BlacJacMac wrote:winforlose wrote:BlacJacMac wrote:
I loved Pek, but if you think he created spacing in the paint you were watching someone else.
Rubio made the Playoffs 2 straight years after we traded him. We failed him, he didn't fail us.
If you're going to judge players by how many times they made the Playoffs as Timberwolves, its going to be a very short discussion...
No one could guard Pek one on one in the post. He was the strongest Wolf. His foot issues shortened what would have been a stellar career.
So you’re saying Rubio is so good all it took was a Donovan Mitchell, prime Joe Ingles, and DOP Rudy Gobert to get to the playoffs. Also, we made the playoffs without him the very first year, (with a healthy Jeff Teague.)
Here is a link to Ricky’s BB ref page, please help me out and clarify, how many years as a Wolf was Ricky able to shoot 40% or better? https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rubiori01.html
Also please note that Jaden at 43.2% is considered offensively challenged.
No one has ever said Rubio was a good shooter. But the NBA isn't a video game. There are more ways to drive winning than shooting.
Rubio was a +10 Net Rating player with us most years of his career.
Do you not understand how bad of a franchise the Wolves have been for most of their existence? We were only able to get KG out of the 1st round 1 time in 12 years. We didn't even make the Playoffs his final 3 years when he was a healthy 28, 29 and 30 years old.
Understand it, I lived a good chunk of it, (was too young for some of the KG years, but was fully invested in the team by the early 2000s.)
When you play a non shooter the dynamics of the game change. Take our last game, Rudy being on IHart is very different than Rudy on a Wemby or Chet. Free roaming bigs can do a lot of damage. Any time a Ricky or Rudy is in the game you create that roaming threat. Last season we saw Kyle and Rudy together and it was terrible. The spacing went to hell, and the whole game got that much harder for the other players. I use terms like easy and hard because much like the law the game isn’t black or white. Guys can make bad shots and miss good ones. The best way to put yourself in a position to win is to get players who compliment each other. I listed 6 guys who can pass well, floor space, play a heavy load, and each contribute something different. Lonzo is a guy who has played 50 games in 4 years, at best he is a MASSIVE risk at a pivotal moment. We have no picks, we don’t know about ownerships pockets, we have an unhappy Ant, and we have multiple key role players heading into UFA status. You don’t gamble when your house is at stake, and right now we are a house covered in gasoline in every room and playing with matches (terrible off season and trade.) The wrong trade will burn the Wolves down.
