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Ricky Rubio is a Minnesota Timberwolf
[QUOTE]WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski
by canishoopus
Ricky Rubio has reached an agreement with Minnesota to join the Timberwolves next season, league sources tell Y!
4 minutes ago [/QUOTE]
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[url]http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Akvg3VQZLsW6ZyHCU1wwo0K8vLYF?slug=aw-wojnarowski_ricky_rubio_deal_timberwolves_060111[/url]
[QUOTE]After two years of waiting, flamboyant Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio(notes) has agreed to join the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2011-’12 season, league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Wednesday night.
Rubio reached a deal on Tuesday, sources said.
Rubio, the fifth pick in the 2009 NBA draft, has been playing for Regal Barcelona of the Spanish ACB League for the past two seasons. It’s likely that the deal won’t be announced until Rubio, 20, finishes his season in the Euroleague playoffs later this month.[/QUOTE]
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Maybe the T'Wolves will sell out a game (home opener).
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Ricky Rubio/Luke Ridnour/Jonny Flynn
Wes Johnson/Martell Webster/Wayne Ellington
Michael Beasley/Derrick Williams/Lazar Hayward
Kevin Love/Anthony Randolph/Anthony Tolliver
Darko Milicic/Nikola Pekovic
That's actually not a bad team. Rubio didn't have a great year in Europe though.
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Rubio can make flashy passes, and has a great eye for passing lanes. But everything else about him sucks. His defense, his shooting, his turn overs, and general IQ are just trash.
People saw him ball for a couple of games at a young age and assumed, well if hes this good now with flashes of brilliance, in 4 years he will be THE BEST PG EVER!!!! Wrong. But I do see him as a Pistol Pete type passer, so hopefully he can have a few highlight plays.
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Here's a perfect example of a 16 year old kid in Euro pro sports shining alittle and the league and world thinks he's the next Kidd :banghead:
Watching his vid's .. I see a white guy that can't jump , and is a spot up shooter.
Only real game is that he is a floor general with a good pass.
Will he have the handles when he plays the NBA :confusedshrug:
100% hip /// 0 hop's :rolleyes:
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SO what do they do with their draft pick if Cavs take Williams?
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[QUOTE=LBJ4MVP23]Rubio can make flashy passes, and has a great eye for passing lanes. But everything else about him sucks. His defense, his shooting, his turn overs, and general IQ are just trash.
People saw him ball for a couple of games at a young age and assumed, well if hes this good now with flashes of brilliance, in 4 years he will be THE BEST PG EVER!!!! Wrong. But I do see him as a Pistol Pete type passer, so hopefully he can have a few highlight plays.[/QUOTE]
Is it bad that he reminds me of bas telfair (in terms of what people said about them)?
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Say what you will about Ricky, but you can't deny that he's always looked at least solid against Team USA. He even had some spectacular moments against them.
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It's quite strange that this was announced in the same day that Barcelona win game 3 and go to ACB finals.
I'm just glad that he's going to NBA to prove all the haters that they were wrong, or prove that they were right.
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but but but knicks fans said he doesnt wanna play in minny but in a market where he can get sponsors
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Rookie of the Year! :lol
Hey, with this draft class it might not be so far-fetched.
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[QUOTE]APkrawczynski Jon Krawczynski
by canishoopus
I have confirmed that Rubio is coming over to play for the #Timberwolves next season. Tip of the cap to @DanBarreiroKFAN for being first.
26 seconds ago Favorite Retweet Reply[/QUOTE]
He will be the 3rd Rookie of the Year from the 2009 draft:oldlol: :cheers: :banana:
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Damn that was close. I'm pretty sure they had to reach an agreement 48 hours after May 31. I thought I read that some where. So that means they rly cut it close.
good for Minny, I think Rubio will be legit.
If they could get a good center (maybe drafter Kanter or Biyombo) they'll be a dangerous team.
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Awesome news for us.
I haven't heard of any knowledgable Wolves fans talk him up like he is going to be the next Nash or Kidd but I think he can be a good PG in this league. The Euro game is so different to the NBA so of couse his stats won't look good. He can't shoot for shit but he is a very good passer and can run an offense which is what we need. He will also be deadly on the break with Wes, Beas and Randolph.
Now we just need a good C.
We have #2, #20, Ridnour or Flynn, Darko, Ellington and Pekovic for a C that isn't too old and that can play good defense. Any takers?
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[QUOTE=Kurosawa0]Rookie of the Year! :lol
Hey, with this draft class it might not be so far-fetched.[/QUOTE]
This could actually happen. Espically if Kurt Rambis is either fired or switches up the offensive style(Fu$k Triangle).
Beasley....I mean Rubio:rolleyes: should easily get 8-10 assist a game with this squad.
You got Kevin Love the best offball player in the NBA. He excels in the pick and roll/pop game.
Beasley arubably the best player in the planet when he is healthy and motivated (not even God could stop him).
ThankYouBasedKahn:cheers:
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[QUOTE=8BeastlyXOIAD]This could actually happen. Espically if Kurt Rambis is either fired or switches up the offensive style(Fu$k Triangle).
Beasley....I mean Rubio:rolleyes: should easily get 8-10 assist a game with this squad.
You got Kevin Love the best offball player in the NBA. He excels in the pick and roll/pop game.
Beasley arubably the best player in the planet when he is healthy and motivated (not even God could stop him).
ThankYouBasedKahn:cheers:[/QUOTE]
brian cardinal is better than beasley, he just doesnt get enough burn
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[QUOTE=MeLO MvP 15]Damn that was close. I'm pretty sure they had to reach an agreement 48 hours after May 31. I thought I read that some where. So that means they rly cut it close.
good for Minny, I think Rubio will be legit.
