Rubio Thread 8

Minnesota Power · Post #1041 » by **Minnesota Power** » Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:43 pm

Minnesota Power wrote:Are there going to be tickets for the charity game at all? I'm off work Friday July 22 thru Tuesday

My bad I missed the part where it's September 24, not July 24 lolol

kmgarnett21 · Post #1042 » by **kmgarnett21** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:26 pm

http://www.si.com/nba/2016/07/26/ricky-rubio-wolves-trade-nba-free-agency-karl-anthony-towns-kris-dunn

My goodness, this is bad. I can’t believe there are writers getting paid decent money to write stuff THIS BAD.

Note30 · Post #1043 » by **Note30** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:46 pm

If I hadnt seen the publication title in the link I could swear that was a fluff article on Bleacher Report

kmgarnett21 · Post #1044 » by **kmgarnett21** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 7:12 pm

Note30 wrote:If I hadnt seen the publication title in the link I could swear that was a fluff article on Bleacher Report

I've read 100s of columns on BR that were nowhere near as bad as this. And the writer is a big tool. It's like SI just hired some awful blogger whose only regular reader is his mother.

Someone tweeted at him asking about his Rubio for Okafor pitch and if it was a possibility, and his response was: "I have no idea if that would actually be on the table but that said, I'm kinda down"

Like, what kind of writing and reporting is this?

Devilzsidewalk · Post #1045 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 7:31 pm

kmgarnett21 wrote:http://www.si.com/nba/2016/07/26/ricky-rubio-wolves-trade-nba-free-agency-karl-anthony-towns-kris-dunn

My goodness, this is bad. I can’t believe there are writers getting paid decent money to write stuff THIS BAD.

Columnists always have bad fantasy trades. Okafor would be mildly intriguing, but I can think of more reasons not to do it than to do it.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #1046 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 7:35 pm

Note30 wrote:If I hadnt seen the publication title in the link I could swear that was a fluff article on Bleacher Report

I think SI and BR are both under Time Warner too

Sugarless · Post #1047 » by **Sugarless** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:18 pm

Terrible writing, but those are mostly the teams that everybody can agree that could make great use of Ricky if the Wolves wanted to trade him, with the Spurs being the best fit.

I also think the lack of excitement in Thibs' and Layden's discourse when it comes to Ricky (compared to other players) is what leads so many people to believe he's on his way out, and/or that he's disappointed with the situation. I personally would welcome sensing a bit more thrill when the FO talks about him, and I don't think they give him as much credit defensively as you would expect from someone who loves D as much as Thibodeau, but Ricky is a veteran already and I don't think he cares that much about being patted on the back.

urinesane · Post #1048 » by **urinesane** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 3:08 am

Taylor confirms that trade talks for Rubio were overblown and that Ricky will be on the team to start the season.

http://www.1500espn.com/the-scoop-2/2016/07/the-scoop-ep-30-glen-taylor-on-kg-rubio-other-wolves-topics/

Ricky talk at 15:45ish

theGreatRC · Post #1049 » by **theGreatRC** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:36 am

urinesane wrote:Taylor confirms that trade talks for Rubio were overblown and that Ricky will be on the team to start the season.

http://www.1500espn.com/the-scoop-2/2016/07/the-scoop-ep-30-glen-taylor-on-kg-rubio-other-wolves-topics/

Ricky talk at 15:45ish

Thanks for the link.

For anyone who can't listen to it or just want a summary:

-Glen says teams called about Ricky after we drafted Dunn, but he will be the starting PG of the team.
-Says Dunn will come in the game and bring a different type of player at guard (didn't specifically say PG or SG so I assume both)

guille_4 · Post #1050 » by **guille_4** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 9:31 pm

Rubio went 3/3 from deep in today's win against Cote D'Ivoire 100-61!

11 points 4/4 FG, 3/3 3PT
8 assists with 3 TOs
6 rebounds
4 steals

On 18 minutes. Solid game from Ricky!

Merc_Porto · Post #1051 » by **Merc_Porto** » Fri Jul 29, 2016 12:50 am

guille_4 wrote:Rubio went 3/3 from deep in today's win against Cote D'Ivoire 100-61!

11 points 4/4 FG, 3/3 3PT
8 assists with 3 TOs
6 rebounds
4 steals

On 18 minutes. Solid game from Ricky!

3/3 3PT, pretty good.

Krapinsky · Post #1052 » by **Krapinsky** » Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:09 am

guille_4 wrote:Rubio went 3/3 from deep in today's win against Cote D'Ivoire 100-61!

11 points 4/4 FG, 3/3 3PT
8 assists with 3 TOs
6 rebounds
4 steals

On 18 minutes. Solid game from Ricky!

If he keeps this up and plays 36 mpg he'll average a triple double next year: 22 pts, 16 ast, 12 rbs, 8 steals, oh and just a 100% TS%.

GOAT.

davinci79 · Post #1053 » by **davinci79** » Fri Jul 29, 2016 11:02 am

I'm spanish and a big Rubio fan but... ¡¡¡it's Cote D'Ivoire!!!

Mattya · Post #1054 » by **Mattya** » Sat Jul 30, 2016 5:33 pm

Watch on YouTube

Not great competition, but good highlights.

ChuckChilly · Post #1055 » by **ChuckChilly** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 12:50 am

Mattya wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Not great competition, but good highlights.

Does Rubio always shoot his shots without jumping?

Mattya · Post #1056 » by **Mattya** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 2:05 am

ChuckChilly wrote:
Mattya wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Not great competition, but good highlights.

Does Rubio always shoot his shots without jumping?

He jumps on his shot, he just doesn't jump very much. Only times he jumps is if he is taking a contested shot, which usually only happens at the end of shot clock.

Takingbaconback · Post #1057 » by **Takingbaconback** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 5:40 am

I thought 3/3 would be great no matter the competition but that shot is horrible. There are literally 2 separate steps in his shot where he jerks it up to his head and after a slight pause, catapults it toward the rim. Shooting should be in one motion with momentum, cmon man.

m2002brian · Post #1058 » by **m2002brian** » Mon Aug 1, 2016 3:33 am

I found this:

Watch on YouTube

The user may have other Spanish games also. Their name makes me feel as though they might.

minimus · Post #1059 » by **minimus** » Mon Aug 1, 2016 4:50 am

Takingbaconback wrote:I thought 3/3 would be great no matter the competition but that shot is horrible. There are literally 2 separate steps in his shot where he jerks it up to his head and after a slight pause, catapults it toward the rim. Shooting should be in one motion with momentum, cmon man.

It is interesting to see how much Rubio will improve his shooting efficiency within offense where Dunn creates open looks by driving and kicking out. Last year Ricky too often was the only ballhandler on the floor. When Wiggins and others created some good looks he hit some spot up shots with confidence last year.

Merc_Porto · Post #1060 » by **Merc_Porto** » Sun Aug 7, 2016 10:22 pm

Anyone watching Ricky right now ?/