So, we’ve stirred up international bias, describing the 18-year old as Pete Maverich and anointed Ricky Rubio as NBA’s next elite point guard. Only playing next season would have revealed the truth, whether the Spaniard is NBA caliber or just a disappointment. Until then, we will never understand who exactly Rubio is, or if he’s the greatest since Pistol Pete.
But being compared to the Pistol is ridiculous, and with the availability of technology, You Tube videos unleash him as the greatest playmaker in the world. Fine, he might be prolific at passing the ball, unstoppable in transition and explosive to the rim, but we forgot he’s not nearly as exquisite shooting the ball.
Recently, Rubio is perplex and unpromising to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Just when hype faded out, Rubio is fading out quickly, vanishing from the country that has solely acclaimed him with warmth salutes. Within that span, he convoked more fame than Jon and Kate, described as former elite ...
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Wolves Updates 6/30
twolvesblog.com 6/30/2009 — From Don Seeholzer/Pioneer Press:
From the Kevin McHale decision to the trade that sent veteran guards Randy Foye and Mike Miller to Washington to last week's NBA draft and the selection of Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio, Kahn has hit the ground running, and Taylor said Monday that he fully ...
The First Annual Writing the Pine NBA Draft Awards!
writingthepine.com 6/30/2009 — Welcome to the First Annual Writing the Pine NBA Draft Awards . We’ll be giving out a few awards today to both teams and individual players. I know the draft was a few days ago but I couldn’t watch it as it unfolded because I was playing in a friend’s work basketball league ...
Holding All The Cards
gofor2.net 6/30/2009 — The Associated Press and SI.com have reported that the Minnesota Timberwolves are content to let Ricky Rubio’s contract situation play itself out . The Timberwolves can do this because they are holding literally all of the cards here, and Rubio is the one who has everything to lose.
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A Few Words On Rubio Situation
linkedonsports.com 6/30/2009 — The Ricky Rubio situation in Minnesota is somewhat bizarre. Nobody seems to want to say what is actually going to happen. Well, on to the quotes.
“The last thing we needed to do was be demanding and assertive. Not now,” Kahn said. “I don’t know how this is going to play ...
Howlin' T-Wolf
howlintwolf.com 6/30/2009 — Welcome to Howlin’ T-Wolf! I’d like to welcome those new readers finding their way here from Henry Abbot’s great TrueHoop blog. I’m excited to have been chosen as the ESPN affiliate blog of the Minnesota Timberwolves and as part of the TrueHoop ...
Wolves waiting on sought-after Rubio (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 6/29/2009
Four days after Ricky Rubio was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves, it appears that the teenage Spanish sensation has become the most wanted man in the NBA. Executives across the league are flooding Timberwolves president David Kahn's office ...