If they could get a good center (maybe drafter Kanter or Biyombo) they'll be a dangerous team.[/QUOTE]
Same here. I thought the deadline was done.
And yes the 5 spot is what Minnesota desperately needs!!
I heard how the Wizards really like Ened and are willing to give up Javlee just to get him!!!!
Get on that Kahn!!!!
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[QUOTE=B-Easy8]Awesome news for us.
I haven't heard of any knowledgable Wolves fans talk him up like he is going to be the next Nash or Kidd but I think he can be a good PG in this league. The Euro game is so different to the NBA so of couse his stats won't look good. He can't shoot for shit but he is a very good passer and can run an offense which is what we need. He will also be deadly on the break with Wes, Beas and Randolph.
Now we just need a good C.
We have #2, #20, Ridnour or Flynn, Darko, Ellington and Pekovic for a C that isn't too old and that can play good defense. Any takers?[/QUOTE]
Wizards Receive: Darko, Flynn, 2nd pick(draft either Derrick or Enes), 20th pick
Wolves Receive: Javlee, Maurice Evans, 6th pick, Josh Howard
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Bout damn time.
(Let's not act like this changes very much, we still don't know if he is that good and that Wolves team is an absolute joke).
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And now he gets traded.
Seriously though, is his contract the 5th slot from the 09 draft or what? Is that how it works with these guys?
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[QUOTE=FireMcFailPlease]brian cardinal is better than beasley, he just doesnt get enough burn[/QUOTE]
How dare you disrespect Brian Cardinal like that!:no:
You should be a shame of yourself.
Brian Cardinal > NBA
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[QUOTE=8BeastlyXOIAD]Wizards Receive: Darko, Flynn, 2nd pick(draft either Derrick or Enes), 20th pick
Wolves Receive: Javlee, Maurice Evans, 6th pick, Josh Howard[/QUOTE]
I would happily do that but I would rather not throw in pick 20 also.
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[QUOTE=InspiredLebowski]And now he gets traded.
Seriously though, is his contract the 5th slot from the 09 draft or what? Is that how it works with these guys?[/QUOTE]
Yep, exactly. His contract will be
2,724.3 (3,269.16 million)
2,928.6 (3,514.32 million)
3,132.9 (3,759.48 million)
26.7% increase over 3rd year (4,763.26 million)
Qualifying Offer 32.6% increase over 4th year (6,316.08 million)
The numbers to the left are the base salary and the teams can negotiate 80% to 120% of that number. With Rubio, I can only assume it would be 120% which is what the numbers in the parentheses are.
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[quote=FireDavidKahn]Yep, exactly. His contract will be
2,724.3 (3,269.16 million)
2,928.6 (3,514.32 million)
3,132.9 (3,759.48 million)
26.7% increase over 3rd year (4,763.26 million)
Qualifying Offer 32.6% increase over 4th year (6,316.08 million)
The numbers to the left are the base salary and the teams can negotiate 80% to 120% of that number. With Rubio, I can only assume it would be 120% which is what the numbers in the parentheses are.[/quote]Thanks, that's what I assumed but wasn't positive. And it'll definitely be 120%, the vast majority of rookie deals are.
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[QUOTE=B-Easy8]I would happily do that but I would rather not throw in pick 20 also.[/QUOTE]
We get the Wizards 1st pick too.
That would be highway robbery brah!!!
We than draft either Brooks /Burks or Bismack or even gamble on the guy Minnesota really want Chris Singleton.
Then we can trade Anthony Randolph (I highy doubt he resigns with this ballclub) for some veteran.
PG Ricky Rubio/Luke(we saw how good he was last season as a back up)
SG Wesley Johnson/Alex Burks
SF Michael God/Martell Webster/Evans/Howard
PF Kevin Love/Antony Tolliver
C Jalvee McGee/Pek
:bowdown:
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[url]http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Akvg3VQZLsW6ZyHCU1wwo0K8vLYF?slug=aw-wojnarowski_ricky_rubio_deal_timberwolves_060111[/url]
[QUOTE]After two years of waiting, flamboyant Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio(notes) has agreed to join the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2011-
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Can you throw Ridnour our way? Appreciate it.
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[QUOTE=bagelred]Can you throw Ridnour our way? Appreciate it.[/QUOTE]
You can have Flynn for a slice of NY pizza. Now Ridnour goes back to the role he should be in, a back up.
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[QUOTE=bagelred]Can you throw Ridnour our way? Appreciate it.[/QUOTE]
If the Knicks are willing to give us Tony Douglas and Billy Walker:cheers:
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[QUOTE=8BeastlyXOIAD]If the Knicks are willing to give us Tony Douglas and Billy Walker:cheers:[/QUOTE]
Billy Walker, cash....done deal.
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Jrue holiday for Rubio, straight up
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[QUOTE=iggy>]Jrue holiday for Rubio, straight up[/QUOTE]
Add Doug Collins and Louis Williams and you got urself a deal
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[QUOTE=iggy>]Jrue holiday for Rubio, straight up[/QUOTE]
Are you really high on Rubio or don't you like Holiday? Holiday is a good young player, he can shoot, pass, plays excellent d and is a very big PG.
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[QUOTE=B-Easy8]Are you really high on Rubio or don't you like Holiday? Holiday is a good young player, he can shoot, pass, plays excellent d and is a very big PG.[/QUOTE]
I'd rather have holiday, I just wanted to make a retarded post. Which would then cause jrue vs rubio arguments. Hopefully I succeeded.
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[QUOTE=iggy>][B]I'd rather have holiday, I just wanted to make a retarded post.[/B] Which would then cause jrue vs rubio arguments. Hopefully I succeeded.[/QUOTE]
you know, that last post wasnt necessary at all. your retarded post is right here