Ricky Rubio VS Bob Cousy

[jongib369]

Easy choice for me but I'll leave my opinion out of it...who you got? (Please put dribbling rules into perspective, who knows what Cousy could of done with the ball if he could Carry the living shit out of it like Iverson for example)

[jongib369]

Just because I know how some of you think I'll post it before YOU do

[DatAsh]

Cousy was the better player, by a pretty decent margin.

[Whoah10115]

Why can't we ever compare Rubio to black people?

[LikeABosh]

Why can't we ever compare Rubio to black people?

Cause he's white

[jongib369]

Cousy was the better player, by a pretty decent margin.

Could you elaborate? Not doubting your opinions I'd just like to see people go into depth with their reasoning. If not though its fine I'm kind of dodging the whole issue not saying MY opinion

[jongib369]

Cause he's white

Could be argued

[bballbball]

Rubio's a flopper

[jongib369]

Rubio's a flopper

[NumberSix]

6 rings

[Kblaze8855]

6 rings

Never made the finals before Russell even with 3 all NBA first teamers...went I believe 6 of 20 and 2-20 in games 6 and 7 attempting to win first ring...luckily Russell and Heinson dominated...lost the year Russell got hurt in the finals....and they won 5 rings without him...having played their best the year after he retired.

I suspect Rubio could pull off winning on a team that won 5 rings without him. I also doubt he shoots 32% on three title runs and has a run in the playoffs going like 5-45 as Cousy did at one point(and I dont mean the 8-40 games 6 and 7 either).

Dude was a pioneer. But how he shot so poorly on teams running enough to score 120 a game is beyond me. He had to literally miss every shot that wasnt a layup....then a bunch of layups too.

I would not choose the 40s product pointguard. Just too different. Id take a 50s bigman. Same skills needed. A 40s point is a whole other story.

Bob Cousy was a center now and then believe it or not. At 6'1''. Very different time.

[jongib369]

Never made the finals before Russell even with 3 all NBA first teamers...went I believe 6 of 20 and 2-20 in games 6 and 7 attempting to win first ring...luckily Russell and Heinson dominated...lost the year Russell got hurt in the finals....and they won 5 rings without him...having played their best the year after he retired.

I suspect Rubio could pull off winning on a team that won 5 rings without him. I also doubt he shoots 32% on three title runs and has a run in the playoffs going like 5-45 as Cousy did at one point(and I dont mean the 8-40 games 6 and 7 either).

Dude was a pioneer. But how he shot so poorly on teams running enough to score 120 a game is beyond me. He had to literally miss every shot that wasnt a layup....then a bunch of layups too.

I would not choose the 40s product pointguard. Just too different. Id take a 50s bigman. Same skills needed. A 40s point is a whole other story.

Bob Cousy was a center now and then believe it or not. At 6'1''. Very different time.

I've seen many of your posts before I'd love to hear your opinion on what players from the 40/50s era you think could play today....Guys like Mikan, Lovellette, Pettit, Schayes, Johnston etc.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Any player in this era would dominate in Cousy's era. And that is a fact

[jongib369]

Any player in this era would dominate in Cousy's era. And that is a fact

You're entitled to your opinion but since Cousy overlapped with guys like Russell, Chamberlain, Pettit, Baylor, West, Oscar etc I'm sure even a star like Dwight would get his shit rocked by the bigger names of back then. Not that he couldn't get his as well....probably get laughed at for Playing volley ball during a basketball game also
I think he forgets which sport hes playing at times

[Poetry]

Any player in this era would dominate in Cousy's era. And that is a fact

Not if they were born when Cousy was born. It wouldn't be a foregone conclusion.