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Wolves have a good bench maybe better than their starting lineupComment -
David Kahn was right when he said Ricky Rubio is a transformational player.
His boxscore will never do his play justice. The way he sees the floor and the way the offense flows when he is in. Really fun to watch.Comment -
Timbercubs still reeling from the Kevin Garnett highjacking.Comment -
He's one of those who goes beyond the stats sheets in impacting the flow of his team.Comment -
Rubio will get the starting job pretty soon. I read an article before the season started where the team office basically stated that they "feel confident that they will be able to trade ridnaur"
Rubio has been awesome to watch. I didn't think he would be this good but someone that young who sees the court and controls the game like he does is just awesome.
Beasley hurt his finger in the final min tonight though. Could read his lips and could see his saying something about seeing the bone. So he will probably be out for a while. Could be good, could be bad. (not a big Beasley fan...big ball hog when he shouldn't be)Comment -
The team will be uneffected or better during Beasleys abscence.Comment -
Rubio best player to ever play da game
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Derrick Williams will be a much better player than Beasley though I guess starting a little slower than i thought he wouldComment -
I like Rubio's game alot
I generally like European style players, as they have a better all round game, especially with team ball concepts which gives them that "old school" kinda flavor.
which really is just that we are so used to seeing so much 1 on 1 street ball type players that came up playing way less pick up 5 on 5 games and way more every man for himself "21" and "33" style gamesComment -
Jury is still way out. He got dominated in any international games vs us players.Comment -
Mullin is a basketball God. Rubio a basketball angel... maybe.Comment -
He was simply amazing tonight.
2 rebounds away from a triple-double.Comment -
Guy must be good in fantasy basketball leagues. been turning the ball over alot too thoughComment -
Unreal how good that guy is! His got passing angles I haven't seen since the early days of Steve Nash! Dude can get the ball to anyone and make it look easy!Comment -
European style of game was too slow for him, he plays a lot better in nba than in euroleague last year.Comment -
Lol this guy made a thread bashing Rose and then makes one prasing Rubio ?amazing.Comment -
Another guy better than I thought
Makes minn goodComment -
Since Ricky Rubio entered the starting lineup, the Timberwolves are 7-4 compared to just 3-7 with Rubio coming off the bench. Much of the Timberwolves' success lately is due to Rubio's superb play down the stretch of games.
Rubio was nearly flawless in the second half of the win over the Rockets on Monday, totaling seven assists and just one turnover while shooting 4-of-6 from the field. For the game, Rubio had 18 points, 11 assists, eight rebounds and three turnovers while shooting 6-of-10 from the field and 2-of-3 from 3-point range. It was perhaps Rubio's most complete game of the season.
In the second half of the last three games, Rubio has 18 assists and just one turnover. In those three games, the Timberwolves are +26 in the second half, including +14 in the second half of Monday's win.
In fact, it's the fourth time that Rubio has totaled at least seven rebounds and eight assists in a game, and the Timberwolves are now 4-0 in those games. Rubio has 10 double-digit assist games this season, which leads the NBA.
But the fourth quarter has been where Rubio has been at his best.
Rubio leads the NBA in fourth-quarter assists with 46. By comparison, the next-highest is Derrick Rose with 36. Over his last three games, Rubio has seven assists and zero turnovers in the fourth quarter. The Timberwolves are 2-1 in those games with a five-point loss to the Lakers sandwiched in between two wins.
During a three-game winning streak from January 16-20, Rubio had seven assists and two turnovers while the Timberwolves were a combined +33 in those fourth quarters. Rubio had 12 assists and five turnovers while his team was +45 in the second halves of those games.
Rubio is +38 in the fourth quarter this season, which ranks third in the NBA among point guards behind Derrick Rose and Jrue Holiday.
Rubio's shooting has drastically improved in the fourth quarter as compared to the first three quarters. He's shooting 42.0 percent from the field and 46.7 percent on 3-point attempts in the fourth quarter, but is shooting just 36.3 percent from the field and 30.3 percent on 3-point attempts in the first three quarters.
With Rubio's improved play since entering the starting lineup, especially late in games, the Timberwolves have exploded offensively. They've scored more than 100 points in four of their last seven games and are averaging 100.6 points in those seven games after scoring more than 100 only once in their previous nine games.
By Stats & Information's Ryan FeldmanComment -
Future Laker written all over himComment -
THE JURY IS NOT STILL OUT!
He is legit. And you just cant compare the young and undersized rubio of years past.
Was he really supposed to compete with Lebron James when he was 17 years old and like 135 pounds?
And how could you possibly talk trash about beasely, the guy was beastly last night for the win, and hasplayd very well in the few games since his injury.Comment -
Ricky's good man.Comment
