4 - 70 to close out the past 6 seasons... young teams getting better during the season is so overrated anyway, right?
I know you've posted that before, but it's astonishing every time I look at it, especially since they were only in full tank mode 2 of those years at the most.
I guess the good news is that the core of the future (Wiggins, Towns, Rubio and LaVine) have never been involved in an unintentional year-end debacle.
4 - 70 to close out the past 6 seasons... young teams getting better during the season is so overrated anyway, right?
To combine the two stats thrown out, the two "good" years involved Rubio playing at the end of the season. Maybe that's a silver lining.
So much has been made of Rubio's strengths and weaknesses but the only thing I'm concerned about is his impact on the team. I'm not saying he's a star player but his impact is at the level of star players.
Ricky doesn't exactly have a strong build to him, it has to play a role in his injuries and I know it plays a role in his inability to finish around the rim or get a decent shot off of there's any kind of contact right?
PorkChop wrote:Ricky doesn't exactly have a strong build to him, it has to play a role in his injuries and I know it plays a role in his inability to finish around the rim or get a decent shot off of there's any kind of contact right?
I would say his build for a PG is now at least average. What hold him back now at the rim is skill/touch not physicality aside from him not being that explosive as a leader either. He has enough length all he really needs is the skill. I think he will get better but I don't know how much. Like I have said a few times before it will come down partly to how his jumper rounds out. If it's more fluid like it looked last year that will help him around the rim too.
Here is a long video of his passing from last year. It makes me REALLY want this guy to stay healthy and it also shows Pek being effective with Rubio feeding him. My favorite was him owning Brook Lopez in the post.
