Sep 02 2009
2 Year Wait for Rubio and Timberwolves
Its almost as if Ricky Rubio had took this picture intentionally for the Minnesota Timberwolves and their fans with the middle finger being extended from his hand. That is pretty much the signal Ricky Rubio is giving the NBA, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and all their loyal fans that were excited to see him play this year. It was Rubio’s hands that got him in trouble to start with and signing European contracts that he was unable (or so he says) to get out of. It seems pretty clear that Rubio was not happy on draft night when the Timberwolves drafted him 5th overall and he just doesn’t want to play for their team or that city in America. The NBA’s cities are all great and anyone should be proud that just 1 city or team would want their basketball services, but Ricky Rubio is just a little too spoiled for that.
If this guy or any other European player or player that gets taken in the NBA Draft doesn’t want to play for the team or city that drafted them; then there should be tough penalties on that player. Ricky Rubio should have to accept a contract for less than a million dollars and any other player that decides to hold out or try to skip the team that drafted them. The NBA must take action on these types of matters and prevent a high draft pick like Ricky Rubio from choosing which NBA team or city he wants to play in.
Rubio has signed a new contract and now will have to wait 2 years before he can come back to the States to play in the NBA and for the Minnesota Timberwolves. If he does appear in a T-Wolves uniform in 2 years from now, I hope the fans in Minnesota and across the NBA will boo him every time he touches the ball. This is one spoiled brat that doesn’t belong in the NBA or even in our country for that matter.
It’s good that Minnesota took another PG in the draft and Jonny Flynn can take over the point guard duties in Minny. Flynn is probably a better PG and basketball player too and this is probably a better scenario for the Timberwolves. I think there is way too much hype on Ricky Rubio and I doubt he even has the talent to play in the NBA with grown men. Only thing attractive about this 6′ 4″ point guard from across seas, is the fact that he is only 18 years old. He will have to show tremendous strides to prove he can keep up with the other talented point guards in the NBA. If his game doesn’t improve in 2 years; then its quite possibly we have already seen the best basketball this guy has to offer. He will never be a 20 point scorer or dish out 10 assists in the League like a few of the NBA point guards can do now. The ceiling isn’t going to get any higher on Ricky Rubio and he has seen his best days of basketball at the age of 18. It would seem only natural that he would improve, but European players don’t have much of a track record on improving their basketball skills.
I think the guys working the front office for Minnesota should just avoid the boo’s now and trade his rights to another NBA team that will know they have to wait two years on him. This way they can avoid the wait and the ugly scenes from the crowd when he does decide to show up and play in the NBA. It’s just too big of a gamble to wait 2 years for this guy and he comes in and never pans out. This will just be kicking your self twice if you’re the Minnesota Timberwolves. Go ahead and trade the rights to Ricky Rubio and pick up a late first round pick in next year’s 2010 NBA draft and save face from the curse of Ricky Rubio. This guy isn’t going to be the next Pistol Pete Maravich and no chance of trading a superstar player away. Fill the need for your team now and get rid of a guy that has no desire to be in Minnesota.
The new NBA season hasn’t even started yet and we already have our first draft bust of the year! The 5th overall pick in the first round that went to the Minnesota Timberwolves is a bust and I’m calling it now. The guy that got took 6th overall in the 2009 NBA draft is Jonny Flynn from Syracuse and he just might be the steal of the 2009 NBA Draft. The Minnesota Timberwolves will have an exciting new rookie on their team and he will be giving 110% each night; that is what Minny got when they took an American kid that knows how to play the game. Ricky Rubio doesn’t have the heart or desire to play in 6 overtime games like Flynn did in college. Rubio would have to sign a new contract if he had to play in an overtime game and Jonny Flynn just doesn’t get you to 6 overtime games; he wins them when he gets there! NBA fans every where are with you Minnesota and you guys just picked up a lot of new fans, thanks to the spoiled brat that doesn’t respect the NBA or the Twin City!
