Conventional wisdom is the Kings were the losers in the lottery. Best chance of getting the #1 pick but fell all the way to #4. Losing fan support and no top 3 lottery pick to bring them back. In financial problems. Well... this was EXACTLY the situation my Trail Blazers were in 3 years ago. Even worse, when they fell to #4 in the draft a lot of columnists and commentators cheered. They were called not a legitimate franchise. At least the Kings don't face collective scorn. The Blazers left that draft with Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, and Sergio Rodriguez. The rest is history. Cheer up.
I'm optimistic that we can still land Rubio. The Clippers, IMO, are locked into Blake Griffin. Given how much that franchise has sucked recently and over the long haul, I think they'll take Griffin for PR reasons alone. Memphis is the team I'm concerned about. OKC has no use for Rubio, they already have Westbrook and are loaded with guards and swingmen. They need a big. Memphis has to decide if they want make a certain upgrade at the point (or so it would seem), or create a twin towers combo of Gasol and Thabeet. If they pick the latter, I think the Kings are in the clear. We need Rubio if we're going to get out of the ****ter anytime soon.
If he slips to 4 do you think he'd still come over. I do not. His current team has no reason to drastically reduce his buyout, especially since he is a surerstar over there. Even at #2 he'd be giving back a huge chunk of his first contract, at #4 he'd be losing money.
his agent said by trying to scare okc and memphis out of picking him that he wouldnt play for em... and said that best case scenario would be the clippers then SACRAMENTO.... he wants to come here...
Sergio > Rubio. You guys don't know how good a summer you've had yet. Looking back next spring you'll have reason to gloat.
Which is why the 17-year old Rubio started on the silver medal Spanish team at the 2008 Olympics and Sergio couldn't even make the team. You'll have to forgive Maris, he's the one poster on the Portland board who actually thinks a turn over prone PG who can't shoot and won't pay defense is an asset to his team. Portland had to pay Sacramento to take Sergio - and were glad to do it. If there's a reason to gloat, it won' he anything to do with Sergio Rodriguez. It will be because Tyreke Evans turns out to be a better NBA player than Ricky Rubio. BNM
Not couldn't, didn't. Which is why they fired the idiot coach who dropped him, consequently failing to get the expected gold as they did 2 years earlier with Sergio at the World Championships.
