5. Minnesota Timberwolves – Ricky Rubio 6-5 190 PG Spain Intl. # Birthday: 10/21/90 # NBA Position: Point Guard # Class: International # Ht: 6-5 # Wt: 190 # Team: DKV Joventut # Hometown: El Masnou, Spain NBA Comparison: Jose Calderon/Steve Nash Strengths: One of the purest point guards to come around in a while His vision and ability to deliver precise passes make him the ultimate distributor Has good size for the position, allowing him to survey the court over top of defenses A great and natural feel for the game allows him to see plays before they materialize, keeping him one step ahead of the opposition He is extremely good at maintaining his composure when operating in the pick and roll, he does not panic when the defense converges, but rather shows patience and waits to make his reads Loves to split the hedge on a high ball screen to get into the paint Has a wide repertoire of moves off the dribble Knows how to incorporate head, pass and shot fakes to get defenders off balance and to keep them guessing Uses change of speed and direction extremely well, always mixing up the moves and staying unpredictable His shot has come a long way in the last year or so, even to the point where he has become a serious threat from the outside Defesively, he plays with a lot of energy and puts in a great effort to put pressure on the opposing ball handlers Quick hands and terrific anticipation allow him to get his hands on a lot of balls His game is mature beyond his years due to …
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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Hawks Game 2 Complete Highlights 2009 Playoffs [HQ] (5/7/09) Atlanta what? Including Lebron James Reverse Dunk. [HQ]. Scroll down for game info CLEVELAND(AP) While the rest of the NBA exchanges elbows, flagrant fouls and menacing stares in the playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers are looking for a fight. So far, they can’t find one. LeBron James scored 27 points, ending the first and second quarters with last-second baskets, and Mo Williams added 15 points as the untested Cavs overpowered the Atlanta Hawks 105-85 on Thursday night to open a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal. Now a perfect 6-0 in the postseason, the Cavaliers tied a league record by winning their sixth consecutive playoff game by double digits. The only other team to do it was the 2004 Indiana Pacers. Maurice Evans scored 16 points and Mike Bibby had 11 for the Hawks, who were missing center Al Horford and forward Marvin Williams because of injuries. If that wasn’t bad enough, leading scorer Joe Johnson rolled his right ankle in the third quarter and did not return. X-rays were negative and the Hawks said Johnson is doubtful for Game 3 on Saturday in Atlanta. Just like Game 1, this one was easy for the Cavs. Too easy. In his second game since being named MVP, James dropped a long 3-pointer in the final second of the first half as the Cavaliers opened a 24-point lead that swelled to 36 in the third. James and the Cavaliers starters spent the entire fourth quarter lounging on …
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@Soulquarium Agreed. I can’t wait to see him play. I still can’t believe he’s only a month older than myself and he’s a top 5 NBA draft pick. I really can’t wait for him to get to the NBA in the year or 2, he’s gonna be good.
@mint2700 . It didn’t seem like the smartest move at the time,however it actually ended up being a very smart move, with Rubio opting to stay in Spain until at least the 2011-2012 season. I have seen Rubio play live, and I would rather have him than any of the point guards in this draft. He is a very special player that is extremly mature for his age., His court vision is better than anyone in this dratf class.
his skills are wayyyy to good to be a triangle system type pg like they run in Minnesota
Why exactly do so many players dread going to the Timberwolves? What is it about the organization? Too cold up there in Minnesota, poor management, WHAT?? I don’t understand
ahahah Rubio is a joke what a waste of a first round pick
@streli6te Rubio is the next NBA bust, Dude needs to get his ass with the Timberwolves
it was retarded of minnesota to pick flynn right after they picked rubio
fuck this little prick who thinks he’s too good to play in Minnesota.
did somebody really just call him grabage ? lmao
@sokerhead oh lol or mabybe they were being dicks lol did u hear them chanting USA
@ohighplaya
You can’t force a player to play and you cannot force a player not to play.
Stop with the hatred, if he doesn’t want to play in shitmerica, then he doesn’t have to play. Besides judging by how some of those in the audience acted, I don’t blame them. Americans may have a lot of things but class will never be one of them.
@kittykat3296 cause he’s going to usa or that’s wut they thought
were they chanting USA??? at 3:10- right after they drafted Rubio
@JoelmBasketball You can’t blame Rubio he is still part of the Timberwolves, but he decied to go back to get more expirance, but you can’t say he is garbage untell he is in NBA and I’m sure Rubio or any D Leaguer is better then anyone who commented on this page
Good for Washington… AND good for Minnesota… BAD FOR BOTH!
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@jimencam Europe would let anybody play professionally. He wouldn’t see an inch of NCAA territory. Still can’t shoot, has one of the most sloppiest feet I’ve ever seen since Manu Ginobli. All he’s good for is passing. Tell me how he did in the Euroleague Finals the other day.
@Marakulous43 yeah im pretty sure hes garbage, when he began playing professional at age 14.
@jimencam Oh I watched the olympics alrite but I don’t remember watching this jit on TV. That’s how garbage he is.
@Marakulous43 i dont know about that, there all good, rubio has some mean handles, dont know if you watched the olympics.
@JoelmBasketball you cant blame him for being unsure, the kid just turned 18, and he would leave his country, his friends, and everything he knows. What if he comes and does average or not what everybody expected, the kid has talent, but he still has to watch out for himself, besides, who would want to live in Minnesota, its fucken shity over there, ive been.
ricky fagg is garbage. stingy mutha fucka . shoulda played for the NBA but since he didnt go to sacremento he doesnt play for Minnesota. he is greedy any basketball player dreams of playing in the nba and he enters the draft and doesnt.. i dont like him Derrick Rose best point guard in the nba
@streli6te shit jennings is killen the nba damn
rucky rubio is a fucking tur he sucks ass he couldnt cut it in the nba and he new it they used that shit bout his contract to cover it up shit i wouldnt pay team 14 million dollars to get a player who only said hed play if he got drafted to a market shit
ricky rubio is just a waste of a draft pick.. the nba should make a rule that if you enter a draft.. and if you get drafted to the nba ..you have to be in the nba… If rubio wasnt sure if he wanted to be in the nba.. why enter the nba draft? and then decide that he made a mistake and go back somewhere in spain…
Lebron is a bad ass, Kobe looks like a pussy
compared to Lebron.
Cavs 2010
try makin a more original video
@safetyskater Your a fagget.
Cavaliers vs Lakers 2009 NBA Finals….. Cleveland what??