New Rubio Thread

[revprodeji]

Flamers stay out.

[LOBO 7]

ok ay , like Kahn or whatever his name is , l ike, he's the WORST GM EVER!!!
you peeple are all fooolish people.

i hate cats.



i cant weit to spennd th nExt 99 pages pRoving you all rong!!!

[KF10]

This was an interesting part:

I don't know if he's prescient, or was just taking a stab in the dark, but Israeli national team and longtime EuroLeague coach Zvika Sherf told me in Tel Aviv three weeks ago that Ricky Rubio was signing with Regal Barcelona. End of conversation. Since then, Wolves president David Kahn traveled to Spain and reportedly reached a buyout agreement with Rubio's former team in Badalona, only to learn that the Spanish point guard was indeed signing with his hometown Barcelona club. Conspiracy theorists can have at it, but I continue to hear that, until the last minute, Rubio was urging the Wolves to trade his rights to another NBA club, preferably the Kings or the New York Knicks because he had no interest in joining a team that drafted another point guard (Jonny Flynn). The discussion will be ongoing ...

Ricky Rubio obviously wanted Sacramento from the start. He liked our team and the youth of players we have. And believed that he can play maximum minutes at the point guard position. Which was a realistic possibility. But in one source, we never consider Rubio with the fourth pick.

Did Rubio genuinely never liked Minnesota from the get go?

[digitaldropoff]

^ That's the best part....it doesn't matter what he likes or doesn't...we own him.

[a-rod]

This was an interesting part:

I don't know if he's prescient, or was just taking a stab in the dark, but Israeli national team and longtime EuroLeague coach Zvika Sherf told me in Tel Aviv three weeks ago that Ricky Rubio was signing with Regal Barcelona. End of conversation. Since then, Wolves president David Kahn traveled to Spain and reportedly reached a buyout agreement with Rubio's former team in Badalona, only to learn that the Spanish point guard was indeed signing with his hometown Barcelona club. Conspiracy theorists can have at it, but I continue to hear that, until the last minute, Rubio was urging the Wolves to trade his rights to another NBA club, preferably the Kings or the New York Knicks because he had no interest in joining a team that drafted another point guard (Jonny Flynn). The discussion will be ongoing ...

Ricky Rubio obviously wanted Sacramento from the start. He liked our team and the youth of players we have. And believed that he can play maximum minutes at the point guard position. Which was a realistic possibility. But in one source, we never consider Rubio with the fourth pick.

Did Rubio genuinely never liked Minnesota from the get go?

David kahn is responsible for this mess. i realize the wolves have the right to draft any player they want, but you are dealing with real agents here, this is not NBA 2k...

[Steve_Holiday]

There are rumors circulating that Ricky won't be the starting point guard for Barcelona, and that he will compete for playing time there. I need KISN-Dudes to confirm it, though.

[tvwolves7]

Frangs
http://www.feb.es/documentos/archivo/pd ... uspain.pdf

Not the best game to draw conclusions. It was a total blow out by Lithuania in the second half.
Ricky, in my opinion, played well, specially in the first quarter. Very active and effective in defense and taking the right decisions without trying to be always the flashy passer.
It looks like he has gained some confidence after seeing his future solved.

Thanks for the boxscore

[revprodeji]

You guys do know that Rubio played with a pg this last year?

Kid is 6'4/6'5 with a 6'9/6'10 wingspan. Once he fills out he will be defending Sg not the pg spot. So having a player who can defend the pg spot in Flynn is important. Regardless, Rubio is value and flynn is here.

[Dan's with the Wolves]

You guys do know that Rubio played with a pg this last year?

Kid is 6'4/6'5 with a 6'9/6'10 wingspan. Once he fills out he will be defending Sg not the pg spot. So having a player who can defend the pg spot in Flynn is important. Regardless, Rubio is value and flynn is here.

That's a big negative if rubio can't defend his own position. Reminds me of the other big point guard from europe the wolves traded their starting point guard and spent a 1st round pick on - Marko Jaric. Hopefully, for all of our sakes, he is better than that and can defend the point. Otherwise I'm not optimistic about his future in the NBA as a tweener. He may actually have a much better career staying in Europe where the speed and athlecticism on the perimeter isn't as great.

[Klomp]

That's a big negative if rubio can't defend his own position. Reminds me of the other big point guard from europe the wolves traded their starting point guard and spent a 1st round pick on - Marko Jaric. Hopefully, for all of our sakes, he is better than that and can defend the point. Otherwise I'm not optimistic about his future in the NBA as a tweener. He may actually have a much better career staying in Europe where the speed and athlecticism on the perimeter isn't as great.

