[JMIKE is a Grizz fanParticipant]

 I like Ricky Rubio and i hope he lives up tothe hype but this guys numbers were horrible go to euroleague.net and look at his stats there horrible. doesn’t even avg 5 ast.  i also heard that he didn’t start in their finals and when he got in he missed a couple of 3’s and had no points. I got that from chris wallace who was in spain on a radio show.He might be the next freddy adu Teenage star but who’s heard of him lately.

[Jlv2011]

Spanish Justin Bieber.

[B-ball fanParticipant]

 His numbers haven’t always been that bad.  Yeah, he has struggled in Barcelona, but when two years ago, he actually scored at a greater rate than Brandon Jennings.  He isn’t a scorer, but his numbers have been good in the past compared to previous prospects, and Rubio could immediatly be a great passer and ball thief.  The thing is, though, Minnesota has looked pretty bad for pgs since Rambis came in, with Sessions and Flynn all underachieving.  

[Memphis MadnessParticipant]

Jlv2011,

 

Funny, I thought of the comparison when Bieber was in the Celebrity game.  However, Bieber is a better shooter and, crazy as it sounds, just as good of a prospect. 

 

JMIKE,

Didn’t know Chris Wallace was in Spain.  If anyone knows about Spanish talent though it is the Grizzlies who have had both Gasol brothers as well as Juan Carlos Navarro for a year.  I think Rubio has regressed but I have not seen him against normal NBA competition, although the game I did watch he got torched by Darius Washington a few times.  … funny, but I think Grevious Vazquez is a better long-term prospect than Rubio.  Better size, better 3 point shot, fiery leader.  I just really like Vazquez’ game.

I am pulling for Rubio, but I don’t see him putting up Chris Paul or Steve Nash type stats.  More likely to be somewhere between a J-Will and a Rajon Rondo.  Not sure he will be the best rookie point guard next year either.  I think Irving, Knight, Kemba, Jimmer, and Rubio will all have some very good games and some very bad games, it will just depend on who is the best fit. I think all 5 will be above-average point guards who might steal an all-star spot or two between the five of them.  Not sure who will win the most.  I think the best situation for Irving would be in Cleveland with Enes Kanter or the Jazz with their good big men.  Kemba would be very fun to watch on Toronto and could be the guy they need to run that team.  I would like to see Jimmer on the Kings as the third guard behind Tyreke and Thornton, or they could go small and play all three with the talented Cousins and Thompson up front.  … I think Rubio would fit in best if the T Wolves got Derrick Williams to play small forward (trade Beasley for some solid players) or Kanter to form a great front line.  J-Will had a great front line to work with in Sacramento as did Rondo on the Celtics (as wells Ray Allen at the 2).  If Rubio patterns his game off of Jason Kidd (a primary passer and facilitator who defends and rebounds well) then he could turn the T Wolves into contenders in a few years.

Sometimes stats don’t tell the whole story with point guards.  Kidd had a decent year, nothing special (8-9-4) but had an awesome playoffs in terms of effectiveness and big shots and helped his team win the title (his game 6 final line was around 9-8-4 I think).  Rubio can be an effective floor leader and an above-average point guard which is basically what you need to win an NBA title.  If he can average around 10-12 points and 7-8 assists I think he will be in good shape.  More importantly though, they need to draft well either with Derrick Williams or Enes Kanter.  If they draft Williams they need to trade Beasely for a good shooting guard and a backup center.  Williams and Love would be a great 1-2 punch. Although Kanter might be the better pick giving them a good young front line of Kanter, Love, and Beasley with Randolph and Darko in reserve.  That team is built similarly to the Grizzlies and should domininate in rebounding and scoring inside.  If they go with Kanter then their front line is set as is their starting point guard.  They would then need to add some shooters (possibly Shelvin Mack).  

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