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nahh he aint even on sun yue's level...
I am really really impressed with this kid. In 13 min he scored 7 pts. 1 reb, 1 ast against Greece. I think he's going to be better than Calderon. What do you think he'll go in the draft?
I'm picking him to be drafted in the top 5 or at least the first player selected in the 2nd Rd. due to Euro/Dollar considerations and what happened to Splitter.
nahh he aint even on sun yue's level...
http://www.nbadraft.net/admincp/prof...ickyrubio.html
NBA Comparison: Walt Frazier/Steve Nash
Strengths: The problem with Ricky Rubio is: Where to start? He has more skill than anyone in his worldwide age group. Including but not limited to: Defense, anticipation, intelligence, ball handling, PG (vision) creation, rhythm, coordination, ambition, scoring and personality ... He is practically ambidextrous, has good foot speed (not great) and excellent body control ... With excellent use of speed/ direction changes he excels both on the open court and the half court game as a set up or assist man ... Catch and shoot is quick and clean ... A smart rebounder, he gets optimum position under both boards ... Voted the best Euro young player for 2007, he has only acceptable shooting %'s both from 2 and 3 points. His shooting delivery is consistent with no waste of time or extra movement. I ve thought about it a lot and think the best comparison to past-present NBA players would be the best of both Walt Clyde Frazier and Steve Nash ... At 17 years old he is already a feared and well respected ACB and Euro-level compe or. He is a warrior and plays all out, all the time. On top of that knows how to flop (with this kid it's an art form) ... He's also a master at getting to the FT line, where he knocs down a high rate (80%) ... Adventurous in his passing, he has two skills; Seeing and when necessary, creation of passing lanes. Excellent. Statistically he is a gem and he has personality. He leads. He knows how to win ... He will become a household name in many more households.
Weaknesses: His outside shooting needs to continue to improve ... Maturity will bring the necessary leg strength and stability to shoot with better consistency ... His ratio of Assists/ Turnovers needs improvement, time and experience being the only necessary elements required. Related to this: His youthful inexperience sometimes gets him caught out of control when competing with physically stronger men at the highest Euro level ... He is thin but will fill out as his frame is good.
Rubio will be the #1 pick next year.
he will be a very good player.
Top 5 draft pick or first pick in the second round?
You gave it quite a range there.
The reason I put him as the first pick in the 2nd round is because of the situation with the last few Euro's drafted in the first round.
For Euros, NBA Draft begins in round two
June 24, 2008
With the NBA Draft only two days away, I made some more reflections about this annual ceremony that is the hope for NBA fans to get additional talent for their team.
The trend of drafting Europeans has slowed a bit in recent years after some casting errors and refusals to join the big league. As a European prospect, unless you are an extraordinary talent entering the lottery, it is no longer worth getting drafted in the first round.
I’ve already addressed this in terms of salary in a previous article, but I’m trying to look at this from an NBA executive’s point of view today. If you draft a top European talent like Ante Tomic or an already-confirmed Euroleague starter like Nikola Pekovic at the end of round one, your team will probably never see this guy jumping the ocean to join the NBA.
The contracts that such players are currently signing in Europe are beyond the amount they can ever earn in the United States, due to the rookie salary restrictions. There is, of course, the fame factor of playing against the best, but for many young European basketball players, the NBA is not the top priority anymore.
So can we say that the Euro Draft now begins only in the second round?
Essentially, what this article says that by drafting a Euro player you could potentially waste your first round draft pick. That said, picking Ricky Rubio with a top 5 pick is not out of the question because the kid is that good that an NBA team might take a chance on him and take on the risk of wasting a high first round pick.
http://www.ballineurope.com/us-baske...the-2nd-round/
Seriously overrated.
The kid is only 17. Way too early to be making any sort of predictions.
One thing I can tell is he has natural PG skills and just moves effortlessly with the ball on the fast break.
he wasnt scared and he was attacking the rack
I like him
He will be much better than Floperon. Floperon is most over rate player in world.
^ People on this forum will finally respect what Kill Bill Pana has to say.
Or at least pay more attention to his posts.
Nothing will make me though.
If he keeps improving, top 3. The kid already has 2 years of pro experience, has played for Spain in under 15 and under 17 compe ions and with the senior squad. He has a very good skill set for running the point and tremendous potential.
He looks quite damn good, and he doesn't back down from pressure. He has played against point guards 15 years older than him and owned them. One of the thing to improve if he wants to move to the NBA is his three point shot selection. That means shooting more and better, because in the NBA the European pass-first kind of point guard isn't valued too much except for Calderón.
damn, spains gonna be good for a while.
I would not be surprised if they beat usa
He'll be 7th pick. or 35th pick.
1 good game and you wanna use the first pick on him?
fiba rules dont even translate to nba transition of play......
1 good game?
The boy has been talked about for two years now. He is a bit of a surprise to the American public, but he has long been considered as the best player in the world for his age group.
Apparently, this is the first time you hear of him.
you wish sun yue was half the player rubio is
Rudy!
ROFL, Rudy blows in comparison to Rubio.
Rudy<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Rubio
For those that don't know, Bojan Krkic is a soccer teen prodigy, about the same age as Rubio.
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