Has anyone seen Ricky Rubio play basketball?

[Hanmudog]

Seems like I have been hearing his name forever even though he is only 20 but he is finally coming to the NBA next year. I know you can't judge a player completely by his stats but 6 point a game does not just scream NBA to me. Has anyone seen him play?

If this guy gets a shot then maybe there is still hope for Jamontand Jarvis.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6671886

 

[VegasDawg13]

<div>Their starting point guard got hurt, but they didn't miss a beat when he came in (17 years old at the time, I think). I thought then that he would be awesome over here whenever he came, but he's apparently gotten worse intheEuroleague since then, which is strange. Experts say he's more suited to the NBA, whatever that means, so I guess we'll see.</div>

 

[mstateglfr]

Jonevaut(or however you spell the team name) plays a slow half court game. Their courts are also not nearly as large as the NBA. And rules for defending guards are different.

He has a great handle on the ball and more space should = better stats in the NBA.

Regardless, he is a 20yo who put up those stats against better competition than NCAA teams. </p>

 

[Center Z]

He was still a teenager i believe as Vegas said. He was pretty good, kind of flashy (think White Chocolate Jason Williams in his prime) but I didn't see anything that showed me he was the hotshit phenom that the announcers were making him out to be.

As far as Jamont and Jarvis go, I think there's no hope.

 

[Hanmudog]

Jonevaut(or however you spell the team name) plays a slow half court game. Their courts are also not nearly as large as the NBA. And rules for defending guards are different.

He has a great handle on the ball and more space should = better stats in the NBA.

Regardless, he is a 20yo who put up those stats against better competition than NCAA teams. </p>

Do these European games ever come onDish Network?

I am curious about the guy and hope he helps Rambis keep his job. The T-Wolves might be drastically better if he turns out to be decent and Kevin Love turns in another year like this past one.

 

[VirgilCain]

He looks like pretty badass, especially for being so young. I wonder what his assist/turnover ratio is. at the very least, he would be fun to watch.

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[Hanmudog]

All he needs are the floppy socks with some Chuck Taylors.

 

[mstateglfr]

Ive only watched a few games, but have seen a lot of segments of games. They are hardly up and down fast paced games.

And while i am certain his stats are skewed to the negative over there, i also dont think he will be some elite PG over here right away. If he averages 8 and 5 a game, i would think thats a successful season.
From everything we have seen, transitioning from the play over there to here is hardly like flipping a switch.