thedoper wrote:TeamRicky wrote:Where does Ricky rank among steals, assists, rebounds, plus minus, Real Plus Minus among point guards? All Ricky critics focus on his FG shooting percentage. They don't want to look past it.
I think everyone recognizes that he does other things well, who has denied it? But it is a stark contrast that shouldn't be diminished when a ball dominant player is zero threat to score when it counts. Name me 1 great offense in the history of the NBA that had a primary ball handler who as weak at scoring as Rubio? It matters for team play and is a big part of our offensive ineptitude, we will never have a great offense if Rubio cant fix his shot.
Defense wins championships. Ricky is an elite defender. But Ricky doesn't hurt the offense, because he is a great passer and free throw shooter. He is ranked 13th in OFFENSIVE Real Plus Minus:
2015-16 Real Plus-Minus - Point Guards
RK NAME TEAM GP MPG ORPM DRPM RPM WINS
1 Stephen Curry GS 50 33.8 9.07 1.48 10.55 15.62
2 Russell Westbrook OKC 54 34.3 8.03 1.23 9.26 14.77
3 Chris Paul LAC 48 33.0 5.87 1.21 7.08 10.26
4 Kyle Lowry TOR 52 36.8 5.56 1.70 7.26 12.29
5 Damian Lillard POR 47 36.1 4.89 -2.85 2.04 5.58
6 Reggie Jackson DET 53 31.0 4.24 -2.25 1.99 5.27
7 Isaiah Thomas BOS 55 32.5 4.04 -2.08 1.96 5.96
8 Mike Conley MEM 47 31.5 3.55 -1.54 2.01 4.55
9 John Wall WSH 51 36.1 2.99 0.38 3.37 7.82
10 Jrue Holiday NO 47 26.1 2.65 -1.32 1.33 3.51
11 Kyrie Irving CLE 26 29.8 2.65 -3.22 -0.57 1.21
12 Kemba Walker CHA 52 35.8 2.45 0.21 2.66 6.75
13 Ricky Rubio MIN 48 30.3 2.36 2.36 4.72 7.19
14 Eric Bledsoe PHX 31 34.2 2.27 0.58 2.85 4.11
15 Patty Mills SA 53 20.2 2.26 -0.64 1.62 3.26