] offense is so much better because I'm not going out there and worrying about going to a specific spot or running the exact same play three or four times in a row. At Georgetown I would run the same thing over and over, and it became so repetitive. I really became like a robot there offensively. I had no idea how to play anymore."

The article then went on to report:

At Georgetown, the Hoyas played the Princeton offense predicated on passes to the post and backdoor cuts. It was that style of play that ultimately led to Rivers leaving.

Really Jeremiah!? I am surprised to learn that you transfered because of the offense. I always thought it was because Georgetown recruited over you when they realized you had no offensive abilities, Your future was written on the wall, you would not have started over Sapp, Wright or Freeman, and being a defensive specialist doesn't garner more than twenty sporadic minutes a game. Hopefully you will learn how to play again soon, sorry Georgetown stuck you in an offense that has produced more NBA draft picks over the past three years than any other Big East school.

Rivers also offered the following piece of original thought:

"You guys can call me the best defender or the best scorer or whatever, as long as at the end of the day we have a ‘W' to show for it.''

Whiny 'lil bitch starts with a "W", Jeremiah. At the end of the day, you will always be able to show that W.

Good talk.

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W

i thought Omar Wattad was our best defender.

Casually.

by CasualHoya on Oct 23, 2009 9:49 AM EDT reply actions

Jeremiah

Yeah, Jeremiah is foolish. As Hire stated, Rivers simply did not have the offensive abilities to start (or even play at that facet of the game). He is a very solid defender though and did some good things on that side of the ball, but in the end, it was his bad decisions on offense and lack of a shot that solidified him as strictly defensive. I can only remember the bricks he put up when he was still with the team. They made me cringe.

by Phil Mufarrij on Oct 23, 2009 9:55 AM EDT reply actions

Pity the Fool

Casually.

by CasualHoya on Oct 23, 2009 10:10 AM EDT reply actions

Pulitzer

Tremendous journalism at the Courier-Journal. I have to assume that it was mere satire and particularly loved Jeremiah’s quote that he dropped 25-30 a game in AAU, 15-18 as a senior (must have been tougher comp there than in AAU) and a whopping 2.5 in his best D1 year. NOW he’s ready to be a top scorer? And it was the Gtown robot offense that held him back?

Highest of high comedy.

by itsallthatmatters on Oct 23, 2009 10:11 AM EDT reply actions

On one hand, Rivers just isn’t a good offensive player so blasting the offense for his lack of scoring is foolish. On the other hand, the offense does tend to temper offensive stats. So while we may mock his career best 2.5 ppg, outside of this offense he’s good for at least 3 or even 3.5 ppg. WHY MUST WE TURN SUCH TALENT INTO ROBOTS?

"It was almost like if Harry didn't call it, it wasn't real." - Jayson Stark

by Chris Haines on Oct 23, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions

Follow up

Some would argue (and I would be one of the some), that the offense actually turned Roy Hibbert into an actual offensive weapon, after being a robot for much of his basketball career. Case in point.

"It was almost like if Harry didn't call it, it wasn't real." - Jayson Stark

by Chris Haines on Oct 23, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Delusional

Would love to see this a-clown in the tournament, but I doubt his team will be there.

Seriously, what a jackass

by thediesel on Oct 23, 2009 11:01 AM EDT reply actions

I used to like this guy . . .

I hate to admit it, but I used to like Baby Doc . . . I was the only one of my friends who did . . . turns out that I defended that kid way too long. I pulled for him because his dad was my second favorite player growing up (behind ’Nique, ahead of Spud). Now, I hate him. I wish him nothing but failure. I hope that he enjoys walking to 5 am practice in three feet of snow . . .

as far as his role as a defensive stopper . . . what a joke . . . he gave up huge games to tons of opposing point guards . . . johnny flynn’s eyes would light up when Rivers tried to check him . . . .how telling is it that his final game at GU ended up with Steph Curry raining threes on him like Pacman rained benjamins on the girls at Minxx ???

by RepublicansWearNikes2 on Oct 23, 2009 11:07 AM EDT reply actions

I defended him too

I kept thinking he would get better. He was big for a point guard and was definitely athletic so I kept holding out hope (also much longer than the rest of my friends). Then he transferred. TO INDIANA. Transferring for more playing time is one thing. Transferring to a program for more playing time because the program has literally no one else is just terrible. And now he plays for Tom Crean. I hope we can schedule them while this clown is still in school and watch Wright and/or Clark kill him.

"It was almost like if Harry didn't call it, it wasn't real." - Jayson Stark

by Chris Haines on Oct 23, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions

I defended him

because I wanted Georgetown to land his younger brother, Austin Rivers. Top SG for Class of 2011.

But unfortunately Donovan at UF got his hooks on him.

Good talk.

by Hire Esherick on Oct 23, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh please

JR’s jumpshot rivaled Vernon Macklin’s free throws in terms of accuracy. He was no threat on offense because he could not shoot. Period. Guy spent the entire summer with a shooting coach, then tossed up brick after brick. That’s now a function of our offense? Please. He’ll be exposed for the limited player he is at Indiana or anywhere else he chooses to play.

by beatcuse on Oct 23, 2009 9:34 PM EDT reply actions