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Hello Ricky.

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5 game stretch of 10+ Assist games, 4 game stretch, multiple 3 game stretches!!!!!!!!

Ricky Rubio

But we need him to shoot better. Hopefully, we'll give him better open looks with Rudy for lobs and better overall shooting.
 

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Career bests in shooting, though. Assists and points, too. Double-doubles doubled. Steals consistently around 2 per game. Rebounds down. Free throws great. Three point better than overall shooting relatively speaking compared to league averages. Played 151 or 164 games the last two years. Has had mutiple game stretches of 50%+ shooting, but of course, the opposite.

Before you blast me for just looking at stat lines and box scores, these are what's important to me. I'm not more advanced than this.
 

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He's been improving every year on his shooting. Top 5 assists. Top 5 defense for his position.

This one hurts. :hurt:

He's also on a bargain contract.

Thoughts @DJ? @Mecca?
 

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He's been improving every year on his shooting. Top 5 assists. Top 5 defense for his position.

This one hurts. :hurt:

He's also on a bargain contract.

Thoughts @DJ? @Mecca?

If we hadn't just drafted Ball.....I would have wanted Magic to trade for him. Guy is an excellent passer, rebounder, and defender. He may never average more than 13-14ppg but he's a pass first PG who gets others involved and is a triple double waiting to happen. I love this guy!!!! If I liked him anymore I'd probably be gay.

And for the record, I'm not. I love the split too much.
 

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He's still just 26.....smack dab in his prime.
 

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5 game stretch of 10+ Assist games, 4 game stretch, multiple 3 game stretches!!!!!!!!

Ricky Rubio

But we need him to shoot better. Hopefully, we'll give him better open looks with Rudy for lobs and better overall shooting.

His shooting/scoring is gravy......he might never be better than an average shooter/scorer. But, that's not your primary need......if you re-sign Heyward......if you don't, you guys need to add some scoring. Rubio will give you the other things that don't necessarily alwyas show up in the box score.
 

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If we hadn't just drafted Ball.....I would have wanted Magic to trade for him. Guy is an excellent passer, rebounder, and defender. He may never average more than 13-14ppg but he's a pass first PG who gets others involved and is a triple double waiting to happen. I love this guy!!!! If I liked him anymore I'd probably be gay.

And for the record, I'm not. I love the split too much.

Expect the Jazz to improve the pace......they'll be running and gunning with this kid. He's not a halfcourt set type of PG......you wanna get out and run with this kid leading the fast break.
 

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5 game stretch of 10+ Assist games, 4 game stretch, multiple 3 game stretches!!!!!!!!

Ricky Rubio

But we need him to shoot better. Hopefully, we'll give him better open looks with Rudy for lobs and better overall shooting.

What is his best stretch of 3+ steals in games?
 

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He's not a halfcourt set type of PG

I agree. But I also like halfcourt set offense too. Maybe Johnson, Ingles, can satisfy me there.
 

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Ricky reminds me of a MLB player, in his inconsistency. Those players can go on 3 week stretches where they can't do much right.

Rubio is currently in one of those.

I guess this is why he's never had All Star consistency.
 

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I'm not talking to you, Ricky, until you get more than 8 assists. Buy your teammates a shot or something. Get yourself one while you're at it.
 

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I'm not talking to you, Ricky, until you get more than 8 assists. Buy your teammates a shot or something. Get yourself one while you're at it.

The whole post was a Good Post, but this part especially.
 

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I'm not talking to you, Ricky, until you get more than 8 assists. Buy your teammates a shot or something. Get yourself one while you're at it.

Yesterday, on the Jim Rome show, guest host Grant Napear said it's deplorable that a guard can make it to the NBA but not hit a FT. See said it's deplorable what Fox, Ball, and Simmons are shooting from the foul line.

He also mentioned it's weird that Rubio can't shoot from anywhere, but can hit a free throw. He said at least Rubio can do that, and is actually a great FT shooter. He said at least Rubio can do that, unlike some of this year's rookie guards.

He said he can't think of a NBA championship PG that couldn't hit a FT.

(Gary Payton was actually a bad FT shooter, career 72.9%. But given that he was good at everything else, can't harp on the negative too much.)
 

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I'm not talking to you, Ricky, until you get more than 8 assists. Buy your teammates a shot or something. Get yourself one while you're at it.

I like how the thread title is "Hello Ricky.", and your post references the conditions of whether you'll participate in a verbal dialogue with him.

Your post ties into the thread title well.
 

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You know it's a good post by @MHSL82 when I have to make 3 responses to highlight how different parts of the post are excellent.
 
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