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Surprised Pork wasn't all over this. Rubio is stinkin' it up!

Is it time to get the "Start Tyus at PG" thread going yet? :)

Yeah, one of Ricky's worst games ever. Croatia elected to sag off of him, and he bricked his first two wide open threes. Then he got three fouls and hasn't played much in the second half. I don't think he has scored, and only one assist I can remember. In all fairness, Rodriguez has not been very good at PG either, and Croatia has made a big run here to take the lead with Ricky on the bench. They should probably put him back in for the last 5 minutes to see if he can pick it up.

Rubio benched in crunch time. Is this really Rubios worst game though?

Wow! Croatia with the 4-point lead. Can't blame Rubio -- he's only played 2 and half minutes in the 2nd half! (that's the kind of statement that pisses Pork off... :) )

As a side, Saric can play.

thedoper wrote:Rubio benched in crunch time. Is this really Rubios worst game though?

Worst I've ever seen, doper...no points, very few assists and rebounds, and 3 fouls. And no confidence from his coach at crunch time. At least he's not hurt, because he's on now for defense with 12 seconds left.

That was an entertaining game! Congrats to Croatia!

Wow, Spain's coach takes Ricky out for the last offensive series, and something called Llull runs the point very ineffectively. Croatia wins at the buzzer on a block by saric.

I honestly don't remember him playing consistently well for Spain. One good game out of 3 maybe. Fiba ball got little penetration game, Spain mostly passed the ball around the perimeter and either looking to get it to Gasol or jack up a 3. Rubio almost never look as bad in NBA as he does for Spain.

Nice first impression on Tibs. This definitely increases the likelihood he's dealt this before the season