Rubio Not Playing In NBA Until 2011
Would things have gone down differently if the Wizards had drafted him? Hard to say. Personally, I'm glad we have guys who can play now.
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Things would have gone down differently
There would have been a better chance of Rubio playing in the nba in 2009 had we drafted him. I think he would have found a way to make a deal happen and would have wanted to play in a bigger market like DC. However, I am very pleased at what we did with the pick. Foye and Miller can make a huge impact on this season in ways Rubio could not. Hopefully we extend Foye to a long term deal eventually because he will become a borderline all star for years to come. Miller is a great asset as a 3 point shooter and if the team does well this year (at least 2nd round of the playoffs), he might want to come back to us for a bargain to make us a legitimate threat in the east.
by ToughHibachi on Aug 31, 2009 11:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No
it wouldn’t have. Drafted at number 5, the buyout would have still been nearly impossible.
Its always Roger Mason (Jr.) time!
by ledellforlife on Aug 31, 2009 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't see how anything would have been different
Minnesota would have been willing to pay more on the buyout if NBA rules would have allowed them. #5 pick gets only a certain amount of money according to the rookie pay scale, so Rubio never could afford to play in the NBA once he dropped that low.
"One-on-one? You can't." -Gilbert Arenas
JC Bandwagon all day!
by kseandoyle on Sep 1, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only difference I could see if another team had drafted Rubio would be if he could swing a big endorsement deal that he could apply to the buyout himself. Seems like it would have to be a couple million to cover it. Don’t know the income tax implications, so maybe it would have to be higher. Then he’d be playing his first two years in the league and his first endorsement deal essentially for free. Doesn’t seem like that would happen.
by MR on Sep 1, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Overrated... yeah you heard me.
Who wants a punk kid who still needs to learn how to shoot and won’t play till 2011? I’d much rather have Foye and Miller for one year (and be done with Etan and Pech).
My swag was phenomenal.
by se7en on Sep 1, 2009 1:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Chris Paul still needed to work on shooting when he got into the league
I was never worried about developing his game. I’m happy with the way things happened since he won’t be in the NBA for years now, but he’s definitely not overrated.
"One-on-one? You can't." -Gilbert Arenas
JC Bandwagon all day!
by kseandoyle on Sep 1, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he cant shoot but
he is not nearly as quick as chris paul. Its fine to think that Rubio will not overrated (I think he is), but I don’t think a Chirs Paul comparison makes much sense.
by Blatche4MVP on Sep 1, 2009 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Paul could always shoot
Unless you mean like all players need to keep working on their shot I think you’re mistaken. Paul shot 47% from three for his college career and could hit all kinds of shots all over the court.
by steadyhand on Sep 1, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Grunfeld proves his genius again...
A GM like Unseld/Jordan would have gone the Rubio route and we’d have nothing in return.
by Kuruption on Sep 1, 2009 7:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
we traded the pick before we knew Rubio would slip
good trade by Grunfeld, but who knows if we still had the pick come draft time.
by DaGribb on Sep 1, 2009 12:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is so unlike me
But with all the misinformation, confusion, speculation etc. resulting from Rubio buy-outgate, I honestly feel like I can’t say one way or the other whether the move back to Spain vindicates Ernie or not. It still feels like a “let’s take a safe thing instead of make a gamble” decision. Which makes sense, of course, but I honestly don’t know if we can say for sure that it would have turned out the same way if we drafted him. Too many variables.
All in all, I guess it’s probably best this team didn’t have to go through with that.
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
by Mike Prada on Sep 1, 2009 2:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who remembers Fran Vasquez?
He, Rubio and Juan Carlos Navarro will now be teammates. Fran was drafted 11th in the 2005 draft. That may be Rubio in four years, in which case we’ll probalby have forgotten about him by then (although Minnesota won’t have).
This wouldn’t have played out any different in DC. The endorsements wouldn’t be much better here.
I’m still in the camp that’s skeptical about Rubio’s assured stardom in the NBA.
Just look at Navarro’s personal accomplishments:
Spanish League MVP (2006)
3-Time All-Euroleague First Team (2006, 2007, 2009)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2008)
That should tell you something about the increase in the level of competition that Rubio will face if he comes to the NBA. Think of how many in-their-prime NBA players could make an All-Rookie Second Team — I think Stevenson would have achieved that, for example.
by steadyhand on Sep 1, 2009 3:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A wrinkle
Kahn says the Wolves negotiated a deal on Saturday night with Rubio’s Spanish pro team and agent Dan Fegan to bring the 18-year-old to Minnesota this fall.
But Rubio informed Kahn on Monday night that he would prefer to stay in his homeland for two more years to better prepare himself for the NBA. Kahn says DKV Joventut has agreed to trade Rubio to Regal FC Barcelona, where he will play until 2011.
by MR on Sep 1, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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