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linged wrote:Vin, I don't agree with your reasoning.
Spain is the world champion, yes, but the olympic tournament is comparable, and seeing that the USA won that tournament, they are right now on top of the ladder.
linged wrote:Vin, I don't agree with your reasoning.
Spain is the world champion, yes, but the olympic tournament is comparable, and seeing that the USA won that tournament, they are right now on top of the ladder.
That the USA has a whole different team is of course another question, but winning the olympic basketball tournament definitely makes you the number one team, even if Spain is the reigning world champion. If Spain wins the world championships again, they are back on top.
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). But now, you have a completely different team, and we don't have neither Pau Gasol nor Jose Calderon. I wish you luck and let's see who wins this year 
AQuintus wrote:suckfish wrote:While he can beat his man and get into the paint he doesn't really finish around the basket. He almost always dishes or kicks. And that's on the Euro level, obviously in the NBA it's even tougher to finish in the paint. Teams will recognise this and it will hinder him somewhat. He is such a great passer that he will still find guys but there are going to be times where the help stays home and Rubio will be forced to finish amongst the trees.
He really needs to get Navarro to teach him his floater. With the way Rubio gets into the lane, he could get that shot whenever he wants.
Was really impressed with JP Ramos - was forgotten about him and he had some nice moves there in the post. Why didn't he stay longer in NBA? Too slow? Attitude problems? Injuries? Just not that good? Or maybe this game was just a fluke kyphi wrote:no offense, but Rubio would be crazy to come to the nba as a rookie when he already has superstar status in Europe, or so I've been led to believe. Boy has talent, tho.
CerambyX wrote:After watching these games, I have a good feeling about how Rubio's game will translate to NBA. Some here already have said that assists are counted a bit different in FIBA game (not to mention that they are playing 40 mins instead 48), so statistically I wouldn't be surprised if he averaged around 10 or more dimes per game (on ~30-35+ min playing time) - his court vision is really special. And considering that in NBA he would be surrounded with more athletic guys than in Europe, which should equal to more alley-oops + add some shooters so he can kick-out for open looks and there you have it - perfect point guard.
I don't think he will ever be a 20pt guy or a defensive stopper - and this is not what you should expect from him. Rubio is what he is - at best, a skinnier version of Jason Kidd with less defense (it depends how he will progress, prevent injuries etc.) - which still would be very awesome. Of course he could end up being too soft (as most of Spanish players - no offense) and end up as Tinsley... It's all up to him - let's wait an see
And as for other games from today - Puerto Rico really got robbed there
Ortho Stice wrote:I had to stop watching the Spain - New Zealand game because of the commentator's complete ignorance of the Spanish language. Someone whose only knowledge of Spanish is from Taco Bell commercials (so pretty much any American who's ever watched TV) could pronounce Fran Vazquez correctly.
BelgianMagic wrote:To come back to the USA-Spain conversation, I really don't understand why people call this a "bad" team USA because James, Kobe, DWade & Dwight arent here .. Durant & Rose would prolly start for the "good" Team USA if they had been here, and talent-wise they are still MILES better than any team in this tournament .. And they happen to have one of the best coaches in the world ..
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