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That's what I was thinking.
And his lover, it seems.
top ten
..just got his ass swatted by little Chen.
China leads, yes leads, at halftime: 46-37
And for all those Calderon>Spanoulis..Calderon is terrible so far.
Last edited by naico; 08-12-2008 at 04:27 AM.
Calderon is better in the NBA, that's all that matters.
Thats how the US team lost the Olympics and WC's, carying those thoughts.
He really isn't though. Rubio is like 384083243803 times the defender Calderon is.
And he's only 17
I never said he was better than Rubio, I don't even know anything about Rubio.
I was saying Calderon > V-Span.
LMAO at those saying Rubio is better than Rudy.
LMAO at a silly Blazers fan. Rudy is better now, but the only other prospect who was as ready for the NBA at the age of 17 as Ricky is, in my lifetime, LeBron James. Rubio is a phenomenal talent, and playing the hardest position to master this early, the PG.
I would choose Rubio for my team first over Rudy any time. But Rudy is very good role player. Just not as good as Spanish fans says he is, he is a role player not any star. I would want Rudy over Calderon though because Calderon is even worse in D than Rudy is, his defense is horrible.
Last edited by Kill_Bill_Pana; 03-25-2009 at 09:19 AM.
Well, they underestimated them, but the NBA is still a lot better than the Euro league.
It doesn't really matter what happens in international games, the United States has the best players in the world, and always will.
Give the current U.S. squad years of playing together like most of those Euro teams, and they would never be challenged.
Rubio>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Rudy
Was Rudy ever a #1 overall pick in mock drafts when he was 17?
Two different kinds of players. Rudy Fernandez is a scoring shooting guard, good shooter and passer, great slasher. Has a feel for attacking the basket and in that aspect is similar to Manu. He also gambles a lot in defense to go for the steal and run the fastbreak.
Ricky Rubio is a pass first point guard. Great passing, ballhandling and defense. Impressive in rebounding and play calling for a 17 year old point guard. Has an acceptable (if somewhat inconsistent) long range shot and looks promising when attacking the basket. If he improves those last two aspects of his game, he'll be a top 3 pick...or even never make it to the NBA because some European team will spend many euros on him if the current trend continues.
this guy impressed me on the 5 steals he made . he's got some quick hand .
Apparently you've never heard of Greg Oden.
how the are ppl comparing a big guard/sf to a smallish PG????
Fernandez is a beast. Portland is lucky to get him.
Rubio is still green and who knows what happens. but it's obvious he got potential to be better than the greek Steve Nash/chinese Magic/argentine Pistol Pete put together
What is up with foreign players being compared to hall-of-famers?
He is very determined for defense, and has really tons of upside. I think he'll be like Kidd.
when is the last time you have seen a 17 year old PG shine in Olympic play?
He's not really shining. He scored 1 point last game.
Settle down Ronald Reagan. The NBA is only better if you like seeing "Superstar" basketball, where one guy is bigger than the team and the game is played the wrong way.
Right now there are better players in the NBA but the better basketball is played in Europe.
Memo: The Spurs are the only team that comes to mind that play basketball the right way, the "european" way. If the Lakers dont win it this year I'm pulling for the Spurs.
The 46 year old, who has yet to play a game in the NBA?
Well you clearely didn't see the game, or read some of the recaps or Kobe Bryant's comments. His defense changed the game in the second half, he was putting on full court pressure that experienced NBA guards can.
And he is doing this as a 17 year old!!!!!
if you had watched the game, you would have seen he was #1 or #2 reason Spain came back. He succesfully pestered and used his good D on the chinese guards, caused turnovers and made plays.
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