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Ricky Rubio just said that he wont go to the nba if grizziles draft him
[url]http://www.marca.com/2009/05/30/baloncesto/nba/1243707521.html[/url]
google translate : [url]http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marca.com%2F2009%2F05%2F30%2Fbaloncesto%2Fnba%2F1243707521.html&sl=es&tl=en&history_state0=[/url]
"In United States is still speculating on the future of Ricky.The Spanish have already confirmed that his agent is already talking with some managers in the NBA. "You have to see what is best for me. Memphis has two, but that does not mean anything"
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pulling a steve francis..
maybe he'll end up in houston :confusedshrug:
:oldlol: j/k
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Wizards need to trade up from the 5th spot to get him.
Rubio
Arenas
Butler
Jamison
Haywood
If they stay healthy that could be nice playoff squad out East.
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I'd think that he'll wind up being drafted by Sacramento, either at number four or through a trade. I can't really blame him for not wanting to go to Memphis; staying below the luxury tax is one thing, but I've never seen a team try to cut salary as much as Memphis does. The owners don't have to spend absurd amounts of money, but part of owning an NBA team is being willing to spend enough to put a quality product on the floor, and Memphis' ownership just does not seem willing to do that. It's a shame, too, because they've got a decent young core, and they're really just an elite prospect away from being a team on the rise.
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i wouldnt want any part of that cheap ass team either.
doesnt rubio have to buy out his contract in spain with his own money or something?
and then come to the nba and play for the grizz:oldlol:
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That's cool. We already have Conley. I say we just draft him and trade his rights along with Jaric for a solid front court scorer.
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[QUOTE=bdreason]Wizards need to trade up from the 5th spot to get him.
Rubio
Arenas
Butler
Jamison
Haywood
If they stay healthy that could be nice playoff squad out East.[/QUOTE]
Then maybe if Arenas has a good season they can trade him away again before he hurts himself again?
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[QUOTE=Big One]i wouldnt want any part of that cheap ass team either.
doesnt rubio have to buy out his contract in spain with his own money or something?
and then come to the nba and play for the grizz:oldlol:[/QUOTE]
Yeah, NBA teams can only give 500k towards a players buy out, rest is by the player. His buy out this year is $6 million (or was it 8?) and next year, it rockets up to $11 million, meaning, Rubio, will have to pay, at least $5.5 million to come over and play for Memphis, or whoever drafts him
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This post is trash, and you don't know Spanish or you are a liar.
He just said he wants a good future project, he don't say anything about not playing for Memphis.
Rubio haters, please stop lying.
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[QUOTE=GoldMedallist]This post is trash, and you don't know Spanish or you are a liar.
He just said he wants a good future project, he don't say anything about not playing for Memphis.
Rubio haters, please stop lying.[/QUOTE]
er actually you fail. he said memphis has the no.2 pick , but it means nothing because he doesnt want memphis. funny how the next article talks about memphis intalk with new york for a trade huh.
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Ehhh...I dont know, i still dont like these young players walking into the league, and being able to hold teams up like this. Kind of leaves a bad taste in my mouth all the way around.
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Who the **** is Ricky Rubio?
18, never played a day of NBA ball in your life, and your trying to call the shots? I don't understand why stuff like this doesn't hurt a players stock. Only in the NBA...
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[QUOTE=qrich]Yeah, NBA teams can only give 500k towards a players buy out, rest is by the player. His buy out this year is $6 million (or was it 8?) and next year, it rockets up to $11 million, meaning, Rubio, will have to pay, at least $5.5 million to come over and play for Memphis, or whoever drafts him[/QUOTE]
FWIW I talked to a friend that plays pretty prominent D1 bball and he said in situations like that someone like Rubio would probably sign a big endorsement, and the endorsement company would cover the buyout
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[QUOTE=thejumpa]Who the **** is Ricky Rubio?
18, never played a day of NBA ball in your life, and your trying to call the shots? I don't understand why stuff like this doesn't hurt a players stock. Only in the NBA...[/QUOTE]
I dont get it either. Plus...I CAN GAURANTEE any team that trades away a lot of pieces to acquire Rubio, is going to be dissapointed for a good while.
The ONLY 18 year old, ive known to walk into the league, and make a serious impact, was Lebron James.
This kid is going to take a few years to develope. Hes young, skinny, and im willing to bet, will be a project for a minute.
