wtf, Rubio stole Manu's move

[Solid D]

Rubio stole Eurostep like ULEB stole Euroleague name from FIBA. Would somebody get a patent next time, please?

[temujin]

As phenomenal as Parker is,
he never played an olympic final at Rubio's age,
letting alone embarassing his millionaires opponents in that game.

Ricky Rubio is the next Tony Parker.

[temujin]

A team led by JJ barea is heading to the playoffs,
and there are people questioning Rubio's ability to make it big in the NBA?

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

You seem intent on making this a ULEB versus FIBA issue, when my point originated from Tim Duncan's disdain for the FIBA rules and officiating crew using FIBA basketball rules in the Olympics. Ricky Rubio played in the Olympic Games in 2008, which in the event Men's Basketball, were played using FIBA rules rather than NBA or ULEB rules.

I'm sorry but if you play basketball on the international scene, one cannot avoid some touching of FIBA...not even ULEB.

I understand and this is correct. But ACB has nothing to do with FIBA. But yes what you say here is true.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Oh, and by the way, the Olympic Games Men's and Women's Basketball events are filled with teams from FIBA zones, plus the FIBA WC winner, plus the host country plus wildcard teams. As I mentioned they play under FIBA rules.

Spain came from the FIBA Europe zone, but of course you would know this.

FIBA Africa (1 team)
FIBA Americas (2 teams)
FIBA Asia (1 team)
FIBA Europe (2 teams)
FIBA Oceania (1 team)
FIBA World Championship winner
Host Olympics Country
Three (Men) or Five (Women Wildcards

Of course. But still it stands. FIBA is FIBA. It does not control ACB anymore than it controls ACB.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

Rubio is ing overrated i don't see what the big fuss is about. He'll be just another Milicic or bogut

Of course he is very overrated. But I must say he is much better than Rudy Fernandez is. Rudy was also so very overrated but he was not actually even very good player. Rubio is very overrate but also there is much ability there.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

A team led by JJ barea is heading to the playoffs,
and there are people questioning Rubio's ability to make it big in the NBA?

Have you read much of sook's posts? His basketball knowledge is extremely poor.

[Solid D]

Of course. But still it stands. FIBA is FIBA. It does not control ACB anymore than it controls ACB.

I'm not the one who brought up ACB, you went down that road. The comments started out mentioning FIBA, as in international governance and rules...national team stuff...not club ball (NBA or ULEB). It is the Eurostep, not the Euroleague step.

[lil_penny]

I like Ricky Rubio. I think he'll be a uva player in the league.

Hopefully he somehow magically drops to phoenix and blazers get him for some cash as usual haha.