Before I defend my points, I will acknowledge my mistakes. In my haste to post the entry (due to the fact that I had other obligations at work) I didn’t double check some of the information I posted in regards to the spelling of Tyreke’s last name or the college he attended. Just as of a few minutes ago, I went in and corrected those mistakes. So thanks for the heads up.

As for my point that we need a guard that can distribute the ball, I still think Evans is better than Rubio in that regard because he is an actual scoring threat. If he gets close to the rim, the other team will have to respond to him. It is then that he can dish out to Kmart or feed Jason Thompson in the low post. Rubio does have cuter passes but the fact is that if you’re not a legitimate scoring threat, no one will feel the need to provide help guarding him; canceling out potential assists. Do you not remember what Magic Johnson brought to the table as a PG? He was big, athletic, and a scoring threat. Now before you misconstrue my words, I am not saying Tyreke=Magic. I am saying he brings in similar attributes on offense. I feel those attributes are more important in helping us win than the attributes of say that of former King Jason Williams. He will create match up problems for teams with smaller guards.

I also notice that you critics don’t take on my argument about Evans’ ability to match up with the bigger, more athletic points in the league. Would you seriously feel more comfortable with Rubio guarding someone like CP3 or Billups? Didn’t think so.

“States that the Kings don’t have time to wait for Rubio to adjust to the NBA. Really? Is our championship window about to close?”

You seriously want to continue to watch the Kings get pounded for another couple of years? Unlike some pessimists out there, I actually believe we are a big man away from being a great team again. Kmart is really good. J Thompson has some great potential. I think we upgraded at the point. Hawes isn’t too shabby either, though I’m not 100% sold on him yet… So yeah, I do think we can win soon and not take a huge gamble.

Not sure why his dad would put out the possibility that his son would stay in Spain if there wasn’t some element of truth in it. The whole point of him entering the draft was to cash in. However, going lower than expected, he will make a lot less. Being that he will have to pay his own money to escape the current contract, perhaps he stays a bit longer in Spain hoping to improve his game and subsequently, his payday. (especially due to the fact that he wouldn’t have to pay a huge sum to his former team)

Though the Rubio camp could be simply trying to bully the T-wolves into trading him (to a bigger market?) I agree that this isn’t the strongest argument (perhaps the weakest one), but I figure its just one more potential negative about this guy that I feel all the Rubio fans here should take into consideration before knocking Evans.