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i wanted to say who the f*ck he thinks he is
but then i remember when yi came to the league..
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[QUOTE=oh the horror]I dont get it either. Plus...I CAN GAURANTEE any team that trades away a lot of pieces to acquire Rubio, is going to be dissapointed for a good while.
The ONLY 18 year old, ive known to walk into the league, and make a serious impact, was Lebron James.
This kid is going to take a few years to develope. Hes young, skinny, and im willing to bet, will be a project for a minute.[/QUOTE]
:applause:
I hope he does well but....when he hits the league, he will find out it's a bit different than overseas.
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What would most teams trade away to get this kid? Because the way I see it....sure...he could be huge...HE DEFINATELY WILL TAKE A WHILE TO DEVELOPE. I mean lets face it....hes 18 years old.....he isnt going to do much at that age.
So now most, are faced with the fact that Rubio COULD be a bust as well...
So what do you even trade away?
See, with this kid and his agent calling the shots, i dont see how most teams would be willing to take the plunge...
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I can understand him...in Europe there's no such thing as a draft, you just go to the team that offers you the best deal. That's a pretty big difference and I can understand he doesn't want to take the risk of wasting his career on a bad team. Although it would probably wouldn't hurt him if he could play a year or two in a smaller market, away from all the media.
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Rubio going to get what he wants or he staying in Spain, where he is getting all the fresh Spanish pu$$y and doing whatever the hell he wants. I would actually stay in Spain, if I was him, but I guess the lure and challenge of coming to the NBA is something he wants.
To Rubio, it's like this...
Rubio > NBA. Rubio is thinking it's a pleasure, for the NBA, to get him. So, of course, they should meet his demands or else. :D
All I can say is.. whoever ends up with this guy.. it might not be all happy go lucky.. that's all I'm saying.
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[QUOTE=Meticode]Then maybe if Arenas has a good season they can trade him away again before he hurts himself again?[/QUOTE]
Blasphemy!
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After reading that, if I were the Grizzlies I would for sure pick him because then he won't be on any team and that's better for the Grizzlies than him on another team.
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[QUOTE=quasimoto] Although it would probably wouldn't hurt him if he could play a year or two in a smaller market, away from all the media.[/QUOTE]
Yep yep, agreed. The hype alone is probably going to work against him in the beginning.
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The lakers should get him, and develop him. The lakers are one of the few teams in the nba who have h.o.f.'s that develop young talent.
I think playing for l.a. gives certain players confidence, kinda like ariza & brown.
this is an awkward situation with this kid. hopefully he comes over to a decent team.
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[QUOTE=Foster5k]Rubio going to get what he wants or he staying in Spain, where he is getting all the fresh Spanish pu$$y and doing whatever the hell he wants. I would actually stay in Spain, if I was him[/QUOTE]
My thoughts exactly. Plus, there are some contractual issues with his current team, where a buyout would need to be arranged. From the reports I've seen, the team doesn't plan to make it easy for him to leave.
In the end, he may end up not coming over at all. He would probably be better of for it.
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I still think one way or another, he ends up playing in Sacramento next year.
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[QUOTE=Foster5k]Rubio going to get what he wants or he staying in Spain, where he is getting all the fresh Spanish pu$$y and doing whatever the hell he wants. I would actually stay in Spain, if I was him, but I guess the lure and challenge of coming to the NBA is something he wants.
To Rubio, it's like this...
Rubio > NBA. Rubio is thinking it's a pleasure, for the NBA, to get him. So, of course, they should meet his demands or else. :D
All I can say is.. whoever ends up with this guy.. it might not be all happy go lucky.. that's all I'm saying.[/QUOTE]
Indeed, In the that news link, he says ''If there is no good project i won't go to the nba'' he clearly has a good future in spain anyways, And he never said he doesn't want to go to the grizzlies. What he said was ''Lets see what is my option Memphis has #2 pick but that doesn't mean anything'' he also said ''there are possibilities for me to stay in DKV Joventut'' another thing he mentioned was ''I will only go to to the nba if a good team drafts me. IF i go its because i want a better future''
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Memphis will trade Rubio to the Lakers for Mbenga + bag of chips. :violin:
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[QUOTE=went_worth]Memphis will trade Rubio to the Lakers for Mbenga + bag of chips. :violin:[/QUOTE]
Hmm, if he can't shoot (as most have said), then I'm not sure he could fit in the triangle.
