Ricky Rubio named FIBA MVP

Johnny Firpo · Post #21 » by **Johnny Firpo** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:46 pm

XxIronChainzxX wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:All tournament team was :

Ricky Rubio
Bogdan Bogdanović
Evan Fournier
Luis Scola
Marc Gasol

Could this team even win 30 games in the NBA?

No, but does this really mean what you probably imply?

Crives · Post #22 » by **Crives** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:48 pm

Jason_Todd wrote:Now to Phoenix, where Booker will have the ball in his hands all the time, average 30 ppg, the Suns will loose like 50 games and Ricky will play defense by himself.

Ok..... the plan is actually to get the ball out of Bookers hands so he doesn’t have to initiate the offense 100% of the time. I expect to see quite a bit of staggering between the two as well.

Forget Booker... I can’t wait to see the Ricky/Ayton combo!

jinxed · Post #23 » by **jinxed** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:50 pm

XxIronChainzxX wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:All tournament team was :

Ricky Rubio
Bogdan Bogdanović
Evan Fournier
Luis Scola
Marc Gasol

Could this team even win 30 games in the NBA?

How many games does this team win in NBA? According to Kevin Pelton, 56 games.

https://www.espn.com.sg/nba/story/_/id/27506965/would-team-usa-squad-nba-title-contender

Kemba
Donovan Mitchell
Khris Middleton
Jayson Tatum
Myles Turner

FIBA game is different..

XxIronChainzxX · Post #24 » by **XxIronChainzxX** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:00 pm

Johnny Firpo wrote:
XxIronChainzxX wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:All tournament team was :

Ricky Rubio
Bogdan Bogdanović
Evan Fournier
Luis Scola
Marc Gasol

Could this team even win 30 games in the NBA?

No, but does this really mean what you probably imply?

What I'm implying is that the NBA and FIBA are fundamentally different in a way that really doesn't reflect the presumed talent of players.

Crives · Post #25 » by **Crives** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:03 pm

XxIronChainzxX wrote:
Johnny Firpo wrote:
XxIronChainzxX wrote:
Could this team even win 30 games in the NBA?

No, but does this really mean what you probably imply?

What I'm implying is that the NBA and FIBA are fundamentally different in a way that really doesn't reflect the presumed talent of players.

You mean playing smart team basketball will beat a team of fringe nba stars?

PharmD · Post #26 » by **PharmD** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:05 pm

alessandrux · Post #27 » by **alessandrux** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:06 pm

UcanUwill wrote:All tournament team was :

Ricky Rubio
Bogdan Bogdanović
Evan Fournier
Luis Scola
Marc Gasol

I would've thought they'll go with Rubio, Bogdanovic, Ingles, Scola, Gobert.

Rauxcee · Post #28 » by **Rauxcee** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:11 pm

Congrats to Ricky. Well deserved and I'm super happy for him.

XxIronChainzxX · Post #29 » by **XxIronChainzxX** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:17 pm

Crives wrote:
XxIronChainzxX wrote:
Johnny Firpo wrote:
No, but does this really mean what you probably imply?

What I'm implying is that the NBA and FIBA are fundamentally different in a way that really doesn't reflect the presumed talent of players.

You mean playing smart team basketball will beat a team of fringe nba stars?

NBA star - singular - and that depends on how you rank Kemba. My point is that under NBA rules this team loses on a nightly basis.

darmani · Post #30 » by **darmani** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:19 pm

alessandrux wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:All tournament team was :

Ricky Rubio
Bogdan Bogdanović
Evan Fournier
Luis Scola
Marc Gasol

I would've thought they'll go with Rubio, Bogdanovic, Ingles, Scola, Gobert.

Ingles probably wouldn't even make the top-20 players in this tournament and Gobert was pretty bad against Australia (twice) and Argentina.

cojayar · Post #31 » by **cojayar** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:28 pm

Best team is always composed by one player of each the finalists and usually bronze team.
This means.
- 1 from Spain: best was during the tournament Ricky Rubio, but Marc Gasol delivered well in the last two games
- 1 from Argentina: Scola was the best man and Campazzo the second best.
- 1 from France: Fournier was the best and Gobert had only one or two good games

- Then usually you take the best player from the overall tournament. That's Bogdanovic.

- The remaining one you pick again from winning team. Marc Gasol.

Patty Mills would be there instead of Fournier if they would not have chocked twice in semifinals and final.
Campazzo would be there if Argentina would have won.
Donovan Mitchell would be there if the US would have got a medal.
Kemba Walker too if the US would have won.

It is about MVP and the V is for Valuable, not for Better. Who brought more value the his team in this tournament.

mixerball · Post #32 » by **mixerball** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:32 pm

Crives wrote:If anyone remembers... espn called Ricky the worst signing of the offseason...

not that they are right but what does this competition have to do with nba season

Crives · Post #33 » by **Crives** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:33 pm

mixerball wrote:
Crives wrote:If anyone remembers... espn called Ricky the worst signing of the offseason...

not that they are right but what does this competition have to do with nba season

Not sure how to respond..... you realize this “competition” involved playing basketball right?

Arteezy · Post #34 » by **Arteezy** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:47 pm

TheNG wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:All tournament team was :

Ricky Rubio
Bogdan Bogdanović
Evan Fournier
Luis Scola
Marc Gasol

The Aussies must be angry about it

Just dont finish 4th SoBayed

sunsbg · Post #35 » by **sunsbg** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:28 pm

XxIronChainzxX wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:All tournament team was :

Ricky Rubio
Bogdan Bogdanović
Evan Fournier
Luis Scola
Marc Gasol

Could this team even win 30 games in the NBA?

NBA rules suck, so probably no.

BlueSan · Post #36 » by **BlueSan** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:49 pm

I just wish the dude gets rid of that pony tail

XxIronChainzxX · Post #37 » by **XxIronChainzxX** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:56 pm

sunsbg wrote:
XxIronChainzxX wrote:
UcanUwill wrote:All tournament team was :

Ricky Rubio
Bogdan Bogdanović
Evan Fournier
Luis Scola
Marc Gasol

Could this team even win 30 games in the NBA?

NBA rules suck, so probably no.

They'd lose even in the hallowed days of the 90s for those who think the current rules suck. Guys like Hakeem, Robinson, Barkley and Shaq would feast on that frontcourt. The backcourt is BBQ chicken for Jordan or Drexler.

NBAFan93 · Post #38 » by **NBAFan93** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:01 pm

Congrats to Rubio. Seems like it was well deserved.

mixerball · Post #39 » by **mixerball** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:48 pm

Crives wrote:
mixerball wrote:
Crives wrote:If anyone remembers... espn called Ricky the worst signing of the offseason...

not that they are right but what does this competition have to do with nba season

Not sure how to respond..... you realize this “competition” involved playing basketball right?

and "playing basketball" is enough reason to equate this competition and nba basketball?

dragic had a below average season in the nba after being mvp of the euro championships.

UcanUwill · Post #40 » by **UcanUwill** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:50 pm

BlueSan wrote:I just wish the dude gets rid of that pony tail

What, you dont like his Persian king look? :lol: