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What Are We Going To Do With Flynn and Rubio?

 
I have said it time and time again... I just knew that Ricky Rubio would be in a Timberwolves uniform. The Timberwolves had the No. 5 and No. 6 pick in the 2009 draft. With the fifth pick the Timberwolves picked Ricky Rubio, a point guard. With the sixth pick, the Timberwolves picked Johnny Flynn.... A POINT GUARD! What in the world is David Kahn thinking? I cannot express the disgust of my first thought when I heard Johnny Flynn's name called. Do not get me wrong, I like Johnny Flynn a lot, but wow! We got rid of Randy Foye who's a point guard/shooting guard. I would assume that after drafting our point guard for the future, that we would draft a player at another position. Now that I have sat and thought about what has actually happened and the decision does not seem that bad too me. Naturally, David Kahn would have to say something like "I do think that these two can play together on the same court, at the same time". What in the world? Ricky Rubio is a big point guard, something that ... (link)

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