tsherkin wrote:kd35sneighbor wrote:Tony Parker ain't that great of a shooter and he's doing well. But he's a great finisher at the rim? Sure, but Rubio is no slouch in that regard, and you can't judge him off how he did in Europe anyway.
Tony Parker is extremely FAST though, his end-to-end speed is excellent and he's got fantastic acceleration... neither of which are true of Rubio. He's also shorter, which helps a little. Rubio isn't that great of a finisher at the rim either, he doesn't do very well under the arc at all, though of course the exact percentages are skewed because of European defenses, court dimensions, etc, etc.
If you want to reference Parker for any reason, it's that he's improved considerably as a FT shooter and as a shooter in general. He hit the league around 68% FT and he's regularly between 75% and 78% over the last half decade. When he's been permitted to play off-ball a little more, he's even shown an improved shot beneath the arc.
He's a good example of how improvement is possible.
His game style and his ability to finish around the rim, however, are not things you want to use to reflect Rubio. Ricky hasn't really shown the same deft touch on his floaters and tear-drops, nor does he have anything like Parker's speed.
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