Comments on: Breaking News: Ricky Rubio Signs With Barcelona Team

By: Christian_JW55

Christian_JW55 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:54:20 +0000

Can’t see what the hype is all about. He’s just a pete maravich look-a-like. Nothing extra ordinary with the passes. JASON WILLIAMS is a better player, passer and shooter.

By: haha

haha — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:53:35 +0000

This dude is the truth, now everybody’s giving him guest spots
His stock’s through the roof I heard…..

By: Dj RyB

Dj RyB — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:52:43 +0000

I think this kid has some potential but there was WAY too much hype surrounding him going in to this draft. He still needs another 2-3 years to improve his game and put on some muscle. He would get MURDERED in the L right now.

I’ve also watched as many highlight reels as I can find and I’m not that impressed. Something just seems off about his ball handling (lots of Bob Cousy one handed garbage) and his passes are nice but a lot of the times, unnecessary. Make a behind the back pass in traffic instead of doing that garbage on an easy fast break and then I’ll be a little impressed.

Whoever said he is the foreign Rafer Alston right now was dead on.

By: Coop

Coop — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:28:58 +0000

Congratulations to a lot of you on making Americans look stupid. The draft isn’t a binding contract and the fact that you don’t understand or like that isn’t Rubio’s fault, it’s yours. Go read a book.

By: Phileus

Phileus — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:06:55 +0000

Why are people blaming Rubio??

With the shit rookie pay scale, and idiotic NBA rules about Euro buyouts, he’d have had to play for free for two years. Jesus! If your boss said, “Hey I’ll give you a pay raise after two years, but you have to work two years for free,” would you do it? Could you do it?

He probably entered the draft hoping he could get a better buyout. Remember that whole legal ordeal he just went through – and lost? Yeah, that was about the buyout.

This way, he gets to get more conditioning before hopping to the league, which can only be good.

People whine “omg Rubio’s in the news agin wahhhh” but it looks like nobody actually read any of the articles.

By: S-SiN

S-SiN — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:46:19 +0000

Given that:
1. the pay would be pretty much the same and
2. you’re able to work out under-the-table tax evasion schemes left and right,
3. get more endorsements in your home country where u got a rock star status,
4. play 40 games a year instead of 82 for the same dough
5. AND get to live in probably the most beautiful and artsy city in the world (trust me i’ve been all over) instead of cold-ass let’s do something Minny..
6. Wolves wasted a #5 pick if they were never to pay Joventud for Ricky in the first place. Shoulda got a wing like De Rozan to go with Johny.

7. Rubio keeps developing within his native culture for a year or two, becomes better with Barca and is still 22 come buy-out time. I too wanted to see him in the NBA this year, but that’s not the worst move on his part. Beats being 20 years old and balling on the Wolves or Memphis.

By: bookkwormmaster

bookkwormmaster — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:02:13 +0000

J HUSTLE says:

this bitch wasn’t ready to run with the big dogs. he see’s who he would have to match up with on a nightly basis in the western conference. Deron Williams, Chris Paul, Tony Parker, Jason Kidd, Chauncey Billups…… Rubio doesn’t want nothing to do with that. Go head back to Europe and suck ya mommas titties. Pussy

^ LMAO!

By: UltimateRaptorsFan4

UltimateRaptorsFan4 — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:30:56 +0000

in a way i kind of don’t blame him because what the hell is the t-wolves trying to do??????? but i don’t understand why 6 years

By: Iano

Iano — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:14:06 +0000

Knew this would happn if he didnt get drafted by a big mkt team

makes the t’wolves pass on curry look even worse…they have WASTED that pick….theyll get NOTHING from it

NUFF SED

By: jheck

jheck — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:42:52 +0000

pete maravich is he??? I have seen him play I could be a better player that him, if I just have been given a chance he cant match me