Hold the Hype: The Reality of Ricky Rubio

His future is uncertain and will be largely impacted by the team that drafts him. I think it would definitely help him to land with a team with a strong foundation, for example: Memphis. They already have O.J. Mayo and Rudy Gay - a stable foundation. On the other hand, if he were to slip to the Kings he might not be as successful.

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Why couldn't John Wall just enter the draft?

things would be so much easier!

by luckybastard on May 27, 2009 10:23 PM PDT reply actions

I think that article was stupid

But that’s probably me just being a snob.

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on May 27, 2009 10:37 PM PDT reply actions

Maybe i'm just biased...

but I think KMart, JT, and Shawes can take on OJ, Rudy, and Marc.

Bring Chris Bosh to California!!!

by Shizzo on May 27, 2009 10:51 PM PDT reply actions

my thoughts exactly

but I think KMart, JT, and Shawes can take on OJ, Rudy, and Marc.

and any team needs a coach. Lionel Hollins is a good guy, but I am glad he is not in the running for the Kings.

We haven’t discussed it much on the subject of Ricky Rubio – but the other big piece of the puzzle for the future of “the point guard of the future” (Ricky Rubio??), is a coach. A real, honest to goodness, successful, stay for more than one season, NBA level Head Coach.

Additionally, it is good to see some equal billing for the over-hype of this 18 year old. Won’t you all be nervous if we get what we want, and have Ricky Rubio as a King?

by betweentheeyes on May 27, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions

I think you nailed it about the coaching

In a draft this deep on (seemingly) quality PG’s, our search for a coach seems far more crucial, IMHO.
None of the draftees is a sure thing (possible exception: Griffin, and even he can bust or get injured) and all bring immense uncertainty; however, I’d be pretty stoked to land Rubio.

by batso on May 28, 2009 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions

other than some mixes on youtube..

i haven’t seen enough of rubio to proclaim him as the best thing and the answer to all our questions, i just don’t think that this team has enough talent for his skills to shine, aside from the core, GP needs to build talent and do it fast, but not through those damn MLE. I think thats why the maloofs brought in levien.

by luckybastard on May 27, 2009 11:08 PM PDT reply actions

You know

Geoff Petrie was really behind Levien. You know how I know? They went out of their way to stress that to Sam Amick at the time of the hiring. They were on board with Levien naturally, but it was essentially done because Geoff Petrie wanted that. He has a ton of respect for Levien, and I imagine the respect from Levien to Petrie is mutual.

Levien isn’t just an agent who knows the money game. He also scouts players for the Kings. You people need to let this thing go. Jason Levien is an assistant GM. He does everything that includes being part of the basketball staff.

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on May 28, 2009 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

by DaniBCN on May 28, 2009 4:08 AM PDT reply actions

Hmmm.

The author of that article is an Intern from URI, who is an RI native… so she’s somewhere within 15 minutes of me… I’ll see if I can get an editorial :-)

by dkons21 on May 28, 2009 6:15 AM PDT reply actions