He never said he can't, he said he won't, meaning if hes on the court with a smaller, quicker teammate like Flynn.

Kobe used to guard Bowen when they played the Spurs, did that mean he was the worst perimeter defender? No. It just means thats how they wanted to match him up. Its actually more of a plus because he can defend his own position, plus the offguard slot if he needs to.

[Dan's with the Wolves]

Maybe. But I thought he said

Once he fills out he will be defending Sg not the pg spot. So having a player who can defend the pg spot in Flynn is important.

Implying to me that Rubio can't.

I don't know if he can or can't. But to me Rubio's value is alot higher if he can.

[revprodeji]

It all depends on his speed. I think he will be able to defend both due to his wingspan and defensive awareness. But for the sake of Flynn we could have Rubio as a key part of a 3 guard rotation with a Turner type. When Turner is in Rubio defends the 1, when Flynn is in Rubio defends the SG. I personally think Rubio will be better defending the SG because he can shut down passing lanes.

[Marc]

ok ay , like Kahn or whatever his name is , l ike, he's the WORST GM EVER!!!
you peeple are all fooolish people.

i hate cats.



i cant weit to spennd th nExt 99 pages pRoving you all rong!!!

I like what Kahn is doing. At least, he is doing things. He has worked really hard so far, LOL.

[Marc]

There are rumors circulating that Ricky won't be the starting point guard for Barcelona, and that he will compete for playing time there. I need KISN-Dudes to confirm it, though.

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/castella ... tilla.html

Who else would be the starting pg? LOL.

By the way, Rubio will play with Vazquez.

[tvwolves7]

There are rumors circulating that Ricky won't be the starting point guard for Barcelona, and that he will compete for playing time there. I need KISN-Dudes to confirm it, though.

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/castella ... tilla.html

Who else would be the starting pg? LOL.

By the way, Rubio will play with Vazquez.

Juan Carlos Navarro would play point if they so chose.

[I Feel Devotion]

Juan Carlos Navarro would play point if they so chose.

Juan Carlos Navarro has never in his life played the point guard position. In his entire career he has been a shooting guard. Rubio would compete for starting point guard with Jaka Lakovic. I would take Rubio over Lakovic myself at this point, as Lakovic is getting older and is starting to lose a step a little bit and his defense has always been poor. But I am sure that Rubio would not just be given that starting job and will have to earn it and beat out Lakovic to get it.

That only makes perfect sense because Rubio is going to be playing at 19 years old and Lakovic has been a top 10 Euroleague point guard for years now (Lakovic has been a top 10 Euroleague point guard for the last 5 years or so, therefore a 19 year old would not just be given his job). This has nothing to do with Navarro though. Navarro has never played as a point guard.

Also, in Europe starting or coming off the bench has zero bearing or relation as to what it does in the NBA. In Europe OFTEN TIMES the best player on the team even comes off the bench.

There is no such thing as the best players start rule like in the NBA and actually whether you start or not does not even matter or mean anything. So just understand that.

[Esohny]

You have to be patient with everyone. Not all people have an IQ of 197.

[tvwolves7]

Juan Carlos Navarro would play point if they so chose.

Juan Carlos Navarro has never in his life played the point guard position. In his entire career he has been a shooting guard. Rubio would compete for starting point guard with Jaka Lakovic. I would take Rubio over Lakovic myself at this point, as Lakovic is getting older and is starting to lose a step a little bit and his defense has always been poor. But I am sure that Rubio would not just be given that starting job and will have to earn it and beat out Lakovic to get it.

That only makes perfect sense because Rubio is going to be playing at 19 years old and Lakovic has been a top 10 Euroleague point guard for years now (Lakovic has been a top 10 Euroleague point guard for the last 5 years or so, therefore a 19 year old would not just be given his job). This has nothing to do with Navarro though. Navarro has never played as a point guard.

Also, in Europe starting or coming off the bench has zero bearing or relation as to what it does in the NBA. In Europe OFTEN TIMES the best player on the team even comes off the bench.

There is no such thing as the best players start rule like in the NBA and actually whether you start or not does not even matter or mean anything. So just understand that.

My bad, for some reason my memory had him playing pg with the grizzlies. Glad to hear he will be working with a top pg in Lakovic.

[UGA Hayes]

I have a question? Say Rubio decides he would rather come in 3 years instead of 2 like the ESPN/Sheridan article suggests, and instead of being on a rookie contract has to be paid more in the 30-40 mil year range, what whould your opinion of drafting him?

[Worm Guts]

If he's worth it, it's fine.