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Minnesota Timberwolves, what a waste of a pick. By John Nguyen
08.8.2009 - Updated on 08.8.2009
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This situation gets funnier and funnier.
Jonny Flynn was as good as in. What’s wrong with having Flynn as your starting point guard? Nothing. He’s nice. We saw it a mile away. Then why did they choose Ricky Rubio who is also another point guard? Rubio is nice at 6-5, but really, who were they fooling? It was obvious that Glen Taylor was picking Flynn to trade him or he was probably planning to trade Ricky. Either way, having a nice backcourt is one thing as Rubio has the size to play shooting guard, but his skill set is point guard. How was that going to work? This is the kid that was going to replace OJ Mayo?
They now had their point guard, but they did not have a big guard or a quality small forward as Corey Brewer is quickly showing that he’s a bust. In theory, the plan sounded great. Get two of the best young point guards from this bunch, trade one of them later. Taylor was basically playing Russian roulette. He knew. Most of us knew. People from Rubio’s camp were sending overtures that he wants to play in New York or some big market city before the draft. Many knew that he would not like the idea of balling in Minny because that was the impression he was giving.
Of course, he should be grateful that he was selected to showcase the skills in the Extraordinary League of Ballplayers. We know he wants to be in the NBA since that’s where the ultimate competition lives.
You knew it was bad when Kevin Love commented about Rubio’s status on Twitter. So he did not want to play in Minny. Then he tried to cover that up by saying that it was really about the buyout of his contract. Can the Wolves handle that? Then all this posturing back and forth coming from his father, mother, grandmother, relatives from generations past, and even his pet mice were playing mind games. Under all that smoke, the ugly truth reveals itself subtly. If he was drafted by New York or some big market city, he would have been in the League.
If the reports are true then Taylor lost in this badly played game. Reportedly, Ricky Rubio is now staying put. People looking on the bright side would say, “Oh well he’ll play out his 2 years there and come here.” That is simple, but 2 years of development in the NBA is lost forever. And who’s to say that Rubio is guaranteed to come to the NBA? Just because the Wolves have his rights doesn’t mean anything. Other people would say, “We can see if Jonny Flynn is a bust. If he is, Rubio will step right in after two years to be the starting point guard.”
Rubio is still an asset for the Wolves, but he could become a useless asset if he suffers a devastating injury such as a blown knee or a torn ACL. Nothing is guaranteed. Point is, the sooner you get him, the better. I’m pretty sure Minny was looking at Demar DeRozan, but Rubio seems to have much more potential.
Are the Wolves suffering from the Kevin Garnett curse? After the Joe Smith blunder, and Sprewell and Cassell left, Garnett kept on toiling away. Kevin McHale failed to put a competitive team again. Minny gave away Brandon Roy. Randy Foye was a disappointment. Kevin Love is nice, but he’s not an impact game changer like OJ Mayo. Corey Brewer is looking like a bust. Ricky Rubio might come to the NBA, but just not now. They’re just taking L’s left and right. So what if Rubio has Lebron-like following? So what if he’s doing Gillette commercials? So what? The Wolves need immediate production.
Look on the bright side – Al Jefferson is glorious.
What if Flynn becomes this stud point guard and Rubio gets severely injured overseas? Now you can’t trade him. Let’s hope that does not happen. I hope he comes very soon because The Wolves has had strings of bad luck.
Was picking Rubio another mistake in the long line of blunders they made?
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Posted by
J. Nguyen
on 09.1.2009 | I was spot on eh? What a waste of a pick.
Deal. . | Posted by
on 08.11.2009 | garbage article. fire john nguyen!!!!! . | Posted by
on 08.11.2009 | the twolves are damned! it was a dumb move that really discouraged Ricky Rubio.They drafted another pg in Johnny Flynn and they had Sebastian Telfair that time. And thats Minny! If its New York or any marketable team, he would play. Really bad mistake by Mister Kahn. Considering they lost Mike Miller and Randy Foye for him. . | Posted by
PC
on 08.10.2009 | For the love of god, this is NOT that bad of an article. Drafting the 2 PG’s was a horrible decision. Someone down there said that there was no other decent players, Eh, Stephan Curry, DeMar Derozan even Brandon Jennings. This does go down as a terrible deal, unless he comes this year or they get a valuable trade for him, Not Jared Jefferies or Danillo Gallinari as another one of these nimrods added. . | Posted by
RealSplitters
on 08.10.2009 | why are there so many questions in this article? isn’t an article supposed to ANSWER questions not PROVIDE them? john do you write these random articles to just piss us off or are you actually really bad at writing? if the latter is true how the hell did you get hoopsvibe to hire you? unless you are part owner i just can’t see why they would want a crappy writer. . | Posted by
JR
on 08.10.2009 | This is one of the most ill-informed "articles" on the Rubio saga I have read so far, and I have read a lot of terrible stuff. Yea for the internet! Please stop writing. . | Posted by
on 08.10.2009 | no one is giving minnesota that kind of value for a guy who struggles with his jumper. . | Posted by
Snika
on 08.9.2009 | I agree with trading RUbio, everyone is super-hyped about him. And it will be a couple years before he makes an impact OR EVEN PLAYS. He’s more likely to come over for a bigger market team.. and you can take advantage of that by getting a lopsided return. Maybe Von Wafer and Battier from Houston. OR Gallinari and Chandler from NY. Shouldn’t have traded Foye and Miller in the first place, but whatever. . | Posted by
730N
on 08.9.2009 | trade Rubio to NYK for Chandler, Gallinari or Jeffries. or add another team for a 3 way trade. MIN need a SF after trading Miller. maybe Rubio could be the "next-best-thing" but if he doesn’t want to play to your city just move along. that’s why you pick a bunch of PG. . | Posted by
on 08.9.2009 | i think they did know. otherwise they wouldn’t have drafted two point guards back to back. everyone was trying to figure out what the hell they were doing at the time... now we know . | Posted by
on 08.9.2009 | LOL, OMG, all the comments are bashing John Nyguen, and rightfully so. Who was there to draft after Rubio? Nobody. The lottery was guard heavy. They drafted based on who were the best players remaining. How were they supposed to know Rubio was a bitch? He was all happy with that ’I’d play in the NBA for nothing at all’ shit... how did minny know the kid was gonna act like a pre-madona and start being picky. Spoiled cunt. Personally I say ban the dude from the NBA entirely for this. Let him play in Bodega county somewhere in Columbia. But this was not Minny’s fault... they did not know he would act this wya. . | Posted by
aj
on 08.8.2009 | "What if Flynn becomes this stud point guard and Rubio gets severely injured overseas?"...uh what if flynn gets injured and rubio becomes a stud pg overseas?dumb article . | Posted by
on 08.8.2009 | This article is horrible. Poor writing, not news, and factually wrong. . | Posted by
on 08.8.2009 | what an idiot. Do some research before you write this pointless garbage. . | Posted by
on 08.8.2009 | Reading John Nguyen’s acrticles, what a waste of time. . | Posted by
anen
on 08.8.2009 | John Nguyen next time do you real homework this is a waist of my time . | Posted by
on 08.8.2009 | Was this just another terrible article in a long list of crap? . |
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