Comments on: Ricky Rubio Not Gone Yet – What Will Happen/What Should Happen

By: yo mama

yo mama — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:58:24 +0000

he in it for the $$$$$$$$$4

By: esham

esham — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:42:19 +0000

If u get drafted to a nba team u should honer your agrement 2 play in minn or what ever team drafts u.
If rick r decides to go back 2 Spain or Greece or bum fuk Europe he does not belong in the nba…..

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:08:20 +0000

Minnie is not a good fit for Rubio’s needs. Small market plus direct competition with Jonny Flynn equals near zero endorsements.

He just might be the next Adam Morrison but with a ridiculous buyout on his back.

By: Truesdell

Truesdell — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:49:31 +0000

It’s long time that the NBA had a presence in the nation’s leading market. Compensate Minny (Nate +) and let Rubio negotiate his own buyout (with the help of Nike, Reebok, Adidas, whomever).

By: Dean

Dean — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:52:15 +0000

Option 4 for sure.

By: Gumby

Gumby — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:16:57 +0000

The most obvious choice is the one not listed and mentioned in an above post. Drop the lawsuit, negotiate a lower buyout and go to Minnesota.

By: Arno

Arno — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:51:35 +0000

So the NBA world is discovering globalization.
In Europe, this Rubio thing ain’t such a big deal since most good players contracts have an NBA buy out clause… that the NBA wouldn’t recognize, setting a 350000$ max ceiling for buy outs paid by the league’s teams. So people are used to those long negociations. Some guys finally cross the ocean, some hesitate for years (Splitter, Vasquez), some don’t (Bodiroga).
What’s new is that, clearly, the attraction of the NBA is not longer strong enough to persuade good players to play for bad teams. American players accept the system because they sense they have no choice and because it has always been this way. And, IMHO, the system is good to have a balanced championship. Euro players, who are used to a deregulated labor market where the rich and powerfull ball clubs get all the stars, don’t accept it so easily and there will be lots of Rubio cases in the next years.
So it seems that Stern will have to negociate something with the Euroleague. At last.

By: Mano

Mano — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:28:46 +0000

The difference in salary between the 2nd pick and 5th is not that great. He wouldn’t have come out if he didn’t think he could pull it off. Between endorsement money and salary, he’ll be OK. The sooner he starts his NBA career, the sooner he’ll get a max contract. Plus, if he goes back to Spain he’ll have 2 less years in his NBA career, potentially costing him tens of millions way down the road. This is a no brainer, IMO. He’ll play in the NBA this year. Jovenhut loses if he stays. They pay him a few hundred grand, instead of getting a few million in a buyout. It’s in their best interest to let him leave. The whole thing is media hype. Relax people. He will be here.

By: Colton

Colton — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:17:26 +0000

hold a fucking press conference and stop playing the mind games … fuck, rubio … you can get national endorsements but not get you on camera saying what you will do. make up your mind … us sports geeks need some clarity.

By: POPPI GEE

POPPI GEE — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:03:03 +0000

Really tired of this Rubio kid. Please go to Spain so many can move on with the people that are going to stay and play.

To much media for this kid.