Alright we all know that Ricky Rubio can ball with the best.... of the mediocre Euroleague. The thing is if he is really as good as everyone says, why wouldn't he be playing in the best league in the world making millions?Lets put the facts out there. My man started his professional ballin' career at fourteen. Any person getting bitches and cashing checks at fourteen would be automatically considered a future great. In the past five seasons playing pro ball, he's won two Euroleague Championships and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics for Spain (the gold medal was won easily by the dream team from the US of A).
Ol' Ricky's stats against International teams however are average at best. During the 2008 Games in Beijing he averaged 4.8 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists. Michael Jordan would starve his family because of a performance like that. Against the Lakers this past October, he got shut down worse than a teenage boy trying to get laid at abstinance camp. Having no points, 1 assist, and 3 rebounds against LA is embarrassing. Aren't the greats supposed to dominate the stat column?
The big picture is this: Why would Rubio turn down millions from the NBA to play against middle aged Europeans who are as athletic as Helen Keller? Is it because he truely loves his home country or because he's afraid of being embarassed by Kobe and The King? If he really has the potential of greatness, it won't be proven unless you play against the best. The NBA is about three things: scoring, dunking from the charity stripe, and speaking English. Ricky can do none of the above. Experts say he'll join the league in 2011. Bloggers like myself think it is total bullshit. Brandon Jennings put it best after leaving the Euroleague for the NBA- "The dude is all hype".
well....i give you a lame:)...
ReplyDelete1.i dunno if he will play great in the NBA but you have to keep in mind that during the 08 games he was like 18 or something and Spain has proven NBA point guards like Calderon or Rodriguez. Of course you want your team to be run by an experienced NBA man.
2. you are sain that he had bad game against the lakers. I agree...those are bad stats but that is one game. Bad stats in one game do not mean bad stats overall.
3. remember you are comparing him to NBA standards but if he was an american he would be in college right now. So try to imagine him in a college game not an NBA game. If he joins the NBA he will be a rookie who played in the Olimpics and in 7 PRO BALL SEASONS. That`s a lot of experience, more than any rookie ever
4. If you want to talk about a basketball player..stop comparing him to Michael Jordan. Making comparisons with MJ would make any player look bad :)))
i honestly am very couroius to see him in the NBA. He could be great, but he could also be a bust, we will see.
ReplyDeleteOh and 5. English can be learned in months, come on!!!!
and final 6. The NBA is NOT all about dunking and scoring. Just try to follow some games regulary. Teams with high flyers often loose, because dunking is just a veeeeery small part of the game(but spectacular indeed). Teams with great scorers that do not comit on defence or on team work also loose.
If you watch some games you would realize that the teams that win are defending, hustleing, sharing the ball and THEN score.