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so he won't play for Memphis or OKC... i wouldn't want to play in those cities either but this refusing to play for who drafts you is bullsh*t.
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[QUOTE=bdreason]Wizards need to trade up from the 5th spot to get him.
Rubio
Arenas
Butler
Jamison
Haywood
If they stay healthy that could be nice playoff squad out East.[/QUOTE]
That'd be pretty damned sweet. It'd cost them McGee + the 5th pick, which I'm not too sure about as a Wiz fan, but Blatche (good young player who makes 3 million a year for another three years or something) + 5th pick + maybe Mike James' expirer (6 million) would be a great trade for Washington.
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[QUOTE=miniharrison37]After reading that, if I were the Grizzlies I would for sure pick him because then he won't be on any team and that's better for the Grizzlies than him on another team.[/QUOTE]
LOL
Grizzlies would be the masters of screwing [i]other[/i] teams!
They already screwed the Blazers with signing and playing Darius Miles :lol
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I dont blame him. If I was Rubio, I wouldnt want to spend millions of my own money to move from Barcelona to Memphis to play ball.
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Draft him and trade him for a post player. He is a bum anyway personally i would rather have Brandon Jennings a 6'1 inch guard who's athletism rivals that of a Derrick Rose, then a 6'4 skinny guard who can barely dunk a basketball.
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[QUOTE=KeylessEntry]I dont blame him. If I was Rubio, I wouldnt want to spend millions of my own money to move from Barcelona to Memphis to play ball.[/QUOTE]
Exactly.
He has a life and opportunity outside of the NBA. He doesn't need to come here.
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I dont like that Wash Wizards lineup.
NY Knicks need to jump in the Ricky Rubio sweepstakes. I'm sure a deal could be done to go from 2 to 8 or 2 to 3 [I](if Memphis decides to tell Rubio f*ck you)[/I].
Or maybe Memphis can draft that overrated prospect Jordan Hill. Much like a trade down with perhaps Wash? Wash takes Hill. Memhis takes Rubio. Swap prospects and other pieces involved is whatever. Much like Portland-Chicago when Tyrus Thomas/Aldridge was traded.
Tons of cool scenerios. I cant wait for the draft because I think this is the most unpredictable of them all. I mean granted the draft usually is. But you have a better understanding where guys will go and so forth. Now? I really dont know outside of Blake Griffin.
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I find it ironic that Laker fans are bashing him and then even having the audacity in suggesting that he should go to LA. Does Kobe Bryant ring any bells?
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[QUOTE=GOBB]I dont like that Wash Wizards lineup.
NY Knicks need to jump in the Ricky Rubio sweepstakes. I'm sure a deal could be done to go from 2 to 8 or 2 to 3 [I](if Memphis decides to tell Rubio f*ck you)[/I].
Or maybe Memphis can draft that overrated prospect Jordan Hill. Much like a trade down with perhaps Wash? Wash takes Hill. Memhis takes Rubio. Swap prospects and other pieces involved is whatever. Much like Portland-Chicago when Tyrus Thomas/Aldridge was traded.
Tons of cool scenerios. I cant wait for the draft because I think this is the most unpredictable of them all. I mean granted the draft usually is. But you have a better understanding where guys will go and so forth. Now? I really dont know outside of Blake Griffin.[/QUOTE]
GOBB very good post. You have been a very good poster of late.
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[QUOTE=Prodigy]I find it ironic that Laker fans are bashing him and then even having the audacity in suggesting that he should go to LA. Does Kobe Bryant ring any bells?[/QUOTE]
Yes, we're aware of that. Does that mean we're not allowed an opinion? Sorry pal, but the adults here are trying to have a conversation.
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[QUOTE=KeylessEntry]I dont blame him. If I was Rubio, I wouldnt want to spend millions of my own money to move from Barcelona to Memphis to play ball.[/QUOTE]
My thoughts exactly, I wouldn't want to spend millions to go to Memphis either. I'd wait out the final two years of my contract in Barca and then go for free, or hope someone else picks up my contract.
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[QUOTE=oh the horror]Yes, we're aware of that. Does that mean we're not allowed an opinion? Sorry pal, but the adults here are trying to have a conversation.[/QUOTE]
No you're allowed to have an opinion, just be aware that if you chose to blame Rubio, you will be a hypocrite.