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lumbardar
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6/22/2009  11:58 PM
I don't know how much truth this article about ricky rubio is really true but looks like he played like crap in his workout.

A source close to Sacramento Kings general manager Geoff Petrie informed me on Monday that Petrie is leaning towards passing on Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio as the fourth overall selection in Thursday's NBA Draft.

"Petrie is scared to death of him," the source said. "Rubio is dropping like a fly."

The Kings are in desperate need of a point guard to complement Kevin Martin in the backcourt. Memphis' Tyreke Evans dazzled Sacramento recently in a workout but Evans' combo guard ability replicate a great deal of the skillset that Martin already possesses.

With all that said, the signs are starting to point to Syracuse's Jonny Flynn heading to the Kings at No. 4. Flynn doesn't have great size for a point guard at 6-0, but still has the leadership and charisma that could single handedly lead a franchise
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6/23/2009  12:02 AM
Can't you post all this stuff in one Rubio thread instead of creating a new one everyday?
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6/23/2009  12:37 AM
Rubio is not a very good shooter and he's just a fair athlete. If you are not hitting your jumpshot and dont show solid athletic ability in a 1 on 0 workout--how does it look?

Again I don't know what Ricky Rubio is going to be in the NBA--he has very little in terms of history to go on. He's quite lengthy and has an innate feel for the PG position but his jumpshot is very flat, he's not strong--doesnt seem to have a great first step or the kind of athletic ability to blow by people.
When people say Nash--while Nash was NOT a great shooter in college[he was only good] his form was way way better than Rubio's at the same stage and Nash became great when his jumpshot became great--not before.
The Jason Kidd comparisons--well J Kidd was a legit 6-4 215 at Cal very strong very fast very athletic but had a J similar to Rubio's. J Kidd compensated for his poor shooting ability with his speed and strength.

That is what scares me about Rubio--while long and he is long and with innate skills he neither possesses a jumpshot or the strength/athletic package that could compensate for the jumper.
He reminds me more of a 6-3 white chocolate.
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6/23/2009  12:39 AM
Posted by BRIGGS:

Rubio is not a very good shooter and he's just a fair athlete. If you are not hitting your jumpshot and dont show solid athletic ability in a 1 on 0 workout--how does it look?

Again I don't know what Ricky Rubio is going to be in the NBA--he has very little in terms of history to go on. He's quite lengthy and has an innate feel for the PG position but his jumpshot is very flat, he's not strong--doesnt seem to have a great first step or the kind of athletic ability to blow by people.
When people say Nash--while Nash was NOT a great shooter in college[he was only good] his form was way way better than Rubio's at the same stage and Nash became great when his jumpshot became great--not before.
The Jason Kidd comparisons--well J Kidd was a legit 6-4 215 at Cal very strong very fast very athletic but had a J similar to Rubio's. J Kidd compensated for his poor shooting ability with his speed and strength.

That is what scares me about Rubio--while long and he is long and with innate skills he neither possesses a jumpshot or the strength/athletic package that could compensate for the jumper.
He reminds me more of a 6-3 white chocolate.

How much have you seen him play briggs?
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6/23/2009  12:53 AM
We shouldn't believe all we read the next few days. Lots of lies will be told and in the end the draft may not go down as surprising and unexpected as we thought.
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6/23/2009  1:15 AM
Posted by nyk4ever:

Can't you post all this stuff in one Rubio thread instead of creating a new one everyday?

can't stop the trend now, it's the IN thing to do.
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6/23/2009  1:36 AM
Posted by Allanfan20:
Posted by BRIGGS:

Rubio is not a very good shooter and he's just a fair athlete. If you are not hitting your jumpshot and dont show solid athletic ability in a 1 on 0 workout--how does it look?

Again I don't know what Ricky Rubio is going to be in the NBA--he has very little in terms of history to go on. He's quite lengthy and has an innate feel for the PG position but his jumpshot is very flat, he's not strong--doesnt seem to have a great first step or the kind of athletic ability to blow by people.
When people say Nash--while Nash was NOT a great shooter in college[he was only good] his form was way way better than Rubio's at the same stage and Nash became great when his jumpshot became great--not before.
The Jason Kidd comparisons--well J Kidd was a legit 6-4 215 at Cal very strong very fast very athletic but had a J similar to Rubio's. J Kidd compensated for his poor shooting ability with his speed and strength.

That is what scares me about Rubio--while long and he is long and with innate skills he neither possesses a jumpshot or the strength/athletic package that could compensate for the jumper.
He reminds me more of a 6-3 white chocolate.

How much have you seen him play briggs?

About as much as Rodrigue Beaubois.
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6/23/2009  7:30 AM
Posted by BRIGGS:

Rubio is not a very good shooter and he's just a fair athlete. If you are not hitting your jumpshot and dont show solid athletic ability in a 1 on 0 workout--how does it look?

