I was watching too many Rubio NBA clips that I tried doing his fancy crisp passes today in a pick up game and sprained my pinky.
This says something about the guys like lebron and really pointing to even rondo who took or are taking so long to develop shots. Even Jason Kidd took long to do it. Rubio was notoriously a subpar shooter throwing up bricks and just not a scorer if he couldn't penetrate. He noticed it, focused on it, and now he is someone you can't leave open. His mentality and approach says something special will happen, and his decision making is already there, his commitment to develop, hes comfortable in the clutch. He makes lebron for his subpar free throws still, takign 6 years to develop a jump shot and still not being consistent on it. Rondo for still not developing his jumpshot, although rondo decisions making and clutch is special
I'd still take LeBron and Rondo without a 'developed shot' over Rubio. Get off his nuts. Rubio has been playing in the pros for about as long as Rondo or LeBron.
Yea, I never said I'd take rubio over lebron. I am saying in regards to development in approach, its impressive to see him fill his holes and develop so fast and mature the way he has at his age in compared to those guys. But yes, Rondo is a better player right now and Lebron easily is without even a question.
LeBron developed a jumper over this lockout. He's been in the league a while. You think it's different from Rubio, who's been in the pro leagues for a while just also developed a jumper over the lockout? I'll give you that he's younger but in the Spanish league, he wasn't responsible for much, whereas lebron/rondo/kidd are all better playmakers and more involved with defense/rebounding and in lebrons case, scoring. Point being, when you are responsible for more facets of your game, you have to pick and choose what matters more over the offseason So I don't think it says something about lebron/rondo/kidd that Rubio has developed a shot, which we've seen in a small sample size. All it says is that Rubio worked on his game, which i can appreciate. The guy is young and, at this rate, he might live up to the hype by the time he's 25. Wish Love got more attention though, hes been beasting it for a while now
This is not true, he actually regressed in all jumpshot distances. 10-15ft: 38.5% compared to last season's 44.7% 16-23ft: 42% compared to 45% Threes: efg% 45% compared to 49.5% His improvement in fg% is due to his better % from 3-9ft, where he is 59.1% compared to last year's 44.4% and 80% to 72.1% at the rim Source: http://hoopdata.com/player.aspx?name=LeBron James
I think a fun stat to note about one of the Wolves: Out of all players with more than 20mpg, Wes Johnson has the worst PER, the worst TS%, the third worst WS/48, and the worst Ortg. His FG%+FT%+3PFG% combined are less than 1. And this was a guy who was to supposed to be NBA ready.
something i noticed about wes johnson. whenever i look at the boxscore, he is going 4-9. and then i loook at the other column, and i see he is 0-4 from 3 point range. so, if he settled for less jumpshots, i think he would be alot more effective. theres a reason why lebron and wade both have stopped taking 3 pointers for the most part.
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Ricky Rubio has adjusted to life in Minneapolis. "I prefer a small town where everybody knows everybody,” Rubio said. “I like Minneapolis because it's not a small city or a (big) city. I call it a big town because it's not like (Los Angeles) or New York. I prefer this style a lot." Minneapolis is more suitable for Rubio's personality and development as a young player. Pau Gasol, an All-Star power forward for the Lakers, is from the Barcelona area, too. Gasol, who spent his first 6½ NBA seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, often shares his professional advice with Rubio. "They don't attack you (in Minneapolis) like they do in L.A., for example, with Pau Gasol. It's easier starting here," Rubio said. "You don't feel the pressure, but you know that you have to win here, too, and give 100%." Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/218397/Rubio_Prefers_Small_Town_Atmosphere#ixzz1jpxIMzLG
That explains why he was secretive about when he would join the league. Trying to find a way to control his powers without the public becoming privy.
