Rubio Plays Squash (the trade rumors)

[Camden [enjin:6601484]]

Have you watched Porzingis during a game? He plays soft. Avoiding contact isn't okay with me.

[Porckchop]

Have you watched Porzingis during a game? He plays soft. Avoiding contact isn't okay with me.

Break down Rickys game when he takes it to the hole for me.

[worldK]

khans, with all due respect. Porzingis is nothing like AD. I like porzingis a lot but lets not get carried away here. He can shoot but he isnt the defensive presence or rebounder that davis was at the same age. He will be good andI see porzingis as an athletic keith van horn.

Mudiay on the other hand has as high of a ceiling and lower risk than porzingis in my view.

[Monster]

@APkrawczynski: As I knew would happen, 2 Wolves people just laughed when I brought up the Rubio for No. 4 rumor. Like, openly laughed.

[Coolbreeze44]

@APkrawczynski: As I knew would happen, 2 Wolves people just laughed when I brought up the Rubio for No. 4 rumor. Like, openly laughed.

Duh

[GymRat [enjin:6592663]]

@APkrawczynski: As I knew would happen, 2 Wolves people just laughed when I brought up the Rubio for No. 4 rumor. Like, openly laughed.

Like, how open? Wide open, or mildly ajar?

[Jester1534]

So take Russell 1 and Okafor at 4? Would Philly try to play spoiler and fleece an asset out of the Wolves to allow Okafor by?

I like that, but the danger is someone trading up in front of you. Philly could get a lot for that pick.

Wouldn't you trade to swap picks with philly after acquiring #4 for Rubio? Wouldn't beljica our two later picks or Shabazz enough to move one spot?

[Q12543 [enjin:6621299]]

Yeah, the Rubio chatter makes me sad. I mean, literally, small droplets of tears are forming in my eyes. I absolutely love watching him play, flaws and all.....

If you assume that Wiggins, Shabazz, and LaVine all pan out to be part of our "core" going forward - and I'm still not 100% sure about LaVine and Shabazz, but let's assume that they continue to improve along with Wiggins - then you basically have a trio of wings that presumably can fill it up. None of those guys are "3 & D" type role players who fit next to dynamic scoring PGs. They are all capable of being dynamic scorers themselves, so in that respect Rubio is such a great fit next to them because his whole purpose in life is getting the ball to scorers. Hell, look at what he did for Kevin Love!

The other thing about Rubio is that he is the one guy on the team, other than part-timer KG, that brings the defensive intensity night in and night out. No one else even comes close to Rubio in terms of 2-way floor leadership. To me he is almost the ideal guy you want running the show as we develop these young guys around him.

[AbeVigodaLive]

Yeah, the Rubio chatter makes me sad. I mean, literally, small droplets of tears are forming in my eyes. I absolutely love watching him play, flaws and all.....

If you assume that Wiggins, Shabazz, and LaVine all pan out to be part of our "core" going forward - and I'm still not 100% sure about LaVine and Shabazz, but let's assume that they continue to improve along with Wiggins - then you basically have a trio of wings that presumably can fill it up. None of those guys are "3 & D" type role players who fit next to dynamic scoring PGs. They are all capable of being dynamic scorers themselves, so in that respect Rubio is such a great fit next to them because his whole purpose in life is getting the ball to scorers. Hell, look at what he did for Kevin Love!

The other thing about Rubio is that he is the one guy on the team, other than part-timer KG, that brings the defensive intensity night in and night out. No one else even comes close to Rubio in terms of 2-way floor leadership. To me he is almost the ideal guy you want running the show as we develop these young guys around him.

To be fair, didn't Kevin Love still post incredible numbers without Ricky Rubio?

I dig watching the guy play. And I really like watching the subtle things he can do to change games. I'm drinking that Kool-Aid. (I'll always remember when he nearly ripped out John Wall's soul and will to win a couple years ago.) But I also hate how some of his assets are tempered or even restricted by the things he can't do. For example, he can't shoot. He just can't. And he can't get to the basket and finish.

NBA teams are getting smarter and smarter defensively. (well, most anyway) I'm not hip on paying Rubio about $14M to be 2011 era Jason Kidd out there. (e.g., moving the ball, rotating, but facing fewer and fewer chances to actually bend a defense and create opportunities directly for others) I think the Wolves will need more than that to be legit... even with the growth of the young guys.

[bleedspeed]

God the knicks would have to be stupid to trade the 4th pick for Rubio when they could just sign Rondo and get a similar player that actually stays on the court but is a headcase off it.