Again I don't know what Ricky Rubio is going to be in the NBA--he has very little in terms of history to go on. He's quite lengthy and has an innate feel for the PG position but his jumpshot is very flat, he's not strong--doesnt seem to have a great first step or the kind of athletic ability to blow by people.
When people say Nash--while Nash was NOT a great shooter in college[he was only good] his form was way way better than Rubio's at the same stage and Nash became great when his jumpshot became great--not before.
The Jason Kidd comparisons--well J Kidd was a legit 6-4 215 at Cal very strong very fast very athletic but had a J similar to Rubio's. J Kidd compensated for his poor shooting ability with his speed and strength.

That is what scares me about Rubio--while long and he is long and with innate skills he neither possesses a jumpshot or the strength/athletic package that could compensate for the jumper.
He reminds me more of a 6-3 white chocolate.

Yeah right... White chocolate playing with pros (not college boys) at 17 and in the national team in the Olympics.
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6/23/2009  7:38 AM
I dont get the average athlete thing. Guy shows unreal quickness and an ability to defend larger stronger men. One of his big upsides has been his ability to defend. This isnt some kid that makes a few fancy passers. What blew away the NBA stars he played against was his defense and his passing (5 assists and 3 steals?) in the gold medal game
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6/23/2009  7:56 AM
Posted by fishmike:

I dont get the average athlete thing. Guy shows unreal quickness and an ability to defend larger stronger men. One of his big upsides has been his ability to defend. This isnt some kid that makes a few fancy passers. What blew away the NBA stars he played against was his defense and his passing (5 assists and 3 steals?) in the gold medal game

Didn't you know all euro's are stiff-legged average athletes?
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6/23/2009  8:04 AM
its like the Briggs propaganda machine. Every post briggs says the guy is an average athlete. He's not.
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6/23/2009  10:29 AM
Posted by Knicksfan:

We shouldn't believe all we read the next few days. Lots of lies will be told and in the end the draft may not go down as surprising and unexpected as we thought.

The yearly bull crap. I think the Knicks fans have been here before. All this trade talk about moving up is doing nothing for me. How many times are the reporter going to fool the fans. Every year they build up the fans expectation of trades during the draft for the knicks only to hear crickets. Until I see the trade announced I refuse to fall for any trade up proposal. Its just the newspaper writers milking the fan base. Funny thing is its always NY that is involved in trade rumors year after year.

Everyone knows that the Knicks will be selecting Jrue Holiday at the 8th pick there are no 2 pick and there will be no 5th pick. Mark it down Jrue Holiday will be the Knicks selection at 8. There will be no trades, live with the Knicks selection and move on.
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6/23/2009  11:15 AM
Rickey pulled a vince on Sac. He either dogged it or is dog gone tired from having been sick earlier in the week.
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6/23/2009  11:41 AM
Posted by Nalod:

Rickey pulled a vince on Sac. He either dogged it or is dog gone tired from having been sick earlier in the week.

either that or Sacramento loves him and is putting out smoke signals that they don't in desperate hopes he falls to 4. Look, they know people are going to be trying to trade up to 2 or 3 to get him. Sacto's best bet is to act like they don't want him so that maybe a team like the knicks thinks he lasts to 5.

there is no way rubio lasts past 4. i think there's VERY little chance he lasts past 2. he is the second best player in this draft, he may be the best, but the Clippers already gave BDiddy $75 million or something.
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6/23/2009  11:59 AM
If we get Rubio we will give up 115 points per game if Gallinari plays a lot. Maybe this year we can have 4 perimeter players score 20 points in the same game instead of three like we did last year a couple of times.
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6/23/2009  12:02 PM
Posted by King1:

If we get Rubio we will give up 115 points per game if Gallinari plays a lot. Maybe this year we can have 4 perimeter players score 20 points in the same game instead of three like we did last year a couple of times.

no worries as long as david lee is anchoring the D in the post.
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6/23/2009  12:15 PM
Posted by Marv:
Posted by King1:

If we get Rubio we will give up 115 points per game if Gallinari plays a lot. Maybe this year we can have 4 perimeter players score 20 points in the same game instead of three like we did last year a couple of times.

no worries as long as david lee is anchoring the D in the post.

i don't think he's a good fit for this team with Gallinari. i don't think i would take him if i was building my own team. but with D'Antoni he makes sense.
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6/23/2009  8:46 PM
Posted by King1:

If we get Rubio we will give up 115 points per game if Gallinari plays a lot. Maybe this year we can have 4 perimeter players score 20 points in the same game instead of three like we did last year a couple of times.

Assuming that Gallinari stays injury free and Lee does not decide to actually build up his upper body to improve his D in preparation for a new contract, Gallinari should end up being a better defensive player than Lee by the end of the year.
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