Come on, give Kingspeed a break. He's been waiting 7 months for Rubio to have a good game so he could bump this thread. Yes, the Wolves are off to a good start, but Bricky Rubio still can't shoot to save his life. Even after tonight's stellar performance, he's shooting .318 FG% for the season. In the 4 games before tonight, he shot: 3-11 0-7 2-8 2-8 That's a combined 7-34 = .206 FG% in the previous 4 games. I guess that's why Kingspeed waited until tonight to bump this thread. BNM
When's the last time they never brang help to a PG after a pick because they knew he couldn't shoot? lol.
Rubio is an impressive basketball player with that passing and defense. Obviously he doesn't have an outside shot but that didn't stop Minny from scoring 47 1st quarter points. I think with all the outside shooting we have here and our major lack of PG defense our team might be better if we had him instead of Lillard.
Given that Love and Martin scored all but 6 of those points, it neither helped or didn't help them score 47. lol.
I don't agree with the switching of Rubio and Lillard... the defense would just pack the paint or double more. Lillard keeps the defense honest and spread for more penetration.
No fucking way. Worst comparison ever. Yeah, Maravich was a flashy passer, but he was a scorer first. He averaged over 44ppg in his college career. Rubio couldn't average 44ppg playing in the city rec leagues. Maravich led the NBA in scoring at 31.1ppg in 76-77, but never averaged 7 apg for a season. Rubio has never average less than 7apg. For his career, Maravich averaged 24.2ppg and 5.4apg. He was one of the highest scoring guards of all time. For his career, Rubio is averaging 10.5ppg and 7.7apg. Rubio = pass first PG who plays defense but can't shoot worth shit. Maravich = shoot first guard who was one of the most prolific scorers in NCAA and NBA history, but didn't play much defense. You could not have picked two more different players. OK, well maybe Manute Bol and Muggsy Bogues. BNM
Yeah his outside shooting sucks, but with Matthews, Batum, Wright, Mo shooting the three I think our offense would still be just as effective. If CJ comes back he is another 3 point threat. Plus LaMarcus can make long two’s. Rubio isn’t a spot up shooter but he is an amazing distributor. Remember all the easy buckets Andre Miller got for this team? The problem with Andre Miller is we paired him with Gerald Wallace and Marcus Camby. Rubio needs teammates who can shoot which we have. The defense would be so much more effective, even if the offense was the same or slightly worse I think the defense prevents so many more points from the opposition we would win more games. Now on a team like the Pistons I’d rather have Lillard. They desperately need 3 point floor spacer but we have so much outside shooting already it’s not as critical. I love having Lillard on our team its just laughable that fans here don’t respect the best players of other playoff teams.
The only thing certain was last year's champion. Minny of all teams must prove they can stay healthy in order to contend for a playoff spot. They had a pretty good season a couple years ago and then love went down. They failed to make the playoffs that year.
Well, no one can predict injuries, so... let me amend it. They are a playoff team barring injuries. That's the same for a lot of other teams, so we can't single out Minny. They are a damn good team.
If healthy yes. They have been more injured than other teams the last few years so I believe they are more likely to get injured again but until that happens they are just as dangerous as other playoff teams.
Shit, 23 pages & 575+ posts on Rubio. I guess majority of Blazers fans would trade Lillard for Rubio. Can't remember the last time there was 23 pages about Lillard in a Blazers forum. Makes us seem a bit jealous.
I will agree that minny looks tough and barring injuries should make the playoffs. I'm just not sold on their health. They are prone
The Wolves situation seems to be close to the Blazer situation. They both have all star power forwards that have to decide if they are going to stay with their team or go else where in a couple of years. A lot of that decision will probably be tied to the success of the team this coming up year. Both teams have exciting young rookies PGs that look to lead the team. Both teams have an exciting cast of players but not really playoff proven players. Both teams are relatively thin and can't withstand an injury to their star or key players, while both teams have had more than their fair share of injuries. Is Love heading to LA? Is Aldridge going to Dallas? Is Rubio or Lillard to be the first to make the all star team? Will Pek continue to show signs of wear tear each year or be rejuvenated with the monster contract? Can Lopez play more minutes than he ever has in his career and make it thru the season? Which team will be the first to break the playoff slump? I put my money on the Blazers . . . but I'm a little bias.
