Ricky Rubio is Legit

[BigTicket]

People really need to stop over-reacting one way or the other on Rubio. He's not a complete bust, and he's also not a future hall of famer.

He's a young player with some promise who just had a nice pre-season debut, why not leave it at that ?

[Lebron23]

I am impressed with his passing ability. He needs to improve his shooting because NBA teams are going to take him very seriously in the regular season.

[OmniStrife]

People really need to stop over-reacting one way or the other on Rubio. He's not a complete bust, and he's also not a future hall of famer.

He's a young player with some promise who just had a nice pre-season debut, why not leave it at that ?

You forgot about something. The hype.
It's too late to leave it at that.

He's been hyped into having fans and haters without playing a single game in the NBA.

His every move will forever be praised or scrutinized.

[Oositdwn]

You forgot about something. The hype.
It's too late to leave it at that.

He's been hyped into having fans and haters without playing a single game in the NBA.

His every move will forever be praised or scrutinized.

Well, he isn't the first player to receive such scrutiny like this. I think people need to relax and that counts for players who like or hate him.

[sipitri]

Who shoots better? Rondo / Rubio?

I have a feeling Rondo is the better shooter but Rubio will work a lot on it this season (I hope) so let's wait a couple of months. I believe Ricky can become a decent shooter.

[sh0wtime]

He looked good, that is one exciting team to watch. Rubio will figure it out though, even statistically. Considering his gamestyle after all these years of observing him he reminds me alot of Jason Kidd, his game strongly hints he has potential to head that Jason Kidd route eventually in the future, more or less.

[vix]

All Rubio vs Bucks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9mCXyEy_XI

[Da KO King]

Not sure why Ricky Rubio's performance is thread worthy.

I don't think anyone ever doubted his ability to play in the NBA. The doubts were about whether or not he'd be a PG worthy of being a #1 overall pick as he was once projected.

[Yung D-Will]

Not sure why Ricky Rubio's performance is thread worthy.

I don't think anyone ever doubted his ability to play in the NBA. The doubts were about whether or not he'd be a PG worthy of being a #1 overall pick as he was once projected.

You'd be suprised how many people doubted his abilty to play a minute in the nba


He got picked #5 so that shouldn't be a big deal anymore

[Go Getter]

Hype or no hype the kid has got game reminiscent of Jason Kidd (my best comparison-of course not as good as Kidd).

[FireDavidKahn]

Not sure why Ricky Rubio's performance is thread worthy.

I don't think anyone ever doubted his ability to play in the NBA. The doubts were about whether or not he'd be a PG worthy of being a #1 overall pick as he was once projected.

Are you joking?

90% of this forum thought he would be absolute trash.

[Shepseskaf]

I don't think anyone ever doubted his ability to play in the NBA.

I did, and still do. One pre-season game proves nothing. I want to see if he can stand up, especially defensively, on a nightly basis.

The term "flash in the pan" comes to mind whenever his name comes up. Given all the hype, when you say, "play in the NBA", I translate it as "play well", not just as a back-up, or spot player.

Time will tell. If I'm wrong on the kid, I'll be glad to acknowledge it.

[shootingcomets]

I'm not sure what you mean by "legit"

legit waterboy?
legit benchwarmer?
legit starter?
legit all-star?

and really... OP seems to be caught up in all the hype... lets wait and see what happens

[lebob23]

he will average 7 pts 7 assists 3 rebounds 1 steal a game this year.

[LA_Showtime]

I didn't even watch the game but I remember seeing him play against Team USA. I don't know if he'll ever be an all-star caliber player or put up video game type of numbers but he's going to help the Wolves win games. It seems like he's got that certain something that just translates to wins.