Rubio is back
Im happy to see that he is starting to be more agressive and finsh at the basket. He was so bad at finishing his layups when he came back, he still needs to improve but his confidence is returning. I wish he realized Burks was behind him at the end of the game last night, all he needrd to do was us the rim to protect his shot.......oh well. Also his shot didn't look as flat last night, thats a plus. And his defense was primo
I'm glad someone mentioned Derrick Williams, he's also been on a decent run the last couple games, when Rubio is on the floor those two have a great connection. He still needs to work on his scoring efficiency but given playing time he has proved time and again he will produce and play with a lot of energy. Career best 16 rebounds last night, not to mention he really attacks the basket and gets to the line regularly.
After tearing his acl late last season, Ricky Rubio worked hard to rehab and get back to playing the game he loves. He came back around the time you would expect someone to return from acl surgey, buthe was not the same player from last year, not even close. Through 15 games he was shooting only 23% from the field and looked tentative and scared. There was flashes of his former self, but thats all it was, just flashes. Now he finally looks to have shook off the rust and tentative mindset and he is back to the Ricky we saw last year.
Last 10 games:
13.1 ppg
8.6 apg
3.2 rpg
2.4 spg
42% from the field
33% from 3
This is while missing most of the team. He looks like the Rubio of old and hopefully he continues to improves.